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French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau
French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau

French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau

Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire

A good French kingwood and marquetry bombe shaped bureau, lovely burr walnut interior with well, in

Category

Vintage 1920s French Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Decoupage Slant Front Bureau
Decoupage Slant Front Bureau

Decoupage Slant Front Bureau

Located in New Orleans, LA

A lacca povera, or laquered bureau consisting of a slant top over drawers and doors surrounding a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Walnut Bureau
18th Century Walnut Bureau

18th Century Walnut Bureau

Unavailable|$9,500

18th Century Walnut Bureau

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine American walnut bureau (Delaware Valley/New Jersey)

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

English George II Bureau
English George II Bureau

English George II Bureau

Unavailable|$6,300

English George II Bureau

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Mahogany bureau with graduated drawers on bracket feet; panelled back; drawers have hand routed

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

18th Century Transition Bureau
18th Century Transition Bureau

18th Century Transition Bureau

Located in London, GB

Stunning transition style bureau in walnut, ash and tulipwood. Entirely made with exquisite

Category

Antique 18th Century Swiss Other Desks

Materials

Leather, Ash, Tulipwood, Walnut

George II Walnut Bureau
George II Walnut Bureau

George II Walnut Bureau

Unavailable|$13,847

George II Walnut Bureau

Located in Folkestone, Kent

A good George I period walnut bureau. The fitted interior with a well, above two short and two long

Category

Antique Early 18th Century British George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

George II Mahogany Bureau
George II Mahogany Bureau

George II Mahogany Bureau

Unavailable|$2,757

George II Mahogany Bureau

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

George II Mahogany bureau of very small proportions. The four oak lined graduated drawers having

Category

Antique 1750s British George II Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood French Bureau de Dame
19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood French Bureau de Dame

19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood French Bureau de Dame

Located in Tricase, Italia

France, 19th century. Small and elegant Bureau de Dame in rosewood and kingwood with gilded bronze

Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

Chippendale Period Mahogany Bureau
Chippendale Period Mahogany Bureau

Chippendale Period Mahogany Bureau

Located in Tring, GB

A fine quality and indeed rather rare George III period mahogany bureau. The exceptional and

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire

A late 19th century Louis XV style Kingwood Bureau plat with cabriole legs, inset leather top and

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat

19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat

Located in Asheville, NC

19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin
Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin

Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin

Located in Geneva, CH

Rare Louis XIV rectangular-shaped ormolu-mounted "à décor de Jasmin" bureau Mazarin. The

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat
A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat

A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

Having a row of 3 drawers on each side. One drawer having an inscription from the eboniste.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .
Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .

Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .

Located in Milan, IT

Very elegant ,early 18th France centre bureau plat, with leather top, also in the two pull out

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Important Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, French, 18th Century

Important Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, French, 18th Century

Located in New York, NY

An important Louis XVI ormolu-mounted acajou mouchete and mahogany "Bureau à Cylindre" The

Category

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

Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London
Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London

Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London

By Jas Shoolbred & Co.

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

A handsome Edwardian oak writing bureau possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London. The upper bookshelf

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Régence Great Bureau Plat
Régence Great Bureau Plat

Régence Great Bureau Plat

Unavailable|$62,356

Régence Great Bureau Plat

Located in Paris, FR

These blackened wood and ormolu desk opens with five drawers, the back made as trompe l'oeil. Its

Category

Antique 18th Century Desks

Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin
Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin

Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin

Unavailable|$113,919

Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin

Located in Paris, FR

Louis XIV desk inlaid with Boulle marquetry decorated on the top with Chinese characters, animals

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Louis XIV Desks

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts
Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts

Located in New York, NY

A kingwood marquetry Louis XV bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and cabriole legs, ending in gilt

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau
Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau

Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau

By G. None

Located in Dallas, TX

A fine Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany Cylinder-Bureau. A marble toped rectangular top above

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin
Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin

Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin

By Adrien Delorme

Located in Paris, FR

Great desk inlaid with amaranth and tulipwood. Its belt opens with three drawers ornamented with

Category

Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Magnifique bureau Art-Déco en placage d'ébène de macassar
Magnifique bureau Art-Déco en placage d'ébène de macassar

Magnifique bureau Art-Déco en placage d'ébène de macassar

By Art de France

Located in CANNES, FR

Magnifique bureau en placage d'ébène de macassar d'époque Art-Déco Entièrement restauré 6 tiroirs

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar

Antique 18th Century Bureau In Cuban Mahogany ( REF AF-3093 )
Antique 18th Century Bureau In Cuban Mahogany ( REF AF-3093 )

Antique 18th Century Bureau In Cuban Mahogany ( REF AF-3093 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

Beautiful Georgian Bureau In Cuban Mahogany Consisting of four drawers in total ( two small over

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Bureau Ico & Luisa Parisi pour Mim Roma, Italie, circa 1958
Bureau Ico & Luisa Parisi pour Mim Roma, Italie, circa 1958

Bureau Ico & Luisa Parisi pour Mim Roma, Italie, circa 1958

By Ico Parisi

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Bureau ou grande table avec plateau cintré en palissandre, tiroir central, piétement en acier, Ico

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier

By Mathieu-Guillaume Cramer

Located in London, Middlesex

bureau plat, having a rectangular top with a black Moroccan leather, the frieze having two drawers and

Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

George III inlaid mahogany bureau
George III inlaid mahogany bureau

George III inlaid mahogany bureau

Located in Salisbury, GB

George III inlaid mahogany bureau This George III inlaid mahogany bureau was made circa 1780. It

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3520 )
Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3520 )

Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3520 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

authenticity and a touch of classic elegance. The bureau opens to reveal a beautifully fitted desk interior

Category

Antique 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

George I Walnut Antique Bureau of Small Proportions, Circa 1720
George I Walnut Antique Bureau of Small Proportions, Circa 1720

George I Walnut Antique Bureau of Small Proportions, Circa 1720

Located in Antrim, GB

An early George I Walnut Antique Bureau of small proportions. Circa 1720. Fitted Interior with

Category

Antique 1720s European George I Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century French Tulip Wood and Mahogany Bureau-Plat
Late 19th Century French Tulip Wood and Mahogany Bureau-Plat

Late 19th Century French Tulip Wood and Mahogany Bureau-Plat

Located in Salisbury, GB

Late 19th century French Tulip wood and mahogany bureau-plat with gilt tooled leather skiver.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Tulipwood

French provencial bureau a cylindre
French provencial bureau a cylindre

French provencial bureau a cylindre

Located in San Francisco, CA

French provincial grained walnut and ebonized bureau a cylindre (desk), the cylinder simulated as a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style
French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style

French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style

By Napoléon III

Located in Vilnius, LT

Very rare 19th century French desk in ebony with bronze. French Napoleon III bureau plat - desk. It

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Bureau enfant bois stratifié vintage
Bureau enfant bois stratifié vintage

Bureau enfant bois stratifié vintage

Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR

Bureau enfant en bois contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé

Category

Vintage 1970s French International Style Desks

Materials

Pine

18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat
18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat

18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat

Located in London, GB

The shaped, moulded rectangular top inset with a green tooled leather writing surface above a long frieze drawer, flanked by two short shaped drawers and with pull-out slides to each...

Category

Antique 1760s Dutch Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Great Quality Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3519 )
Antique 18th Century Great Quality Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3519 )

Antique 18th Century Great Quality Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3519 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

This impressive 18th-century antique oak bureau is a stunning example of classic craftsmanship and

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Macassar Ebony Bureau Plat in the style of Ruhlmann
Macassar Ebony Bureau Plat in the style of Ruhlmann

Macassar Ebony Bureau Plat in the style of Ruhlmann

By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann

Located in San Francisco, CA

Stunning beautiful.`

Category

Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables

George II Burr Walnut Bureau
George II Burr Walnut Bureau

George II Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Swindon, GB

A George III burr walnut bureau with boxwood and ebony inlay, The sloping full enclosed pigeonholes

Category

Antique 1750s British George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th Century Good Quality Bureau In Mahogany ( REF AF-3581 )
Antique 19th Century Good Quality Bureau In Mahogany ( REF AF-3581 )

Antique 19th Century Good Quality Bureau In Mahogany ( REF AF-3581 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

bureau features a well-fitted desk interior, complete with compartments and storage spaces, making it a

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Rococo Style Bureau Plat with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France, 1880
Rococo Style Bureau Plat with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France, 1880

Rococo Style Bureau Plat with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France, 1880

Located in Chicago, IL

French Rococo Louis XV style kingwood bureau plat. Serpentine shape gilt top surface with gilt

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

18th century burr walnut bureau
18th century burr walnut bureau

18th century burr walnut bureau

Located in Penzance, GB

Here we have a very good quality early 18th century burr walnut bureau, with a well and stepped

Category

Antique 17th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Period Walnut Bureau
18th Century Period Walnut Bureau

18th Century Period Walnut Bureau

Located in Atlanta, GA

Early 18th century walnut bureau with brass pulls and keyholes. Beautiful warm patena. Possibly

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Elm Country Bureau
George III Elm Country Bureau

George III Elm Country Bureau

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

George III Elm Country Bureau of a very pleasing color. Standing on bracket feet with three

Category

Antique Early 1800s British George III Desks

Materials

Elm

Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )
Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )

Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

This exceptional late 17th-century oak bureau is a rare and breathtaking piece, embodying the

Category

Antique 17th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau
French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau

French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau

By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter

Located in Charleston, SC

An important and rare French Empire period, mahogany fauteuil de bureau à assise tournante with a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

English Neoclassical Style Leather Inset Mahogany Bureau Plat Writing Table
English Neoclassical Style Leather Inset Mahogany Bureau Plat Writing Table

English Neoclassical Style Leather Inset Mahogany Bureau Plat Writing Table

Located in Louisville, KY

Second half of the 19th century; rectangular inset top over a three drawer frieze; raised on square tapering legs ending with brass casters. Hardware of later date.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top
Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top

Located in Dallas, TX

A Empire gilt bronze-mounted mahogany bureau plat, the top with a green leather writing surface

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique 18th Century Bureau of Small Proportions In Mahogany ( REF AF-3506 )
Antique 18th Century Bureau of Small Proportions In Mahogany ( REF AF-3506 )

Antique 18th Century Bureau of Small Proportions In Mahogany ( REF AF-3506 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

This exquisite 18th-century antique bureau in rich mahogany is a perfect blend of elegance and

Category

Antique 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Walnut Bureau Plat
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Walnut Bureau Plat

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Walnut Bureau Plat

Located in Louisville, KY

Second Half of the 19th Century; featuring an inset rectangular top over a two drawer frieze with side pulls; raised on square tapering legs.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Palatial Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat after Jean-Henri Riesener, France, 1860
Palatial Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat after Jean-Henri Riesener, France, 1860

Palatial Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat after Jean-Henri Riesener, France, 1860

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in Chicago, IL

Rare extra-large French Louis XVI Neoclassical style four-sided bureau plat, after a model by Jean

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"

Located in Charleston, SC

Interesting Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with a white marble top having a brass gallery

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Egon Eiermann Bureau or Working Chair
1960s Egon Eiermann Bureau or Working Chair

1960s Egon Eiermann Bureau or Working Chair

By Wilde + Spieth, Egon Eiermann

Located in Freiburg, DE

Adjustable height. Leather cover in used condition, a very small hole in the seat area (see photos) Measures: Height 78cm - 92cm Seat height: 42cm - 55cm.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bureau années 1970 métal et stratifié
Bureau années 1970 métal et stratifié

Bureau années 1970 métal et stratifié

Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR

Bureau et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé. Le métal est rouillé à

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Iron

19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany and Leather Small Bureau Plat RESTORED
19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany and Leather Small Bureau Plat RESTORED

19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany and Leather Small Bureau Plat RESTORED

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

Elegant small Louis XVI writing desk with wheels, leather top with two side drawers and one central

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau

Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau

Located in Cleveland, OH

Of small proportions, of finely grained and colored wood, the fall front opening to a fitted interior, over three graduated long drawers, raised on bracket feet.

Category

Antique 1710s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese
Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese

Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rectangular leather-lined top with moulded edge above a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, the reverse with simulated drawers, the sides mounted with a classical male beard...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

A fine example of a 19th c. French Bureau Plat writing table
A fine example of a 19th c. French Bureau Plat writing table

A fine example of a 19th c. French Bureau Plat writing table

Located in Miami, FL

A fine example of a 19th c. French Bureau Plat writing table. The bureau plat is decorated with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, France circa 1920
Louis XV Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, France circa 1920

Louis XV Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, France circa 1920

Located in New York, NY

A Louis XV Style Carved, Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, with Gilt Tooled Leather Top

Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV 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.

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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.