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Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890
Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890

Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Fine and very well made Ladies writing desk in Louis XV style. An antique bureau de dame, with

Category

20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

wood, and ormolu bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by cabriole legs with fine pierced fitted wrap

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat The shaped rectangular top with a leather

Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Mahogany Bureau
18th Century Mahogany Bureau

18th Century Mahogany Bureau

$2,804Sale Price|30% Off

18th Century Mahogany Bureau

Located in Martlesham, GB

A superb quality 18th Century mahogany Georgian bureau, the hinged fall lifting down to reveal a

Category

Antique 1780s British Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early Victorian Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Bureau-Plat
Early Victorian Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Bureau-Plat

Early Victorian Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Bureau-Plat

Located in London, GB

A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD BUREAU-PLAT ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD

Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Porcelain, Kingwood

Fine C19TH  French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Fine C19TH  French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

By Jean-François Oeben

Located in Dereham, GB

Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold

Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890
Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890

Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with satinwood and French walnut marquetry with bronze

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970
Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970

Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970

By Stilka

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Multi laminated and lacquered wood bureau. Argentina, circa 1970. Attributed to Stilka.

Category

Vintage 1970s Argentine Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860
Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860

Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame. This richly decorated

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat, After Henry Dasson
19th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat, After Henry Dasson

19th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat, After Henry Dasson

By Henry Dasson

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality late 19th century French Mahogany Bureau plat, after Henry Dasson, having an inset

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat

20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat

Located in Berlin, DE

Writing table or bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter. Solid, ebonized beech

Category

20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat with Leather & Mahogany, Circa 1860
Victorian Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat with Leather & Mahogany, Circa 1860

Victorian Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat with Leather & Mahogany, Circa 1860

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Palatial Victorian Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat. This palatial bureau plat is of grand

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table

Located in Berlin, DE

Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Beech

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat

By Jacques Dubois

Located in Forney, TX

marquetry inlaid bureau plat. Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important French master ébéniste

Category

20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat by Schmit
Fine Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat by Schmit

Fine Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat by Schmit

By Frédéric Schmit

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fine kingwood parquetry and gilt-bronze bureau plat by Schmit, Paris, circa 1890 Gilt bronze

Category

Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mahogany 18th Century Georgian Bureau
Mahogany 18th Century Georgian Bureau

Mahogany 18th Century Georgian Bureau

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A George III Period, 18th Century, Mahogany Bureau Of Good Proportions Having Well Figured Fall

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Regence Style Ebonised Bureau Plat by Sormani, circa 1880
Regence Style Ebonised Bureau Plat by Sormani, circa 1880

Regence Style Ebonised Bureau Plat by Sormani, circa 1880

By Paul Sormani

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Regence style ebonised and gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Sormani. Paris, circa 1880

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Bureau vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70
Bureau vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70

Bureau vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé des années 70

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 70, plateau rectangulaire en verre fumé, pieds design en forme de

Category

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

Materials

Metal

19th century Victorian painted bureau
19th century Victorian painted bureau

19th century Victorian painted bureau

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century Victorian painted bureau circa 1890. Here we offer a painted bureau on behalf of a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie

By Porte Italia

Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT

From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Doge Bureau

Category

2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke
French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke

French Louis XVI style marquetry bureau in the manner of Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality late 19th Century French Kingwood marquetry inlaid Cylinder bureau. Having the three

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Early Georgian Antique Walnut Bureau
Early Georgian Antique Walnut Bureau

Early Georgian Antique Walnut Bureau

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Antique George I Walnut Bureau An early eighteenth century small veneered walnut bureau of a

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

A fine 19th c French Louis XV signed Bureau Plat
A fine 19th c French Louis XV signed Bureau Plat

A fine 19th c French Louis XV signed Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

A very Fine 19th century French Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau blat signed Jemont

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze
19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze

19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze

Located in Berlin, DE

Castle worthy desk, solid wood. Rosewood veneer edged by finely engraved brass fittings. On angled

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840
Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840

Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

chutes. England, Circa 1840/50. The design of this bureau de dame is indebted to the work Bernard II

Category

Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus

Located in Essex, MA

The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke
French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke

French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke

By François Linke

Located in Berlin, DE

French bureau plat in Louis 15th style after Francois Linke Solid beechwood and oak. Maple rood

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Collector's Edition Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat
Baker Collector's Edition Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat

Baker Collector's Edition Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

and mounts, true to Louis XV form. This bureau plat is ideal as a statement writing desk, executive

Category

Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat

By Philippe Claude Montigny

Located in Kittery Point, ME

In the style of Montigny (Philippe-Claude Montigny, maitre in 1770), the rectangular tooled leather-lined top surrounded with a later ormolu border, above two frieze drawers and simu...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley

Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley

By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley

Located in London, GB

Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley French, c. 1890 Height

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded

Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

George II Red Walnut Bureau
George II Red Walnut Bureau

George II Red Walnut Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality George II red walnut bureau, with a hinged fall enclosing a well fitted

Category

Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood bureau plat. Late 19th century. The replaced

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Bureau moderniste vintage Multitable par Jacques Hitier en bois de chêne métal
Bureau moderniste vintage Multitable par Jacques Hitier en bois de chêne métal

Bureau moderniste vintage Multitable par Jacques Hitier en bois de chêne métal

By Jacques Hitier

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 50 60, modèle Multitable attribué au designer français Jacques Hitier

Category

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

Materials

Wood

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is an 19th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The sloping fall inlaid with flowers enclosing

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage

Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage

Located in Miami, FL

An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme
Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme

Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine 19th century roll top bureau de damme in the Louis XVI style, with fine veneers and panels

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Bureau de Dame
19th Century Bureau de Dame

19th Century Bureau de Dame

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality French Louis XV style Kingwood, ormolu mounted bureau de dame with parquetry

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau
Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau

Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality Edwardian hand painted satinwood bureau, painted in the Adam manner with

Category

Early 20th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame
Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame

Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame

$3,302Sale Price|40% Off

Walnut Inlaid Bureau de Dame

Located in Cheshire, GB

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques
19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques

19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques

By Edward Holmes Baldock

Located in London, GB

A very fine bureau plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock. After a model by C.C. Saunier

Category

Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century
Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century

Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century

By Woka Lamps

Located in Vienna, AT

Perfect craftsmanship, inlaid mahogany and bronze application, early 20th century, a secret drawer on one side, freestanding.

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier '19th Century'
French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier '19th Century'

French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier '19th Century'

By François Linke

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Bureau-Plat Cartonnier with signed clock by Le Roy

Category

Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood

Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke

Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Montreal, QC

A fine and Important Louis XV style Bureau plat attributed to François Linke (1855-1946) after a

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

A superior quality Queen Anne period, burr walnut bureau in superb condition and of outstanding

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top

1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top

Located in Germantown, MD

Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent

By Charles Cressent

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Bureau Plat The

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Bureau vintage en bois de noyer et métal chromé des années 70
Bureau vintage en bois de noyer et métal chromé des années 70

Bureau vintage en bois de noyer et métal chromé des années 70

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 70, design dans le style de Gordon Russell ou de Jules Wabbes, plateau

Category

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

Materials

Metal

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke François Linke – Index Number 242 Surmounted by a

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early Georgian antique walnut bureau
Early Georgian antique walnut bureau

Early Georgian antique walnut bureau

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An early eighteenth century veneered walnut bureau of a good original colour and patina.

Category

Antique 1720s English George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

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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.