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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
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ash
French Louis XV Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
French Louis XV style cherry wood writing desk or bureau plat with shaped rectangular top banded in
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Bureau Plat Parquetry Writing Table
Located in London, GB
This is an antique bureau plat parquetry writing table of French manufacture dating from Around
Category
1860s French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Louis Philippe Period French Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A handsome French bureau plat (writing desk), c.1840, Louis Philippe period, with figured walnut
Category
Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, French
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted marquetry burr walnut, bureau plat or centre table
Category
1850s French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Bureau Plat
Writing Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century French neoclassical style bureau plat (writing table). Extensive gilt bronze
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
Georgian circa 1810 Flame Mahogany Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian circa 1810 flame mahogany bureau desk writing table.
This is a lovely bureau
Category
1810s Georgian Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Mahogany
Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French bureau plat writing desk offers shaped mahogany construction with paneled case
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Leather-Top "Bureau Plat" Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI leather-top "bureau plat" writing desk, the fine construction combined with a
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Antique French Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Louis XV Style
Located in Round Top, TX
This French writing desk or ‘bureau plat’ in the Louis XV style, is finished with ornate brass
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Antique French Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an attractive antique French ormolu mounted Gonçalo Alves and wood bureau plat, dating from
Category
1860s Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French walnut, sycamore and ebonised bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau
Antique French Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous large antique French ormolu-mounted kingwood and flame mahogany bureau plat
Category
1860s French Antique Writing Bureau
19th C. Louis XVI Writing Desk Bureau with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th C. Louis XVI style" bureau à cartonnier" (c: 1830). The mahogany and king wood bureau
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Mahogany bureau plat/writing desk with dark blue leather embossed leather top, slides
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century antique French bureau plat from the Transition Period from Paris, circa 1760
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Beech
Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat or writing table with black embossed leather top
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This Louis XV style Bureau plat writing desk from France will be perfect in any room. It has
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm
Category
18th Century Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian C1790 Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian C1790 walnut bureau desk writing table 18th century.
This is a lovely bureau
Category
1790s Georgian Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
-mounted bureau plat circa 1860 in date.
This fantastic bureau plat features a shaped top with an inset
Category
1860s Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Large Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table
By Charles Percier
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire gilt bronze-mounted writing table or bureau plat veneered in mahogany on a carcase
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely and elegant French antique bureau plat or writing table has a variety of veneers with
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Mahogany
Ormolu-Mounted Antique Writing Desk Bureau Plat, France
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This inordinately fine bureau plat from the last quarter of the 19th century is a powerful and
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Louis XV Kingwood Writing Table Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
2in
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat or writing table circa
Category
1880s French Antique Writing Bureau
Antique French Writing Table Desk or Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat or writing table with
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Tambour Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian roll top library writing desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a tambour
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Oak
Antique French Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French rosewood and satinwood marquetry kidney writing table, circa 1860
Category
1860s French Antique Writing Bureau
Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk
In
Category
1920s French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality French desk circa 1890.
Inlaid with various exotic woods and adorned with brass mounts.
5 drawers to the front which is mirrored by 5 dummies on the reverse ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau
Antique French Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut library table, circa 1870 in date.
Featuring kingwood banding, a fabulous oval floral marquetry inset top and decorative ormol...
Category
1870s French Antique Writing Bureau
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid
Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid & Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Additional information
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat or Writing Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
Mid-19th century Louis XV style bureau plat or writing table handcrafted of French walnut by
Category
1860s Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
An exquisite 19th century French kingwood three-drawer bureau plat with gilt ormolu mounts and
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Small Antique Ladies Writing Desk, French, Oak, Bureau, Mirror, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies writing desk. A French, oak bureau with mirror, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted wood bureau plat, Circa 1860 in
Category
1860s French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Writing Desk Bureau Plat with Tiffany Blue Leather Top
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique 19th century French writing desk has five dovetailed drawers and features a Tiffany blue
Category
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French gilt-bronze mounted mahogany Empire style bureau plat, circa 1900 in
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Revival Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French gilt bronze mounted mahogany Empire Directoire bureau plat, circa
Category
1860s French Empire Revival Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Antique Empire Revival Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table
Armchair 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French gilt-bronze mounted mahogany Empire bureau plat complete with it's
Category
1860s French Empire Revival Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Decorated Writing Desk Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Such a fine and interesting writing desk, this is one of those very rare finds that remains in
Category
Mid-19th Century European Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted Louis Revival kingwood bureau plat, circa 1880 in
Category
1880s French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Carved Rosewood Louis Philippe Rococo Desk Bureau Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A spectacular antique French carved rosewood Louis Philippe rococo desk bureau, circa 1850.
The
Category
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped writing table, circa 1860 in
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
.
It features decorative yew wood crossbanding, a striking inset gold tooled green leather writing
Category
1870s Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
1800
s Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Antique Desk
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood
Antique Bureau De Dame, French, Walnut, Compact, Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau de dame. A French, walnut compact writing desk, dating to the Victorian
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
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 Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Mahogany Lady
s Fire Screen Fall Front Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This French Directoire brass trimmed Mahogany Lady's petite bureau dates to the early 19th century
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Directoire Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A late 19th century mahogany bureau plat or writing table, the bronze edged top with gilt tooled
Category
Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Walnut Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late-19th century French carved walnut Louis XV style breakfront ‘bureau plat’ or writing desk
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian circa 1730 Burr Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique early Georgian circa 1730 crossbanded burr walnut bureau desk writing table.
This is a
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1730s Georgian Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This
Category
18th Century Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Wood, Walnut
1870s Era French Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th century bronze-mounted, inlaid bureau plat with three drawers.
Category
Late 19th Century Regency Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burr Walnut
Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Louis revival burr walnut, ebonized and ormolu-mounted bureau plat circa 1860
Category
1860s Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Inlaid Louis XV Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Highly inlaid French Louis XV style desk or ‘bureau plat’ in kingwood, bird’s-eye maple, burl
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XV Style Ebonized Black and Bronze Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in West Hartford, CT
drawer desk, with an inset leather writing surface.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique writing bureau you’re looking for. Each antique writing bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. There are many kinds of the antique writing bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing bureau, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique writing bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Paul Sormani and Maison Kriéger produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Writing Bureau?
The average selling price for an antique writing bureau at 1stDibs is $6,878, while they’re typically $347 on the low end and $1,733,426 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 Antique Writing Bureau
- What is an antique bureau?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.
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