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Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris
Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris

Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris

Located in Berlin, DE

Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris Solid Mahogany rood and

Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet

Located in Germantown, MD

Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

1950s Oak Bureau in JM Frank Style from Cartier Paris – Exquisite Craftsmanship
1950s Oak Bureau in JM Frank Style from Cartier Paris – Exquisite Craftsmanship

1950s Oak Bureau in JM Frank Style from Cartier Paris – Exquisite Craftsmanship

By (after) Jean Michel Frank

Located in IT

This stunning 1950s oak bureau, crafted in the style of renowned designer Jean-Michel Frank, comes

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Louis XV Style Walnut Bureau Plat with Parquetry Top, 1950s
Vintage Louis XV Style Walnut Bureau Plat with Parquetry Top, 1950s

Vintage Louis XV Style Walnut Bureau Plat with Parquetry Top, 1950s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage midcentury French walnut bureau plat with parquetry top & pull outs on each side

Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bureau By François Linke François Linke The upper case with shaped top, surmounted by a serpentine

Category

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Bureau de direction pieds traîneau vintage en pin des années 60 70
Bureau de direction pieds traîneau vintage en pin des années 60 70

Bureau de direction pieds traîneau vintage en pin des années 60 70

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Grand bureau type bureau de direction vintage des années 60 70, en bois de pin, pieds traîneau, un

Category

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

Materials

Pine

Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau

Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Late 18th century georgian walnut bureau circa 1790. Fine quality George III period walnut bureau

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Bureau Mazarin d'époque Louis XIV
Bureau Mazarin d'époque Louis XIV

Bureau Mazarin d'époque Louis XIV

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in PARIS, FR

Bureau Mazarin en marqueterie Boulle. II repose sur huit pieds réunis par deux entretoises en X

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890

Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s

Located in Lucenec, SK

Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather, with visible traces of use. The inner drawers have bone handles. The upper part i...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau
A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau

A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau

By Maison Mottheau et Fils

Located in London, GB

A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood , Tulipwood and Parquertry Bureau De Dame dated C1880s The mount

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century French Furnitue Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylinder by A. Chevrie
19th Century French Furnitue Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylinder by A. Chevrie

19th Century French Furnitue Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylinder by A. Chevrie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Remarkable cylinder desk in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by A.Chevrie, famous

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

Materials

Bronze

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

By Frédéric Schmit

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany

Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat The rectangular top with

Category

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890

Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Regence style gilt bronze-mounted bureau plat by Zwiener. French, circa 1890. Stamped to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Swedish Bureau In Original Paint
19th Century Swedish Bureau In Original Paint

19th Century Swedish Bureau In Original Paint

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

19th century Swedish bureau in original paint , fall front desk opening to useful work space , nine

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks

Materials

Wood

A fine late 19th century Kingwood Bureau Plat in the French Régence style
A fine late 19th century Kingwood Bureau Plat in the French Régence style

A fine late 19th century Kingwood Bureau Plat in the French Régence style

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A fine late 19th century Kingwood Bureau Plat in the French Régence style after models by Charles

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson

By Henry Dasson

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV/XVI Style Exhibition Bureau a

Category

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style

19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style

By François Linke

Located in London, GB

A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner After the design by Jean-François Oeben By

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface

French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface

Located in Houston, TX

This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with Kingwood marquetry decorative

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat by Wright & Mansfield, 1850
Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat by Wright & Mansfield, 1850

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat by Wright & Mansfield, 1850

By Wright and Mansfield

Located in London, GB

A Fine Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Constructed from mahogany, set with a leather top and decorated

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts

Located in Houston, TX

19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany

A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Located in Vo', Veneto

Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s

Category

Antique 1740s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Nutwood

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger

By Antoine Krieger

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Queen Anne Style 1930s Walnut Bureau
Queen Anne Style 1930s Walnut Bureau

Queen Anne Style 1930s Walnut Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Queen Anne Style 1930s walnut bureau in good condition. The fall sits on two pull out slides with a

Category

Vintage 1930s Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat

Located in Forney, TX

An antique Louis XVI style writing desk with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in France in the early

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat

By Maison Jansen

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

“free-form desk”, making it a modern, functional home workspace. Materials: Wood Measurements

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze & Breche d'Alep Marble
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze & Breche d'Alep Marble

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze & Breche d'Alep Marble

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat, with a Breche d'Alep marble top. The bureau

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Petit Bureau En Forme Libre desk is included in the “Cassina I Maestri” residential collection and in

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Petit Bureau En Forme Libre desk is included in the “Cassina I Maestri” residential collection and in

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI bureau plat retailed by Rinck Paris
Magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI bureau plat retailed by Rinck Paris

Magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI bureau plat retailed by Rinck Paris

By Rinck

Located in Dallas, TX

A very fine late 19th century French mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau plat. Original leather

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark

Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark

By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark, 1960 Plateau en

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in New York, NY

An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat

Category

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

Materials

Tulipwood, Kingwood

Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener

Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional and rare late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed

Category

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau, Early 19th Century
Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau, Early 19th Century

Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau, Early 19th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

The early 19th century desk chair with ram's head arms and turned legs, is attributable to Jacob

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th-century French writing desk
19th-century French writing desk

19th-century French writing desk

Located in Cheshire, GB

This exquisite 19th-century French writing desk, or bureau de dame, showcases the elegance and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750
A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750

A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750

Located in Reepham, GB

A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand with toilet glass, decorated with an unusual polychrome

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger

By Maison Krieger

Located in New York, NY

A fabulous quality 19th century ormolu-mounted bureau by Maison Krieger. Serpentine top with brown

Category

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

Materials

Wood

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

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III quality mahogany bureau having a mahogany fall opening to reveal a fully fitted

Category

Antique 1760s British Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890

By Sheraton Revival

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th-century English writing desk, black
19th-century English writing desk, black

19th-century English writing desk, black

Located in MILL, NL

English writing desk / bureau / work desk, black Originally from England, late 19th century

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany

Bureau moderniste vintage Pierre Paulin en bois de chêne et métal noir années 60
Bureau moderniste vintage Pierre Paulin en bois de chêne et métal noir années 60

Bureau moderniste vintage Pierre Paulin en bois de chêne et métal noir années 60

By Pierre Paulin

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 50, très beau design moderniste épuré de Pierre Paulin, modèle CM178 pour

Category

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

Materials

Metal

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very imposing good quality 18th century Dutch Marquetry bureau bookcase, having wonderful flowers

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Bureau
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Bureau

Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Bureau

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Charming And Very Good Quality Early 18th Century Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau, Or Writing

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Francois Linke Bureau Plat, circa 1900
Francois Linke Bureau Plat, circa 1900

Francois Linke Bureau Plat, circa 1900

By François Linke

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Francois Linke Bureau plat, circa 1900. Signed Linke on the right side of the gilt bronze chute

Category

Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900

By Maison Forest

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

An Empire style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Maison Forest. Paris, circa 1900. Bearing

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire 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.