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Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau on Legs
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau on Legs

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau on Legs

Located in London, GB

Beautifully shaped antique burr walnut bureau in excellent condition and dating from the 1920s period. It has some lovely features and a nice warm color, plus full of character. The ...

Category

Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s
Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s

Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s

By Waring & Gillow

Located in Dereham, GB

Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s Top With: Book Match Veneer, Herringbone inlay, & cross banding, Fall With: Book Match Veneer, Herringbone inlay, & cross banding, Wo...

Category

Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Bureau of Small Proportions
18th Century Walnut Bureau of Small Proportions

18th Century Walnut Bureau of Small Proportions

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality 18th century walnut bureau of small proportions circa 1780. Fall and drawer fronts veneered in walnut with cross banding detail. Fall drops down to form a writing sur...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau
Antique Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau

Antique Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique Queen Anne revival burr walnut bureau having a beautiful burr walnut top, burr walnut fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of pigeon holes, drawers, centre cup...

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau
Antique 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau

Antique 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

This is an outstanding quality antique 18th century George III mahogany bureau having a quality mahogany fall which opens to reveal a fully fitted interior consisting of seven drawer...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century European George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Bureau
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Bureau

Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III quality figured mahogany bureau having a quality figured mahogany crossbanded fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five drawers with original bra...

Category

Antique 1820s English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George I English Writing Bureau
18th Century George I English Writing Bureau

18th Century George I English Writing Bureau

Located in Nashville, TN

Gorgeous George I early 18th Century bureau. Two smaller drawers above two large drawers. Original brass hardware. Bracket feet, Drawers decorated with walnut and feather banding ven...

Category

Antique 1710s British George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut crossbanded fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of six drawers, six pigeon holes and a ...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five walnut drawer...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

1960’s Danish Teak Vintage Writing Bureau
1960’s Danish Teak Vintage Writing Bureau

1960’s Danish Teak Vintage Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A stunning and very practical vintage Danish writing bureau in teak. This dates from the 1960s, it is of amazing quality has lots nice features. The top drops down to reveal a lar...

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Antique French Bureau Plat, circa 1850-1870
Antique French Bureau Plat, circa 1850-1870

Antique French Bureau Plat, circa 1850-1870

Located in New Orleans, LA

This desk is an example of superb kingwood cabinetry.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Desks

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A very useful desk. It has 5 drawers and a leather top.-

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A smart and useful antique writing bureau, beautifully made from walnut. This is in the antique Georgian style, it dates from circa 1930s period. The quality is excellent, this is...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Stone Tile  Bureau Plat  by Maitland Smith.
Stone Tile  Bureau Plat  by Maitland Smith.

Stone Tile Bureau Plat by Maitland Smith.

Located in Miami, FL

Elegant desk by Maitland Smith wrapped all around with polished stone tiles and brass inlaid trim.
Great vintage condition.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks

A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat
A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat

A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat

Located in Sheffield, MA

The rectangular top over two large drawers, and two pull outs all on cabriole legs.
This desk is very rare due to its size and wood.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Ebonized Leather Top Bureau Plat Stamped JANSEN
Ebonized Leather Top Bureau Plat Stamped JANSEN

Ebonized Leather Top Bureau Plat Stamped JANSEN

Located in Stamford, CT

A very charming ebonized and bronze mounter French Louis XVI style partner's desk, circa 1940s, tooled black leather top over a frieze fitted with three drawers, standing on tapering...

Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks

Materials

Bronze

Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau
Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau

Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

This is an elegant 20th-century French Louis Philippe-style walnut painted escritoire, also known as a "secretaire à abattant," featuring a charming light blue painted finish. It has...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Burl Walnut
20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Burl Walnut

20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Burl Walnut

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Bureau with three large external drawers and fall-front with four internal drawers, secret compartment of good capacity and good service and desk top.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl
20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl

20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Interior of the bureau rich of drawers, openings and secrets with desk top covered with fabric of great measure and service.

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Burl, Fabric, Walnut

Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Bureau de Dame
Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Bureau de Dame

Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Bureau de Dame

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis XV style bureau de dame / ladies desk with Vernis Martin style lacquer decoration and bronze mounts, circa 1920.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu-Mounted
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu-Mounted

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu-Mounted

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Also removable trays on either side. Desk and trays with old leather.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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

Antique Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in Montreal, QC

This fine example dates from the third quarter of the 19th century and has many of the characteristics of a period piece. The two-tone kingwood veneer is exceptionally well-chosen, t...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Roller Bureau Inlaid with Marble Top
20th Century Roller Bureau Inlaid with Marble Top

20th Century Roller Bureau Inlaid with Marble Top

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Bureau pleasantly adorned with chiseled bronze in Louis XVI style.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

20th Century French Inlaid Bureau with Gilt Bronzes
20th Century French Inlaid Bureau with Gilt Bronzes

20th Century French Inlaid Bureau with Gilt Bronzes

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Bureau finished for the centre equipped with five external drawers and fall-front, of good ability.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Venetian Bureau in Walnut and Burl
20th Century Venetian Bureau in Walnut and Burl

20th Century Venetian Bureau in Walnut and Burl

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Bureau with three external drawers, two small side drawers and fall-front.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut, Burl

18th Century Swedish Bureau with Curved Decorative Detailing
18th Century Swedish Bureau with Curved Decorative Detailing

18th Century Swedish Bureau with Curved Decorative Detailing

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Rare Swedish bureau with exceptional carved decorative detailing to the outer and inner drawers.

Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Desks

Materials

Wood

French Country Louis XV Style Desk
French Country Louis XV Style Desk

French Country Louis XV Style Desk

Located in Winter Park, FL

A superb Louis XV Style bureau plat or partner's desk. Double faced with two sliding trays and four drawers.

Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

A mahogany and brass mounted bureau plat desk, with a leather inset writing surface and three frieze drawers, on turned legs French.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine French Louis XVI Leather Top "Bureau Plat"
Fine French Louis XVI Leather Top "Bureau Plat"

Fine French Louis XVI Leather Top "Bureau Plat"

Located in Austin, TX

Late 19th century French Louis XVI style "bureau plat" desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Satinwood Writing Desk
19th Century English Satinwood Writing Desk

19th Century English Satinwood Writing Desk

Located in Essex, MA

19th century English satinwood bureau plat or writing desk. Inset embossed red leather top, satinwood case, three drawers, tapered legs.

Category

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

Materials

Satinwood

Bureau ou table à manger vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70
Bureau ou table à manger vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70

Bureau ou table à manger vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 70, peut également servir de table à manger, design italien dans le style de Formanova, plateau rectangulaire aux coins arrondis en verre fumé, piétement en...

Category

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

Materials

Metal

19th Century Burl Walnut and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
19th Century Burl Walnut and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau

19th Century Burl Walnut and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau

Located in London, GB

The bureau has tulip wood banding and boxwood detailing.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks

Materials

Ormolu

1940's Ebonized Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
1940's Ebonized Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

1940's Ebonized Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Spectacular vintage French desk or bureau plat in the Louis XV style with bronze mounts and original tooled leather top.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

A Miniature Bureau with French Timepiece and Drawers
A Miniature Bureau with French Timepiece and Drawers

A Miniature Bureau with French Timepiece and Drawers

Located in Amersham, GB

A delightful desk clock in the shape of a miniature bureau bookcase with 4 drawers.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Sheraton Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Louis XV Ebonized Bureau Plat, 18th Century
Louis XV Ebonized Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Louis XV Ebonized Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XV Ebonized Leather Top Bronze Mounted Buerau Plat

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

French Light Oak Double-Shelved Bureau, 1950s
French Light Oak Double-Shelved Bureau, 1950s

French Light Oak Double-Shelved Bureau, 1950s

Located in Catonvielle, FR

A double tray and a drawer in light oak and gilded brass, France, 1950. To combine the first creations of Alain Richard or Roger Landault, his sober and elegant design allows him t...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Regency style ebonized Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Regency style ebonized Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Regency style ebonized Bureau Plat

Located in Southampton, NY

French 19th Century Regency style ebonized bureau plat having ormolu angles on cabriole legs ending in sabots. Original red leather top trimmed with gold tooling. Two frontal drawer...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Empire Fauteuil de Bureau in Walnut with Gilt Accents, c. 1830
Empire Fauteuil de Bureau in Walnut with Gilt Accents, c. 1830

Empire Fauteuil de Bureau in Walnut with Gilt Accents, c. 1830

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine Empire design Fauteuil de Bureau, constructed in Walnut with a richly-figured veneer & gilt accents throughout.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

20th Century English William & Mary Style Walnut Bureau
20th Century English William & Mary Style Walnut Bureau

20th Century English William & Mary Style Walnut Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality William & Mary style walnut bureau, with hand dovetailed and mahogany lined drawers. Having a banded and inlaid fall opening to a fully fitted interior com...

Category

Early 20th Century English William and Mary Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Tilt Door Bureau
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Tilt Door Bureau

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Tilt Door Bureau

Located in IT

Louis XVI late 18th century Bureau. From Italy from Lombardy region. It features two drawers with coeval rounded handles, as the rest of the hardware. Behind the tilt door it feature...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Pietre Dure Bureau Plat by Gros
Napoleon III Pietre Dure Bureau Plat by Gros

Napoleon III Pietre Dure Bureau Plat by Gros

By Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros

Located in New Orleans, LA

Embodying luxury and masterful craftsmanship, this incredible Napoleon III-period bureau plat an illustrious example of 19th-century French furniture making at its finest.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu mounted three drawer Bureau Plat, signed Soubrier. The unusual shaped desk is raised by slender cabriole le...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather
19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather

19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather

Located in New Orleans, LA

19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

18th Century Italian Polychrome Bureau with Original Paint
18th Century Italian Polychrome Bureau with Original Paint

18th Century Italian Polychrome Bureau with Original Paint

Located in Dallas, TX

an exquisitely painted Italian polychrome bureau with original paint, from Florence

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"

Located in Pembroke, MA

A high-quality Louis XVI style cylinder desk (or "bureau a cylindre") from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris, featuring beautiful parquetry including "butterfly wings" pattern in b...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble

20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl
20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl

20th Century Dutch Bureau in Walnut and Burl

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Dutch bureau of the early 20th century. Furniture in carved walnut and burl walnut of great quality. Bureau built in two separated bodies. Furniture with three drawers at the bottom ...

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

A Rare Miniature 18th Century Mahogany Table Bureau
A Rare Miniature 18th Century Mahogany Table Bureau

A Rare Miniature 18th Century Mahogany Table Bureau

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A super plum pudding mahogany miniature table bureau with a beautiful curved fitted interior and original brass carrying handles Circa 1740

Category

Antique 18th Century European Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat
Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat

Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

Louis XV gilt bronze mounted ebonized bureau plat Mid-19th century Measures: Height 31 ¼ in. Width 72 in. Depth 36 in. [2223].

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau
20th Century Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau

20th Century Queen Anne Revival Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality 20th century Queen Anne Revival burr walnut bureau, the shaped fall having a brass escutcheon and herringbone inlay, opening to reveal a fully fitted inter...

Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Slim Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Slim Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Slim Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

Antique Georgian style burr walnut bureau of slim proportions, sitting on bracket feet. It's in good original condition, having just been French polished and I would date it to aroun...

Category

Vintage 1930s English Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Fine Louis XV Bureau Plat
19th Century French Fine Louis XV Bureau Plat

19th Century French Fine Louis XV Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French fine kingwood and gilt bronze figural head Louis XV large bureau plat. Original red leather top. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Female gilt bronze heads.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Louis XV Ebonized and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Louis XV Ebonized and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XV Ebonized and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

Louis XV ebonized and ormolu mounted bureau plat French, 19th century Measures: Height: 30 3/4 in. Width: 57 1/2 in. Depth: 29 3/4 in. 2288.   

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century French Walnut Bureau with Original Metalwork
18th Century French Walnut Bureau with Original Metalwork

18th Century French Walnut Bureau with Original Metalwork

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th century French walnut bureau retaining its original handles and metalwork, which is very rare to find. Such a great example of wonderful color and patina made this piece irresis...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Empire Bureau
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Empire Bureau

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Empire Bureau

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century Mahogany Empire influenced cylinder bureau. Having a marble top, ormolu mounts. The cylinder opening to reveal drawers compartments and writing slides. Ra...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Black Painted Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Style Black Painted Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

A French Louis XV style black painted bureau-plat with cabriole legs, having bronze mounts and pulls on four sides. The apron having drawers on one side and false drawers on back sid...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

20th Century French Walnut Desk and Chair
20th Century French Walnut Desk and Chair

20th Century French Walnut Desk and Chair

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

French 20th Century walnut bureau plat desk with leather inset. This beautiful desk is decorated with inlay and comes with a useful chair with cane seat.

Category

Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Desk
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Desk

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

Fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted Inlaid Marquerry bureau de dame desk.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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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.