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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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Furnitue Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylinder by A. Chevrie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable cylinder desk in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by A.Chevrie, famous
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany

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

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

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
“free-form desk”, making it a modern, functional home workspace. Materials: Wood Measurements
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petit Bureau En Forme Libre desk is included in the “Cassina I Maestri” residential collection and in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI-style Gilt Bronze Parquetry Bureau Plat, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in San Francisco, CA
renowned ébéniste created and delivered in December 1784, one piece, the queen’s desk, has inspired
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petit Bureau En Forme Libre desk is included in the “Cassina I Maestri” residential collection and in
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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
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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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
Located in Dallas, TX
Modeled after the original period Louis XV bureau plat by Charles Cressent (circa 1740), this
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Bureau Modèle 3605 en Palissandre par Arne Jacobsen pour Fritz Hansen, Danemark, 1960 Plateau en
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Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood, Kingwood

A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750
Located in Reepham, GB
A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand with toilet glass, decorated with an unusual polychrome
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat by A.M.E Fournier, France, 1870
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the reverse of the bronze mount to the drawer apron. . This fine bureau plat or writing table is
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Bureau moderniste vintage Pierre Paulin en bois de chêne et métal noir années 60
By Pierre Paulin
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 50, très beau design moderniste épuré de Pierre Paulin, modèle CM178 pour
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
burr amboyna veneered bureau plat has a gilt-tooled leather writing surface above a central long drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
By Gervais Durand
Located in PARIS, FR
Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A François Linke Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted plum pudding mahogany bureau à cylindre after
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Grand bureau de direction double-face vintage en bois de chêne des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grand bureau de direction vintage des années 70, en chêne, double-face pour être placé au centre
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A Fine Quality Louis XVI style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Alexandre
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
leather, an inset writing surface. Contains one large drawer that runs the width of the table. Maker
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Antique Mid-19th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

20th Century France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic Veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gol...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gol...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid Bureau de Dame by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of Charles Cressent, circa 1890
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat in the manner of Charles Cressent. French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer attributed to Maison Jansen. With
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Desk By Baker
Located in Houston, TX
Company French Louis XV style chinoiserie desk, writing table or bureau plat. This large beautiful desk is
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rare Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, After a Model by J. Dubois, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare double-side Louis XV style flat desk, made of veneered wood, opening with three drawers
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer, solid bronze legs and the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Bureau Plat or Writting Table by the Model of Andre Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
This model was built by Charles Boulle, the most important and historian of Louis XV. Piano white Polished veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Baker Furniture
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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this exquisite French Louis XV style bureau plat (writing desk), a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent stainless steel mahogany writing table, bureau plat, or desk attributed to Maison Jansen
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass, Steel

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Walnut and Bois Satiné Parquetry Writing Desk, ‘Bureau en
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Modern Regency Writing Desk or Bureau Plat Desk
By Michael Vanderbyl, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional modern Regency style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Michael Vanderbyl for
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1990s American Modern Desks

Materials

Nickel

Victorian Bureau Desk Walnut Antique Writing Table 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut bureau writing desk with herring bone crossbanding Circa 1890 The
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Vintage 1980s Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bureau Plat French Inlay Desk Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality antique French desk or bureau plat Classic look crafted from kingwood with original ormolu
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Vintage 1920s Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat desk on cabriole legs Circa 1890 The desk has been finished
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Antique 1890s Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Desk Marquetry Inlay Harrods Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire style bureau plat or desk Piece was originally purchased
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat Majestic bureau plat in Louis XV style
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20th Century Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
with age. Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk! Louis XV
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk Stool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
style Bureau plat writing table with later stool This is a wonderful find, the bureau plat is a
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

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
  • 1stDibs 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 12, 2021
    A 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 ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A 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 ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What 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, 2023
    In 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.