French Antique Desk Directoire Bureau Plat 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous antique French Directoire desk Circa 1880 the desk features original gilt mounts Top: Rectangular top with inset brown leather writing surface, panelled in...
Giltwood
$3,570
H 31 in W 50.5 in D 25 in
Antique French Louis XVI Kingwood Marquetry Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite French Directoire Bureau Plat or Library Table, Circa 1920.
Ormolu
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer fronts with contrasting veneer.
Brass
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 finally tooled leather top Five drawers and round graduated legs are embellished with o...
Wood
$4,950
H 30 in W 56.75 in D 29.25 in
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat (Directoire Desk), Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Louis XVI style bureau plat crafted in mahogany, dating to the mid-20th century and inspired by late 18th-century French Directoire design.
Wood
$49,500
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 35 in
Rare Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Leather Top Francois Linke Desk Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare François Linke desk, Bureau Plat, circa early 20th century, is an extraordinary example of French luxury craftsmanship, showcasing the artistry and elegance that made Linke...
Bronze
$17,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 33.5 in
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 Paris. The desk is solid mahogany that was stained a beautiful blue-green hue. The ...
Bronze
Directoire brass-mounted fruitwood bureau plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Directoire brass-mounted fruitwood bureau plat of small size, the facade apron fitted with two drawers, supported on tapered flute-carved square legs.
Brass
French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, circa 1900
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat. The turned legs with brass fluting and brass edging to the tops and side panels and drawers.
Mahogany
Directoire Style Gold Mirrored Top Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A very sleek directoire style gold mirrored top bureau plat by Jansen.
Wood, Mirror
Directoire Bureau Plat, France circa 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire Bureau Plat, France, circa 1800. Spacious and chic Directoire desk and the perfect piece of furniture for any home office.
Mahogany
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H 30.5 in W 50.5 in D 24.75 in
Fine French Bronze Mounted Leather Top French Directoire Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French Directoire bureau plat desk captures the timeless sophistication of early 19th-century design with its elegant proportions, refined detailing, and luxurious materials.
Bronze
Directoire Bureau Plat, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered French Directoire desk standing on square pointed feet, with four drawers and leather covered writing surface. Expertly restored and hand polished.
Mahogany
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H 30.5 in W 51 in D 25 in
Bronze Mounted Leather Top Inlaid Kingwood Directoire Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French-made bronze mounted inlaid desk with bronze wrapping the top and brass and bronze ormolu everywhere. The desk is inlaid in tulipwood with a kingwood case. The...
Brass, Bronze
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H 30.71 in W 51.19 in D 27.17 in
Fine 19th Century French Directoire Bureau Plat Writing Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
A highly figured Directoire period French bureau plat, veneered throughout with highly figured Cuban mahogany, the front with a bank of five drawers, the sides fitted with pull out s...
Franch Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant and fine made French Directoire bureau plat, circa 1900. Mahogany with bronze mounts on top edge, around drawers and on the corner of the legs.
Bronze
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H 30.32 in W 59.06 in D 31.5 in
Antique French Empire Revival Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French gilt bronze mounted mahogany Empire Directoire bureau plat, circa 1860 in date. The rectangular top with a green gold-tooled inset leather writing s...
Bronze
French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat, circa 1940s, the black tooled leather insert top over a conforming case fitted with give drawers, the veneer depicting a beautiful parqu...
Directoire Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in Doylestown, PA
A chic ebonized bureau plat with a cream-colored tooled leather top, circa 1950, from Argentina. Two long pencil drawers flank an open compartment (just perfect for a lap-top compute...
Bronze
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Directoire Period Mahogany Petit Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A Directoire period mahogany petit bureau plat, with a drawer to one side and brown leather top.
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 5 drawers
French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century Directoire style mahogany bureau plat/desk featuring embossed brown leather top, 4 drawers, 2 slides and tapered legs ending brass feet.
Leather, Mahogany
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H 30.13 in W 70.5 in D 35.25 in
French Directoire Style Ebonized Bureau Plat Desk with Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
Oversized French Directoire-style ebonized bureau plat desk with leather top on tapered legs ending in bronze sabots.
Bronze
Early 19th Century Directoire Period Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Directoire period mahogany bureau plat, having leather lined writing surface and a pair of slides.
Early 19th Century Directoire Period Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Directoire period mahogany bureau plat, having leather lined writing surface and a pair of slides.
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H 30.25 in W 48.25 in D 24.5 in
Signed French Directoire Style Ebonized Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning signed Maison Jansen bronze mounted ebonized lacquer bureau plat with a black leather top with gold embossed trim. The desk is from teh 1940s era and is a perfect ...
Bronze
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H 29 in W 62.24 in D 31.5 in
French Directoire Style "Bureau Plat" Desk in Cherry with Leather Top
Located in Round Top, TX
French Directoire style "Bureau Plat" desk in cherry with leather top.
Cherry, Leather
French Directoire Louis XVI Leather Top Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous smaller writing desk in the Directoire taste, circa 1940. The desk is made of mahogany with brass mounts and a nice leather top and measures 49 wide x 24 deep x 30...
Mahogany
Antique French Directoire Ebonized Bureau Plat w/3 Drawers
Located in Highwood, IL
Exquisite antique French ebonized and gilded Directoire style bureau plat with three drawers and a leather top, too.
Giltwood
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H 29 in W 43.25 in D 23.5 in
A Directoire style ebonized mahogany writing desk / bureau plat, C. 1945.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the manner of late 18th-century French design, this elegant and finely proportioned desk exemplifies the neoclassical restraint and symmetry characteristic of the late 18th-centur...
Bronze
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 large central drawer and two smaller side drawers are concealed in the apron. Hardware...
Brass
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H 30.5 in W 51 in D 27.5 in
19th Century French Directoire Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The form of this writing desk or bureau plat is specifically Directoire - a period which took components from the Louis XVI style, such as the Fine fluted legs, while reducing surfac...
Bronze
French Directoire-Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat/Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
An over-sized Louis XVI-style leather-top writing desk on tapered legs ending in brass sabots.
Mahogany
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H 29.5 in W 64 in L 29.5 in
Signed Maison Jansen Leather Top Louis XVI Directoire Writing Desk Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous signed Maison Jansen desk from France. The desk is made of solid walnut and has subtle brass details and wonderful design. The beautiful original leather top has g...
Walnut
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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
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Brass
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureauplat Desk on Tapered Legs
French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Directoire style bureau plat, overall ebonized with parcel-gilt banding, the rectangular writing surface atop a long narrow drawer flanked by two smaller drawers on each side,...
French Directoire Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat writing desk with nicely aged patina.
Brass, Bronze
Directoire Style Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Directoire style leather top inlaid 3-drawer bureau plat with bronze accents.
Directoire-Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Directoire/Napoleon III style desk is composed of one large center and two side dovetailed drawers. The right drawer has a divided back section with an inset tray and a horizont...
Brass
Antique French Directoire Style "Bureau Plat" Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Directoire style "Bureau plat" desk of solid, ebonized walnut with a lustrous French polish finish.
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century French Directoire Mahagony Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
A late 18th century Directoire mahogany bureau plat or writing desk. The rectangular brass banded top set with a finely gold tooled leather writing surface above three frieze drawers...
Brass
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H 30.5 in W 55 in D 31.5 in
French Directoire Neoclassical Green Leather Top Mahogany Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical / Empire style green leather top mahogany bureau plat writing desk with bronze ormolu.
Bronze
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H 30.75 in W 56.75 in D 29.25 in
19th Century French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat with Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat with leather top, 5 drawers with fitted interior and castors.
French 19th Century Directoire Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century Directoire style mahogany bureau plat, circa 1890, features a richly patinated ochre and gilt-tooled leather top over a bank of three paneled drawers, each t...
Brass
#3141 Mahogany Directoire Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany Directoire Bureau Plat with Mahogany Veneers on Drawer Fronts and Finished Back.
Mahogany
FRENCH DIRECTOIRE BUREAU PLAT Circa 1800
Located in London, GB
French Directoire period mahogany bureau plat. Gilt tooled faded green leather top with slides on either side.
Mahogany
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H 31.89 in W 50.6 in D 24.02 in
Italian Late 18th Century Directoire Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Cherrywood
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful Directoire writing desk or bureau plat in cherrywood with ebonized details and very elegant lines.
Cherry
French Directoire Style Bureau Plat
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
1950'S BRASS BANDED MAHOGANY DIRECTOIRE STYLE BUREAU PLAT WITH EXTENDING TOOLED LEATHER INLAID SLIDES ON EACH SIDE-- THE BACK WITH CORRESPONDING FALSE DRAWERS TO THE 3 FUNCTIONING DR...
Mahogany
#3041 Mahogany Directoire Style Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Distinctive Mahogany Directoire Style Bureau Plat with Flame Mahogany Veneers on Drawer Fronts and Finished Back.
Mahogany
Fine French Directoire Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Woodbury, CT
TURNED LEGS WITH BRASS CAPS, 3 DRAWERS AND FAUX DRAWERS ON BACK, GOLD TOOLED DARK BROWN LEATHER TOP
Brass
French Directoire Style Black Lacquered Bureau Plat c1950
Located in London, GB
French Directoire style black lacquered small Bureau Plat with bronze mounts - in the style popularised by the Paris firm of Jansen - and possibly made by them c.1950.
Wood
A 19th Century Bureau Plat in the Directoire Manner
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century century brass inlaid mahogany bureau plat, having a brown leather top concealing two brushing slides on the return sides, above a long and short drawer configurat...
Directoire Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Directoire cherry bureau plat, French or Italian
Wood, Leather
French Directoire Fruitwood Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Directoire Fruitwood desk/bureau plat. It has a single drawer with four compartments, a bottom shelf that is curved to accommodate a chair and tapered legs.
Fruitwood
Directoire Maple Bureau Plat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Turned legs with leather top and single drawer
$3,555
H 26.5 in W 30.75 in D 19.75 in
Diminutive Leather Top Desk with Pull-Out Sides and Bronze Mounts Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
An early Louis XVI style leather top desk with pull-out sides and bronze mounts with a single centre drawer stamped Jansen. Pull outs measure 15.5 x 9 inches each.
Wood
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Singl...
Brass, Metal
French Metal Canopy Bed, King
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Metal Canopy Bed, King Size, with a bronze finish metal canopy frame with a padded upholstered headboard in a neutral linen fabric. The frame with finials, square posts, and r...
Metal
Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and drawers Writing surface revealed by opening up the roll top section Circa 1880 on thi...
Mahogany
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$2,195
H 29.5 in W 32 in D 19 in
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut lady's writing desk features a gold tooled black leather top. A single drawer pulls out from the side using a ...
Bronze
$4,476 / set
H 28.35 in W 33.08 in D 20.08 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Small Desk and Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Cute and stylish Italian midcentury modern desk, with a graceful chair, attributed to Paolo Buffa. This teakwood desk it is a splendid example of the Italian class design of 1950. B...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Desk, Mahogany with Gilt Brass Trims, 1930
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
Antique Regency Escritoire Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Sheraton style escritoire desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1910 period. This is of superb quality, it is a useful and very charming piece...
Leather, Wood
Contemporary Mirror Sea Green Murano Glass Framed, In Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano Sea Green Glass Framed Mirror, in stock Rectangular mirror plate surrounded with undulating glass tiles in sea green color held by brass cabochons. Handcrafted by a team of a...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Bed with Caning
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI painted bed with caning is a splendid example of what some have called 'Paris Country' where a refined style is made more casual primarily by a finish t...
Cane, Walnut
20th Century Wood Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the mid-20th century. Louis XVI style furniture veneered in mahogany and walnut, rich in gilded and chiseled metal decorations. Finished desk for the center ...
Wood
Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Victorian 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian Davenport in burr walnut Such a lovely look to this elegant desk, the patina to the walnut is gorgeous Drawer opens out to reveal writing slope a...
Walnut
French Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface. The meticulously designed structure includes five drawers surrounding a generous k...
Wood
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
Kingwood, Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful 19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk with immaculate new embossed leather writing surface. French Louis XVI bureau plat table desk with five spacious drawers and lovel...
Brass
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.
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