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Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame
Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame

Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame

Located in Cheshire, GB

A 19th century French gilt metal mounted walnut and marquetry bombe bureau de dame, in Louis XV

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

A sturdy and substantial 19th century French bureau plat, Louis XV style, black lacquer with gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid 18th Century Walnut Bureau
Mid 18th Century Walnut Bureau

Mid 18th Century Walnut Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

A good quality mid 18th century walnut veneered 3ft bureau of good colour and patina, the fall with

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

a Louis XV style bureau plat of mahogany with diagonally laid veneers on the top, center oval with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

Despite its clean, simple lines, this Louis XVI period bureau plat has real star power. In mahogany

Category

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

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Quality Burr Walnut Bureau
Antique Quality Burr Walnut Bureau

Antique Quality Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique quality burr walnut bureau having a quality burr walnut top above a burr walnut crossbanded

Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat
19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

stamped and gold leafed embossing with tooled gold gilt design.The back of the desk is trimmed to match

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A wonderful antique burr walnut writing bureau in the Georgian style. This was made in England,it

Category

Vintage 1930s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat
19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

stamped and gold leafed embossing design. The back of the desk is trimmed to match the front in faux

Category

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

Materials

Oak

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat
19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

top with nicely stamped and gold leafed embossing design. The back of the desk is trimmed to match the

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau
Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau

Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau

Located in London, GB

A wonderful vintage Swedish roll top bureau, dating from the 1960’s. This is of superb quality, it

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquer Bureau de Pente
Black Lacquer Bureau de Pente

Black Lacquer Bureau de Pente

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Beautiful detail on this highly decorative ‘chinoiserie’ black lacquer fold-down desk from Paris

Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A beautiful antique burr walnut writing bureau in the Queen Anne style. This was made in England

Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A smart and very useful antique writing bureau, beautifully made from burr walnut. This is in the

Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Light-Blue Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Pinewood Writing Table, Desk
19th Century Light-Blue Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Pinewood Writing Table, Desk

19th Century Light-Blue Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Pinewood Writing Table, Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A light-blue, antique Swedish Gustavian bureau, table made of light grey painted Pinewood with a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

Nils Jonsson for HJN Mobler Danish Teak Writing Desk Bureau Cabinet
Nils Jonsson for HJN Mobler Danish Teak Writing Desk Bureau Cabinet

Nils Jonsson for HJN Mobler Danish Teak Writing Desk Bureau Cabinet

By HJN Møbler, Nils Jonsson

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Rare Minimalist Scandinavian Danish Bureau design by Nils Jonsson for HJN Møbler. Inside, you

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat
French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat

French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat

Located in Hixson, TN

An exquisite mahogany bureau plat in the French Empire style. The mahogany is French polished to a

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A smart and very useful antique writing bureau, beautifully made from burr walnut. This is in the

Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Olive Ash Burl Bureau Plat
Olive Ash Burl Bureau Plat

Olive Ash Burl Bureau Plat

Located in Chicago, IL

Olive ash burl Parsons design desk with three shallow drawers. Clean lines with slab sides and top

Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI style Bureau Plat
Louis XVI style Bureau Plat

Louis XVI style Bureau Plat

Located in Westport, CT

Handsome French Louis XVI style writing desk of elegant proportions, containing three working

Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Oak

Swedish Late Gustavian Bureau Plat
Swedish Late Gustavian Bureau Plat

Swedish Late Gustavian Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful mahogany desk made during the late Gustavian period in Sweden. Decorated with brass

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Desk Chair or ‘Fauteuil de Bureau’
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Desk Chair or ‘Fauteuil de Bureau’

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Desk Chair or ‘Fauteuil de Bureau’

Located in Berlin, DE

A very rare and fine kingwood ’Fauteuil de Bureau' with a rounded back, its top rail inlaid with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Kingwood

Mid Century Modern Teak Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Secretaire Desk Bureau Danish
Mid Century Modern Teak Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Secretaire Desk Bureau Danish

Mid Century Modern Teak Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Secretaire Desk Bureau Danish

By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This gorgeous bureau by Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark is a fantastic piece as well as being pleaseing

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

French Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk, circa 1790
French Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk, circa 1790

French Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk, circa 1790

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Louis XVI mahogany bureau plat or writing desk with embossed light brown leather top, two drawers

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A superb antique burr walnut writing bureau, made in England and dating from the 1920-30’s. It is

Category

Vintage 1920s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique French Napoleon III Desk Chair (Fauteuil de Bureau) c. Late 19th Century
Antique French Napoleon III Desk Chair (Fauteuil de Bureau) c. Late 19th Century

Antique French Napoleon III Desk Chair (Fauteuil de Bureau) c. Late 19th Century

Located in Westfield, MA

fauteuil de bureau, this corner-form seat was designed to hug the body and desk alike, with a shaped caned

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Figured Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Figured Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Figured Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A fantastic antique walnut writing bureau, made in England and dating from around 1900-1910

Category

Vintage 1910s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large second Empire Bureau-Plat
Large second Empire Bureau-Plat

Large second Empire Bureau-Plat

Located in Westport, CT

handsome and large 19th century French II Empire desk with pulls on each end, comprised of three

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A fantastic antique Georgian burr walnut writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from

Category

Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat
19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

surface and leather top with nicely stamped guilt embossing design. The back of the desk with finished

Category

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

Materials

Leather, Oak, Paint

Ornate 20th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Ornate 20th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Ornate 20th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Round Top, TX

This remarkable 20th century French writing desk or 'bureau plat' in the Louis XV style, is fitted

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

It is the lovely details on this mahogany French writing table that make it stand out. The desk

Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Henri II Bureau Plat
Antique Henri II Bureau Plat

Antique Henri II Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

desk is ideal for todays applications, providing the perfect surface for desktop or laptop computers

Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

French Brass and Mahogany Antique Bureau Plat Desk, Early 20th Century
French Brass and Mahogany Antique Bureau Plat Desk, Early 20th Century

French Brass and Mahogany Antique Bureau Plat Desk, Early 20th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL STYLE BRASS AND MAHOGANY ANTIQUE BUREAU PLAT DESK Early 20th Century This

Category

Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Desks

Antique Writing Desk Bureau Victorian Mahogany Quality Bon Heur Du Jour
Antique Writing Desk Bureau Victorian Mahogany Quality Bon Heur Du Jour

Antique Writing Desk Bureau Victorian Mahogany Quality Bon Heur Du Jour

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Top quality open bureau writing desk, English Victorian, circa 1850 A superior original

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat

20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

An early 20th Century French Bureau Plat or desk with drawers and leather inset. In addition the

Category

Vintage 1920s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Pine Bureau
Pine Bureau

Pine Bureau

Sold|$2,450

Pine Bureau

Located in Baltimore, MD

A sturdy pitch pine fall-front bureau featuring an interior of seven hand-cut dovetailed drawers

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks

Antique Louis XV Ebonized "Bureau plat"
Antique Louis XV Ebonized "Bureau plat"

Antique Louis XV Ebonized "Bureau plat"

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Louis XV style Bureau plat desk in rosewood, ebonized and French polished, with

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Bronze

20th Century French Empire Bureau Plat
20th Century French Empire Bureau Plat

20th Century French Empire Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Fine Empire Gilt Bronze bureau plat with Greek key pattern mounts which is also in the leather top

Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

John Widdicomb Inlaid Burl Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
John Widdicomb Inlaid Burl Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk

John Widdicomb Inlaid Burl Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk

By John Widdicomb

Located in Shippensburg, PA

original etched brass plaque with his company noted inside of the drawer, the bureau plat is dressed in the

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Oak Bureau
Oak Bureau

Oak Bureau

Sold|$1,608

Oak Bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

Oak bureau the sloped edge fall front opening to reveal sliding fitted interior and tooled leather

Category

Early 20th Century British Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

This elegant Louis XV Style bureau plat or rectangular wood writing desk has an embossed leather

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat
19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

19th Century Painted Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

Charming small 19th century French Louis XVI style Bureaux plat with drawers with carved tapered legs.  

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Paint

1950s French Mahogany Bureau Plat
1950s French Mahogany Bureau Plat

1950s French Mahogany Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A well figured 1950s French writing table in mahogany of elegant proportion and with striking clean contemporary lines.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat

Located in Kittery Point, ME

The rectangular leather inset top above a frieze enclosing a central drawer flanked on each side by two small drawers, and simulated drawers to the reverse, raised on straight taperi...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Vintage Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Vintage Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Hixson, TN

Vintage Louis XV style parquetry and straight grained inlaid bureau plat with superb bronze mounts

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

French Mahogany Bureau Plat Circa 1900
French Mahogany Bureau Plat Circa 1900

French Mahogany Bureau Plat Circa 1900

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

An exceptional quality French mahogany bureau plat. A very stylish desk made from the finest plum

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Neoclassical Bureau Plat, France around 1800
Neoclassical Bureau Plat, France around 1800

Neoclassical Bureau Plat, France around 1800

Located in Greding, DE

French bureau plat on square tapered legs with brass sabots and small castors. The desk is veneered

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Friesian Inlaid Oak Fall Front Desk or Bureau, Denmark, circa 1790
Friesian Inlaid Oak Fall Front Desk or Bureau, Denmark, circa 1790

Friesian Inlaid Oak Fall Front Desk or Bureau, Denmark, circa 1790

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Wonderful Friesian solid oak bureau having dual compass star and string-band inlaid fall front

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

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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.