English Mahogany Writing Desk, Bureau
Located in Schellebelle, BE
English Mahogany Writing Desk Bureau with nice old patina 9 drawers
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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
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black and gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano black veneer on solid softwood
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver
$4,613Sale Price|20% Off
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver Piano black
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany Kidney-Form Writing Desk Bureau Plat ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
KIDNEY FORM BUREAU PLAT OR WRITING DESK Probably Baltic, late 19th century 31 3/4" H x 20" D x 38
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique early 19th century secretary writing storage desk. Made of flame mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
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
Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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
Chippendale Desk Mahogany Writing Table Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a refined Chippendale revival desk or writing table Hand crafted from mahogany and
Category
Vintage 1930s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Boulle Bureau Plat Desk Inlay Writing Table Napoleon III
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A magnificent French Boulle style writing desk, richly decorated with ormolu mounts and vibrant red
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Giltwood
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo 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
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
Fine French Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sake this amazing French Walnut and Gilt Metal-Mounted Bureau, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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!
$4,838Sale Price|20% Off
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
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 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
$2,844Sale Price|30% Off
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
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
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
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
$13,860Sale Price|30% Off
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
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
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
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
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
Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
$11,040Sale Price|31% Off
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
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
Antique French Burr Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
king wood banding, the shaped top with an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface and
Category
Antique 1870s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
$4,997Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Paris Bureau Gray and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Gray and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
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
Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
Very nice Louis XV style Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Parquetry panels all around inside an ebony
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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 Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial bureau plat / desk in the style of Louis XVI Piano black polished veneer on solid oak and
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Features a stunning combination of banded woods giving a glow to this desk. Having a gilt tooled
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Directoire-Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Chicago, US
Directoire/Napoleon III style desk composed of one large center and two side dovetailed drawers
Category
Early 20th Century Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bureau Writing Table in Louis XV Style
Located in PARIS, FR
typical of French Napoléon III furniture. This bureau plat can be used as a writing desk, dressing table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th-century French writing desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
This exquisite 19th-century French writing desk, or bureau de dame, showcases the elegance and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely exquisite antique French inlaid bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1960's French Bureau/Secetaire Desk
Located in London, Lambeth
Excellent storage desk with 3 draws, glass top shelve and pull down table surface. Lockable unit
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satin
Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
$3,799Sale Price|20% Off
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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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Burr Walnut Bureau Platt Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely French burr walnut and tulipwood banded bureau platt or dressing table, with gold shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood
Casamania Desk & Horm Bureau design Esa Vesmanen - White
By Horm
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Horm Model: Bureau Design: Esa Vesmanen Bureau is a contemporary writing desk that
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Casamania Desk & Horm Bureau design Esa Vesmanen - Black
By Horm
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Horm Model: Bureau Design: Esa Vesmanen Bureau is a contemporary writing desk that
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Writing Desk Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing desk bureau you’re looking for. Each writing desk bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. If you’re shopping for a writing desk bureau, we have 899 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the writing desk bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk bureau is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour each produced at least one beautiful writing desk bureau that is worth considering.
How Much is a Writing Desk Bureau?
The average selling price for a writing desk bureau at 1stDibs is $6,670, while they’re typically $171 on the low end and $1,844,713 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Writing Desk Bureau
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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