20th Century Louis XV Style Womens Tulip Veneer, Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Tulip wood veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged frame base with wide knee patch on elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly...
Bronze
French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Fine French antique piece developed to supply the demand for writing furniture, particularly from women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk.
Brass
Early 19th Century English Writing Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
Constructed of Burled Walnut, this beautiful women's writing table also was used for reading.
20th Century Women's Desk Hungarian Secession
By Wahless Wien
Located in Gyermely, Komárom-Esztergom
Thus is a beautiful female desk with lemon wood quality Italian leather and beautiful secession motive handle, copper legs fully restored i French polished.
Cowhide
Elegant women's writing desk, France, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Elegant women's desk, France, circa 1900. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Dimensions: height: 95 cm, width: 74 cm, depth: 50 cm
Brass
Exceptional women's secretary, France, ca. 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Exceptional women's secretary, France, ca. 1910. Very good condition. Wood: rosewood Dimensions: H. 106 cm W. 90 cm D. 70 cm
Walnut
Sold
H 43.31 in W 33.86 in D 20.48 in
Women's eclectic desk, Northern Europe, circa 1860. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Women's desk, Northern Europe, circa 1860. Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: walnut dimensions height 110 cm width 86 cm depth 52 cm
Walnut
20th Century Louis XV Style Womens Rosewood Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Palisander, rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged frame base with wide knee patch on elegantl...
Bronze
Hans Wegner, Women's Writing Desk, Denmark, circa 1955
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner, white oak, writing desk, Denmark, circa 1955. Single drawer with original recessed knob pulls.
Hans J. Wegner, Women's Desk of Oak
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans J. Wegner. Desk of oak with drawer. Produced by Ry Mobler furniture. Jane, for comparison (to be deleted) https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/side-tables/fliptop-table-...
$6,808
H 31.5 in W 40.56 in D 25.6 in
20th Century Louis XV Style French Bureau Plat or Desk after Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XV style French Bureau plat or desk after Francois Linke Table top covered with genuine high quality leather and gold embossing Tulip wood and shadowed noble w...
Bronze
$18,950Sale Price|44% Off
H 30 in W 68 in D 36 in
A French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Satinwood 3-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted satinwood bureau plat (desk). The gilt banded rectangular top set with gilt bronze acanthus mounts at the corners centering a gilt banded ...
Bronze
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 ormolu mounts and embossed leather top. The desk is finished on all sides and could ...
Leather, Walnut
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk , Early 20th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk, Early 20th Century Elegant Louis XV style bureau plat from the early 20th century, crafted in black-painted wood with delicate gilt accents. The grac...
Fruitwood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality 19th Century French, Louis XV Style bureau plat. With ormolu mounts and moulded serpentine top.
Ormolu
20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
Bronze
$101,719
H 31.89 in W 72.05 in D 37.8 in
Rare Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, After a Model by J. Dubois, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare double-side Louis XV style flat desk, made of veneered wood, opening with three drawers decorated with a beautiful flower motif end-cut wood marquetry. With fine chased and gi...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century French desk with the original tooled leather top now aged to perfection over a two drawer case decorated with bronze ormolu and inlaid marquetry on elegant ta...
Bronze
A fine 19th c French Louis XV signed Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
A very Fine 19th century French Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau blat signed Jemont Paris. Finest gilt bronze mounts with two side pull outs . Original leather top . ...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French bureau plat featuring a high-gloss black" lacquer like" painted finish, bronze ormolu, black leather top and two drawers.
Bronze, Ormolu
$6,082
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
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, floral bronze fittings. Curved and pronounced or arched wooden body. Frame base with...
Bronze
$5,367Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 55.52 in D 30.32 in
Royal desk/bureau plat in Louis XV style with veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal desk/bureau plat in Louis XV style with Kingveneer Kingveneer on solid beech wood with rocaille applications. extremely fine, floral, gilded bronze fittings in the form of chu...
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze ...
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th Century Louis XV bureau plat handcrafted in classic style with mahogany and kingwood, featuring the original tooled oxblood leather top on a brass bound case with thr...
Brass
French Louie XV Style Petite Ladies Desk Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very high quality bench made (hand crafted) Louis XV style walnut petite writing desk with beautifully cast bronze hardware. Recently refinished. New tooled leather writing surface ...
Bronze
French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
French Bureau plat / desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880. Solid beech wood veneer. Extremely fine, floral bronze fittings. Cambered and pronounced / arched wooden body. Four-side...
Bronze
Vintage desks and writing tables span centuries of design. The writing table came first, a simple surface built for correspondence, while the drawered desk followed as record-keeping at home and in the office grew more demanding.
Styles to Know
Any desk at least 20 years old falls under this broader vintage category. If you want a tapered-leg, mid-century look specifically, browse mid-century modern desks; Louis XVI and Art Deco secretary desks bridge the writing-table and desk forms. A vintage table lamp adds task lighting to either.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Piece
Writing tables often carry little to no storage of their own, so a separate file cabinet or desk organizer may be worth planning for, alongside a close look at the surface dimensions against the space available. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and every purchase is covered by the 1stDibs Promise.
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