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Rare Louis XV  French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .
Rare Louis XV  French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .

Rare Louis XV French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Just in, this French Louis XV Slope Desk "Bureau De Pente" ,in natural Yellow Birch, . This French

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat
Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat

Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a great example of a 20th century Provincial Louis XVI Bureau Plat. The desk features a

Category

Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair

Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair

Located in Nashville, TN

Of generous proportions and presence . The front mounted with well cast bronze mounts (of some size and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very att...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood

French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani

French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani

By Paul Sormani

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bureau Plat - After a model by Joseph Baumhauer (died 1772) - Attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Kingwood Bureau Plat
French Kingwood Bureau Plat

French Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A French kingwood bureau plat late 19th/early 20th century in Louis XV style, with applied gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat Majestic bureau plat in Louis XV style

Category

20th Century Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat

Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A striking Victorian satinwood bureau plat, of shaped rectangular form inset with the original oval

Category

Antique 1850s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century
French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century

French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Regence fruitwood bureau slant front desk with fitted interior, shaped apron with shell

Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Régence Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau with Secretary Desk, Germany, 1950
Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau with Secretary Desk, Germany, 1950

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau with Secretary Desk, Germany, 1950

Located in Madrid, ES

This mid-century bureau was produced in Germany in the 1950s and is crafted entirely from solid

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900

Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique bureau. A French, marble top, kingwood, marquetry desk dating to the turn of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century French Bureau Plat
19th Century French Bureau Plat

19th Century French Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th century French bureau plat featuring beautifully veneered wood surface and black leather top

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

Located in Huntington, NY

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI style Ebonised Bureau Plat
Louis XVI style Ebonised Bureau Plat

Louis XVI style Ebonised Bureau Plat

Located in Arundel, GB

Louis XVI style ebonised bureau plat/partners desk. On fluted legs with reeded details, brass

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, 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 Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New Orleans, LA

writing desk, or bureau plat, is a stunning 19th century example of this treasured decorative art

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Theodore Alexander French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk
Theodore Alexander French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk

Theodore Alexander French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk

By Theodore Alexander

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Theodore Alexander Vietnam

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks

Materials

Bronze

Bureau PJ-BU-08-B
Bureau PJ-BU-08-B

Bureau PJ-BU-08-B

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Paris, FR

Provenance: Chandigarh, India Student desk in solid teak. Rectangular top with drooping sides. Pair

Category

20th Century Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

19th Century Bureau Plat Desk in Kingwood Att. to Francois Linke
19th Century Bureau Plat Desk in Kingwood Att. to Francois Linke

19th Century Bureau Plat Desk in Kingwood Att. to Francois Linke

Located in New York, NY

A sublime Bureau Plat Desk in Kingwood with crisp ormolu mounts in the Louis XV style. A set of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau
Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

Sheraton revival satinwood and rosewood crossbanded cylinder bureau, the raised three-quarter

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau

Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A smart and beautifully designed antique Georgian style bureau. This was made in England, it dates

Category

Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau
Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau

Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau

Located in High Point, NC

Stunning and rare late 18th century rosewood fall front bureau desk from Italy. We have never

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood

Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent
Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent

Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent

Located in New York, NY

Monumental antique bureau plat (desk) in the French Louis XV style after the original design by

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Bureau Plat by Francois Linke
Bureau Plat by Francois Linke

Bureau Plat by Francois Linke

By François Linke

Located in Wien, AT

Paris, late 19th century, elegantly curved hardwood frame, rosewood veneered, inlaid with various precious woods in the form of cubes and leaves, polished in traditional craftsmanshi...

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau

Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A smart and useful antique Georgian style writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from

Category

Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk

Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

A very large French Louis XV style bureau plat partners desk from the late 19th century with an old

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on

Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat

Located in Sheffield, MA

Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and

Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.
Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.

Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This exquisite 19th-century French marquetry bureau showcases exceptional craftsmanship and

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany

Bureau PJ-BU-08-B
Bureau PJ-BU-08-B

Bureau PJ-BU-08-B

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Paris, FR

Signed on the left side. Rectangular top with drooping sides. Pair of compass-type side legs joined by a rear crosspiece supporting the open-case frame.

Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk

French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Bureau Plat desk. This large scale desk is raised by impressive cabriole legs with wrap around sabots of

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Feminine Boulle Bureau
19th Century French Feminine Boulle Bureau

19th Century French Feminine Boulle Bureau

Located in Marbella, ES

19th century French feminine Boulle bureau (office desk, escritoire).

Category

Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau
Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau

Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

A substantial Sheraton Revival flame mahogany and satinwood crossbanded cylinder bureau, the ornate

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Bureau cylindre
Bureau cylindre

Bureau cylindre

Located in PARIS, FR

Bureau à cylindre en acajou et placage d'acajou moucheté toutes faces, filets d'ébène et

Category

Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910. Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop

Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th century bronze mounted bureau plat
19th century bronze mounted bureau plat

19th century bronze mounted bureau plat

Located in Cheshire, GB

19th century bronze mounted crossbanded bureau plat, the shaped top with gilt bronze border and

Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!

Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!

Located in Antwerp, BE

with age. Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk! Louis XV

Category

Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Bureau De Dame
19th Century French Bureau De Dame

19th Century French Bureau De Dame

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality 19th century French gilt metal mounted marquetry bombé bureau de dame

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat
A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat

A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat

Located in London, GB

A mid nineteenth century French bureau plat of good scale, in mahogany with kingwood veneer

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889
François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889

François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889

By François Linke

Located in King's Lynn, GB

1889, this bureau plat represents one of François Linke’s earlier works. The desk bears his workshop

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Enamel

RESTORED ANTiQUE LATE 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT DESK
RESTORED ANTiQUE LATE 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT DESK

RESTORED ANTiQUE LATE 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT DESK

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Bureau Plat with new hand dyed brown leather, gold leaf embossed writing surface Please note the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Bronze

Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau

Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

A most enchanting Queen Anne period burr walnut bureau of highly desirable small proportions and

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century George II Writing Bureau
18th Century George II Writing Bureau

18th Century George II Writing Bureau

Located in Dublin 8, IE

18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped

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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI style Bureau plat by Medea
Louis XVI style Bureau plat by Medea

Louis XVI style Bureau plat by Medea

Located in Miami, FL

French Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with green leather top made buy the famous Italian

Category

1990s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

By Edward Holmes Baldock

Located in Miami, US

refined addition to any elegant interior. This bureau plat serves not only as a functional writing desk

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV style bureau plat, 19th Century
Louis XV style bureau plat, 19th Century

Louis XV style bureau plat, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This late 19th-century French bureau plat is a stunning example of mahogany craftsmanship. The

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Diminutive 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau
Diminutive 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau

Diminutive 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

Small Untouched 18th Century George III Period Figured Mahogany Bureau A stunning George III

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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Bureau T403 par Osvaldo Borsani pour Tecno, 1970s
Bureau T403 par Osvaldo Borsani pour Tecno, 1970s

Bureau T403 par Osvaldo Borsani pour Tecno, 1970s

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Bureau T403 conçu par Osvaldo Borsani pour Tecno dans les années 1970. Ce bureau vintage italien

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Schonbuch Bureau Console Table by Earnest Studio
Schonbuch Bureau Console Table by Earnest Studio

Schonbuch Bureau Console Table by Earnest Studio

By Earnest Studio, Schönbuch

Located in New York, NY

The table from the BUREAU line melds clear modernity with timeless class, its rounded lines being a

Category

2010s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Untouched 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau
Untouched 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau

Untouched 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

Untouched 18th Century George III Period Figured Mahogany Bureau This charming late 18th-century

Category

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

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.