Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

18th Century Bureau Plat Mahogany France 1780 Writing Desk with Side Drawers

About the Item

A bureau plat from the late 18th century, made around 1780 in the French style, epitomises the timeless elegance and craftsmanship of furniture design from this era. Made from fine mahogany, a popular wood of the era, this piece of furniture exudes an aura of sophistication and style. A bureau plat of this period served not only as a functional piece of furniture, but also as a symbol of its owner's taste and social status. In a sumptuously furnished drawing room or study, it would undoubtedly take centre stage, surrounded by other fine pieces of French furniture art. This mahogany bureau plat, circa 1780, epitomises the elegance and luxury of late 18th century French furniture design and remains a timeless testament to the master craftsmanship and aesthetic taste of the era. The bureu plat has got an interesting provenance from an important buissness man in Germany. Bureau Plat France around 1780 with side drawers, Mahogany W 160cm D 85cm H 77cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 63 in (160 cm)Depth: 33.47 in (85 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Mahogany
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    1780-1789
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1780
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: The drawers are fitted with a lock, the key is present and they work perfectly. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Epfach, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5243239528312

More From This Seller

View All
18th Century Small Cupboard Library Baltic Mahogany Brass 1780
Located in Epfach, DE
Fancy cupboard with special charisma due to the beautiful articulation and brass inlays. The elegant size as well as the small depth let it als appear elegant as a bibliotheque , cab...
Category

Antique 1780s Baltic Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

18th Century Small Cupboard Library Baltic Mahogany Brass 1780

18th Century Small Cupboard Library Baltic Mahogany Brass 1780

$4,989 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Mirror Louis Seize Gilded Wood Carved Original Mirror Glass
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century French mirror Louis Seize Gilded wood carved original mirror glass This delicate and beautiful mirror once embellished a noble house in Franc...
Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Softwood

18th Century French Mirror Louis Seize Gilded Wood Carved Original Mirror Glass

18th Century French Mirror Louis Seize Gilded Wood Carved Original Mirror Glass

$5,766
19th Century Empire Sofa Berlin Brandenburg Mahogany Carved Gilded Lions
Located in Epfach, DE
Provenance: noble Family "von Puttkamer" from Berlin Brandenburg; on the back original marked with pencil "Henriette von Puttkamer" and a transport sticker, made of paper, from the railway "Waren (Müritz)" (Henriette v. P. lived from 1799 until 1878) This piece of furniture from the time of the German Empire has a tasteful lightness that is underlined by the extraordinary design. Both ends of the backrest are crowned by a reclining, hand-carved and gilded lion...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Empire Sofa Berlin Brandenburg Mahogany Carved Gilded Lions

19th Century Empire Sofa Berlin Brandenburg Mahogany Carved Gilded Lions

$20,593
1950 Dresser France Mahogany Double Door Brass Animal Feet
Located in Epfach, DE
This particularly unusual and classic-style french sideboard from the 1950s blends in with any stylish interior with its simple elegance. The warm brown tone of the high-quality maho...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

1950 Dresser France Mahogany Double Door Brass Animal Feet

1950 Dresser France Mahogany Double Door Brass Animal Feet

$5,648
18th Century Poudreuse Writing Desk, Console Table Painted Piemont Italien
Located in Epfach, DE
18th Century Poudreuse Writing Desk, Console Table Painted Piemont Italien Small, Rare Poudreuse or Console Table – Italy, Piedmont c. 1760/70 This elegant and finely crafted piece ...
Category

Antique 1770s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Poudreuse Writing Desk, Console Table Painted Piemont Italien

18th Century Poudreuse Writing Desk, Console Table Painted Piemont Italien

$10,826
19th Century Rocking Chair Iron England John Porter
Located in Epfach, DE
The rocking chair in iron is Classic among the rocking chairs. the leather ison the seat in typical wooden slats. Very comfprtable and easy to place in...
Category

Antique 1860s British Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th Century Rocking Chair Iron England John Porter

19th Century Rocking Chair Iron England John Porter

$4,048 Sale Price
20% Off

You May Also Like

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian ladies writing desk Cute piece, very good condition and finish in mahogany Desk writing surface opens out to reveal g...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900

$1,589
Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India, Coromandel coast, Visakhapatnam, circa 1875 ...
Category

Antique 18th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Sandalwood, Bone

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

$25,889
Free Shipping
18th Century Side Table
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This table was used as a small painting table. The form and design of the table is typical of Ming style with straight corner legs and high waist. The top frame is beaded around the low concave edges. The waist is decorated with the begonia motives. The table was originally covered with thick lacquer finishes, but due to wear and tear, the original lacquer finishes are gone. The table exemplifies the good taste, clean lines, simple form, and good proportion of Ming style furniture...
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Side Table

18th Century Side Table

$4,000
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton, circa 1737 H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm Provenance: - Private collection, The Netherlands - J.K. Driessen Antiques, Arnhem (Art Fair Breda, 1989) - Noble collection, Belgium Literature: - C.J.A. Jörg, ’De handel van de V.O.C. in Oosters lakwerk in de 18de eeuw’ in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek , Jr. 31 (1980), pp. 355-363 (ill.) - Annigje Hofstede, Nederlandse meubelen van Barok tot Biedermeier, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.) This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type from the period. As the VOC believed that large pieces of import took up too much valuable space in their trading ships...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

$88,259
Free Shipping
Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The rectangular superstructure centred by two drawers above two shelves, flanked by an pair of cupboard doors flanked and separated by patinated and gilt bronze caryatids, the lower part with a leather lined writing slide above three drawers around a slight kneehole each side fitted with a writing slide raised on square supports joined by stretchers and fitted at the front with painted and parcel gilt wood female torsos...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

$12,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Indonesian small Albizia adoratissima, Nangka and Ambalo wood Lady’s tambour bureau with silver mounts Batavia (Jakarta) or Palembang, late 18th century H. 129.5 x W. 70 x D. 39 cm The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the late 18th century, when French forms prevailed in the Netherlands. The carvings on the apron and the stiles on the sides and at the top of the central stile are typical Indonesian designs. This small piece of furniture is not a miniature but was probably used as a regular bureau-cabinet by colonial society women of Indonesian-European descent. They usually are smaller than European women and often didn’t use chairs but sat or kneeled, and even slept on the floor for coolness. Earlier that century Dutch-colonial Indonesian and Cape Dutch...
Category

Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts

Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts

$21,182

Recently Viewed

View All

More Ways To Browse

18th Century French Furniture
18th Century French Antique Furniture
Asian Furniture With Drawers
Bureau With Drawers
French Antique Bureau
18th Century Bureau
Mahogany Bureaus
Bureau Plats
Antique Mahogany Bureau
Mahogany Bureau Antique Furniture
Bureau Plat French
Louis Xvi Bureaus
Louis Xvi Desk 18th
Asian Style Desk
Antique German Writing Desk
Antique Drawing Desk
Louis Xvi Bureau Plat
Bureau Plat 18th Century
View All Popular Furniture Searches