bureau plat

A flat writing table or desk, usually having several drawers.

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Item No. 1212 French, Early Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat Double face with six functioning drawers, curvilinear in form resting on four cabriole legs, the veneer done in parquetry of Tulipwood, the top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather, the whole adorned with bronze dore mounts. Part re-veneered. Circa 1735. Provenance: Juan Pablo Molyneux, famous Chilean architect 57½" wide by 29" deep by 29½" high

Item No. 1202 French, Louis XV period, bureau de pente In palissandre de Rio (Brazilian rosewood) with bronze d'ore mounts, the whole resting upon cabriole legs terminating in bronze sabot feet. Slant front opens to reveal a leather writing surface and five drawers. Circa 1750. Attributed to Jean Lapie. Provenance: Sold Sotheby's, NY, November 11, 2000, Lot 171 39½" wide by 38" high by 17½" deep

Item No. 1174 Exceptional, French, Art Nouveau period bureau plat In solid, carved walnut; with five conforming drawers; have writing surface inset with decorative, gilt-embossed leather blotter, each side with tirets (additional pull out writing surfaces), the whole delicately sculpted with flowers and other vegetation and resting upon four slightly cabriole legs. Circa: 1890, L'ecole de Nancy.

Item No. 1166 French, Louis XV style, marquetry-inlaid bureau de pente Inlaid with a combination of exotic woods, including walnut, Brazilian rosewood, satinwood, and birdseye maple; having a fall-front, which opens to reveal a writing surface and interior drawers; the whole resting upon four cabriole legs with bronze d'ore ornament. In the manner of Hache (Grenoble, France). 19th century. 38¾" wide by 34¼" tall by 19½" deep

Item No. 1109 Northern Italian, Neoclassical period, marquetry inlaid bureau plat In walnut, rosewood, and boxwood having marquetry inlay on all four sides and top. The top and sides centered by decorative urns, the front having five drawers and a pull-out writing surface. Milan, circa 1780. 52" wide

Item No. 1038 Fine, English Regency style bureau plat In rosewood with brass trim; having three drawers; the top inset with gilt, embossed, dark-blue leather blotter; raised on brass casters. Finished on all sides, suitable for placement in the center of a room. Circa 1900. 61" wide by 35" deep by 30" high

Item No. 1031 Regence period bureau console In solid cherry with original patina, having one long central drawer. Circa 1700. 52" wide by 28" deep by 30½" high

Item No. 1021 Rare, Alsacian, Louis XVI period bureau a cylindre In walnut and other exotic woods; having marquetry and parquetry inlay and original brass mounts. Last quarter of the 18th century.

Item No. 937 Very fine French, Neoclassical style, brass-mounted bureau plat In solid mahogany with flame mahogany veneers, tapered, fluted legs terminating above elegant brass mounts, original hand-tooled leather, five drawers, and tirets (pull-out surfaces) on both sides. Circa 1830. 64" wide (94" wide with both tirets extended) by 31" deep by 30" high

Item No. 816 Catalan, Baroque period, marquetry-inlaid, slant-front bureau In walnut veneer with boxwood inlay, monogram surmounted by a crown. Two small external drawers above three long drawers, with an additional six interior drawers behind fold-down writing compartment. First half of the 18th century. 49½" high by 46" wide by 23½" deep

Item No. 857 Fine, Italian, Rococo style, polychrome-painted and laca povera bureau bookcase Late 19th or early 20th century. 93½" high by 42" wide by 21" deep

Item No. 751 Italian, Regence period, black lacquer and gilt bronze bureau plat With gold-embossed, leather blotter, giltwood border, and legs terminating in bronze sabots (hoof feet). Early 18th century.

Item No. 667 French, Regence period bureau en pente Early 18th century and later. In solid, carved oak with legs terminating in "pied de sabots." 38" high by 27" wide by 24" deep

Item No. 680 French, Neoclassical style, flame mahogany bureau plat 19th century.

Item No. 414 Louis XV style, Italian bureau plat With painted verde gris finish and embossed leather writing surface, exaggerated cabriole legs ending in pied de sabots. Late 18th or early 19th century. 65" wide by 29" deep by 30" high