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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
Elegant antique Louis XV Style Veneered lady Bureau Plat / Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Louis XV style ladies bureau plat/desk
Solid beech wood with exotic root veneer
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Rococo Style Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Form and function converge in this exceptional Louis XV-style bureau plat graced with eight elegant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
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 centre table or Bureau plat
Located in Penzance, GB
table or bureau plat is supported on elegant cabriole legs with quality ormolu mounts. The main ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Materials
Ebony
19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French, ormolu mounted Kingwood veneered small ladies bureau
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
French Napoleon III Bureau Plat - Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning and very fine 19th century French Napoleon III bureau plat - writing desk. Masterfully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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 XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
lacquered top. The elegant gilt bronze fittings protect the edges and at the same time accentuate them. The
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Shaped Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
The first thing that really attracted us to this
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks
Materials
Brass
Small 19th Century French Boulle Bureau Plat
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality small late 19th century French Boulle inlaid bureau plat, having an inset leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat, in the manner of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk
In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine marquetry bureau plat, after Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century English Victorian marquetry inlaid bureau plat in the French style
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality, elegant late 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood serpentine shaped bureau
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Royal desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style
flamed birch veneer on solid beech wood with rocaille
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bureau Plat Parquetry Writing Table
Located in London, GB
This is an antique bureau plat parquetry writing table of French manufacture dating from Around
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, After Zweiner
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having wonderful floral
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Large Louis XV Style 19th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
bureau plate. Having an inset leather top, five oak lined drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
with false drawers, on elegant square tapered legs with bronze cuffs and spade feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood
Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
over a two drawer case decorated with bronze ormolu and inlaid marquetry on elegant tapered legs with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
base with a wide knee patch on elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly protruding, profiled
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Petite French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat 19th C
Located in London, GB
bureau plat, circa 1850 in date.
This fantastic bureau plat features an ornate serpentine crossbanded
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Glorious Bureau Plat or Desk in Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
curly, three-legged base with wide knee compartment on elegantly curved square legs in Sabots. Slightly
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
19th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat, After Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Mahogany Bureau plat, after Henry Dasson, having an inset
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880.
In Bois-Satiné
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wood, and ormolu bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by cabriole legs with fine pierced fitted wrap
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry inlaid bureau plat.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important French master ébéniste
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style Bureau Plat in mahogany and marquetry in rosewood frieze.
Beautiful
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
French bureau plat in Louis 15th style after Francois Linke
Solid beechwood and oak. Maple rood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant ladies bureau plat desk in the Louis XV style, rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
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
Famous French Bureau Plat or Desk Napoleon III, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
Famous French bureau plat or desk Napoleon III, circa 1870
In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Mahogany Louis XV Style Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19th century French 'bureau plat' or writing desk, each pedestal with two drawers and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large French Louis XV style bureau plat partners desk from the late 19th century with an old
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
H 31.5 in W 60.24 in D 33.47 in
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted wood bureau plat, Circa 1860 in
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, ormolu, and brass Bureau Plat, signed by Pierre Garnier. The desk is raised by impressive square tapered
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano White
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
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
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
H 32.29 in W 55.12 in D 29.93 in
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné veneer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Barntrup, DE
signature on the side of one drawer. This elegant writing desk is a charming addition to any room
Category
Vintage 1950s European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern bronze and steel writing desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu bureau plat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 28.5 in W 50.75 in D 25.25 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic elegant bureau plat available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every elegant bureau plat was constructed with great care. Find 93 options for an antique or vintage elegant bureau plat now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the elegant bureau plat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An elegant bureau plat made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made elegant bureau plat over the years, but those crafted by John Vesey, Antoine Krieger and Frédéric Schmit are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Elegant Bureau Plat?
Prices for an elegant bureau plat can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,300 and can go as high as $148,500, while the average can fetch as much as $10,054.
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.
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