Italian Bureau Plat
French Bureau Plat Style Italian 3 Drawer Desk, Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
French Bureau Plat style Italian 3 Drawer Desk, Bronze Mounts
Offered for sale is a fine-quality
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Late 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Renaissance Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance walnut desk ~ Bureau plat was found along the southern coast of France
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat. Item
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 59.5 in D 32.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bureau Plat - After a model by Joseph Baumhauer (died 1772) - Attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 31.25 in W 78.5 in D 35.5 in
Antique Italian Patch Burl Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hand-made Italian bombe burl bureau plat (writing desk) in the style of Louis XV. Patch olive and
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
Italian Brass Desk with Leather Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chic brass bureau plat style desk with red leather insert..... it has been stripped of it's lacquer
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Vintage Green Teal Cherry Brass Dining Table Italy 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table or writing desk or bureau plat very similar to Ico Parisi
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 30.32 in W 74.81 in D 35.44 in
Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare small Bureau Plat, the frieze containing one drawer, finished all around and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Maltese Baroque Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Olive
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
A very fine bureau plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock.
After a model by C.C. Saunier.
English made, in the Louis XVth taste, constructed in kingwood, with purpleheart cr...
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Ornate Letter Rack, Italian, Gilt Stationery Stand, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate letter rack. An Italian, gilt metal stationery stand or desk tidy, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Striking Continental taste with classic...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Large Antique Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality large leather top writing table by Taylor & Sons, Brompton Road, London, having three leather inserts each decorated with Greek key tooling, above an arran...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ebonized Contemporary Desk in Wood, Chrome, Glass Top, 21st-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Ebonized Contemporary desk in wood, chrome, glass top, 21st-century.
Offered for sale is a contemporary ebonized wood and chrome desk with a white glass top. The desk has a floati...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage French Carved Oak Renaissance Revival Dining Table Library Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: W 78.2" / D 34.2" / H 31"
Timeless Vintage French Renaissance Revival Dining Table or Library Desk with gorgeous carvings and patina. This full of character Henri II Sty...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French neoclassical style writing desk with leather top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved wood. Leather top. 31" h x 51 1/4" w x 28" d.
Condition
Scratches. Paint loss. Stains to leather. Minor dents in edges.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Palatial French Ormolu-Mounted Sevres Porcelain Hand-Painted Vase and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A palatial french ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain hand-painted vase and cover, circa 1838.
This monumental Sevres porcelain vase stands 56" high, and is beautifully hand-painted w...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lombardy style center table in walnut with four curved legs and ebony profiles. Wonderful modern line, clean and elegant.
Stylish for a small entry table or writing desk.
Measures: ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofa Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of brilliant doré bronze and fine brocatelle marble, this wonderful Napoleon III-period inkwell is as functional as it is beautiful. In a style reminiscent of Louis XV Rococo...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Figural Griffin Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid walnut Renaissance Revival trestle table which features carved trestle ends depicting griffins with female busts, northwind faces, shields, crowns and floral drapes, united by ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Console Tables
H 31 in W 67 in D 32 in L 31 in
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk and perfect for your office. The desk measures 50 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall and is in good condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central drawer can be locked. This piece sits atop curvy cabriole legs and looks great from ever...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Neoclassical Silvered Muses Centerpiece in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century neoclassical style silver-plated figural centerpiece, in the manner of Christofle and a design by Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912). The circular or...
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
H 11.75 in W 12.13 in D 11.5 in
Mid-19th Century Rustic Country French Farm Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-19th Century Rustic Country French Farm table was hand-hewn from thick, solid planks of old-growth oak, and features massive turned legs on each corner supporting the apron, deco...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial carved beach and walnut bureau plat or writing table with a slightly antiqued and distressed finish, serpentine molded edge top, three molded edge serpentine front ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks and Wri...
Materials
Wood
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Italian bureau plat, possibly Genoese
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular leather-lined top with moulded edge above a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, the reverse with simulated drawers, the sides mounted with a classical male beard...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Louis XVI walnut bureau plat with three drawers, having carved rosette and swag decoration
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A kingwood marquetry Louis XV bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and cabriole legs, ending in gilt
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Firenze, IT
A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk.
The desk in solid walnut wood features a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
Large Italian Bureau Plat-style Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully proportioned large mid 20th century Louis XVI-style bureau plat desk.
Category
20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Red leather top, three-drawer 1950s Italian bureau plat with gilt bronze accents.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Venetian Neoclassical Bureau Plat or Desk, Late 18th Century
Located in CH
A late 18th century Italian Venetian neoclassical carved and inlaid walnut bureau plat.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Napoleon Italian Rosewood 5 Drawers Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Carimate, Como
A very good quality Italian 20th century Napoleon 3 / Louis XVI style rosewood bureau plat writing
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.5 in W 78.75 in D 35.44 in
Fancy Antique Italian Marquetry Bureau Plat w/Ormolu Trim as-is
Located in Chicago, IL
A spectacular antique Italian marquetry Louis XV style bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Louis XV Kingwood and Inlaid Marquetry Bureau Plat Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk.
Italy, circa Late
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.75 in W 56.25 in D 32.5 in
Northern Italian Biedermeier Double-Sided Desk or Bureau Plat, c. 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant early 19th century northern Italian Biedermeier desk or bureau plat of solid mahogany frame
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
One of a kind Bureau Plat
Located in Firenze, IT
Austria and Italy, 18th century
The talents of Austrian master artisans, at the time of Marie
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Boulle Style Bureau de Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely Louis XV Boulle style Bureau de Plat.
This is a desk or Bureau de Plat in
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Vintage Floral Marquetry Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a very impressive Louis XV Revival walnut and floral marquetry bureau plat, dating from the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Italian Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
Italy, Circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 31.25 in W 51.25 in D 26.5 in
Bureau Plat Desk, Ebony Desk with Bronze Applications
Located in Roma, IT
This bureau plat desk is a purple ebony desk, adorned with splendid bronze applications, and
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Pietre Dure Bureau Plat by Gros
By Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros
Located in New Orleans, LA
Embodying luxury and masterful craftsmanship, this incredible Napoleon III-period bureau plat an
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, French
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted marquetry burr walnut, bureau plat or centre table
Category
Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Ebonized Louis XV style Bureau Plat with Dore Bronze Ormolu
Located in Danville, CA
Lovely Louis XV style Bureau Plat with Dore Bronze Ormolu made in Italy for S. Cavallo, NY.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Walnut and Marquetry Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
plat circa 1880 in date.
This fantastic bureau plat features a shaped top with ornate foliate and
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 24.81 in
20th Century French Louis XV Carved Leather Top Marquetry & Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
perimeter. The bureau plat is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina and dressed with exquisite
Category
Early 2000s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 32 in W 69 in D 30 in
Italian Writing Table Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large carved solid oak bureau plat or desk with one drawer. Wood has a cerused finish.
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
NeoClassical Desk with Brushed Steel and Brass Curule Base
Located in Danville, CA
Bureau Plat on Brushed Steel and brass Curule base in the style of Maison Jansen. The drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Brass
Antique French Marquetry Centre Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted marquetry rosewood and burr walnut bureau plat or
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Italian Olivewood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century olivewood desk with three drawers.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
Ladies desk or dressing table, dove gray painted finish with gold decoration, one drawer in the scalloped apron, hoof foot beneath curved and molded X stretchers with a carved diamon...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Rococo Style Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo revival style bureau plat or desk, in the turn of the century manner, richly
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century Italian Louis XV-Style Burl Wood Bureau Plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Louis XV-style Italian Mid-Century three-drawer bureau plat or writing desk with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Marquetry Bureau Plat in the Style of Giuseppe Maggiolini, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Neoclassical style freestanding writing table or bureau plat, in the manner of Giuseppe
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass
H 31 in W 40.25 in D 19.5 in
Bureau Plat à TêTes De Guerriers Antiques
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘Bureau Plat à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques‘, an important Regence style gilt bronze-mounted
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of G. Maggiolini
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Berlin, DE
A freestanding writing table or bureau plat veneered in marquetry of fruitwood, walnut and other
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
Antique French Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
bureau plat or centre table, circa 1860 in date.
This fabulous table features beautiful marquetry
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Northern Italian Burlwood Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau plat, having patchwork veneers of burled olivewood, framed in banding, its shaped desk top
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive
Italian Rococo Burl & Walnut Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo style (late 19th Century) burl & walnut parquetry bureau plat / writing desk a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Writing Table Neapolitan Rosewood Center Desk
Located in Milan, IT
18th century Italian Louis XV rosewood and Bois de Rose bureau-plat, an exclusive Neapolitan
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 32.29 in W 51.97 in D 23.63 in
Superb French 18th Century Kingwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Desk, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Superb quality French 18th century Louis XV, gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood bureau plat.
The shaped
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Antique 1740s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Very Large Demilune Blond Burlwood Executive Partners Desk
Located in New York City, NY
level of elegance and can be used for a home study, an office boardroom, a bedroom bureau plat, a
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Italian bureau plat
Located in London, GB
A large early 19th century Italian bureau plat with two drawers and inlaid decoration.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Bureau Plat
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Good sized bureau plat with ormolu mounts, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
ITALIAN BUREAU PLAT IN PERSIMMON LAQUER
Located in Natchez, MS
painted and gilt bureau plat with persimmon laquer. The photos read more orangey red but true color
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
An Italian Oval Bureau Plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Unusual 19th Century Italian Bureau Plat with Black Tooled Leather Writing Surface and Pull-out
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Ebonised bureau plat
Located in London, GB
A large ebonised 1930s Italian bureau plat with gilt brass mounts and an old leather lined top.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Italian Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Louis XV bureau plat with tooled leather top and bronze mounts of kingwood veneer.
This
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Painted Bureau Plat
Located in Tacoma, WA
Late 18th century Northern Italian painted bureau plat in orginal paint work. Faux marbre painted
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables
A Neoclassic Parquetry Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
The whole having Rosewood and exotic wood parquetry, the top above a hidden leather writing slide with one central drawer flanked by two stacked drawers all with brass escutcheons al...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks
Studded Campaign Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Very attractive.
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV style bureau plat desk.
Located in Seattle, WA
Louis XV style bureau plat desk. Kingwood veneer, Ormolu mounted, with a leather top. Fine
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
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
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Antique 1790s Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
H 31.89 in W 50.6 in D 24.02 in
Louis XV Style Parquetry Bureau Plat with Bronze Ormolu -"Saturday Sale"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
protective top. Inlaid bronze and bronze gilded decorative ormolu detail in a classical form. Made in Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Burlwood Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Italian Burlwood Bureau Plat/desk. Desk caramel/fresh tobacco color wood, curved lines
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Unique Mid-Century Modern, Handcrafted Italian Writing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
table or bureau plat is a masterful handcrafted unique desk.
Most likely a cabinet maker's masterpiece
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Eighteenth century, roccoco style desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Lacquer dark green,and giltwood.< bureau plat >.
new leather top.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Directoire Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Directoire cherry bureau plat, French or Italian
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
18th Century French Transitional Cylinder Desk / Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
18th & 19th century the French Louis XV & XVI bureau plat, a flat top desk with three horizontal
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Bureau Plat
Located in Armadale, Victoria
An extremely fine and rare 19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Bureau Plat. The tooled black leather
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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Italian Bureau Plat For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Italian bureau plat available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every Italian bureau plat was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Italian bureau plat, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Italian bureau plat bearing Louis XV, Neoclassical or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is an Italian Bureau Plat?
Prices for an Italian bureau plat start at $2,450 and top out at $60,000 with the average selling for $6,063.
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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