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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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique burr walnut writing bureau, made in England and dating from the 1920-30’s.
It is
Category
Vintage 1920s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Oak Writing Bureau by Didier Rozaffy for Oscar
By Didier Rozaffy
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This is a rare model writing bureau designed by Didier Rozaffy for OSCAR, a French furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French ormolu mounted escritoire writing bureau, dating from around
Category
Antique 1890s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Oak Writing Bureau by Didier Rozaffy for Oscar
By Didier Rozaffy
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Oak Writing Bureau by Didier Rozaffy for Oscar
Category
Vintage 1950s Cabinets
Materials
Plywood
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique Georgian style bureau. This was made in England, it dates
Category
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Vintage Mid-Century Teak Writing Bureau Secretaire With Fitted Compartment by G
Located in Elkton, MD
A striking vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan, crafted in England circa 1975. Featuring a sleek
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$1,500
H 44 in W 29.5 in D 18 in
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Writing Bureau or Secretaire
Located in Kramfors, SE
Painted writing bureau or secretaire from Sweden made during the early 1800s, 1810 to 1820. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
$6,516
H 43.71 in W 40.95 in D 20.87 in
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
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
$6,666
H 40.75 in W 28.15 in D 19.49 in
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
Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
$6,666
H 40.56 in W 37.41 in D 20.67 in
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...
Category
Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Located in Montreal, QC
complemented by delicate inlays. It is diminutive and interestingly designed. Instead of a fixed writing slope
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
$3,856 Sale Price
34% Off
H 40 in W 40.5 in D 19.75 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$15,000 Sale Price
24% Off
H 34.5 in W 39 in D 23 in
English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1900
English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
- Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour and
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Antique 1840s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A Louis XV-style Bureau Plat Writing Desk. 3 drawers.The top is finished in faux leather. It has
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk
In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts Bureau Writing Desk 1895
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Norwich, GB
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts ash bureau writing desk. Circa 1895. Labelled.
Retaining the red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Marquetry Desk with Ship Motif & Built-in Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
", suggesting its use as an intimate writing bureau or a striking accent table.
This desk is offered in very
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,250
H 28 in W 51 in D 30.5 in
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
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
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,770 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27.56 in W 49.61 in D 31.11 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
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The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk just like this one and indeed this Bureau
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
Writing table or bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter.
Solid, ebonized beech
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Paris Bureau Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console/writing table
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Secretaires
Materials
Chrome
$2,491
H 42.92 in W 28.35 in D 12.6 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,023
H 41.15 in W 38.39 in D 20.87 in
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
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Louis XV Style
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$4,838 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 75 in D 42 in
Russian Empire Writing Table Desk After Antique Heinrich Gambs Bureau-Jardinière
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in Forney, TX
mahogany bureau-jardinière after an important model by the Heinrich Gambs (1765–1831)
A rare and
Category
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
$17,500
H 47 in W 55 in D 24.5 in
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,495
H 30 in W 45 in D 23.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$8,340 Sale Price
20% Off
H 48.43 in W 34.26 in D 19.3 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,823 Sale Price
30% Off
H 43.31 in W 42.52 in D 18.9 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$7,701
H 31.5 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
Francois Linke Quality Bronze Mounted Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional bureau plat writing desk is crafted in the manner of the celebrated Parisian
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$9,995
H 30.5 in W 68 in D 35.5 in
Mahogany Davenport Desk or Bureau With Faux Red Leather Sloped Writing area.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Mahogany Davenport Desk or Bureau With Faux Red Leather Sloped Writing area. Circa 1900, 16 drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$935
H 33.86 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style
Piano black polished veneer on solid
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$7,049
H 32.29 in W 55.91 in D 30.71 in
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
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$11,783
H 32.29 in W 71.66 in D 36.23 in
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,400
H 36 in W 55.5 in D 37.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
$2,877
H 30.71 in W 36.23 in D 20.28 in
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
Vintage 1950s Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$18,400
H 31 in W 67 in D 31 in
Large Antique Fall-Front Bureau, English, Oak, Writing Cabinet, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique fall-front bureau. An English, oak five-drawer writing cabinet, dating to
Category
Antique 1750s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$14,225
H 41.34 in W 44.1 in D 22.64 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
Late 1900's Louis XVI Style, Ormolu, Bureau Plat, Cartonnier, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Late 1900's Louis XVI Style, Ormolu, Bureau Plat, Cartonnier, Writing Desk!
Late 1900's
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$6,680
H 59.5 in W 80.5 in D 35.5 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
Vintage 1950s European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Directoire style ebonized mahogany writing desk / bureau plat, C. 1945.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the manner of late 18th-century French design, this elegant and finely proportioned desk exemplifies the neoclassical restraint and symmetry characteristic of the late 18th-centur...
Category
Early 20th Century Argentine Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,450
H 29 in W 43.25 in D 23.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$12,440
H 29.53 in W 59.85 in D 29.53 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$4,250
H 30 in W 49 in D 25.5 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
$5,793
H 32.29 in W 55.12 in D 29.93 in
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
$5,331
H 32.29 in W 55.12 in D 29.93 in
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech
Exclusive bureau plat
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$5,050 Sale Price
20% Off
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
Impressive Louis XV Style Bureau Plat/Writing Desk, after Riesener & J.Oeben
Located in Berlin, DE
AN IMPRESSIVE LOUIS XV STYLE BUREAU PLAT /DESCRIPTION - AFTER THE BUREAU DU ROI AT VERSAILLES BY J
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$75,565
H 31.11 in W 74.81 in D 37.41 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$18,956
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
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Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal writing bureau for your home. A writing bureau — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 928 variations of the antique or vintage writing bureau you’re looking for, while we also have 13 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a writing bureau — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing bureau made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one writing bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Writing Bureau?
A writing bureau can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,497, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
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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