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French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century Directoire style mahogany bureau plat/desk featuring embossed brown leather
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Napoleon III Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk Bureau Plat
Located in London, by appointment only
An elegant 19th century marquetry and ormolu bureau plat desk, the shaped top with central
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Ebonized "Bureau plat"
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style Bureau plat desk in rosewood, ebonized and French polished, with
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze
French Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Provincial Louis XV bureau plat desk, late 18th century, in cherrywood, with 2 large
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
$11,500
French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Bureau Black Leather Top Executive Plat Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Louis XV style bureau plat desk having exquisite mahogany wood grain and fine bronze castings
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Kingwood and Burl Wood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, circa
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, Circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Louis XV Kingwood and Inlaid Marquetry Bureau Plat Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk.
Italy, circa Late
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk.
France, circa Late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Satinwood and Mahogany Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with stunning diamond marquetry on
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Bureau Plat Louis XVI Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French bureau plat desk with marquetry inlay
Desk is in the Louis XVI
Category
Vintage 1980s Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!!
Located in Austin, TX
depth x 31 inches height.
A bureau plat desk, in its most basic definition, is a flat-topped writing
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Elegant Louis XVI-Style Bronze-Mounted Bureauplat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Louis XVI-Style Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk w. Leather top and bronze trim, on tapered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style Kingwood Leather Top Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV style kingwood leather top 'bureau plat' desk with gilt-bronze mounts.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Kingwood
Napoleon III French Desk Antique Bureau Plat 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
great to find a complete set like this
Circa 1890 on this wonderful set
Classic bureau plat desk with
Category
Antique 1890s Desks
Materials
Other
Napoleon III French Desk Antique Bureau Plat, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
great to find a complete set like this
Circa 1890 on this wonderful set
Classic bureau plat desk with
Category
Antique 1890s Desks
Materials
Other
French 20th Century Walnut Desk and Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French 20th Century walnut bureau plat desk with three inset leathers and tooled decoration.
Plus
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$4,015 / set
20th Century French Walnut Desk and Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 20th Century walnut bureau plat desk with leather inset.
This beautiful desk is decorated
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$4,015 / set
Chippendale Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Chippendale style mahogany and flame veneered bureau plat desk, the serpentine brass bound top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$8,880 / item
Fine French Louis XVI Leather Top "Bureau Plat"
Located in Austin, TX
Late 19th century French Louis XVI style "bureau plat" desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century French kingwood bureau plat / desk, the brass moulded edge top having decorative
Category
Vintage 1910s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mahogany and brass mounted bureau plat desk, with a leather inset writing surface and three
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$8,175 / item
20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!!
Located in Austin, TX
writing desk called a Bureau Plat. It is made of bronze and wood with ormolu decoration and a leather top
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
By Grange
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk
By Grange
France
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Superb Quality 19th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Des
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau-plat desk, having a shaped
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XVI Style Vintage French Desk with Crimson Writing Surface
Located in Austin, TX
Bureau plat desk in the French Louis XVI style, circa 1940. This elegant writing table has fluted
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat with Parquetry, Marquetry and Ormolu, circa 1910
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful and well-crafted French bureau plat desk in fine mahogany with parquetry
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Sligh Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By Sligh Furniture
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of solid wood construction that has been
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Library Table Desk Bureau Plat Renaissance Carved Oak Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Library Table Desk Bureau Plat Renaissance Carved Oak Gothic.
Direct from France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Rococo Style Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant antique French Rococo style walnut bureau plat desk / writing table. circa 1900-1920
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th century English Victorian Carved Oak Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from England, a wonderful antique English carved oak table or “bureau plat” desk, commonly
Category
Antique 1890s English Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Desk Table Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A wonderful antique French carved oak library tale or “bureau plat” desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Sofa Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
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An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
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An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
, an elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
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An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th century French Dolphin Table Writing Desk Carved Oak Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, an elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th century French Carved Oak Side Table Small Writing Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, with ornate carvings throughout (very
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat
Located in Washington, DC
Metal Alloy Writing Desk/Bureau-Plat with Five Drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
France~
An elegant antique FRENCH carved LIBRARY TABLE or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant French Louis XV style ‘bureau plat’ profusely inlaid throughout with mahogany, fruitwood
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Liegoise Desk, Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Liegoise desk, bureau plat is a fine example of the exceptional craftsmanship
Category
Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables
Rustic Country French Desk, Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century rustic country French desk, bureau plat is the perfect choice for a clean, 21st
Category
Antique 1890s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Renaissance Desk, Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance desk, Bureau Plat is an exceptional choice for the 21st century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
Large Desk / Bureau-Plat by Jacob Kjær
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jacob Kjær (1896-1957)
A rare one-of-a-kind freestanding Jacob Kjaer bureau-plat or desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Franch Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant and fine made French Directoire bureau plat, circa 1900. Mahogany with bronze mounts on top
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,251
Fine Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A fine early nineteenth century mahogany bureau plat of good colour retaining the original leather
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
$9,423
Gustavian bureau-plat
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian style brass-mounted mahogany bureau-plat with cartonnier, Second Half 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Kidney Desk Bureau Plat Antique Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French style mahogany kidney shaped writing table.
This wonderful writing table stands upon turned, fluted and carved legs.
circa 1900
Having an arrangement of 3 mahogany lined dr...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Desk Bureau Plat with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning French Louis XV style three drawer desk/bureau plat with dore bronze mounts and leather
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Danish Bureau-Plat
By C.B.Hansen
Located in New York, NY
A Danish birchwood writing desk, Circa 1910, possibly by C.B. Hansens cabinetmakers. the
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
$8,500
Danish Bureau Plat
By C.B.Hansen
Located in New York, NY
A Danish birchwood writing desk, Circa 1900, possibly by C.B. Hansens cabinetmakers. the
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
$8,500
French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
Handsome Louis XVI style bureau plat (writing table) from the Lyon region of France. Handcrafted of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French kingwood desk which is commonly known in the trade as a Bureau plat. It's
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
XV desk or bureau plat en francaise. Features its original tooled leather top and exquisite cast
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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Bureau Plat Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bureau plat desk you’re looking for. A bureau plat desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a bureau plat desk, we have 815 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a bureau plat desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each bureau plat desk bearing Louis XV, Louis XVI or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau plat desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Paul Sormani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Bureau Plat Desk?
The average selling price for a bureau plat desk at 1stDibs is $8,206, while they’re typically $1,295 on the low end and $247,737 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.
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