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Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
Antique Queen Anne style walnut bureau dating from the 1920s period & in excellent condition. The
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Small Maitland Smith Writing Bureau Desk Leather Writing Surface Faux Books
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely small children’s sized Maitland Smith writing bureau desk with
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs
Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Stunning Serpentine Top circa 1930s Burr Walnut Writing Bureau Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1930s burr walnut writing bureau with
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
writing surface. The top and the bureau flap are flame mahogany, with cross banding and the four drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
writing surface. The top and the bureau flap are flame mahogany, with cross banding and the four drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau Desk
Located in London, GB
leather writing surface. This bureau is in excellent condition and has a lovely colour. I would date it to
Category
Vintage 1910s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Burr Maple Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
Small antique burr maple and walnut bureau in good condition, dating to circa 1930s period. It has
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
This antique Georgian style mahogany bureau has a lovely detailed writing compartment and the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
1960s Danish Teak Vintage Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stylish and practical vintage Danish bureau in teak, this dates from the 1960s. It’s a great size
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
1930s Art Deco Blonde Writing Bureau
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930s Art Deco blonde walnut bureau in the most wonderful shape. Not only does this great
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
Very smart looking antique Edwardian mahogany bureau with fine inlays and other interesting
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Hand-Painted Writing Bureau Desk of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria Germany
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely hand painted writing Bureau depicting
Category
20th Century German Modern Desks
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Queen Anne English Japanned Lacquer Writing Bureau Desk Claw
Ball Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Queen Anne English made Japanned writing bureau
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Victorian Hand-Painted Royal Navy Chatham Writing Bureau
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing bureau
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, for an accurate quote please send me
Category
Antique 19th Century British High Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Lovely circa 1900 Solid Walnut Writing Bureau Chest of Drawers with Desk Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late Victorian Walnut writing bureau with chest of
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau on Legs
Located in London, GB
Beautifully shaped antique burr walnut bureau in excellent condition and dating from the 1920s
Category
Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Arts
Crafts Writing Bureau, Liberty
Located in London, GB
This antique solid mahogany bureau has a lot of Arts & Crafts influences, plus a bit of Art
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George I English Writing Bureau
Located in Nashville, TN
Gorgeous George I early 18th Century bureau. Two smaller drawers above two large drawers. Original
Category
Antique 1710s British George I Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Arts
Crafts Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Arts & Crafts period bureau in solid mahogany, dating from around the 1890-1900
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau or Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique burr walnut bureau is excellent quality and has a great colour too. It dates from
Category
Vintage 1910s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Slim Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
Antique Georgian style burr walnut bureau of slim proportions, sitting on bracket feet. It's in
Category
Vintage 1930s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau by Waring
Gillows
By Waring
Gillow
Located in London, GB
This antique burr walnut bureau is very high quality, so not surprisingly it was made by 'Waring
Category
Vintage 1920s English Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
FiNE THEODORE ALEXANDER FAUX BOOK BROWN LEATHER CHEST OF DRAWERS WRITING BUREAU
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
made to order Theodore Alexander Faux book chest of drawers with lift up brown leather writing bureau
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
An impressive piece recently purchased from a local family that had it for many years and had inherited it from their grandparents. With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowe...
Category
Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
campaign bureau desk in mahogany with brass fittings
A good looking and well made piece. This is ideally
Category
20th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Writing Bureau Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1934
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rosewood and birch.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Rare Charles II 1674 Carved with Hunting Scenes Writing Bureau Desk Lots Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
oak bureau depicting a hunting scene
Where to start, what a stunning rare find, the condition for
Category
Antique 1670s British Jacobean Cupboards
Materials
Oak
Small Antique Edwardian Bureau on Legs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and elegant antique writing bureau, dating from the 1890-1910 period.
This is of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique burr walnut writing bureau. This is in the Queen Anne style
Category
Vintage 1920s English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Writing Desk Bureau Chest English Georgian Mahogany Quality, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A very pleasing original Georgian writing bureau desk presented in good antique condition
Mid-size
Category
Antique Early 1800s Great Britain (UK) Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, industrial, brushed steek desk by Library Bureau Makers circa 1940's features a single
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Teak Bureau with Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Made from a wonderfully warm teak wood this bureau is a gorgeous midcentury piece. With stunningly
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Retro Teak Roll Top Bureau Vintage, 1960s
Located in London, GB
A beautifully made Teak writing bureau, this was made in Denmark and dates from the 1960s. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
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
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
Inlaid French Bureau Plat / Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This early 20th century inlaid bureau plat features an attractive inlaid kingwood harlequin pattern
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Kingwood, Boxwood
Danish Teak Retro Bureau Vintage, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and practical Danish teak writing bureau, this dates from around the 1970s. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
French Mahogany Writing Desk Writing Table with Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent mahogany writing desk with leather top and inlay and medallions.
Two drawers at top
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
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
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1950s Vintage Walnut Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in London, GB
functional, with a built in pull down writing bureau section and bookcase compartments, this would also
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 1810s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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 Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Bureau, Writing Desk, Continental, Polychrome-Painted, Cylinder, circa 1900!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Bureau, Writing Desk, Continental, Polychrome-Painted, Cylinder, circa 1900, Early
Category
20th Century European Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal writing bureau for your home. A writing bureau — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 928 variations of the antique or vintage writing bureau you’re looking for, while we also have 13 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a writing bureau — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing bureau made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one writing bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Writing Bureau?
A writing bureau can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,497, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
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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