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Magnificent Grand Bureau / Writing Desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent grand bureau/writing desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke
The desk has an estimated
Category
Late 20th Century French Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 66.93 in W 78.35 in D 45.67 in
Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, industrial, brushed steek desk by Library Bureau Makers circa 1940's features a single
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A smart and useful antique Georgian style writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
1950s British Georgian Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury era Louis XV Rococo style executive writing desk made from mahogany, satinwood
Category
1950s Spanish Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Barntrup, DE
This fine Louis XV-style desk has a leather top framed by bronze borders. The writing desk is
Category
1950s European Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 30 in W 49 in D 25.5 in
French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 69 in D 40 in
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
vintage desk. The desk measures 51 wide x 27 inches deep x 30 tall and has a kneehole of 23 inches. The
Category
1960s American Directoire Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 51 in D 27 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan. The angled fall flap enclosed a fitted
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
H 44 in W 29.5 in D 18 in
French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
H 32.5 in W 73 in D 40 in
Compass Writing Desk Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990
Located in London, GB
The compass desk was designed by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990. One of Pedro
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Cherry
H 43.31 in W 39.38 in D 20.08 in
Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Beautiful library size French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
Great size to this desk perfect for
Category
1970s Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
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
Category
1950s French Louis XVI Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered
Category
1950s French Empire Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Metal
French Bureau Plat Style Italian 3 Drawer Desk, Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
French Bureau Plat style Italian 3 Drawer Desk, Bronze Mounts
Offered for sale is a fine-quality
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has
Category
1960s American Regency Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass
Theodore Alexander French Regency Louis XVI Painted Walnut Writing Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk
By Theodore
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 50 in D 20.25 in
Compás Desk / Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobels, 1990s
Located in Chesham, GB
A cherry wood Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver For Punt Mobels.
Designer - Pedro Miralles Claver
Category
1990s Spanish Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Cherry
H 43.31 in W 39.38 in D 20.87 in
John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern bronze and steel writing desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1950s French Louis XIV Style Desk / Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XIV style desk that is in very good condition. The desk is marked. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
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
1980s American Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 66 in D 29 in
Black Lacquer Desk or Bureau Plat with Inset Green Leather Top - Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant French Style Black Lacquer Desk with Inset Green Leather Top, probably American, circa
Category
1950s Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Desk Bureau Plat in Antique Louis XV Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings in the form of chutes, handmade patinated bronze. Rosewood veneere...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 32.29 in W 56.3 in D 31.89 in
Fine American-Made Leather Top Brass Ormolu Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful American-made desk with age -crackled leather and a nice original ebonized
Category
1980s American Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 67 in D 33.25 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
H 29.6 in W 69 in D 33.63 in
20th Century Swedish Teakwood Writing Table - Vintage Office Desk by David Rosén
By David Rosén
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish writing desk, table or bureau plat designed by David Rosen
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 29 in W 51.5 in D 31.5 in
1970s Bureau, Peter Maly
By Interlübke, Peter Maly
Located in Neuss, NW
Wonderful bureau from the MUTARO line designed in 1979 by Peter Maly for interlübke. Corpus in
Category
1970s German Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Empire style bureau plat, or executive desk, with five dovetailed
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr walnut bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
1950s British Georgian Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful petit-bureau de dame (also known as bonheur de jour or lady's secretary desk). Born in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XV Green Bureau Plat by Baker
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Louis XV green bureau plat by Baker. Leather top, brass trim.
Category
1960s Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Bureau Sophia d'Aldo Cibic Pourr Memphis Milano
By Aldo Cibic
Located in PARIS, FR
Sophia desk by Aldo Cibic for Memphis Milano.
Designed in 1985 for famed Memphis Milano, the desk
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Enamel
Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970
By Stilka
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Multi laminated and lacquered wood bureau. Argentina, circa 1970.
Attributed to Stilka.
Category
1970s Argentine Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Bureau Ico & Luisa Parisi pour Mim Roma, Italie, circa 1958
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bureau ou grande table avec plateau cintré en palissandre, tiroir central, piétement en acier
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Palisander
Midcentury Swedish Louis XV Style Bleached Birch Bureau Plat with Mounts
Located in Wichita, KS
A stunning mid-century Swedish desk in the Louis XV style. Book-matched, bleached birch wood with
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 31.94 in W 79.5 in D 40.25 in
1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 43.75 in W 27.25 in D 16 in
French fruitwood marquetry top writing table, 1950’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular bureau plat in the French Directoire taste. The fruitwood marquetry
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Pierre Cardin desk
By Francesco Bocola, Pierre Cardin
Located in Bruxelles, BE
pierre Cardin himself in his bureau in the Espace Office in Paris.
One of these desk are part of the
Category
1980s European Post-Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Oak, Plywood
H 44.49 in W 32.68 in D 21.26 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
1980s American Louis XV Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark, 1960
Plateau en
Category
1960s Danish Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Rosewood
H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 59.85 in
Italian Brass Desk with Leather Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chic brass bureau plat style desk with red leather insert..... it has been stripped of it's lacquer
Category
1970s Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Desk By John Vesey
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Desk table called “Gerard Philipe” by Jules Wabbes
By Jules Wabbes, Mobilier Universel
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk table called “Gerard Philipe” by Jules Wabbes.
Solid laminated Padouk desk resting on 4 steel
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Padouk
Jacques Hauville, Executive Desk for Bema France 1950
By Jacques Hauville
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Executive blond oak desk by Jacques Hauville, produced by BEMA, France 1950. The design of great
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Desk in the Style of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, 1960s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Very elegant large Art Deco desk, curved on all its faces.
Opening by 4 drawers and resting on
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-Century Teak Chest of Drawers / Writing Desk / Bureau by Meredew
By Meredew
Located in London, GB
Beautiful vintage teak chest of drawers / writing desk / bureau by Meredew. Very compact piece
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
Bronze Mounted Louis XV French Style Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Bronze Mounted Louis XV French Style Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Dimensions : 69" Wide X 38
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Compass Writing Desk Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
The compass desk was designed by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990. He studies at
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Cherry
H 43.31 in W 39.38 in D 20.08 in
Art Deco Walnut English Writing Bureau, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco heavily figured walnut writing bureau in the most wonderful shape. Not
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Shaped Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
The first thing that really attracted us to this
Category
1980s Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Rolltop Desk Bureau, 1960s
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage 1960's Swedish modern teak roll-top desk/bureau. Featuring a roll-up top, extendable desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
desk (see photo). Furniture adorned with chiseled bronze complete with a working key. Bureau that can
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Danish Style Teak Roll Top Cylinder Desk Bureau 1968
Located in Portland, OR
A good Mid Century Modern roll top cylinder desk bureau, circa 1968.
The desk with a locking roll
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
H 39 in W 35.25 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
Jean Prouvé, Bureau "Surveillant" Bois Métal Laqué Et Plateau Formica Noir 50's
By Jean Prouvé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
jean Prouvé (1901-1984, France) : Bureau " Surveillant"
Rare modèle du bureau "surveillant
Category
1950s French Modern Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 30.71 in W 51.19 in D 25.6 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Walnut Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
1960s American French Provincial Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 89.5 in W 46.25 in D 21.5 in
Baker Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk with Mirrored Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Retro Bureau Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
H 90 in W 37.75 in D 19.75 in
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