Maison 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 Stamford, CT
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
H 29.6 in W 69 in D 33.63 in
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer attributed to Maison Jansen.
With
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, 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
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Bronze, Ormolu
H 31 in W 61 in D 36 in
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent stainless steel mahogany writing table, bureau plat, or desk attributed to Maison Jansen
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Steel
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Located in New York, NY
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Maison Jansen Bureau Plat Desk, Mid-Century Modern, French
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Maison Jansen French ebonized Louis XVI style bureau plat. Bronze sabot feet, tapered legs
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Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Bureau Plat, 1950s
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French Maison Jansen Stainless Steel Nickel-Plated Bronze Desk or Bureau Plat
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French Maison Jansen stainless steel nickel-plated bronze mounted leather top desk. This simply
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Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Fine Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Bureau Plat or Desk
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Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
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Signed Maison Jansen Leather Top Louis XVI Directoire Writing Desk Bureau Plat
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Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Style Cartonier
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
connected to a bureau plat with embossed brown leather writing surface, over a frieze fitted with three
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Signed French Directoire Style Ebonized Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
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Hollywood Regency Style Ebonized Desk Maison Jansen
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Located in Stamford, CT
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By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
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Black lacquer with gold
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Signed Maison Jansen Ebonized Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk on Tapered Legs
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Signed Maison Jansen ebonized leather-top bureau plat desk on tapered legs ending in bronze sabots
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Elegant Black Lacquer Writing Table by Maison Jansen, France 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant neoclassical black lacquer "bureau plat" with his black leather top.
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Elegant Black Lacquer Writing Table Desk by Maison Jansen, France, 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Double face neoclassical black lacquer minister bureau plat. Inspired by the Directoire.
Six
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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H 29.53 in W 52.37 in D 28.75 in
Elegant Black Lacquer Desk with Brass Details by Maison Jansen, France, 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Black lacquer bureau plat with three drawers, one original key, brass handles and sabots.
Black
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
A French Louis XV Style Ebonized Bureau Plat in the Manner of Maison Jansen
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A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and ebonized fruitwood bureau plat, finished on four sides
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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1940s Louis XVI Style Writing Table by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
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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
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
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By Maison Jansen
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Ebonized and black lacquered writing desk.
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France, 1940.
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Mahogany and leather inset bureau plat with stenciled boreders and brass pulls.
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French bureau plat
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By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
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14" leg from the ground.
Stamped
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French Ebonized and Gilt Leather Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
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Bureau Plat with a Gilt-Tooled
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Bureau Plat - in the Directoire style, possibly supplied by Maison Jansen
The
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
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Neoclassical Black Lacquer Bureau Plat, France, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
French black lacquer neoclassical bureau plat, circa 1950 attributed to Maison Jansen. Elegant
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Ebonized Louis XVI Desk by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant ebonized "bureau plat" desk with his red leather top and brass details.
Three drawers
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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Maison Jansen Bureau Plat For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal maison jansen bureau plat for your home. Each maison jansen bureau plat for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and animal skin. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer maison jansen bureau plat, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each maison jansen bureau plat bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made maison jansen bureau plat over the years, but those crafted by Maison Jansen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Maison Jansen Bureau Plat?
Prices for a maison jansen bureau plat can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,796 and can go as high as $33,750, while the average can fetch as much as $8,400.
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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