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A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Stylish Dutch 19th Century painted bombe bureau desk with wonderful carved lions paw feet and
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Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
H 44.3 in W 53.94 in D 25.2 in
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
H 44 in W 51 in D 27 in
French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Bureau desk with fine gilt ormolu mounts and veneers in king wood, satinwood and rosewood. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Rococo Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
H 35.83 in W 28.75 in D 17.33 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Childs Exceptionally Rare Satinwood Bureau Desk circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, GB
This small satinwood bureau desk circa 1770 is only 75cm tall, making it a very unique piece. It is
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Antique 18th Century British George II Desks

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Satinwood

Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

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Rosewood

English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel
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Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

A Biedermeier Antique Writing Cylinder Bureau/Desk with Drawers c1880
Located in Oak Park, MI
A sophisticated antique Danish (?) cylinder bureau desk with drawers. A great piece! Rare
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Figured Walnut Inlaid Bureau Desk, Writing Desk, Scotland 1810, H1166
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Figured Walnut Inlaid Bureau Desk, Writing Desk, Scotland 1810, H1166 Scotland 1810 Solid
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Antique 1810s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Rococo 18th Century Yew and Elm Bureau Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning Swedish rococo period bombe
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

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Elm, Yew

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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Antique 19th Century North American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Gordon Russell, c. 1938 Bureau (desk, secretaire) Walnut with brass and chrome fittings
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Vintage 1930s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
By Remploy
Located in Ely, GB
Mid Century, Teak Bureau / Desk Made by Remploy - 1970s. The bureau has 1 drop-down writing desk
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Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 16.15 in
Antique Georgian Writing Bureau Desk
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Period Georgian writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

17th Century Spanish Walnut Bureau/Desk, circa 1690, Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
17th century Spanish walnut bureau/desk, circa 1690. Chest of drawers.
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Commodes and Chests o...

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Walnut

Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality French antique Victorian kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau/desk having the original
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Other, Ormolu

Late 19th Century English Carved Oak Green Man Bureau Desk
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique English carved golden oak green man bureau/desk, circa 1890. The bureau has a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Leather

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century. This
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Located in GB
with brass inlay Military bureau desk This piece really is exquisite. It’s a genuine campaign made
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desks

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Brass

French Provincial Bureau Desk Cherry Wood Ssh Secret Compartment
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French antique bureau desk in cherry wood Very pretty piece with floral
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Wood

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over
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Antique 18th Century George I Desks

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Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I walnut bureau. This bureau stands upon bracket feet and features an arrangement of 2 over
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Antique Early 1800s George I Desks

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Walnut

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful Spanish desk from the 18th century, Carlos III era. Made of walnut wood in
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

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Bronze

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
H 48.43 in W 47.25 in D 20.48 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
desk (see photo). Furniture adorned with chiseled bronze complete with a working key. Bureau that can
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Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder-Top Bureau Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good north Germany (possibly Hamburg) Biedermeier Cylinder Bureau overall of beautifully figured
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks

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Mahogany

Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720
Located in CH
Baroque bureau cabinet or desk, Baroque, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720. Walnut burl
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

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Walnut, Burl

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

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Lacquer

George III Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany English Antiques
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous George III bureau with original brass handles Stands on oggee bracket feet with fitted
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Antique 1790s Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Mahogany Secretair Bureau Desk With Cabinets
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Prince of Wales feather carved detail, flame mahogany, drop front writing bureau comes with key
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Empire knee hole desk we date to circa 1890 Wonderful French desk with brass
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Antique 1890s Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Napoleonic Ormolu Parcel Gilt Bureau Desk Armchair, 1815
Located in Portland, OR
bureau (desk chair), circa 1815. The chair back and armrest of hooped shaped form, with a pair of parcel
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Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs

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Ormolu

Carved Oak and Metal Bureau Desk, 19th-20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Desk with three drawers to the front that has slightly curved legs and a carving centered on the
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Desks

Materials

Metal

1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk With Leather Flip-down Worktop
By Welters of Wycombe
Located in Torquay, GB
Retro 1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk with leather lined flipdown platform Lockable
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

20th Century Inlaid Walnut, Maple and Fruitwood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
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Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Walnut

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
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century Wood and Marble Antique French Secrétaire Bureau Desk, 1820
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
with 6 small drawers, 5 document compartments and desk top covered in leather with various signs of
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Antique 1820s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with a...
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Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires

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Brass

French Empire Faux Marble Legs Leather Top Sconces Bureau Desk with Organizer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Exotic wood faux marble column shape legs French Empire bureau leather top desk with brass sconces
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20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in GB
campaign bureau desk in mahogany with brass fittings A good looking and well made piece. This is ideally
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20th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

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Metal

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
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage French Regency Style Bureau Desk With HandPainted Floral Motif and chair
Located in Seattle, WA
This piece has original hardware on a single dovetailed drawer. Curved wood to the front two legs. Finished backing as shown. Chair with similar motif is included as a set. Vintage C...
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Vintage 1970s French Provincial Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs
Located in GB
writing bureau with ornately hand carved claw & ball feet. This has to be the best looking bureau I
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Oak

Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Located in Dubai, AE
Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part
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Antique 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
pulls. Restored, this pine Swedish bureau is ready to be used and enjoyed. One key is included. Open
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Brass

20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Style Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the second half of the 20th century. Beautifully designed furniture
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Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, clothing and
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing desk, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Gracefully concealed writing desk fit for a
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Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl

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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Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Shabby Chic Style Painted Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
20th century French bureau. Shabby style painted wooden furniture of pleasant decor. Bureau with
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Vintage 1960s French Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Rare 19th Century French Museum Quality Dore Bronze Louis XV Table Desk Bureau
Located in New York, NY
Kingwood Bureau Desk Drawer Masterpiece. The Rounded Rectangular Top with an Ormolu Banding and with an
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Inlaid Rosewood Maple Walnut Cherry Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French bureau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture inlaid with floral decorations
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Vintage 1960s French Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Nutwood

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.