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Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Queens, NY

Louis XVI style (19th-20th century) gilt bronze mounted 3-drawer bureau plat desk having a center

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire
French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire

French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire

Located in Potters Bar, GB

French Empire Bureau Plat desk circa 1880 in the Directoire manner Top quality mahogany with a

Category

Antique 1880s Empire Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk

Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk

Located in London, GB

An absolutely exquisite antique French inlaid bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Leather Top Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Louis XVI Style Leather Top Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

Louis XVI Style Leather Top Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Chicago, US

Bureau Plat desk in the style of Louis XVI. Original inset brown leather writing surface with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant veneered bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style
Elegant veneered bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style

Elegant veneered bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style

Located in Berlin, DE

Elegant veneered bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style Solid beech wood and veneer. Very fine

Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880
French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880

French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880

Located in Berlin, DE

French Bureau plat / desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880. Solid beech wood veneer. Extremely

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Modern Regency Writing Desk or Bureau Plat Desk
Baker Furniture Modern Regency Writing Desk or Bureau Plat Desk

Baker Furniture Modern Regency Writing Desk or Bureau Plat Desk

By Michael Vanderbyl, Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional modern Regency style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Michael Vanderbyl for

Category

1990s American Modern Desks

Materials

Nickel

Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890
Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890

Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890

Located in Potters Bar, GB

A Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat desk on cabriole legs Circa 1890 The desk has been finished

Category

Antique 1890s Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930

A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration

Category

Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Egyptian Revival Rosewood Leather Top Executive Bureau Plat Desk
Baker Furniture Egyptian Revival Rosewood Leather Top Executive Bureau Plat Desk

Baker Furniture Egyptian Revival Rosewood Leather Top Executive Bureau Plat Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Egyptian Revival, Neoclassical, or Empire style executive writing desk or bureau plat

Category

Late 20th Century American Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Directoire-Style Bureau Plat Desk
Directoire-Style Bureau Plat Desk

Directoire-Style Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Chicago, US

Directoire/Napoleon III style desk composed of one large center and two side dovetailed drawers

Category

Early 20th Century Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Bureau Plat Desk

Antique French Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Potters Bar, GB

This rather impressive French bureau plat stands upon shaped legs Circa 1920 Featuring 3 working

Category

Vintage 1920s French Provincial Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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

Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

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

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

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Boulle Ormolu and Ebony Bureau Plat/Desk by Mathieu Béfort, France
19th Century Boulle Ormolu and Ebony Bureau Plat/Desk by Mathieu Béfort, France

19th Century Boulle Ormolu and Ebony Bureau Plat/Desk by Mathieu Béfort, France

By Mathieu Béfort, Befort Jeune, André-Charles Boulle

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 19th century Regency Boulle-style ormolu and ebony wood bureau plat/desk by Mathieu Béfort

Category

Antique 1880s French Regency Desks

Materials

Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu

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

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk

French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Bureau Plat desk. This most handsome desk is raised by four cabriole legs decorated by top Ormolu mounts

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Antiques
French Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Antiques

French Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Antiques

Located in Potters Bar, GB

This quality bureau plat stands upon elegant shaped legs with ormolu mounts. circa 1930 The

Category

Vintage 1930s Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV style flamed mahogany and ormolu Bureau plat desk. The

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Style Bureau Plat Desk with Bronze Figures
Regency Style Bureau Plat Desk with Bronze Figures

Regency Style Bureau Plat Desk with Bronze Figures

Located in Dallas, TX

Fine Bureau Plat with Parquety top and bronze figures all in excellent conditions.

Category

Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Outstanding Pair of Red Laquered Bureau Plat Desks
Outstanding Pair of Red Laquered Bureau Plat Desks

Outstanding Pair of Red Laquered Bureau Plat Desks

Located in Swadlincote, GB

A wonderful pair of French red laquered partners bureau platt desk, with outstanding ormolu mounts

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 19th century French Empire Bureau Plat / Desk
Early 19th century French Empire Bureau Plat / Desk

Early 19th century French Empire Bureau Plat / Desk

Located in Troy, NY

French Empire Bureau Plat of Stately Size, the top inset with a dark leather writing surface

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

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

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks
French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks

French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Gorgeous French Empire bureau plat Classic French antique desk in kingwood with ormolu fixtures

Category

Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk
19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk

19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Berlin, DE

shaded precious wood, veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. On slanting, curved legs, on all sides with perforated corner fittings. On the other hand, a fully curved, si...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Ormolu And Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat Desk, 19c
French Ormolu And Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat Desk, 19c

French Ormolu And Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat Desk, 19c

Located in Cypress, CA

Exceptional Louis xv style ormolu mounted Chinoiserie lacquered bureau plat ,with leather inset

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk

19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Signed Paul Sormani French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Signed Paul Sormani French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Signed Paul Sormani French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

By Paul Sormani

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani. Sormani, counted among the most elite Parisian

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk 20th Century
Vintage French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk 20th Century

Vintage French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk 20th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a gorgeous vintage French Louis Revival walnut, ormolu mounted, marquetry bureau plat

Category

Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa

Category

Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table
French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table

French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous French desk or bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner Elegant design with

Category

Antique 1870s Louis XVI Tables

Materials

Wood

Victorian Period Walnut Bureau Plat Desk with Maroon Leather Top
Victorian Period Walnut Bureau Plat Desk with Maroon Leather Top

Victorian Period Walnut Bureau Plat Desk with Maroon Leather Top

Located in Pasadena, TX

This is a nice Victorian period bureau. Its made of walnut and has fluted legs. The stretcher has

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Expressionist Rococo Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat/Desk, Lacquered in Saffron Yellow
Expressionist Rococo Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat/Desk, Lacquered in Saffron Yellow

Expressionist Rococo Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat/Desk, Lacquered in Saffron Yellow

By Bruno Paul

Located in Petershagen, DE

This Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat represents the evolution of women's writing furniture from the private

Category

Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century
Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century

Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century

By François Linke

Located in London, GB

A fine antique French wood, porcelain and ormolu mounted bureau plat, in the manner of Linke, Circa

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk

By Paul Sormani

Located in Los Angeles, CA

-drawer bureau plat attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian 1817-1877). The shaped rectangular top

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'

Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'

By Jean-Pierre Latz

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A late 19th century French Bureau Plat in kingwood and amaranth parquetry with three drawers to one

Category

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

Materials

Kingwood

French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Bureau Plat Desk with Six Drawers
French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Bureau Plat Desk with Six Drawers

French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Bureau Plat Desk with Six Drawers

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Elegant French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Table or Desk with Six Drawers - could sit in the

Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Dore' Bronze Mounted Signed Maison Jansen Leather Blue-Green Bureau Plat Desk
Dore' Bronze Mounted Signed Maison Jansen Leather Blue-Green Bureau Plat Desk

Dore' Bronze Mounted Signed Maison Jansen Leather Blue-Green Bureau Plat Desk

By Maurice Hirch

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is an extraordinary desk by Maurice Hirch, a famous French designer made for Maison Jansen of

Category

Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Desk in the Style of Louis XVI

20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Desk in the Style of Louis XVI

Located in Berlin, DE

consist of climbing leaves. Beautiful patina, with shellac hand polish. The inside of the desk was

Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

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

By François Linke

Located in King's Lynn, GB

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

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

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

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Bronze

Bureau Plat
Bureau Plat

Bureau Plat

Located in London, England

Paris made French walnut bureau plat / desk. France Circa 1940

Category

Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk

By H. Conquet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

bureau plat by H. Conquet after a model by Charles Cressent. The shaped rectangular top inset with a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Bureau Plat Desk According to the Style of Andre Charles Boulle
20th Century Bureau Plat Desk According to the Style of Andre Charles Boulle

20th Century Bureau Plat Desk According to the Style of Andre Charles Boulle

Located in Berlin, DE

Piano black polished veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-embossed leather insert, flanked by a grotesque...

Category

20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

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Bureau Plat Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bureau plat desk you’re looking for. A bureau plat desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a bureau plat desk, we have 815 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a bureau plat desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each bureau plat desk bearing Louis XV, Louis XVI or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau plat desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Paul Sormani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Plat Desk?

The average selling price for a bureau plat desk at 1stDibs is $8,206, while they’re typically $1,295 on the low end and $247,737 for the highest priced.

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.