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Jansen Bureau Plat

Maison-Jansen Attributed French Leather, Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French leather top bureau plat desk with pull-out slides. The table extends 12.5" on each
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Tortoise wood Louis XVI style Maison Jansen partners desk or bureau plat. The finest of quality and
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Recent Sales

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. Bronze mounted with two
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A handsome French writing desk with five drawers and two pull-out extensions. Gilt and ebonized wood, with faux bamboo legs and brass hardware. The top wears its original embossed le...
Category

Vintage 1940s French Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
H 30.5 in W 46 in D 24 in
20th Century Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous black lacquered and ormolu mounted bureau plat, attributed to Maison Jansen. A chic
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

20th Century Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
20th Century Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
H 30.32 in W 40.56 in D 23.63 in
Maison Jansen Bureau Plat Desk, Mid-Century Modern, French
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Maison Jansen French ebonized Louis XVI style bureau plat. Bronze sabot feet, tapered legs
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

An Ebonised Bureau Plat Attributed to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
An mid-20th century ebonised bureau plat of small proportions with Morocco leather writing surface
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

An Ebonised Bureau Plat Attributed to Jansen
An Ebonised Bureau Plat Attributed to Jansen
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
Louis XVI Style Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI style bronze-mounted bureau plat. This wonderfully bronze-mounted and ebonized desk
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Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Desks

Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Bureau Plat, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
sleek rectangular bureau plat shape, fluted feet with brass sabots, rich gilt bronze decorations, this
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Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Ebonised Bureau Plat Stamped Jansen
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century ebonised bureau plat with tan leather writing surface and bronze mounts, all
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ebonised Bureau Plat Stamped Jansen
Ebonised Bureau Plat Stamped Jansen
H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 25.99 in
French Maison Jansen Stainless Steel Nickel-Plated Bronze Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
(lots 48-94) A French ormolu-mounted steel bureau plat Second half 20th century Price realised USD
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Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Spectacular Fully Refurbished Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau
Category

Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks

Fine Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat or Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional mid-20th century Maison Jansen attributed French Louis XVI style bureau plat or desk
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nicely proportioned Louis XVI-style writing desk by Jansen, circa 1940, in black lacquer with
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
H 29 in W 55 in D 24 in
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style ormolu mounted ebonized bureau plat having gilt tooled leather top. In the manner
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Leather

Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
H 29 in W 40.5 in D 26.5 in
Ebonised and Brass Mounted French Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid-20th century French ebonized and brass-mounted bureau plat of the style and quality
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ebonised and Brass Mounted French Bureau Plat
Ebonised and Brass Mounted French Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 66.93 in L 29.53 in
Ebonized Leather Top Bureau Plat Stamped JANSEN
Located in Manhasset, NY
ending in capped feet. Stamped JANSEN.
Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
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Vintage 1950s French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk, circa 1940
By Maison Jansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A very nice Louis XVI Style bureau plat in matte ebonized wood, with brass trim and mounts
Category

Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

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
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Ebonized Bureau Plat Attributed to Jansen
Located in Essex, MA
With beautiful brown leather inset top with fine gold tooling surrounded by an ebonized and bronze border, over a central drawer flanked by two pairs of drawers, the back with false ...
Category

Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

"Bureau Plat" desk in ebonized wood with gilt brass mounts and embossed leather
By Maison Jansen
Located in Madrid, España
"Bureau Plat" desk in ebonized wood with gilt brass mounts and embossed leather top - Atr. Maison
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality 19th Century Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality 19th century French Louis XV bureau plat. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Original leather
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Jansen Stamped Etched Mirror with Ebony Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Amazing Ebony Painted Louis XVI Style Desk with etched mirror Desk - Bureau Plat. Stamped Jansen
Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks

Materials

Mirror

Jansen Stamped Etched Mirror with Ebony Desk
Jansen Stamped Etched Mirror with Ebony Desk
H 31.25 in W 47.25 in D 27.75 in
Russian Neoclassical Style Mahogany Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Attractive Russian Neoclassical style mahogany bureau plat by Jansen, circa 1940s, the embossed
Category

Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Jansen Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Handsome mahogany bureau plat with white leather top with Greek key hold embossed edge design
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Leather

Jansen Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat
Jansen Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat
H 29.5 in W 67 in D 33.5 in
Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Cartonnier with Lighted Sconces
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed Louis XVI style bureau plat desk with side cabinet by Maison Jansen
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mahogany Maison Jansen Louis XVI Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Louis XVI style leather top desk with three drawers and two slide out extensions
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Elegant "Bureau Plat" with His Green Leather Top by Maison Jansen, France, 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant double -side "bureau plat"with his original green leather top. Black lacquer with gold
Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Palisander

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk, Bronze Doré
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A French Louis XV style ebony and ormelu bureau plat. The desk is raised on elegant cabriole legs
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Black Lacquer and Brass French Style Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Lacquered French Style Bureau Plat or Desk, probably American, circa 1950s. It has
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Vintage 1950s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Signed Maison Jansen Ebonized Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Signed Maison Jansen ebonized leather-top bureau plat desk on tapered legs ending in bronze sabots
Category

20th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

A French Louis XV Style Ebonized Bureau Plat in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and ebonized fruitwood bureau plat, finished on four sides
Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Large Scale French Maison Jansen Style Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine large scale French Maison Jansen style black lacquered bureau plat desk. Nice green
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Steel and gilded bronze bureau plat with glass plateau. Ball claw foot detail, lower cross
Category

Vintage 1960s French Tables

Materials

Steel

Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
H 29.5 in W 69.5 in D 34 in
Jansen Mahogany Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Jansen mahogany bureau plat with inset leather top over three shaped drawers. Circa 1910.
Category

Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Jansen Mahogany Bureau Plat
Jansen Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 30 in W 62.5 in D 33 in
Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
Ebonized and black lacquered writing desk. Ormolu mounts and cabochon to the corners. Three drawers. One front with simulated drawers. Black inset leather top, France, 1940.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
H 30.71 in W 70.08 in D 33.47 in
Mahogany And Inset Leather Paneled Bureau Plat By "Jansen"
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany and leather inset bureau plat with stenciled boreders and brass pulls.
Category

French Desks and Writing Tables

French Louis XV Style Lacquered Bureau-Plat Attributed To Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
French black lacquered Louis XV style bureau-plat with three drawers, decorated with Oriental
Category

Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Signed Jansen Ebonized and Mirrored Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized and Mirrored Bureau Plat with Drawers to Front and Mirrored Back, Signed Jansen, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Directiore Style Ormolu Mounted Birch Bureau Plat, By Jansen
Located in Riverdale, NY
, Stamped JANSEN
Category

Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Mirrored Bureau Plat, by Jansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
and ormolu rosettes. Stamped JANSEN on drawer.
Category

20th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood, Mirror, Leather

A Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Bureau Plat, by Jansen
Located in Riverdale, NY
the rectangular moulded top inset with a gilt-tooled green leather surface above a conforming paneled frieze fitted with three drawers on chamfered square tapering legs with bronze feet
Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables

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Jansen Bureau Plat For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the jansen bureau plat you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A jansen bureau plat — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect jansen bureau plat — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A jansen bureau plat is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful jansen bureau plat that is worth considering.

How Much is a Jansen Bureau Plat?

A jansen bureau plat can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $9,150, while the lowest priced sells for $2,796 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.

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.