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20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Tuscan bureau from the mid-twentieth century. Sculpted, lacquered and chiseled wooden furniture of

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk

Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk

By Hobbs & Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven

Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Rosewood Escritoire/Bureau/Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik
Rosewood Escritoire/Bureau/Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik

Rosewood Escritoire/Bureau/Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik

By Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik

Located in Little Burstead, Essex

A super cool and very useful piece of Scandy Modern Furniture by Arne Wahl Iversen, the top section with four drawers either side of a drop down flap which has a black melamine writi...

Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk

By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

campaign bureau desk in mahogany with brass fittings A good looking and well made piece. This is ideally

Category

20th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk

Located in Sheridan, CO

Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with a...

Category

Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

20th Century Walnut Rosewood Mahogany Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960
20th Century Walnut Rosewood Mahogany Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960

20th Century Walnut Rosewood Mahogany Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

and fall-front. Inside of the bureau with four drawers, central compartment and wooden writing desk of

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Bureau Desk, 1950
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Bureau Desk, 1950

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Bureau Desk, 1950

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Italian bureau from the mid-20th century. Furniture moved on the front and on the sides richly

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Wood

Stunning 1900 Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Stunning 1900 Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina

Stunning 1900 Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style
Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style

Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style

By G Plan Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An impressive vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan. The angled fall flap enclosed a fitted

Category

Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Maggiolini Style Bureau Desk, 1960
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Maggiolini Style Bureau Desk, 1960

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Maggiolini Style Bureau Desk, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Elegant 20th century Italian bureau in Louis XVI style. Furniture of great character and quality in

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China

By Vanson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This gorgeous mid century bureau designed by Peter Hanson for Vanson is a real statement piece as

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

20th Century French Louis XV Style Wood Inlay Golden Bronzes Bureau Desk
20th Century French Louis XV Style Wood Inlay Golden Bronzes Bureau Desk

20th Century French Louis XV Style Wood Inlay Golden Bronzes Bureau Desk

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

comfortable desk with green leather top with golden border. Mobile very elegant but also practical for use

Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Desk
Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Desk

Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Desk

Located in Round Top, TX

Evocative birch Biedermeier secretary with 19 inner drawers surrounding a central cubby. Please enlarge photos to appreciate the natural beauty of the burled birch. A key is used as ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Birch

Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk

Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Fine mahogany bureau, circa 1790. Shaped and fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Provencal Commode Bureau Desk, Walnut
18th Century French Provencal Commode Bureau Desk, Walnut

18th Century French Provencal Commode Bureau Desk, Walnut

By French House & Garden

Located in Valladolid, ES

Gorgeous Bureau de Campagne , Provencal Français . in a amazing walnut wood . It has 2 drawers and

Category

Antique 1780s French Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880
Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880

Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880

Located in Round Top, TX

pulls. Restored, this pine Swedish bureau is ready to be used and enjoyed. One key is included. Open

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French "Chaise De Bureau", Beechwood and Caning
French "Chaise De Bureau", Beechwood and Caning

French "Chaise De Bureau", Beechwood and Caning

Located in Doylestown, PA

A Louis XV style fauteuil de bureau (desk chair) in carved beechwood with caned seat and back

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech

Mid Century Modern Vintage Drinks Cabinet Bureau Desk Danish Style
Mid Century Modern Vintage Drinks Cabinet Bureau Desk Danish Style

Mid Century Modern Vintage Drinks Cabinet Bureau Desk Danish Style

Located in Los Angeles, CA

form and function. This versatile piece can serve as a desk, drinks cabinet, or storage unit, making it

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau

Located in Woodbury, CT

Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl

George III Faded Mahogany Bureau
George III Faded Mahogany Bureau

George III Faded Mahogany Bureau

Located in Atlanta, GA

Faded flame mahogany, slant top bureau desk with bracket foot. Two small drawers over two larger

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

White Free Standing Bookcase with Bureau Desk and Single Sliding Drawer
White Free Standing Bookcase with Bureau Desk and Single Sliding Drawer

White Free Standing Bookcase with Bureau Desk and Single Sliding Drawer

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this nice utilitarian free standing white bookcase with writing bureau

Category

20th Century English Other Bookcases

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Leather-Top "Bureau"
French Louis XVI Leather-Top "Bureau"

French Louis XVI Leather-Top "Bureau"

Located in Austin, TX

French antique, Louis XVI style "bureau" desk of solid mahogany, ebonized with a lustrous French

Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut

Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Dutch secretary bureau desk or writing table of burled walnut in the Baroque style

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Painted Swedish Bureau
19th Century Painted Swedish Bureau

19th Century Painted Swedish Bureau

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century painted Swedish bureau desk, circa 1860. Single drawer above 3 large drawers with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Pine

Briarwood Secretary Desk Bureau Chest, Italy
Briarwood Secretary Desk Bureau Chest, Italy

Briarwood Secretary Desk Bureau Chest, Italy

Located in Sofia, BG

Briarwood (Radica) root, secretary bureau desk chest in very good condition. Dimensions: 100 x 47

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780
18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780

18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

handcrafted in France, this very special rolltop secretary bureau desk shows a fine cherrywood veneered

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Writing Desk Bureau Chest English Georgian Mahogany Quality, circa 1800
Antique Writing Desk Bureau Chest English Georgian Mahogany Quality, circa 1800

Antique Writing Desk Bureau Chest English Georgian Mahogany Quality, circa 1800

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

A very pleasing original Georgian writing bureau desk presented in good antique condition Mid-size

Category

Antique Early 1800s Great Britain (UK) Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers
Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers

Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers

By Library Bureau Makers

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Handsome, industrial, brushed steek desk by Library Bureau Makers circa 1940's features a single

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866
Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866

Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Paris, FR

Stunning and rare Napoleon III Bureau Desk, writing table Secretary in Boulle Marquetry. In ebony

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Classical American Philadelphia Desk in Mahogany with Double Pedestal
Antique Classical American Philadelphia Desk in Mahogany with Double Pedestal

Antique Classical American Philadelphia Desk in Mahogany with Double Pedestal

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A very handsome and functional classical American bureau desk in dark Cuban mahogany, likely from

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Mahogany

Signed Walnut Bureau with Exceptional Inlay, Italy 1845
Signed Walnut Bureau with Exceptional Inlay, Italy 1845

Signed Walnut Bureau with Exceptional Inlay, Italy 1845

Located in Atlanta, GA

& bureau-front with their own outstanding inlay in similar themes. The interior desk

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Rosewood Bureau by Erling Torvits
Mid-Century Rosewood Bureau by Erling Torvits

Mid-Century Rosewood Bureau by Erling Torvits

By Erling Torvits, Klim Møbelfabrik

Located in London, GB

, Denmark. Amazing grain Brazilian rosewood. Very practical Bureau desk with functioning key lock, locking

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood

British Colonial Bureau with 2 Doors
British Colonial Bureau with 2 Doors

British Colonial Bureau with 2 Doors

Located in Chicago, IL

British Colonial Campaign furniture dates between the years 1850 and 1900. This bureau desk was

Category

Early 20th Century Furniture

Materials

Teak

Teak Bureau with Writing Desk
Teak Bureau with Writing Desk

Teak Bureau with Writing Desk

Located in London, GB

Made from a wonderfully warm teak wood this bureau is a gorgeous midcentury piece. With stunningly

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Antique French Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Bureau Plat Desk

Antique French Bureau Plat Desk

Located in London, GB

This antique French Bureau Plat has a lovely shape all around & has many exotic woods within the

Category

Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Kingwood

Bureau Plat Desk, Ebony Desk with Bronze Applications
Bureau Plat Desk, Ebony Desk with Bronze Applications

Bureau Plat Desk, Ebony Desk with Bronze Applications

Located in Roma, IT

This bureau plat desk is a purple ebony desk, adorned with splendid bronze applications, and

Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk

Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk

Located in New York, NY

Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk

Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat
Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat

Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat

Located in Washington, DC

Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat with Five Drawers

Category

Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau
Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau

Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau, Late 1800s. (68 1/4" width with ends extended)

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Georgian Rosewood Cylinder Desk Bureau
Antique Georgian Rosewood Cylinder Desk Bureau

Antique Georgian Rosewood Cylinder Desk Bureau

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A stunning quality George III period rosewood and satinwood cylinder desk Bureau having glazed

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk

Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of rosewood that has been ebonized and finished

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Liegoise Desk, Bureau Plat
19th Century Liegoise Desk, Bureau Plat

19th Century Liegoise Desk, Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

This 19th century Liegoise desk, bureau plat is a fine example of the exceptional craftsmanship

Category

Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

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.