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Federal Bureau

"Architecture Joke" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is considered to be in the brutalist style of
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Miniature Example Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Cabinet makers sample.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Original Vintage Travel Poster Federal Building Chicago Rapid Transit Illinois
By Willard Frederic Elmes
Located in London, GB
, federal courts and other government offices including the Weather Bureau (Walt Disney worked in this Post
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Vintage 1920s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Baker Furniture Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase With Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Federal style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
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Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

"Elvis Nixon Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
and suggesting that he be made a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Canvas, Digital

Original Vintage Winter Travel Poster Tyrol Franz Lenhart Ski Chalet Austria
By Franz Lenhart
Located in London, GB
Austrian State Tourist Department. Stamped Austrian Travel Bureau Austrian Federal Railways Cairo. Printed
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Posters

Materials

Paper

Road to Gayhead (Martha's Vinyard)
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head Aquinnah became a federally acknowledged tribe on April 10, 1987 through the Bureau of Indian
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1930s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Candelabra, " Edward Millman, Colorful Abstract Expressionist Still Life
Located in New York, NY
(1935) and Decatur, Illinois (1936). He also served as state director of mural projects for the Federal
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Eleven Thirteen, (Dancing Line Series), " Elliott Thompson, Color Field Abstract
Located in New York, NY
University). In 1939, he took a job with the Bureau of the Budget and for the next 20 years existed in a
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1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Tape, Acrylic

Original Vintage Travel Poster Federal Building Chicago Rapid Transit Illinois
Located in London, GB
, federal courts and other government offices including the Weather Bureau (Walt Disney worked in this Post
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1920s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Winter Travel Poster Tyrol Franz Lenhart Ski Chalet Austria
By Franz Lenhart
Located in London, GB
Austrian State Tourist Department. Stamped Austrian Travel Bureau Austrian Federal Railways Cairo. Printed
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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By Baker Furniture Company
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J. Edgar Hoover: F.B.I. Director at a Hearing Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Located in South Bend, IN
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Original Vintage Poster Become A Nurse Your Country Needs You WWII Uncle Sam USA
Located in London, GB
Nursing Information Bureau 1790 Broadway New York City. Photograph by William Ritter of the advertising
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Rudolph Weisenborn (1879-1974) Abstract Oil on Canvas Circa 1957
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Federal Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal federal bureau for your home. A federal bureau — often made from mahogany, wood and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect federal bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A well-made federal bureau has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Willard Frederic Elmes are consistently popular.

How Much is a Federal Bureau?

Prices for a federal bureau start at $2,320 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $4,256.