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Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk

Located in Woodbury, CT

This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an

Category

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk

Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk

Located in Woodbury, CT

George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period
Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period

Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous period Georgian bureau desk Wonderful piece of antique Georgian

Category

Antique 1820s Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk

Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal

Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.
English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.

English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.

Located in Reading, Berkshire

18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk

Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1750 early George III period slant front bureau desk. Wood referred to at the time as "Red

Category

Antique 1750s English George III Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak

Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece
Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece

Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece

By Gordon Russell

Located in London, GB

Gordon Russell, c. 1938 Bureau (desk, secretaire) Walnut with brass and chrome fittings

Category

Vintage 1930s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning swedish rococo period bombe

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

Materials

Elm, Yew

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s
20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

walnut, burl, maple, and fruitwood. The bureau desk has three generously sized external drawers and a

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk
Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk

Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Fine quality French antique Victorian kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau/desk having the original

Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Other, Ormolu

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table – a rare and exquisite piece

Category

Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite

Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Georgian Bureau Desk Mahogany Period Antique
Georgian Bureau Desk Mahogany Period Antique

Georgian Bureau Desk Mahogany Period Antique

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Georgian mahogany bureau of small proportions This bureau stands upon shaped bracket feet Period

Category

Vintage 1980s Georgian Desks

Materials

Wood

Georigian Bureau Desk Elm Period Antique
Georigian Bureau Desk Elm Period Antique

Georigian Bureau Desk Elm Period Antique

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Georgian elm bureau This bureau features 3 working drawers and 1 faux top drawer Period Georgian

Category

Vintage 1980s Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950
20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Venetian bureau from the mid-20th century. Furniture finished for the center, carved, veneered, and

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

Located in Potters Bar, GB

George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over

Category

Antique 18th Century George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

Located in Potters Bar, GB

George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over

Category

Antique 18th Century George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers

Located in Potters Bar, GB

George I walnut bureau. This bureau stands upon bracket feet and features an arrangement of 2 over

Category

Antique Early 1800s George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood

Located in Madrid, ES

This is a beautiful Spanish desk from the 18th century, Carlos III era. Made of walnut wood in

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

Materials

Bronze

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Located in Puslinch, ON

: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Price includes restoration

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Arne Wahl Iversen Bureau Desk Danish Mid Century Teak 1960s MCM Scandinavian
Arne Wahl Iversen Bureau Desk Danish Mid Century Teak 1960s MCM Scandinavian

Arne Wahl Iversen Bureau Desk Danish Mid Century Teak 1960s MCM Scandinavian

By Arne Wahl Iversen

Located in London, GB

A gorgeous, rare and super-stylish Mid Century bureau secretaire desk by a top Danish designer in

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

19th Century Wood Antique Spanish Bureau Desk, 1850
19th Century Wood Antique Spanish Bureau Desk, 1850

19th Century Wood Antique Spanish Bureau Desk, 1850

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Antique Spanish bureau from the mid-19th century. Carved mahogany bureau with tall legs, beautiful

Category

Antique 1850s Spanish Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

French bureau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture inlaid with floral decorations

Category

Vintage 1960s French Desks

Materials

Wood

Victorian Bureau Desk Walnut Antique Writing Table 1890
Victorian Bureau Desk Walnut Antique Writing Table 1890

Victorian Bureau Desk Walnut Antique Writing Table 1890

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut bureau writing desk with herring bone crossbanding Circa 1890 The

Category

Vintage 1980s Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720
Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720

Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720

Located in CH

Baroque Bureau Cabinet (Desk) Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720 Walnut burl and fruitwood veneer

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890
French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890

French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Elegant French Empire knee hole desk we date to circa 1890 Wonderful French desk with brass

Category

Antique 1890s Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970
20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970

20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Lombard bureau from the second half of the 20th century. A curved furniture in the Louis XV style

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk
French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk

Located in Swadlincote, GB

A top quality French rosewood brass inlaid desk, with tambour front, you have to pull open the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Leather Top Bureau Desk
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Leather Top Bureau Desk

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Leather Top Bureau Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk By Baker Furniture

Category

Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard
Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard

Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard

By Egon Ostergaard, SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors

Located in Markington, GB

three drawers Desk stands on modern cabriole beech legs, which has a simplistic design, it gently

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid

Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960
20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960

20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Venetian bureau from the second half of the 20th century. Beautifully designed furniture

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment

Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment

Located in Dubai, AE

Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part

Category

Antique 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint
19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint

19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint

Located in Wichita, KS

above. The bureau is comprised of one long, thin drawer above three large drawers. The desk surface

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk

18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk

Located in Madrid, ES

the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, clothing and

Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk
18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk

18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk

Located in Houston, TX

This handsome George III slant-front bureau, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1780), is a

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk

Located in Germantown, MD

A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality

Category

Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century

George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of elm, oak and padouk woods, c.1780

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

COLLECTABLE 1940's ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON BUREAU DESK DRAWERS ORIGINAL RECEIPT
COLLECTABLE 1940's ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON BUREAU DESK DRAWERS ORIGINAL RECEIPT

COLLECTABLE 1940's ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON BUREAU DESK DRAWERS ORIGINAL RECEIPT

By Robert Thompson

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Robert Mouseman Thompson custom made to order, fully restored Writing Bureau over a bank of drawers with

Category

Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber

Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Cassetone Bureau Desk Ebonised Rosewood Bone Rome Baroque Bird Flower Lion Tulip
Cassetone Bureau Desk Ebonised Rosewood Bone Rome Baroque Bird Flower Lion Tulip

Cassetone Bureau Desk Ebonised Rosewood Bone Rome Baroque Bird Flower Lion Tulip

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

into the cassetone as does the top The geometric inlay of the desk is mirrored and held by the

Category

Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Rosewood

19th C. Louis XV Style French Bureau with Sèvres Porcelain, ALIX
19th C. Louis XV Style French Bureau with Sèvres Porcelain, ALIX

19th C. Louis XV Style French Bureau with Sèvres Porcelain, ALIX

Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR

Elegant Louis XV style French bureau desk, made in Paris circa 1850, crafted in fine precious woods

Category

Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk 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 bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.