$23,000
H 29.6 in W 69 in D 33.63 in
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
Wood
$502,500
H 31 in W 61 in D 36 in
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the
Bronze, Ormolu
$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
Bronze
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
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...
Brass
20th Century Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous black lacquered and ormolu mounted bureau plat, attributed to Maison Jansen. A chic
Ormolu
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
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
Brass
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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H 29.93 in W 59.06 in D 29.93 in
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
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
Wood
Sold
H 30.5 in W 63 in L 30.5 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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H 30.5 in W 48.5 in D 25.5 in
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
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H 30.5 in W 78.75 in D 39.25 in
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
Brass
Sold
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
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
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
Leather
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
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
Brass
Ebonized Leather Top Bureau Plat Stamped JANSEN
Located in Manhasset, NY
ending in capped feet. Stamped JANSEN.
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
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
Wood, Leather
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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
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 ...
Wood
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H 27.96 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
"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
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
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
Mirror
Russian Neoclassical Style Mahogany Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Attractive Russian Neoclassical style mahogany bureau plat by Jansen, circa 1940s, the embossed
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
Leather
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
Brass
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H 56.25 in W 57 in D 25 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
Gold Leaf
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H 29.5 in W 64 in D 38 in
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
Brass
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H 29.14 in W 44.1 in D 20.48 in
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
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
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
Metal, Brass
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H 29.5 in W 59 in D 31 in
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
Bronze
Sold
H 31.5 in W 64 in D 30 in
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
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
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
Steel
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.
Bronze
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.
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.
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H 29.53 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
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
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
Brass
A Directiore Style Ormolu Mounted Birch Bureau Plat, By Jansen
Located in Riverdale, NY
, Stamped JANSEN
Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Mirrored Bureau Plat, by Jansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
and ormolu rosettes. Stamped JANSEN on drawer.
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
Ford Aircraft Model Trimotor in Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Trimotor aircraft model Ford handcrafted in aluminum. Manufactured between 1926 and 1933 by Ford's own factory. Wingspan: 102cm.
Aluminum
$20,173
H 44.49 in W 64.97 in D 98.43 in
EXQUISITE LiMITED EDITION RALPH LAUREN MODERN METROPOLIS BROWN LEATHER BED FRAME
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this handmade in America, Ralph Lauren Modern Metropolis UK Queen size bed with Macassar Eboy frame and full...
Leather, Wood
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
Porcelain
Pair of Empire-Style Marble Top Gold Gilt & Painted Pedestals
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pair of Italian Empire-style gilt and painted pedestals topped with Kastoria Red Marble from Greece, circa 1960. In very good vintage condition having polished marble and solid frame...
Marble
Cast Brass Curtain Tiebacks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Intricate Victorian cast brass tiebacks. Can also be used as hooks.
Brass
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 54.5 in W 36.5 in D 3 in
French Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting of Pasture Scene
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV style trumeau mirror combines the elegance of neoclassical design with the warmth of pastoral art. The mirror features a rectangular frame with refined...
Mirror, Wood
$2,800 / set
H 7 in W 7 in D 6 in
Group of Wedgwood Jasperware Pottery Vase Dish Bowl & Box in Blue Green & Black
By Wedgewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large grouping of 15 Pieces of Wedgwood Jasperware. All collected by original owner during the mid 20th century. Actual dates on individual pieces are not known. Various markings o...
Ceramic
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$28,000
H 95 in W 81 in D 43 in
English Chippendale Painted & Gilt Stenciling Marriage Bed with Orig. Silk, 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale hand painted and gilded marriage bed with original silk and bell flower coverings, central gilt carved shell cornice, flanking gilt carved acanthus corners, folia...
Gesso, Silk, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Set of 12 Coalport Cobalt Blue & French Enamel Dinner Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A beautiful set of 12 Coalport dinner plates with subtly shaped rims and acid-etched gold borders. The distinctive deep blue enamel ground is contrasted with white "French Enamel" e...
Paste, Porcelain
$49,850Sale Price|47% Off
H 103 in W 163 in D 0.13 in
Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Figural Tapestry "A Royal Courtship"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large flemish 17th-18th century Baroque figural tapestry "A Royal Courtship" depicting an allegorical courting scene of a young princess meeting her prince at the watchful...
Wool
$2,020
H 0.99 in Dm 9.65 in
Piero Fornasetti, Vintage Plate from the Series of Church Domes Cupole d'Italia
By Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Decorated porcelain Plate number 5 from the series Cupole d’Italia: Cupola di San Lorenzo a Torino. Each plate with a different dome of an Italian church seen from the inside named...
Porcelain
Louis XV Reed & Barton Silver Flatware Set
By Reed & Barton
Located in Queens, NY
French "Francis 1st pattern" 1920s sterling silver flatware dinner service set for 18 with a rococo floral design in a mahogany case. 250 pieces. (REED & BARTON)
Sterling Silver, Brass
$5,217 / set
H 56.3 in W 24.81 in D 18.51 in
Gold Giltwood Occasional Table with Mirror Top and Cherub Putti Swing circa 1920
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1920s gold giltwood gesso occasional table with mirror top and putti on swing base A lovely piece, this commands attention in ...
Mirror, Giltwood
$11,825
H 40 in W 26 in D 24 in
English Black Lacquer Pagoda Armchair in the Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in London, GB
An armchair in the ‘Chinese Chippendale’ manner. The design for the frame of this chair is drawn from Plate XXVII in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Dire...
Wood, Lacquer
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.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.