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18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped
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Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Writing Bureau

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Mahogany

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and petite antique Arts & Crafts period writing bureau in oak. This was made in England
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1880s British Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 8.67 in
English Painted Writing Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English painted oak writing bureau with a nice fitted interior. 1780. Height to
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18th Century English George III Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

Antique English Painted Writing Bureau
English Painted Writing Bureau
H 39 in W 34.5 in D 19 in
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French ormolu mounted escritoire writing bureau, dating from around
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1890s British Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country home writing bureau in folk art from northern Sweden. The bureau is from around 1820 to
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Writing Bureau

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Pine

Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing bureau with ornately hand carved claw & ball feet. This has to be the best looking bureau I
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Writing Bureau

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Oak

EXQUISITE EARLY GEORGIAN CIRCA 1760 WRITING BUREAU DESK WiTH GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
English circa 1760 Oak writing bureau with green leather writing surface Please note the delivery fee
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1760s English Georgian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Leather, Oak

Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
An impressive piece recently purchased from a local family that had it for many years and had inherited it from their grandparents. With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowe...
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1740s Italian Baroque Antique Writing Bureau

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Bone, Walnut

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Writing Bureau

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Maple

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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18th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Metal

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Bureau 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Dainty Victorian ladies writing desk in burr walnut Top opens out to reveal writing area with
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1840s Victorian Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

Sheraton Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau - Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3169 Exceptional Sheraton revival - Edwardian rosewood bureau - writing table, having original
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Writing Bureau

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Rosewood

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
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk just like this one and indeed this Bureau
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

Antique French Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an attractive antique French ormolu mounted Gonçalo Alves and wood bureau plat, dating from
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1860s Antique Writing Bureau

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Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Wood, Beech

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

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
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry, ormolu mounted bureau plat
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk In
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table – a rare and exquisite piece
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18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

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Wood

19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century Louis XVI style French writing table or desk, known as a "bureau plat”. It has a
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

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Ormolu

18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Boxwood, Walnut

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date. The
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1870s French Empire Antique Writing Bureau

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Ormolu

19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
frame with slightly recessed and elevated knee compartment. Protruding, profiled and curved writing
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Wood

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of
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19th Century English Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with Kingwood marquetry decorative motifs. Gilt bronze mounts decorate The edge and gilt masks embellish each corner....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Beech

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné veneer
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19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Leather Top Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French writing desk beautifully finished in walnut, leather and inlaid burlwood veneer, is a
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

Bureau Plat
Located in London, England
French walnut bureau plat with aged leather top and gilded brass mounts. France circa 1880.
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1880s French French Provincial Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

Bureau Plat
Bureau Plat
H 27.96 in W 53.15 in D 27.17 in
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt bronze oversized fittings A very decorative and collectible desk in period lightl...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Bureau

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Bronze

Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Writing Bureau

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Oak

Small Oak Bureau
Small Oak Bureau
H 33.5 in W 27 in D 18 in
Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine and rare burr veneer bureau with the most wonderful colour and patina. Circa 1730.
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Early 18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

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Wood

Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau
Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau
H 42.52 in W 37.01 in D 19.69 in
George I Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality early 18th century George I walnut bureau, having a fall front opening
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Early 18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

George I Walnut Bureau
George I Walnut Bureau
H 39.38 in W 38.98 in D 21.26 in
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Located in Milano, IT
Rare solid wood desk dating from the early 1700s, fine French manufacture. The bureau is very
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1890s French French Provincial Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
H 41.34 in W 56.3 in D 19.3 in
Regence Style Bureau Plat
Located in Cheshire, GB
A Fine Regence Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle, inlaid all over with
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Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

Regence Style Bureau Plat
Regence Style Bureau Plat
H 30.5 in W 61 in D 31.5 in
French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A French kingwood bureau plat late 19th/early 20th century in Louis XV style, with applied gilt
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19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Kingwood

French Kingwood Bureau Plat
French Kingwood Bureau Plat
H 31.5 in W 73.23 in D 38.98 in
Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A striking Victorian satinwood bureau plat, of shaped rectangular form inset with the original oval
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1850s English Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Satinwood

Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
H 30 in W 62.75 in D 35 in
Elegant bureau, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany bureau with writing surface. Spacious opening drawer, lockable with a key. Drawers for
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Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

Elegant bureau, late 19th century.
Elegant bureau, late 19th century.
H 42.92 in W 36.23 in D 22.05 in
Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small ebonized bureau plat from the later 19th century with red leather-covered writing surfaces
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Late 19th Century European Antique Writing Bureau

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Leather

Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
H 31.11 in W 50.99 in D 24.41 in
19th Century Bureau De Dame
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
19th Century French Bureau De Dame in good condition with brass gallery to the top and decorative
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1890s Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

19th Century Bureau De Dame
19th Century Bureau De Dame
H 36.03 in W 28.75 in D 17.72 in
Walnut bureau, France, ca. 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Walnut bureau, France, ca. 1860. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Dimensions: height 130 cm
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Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

Walnut bureau, France, ca. 1860.
Walnut bureau, France, ca. 1860.
H 51.19 in W 47.25 in D 25.6 in
19th Century French Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century French bureau plat featuring beautifully veneered wood surface and black leather top
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19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

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Leather, Wood

19th Century French Bureau Plat
19th Century French Bureau Plat
H 29.93 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Bureau

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Mahogany

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Ormolu

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
H 28.25 in W 64.5 in D 28.75 in
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
writing desk, or bureau plat, is a stunning 19th century example of this treasured decorative art
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
Sheraton revival satinwood and rosewood crossbanded cylinder bureau, the raised three-quarter
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Late 19th Century British Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Satinwood

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality. The
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18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
H 41.74 in W 48.43 in D 25.6 in
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer fronts with contrasting veneer.
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
H 29.75 in W 36.5 in D 22 in
A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century French bureau plat of good scale, in mahogany with kingwood veneer
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

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Brass

A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat
A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat
H 29.14 in W 52.37 in D 26.78 in
19th Century French Bureau De Dame
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century French gilt metal mounted marquetry bombé bureau de dame
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19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

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Rosewood

19th Century French Bureau De Dame
19th Century French Bureau De Dame
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 18.51 in
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV bureau plat, France, 18th-19th century. The bureau plat is decorated with beautiful
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

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Rosewood

18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 28.35 in
19th Century French Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Beautiful 19th Century French Walnut Bureau Plat or Writing Table. This lovely writing table is
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19th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Bureau Plat
19th Century French Walnut Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 55.12 in D 29.93 in
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910. Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Writing Bureau

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Walnut

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
H 44.49 in W 46.86 in D 24.81 in
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame. This richly decorated
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19th Century English Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ormolu

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
H 40.56 in W 31.5 in D 22.45 in
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet
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19th Century Austrian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Enamel

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
H 77.17 in W 40.56 in D 25.99 in
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Antique Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique writing bureau you’re looking for. Each antique writing bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. There are many kinds of the antique writing bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing bureau, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique writing bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Paul Sormani and Maison Kriéger produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Writing Bureau?

The average selling price for an antique writing bureau at 1stDibs is $6,878, while they’re typically $347 on the low end and $1,733,426 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Writing Bureau
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.