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French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier
19th Century
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Bureau-Plat Cartonnier with signed clock by Le Roy
Category
Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
The rectangular top with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A fine late 19th century Kingwood Bureau Plat in the French Régence style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Cressent
This fine bureau plat or writing table is decorated with quartered kingwood veneers except for on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Imperial French Bureau Plat or Desk by Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial French bureau plat or desk by Charles Boulle
This model was built by the most important
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman
s Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A exceptionally rare Period French Empire (1804-1814) walnut bureau a cylindre.
Exquisitely
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bureau By François Linke
François Linke
The upper case with shaped top, surmounted by a serpentine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Bureau vintage de Louis Sognot en rotin et bois des années 60
By Louis Sognot
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, très joli design attribué à Louis Sognot, en rotin, plateau et
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Montreal, QC
A fine and Important Louis XV style Bureau plat attributed to François Linke (1855-1946) after a
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Located in Essex, MA
The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Page 621. Provenance Sothebys London November 27th 1964. A fine desk new...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
Mahogany, with bronze
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Superb Chinoiserie Paint Decorated French Louis XV Mirrored Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This superb Chinoiserie painted decorated French Louis XV bureau plat desk is a stunning example of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Bureau vintage Marcello Gacita et Pierre Tiberi pour Rodet verre fumé, plexiglas
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 70, design de Marcello Gacita et Pierre Tiberi pour les éditions Rodet
Category
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Plexiglass
Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique French desk crafted in mahogany and tulipwood, featuring a top with three tooled leather panels banded in brass on a case with two pullout leather top trays and tw...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Enamel Decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Desk Table Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Enamel decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu mounted Bureau plat partner desk table console mint
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bureau de direction pieds traîneau vintage en pin des années 60 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grand bureau type bureau de direction vintage des années 60 70, en bois de pin, pieds traîneau, un
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau Desk Bookcase Students Slim Console Space Saving 1900
Located in London, GB
An attractive and versatile, space-saving Arts & Crafts solid oak bureau-bookcase in lovely antique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Desk "Petit Bureau en forme libre" for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Available in Mahogany or American walnut or a lacquered version (different colors available).
A design table crafted by Charlotte Perr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in London, GB
A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood , Tulipwood and Parquertry Bureau De Dame dated C1880s
The mount
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$24,127 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Desk
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19th century French Bureau Plat in kingwood and amaranth parquetry with three drawers to one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890 for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with satinwood and French walnut marquetry with bronze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau Plat desk. This most handsome desk is raised by four cabriole legs decorated by top Ormolu mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique roll-top desk. An English, mahogany and leather tambour bureau in Aesthetic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Louis XVI style writing desk with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in France in the early
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
$41,674 Sale Price
20% Off
An Impressive Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat, 19th/20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Impressive Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat, 19th/20th Century
Description:
With
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 20th C. Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted-Kingwood
Plaque-Inset Bureau Plat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional and richly mounted Louis XV style bureau plat, crafted in kingwood with exquisite
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Leather Top Francois Linke Desk Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare François Linke desk, Bureau Plat, circa early 20th century, is an extraordinary example
Category
Vintage 1910s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
Bureau a Cylindre or roll top desk is a splendid creation. Mahogany with a deep plum color and richly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,150 Sale Price
50% Off
Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-drawer bureau plat attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian 1817-1877). The shaped rectangular top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris
Solid Mahogany rood and
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$6,680 Sale Price
51% Off
Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat Baker Collector
s Edition Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat from Baker’s esteemed Collector’s Edition is a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Regence style gilt bronze-mounted bureau plat by Zwiener.
French, circa 1890.
Stamped to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV/XVI Style Exhibition Bureau a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Arne Wahl Iversen Bureau Desk Danish Mid Century Teak 1960s MCM Scandinavian
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, rare and super-stylish Mid Century bureau secretaire desk by a top Danish designer in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Bureau de direction double-face pieds traîneau style scandinave vintage en teck
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grand bureau de direction style scandinave vintage des années 60, en teck, pieds traîneau, double
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner
After the design by Jean-François Oeben
By
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1950s Oak Bureau in JM Frank Style from Cartier Paris – Exquisite Craftsmanship
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in IT
This stunning 1950s oak bureau, crafted in the style of renowned designer Jean-Michel Frank, comes
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$32,955 Sale Price
61% Off
French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Bureau Plat Desk with Six Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV White Painted Provincial Table or Desk with Six Drawers - could sit in the middle of a room, as this lovely classic French piece has three working drawers on ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,111 Sale Price
65% Off
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
A Timeless Masterpiece:
The Exquisite Bureau Plat of The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
In the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A design table crafted by Charlotte Perriand to bring the warmth of wood and a free-spirited aesthetic into her studio.
Without inhibiting the user, the rounded, asymmetrical curv...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and rare late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$95,000 Sale Price
24% Off
20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
writing furniture. A real eyecatcher guaranteed. Literature: 19th century European Furniture - Christopher
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI bureau plat retailed by Rinck Paris
By Rinck
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 19th century French mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau plat. Original leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze
Breche d
Alep Marble
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat, with a Breche d'Alep marble top.
The bureau
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous quality 19th century ormolu-mounted bureau by Maison Krieger.
Serpentine top with brown
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
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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