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18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat

18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with carved design in the center and around the edges.

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Antique 18th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

$105,344

H 30.12 in W 64.38 in D 31.5 in

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

$59,800

H 31 in W 69.75 in D 30.75 in

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and ormolu Bureau Plat desk.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period kingwood, Charnwood, ormolu, and brass Bureau Plat, signed by Pierre Garnier.

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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat

18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat

Located in Berlin, DE

18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

$4,600

H 28.25 in W 64.5 in D 28.75 in

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 has 3 false drawers Circa, 1760 with one Key It's Old leather top in Useable but h...

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

Materials

Ormolu

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

Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

$4,800

H 28.75 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in

Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

By Edward Holmes Baldock

Located in Miami, US

This elegant Louis XV bureau plat, dating from circa 1750, showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of its time. Constructed from tulipwood and kingwood, the desk features a luxurious l...

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

Materials

Bronze

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...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive late 18th century French writing desk with a tooled black leather top, probably original, on a case with three drawers in front, having wreath escutcheons, and reverse of ...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

$28,250

H 30.5 in W 64 in D 36 in

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive 18th Century Louis XV bureau plat handcrafted in classic style with mahogany and kingwood, featuring the original tooled oxblood leather top on a brass bound case with thr...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed

Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed

Located in Berlin, DE

Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-imprinted leather insert, flanked by a grotesque mask on each c...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870

Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870

Located in Germantown, MD

It could be used as its original purpose of reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau plats or writing tables were also called libra...

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

Materials

Bronze

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Late 18th Century Bureau Plat
Late 18th Century Bureau Plat

Late 18th Century Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 30 in W 46 in D 31 in

Late 18th Century Bureau Plat

Located in Stamford, CT

Late 18th century to early 19th century writing table.

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

Materials

Wood

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

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 31.11 in W 71.66 in D 31.5 in

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

Located in Paris, FR

Rectangular shape bureau, mahogany and mahogany veneer. It comprises three drawers on the front and simulates three on the back. It stands on octogonal legs à facettes, which end...

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

Materials

Bronze

Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat
Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat

Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 30 in W 65 in D 32.5 in

Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat

Located in Natchez, MS

Italian Louis XVI walnut bureau plat with three drawers, having carved rosette and swag decoration on the sides and fluted legs.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bureau plat
Bureau plat

Bureau plat

Unavailable

H 30 in W 69 in D 28 in

Bureau plat

Located in New York, NY

A Directoire mahogany , 3 drawers in apron, with a brown leather inset top, with a free standing cartonnier, Continental, late 18th century

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th c southern french bureau plat
18th c southern french bureau plat

18th c southern french bureau plat

Unavailable

H 31 in W 72 in D 31 in

18th c southern french bureau plat

Located in Los Angeles, CA

old french desk waxed wood with antique french hardware .

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French French Provincial Desks and Writ...

Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

A sophisticated 18th century French Louis XV kingwood and ormolu bureau plat desk, with one long drawer flanked by two shorter drawers, with a later black leather and gold embossed w...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

French Boulle Bureau Plat  / Library Table, Late 18th Century
French Boulle Bureau Plat  / Library Table, Late 18th Century

French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 74.5 in D 44.5 in

French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Charleston, SC

Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams head mounted bronze fluted legs terminating in a bronze caster stylized as a beehive....

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

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Bureau Plat
Louis XV Bureau Plat

Louis XV Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 30.32 in W 24.41 in D 50.79 in

Louis XV Bureau Plat

Located in Paris, FR

Parisian work from the mid-18th century. Dimensions: 77 cm H 129 cm L x 62 cm D.

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

18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat
18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat

18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat

Located in London, GB

The shaped, moulded rectangular top inset with a green tooled leather writing surface above a long frieze drawer, flanked by two short shaped drawers and with pull-out slides to each...

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Antique 1760s Dutch Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Régence Great Bureau Plat
Régence Great Bureau Plat

Régence Great Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 29.53 in W 64.97 in D 30.71 in

Régence Great Bureau Plat

Located in Paris, FR

These blackened wood and ormolu desk opens with five drawers, the back made as trompe l'oeil. Its lays four curved legs finished by hind hoof. Parisian work from the first half of ...

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Antique 18th Century Desks

Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat
Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat

Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat

Unavailable

H 29 in W 42 in D 25 in

Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat

Located in San Francisco, CA

Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat, the rectangular leather-inset top with molded edge above two frieze drawers, and two false drawers on the opposite side, over a shaped apro...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed

Located in Bamberg, DE

Paris, C. Lebesgue, circa 1785. Stamped "IME" and "C. Lebesgue" for Robert-Claude Lebesgue, born 1749, master 1771. Mahogany veneered on oak with fine, linear brass inlays, origin...

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

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Period Walnut Bureau Plat
Louis XV Period Walnut Bureau Plat

Louis XV Period Walnut Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 29.5 in W 52.25 in D 29.5 in

Louis XV Period Walnut Bureau Plat

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A Louis XV period walnut bereau plat with cabriole legs terminating in "pied de biche" feet.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese
Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese

Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese

Unavailable

H 29.5 in W 70 in D 32.5 in

Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rectangular leather-lined top with moulded edge above a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, the reverse with simulated drawers, the sides mounted with a classical male beard...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .
Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .

Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .

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H 31.89 in W 44.69 in D 22.64 in

Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .

Located in Milan, IT

Very elegant ,early 18th France centre bureau plat, with leather top, also in the two pull out slides, gilt bronze trim, and two drawers with original key.

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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT
LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT

LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT

Unavailable

H 29 in W 52 in D 32 in

LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT

Located in Natchez, MS

Louis XV Walnut Provencal Bureau Plat with leather top and original ormolu mounts. Great size.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Regence Kingwood Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts
Regence Kingwood Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts

Regence Kingwood Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts

Unavailable

H 30 in W 64 in D 31 in

Regence Kingwood Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Franch regence ormolu-mounted kingwood bureau plat with leather writing surface

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat
Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Unavailable

H 28.75 in W 51 in D 25.5 in

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat

Located in Banbury, GB

A FINE & RARE LATE 18TH.CENTURY LOUIS XVI PERIOD BRASS & EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY BUREAU-PLAT, WRITING SLIDES TO BOTH SIDES. REPLACED GOLD TOOLED LEATHER WRITING SURFACES

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

Located in Firenze, IT

A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a beautiful painted decoration with antique patina. Single central drawer on one sid...

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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 29 in W 57 in D 31 in

French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

An important and rare French Louis XV period bureau plat made of solid mahogany, mahogany veneer, and oak. The piece represents the beginning of the use of mahogany during the begin...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

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

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounted

Unavailable

H 31.11 in W 63 in D 31.5 in

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounted

Located in Madrid, ES

Louis XVI mahogany Bureau Plat with ormolu mounted. Four drawers in front and the back simulated. Also removable trays on either side. Desk and trays with old leather.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat
Fine Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat

Fine Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 30 in W 63 in D 31 in

Fine Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

A fine Louis XV period ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood bureau plat, or desk, the rectangular top with black and gilt-tooled leather insert with molded brass edge “lingotiere” a...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Amarante Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Amarante Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Amarante Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 28.75 in W 51.58 in D 28.35 in

French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Amarante Bureau Plat

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Rectangular top with tooled light brown leather writing surface within a gilt-surround, above three drawers raised on cabriole legs, terminating by scrolling acanthus-cast sabots. A...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts
Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts

Unavailable

H 30.25 in W 52.5 in D 28.5 in

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts

Located in New York, NY

A kingwood marquetry Louis XV bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and cabriole legs, ending in gilt bronze sabots with acanthus leaf ornamentation; the original leather inset top bor...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat
A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat

A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat

Unavailable

H 31 in W 69 in D 33.5 in

A Fine Neoclassic Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat

Located in New York, NY

Having a row of 3 drawers on each side. One drawer having an inscription from the eboniste.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier

Unavailable

H 47.25 in W 55.91 in D 22.45 in

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier

By Mathieu-Guillaume Cramer

Located in London, Middlesex

Veneered in rosewood and stained wood of hearts and diamonds intertwined, ornamentation ormolu; the bureau plat, having a rectangular top with a black Moroccan leather, the frieze ha...

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

Materials

Rosewood

Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin
Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin

Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin

Unavailable

H 31.11 in W 70.87 in D 36.62 in

Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin

By Adrien Delorme

Located in Paris, FR

Great desk inlaid with amaranth and tulipwood. Its belt opens with three drawers ornamented with gilt bronze. Its top is covered with leather and lined with gilt bronze. This desk is...

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Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat)  by Fidelys Schey
Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat)  by Fidelys Schey

Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat) by Fidelys Schey

By Fidelys Schey

Located in New York, NY

This desk has a rectangular gilt and tooled brown leather-inset top with molded surround. Each side has a writing slide above a three-paneled frieze of drawers with cartouche-shaped,...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Rococo Petite Desk with Gold Bronze Mounts by Edward Holmes Baldock, Paris, 1780
Rococo Petite Desk with Gold Bronze Mounts by Edward Holmes Baldock, Paris, 1780

Rococo Petite Desk with Gold Bronze Mounts by Edward Holmes Baldock, Paris, 1780

Located in Chicago, IL

Extraordinary Louis XV style bureau plat desk by Edward Holmes Baldock, with its petite portions will fit comfortably into small spaces. 18th century bureau plats or writing tables w...

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

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780

French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780

Located in Chicago, IL

It could be used as its original purpose of reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau plats or writing tables were also called libra...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

Louis XV Bureau Plat, 18th Century

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H 29.5 in W 56.5 in D 28.5 in

Louis XV Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XV ebonized leather top Bureau Plat with serpentine sides and bronze mounts.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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

Louis XV Ebonized Bureau Plat, 18th Century

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H 28.25 in W 51.5 in D 29.25 in

Louis XV Ebonized Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XV Ebonized Leather Top Bronze Mounted Buerau Plat

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Louis XV Period Provincial Bureau Plat, 18th Century
Louis XV Period Provincial Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Louis XV Period Provincial Bureau Plat, 18th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A Louis XV period writing table in fruit-wood, with a molded top over a scalloped apron containing a single drawer, on cabriole legs terminating with "pied de biche" feet, circa 1760...

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

Materials

Fruitwood

Louis XIV - XV Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat, 18th century
Louis XIV - XV Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat, 18th century

Louis XIV - XV Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat, 18th century

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XIV - XV walnut leather top bronze mounted bureau plat.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat
18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat

18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat

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H 24.81 in W 62.21 in D 29.93 in

18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A handsome 18th century French, ebonised bureau plat with old leather top.

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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
18th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat

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H 30.32 in W 51.19 in D 25.6 in

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century French kingwood bureau plat having a rectangular cross banded top, with a tooled leather insert, and moulded brass edging.

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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Signed 18th Century bureau plat by "P. Bernard"
Signed 18th Century bureau plat by "P. Bernard"

Signed 18th Century bureau plat by "P. Bernard"

Located in Dallas, TX

Signed 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau plat.Signed P. Bernard, made from Acajou with a brown leather writing surface.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

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H 30.75 in W 50.5 in D 26 in

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat

Located in Charlottesville, VA

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

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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
18th Century French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

18th Century French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

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H 30.25 in W 44.5 in D 23 in

18th Century French Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

Located in Charleston, SC

A elegant, slender leg Louis XV period writing table with two drawers dressed with elaborate bronze handles. The reverse side has two simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to ...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century French Louis XVI Leather Top Bureau Plat
18th Century French Louis XVI Leather Top Bureau Plat

18th Century French Louis XVI Leather Top Bureau Plat

Located in Dallas, TX

Late 18th century French Louis XVI leather top mahogany and gilt bronze bureau plat.

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Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat, Late 18th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted bureau plat, late 18th century with center drawer and flanking side drawers, drawer on right with safe.

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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Bureau Plat
French 18th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Bureau Plat

French 18th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Bureau Plat

Located in Berlin, DE

French 18th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Bureau Plat A late 18th century Louis XVI mahogany bureau plat or writing desk.

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

Materials

Bronze

Italian Venetian Neoclassical Bureau Plat or Desk, Late 18th Century
Italian Venetian Neoclassical Bureau Plat or Desk, Late 18th Century

Italian Venetian Neoclassical Bureau Plat or Desk, Late 18th Century

Located in CH

A late 18th century Italian Venetian neoclassical carved and inlaid walnut bureau plat.

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk
18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk

18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Late 18th Century antique French bureau plat from the Transition Period from Paris, circa 1760-1770 in black, flat painted beech wood with extendable side panels for extra writing s...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Late 18th Century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Two Drawer Desk
Late 18th Century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Two Drawer Desk

Late 18th Century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Two Drawer Desk

Located in Round Top, TX

Late 18th century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Louis XV desk.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat with Leather Top and Slides, 18th Century, France
Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat with Leather Top and Slides, 18th Century, France

Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat with Leather Top and Slides, 18th Century, France

Located in Atlanta, GA

18th century French Louis XV period Bureau plat or writing desk in walnut with leather top and slides in a black-brown hue.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Louis XV Provincial Bureau Plat Desk
Louis XV Provincial Bureau Plat Desk

Louis XV Provincial Bureau Plat Desk

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H 29.5 in W 49.25 in L 29.5 in

Louis XV Provincial Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Astoria, NY

Louis XV Provincial oak bureau plat, mid 18th century, the top with inset tooled leather above the apron with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs. 29.5 H x 49.25 W x 24.25 D.

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

Materials

Leather, Oak

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat

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H 30 in W 54.5 in D 26.75 in

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...

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Louis XVI Bureau Plat, signed Bernard

Louis XVI Bureau Plat, signed Bernard

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Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XVI acajou leather top bronze mounted bureau plat with 2 slides

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One of a kind  Bureau Plat

One of a kind Bureau Plat

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Located in Firenze, IT

Austria and Italy, 18th century The talents of Austrian master artisans, at the time of Marie Antoinette, have been combined to result in this wonderful example of luxuriously craft...

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Antique Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Hopilliart Paris 18th Century

Antique Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Hopilliart Paris 18th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French wood and marquetry bureau plat, Circa 1790 in date. It has highly decorative ormolu mounts that are signed VD on the undersid...

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French Louis XV Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Bureau Plat

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French Louis XV Bureau Plat

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A French Provincial Louis XV bureau plat desk, late 18th century, in cherrywood, with 2 large drawers, a scalloped apron and cabriolle legs, the reverse is nicely paneled and the des...

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French Louis XV Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Bureau Plat

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French Louis XV Bureau Plat

Located in Westwood, NJ

French Louis XV ebonized and lacquered red leather top bureau plat with bronze mounts and pulls with two frieze drawers.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Louis XV Petit Bureau Plat

Louis XV Petit Bureau Plat

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Located in Stamford, CT

A French Louis XV period, black lacquer petit bureau plat with Chinoiserie decoration and gilt metal mounts.

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Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat

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Located in New York, NY

Despite its clean, simple lines, this Louis XVI period bureau plat has real star power. In mahogany with brass detailing and a red leather top, the finish has warn to a lovely warm p...

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

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A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat

A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat

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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.

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

A Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat

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Located in Sheffield, MA

The rectangular top over two large drawers, and two pull outs all on cabriole legs.
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Bureau Plat 18th Century For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bureau plat 18th century for your home. A bureau plat 18th century — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau plat 18th century, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right bureau plat 18th century, those designed in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau plat 18th century over the years, but those crafted by Hazard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Plat 18th Century?

Prices for a bureau plat 18th century start at $3,675 and top out at $138,000 with the average selling for $11,500.

Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.