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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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Leather, Wood
Oak Writing Bureau by Didier Rozaffy for Oscar
By Didier Rozaffy
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Oak Writing Bureau by Didier Rozaffy for Oscar
Category
1950s Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Plywood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Teak
H 44 in W 29.5 in D 18 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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Steel
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Teak
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
H 66.93 in W 78.35 in D 45.67 in
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
H 42.92 in W 28.35 in D 12.6 in
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 Retro Writing Bureau
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
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Retro Writing Bureau
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
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1960s American Directoire Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 51 in D 27 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 with three large dovetailed drawers in the frieze and long tapered cabriole legs. Fea...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Retro Writing Bureau
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 Miralles last designs before his untimely death in 1993. His contribution to Spain’s ...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood, Cherry
H 43.31 in W 39.38 in D 20.08 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
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1970s German Retro Writing Bureau
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
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bureau Sophia d'Aldo Cibic Pourr Memphis Milano
By Aldo Cibic
Located in PARIS, FR
includes a three column leg in black lacquered wood. A glorious example of post-modern design.
Bureau
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Late 20th Century Italian Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Enamel
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass, Metal
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 Writing Bureau
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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Palisander
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 43.75 in W 27.25 in D 16 in
Midcentury Swedish Louis XV Style Bleached Birch Bureau Plat with Mounts
Located in Wichita, KS
original brass hardware and mounts. This large bureau plat has three deep drawers that move easily. A
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Louis XV Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
H 31.94 in W 79.5 in D 40.25 in
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
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1960s American Regency Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
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
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1990s Spanish Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Cherry
H 43.31 in W 39.38 in D 20.87 in
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 and 1960's
Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthale...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 50 in D 20.25 in
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark, 1960
Plateau en
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1960s Danish Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Rosewood
H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 59.85 in
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 66 in D 29 in
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 antique hardware is gilt bronze and not original. The turquoise top has an antique glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
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 1950s. It has recently been refinished in black leather. The inset leather top is a bea...
Category
1950s Retro Writing Bureau
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 Writing Bureau
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 frame and gold pinstriping with brass ormolu. Measures 67 wide x 30 tall x 33.25 deep...
Category
1980s American Louis XV Retro Writing Bureau
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 Writing Bureau
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 29 in W 51.5 in D 31.5 in
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Desk table called “Gerard Philipe” by Jules Wabbes
By Mobilier Universel, Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
decided to name the piece of furniture “bureau Gerard Philipe”.
Accompanied by the certificate of
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Padouk
Jacques Hauville, Executive Desk for Bema France 1950
By Jacques Hauville
Located in Catonvielle, FR
(1945-1955). He created BEMA (Bureau d'Etudes Modernes Appliquées à l'habitation) and produced furniture
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Desk in the Style of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, 1960s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
with original gold border.
Bureau plat Art Déco, galbé sur toutes ses faces, ouvrant par 3 tiroirs
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Lacquer
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 Writing Bureau
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cresent Queen Anne Style Cherry Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
furniture and then hit the road.
Dimensions:
34" x 19" x 71" / Writing Surface - 31" (Width x Depth x
Category
1970s Queen Anne Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 71 in W 19 in D 34 in
Mid 20th Century Danish Bureau
Located in Bristol, GB
An exquisite and compactly sized teak bureau, produced by Hanbjerg Møbelfabrik in Denmark, with
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Teak
Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
By Remploy
Located in Ely, GB
Mid Century, Teak Bureau / Desk Made by Remploy - 1970s.
The bureau has 1 drop-down writing desk
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Teak
Danish Vintage Bureau Bookcase by Johannes Sorth
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning Danish vintage bureau bookcase by Johannes Sorth. This was made in Denmark
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
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 Writing Bureau
Materials
Teak
Antique Georgian Style Flame Grained Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique bureau bookcase of very slim proportions. This is in the
Category
1950s British Georgian Retro Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood, Leather, Glass
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the retro writing bureau you’re looking for. A retro writing bureau — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer retro writing bureau, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each retro writing bureau bearing Louis XV, Louis XVI or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made retro writing bureau over the years, but those crafted by Auffray Furniture, John Vesey and Kindel Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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