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Antique 18th Century Bureau Bookcase In Mahogany ( REF AF-3513 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This exquisite 18th-century antique bureau bookcase is a remarkable piece of furniture, expertly
Category
Antique 18th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Bureau In Cuban Mahogany ( REF AF-3093 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
Beautiful Georgian Bureau In Cuban Mahogany
Consisting of four drawers in total ( two small over
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Satinwood and Mahogany 18th Century Bureau Bookcase Attributable to Thomas Shear
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptional and remarkable late 18th century satinwood and mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 91.93 in W 36.03 in D 21.46 in
Antique 18th Century Bureau of Small Proportions In Mahogany ( REF AF-3506 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This exquisite 18th-century antique bureau in rich mahogany is a perfect blend of elegance and
Category
Antique 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.19 in W 37.41 in D 20.48 in
18th Century Bureau Plat Mahogany France 1780 Writing Desk with Side Drawers
Located in Epfach, DE
A bureau plat from the late 18th century, made around 1780 in the French style, epitomises the
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 63 in D 33.47 in
Original Antique Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany 18th century, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
bookmatched walnut veneer, this elegant 18th-century bureau showcases the rich craftsmanship of the Baroque
Category
Antique 1750s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 36.62 in W 35.83 in D 25.2 in
Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
purpose of reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30 in W 46.75 in D 24 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
was an award-winning French firm of cabinetmakers. Its design is based on the famous 18th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 31.5 in W 72.84 in D 38.59 in
Bureau Cabinet Portuguese, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bureau cabinet Portuguese.
With original handles, on ogee bracket feet.
18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau
A small 18th century Georgian mahogany bureau.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Bureau
Located in Kettering, GB
An 18th century Italian bureau with beautiful inlay detailing and a fall front that opens to form a
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th century and later decorated chinoiserie bureau. The fall front
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century Walnut Bureau
Located in Faversham, GB
A splendid and well proportioned 18th century and later walnut bureau of exceptional craftsmanship
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk/Bureau 18 Th Century, Bombe’ Chest Form
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional cabinet work plus the extraordinary marquetry
Art work that is exhibited throughout this piece is very rare to
Find. The cylinder door rolls back to reveal an inte...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 54.5 in D 27 in
European Two-Parts Bureau, Late 18th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
European two-parts bureau, late 18th-early 19th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Tuscan Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th century Tuscan bureau.
Dating from the late 18th Century, this Italian painted bureau
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English painted oak fall front bureau. 1760.
Height to desk: 28 1/4-inches
Internal
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having
Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
Located in Billingshurst, GB
18th century Georgian oak bureau the bureau has four drawers with swan neck handles. The bureau has
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th century English painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior. 1780.
Height to the
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 18th century narrow painted bureau with a fitted interior and working lock and key. The
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very small late 18th C English painted oak bureau bookcase. 1780.
Reference: 7382
Dimensions
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak bureau bookcase with a mirrrored top. 1770.
Height to desk is 30.5
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
18th Century English George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century English George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and charming 18th century, George II Period, walnut and oak miniature bureau
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century walnut bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality 18th Century walnut bureau, having a lovely figured fall which opens to reveal a
Category
Antique 1780s British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 18th Century mahogany Georgian bureau, the hinged fall lifting down to reveal a
Category
Antique 1780s British Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian painted pine bureau. Circa 1780.
With lovely layers of old paint, this bureau
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Bureau Bookcase C 1720 Flemish Bookcase 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bureau, bookcase c 1720. Flemish bookcase with hunting scene made in mahogany and oak.
Overall
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Bookcases
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombé Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality late 18th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The bureau is profusely inlaid
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Painted Rococo Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Danish painted oak rococo serpentine bureau bookcase. Great carved decoration
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Rococo Bookcases
Materials
Oak
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very imposing good quality 18th century Dutch Marquetry bureau bookcase, having wonderful flowers
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV bureau plat, France, 18th-19th century.
The bureau plat is decorated with beautiful
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique 18th Century Rosewood Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century rosewood bureau bookcase having a magnificent top section with a shaped
Category
Antique 18th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Other
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, England 18th Century and later
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, England 18th Century and later
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 18th century Dutch marquetry inlaid bureau bookcase. Having a double dome top
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Desks
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau circa 1790.
Fine quality George III period walnut bureau
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau
Located in Pasadena, TX
48" Victorian secretary desk writer’s Bureau
Crafted from solid cherry, this multi-function piece
Category
Antique Late 18th Century North American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Conventual 18th-Century European Bureau – Rustic Devotion in Solid Wood
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Conventual 18th-Century European Bureau – Rustic Devotion in Solid Wood
A rare and evocative
Category
Antique 18th Century European Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 45.67 in W 49.61 in D 24.81 in
George II Bureau Bookcase - 18th Century Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
pigeon holes.
18th Century
The upper section having 2 doors and an arrangement of pigeon holes and letter
Category
Antique 18th Century George II Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Large Antique Georgian Walnut Bureau Bookcase 18th Century Display Cabinet
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Large Antique Georgian Walnut Bureau Bookcase - High-Quality 18th Century Display Piece. Impressive
Category
Antique 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
H 88.19 in W 40.56 in D 23.23 in
18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Bureau Chest of Drawer
Located in IT
18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer
This bureau chest of drawer was made in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Caned Bergère de Bureau
Located in Manhasset, NY
18th century French caned bergère de Bureau. A Louie XV beechwood bergère de Bureau with leather
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century George III Period Oak Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This charming late 18th-century George III period oak bureau showcases exquisite craftsmanship and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with
Category
Antique 18th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Walnut Lombardy Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A good Lombardy Bureau cabinet of the 18th century
Constructed in a well patinated walnut
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Wood
Mid-18th Century Mahogany Small Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century well-figured mahogany Bureau bookcase of attractive small proportions having
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Venetian Walnut Bureau Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important antique Italian bureau bookcase, made in Venice and circa 1750 in date.
It
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Bookcases
Materials
Mirror, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table – a rare and exquisite piece
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 43.31 in W 42.52 in D 18.9 in
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
-18th century.
Measurements: 240 x 130 x 56 cm.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 94.49 in W 51.19 in D 22.05 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
-18th century.
Measurements: 240 x 130 x 56 cm.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
H 94.49 in W 51.19 in D 22.05 in
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
-18th century.
Measurements: 240 x 130 x 56 cm.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 94.49 in W 51.19 in D 22.05 in
Early 18th Century Figured Walnut Bureau Cabinet
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine early Georgian walnut secretaire cabinet veneered throughout with book-matched figured walnut. The fall front opening to a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes with oge...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Georgian 18th Century Elm Table Top Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare Mid 18th Century, George II Period Elm Table Top, Miniature, Bureau Retaining
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures
Materials
Elm
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 18th century bureau for your home. A 18th century bureau — often made from wood, mahogany and walnut — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 18th century bureau — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each 18th century bureau bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 18th century bureau over the years, but those crafted by Charles Michel Leclerc and Hazard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 18th Century Bureau?
Prices for a 18th century bureau start at $843 and top out at $969,714 with the average selling for $8,494.
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- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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