Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Brass
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black
Brass
Early 19th Century French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An impressive early 19th Century French Louis XVI style, black lacquered bureau plat. With is
Bronze
$7,116
H 32.29 in W 55.91 in D 30.71 in
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano black polished veneer on solid
Wood
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
Bronze
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has
Metal, Brass
$2,751
H 32.29 in W 55.12 in D 29.93 in
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer
Beech
$4,250
H 30 in W 49 in D 25.5 in
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item
Bronze
$5,099Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech Exclusive bureau plat
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French bureau plat featuring a high-gloss black" lacquer like" painted finish, bronze
Bronze, Ormolu
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
Is black with gilt embossed edge. It has three frieze drawers on one Side and three faux drawers on
Beech
$4,915
H 32.68 in W 55.52 in D 30.32 in
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black and gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano black veneer on solid softwood
Brass
$4,707Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 55.52 in D 30.32 in
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver Piano black
Brass
$3,842Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 49.61 in D 31.11 in
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
Walnut
$38,500
H 29.75 in W 53.25 in D 31.5 in
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk, stamped by
Ormolu
$450,000
H 62.5 in W 82 in D 41 in
French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-drawer bureau-plat cartonnier with Dual clock-works by Lenoir, Paris, surmounted with a pair two-light
Ormolu
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top
Brass
19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV desk inlaid with ebony, darkened wood and brass. This bureau plat is opening with two
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 ...
French black lacquered two-drawer bureau plat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French black lacquered two-drawer bureauplat with leather top and bronze dore mounts. FOR MORE
Robsjohn Gibbings Campaign Style Bureau Plat
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robsjohn gibbings Campaign style bureau plat, simple and beautiful.
Early 19th Century French Bureau Plat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 19th century French mahogany bureau plat with embossed black leather top. This desk has
Metal
Regency Lacquer Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
. Stunning Regency style desk with a black lacquer finish - Love this look at the moment, black lacquer seems
Italian Louis XVI Satinwood parquetry bureau plat
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian Louis XVI Satinwood parquetry bureau plat with oblong black leather inlaid writing surface
Bronze
Unavailable
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
Bronze
Unavailable
H 33 in W 73 in D 36 in
Large Boulle Louis XVI Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Absolutely stunning French Boulle style desk or bureau plat. One of the things that attracted us
Unavailable
H 29.5 in W 45.5 in D 21.5 in
Ebonized Three-Drawer Bureau Plat with Embossed Leather Top, French, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ebonized three-drawer bureau plat with embossed leather top, French, circa 1880.
Louis XV Style writing desk /bureau plat black lacquered finish
Located in Houston, TX
The unique black lacquered finish on this desk is dramatic And has great contrast with the silvered
Bronze
Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
By Auffray Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant black lacquer Bureau Plat with brass trim and pulls.
Superb French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderful French three-drawer bureau plat with silvered bronze mounts. Having foliate and fauna
Bronze
Neoclassical Black Leather-Top Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany black leather top bureau plat with 5 drawers and brass sabots finishing tapered legs. Gilt
Leather, Wood
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style black lacquer bureau plat with brass inlay, gilt bronze hardware and a leather top
Brass, Ormolu
1940s French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
An early 20th Century Louis XV style black lacquered writing desk. This desk features brass/bronze
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French black lacquer Bureau Plat with dore bronze accents and brown leather top.
Bronze
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
Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small ebonized bureau plat from the later 19th century with red leather-covered writing surfaces
Leather
19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Louis XV Bureau Plat with Black Leather
French Louis XV Style Black Painted Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XV style black painted bureau-plat with cabriole legs, having bronze mounts and
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Westwood, NJ
Louis XV style black lacquered bureau plat with bronze hardware and gold tooled inset red leather
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautifully finished Louis XV style bureau plat has a gold tooled black leather top. The front
Brass
Large French Ebonised Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very smart French Empire ebonised desk. This desk retains its original worn rouge leather inset top. To the frieze, a long central drawer is flanked by two shorter drawers. ...
Brass
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
A sturdy and substantial 19th century French bureau plat, Louis XV style, black lacquer with gilt
Bronze
18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome 18th century French, ebonised bureau plat with old leather top. Having three drawers
Leather
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style ormolu mounted ebonized bureau plat having gilt tooled leather top. In the manner
Leather
19th Century Liegoise Desk, Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Liegoise desk, bureau plat is a fine example of the exceptional craftsmanship
A Black Lacquered French Louis XV-style Bureau-Plat
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquered French Louis XV-style bureau-plat with three drawers in apron, each having
Brass, Bronze
1940s Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat in Black Lacquer
By Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Doylestown, PA
A chic 1940s Louis XVI style bureau plat in black lacquer with inset light brown tooled leather top
Wood
Antique Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style bronze mounted black lacquer bureau plat, circa 1920's. With nice quality
Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI style Chinoiserie Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant black lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat with Dore Bronze fittings. Black leather top, five
French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat, circa 1940s, the black tooled leather insert top over
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Leather-top Bureau plat desk on Tapered legs ending in brass sabots, desk features
French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An ebonized French bureau plat in Louis XV style. Gorgeous shape and wonderful original patinated
French Directoire Style Black Lacquer and Brass Bureau Plat
Located in Danville, CA
Elegant black lacquer Writing Desk with Brass bordered top, casters, and drawer hardware. One
Brass
Antique French Desk/Bureau Plat with Black Paint/Polished Finish
Located in Round Top, TX
This original Bureau Plat, with leather top and ormolu mounts in excellent condition. It has been
Bronze
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk, Black with Gilded Bronze Details
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XV style bureau plat desk, black with gilded bronze details. Tooled leather top. Ebonized
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Louis XVI style desk newly lacquered in black with brass wraparound trim and original
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Empire figured mahogany bureau plat with gold tooled black leather writing surface
French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18thC French style black lacquer bureau plat or desk with original inset leather top and bronze
Lacquer
Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to Robert Blake & Sons
By Robert Blake, Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
An exceptional early Victorian ormolu-mounted marquetry bureau plat attributed to Robert Blake
French Louis XV Black Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XV-style black lacquered desk, a masterpiece of 18th-century design. This
Bronze
Ebonized Antq. French Louis XVI Bureau Plat w/Black Leather
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
having its original polished brass trimmings, too. This desk is breathtaking, from its sultry black
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
The shaped wood top set within a gilt-metal surround with cabochon mounts to the corners; over a frieze fitted with three short drawer opposed by simulated drawers fronts; raised on ...
Ormolu
Louis XV Ebonized and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV ebonized and ormolu mounted bureau plat French, 19th century Measures: Height: 30 3/4 in
Ormolu
Sold
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 24 in
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Ebonized Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Featuring
Bronze
Sold
H 32 in W 62 in D 0.1 in
Antique French Louis XV Black Painted Desk, Bureau Plat with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV black painted desk, Bureau plat with bronze mounts is a stunning look with
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Fruitwood Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French Empire fruitwood bureau plat with embossed black leather top, 4 drawers, tapered turned
Brass
Regence Style Bureau Plat by Baker Collector's Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
a Regence style bureau plat in black with brass feet, mounts, hardware, and border around the top
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Plat, with gilt-tooled black leather top above two drawers
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Desk/ Bureau Plat, Mahogany with Black Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th century, the rectangular top with an inset leather writing surface within a molded edge and Topped with a new piece of beveled glass, above a conforming frieze fitted with...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Ebonized Black and Bronze Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in West Hartford, CT
A beautiful French Louis XV style ebonized wood desk bearing ormolu mountings throughout the three drawer desk, with an inset leather writing surface.
Bronze
Sold
H 30.5 in W 58.5 in D 32 in
French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Bureau Black Leather Top Executive Plat Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Louis XV style bureau plat desk having exquisite mahogany wood grain and fine bronze castings
Brass
Sold
H 30 in W 51 in D 27 in
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk is made of solid cherry and features a fantastic black leather top desk and embossed as well. The
Brass
Sold
H 31.5 in W 69 in D 37.5 in
French Bureau Plat or Desk, Mahogany with Black Leather Top by J Sargues
Located in Houston, TX
French bureau plat with bronze ormolu mounts in the Louis XV style. The Wood is mahogany, The
Mahogany
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Bespoke Octagonal Pink Murano Glass and Brass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagonal pink Murano glass and bras mirror, in stock Vivid and intense pink glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout, highly polished faceted pattern c...
Brass
$2,130
H 30 in W 48.5 in D 25 in
French Louis XV Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk Mahogany, with bronze/bronze trim and ormolu mounts, and embossed green leather top. Remnants of gilt fin...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...
Leather, Mahogany
$6,219
H 33.86 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble in very good condition, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Dovetailed drawers with br...
Carrara Marble
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts and embossed leather top. The desk is finished on all sides and could ...
Leather, Walnut
$4,838Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 75 in D 42 in
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk! Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk! Plat, Writing Desk, Louis X...
Ormolu
$6,937
H 31.5 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table, Brass Details
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century Louis XVI style French writing table or desk, known as a "bureau plat”. It has a leather top writing surface, ormolu bronze details, and three locking drawers with fal...
Ormolu
Classic French Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic French Black Desk with a tooled inset leather top writing surface, the ebonized and polished finish with brass trim and capitals, with frieze drawer and raised on square tape...
Brass
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...
Bronze
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 63.39 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
Elm, Walnut
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk features a patinated bronze mounted leather top writing surface. The case is fronted...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Walnut Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a walnut and Kashmir walnut partners desk made in England, circa 1890. The top of the desk is Walnut with 3 shaped pieces of beautiful brown leather with gold embossed toolin...
Walnut
$4,784
H 29.53 in W 59.85 in D 29.53 in
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, with four looking forward, imposing female busts on curly legs, on all sides scall...
Wood
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.
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