Louis Xv Lacquer Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Lacquered and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine, French bureau plat or writing table desk. Made in the grand Louis XV taste featuring bronze
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV ebonized black lacquer bronze figural Ormolu Bureau plat writing desk. Item
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30 in W 49 in D 25.5 in
Louis XV Style Desk Bureau Plat Vintage
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage black lacquer bureau plat writing desk. Gilt bronze details. Elaborate figures on four
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Antique Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk, rosewood and Ormulu mounts, raised on cabriole
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted
Category
20th Century 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
Baker Collector's Edition Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Furniture "Collector's edition" bureau plat made of solid mahogany with brass inlay and brass and bronze
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat Baker Collector's Edition Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Furniture "Collector's edition" bureau plat made of solid mahogany with brass inlay and brass and bronze
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 66 in D 29 in
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Three-Drawer
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
Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XV style black lacquered writing table or bureau plat. With three working drawers
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
19th century French kingwood Bureau plat writing desk. Beautiful Louis XV Form. Lacquered Bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent and rare French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized black lacquer Bureau plat or writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 30.71 in
Black Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV style black lacquer Bureau plat
French 19th century Louis XV style black lacquer Bureau
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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Rare Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil by François Linke
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Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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Louis XV Style Desk By Baker Furniture Co. With Bronze Mounts
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Located in Dallas, TX
Fine, French produced Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed with lacquered frame. With original
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Karges Louis XV bureau plat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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Located in Dallas, TX
A sturdy and substantial 19th century French bureau plat, Louis XV style, black lacquer with gilt
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Located in Tarrytown, NY
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Located in Westwood, NJ
French Louis XV ebonized and lacquered red leather top bureau plat with bronze mounts and pulls
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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A Black Lacquered French Louis XV-style Bureau-Plat
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquered French Louis XV-style bureau-plat with three drawers in apron, each having
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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A Louis XV style Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Buchanan, MI
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Louis XV Petit Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Louis XV period, black lacquer petit bureau plat with Chinoiserie decoration and gilt
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Antique Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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Located in Dallas, TX
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By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
an orange lacquered Louis XV reproduction writing desk / bureau plat by Baker Furniture Collector's
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Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Ebonized Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Featuring
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Located in Dallas, TX
a black lacquer Louis XV style bureau plat with brass feet, mounts, hardware, and trim around the
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1940s French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
An early 20th Century Louis XV style black lacquered writing desk. This desk features brass/bronze
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Located in Dallas, TX
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By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
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By Drexel
USA, 1960s
Original antiqued
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H 29.75 in W 53 in D 27 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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Ormolu
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Houston, TX
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Located in Tarrytown, NY
French leather top bureau plat with ormolu mounts. Faux drawers on back side.
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H 30 in W 54 in D 23 in
Louis XV Writing Desk or Vanity Table
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Located in London, Park Royal
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Louis XV Gilt and Lacquer Grand Bureau-Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
reverse.
Refinished condition.
Bureau-plats on each side of desk extend an additional 17.5" each.
7.5
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French Louis XV Style Lacquered Bureau-Plat Attributed To Maison Jansen
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Located in Paris, FR
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Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
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Located in Paris, FR
Ebonized and black lacquered writing desk.
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Three
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Louis XV Style Lacquered and Bronze D'Ore Bureau Plat Circa 1880
Located in Louisville, KY
Louis XV Style Lacquered and Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat, Circa 1880; the serpentine shaped gilt
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A Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
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French Napoleon III, Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A magnificent French Napoleon III, Louis XV style black lacquered bureau plat, circa 1870.
The
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H 30.2 in W 33.8 in D 67.7 in
Large Louis XV Style Bureau Plat with Leather Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV style bureau plat desk in black lacquer with well chased ormolu mounts and sabots
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Large Late 19th Century French Black Lacquered and Brass Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
This is an extremely good quality and super decorative French Louis XV style black lacquered, brass
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 50.99 in L 30.32 in
French Regence Period, Black-Lacquered Flat Desk, circa 1715-1723
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
softening that announces the Louis XV period.
A rare and decorative all sides pear-black-lacquered flat
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French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Pasadena, CA
This antique bureau plat was designed and handcrafted in France in the luxe style of Louis XV. Its
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Baker Collector's Edition Louis XV Bureau Plat / Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XV bureau plat / writing desk by Baker Furniture. A black lacquered beauty from the
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Small Louis XV style black lacquered Desk.
By Pierre Gouffe
Located in Charleston, SC
French Bureau plat in black lacquered wood opening by three drawers and two writing slides on its
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
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Louis Xv Lacquer Bureau Plat For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the louis xv lacquer bureau plat you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each louis xv lacquer bureau plat for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bronze. Your living room may not be complete without a louis xv lacquer bureau plat — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A louis xv lacquer bureau plat is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made louis xv lacquer bureau plat has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company and Maison Jansen are consistently popular.
How Much is a Louis Xv Lacquer Bureau Plat?
The average selling price for a louis xv lacquer bureau plat at 1stDibs is $6,350, while they’re typically $2,450 on the low end and $24,700 for the highest priced.
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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