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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
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18th Century Chippendale Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Maple

Original Walnut Queen Anne Secretary Desk /Bureau
Located in Pomona, CA
An original Queen Anne period writing desk, circa 1720. Fantastic patina on it's original walnut
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood

Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1810, H975
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Secretary, Scotland 1810, H975 Scotland
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19th Century North American Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

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
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

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
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality
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1880s American Victorian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Roll bureau or roll secretary. Mid 19th century. Solid mahogany and veneered on oak. Standing
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany, Oak

Antique Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
H 57.88 in W 55.91 in D 34.26 in
French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair of gilt-bronze twin
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Bronze

Fruitwood Secretary 1770
Located in Pomona, CA
French Fruitwood Bureau/ Secretary c1770. The desk has a secret storage area behind the removable
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Late 18th Century French Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Fruitwood

Fruitwood Secretary 1770
Fruitwood Secretary 1770
H 36.5 in W 45 in D 24 in
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Bronze, Ormolu

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
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Mid-19th Century American George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Glass, Walnut

Antique Small Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An unusually diminutive Georgian inlaid mahogany bureau, slant front desk, circa 1780. This is a
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1780s English Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

George II Bureau Mahogany Desk Edwards and Roberts Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
stamp) A good quality George III bureau secretary in mahogany with original brass handles on bracket
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1790s George II Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau. Item features a fall
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19th Century Edwardian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Olive, Burl

Antique Georgian George II Figured Walnut Bookcase Bureau Secretary Desk, 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique George II figured and inlaid walnut bureau bookcase/secretary, circa 1750. The
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1750s English George II Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Walnut

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary
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1840s English Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

Swedish 1870s Birch Inlaid Secretary with Inlaid Motifs and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 1870s birch inlaid two part tall secretary with slant front desk, two doors, four drawers
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain. In 2 parts. Desk top
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak, Mahogany

Antique Pine Roll Top Desk Bureau from Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely pine roll top desk or bureau from Sweden from the 1800's. The age of this secretary is
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Pine

18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Secretary - Scandinavian Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Sweden Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Brass

Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl
By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Walnut

19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers an adjustable baize-lined lectern or writing surface
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Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

20th Century White-Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the original window panes in glass. The secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Bronze

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Birch

18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotec Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th century Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotic Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA. An important
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wrought Iron, Metal, Metallic Thread

18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a
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1780s English George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Satinwood

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early XIX Century Mahogany Secretary Germany, 1800 Mahogany This classicist cylinder bureau made
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
H 47.25 in W 42.92 in D 23.63 in
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary A rare and
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18th Century Unknown Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood, Lacquer

Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
writing and standing desk is signed M. Hirschgartner. Hans Martin Hirschgartner (1766-1839) is a famous
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19th Century Swiss Empire Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Marble

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original bronze hardware and
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Bronze

Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
shaped window with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The bureau cabinet has a
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Three Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The lower part consist a writing flap, three large drawers and one small one. The secretary represents
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Brass

18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original chrome hardware and
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal

19th Century Oakwood Secretary Cabinet - Baroque Revival, Austria ca. 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
real unique, perfect sized bureau cabinet/ secretary made of solid oakwood and stained to a very
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Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary and writing area. The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
carvings. The secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Bronze

18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English mid-18th century mahogany secretaire / secretary / bookcase / china cabinet. Of
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1740s English Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

Palatial Neoclassical Style Bureau Plat after Jean-Henri Riesener, France, 1860
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare extra-large French Louis XVI Neoclassical style four-sided bureau plat, after a model by Jean
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Bronze

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
was described in an inventory as a black lacquered Chinese chest of drawers with a secretary desk and
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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Lacquer

Carved Mahogany Federal Secretaire with Eagles, MA, circa 1820-1830
Located in Providence, RI
This is one of the finest and most monumental secretaries of the period, note the extremely well
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19th Century American Federal Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Mahogany

18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
handcrafted in France, this very special rolltop secretary bureau desk shows a fine cherrywood veneered
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Late 18th Century French Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Birch Swedish country biedermeier chest of drawers that also serves as a secretary or bureau
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood, Birch

Venetian Lacca Povera Desk Secretary circa 1730
Located in London, GB
A rare and important Venetian bureau. In shape, this secretary is influenced by the English bureau
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18th Century Italian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood

Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and rare Napoleon III Bureau Desk, writing table Secretary in Boulle Marquetry. In ebony
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass, Bronze

Antique White Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood, Oak, Paint

French Louis XVI Leather-Top Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Louis XVI cylinder bureau, secretary desk. A retractable cylinder encloses three drawers
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
hardware. This secretary has been restored, all drawers fuction, desk top is solid and ready to be used and
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Paint, Wood, Oak

English 18th Century George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early George III English mahogany period bureau bookcase. 24-paned bookcase doors with 3
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

Antique Black Painted Secretary from Sweden with Hidden Storage
Located in Round Top, TX
This inviting secretary or "bureau" likely graced a Swedish country manor house in the 1800's. The
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Wood

20th Century English Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Leaded Stained Glass Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
20th century English oak desk secretary bureau leaded stained glass bookcase Arts & Crafts
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Stained Glass, Oak

Antique English Secretary Desk Bureau Leaded Glass Bookcase Oak Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Leaded Glass Bookcase Barley Twist. Direct from England
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1920s British Jacobean Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Glass, Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ Direct from France ~ A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
portion has a sliding desk with the original leather writing surface (ink stained, old patina) and two
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Brass

French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Table Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential
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1910s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Dutch secretary bureau desk or writing table of burled walnut in the Baroque style
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Metal, Brass

Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
H 58.75 in W 40.5 in D 24.75 in
Rare William & Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in GB
learning to read and write. Some might refer to this as a slant-front writing desk. These early bureaus
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1690s English William and Mary Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Oak

Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Hepplewhite style Bureau à Gradin Tambour secretary desk offers flame mahogany
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Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries

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Bronze

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Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and oak, all antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries available were constructed with great care. Antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries are generally popular furniture pieces, but Empire, Georgian and Baroque styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries over the years, but those made by Ira Yeager are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Bureau Writing Desk Desks And Secretaries?

Prices for antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique bureau writing desk desks and secretaries begin at $1,516 and can go as high as $166,525, while the average can fetch as much as $7,700.

Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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