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André Arbus Sycamore Desk, Writing Table, Bureau Plat
André Arbus Sycamore Desk, Writing Table, Bureau Plat

André Arbus Sycamore Desk, Writing Table, Bureau Plat

Located in Hollywood, FL

The rectangular top over 3 frieze drawers with finely crafted bronze pulls over square tapering legs terminating in sabots.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany

Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Dorking, GB

An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau

Category

Antique Late 17th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

English Desk Glazed Bureau Writing Cabinet Glazed, 19th Century
English Desk Glazed Bureau Writing Cabinet Glazed, 19th Century

English Desk Glazed Bureau Writing Cabinet Glazed, 19th Century

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive rare form 19th century bow front glazed desk cabinet. The bow front form desk with

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Louis XV French Bureau Plat Desk
Louis XV French Bureau Plat Desk

Louis XV French Bureau Plat Desk

By Druce & Co.

Located in Northwich, GB

French Bureau plat desk in Louis XV style, made in France Circa 1885. The desk is decorated highly

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest
English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest

English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive early 20th century walnut writing bureau. The marquetry adorned fall flap enclosed

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

MARGE CARSON Whitewashed Oak French Provincial Bureau Plat Writing Desk
MARGE CARSON Whitewashed Oak French Provincial Bureau Plat Writing Desk

MARGE CARSON Whitewashed Oak French Provincial Bureau Plat Writing Desk

By Marge Carson

Located in Charlotte, NC

A French Provincial style bureau plat writing desk by Marge Carson, of Pamona, California, USA

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Desks and Writi...

Materials

Oak, Paint

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Revival French Bureau Plat / Desk
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Revival French Bureau Plat / Desk

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Revival French Bureau Plat / Desk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A good quality and of elegant proportions French, Louis XVI style, brass-mounted mahogany bureau

Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802

Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Georgian oak Bureau slant front desk, Scotland 1810, H802 Scotland 1810 Solid oak

Category

Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

20th Century Louis XVI Oak Small Bureau Plat Writing Desk
20th Century Louis XVI Oak Small Bureau Plat Writing Desk

20th Century Louis XVI Oak Small Bureau Plat Writing Desk

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

than other desks of this style. Perfect for an office not too large to accommodate a large bureau plat

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Arts & Crafts Oak Twin Pedestal Clerks Desk Bureau
Antique Victorian Arts & Crafts Oak Twin Pedestal Clerks Desk Bureau

Antique Victorian Arts & Crafts Oak Twin Pedestal Clerks Desk Bureau

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian Arts & Crafts oak twin pedestal clerks desk or bureau. Wonderful patinated

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat 'Desk'
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat 'Desk'

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat 'Desk'

Located in Woodbury, CT

Tooled leather top matched veneers gilt bronze mounts center drawer flanked by 2 drawers to the left and double deep single drawer to the right. knee clearance is 23.75 inches. ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Louis XV French Inlaid Bureau Plat 'Writing Desk'
19th Century Louis XV French Inlaid Bureau Plat 'Writing Desk'

19th Century Louis XV French Inlaid Bureau Plat 'Writing Desk'

Located in Tricase, Italia

An elegant "bureau plat" in French Louis XV style inlaid with rosewood and various precious woods

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

George III Mahogany Knee Hole Desk Bureau Pedestal Desk
George III Mahogany Knee Hole Desk Bureau Pedestal Desk

George III Mahogany Knee Hole Desk Bureau Pedestal Desk

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Gorgeous antique George III knee hole desk in mahogany. Elegant and dainty piece, perfect for a

Category

Antique 1780s English George II Desks

George II Bureau or Slant Front Desk
George II Bureau or Slant Front Desk

George II Bureau or Slant Front Desk

Located in Culver City, CA

compartments at the back of the two side drawers. In the bureau below the folding desk is a faux drawer with

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Desks

Materials

Brass, Metal

Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840
Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840

Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840

Located in Uppingham, GB

Bureau/writing desk walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840. Roll top front, opening to a draw out

Category

Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat
Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat

Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat

Located in Kensington, MD

French Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat with three working drawers on one side, three faux

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910

Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910

Located in Vancouver, BC

Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880 $1250

Category

20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood
Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood

Located in Amsterdam, NL

patina spots on the desk. This antique French Bureau is a beautiful addition to any home.  

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest
English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest

English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive George IV mahogany cylinder bureau. The rectangular top with inlaid marquetry

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Compás Desk / Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobels, 1990s
Compás Desk / Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobels, 1990s

Compás Desk / Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobels, 1990s

Located in Chesham, GB

A cherry wood Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver For Punt Mobels. Designer - Pedro Miralles Claver

Category

1990s Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Regency Lacquer Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat
Regency Lacquer Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat

Regency Lacquer Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

. Stunning Regency style desk with a black lacquer finish - Love this look at the moment, black lacquer seems

Category

1990s Regency Desks

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed

Located in Bamberg, DE

renewed, gold-stamped leather writing surface. The desk with strikingly beautifully grained veneer has

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

Beautiful Louis XVI style bureau plat writing desk from early 20th century, totally restored

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

Located in Firenze, IT

A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table
French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table

French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Wonderful French Empire style writing desk in kingwood with ormolu fittings. Hope the photos do

Category

Vintage 1970s European Empire Desks

English Mahogany Bureau
English Mahogany Bureau

English Mahogany Bureau

Unavailable|$2,217

English Mahogany Bureau

Located in London, GB

areas. This is a lovely desk for a home office and has the benefit of everything being neatly stored

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Neb Bureau Contemporary Desk with Flip Door Front in Brass by Per Soderberg
Neb Bureau Contemporary Desk with Flip Door Front in Brass by Per Soderberg

Neb Bureau Contemporary Desk with Flip Door Front in Brass by Per Soderberg

By Per Soderberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Inspired by a Classic Scandinavian secrétaire, this contemporary desk / bureau by Swedish architect

Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Remarkable Folk Art Paint Decorated Writing Desk/ Bureau
Remarkable Folk Art Paint Decorated Writing Desk/ Bureau

Remarkable Folk Art Paint Decorated Writing Desk/ Bureau

Located in London, GB

Of Delightful Shallow Proportions and Rare Integrity. Retaining the Original Stylised “Wild Grain” Painted and Stylised Floral Decoration. The fall front retains traces of the origin...

Category

Antique 1820s Swedish Folk Art Desks

Materials

Pine

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Extending Desk
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Extending Desk

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Extending Desk

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Gorgeous Louis XV Style bureau plat or desk. Classic piece of French furniture that just shouts

Category

Late 20th Century Empire Desks

English Antique Oak Bureau Arts & Crafts Writing Desk Chest
English Antique Oak Bureau Arts & Crafts Writing Desk Chest

English Antique Oak Bureau Arts & Crafts Writing Desk Chest

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive early 20th century solid oak writing bureau. The fall flap enclosed writing surface

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

Bureau-Plat, Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760, Large Writing Desk, French, 18th
Bureau-Plat, Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760, Large Writing Desk, French, 18th

Bureau-Plat, Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760, Large Writing Desk, French, 18th

By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau

Located in Bamberg, DE

Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760 Signed with the hallmark Jean-Baptiste Fromageau (born around 1720, active as a master craftsman since 1755). Rosewood and kingwood veneered on oak,...

Category

Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Bureau Plat
Louis XV Bureau Plat

Louis XV Bureau Plat

Unavailable|$23,983

Louis XV Bureau Plat

Located in Paris, FR

Louis XV desk inlaid with ebony, darkened wood and brass. This bureau plat is opening with two

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

French Empire Style Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Kingwood
French Empire Style Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Kingwood

French Empire Style Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Kingwood

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Gorgeous French Empire style desk or bureau plat. Elegant piece handcrafted from Kingwood with

Category

2010s Empire Desks

18th Century Oak Bureau
18th Century Oak Bureau

18th Century Oak Bureau

Unavailable|$4,297

18th Century Oak Bureau

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Wonderful 18th century English oak bureau in oak, with a great colour and patina, of small and

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table
Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table

Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Highly charming French Empire writing table or bureau plat handcrafted from walnut with ebonized

Category

Antique 1880s French Empire Desks

Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780
Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780

Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780

Located in Salzburg, Salzburg

Cylinder bureau Austria, circa 1780, richly inlaid with cherrywood veneered, secret drawer

Category

Antique 1780s Austrian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Regency Gillows Style Writing Table Desk Mahogany Bureau Office
Regency Gillows Style Writing Table Desk Mahogany Bureau Office

Regency Gillows Style Writing Table Desk Mahogany Bureau Office

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Stunning English Regency Gillows style desk or writing table. Clean and minimal design perfect for

Category

2010s Regency Desks

Military Style Spanish Bureau
Military Style Spanish Bureau

Military Style Spanish Bureau

Located in Alicante, ES

A very handsome, extremely useful Spanish Military style Bureau on separate legs, for ease of

Category

Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XV Style Knee Hole Desk Writing Table Bureau
Louis XV Style Knee Hole Desk Writing Table Bureau

Louis XV Style Knee Hole Desk Writing Table Bureau

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Louis XV style antique knee hole desk. Covered in intricate marquetry inlay, largely floral motifs

Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163
Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Georgian Bureau, oak desk, writing table, Scotland 1800, H163 Scotland 1800 Solid oak

Category

Antique Early 1800s Scottish Georgian Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528

Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528 Scotland 1810 Solid walnut

Category

Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table
Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table

Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Wonderful Louis XV style bombe bureau plat or writing desk. This is a dummy partners desk i.e

Category

Early 2000s French Louis XV Desks

17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
17th Century French Bureau Mazarin

17th Century French Bureau Mazarin

Located in Antwerp, BE

The ‘Bureau Mazarin’ is a 17th century desk form named in memory of Cardinal Mazarin, premier

Category

Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Yew - Wood "Oyster" Bureau

Yew - Wood "Oyster" Bureau

Unavailable|$6,653

Yew - Wood "Oyster" Bureau

Located in London, GB

Oak lined throughout, wonderful Original hardware. Fine interior with secret compartments and olive green leather writing top.

Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880
Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880

Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Stunning French Empire antique ladies desk or bureau de dame Great look to this piece with

Category

Antique 1880s Empire Desks

French Oak Bureau Plat
French Oak Bureau Plat

French Oak Bureau Plat

Unavailable|$15,000

French Oak Bureau Plat

Located in Chicago, IL

This piece was purchased in Paris and has fine carvings and a lovely proportion. The oak has a warm caramel color that highlights the distressed old leather of the top. The piece has...

Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather

Ercol Bureau Writing Desk Model 518 Elm Beech Vintage Mcm
Ercol Bureau Writing Desk Model 518 Elm Beech Vintage Mcm

Ercol Bureau Writing Desk Model 518 Elm Beech Vintage Mcm

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

A rare opportunity to acquire an Ercol model 518 bureau. The solid elm carcass boasting a well

Category

Mid-20th Century English Desks

Materials

Elm

19th Century Louis XV Bureau
19th Century Louis XV Bureau

19th Century Louis XV Bureau

Located in London, GB

Napoleon III Bureau depicting scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. Inlaid in King and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

Located in Salisbury, GB

Mahogany bureau bookcase. Oak drawer linings, secret drawers, swan pediment with finial. Has

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU
FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU

FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU

Unavailable|$8,800

FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU

Located in Banbury, GB

A GOOD MAHOGANY FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU FRENCH C, 1800 THE ARMS TERMINATING IN CARVED RAMS HEADS

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV style bureau plat
Louis XV style bureau plat

Louis XV style bureau plat

Unavailable|$3,800

Louis XV style bureau plat

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Louis XV style bureau plat with tooled leather writing surface and three short drawers on cabriole

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat
Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Unavailable|$17,326

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Located in Banbury, GB

A FINE & RARE LATE 18TH.CENTURY LOUIS XVI PERIOD BRASS & EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY BUREAU-PLAT, WRITING

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Bureau Plat
Late 18th Century Bureau Plat

Late 18th Century Bureau Plat

Located in Stamford, CT

Late 18th century to early 19th century writing table.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.