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18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century antique French bureau plat from the Transition Period from Paris, circa 1760
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat or writing table with black embossed leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This Louis XV style Bureau plat writing desk from France will be perfect in any room. It has
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian C1790 Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian C1790 walnut bureau desk writing table 18th century.
This is a lovely bureau
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Antique 1790s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Writing Desk, English, Articulated Bureau De Plait, Circa 1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage writing desk. An English, mahogany articulated bureau de plait, dating to the
Category
Late 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
-mounted bureau plat circa 1860 in date.
This fantastic bureau plat features a shaped top with an inset
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Large Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table
By Charles Percier
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire gilt bronze-mounted writing table or bureau plat veneered in mahogany on a carcase
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Antique 1820s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely and elegant French antique bureau plat or writing table has a variety of veneers with
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Mahogany
Ormolu-Mounted Antique Writing Desk Bureau Plat, France
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This inordinately fine bureau plat from the last quarter of the 19th century is a powerful and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Louis XV Kingwood Writing Table Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
2in
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat or writing table circa
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Writing Table Desk or Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat or writing table with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Tambour Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian roll top library writing desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a tambour
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in London, GB
and escutcheons, plus locks in the three front drawers. It also has a tooled leather writing surface
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut
Antique French Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French rosewood and satinwood marquetry kidney writing table, circa 1860
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality French desk circa 1890.
Inlaid with various exotic woods and adorned with brass mounts.
5 drawers to the front which is mirrored by 5 dummies on the reverse ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut library table, circa 1870 in date.
Featuring kingwood banding, a fabulous oval floral marquetry inset top and decorative ormol...
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style writing desk /bureau plat black lacquered finish
Located in Houston, TX
The unique black lacquered finish on this desk is dramatic
And has great contrast with the silvered bronze mounts.
It has an inset leather top in black with a silver hue medallion
C...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk
In
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Napoleon Italian Rosewood 5 Drawers Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Carimate, Como
A very good quality Italian 20th century Napoleon 3 / Louis XVI style rosewood bureau plat writing
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Late 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid
Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid & Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Additional information
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat or Writing Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
Mid-19th century Louis XV style bureau plat or writing table handcrafted of French walnut by
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Antique 1860s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
An exquisite 19th century French kingwood three-drawer bureau plat with gilt ormolu mounts and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Small Antique Ladies Writing Desk, French, Oak, Bureau, Mirror, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies writing desk. A French, oak bureau with mirror, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Antique Art Deco Macassar Bureau Plat Writing Desk circa 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO MACASSAR EBONY, PARCHMENT AND BRASS BUREAU PLAT
Likely French, circa 1930
Item # 111PZN03Z
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant French Louis XV Style Burled Walnut Writing Desk or Bureau
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding Louis XV-style burlwood bureau plat, having a shaped leather-inset top above an
Category
Vintage 1950s European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Writing Desk Bureau Plat with Tiffany Blue Leather Top
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique 19th century French writing desk has five dovetailed drawers and features a Tiffany blue
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Antique Early 1900s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
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
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Directoire Louis XVI Leather Top Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous smaller writing desk in the Directoire taste, circa 1940. The desk is made of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Louis XV Style White-Painted Bureau Plat or Lady
s Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walnut; un-stamped or signed; brown leather writing surface mounted in a scalloped and gilded
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
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
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Decorated Writing Desk Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Such a fine and interesting writing desk, this is one of those very rare finds that remains in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique French Carved Rosewood Louis Philippe Rococo Desk Bureau Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A spectacular antique French carved rosewood Louis Philippe rococo desk bureau, circa 1850.
The
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Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped writing table, circa 1860 in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-Drawer Bamboo Lined Wooden Writing Desk Cabinet Bureau
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-drawer bamboo and woven wicker lined wooden writing desk cabinet bureau.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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It features decorative yew wood crossbanding, a striking inset gold tooled green leather writing
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Antique 1870s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1800
s Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Antique Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bureau
Located in London, GB
writing desk. A combination of sleekness, functionality and beautiful craftsmanship, this bureau is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,185
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
Antique Bureau De Dame, French, Walnut, Compact, Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau de dame. A French, walnut compact writing desk, dating to the Victorian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Inlaid Kingwood and Rosewood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous desk and has eye appeal all over the place. Look at the gorgeous inlay and bronze or brass ormolu. The desk dates to the 1950s era and measures 67 wide x 33 deep x...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nice Quality Embossed Leather Top Figured Walnut Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Louis XV style leather top desk with brass accents is made of the highest quality and really separates itself from other desks with its attention to detail and elaborate ...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Bronze Mounted Leather Top Inlaid Kingwood Directoire Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French-made bronze mounted inlaid desk with bronze wrapping the top and brass and bronze ormolu everywhere. The desk is inlaid in tulipwood with a kingwood case. The...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A Directoire style ebonized mahogany writing desk / bureau plat, C. 1945.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the manner of late 18th-century French design, this elegant and finely proportioned desk exemplifies the neoclassical restraint and symmetry characteristic of the late 18th-centur...
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Early 20th Century Argentine Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Maple
Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent 20th century French Provincial Bureau De Dame. Burea de Dame translates to ladies
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple
French Directoire Mahogany Lady
s Fire Screen Fall Front Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This French Directoire brass trimmed Mahogany Lady's petite bureau dates to the early 19th century
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Directoire Style Bronze Mounted Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A late 19th century mahogany bureau plat or writing table, the bronze edged top with gilt tooled
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Walnut Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late-19th century French carved walnut Louis XV style breakfront ‘bureau plat’ or writing desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian circa 1730 Burr Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique early Georgian circa 1730 crossbanded burr walnut bureau desk writing table.
This is a
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Antique 1730s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
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Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1870s Era French Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th century bronze-mounted, inlaid bureau plat with three drawers.
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Antique Late 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Auffray
Co French Louis XV Provincial Tooled Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Custom ordered French Provincial Bureau Plat or lady's writing desk by Auffray & Company. Features
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Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut, Paint
Antique Burr Walnut
Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Louis revival burr walnut, ebonized and ormolu-mounted bureau plat circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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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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