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Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese George II Desks

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Padouk

A François Linke Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted plum pudding mahogany bureau à cylindre after
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic Veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gol...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Untouched 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Untouched 18th Century George III Period Figured Mahogany Bureau This charming late 18th-century
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Antique Mid-18th Century British George III Desks

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Mahogany

20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gol...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid Bureau de Dame by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of Charles Cressent, circa 1890
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat in the manner of Charles Cressent. French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French marquetry inlaid Ladies bureau, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
and mirror above. A fall front bureau opening to reveal compartments within, drawers and an inset
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany bureau having a figured mahogany fall with a
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Other

A Fine Quality Louis XVI style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Alexandre
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
Contains gilt ornaments and a frieze of putti in heaven on either side. Topped with blind-tooled leather, an inset writing surface. Contains one large drawer that runs the width of ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century Louis XV style Marquetry inlaid bureau de dame, having wonderfully
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French 19th Century Ladies bureau, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Kingwood ormolu mounted Bureau de Dame. Having glazed
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique burr walnut marquetry inlaid bureau having a quality burr walnut rectangular top
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Vintage 1920s English Desks

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Walnut

19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Bureau Flat
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of the 19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Bureau Flat, a stunning
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood

Outstanding Louis XV-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bureau plat is an almost exact copy of the desk made by Jacques Dubois, on which Benjamin
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
and giltwood bureau plat or desk with a single drawer and a beautiful marble top. This versatile desk
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with
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Antique 1720s English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk, made of solid and veneer of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Victorian French Quality Rosewood Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality rosewood marquetry inlaid bureau having the original ornate brass
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Other

French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk. Stunning French cerused oak or limed oak desk
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Desk By Baker
Located in Houston, TX
Company French Louis XV style chinoiserie desk, writing table or bureau plat. This large beautiful desk is
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 18th Century Figured Walnut Bureau Cabinet
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine early Georgian walnut secretaire cabinet veneered throughout with book-matched figured walnut. The fall front opening to a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes with oge...
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Brass Desk with Leather Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chic brass bureau plat style desk with red leather insert..... it has been stripped of it's lacquer
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Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

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
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
desk on which Linke’s version is based. The original bureau was supplied by Jean-Henri Riesener for
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

20th Century Bureau Plat or Writting Table by the Model of Andre Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
This model was built by Charles Boulle, the most important and historian of Louis XV. Piano white Polished veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
(59.1in) Depth: 68cm (26.8in) This William IV period antique pollard oak bureau or desk remains
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Antique 19th Century British William IV Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
By Muller Frères
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
surface. French Louis XVI bureau plat table desk with five spacious drawers and lovely classic inlaid
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1950s Ladies Petite Carved Mahogany and Silk Tufted Upholstered Bureau Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite 1950s ladies Petite carved Mahogany and silk tufted upholstered Bureau chair in
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Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer, solid bronze legs and the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian Quality Satinwood Freestanding Marquetry Inlaid French Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality satinwood freestanding marquetry inlaid French bureau having the original
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality large antique George III mahogany bureau having a superb quality mahogany fall
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Other

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Houston, TX
Boulle inspired bureau plat, desk or writing table was expertly crafted in the mid 19th century with
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality large 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau-plat desk, having a
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood

John Vesey Steel Bronze Neoclassical Library Table Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glamorous and opulent 1960s stainless steel clad writing table, library table, or bureau plat desk
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Continental (possibly French) Empire bureau-plat or partners desk. The pearwood top, inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Pearwood

C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet. Burr walnut bureau, of fabulous colour and
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Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

George III Chippendale Period Bureau on its Original Stand
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine and rare George III Chippendale period bureau on its original stand: superb inlaid interior
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

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Mahogany, Satinwood

French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style ebonized desk or bureau plat with a red leather top embossed with gilt, three drawers
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

George I Brass Mounted Burr Walnut Small Bureau On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
. Slant lid fold down desk with fitted interior. Drawers below with brass ring handles; and cabriole legs
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Antique 1720s English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Tortoiseshell and Silver Stationery Box William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Northampton, GB
a miniature Bureau Desk with fretwork silver rail and bow front raised upon for sterling silver
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Desk Sets

Materials

Silver

Superb Early 18th Century Quality Antique George I Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine superb quality early 18th-century George I period walnut bureau of compact proportions
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Bombe Shaped Bureau Signed by Eric Holm
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish period Rococo bombe shaped bureau. Signed by the renowned Stockholm furniture
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th Century George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall
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Antique 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid bombe shaped bureau having a quality
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Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Other

Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Baker Furniture
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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s
By Waring Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s Burr Walnut top & fall with Herringbone inlay
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Vintage 1920s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th Cenury
Located in Spencertown, NY
The rectangular desk with Greek key tooled black leather top, with 3 drawers below and tapering
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat. French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal
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Early 20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, modeled after Charles Cressent. This stunning Bureau Plat desk is attributed to cabinetmaker E. Kahn & Cie
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
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20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this exquisite French Louis XV style bureau plat (writing desk), a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Outstanding Quality Antique 18th Century French Walnut Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality 18th century French walnut inlaid parquetry bombe shaped bureau having an
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Antique 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional quality antique 19th century Victorian burr walnut bureau having three drawers above a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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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.