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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
Category
Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut, Paint
Antique Walnut Serpentine Fronted Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique serpentine fronted writing bureau in walnut, sitting on bracket feet. This was
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk Circa 1820
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A freestanding 19th Century French mahogany writing desk, the moulded edge top having a green
Category
Antique 1820s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Mirrored Bureau/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite Mirrored Bureau/Desk
- Beautiful hand craftsmanship with silver and gold decorated
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Antique Swedish Inlaid Marquetry Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Style writing bureau, with a cylinder top & beautifully inlaid with
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Carved Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk ca. 1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
3/8" D x 59 1/8" W; 23 3/8" H to underside
A late Art Deco writing desk with carved floral
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Antique Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
With some of the finest marquetry inlays, this exquisite bureau plat is a defining piece for the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Revival Bureau De Plat Extending Desk Writing Table Green Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this stunning French Empire Revival Bureau De Plat extending desk
Category
20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Arts
Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and petite antique Arts & Crafts period writing bureau in oak. This was made in England
Category
Antique 1880s British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
French Bronze Mounted Leather Top Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk with superb quality bronze mounts and a fantastic black leather top, circa
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Classic Louis XV Style "Bureau Plat" Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A Classic French Louis XV “bureau plat” writing desk in ribbon mahogany and walnut with brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan. The angled fall flap enclosed a fitted
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat or writing desk handcrafted of solid
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique Burr Maple and Walnut Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
Slim proportioned antique burr maple and walnut bureau of a George III design, in good condition
Category
Vintage 1930s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique burr elm writing bureau in the Georgian style. This was made in England, it
Category
Vintage 1950s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr elm writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Vintage 1930s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Stylish Dutch 19th Century painted bombe bureau desk with wonderful carved lions paw feet and
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French ormolu mounted escritoire writing bureau, dating from around
Category
Antique 1890s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple
Category
Vintage 1980s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1970
s Danish Vintage Teak Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage Danish bureau in teak. This was made in Denmark, it dates from
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century J-M.Frank-Desing Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table, Argentina
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern Jean-Michel Frank-design wooden bureau a gradin/writing desk table
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Teak Writing Bureau Vintage, 1960
s
Located in London, GB
A stylish and practical vintage bureau in teak, this was made in Denmark and it dates from the 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Louis XVI Style Antique Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat by Schmit et Cie
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite little writing table by the firm of Schmit & Cie, it retains an original plaque on the
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique French Bureau Plat has a lovely shape all around & has many exotic woods within the
Category
Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Kingwood
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
Bureau Plat Desk, Ebony Desk with Bronze Applications
Located in Roma, IT
This bureau plat desk is a purple ebony desk, adorned with splendid bronze applications, and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau by James Shoolbred
By James Shoolbred
Located in London, GB
A superb antique writing bureau beautifully made from walnut. This was made in England by the well
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau by Maple
Co.
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique burr walnut writing bureau. This was made in England by Maple & Co, it dates
Category
Vintage 1910s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk/Bureau, Late 1800s. (68 1/4" width with ends extended)
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Georgian Rosewood Cylinder Desk Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A stunning quality George III period rosewood and satinwood cylinder desk
Bureau having glazed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of rosewood that has been ebonized and finished
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Antique French Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
Smallish antique French ‘Bureau Plat’ desk in excellent original condition and dating to circa 1880
Category
Antique 1880s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique French Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French walnut bureau plat desk, dating from around the 1900-1910 period.
It is
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning original antique French bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates from around
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French bureau plat desk made from various woods. This was made in France, it
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous Maison Jansen Ebonized Bureau/Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Louis XVI style ebonized bureau plat having inset leather top with bronze trim over
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Provincial Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Provincial oak bureau plat, mid 18th century, the top with inset tooled leather above the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
vintage bureau desk jaren 60 teak
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage desk desk 1960s teak
period 1960s
design unknown
condition good with signs of use
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
19c Napoleon III Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Prepare to be overwhelmed by this beautiful Napoleon III desk. Ebonized wood embellished with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
18th Century Painted Dutch Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully decorated desk with sea paintings on three drawers and three doors. Four small drowers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
1960s Danish Teak Writing Bureau by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in London, GB
A stylish and top quality compact writing bureau, this was made in Denmark in the 1960’s by Vinde
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique French Boulle Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
fabulous ormolu mounts, circa 1900 in date.
The desk is beautifully inlaid in cut brass with an
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Bureau Plat Desk with Ormalu
Located in Round Top, TX
This Classic French design writing desk is known as a "bureau plat." It is decorated with
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Beautiful library size French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
Great size to this desk perfect for
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Leather-top Bureau plat desk on Tapered legs ending in brass sabots, desk features
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood bureau plat desk.
The serpentine shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large 18th Century French Provincial Desk Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
Outstanding, large French provincial desk, bureau,, 18th century, having a gallery with cubby holes
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
Category
Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Writing Desk Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing desk bureau you’re looking for. Each writing desk bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. If you’re shopping for a writing desk bureau, we have 899 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the writing desk bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk bureau is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour each produced at least one beautiful writing desk bureau that is worth considering.
How Much is a Writing Desk Bureau?
The average selling price for a writing desk bureau at 1stDibs is $6,670, while they’re typically $171 on the low end and $1,844,713 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.
Questions About Writing Desk Bureau
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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