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French Louis Philippe Period Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Directoire style mahogany desk with brass mounts and original black leather inset. Very nice
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Ornate Antique French Bureau Plat Desk/Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
This classic French design writing desk is known as a "bureau plat." It is opulently finished with
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Kingwood Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine and well-proportioned French ‘Bureau Plat’ or writing desk, the case veneered in book
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century French kingwood bureau plat, circa 1890.
Shaped leather top writing surface
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant French Louis XV style bureau plat or writing table featuring a black tooled leather top
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Brass and Mahogany Antique Bureau Plat Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL STYLE BRASS AND MAHOGANY ANTIQUE BUREAU PLAT DESK
Early 20th Century
This
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Desks
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk, circa 1940
By Maison Jansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A very nice Louis XVI Style bureau plat in matte ebonized wood, with brass trim and mounts
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood, Leather
French Louis XVI Style Rosewood Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Serpentine shape Louis XVI style desk inlaid with mahogany and rosewood, having robust brass mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Extraordinary Antique French Mahogany Louis XVI Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Breathtaking antique French Louis XVI mahogany desk or bureau plat with original polished brasses
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Turn of the century bureau plat with shaped rectangular top inset with tooled brown leather, above
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French mahogany and amboyna bureau plat in the
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant antique French walnut bureau plat with decorative ormolu mounts, circa 1840 in
Category
Antique 1840s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and rare antique ormolu mounted French bureau plat, circa 1860 in date.
It
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Maison Jansen Bureau Plat Desk, Mid-Century Modern, French
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Maison Jansen French ebonized Louis XVI style bureau plat. Bronze sabot feet, tapered legs
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Provincial bureau plat desk, fruitwood. Ca. 1780.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bureau plat with two pull-out work surfaces. There is a lockable hidden compartment behind
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By Charles Cressent
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat, after a model by Charles Cressent (French, 1685
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Signed French Directoire Style Ebonized Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning signed Maison Jansen bronze mounted ebonized lacquer bureau plat with a black
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Restored Ebonized Antique French Bureau Plat/Desk w/Gilt Accents
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Breathtaking antique French ebonized bureau plat with a gorgeous 3 panel black leather top. This
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Elegant French LXVI Ebonized Mahogany 3 Drawer Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
, this outstanding bureau plat would easily work in a master bedroom doubling as a great dressing table
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Hopilliart Paris 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French wood and marquetry bureau plat, Circa 1790 in
Category
Antique 1790s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Black Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XV-style black lacquered desk, a masterpiece of 18th-century design. This
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis XV Revival mahogany bureau plat with highly decorative
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureauplat Desk on Tapered Legs
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Monumental French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French kingwood bureau plat after Charles Cressent
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Louis Revival Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood Louis revival bureau plat with highly decorative ormolu
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Kingwood Parquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style "Bureau Plat" Desk with Leather Top
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique French desk/writing table in Louis XV style. Also called "Bureau Plat". The desk
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted bureau plat, Circa 1860 in date
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Curved Bureau Plat Desk in Rio Rosewood by C.B. Hansen
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very rare and exceptional desk made in Rio rosewood. Likely to be one of a kind, made by
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze-mounted serpentine kingwood bureau plat
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted kingwood bureau plat, circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis Revival Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, marquetry and ormolu mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted serpentine kingwood bureau plat
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Ornate 20th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
This remarkable 20th century French writing desk or 'bureau plat' in the Louis XV style, is fitted
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Kindel Furniture French Louis XV Mahogany and Gold Gilt Bureau Plat Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk
By Kindel Furniture
USA
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Fit for a French Aristocrat. A large and impressive Louis XV Kingwood and mahogany bureau plat the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Sublime Ralph Lauren Cannes French Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table French Finish
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bureau Plat writing desk or dressing table
This piece is in sublime condition, the desk a hand painted
Category
20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Superb Bronze Mounted French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French Louis XV style desk of smaller size. The desk features a gorgeous kingwood
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Recency Louis XVI style executive writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Ornate French Boulle Inlay Bureau Plat Desk with Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful and gorgeous 19th century serpentine shaped French Boulle desk with brass inlay. Rare and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany, Ormolu
Satinwood Bureau Plat Desk 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XIV style writing desk offers kingwood and mahogany construction with satinwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Fine American-Made Leather Top Brass Ormolu Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful American-made desk with age -crackled leather and a nice original ebonized
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Bureau Plat-style Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully proportioned large mid 20th century Louis XVI-style bureau plat desk.
Category
20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
Bodart Louis XV Mahogany and Gold Gilt Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1960s
By Jacques Bodart
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk
By Jacques Bodart
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th-C.French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat / Desk W/ Gilt Bronze, Leather, Lacquer
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This late 18th century French bureau plat received a show stopping make over along the way
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A vintage French mahogany-and-leather Louis XVI-style ‘Bureau Plat’ desk, with leather top and pull
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,975
Lacquered Louis XVI-Style, Leather-top Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Lacquered Louis XVI-Style, Leather-top Bureau Plat/Desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French Bureau Plat Desk in bleached oak, set on elegant barley twist legs, offering a blend of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,500
French Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French Bureau Plat Desk in bleached oak, set on elegant barley twist legs, offering a blend of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,200
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Brass Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century French Louis XVI style bureau plat/desk with embossed green leather top, brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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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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