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George III Mahogany Knee Hole Desk Bureau Pedestal Desk
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous antique George III knee hole desk in mahogany. Elegant and dainty piece, perfect for a
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Antique 1780s English George II Desks

George II Bureau or Slant Front Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
compartments at the back of the two side drawers. In the bureau below the folding desk is a faux drawer with
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Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Desks

Materials

Brass, Metal

Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840
Located in Uppingham, GB
Bureau/writing desk walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840. Roll top front, opening to a draw out
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Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat
Located in Kensington, MD
French Louis XVI style mahogany desk/bureau plat with three working drawers on one side, three faux
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880 $1250
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20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood
Located in Amsterdam, NL
patina spots on the desk. This antique French Bureau is a beautiful addition to any home.  
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive George IV mahogany cylinder bureau. The rectangular top with inlaid marquetry
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Compás Desk / Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobels, 1990s
Located in Chesham, GB
A cherry wood Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver For Punt Mobels. Designer - Pedro Miralles Claver
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1990s Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Regency Lacquer Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
. Stunning Regency style desk with a black lacquer finish - Love this look at the moment, black lacquer seems
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1990s Regency Desks

Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Walnut Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Antique Furniture, Scotland
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks

Materials

Walnut

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Located in Bamberg, DE
renewed, gold-stamped leather writing surface. The desk with strikingly beautifully grained veneer has
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sophisticated 18th century French Louis XV kingwood and ormolu bureau plat desk, with one long
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Louis XVI style bureau plat writing desk from early 20th century, totally restored
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Firenze, IT
A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Mahogany Bureau
Located in London, GB
areas. This is a lovely desk for a home office and has the benefit of everything being neatly stored
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful French Empire style writing desk in kingwood with ormolu fittings. Hope the photos do
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Vintage 1970s European Empire Desks

Neb Bureau Contemporary Desk with Flip Door Front in Brass by Per Soderberg
By Per Soderberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Inspired by a Classic Scandinavian secrétaire, this contemporary desk / bureau by Swedish architect
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Remarkable Folk Art Paint Decorated Writing Desk/ Bureau
Located in London, GB
Of Delightful Shallow Proportions and Rare Integrity. Retaining the Original Stylised “Wild Grain” Painted and Stylised Floral Decoration. The fall front retains traces of the origin...
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Antique 1820s Swedish Folk Art Desks

Materials

Pine

Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV desk inlaid with ebony, darkened wood and brass. This bureau plat is opening with two
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Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Extending Desk
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous Louis XV Style bureau plat or desk. Classic piece of French furniture that just shouts
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Late 20th Century Empire Desks

English Antique Oak Bureau Arts Crafts Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive early 20th century solid oak writing bureau. The fall flap enclosed writing surface
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Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

Bureau-Plat, Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760, Large Writing Desk, French, 18th
By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
Located in Bamberg, DE
Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760 Signed with the hallmark Jean-Baptiste Fromageau (born around 1720, active as a master craftsman since 1755). Rosewood and kingwood veneered on oak,...
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Empire Style Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Kingwood
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire style desk or bureau plat. Elegant piece handcrafted from Kingwood with
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2010s Empire Desks

18th Century Oak Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th century English oak bureau in oak, with a great colour and patina, of small and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Cylinder bureau Austria, circa 1780, richly inlaid with cherrywood veneered, secret drawer
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Antique 1780s Austrian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Military Style Spanish Bureau
Located in Alicante, ES
A very handsome, extremely useful Spanish Military style Bureau on separate legs, for ease of
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Highly charming French Empire writing table or bureau plat handcrafted from walnut with ebonized
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks

Regency Gillows Style Writing Table Desk Mahogany Bureau Office
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning English Regency Gillows style desk or writing table. Clean and minimal design perfect for
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2010s Regency Desks

Louis XV Style Knee Hole Desk Writing Table Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Louis XV style antique knee hole desk. Covered in intricate marquetry inlay, largely floral motifs
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Bureau, oak desk, writing table, Scotland 1800, H163 Scotland 1800 Solid oak
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Antique Early 1800s Scottish Georgian Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528 Scotland 1810 Solid walnut
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Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful Louis XV style bombe bureau plat or writing desk. This is a dummy partners desk i.e
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Desks

17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
Located in Antwerp, BE
The ‘Bureau Mazarin’ is a 17th century desk form named in memory of Cardinal Mazarin, premier
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Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Yew - Wood "Oyster" Bureau
Located in London, GB
Oak lined throughout, wonderful Original hardware. Fine interior with secret compartments and olive green leather writing top.
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

French Oak Bureau Plat
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece was purchased in Paris and has fine carvings and a lovely proportion. The oak has a warm caramel color that highlights the distressed old leather of the top. The piece has...
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Leather

Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning French Empire antique ladies desk or bureau de dame Great look to this piece with
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Antique 1880s Empire Desks

Ercol Bureau Writing Desk Model 518 Elm Beech Vintage Mcm
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A rare opportunity to acquire an Ercol model 518 bureau. The solid elm carcass boasting a well
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Mid-20th Century English Desks

Materials

Elm

Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau 19th Century Painted Writing Desk Serpentine
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Large 19th century Swedish painted and carved bureau in the Gustavian manner. The carved fall
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks

Materials

Paint

19th Century Louis XV Bureau
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III Bureau depicting scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. Inlaid in King and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU
Located in Banbury, GB
A GOOD MAHOGANY FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU FRENCH C, 1800 THE ARMS TERMINATING IN CARVED RAMS HEADS
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury, GB
Mahogany bureau bookcase. Oak drawer linings, secret drawers, swan pediment with finial. Has
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV style bureau plat
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV style bureau plat with tooled leather writing surface and three short drawers on cabriole
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Period Bureau-plat
Located in Banbury, GB
A FINE & RARE LATE 18TH.CENTURY LOUIS XVI PERIOD BRASS & EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY BUREAU-PLAT, WRITING
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Empire Escritoire 1880 Desks Bureau Chest Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire antique escritoire or desk. These are great and practical space saving
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Antique 1880s Empire Desks

Late 18th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 18th century to early 19th century writing table.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Bureau
Located in London, GB
1950's black lacquered bureau with five drawers in the Louis XV taste.
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Rococo Desks

Guillerme et Chambron Votre Maison Bureau
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in London, GB
Solid oak wall-mounted bureau by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison. The drop down desk surface
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century French Bureau Plat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 19th century French mahogany bureau plat with embossed black leather top. This desk has
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk from France
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant freestanding antique French cylinder writing desk veneered with polished Acajou
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Large Boulle Louis XVI Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Absolutely stunning French Boulle style desk or bureau plat. One of the things that attracted us
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Vintage 1980s Louis XVI Desks

Bureau Rognon after Paul-Charles Sormani
By Paul-Charles Sormani
Located in Bergen, NL
A gilt bronze-mounted kingwood parquetry and fruitwood floral marquetry bureau rognon after Paul
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Kingwood

French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
French Louis XVI style bureau plat, mahogany with bronze mounts and leather top. Three drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Robsjohn Gibbings Campaign Style Bureau Plat
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robsjohn gibbings Campaign style bureau plat, simple and beautiful.
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Louis XVI walnut bureau plat with three drawers, having carved rosette and swag decoration
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT
Located in Natchez, MS
Louis XV Walnut Provencal Bureau Plat with leather top and original ormolu mounts. Great size.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

George III Elm Bureau, circa 1770
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unusual George III elm bureau, circa 1770. The piece has a beautifully figured elm top with
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Antique 1770s George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Small Proportioned Arts Crafts Oak Bureau
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Small proportioned oak Arts & Crafts bureau having a pierced gallery above a sloping fall front
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Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.