$7,608
Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a moulded book-rest, opening to reveal a stepped interior with a well concealed below a...
Oak
18th Century English Oak Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th Century English oak bureau with later paint finish. 1780 Height to the underside of the desk - 67cm
Brass
18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
Located in Billingshurst, GB
18th century Georgian oak bureau the bureau has four drawers with swan neck handles.
Oak
18th-Century Georgian Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The moulded cornice above a pair of panelled cupboard doors over a fall front - with elaborated fitted interiors. Has an organic grain on the doors and sides. The interior of the ...
Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This elegant Swedish oak secretary shows off with a distinctive carved top bonnet or crown and round finials. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature stat...
Oak, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This drop front secretary maintains a timeless appeal due to the deeply aged patina of the oak and European country styling. The interior has 6 drawers, 4 decorative "hidden" drawers...
Brass
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome George III slant-front bureau, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1780), is a quintessential example of English provincial craftsmanship.
Oak
18th century Norwegian carved oak bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning and rare norwegian baroque oak bureau bookcase circa 1760. Comprising of 3 sections due to the monumental proportions. Top section with shaped cornice, below which the car...
Oak
18th Century Danish Oak Secretary Bureau, Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century Danish oak secretary with a newer professionally applied layered black exterior finish and a contrasting dusky blue interior with gray undertones.
Oak
Late 18th Century Blue Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th Century Blue Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau Late 18th-century Swedish oak secretary bureau featuring a tall, elegant form with a graceful carved curved crown and three large ...
Wood, Oak, Paint
18th Century Swedish Gray Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century Swedish oak secretary or "bureau" with a newer professionally applied layered gray painted exterior finish.
Brass
18th Century Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th century and later decorated chinoiserie bureau. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and a well, above an arrangement of four draw...
Oak
18th Century Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Bold 18th century masculine painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior and hidden compartments. 1780.
Oak
Late 18th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th-century Danish oak bureau or secretary featuring a newer professionally applied black layered painted finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural oak beneath and suit the ...
Brass
18th Century Black Swedish Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretary
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Fold-down flap with hidden drawers, secret compartment and writing interior Four larger drawers on the lower part of the front. Beautiful brass fittings, working lock and keys inc...
Brass
English 18th century antique oak bureau secretary with top/bookcase
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This exceptionally beautiful and practical antique English oak bureau bookcase dates from the 18th century and has developed the finest possible patina over the centuries.
Wood, 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 34 inches (86 cms) Wide 19.5 inches (50 cms) Deep 82 inches (208 cms) High.
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 interior features a hidden well and a lovely original chinoiserie lacquer. 1790. Heigh...
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". Reference: 7857 Dimensions 41 inches (104 cms) Wide 23.5 inches (60 cms) Deep 85 in...
Oak
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
The whole having elements of construction and design in the manner of Thomas Chippendale and of John McLean's work - the top 18th Century London cabinet makers. Dimensions: H 42 in...
Metal, Brass
18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Bureau Bookcase Item Code: S26-61 A striking 18th century chinoiserie bureau bookcase, decorated throughout in later red lacquer with hand-painted...
Oak
$4,313Sale Price|40% Off
Early 18th Century Burl Walnut Veneered Bureau Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau cabinet. The upper section with swan neck top over double doors, the lower section with a sloping-front opening to reveal a cupboard an...
Oak, Walnut
18th Century English Walnut Bureau Bookcase, or Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th Century George II Period walnut bureau bookcase, in two parts. The upper section had two doors with original beveled glass panes and opens to one fixed shelf and two adju...
Brass
Robust Louis XV Provincial Bureau in Oak
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderfully robust Louis XV Provincial bureau in oak with original hardware.
Oak
A Fine Early 18th Century George I Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase, Circa 1715
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine early 18th-century George I burr walnut veneered bureau bookcase of diminutive proportions, circa 1715.
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a beautifully curved and carved bonnet or crown. The entire secretary has been given a professional custom laye...
Brass, Iron
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a curved bonnet. Note the heavily carved panel doors and the large curvaceous lower three serpentine drawers. T...
Brass
$3,396
English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century English painted oak bureau with original brass handles. 1780.
Oak
Small English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th Century English bureau with an antiqued painted blue finish and ncie fitted interior. 1780
Leather, Oak
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front, original brassware and working locks As fine an example of this model of German cabinet f...
Oak
Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut
Located in Kastrup, DK
Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau cabinet. The upper section with swan neck top over double doors, the lower section with a sloping-front opening to reveal a cupboard an...
Brass
Gustavian Secretaire / Bureau 1780 - 1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secrétaire in two parts, crafted in oak with a grey-white finish and a beautiful patina. The piece is constructed in two sections, featuring a classic upper cabinet with d...
Brass, Iron
$7,911Sale Price|35% Off
Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful baroque secretary desk with finely mirror-cut oak veneer and walnut root veneer. The desk is in two parts: the lower section has three drawers with a straight break-front a...
Brass
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side has 3 false drawers Circa, 1760 with one Key It's Old leather top in Useable but h...
Ormolu
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Rococo secretary desk with a cabinet or bookcase top, beautifully painted in blue with a black-painted interior. This piece consists of two sections: Upper section consists of a c...
Metal, Brass
Baroque Bureau / secretary In Walnut from Northern Germany
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architecturally refined 18th-century Baroque secretary desk crafted in oak and beautifully veneered with mirror-cut walnut in a classic and distinctive Baroque design....
Brass
Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Handcrafted Oakwood, Circa 1790
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features many small storage drawers within and three...
Metal, Brass
$1,993Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Dressing Table, Boudoir, Georgian, Circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau mirror. An English, mahogany and oak dressing table mirror, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Fascinating bureau form, with a suite of drawers an...
Oak
18th Century Oak Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th century English oak bureau in oak, with a great colour and patina, of small and unusual proportions, retaining the original large carrying handles to the sides.
Oak
Late 18th Century Oak Antique Bureau
Located in Darwen, GB
A late 18th century oak bureau on cabriole legs to the front with a shaped apron.
Oak
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 38.59 in D 20.08 in
Antique Georgian 18th Century Crossbanded Oak Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Georgian 18th century oak bureau desk or writing table.
Oak
18th Century Oak Painted Bureau
Located in Pulborough, GB
18th century oak painted bureau with upper storage unit.
Oak
SERPENTINE BAROQUE BUREAU, DENMARK, 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century white oak bureau with serpentine front, iron side mounts and brass door mounts.
Oak
Unavailable
H 40.56 in W 38.78 in D 22.05 in
Antique 18th Century Fine Quality Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3523 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This stunning 18th-century antique oak bureau is a superb example of period craftsmanship, combining beauty and functionality.
Oak
Unavailable
H 41.93 in W 43.71 in D 23.82 in
Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3520 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This exceptional 18th-century antique oak bureau is a remarkable piece of furniture, featuring intricate, heavy carving that adorns its entire surface, highlighting the skill and art...
Oak
Unavailable
H 42.33 in W 38.39 in D 22.64 in
Antique 18th Century Great Quality Bureau In Oak ( REF AF-3519 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This impressive 18th-century antique oak bureau is a stunning example of classic craftsmanship and elegance.
Oak
18th Century Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A fine quality early 18th Century bureau bookcase veneered throughout with burr walnut, having engraved brass mounts, the shaped cornice showing Chinese influence above a pair of sha...
Brass
18th Century small Lacquer Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A small early 18th century lacquer bureau bookcase. This is an extremely rare example of a bureau bookcase made in England, and shipped out to China to be lacquered. Whilst in China ...
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Architectural Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, the strongly arched broken pediment centred by a carved gilt finial above a pair of mirrored doors, enclosing adjustable shelves above a bank of...
Brass
Frisian Baroque Oakwood Bureau, Mid-18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
The Frisian bureau is in excellent condition with bracket feet and curved front on either side. It still retains the original brass hardware drawer pulls. The inlaid Frisian stars ar...
Oak
Unavailable
Oak bureau bookcase
Located in Derbyshire, GB
Country made oak bureau bookcase.
Oak
Small Louis XV Oak and Inlaid 18th Century Bureau, circa 1750
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely small Louis XV oak and inlaid mid-18th century bureau with fitted interior and secret compartment, circa 1750.
Brass
Unavailable
H 36 in W 25 in D 17.5 in
Unusually Small Early 18th Century William and Mary Period Oak Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Unusually small early 18th century William and Mary period oak bureau.
Oak
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Campaign Bureau
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
18th century Campaign Bureau An unusual 18th century Georgian mahogany campaign bureau.
Mahogany, Oak
Unavailable
H 41.34 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Danish Baroque Oakwood Bureau with Iron Handles, Late 18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
A Danish Baroque oakwood bureau with iron handles, late 18th century.
Oak
18th Century Georgian 'Plum Pudding' Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
An 18th century Georgian bureau made from the finest 'Plum Pudding' mahogany.
Mahogany, Oak
George I Oak Bureau Dating from circa 1710
Located in East Sussex, GB
A George I Oak bureau dating from circa 1710. The rectangular top with moulded edge above a fall front with Ogee moulded edge containing a fully fitted interior of serpentine fronted...
Oak
Unavailable
H 95 in W 47 in D 22 in
Ant. Georgian Oak Bureau Bookcase, Housekeepers Cupboard, Scotland 1780, H154
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Georgian oak bureau bookcase, country house, housekeepers cupboard, Scotland 1780, H154 Scotland 1780 Solid oak Original finish Having a dentil cornice on top Over double...
Oak
Unavailable
H 98.43 in W 42.13 in D 22.84 in
18th Century Green Japanned Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Giles Grendey
By Giles Grendey
Located in Lisbon, PT
18th century green Japanned Bureau bookcase George II Period England circa 1730, attributed to Giles Grendey, the cresting in the form of a broken swan’s neck pediment, the upper...
Oak
Antique English Period Oak Mahogany-Banded Bureau
Located in Port Chester, NY
This slanty-top chest is a good example of the style that was so popular in the 18th century when a gentleman needed such a piece for letters and rent collection records. The age of ...
Wood
English George III Painted Oak Bureau, circa 1760
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely English mid-18th century George III painted oak bureau with stepped fitted interior, containing secret drawers and compartments, circa 1760.
Brass
Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat) by Fidelys Schey
By Fidelys Schey
Located in New York, NY
This desk has a rectangular gilt and tooled brown leather-inset top with molded surround. Each side has a writing slide above a three-paneled frieze of drawers with cartouche-shaped,...
Ormolu
English Georgian Figured Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An exceptionally fine quality small Georgian Honduras figured mahogany bureau stood on its original bracket feet with original decorative swan neck handles and key escutcheons. The i...
Mahogany, Oak
A Rare And Early Georgian Kneehole Bureau
Located in Skipton, GB
A rare early Georgian Kneehole Bureau of a wonderful colour and patination. Having a well figured fall which opens to reveal three banks of oak lined dovetailed drawers, all above a ...
Mahogany, Oak
Unavailable
H 56.3 in W 43.71 in D 20.87 in
Rare Louis-Seize Bureau by Christoph Hopfengaertner, about 1790
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
German-born Swiss cabinetmaker Christoph Hopfengaertner (1758-1843) is well-known for the exquisite quality of his products which he manufactured in his workshop in Bern, Switzerland...
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Unavailable
H 91.62 in W 51.58 in D 26.62 in
Exceptional Burr Walnut Imperial Monogrammed Bureau-Bookcase, Scriban
Located in Werkendam, NL
Unique Louis XIV figured burr-walnut and inlaid (circa 1735) Dutch bureau-bookcase with book matched burr-walnut veneers of the finest quality. The bureau bookcase has a Classic Bar...
Brass
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
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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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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