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Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
An impressive chinoiserie bureau bookcase on a red background, the carcass itself 18th century but
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1920s British Georgian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Lacquer

Early 20th C. English Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Early 20th C. English Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut bureau bookcase, the double dome top above a pair of well-figured walnut-paneled doors
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Early 20th Century British Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Antique Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Walnut Bureau Bookcase
H 82.5 in W 39.5 in D 22.5 in
Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany bureau bookcase, the raised swan neck inlaid pediment above a pair of glazed doors opening
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Early 20th Century British Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Antique Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
H 88.5 in W 33.5 in D 19 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique chippendale style mahogany bureau bookcase having a carved and gilded
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Other

Circa 1780 George III Period Bureau Bookcase, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 George III period bureau bookcase, English. Mahogany with Gothic arched glazing (crack
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Glass, Wood

Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Liberty & Co
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Glasgow, GB
An attractive Arts & Crafts oak motto style bureau bookcase in golden quarter-sawn oak firmly
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Brass, Copper

Important Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Desk and Chair, Bookcase & Filing Cabinet
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Lisse, NL
marvelous and highly practical Art Nouveau 'desk' or 'bureau plat' (with original chair) is the second of
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Brass, Bronze

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Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Regency Style Mahogany Open Bookcase's
Located in Martlesham, GB
A nice pair of mid-20th century Regency style mahogany open bookcases, each bookcase having four adjustable shelves inside, decorated with ebonised moulded pilasters supported on scr...
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1960s English Regency Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

TOMLINSON Crotch Mahogany Block Front Secretary Desk with Blind Bookcase
By Tomlinson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Tomlinson. Crotch mahogany with brass hardware, pediment top with three finials and bracket feet. Upper blind bookcase has two lockable doors th...
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Brass

Vintage George Smith Kilim Upholstered Three Seat Couch or Sofa Feather Cushions
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cushions A stunning sofa which is one of G...
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2010s English Modern Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Materials

Upholstery

George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Elegant Georgian style cabinet with classical pediment, geometric glazing bars over the twin doors with three adjustable shelves within, the lower section with a fall front, fully li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
H 88.5 in W 40.75 in D 22 in
Victorian Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4215 A Victorian rosewood bookcase of diminutive proportions, having moulded outswept cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing height adjustable shelves and fitted with origi...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Bookcase
Victorian Rosewood Bookcase
H 86.62 in W 43.71 in D 14.18 in
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
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Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Bed Dog Sample Dolls Tester 4 Poster Upholstered Antiquarian Jacobean Style Oak
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
• Rare diminutive, Antiquarian, oak, tester or 4 poster, upholstered bed in the Baroque-style. Either intended as a cabinet maker’s sample or a dog or doll’s bed. • Characterful an...
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1950s British Baroque Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Velvet, Oak

19th Century Petite English Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative 19th century petite red Chinoiserie secretary from England. Very nice hand painted Asian images and nice storage inside the desk. A great accent piece for a narrow space. ...
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Antique Victorian Bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique English mahogany bookcase. In good condition. The cabinet has adjustable shelves. The inside is made blue. Beautiful bookcase with warm patina. The cabinet consist...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Antique Victorian Bookcase
Antique Victorian Bookcase
H 83.08 in W 59.06 in D 11.03 in
18th Century George III Mahogany Bookcase Secretary, Georgian, 1780s
Located in Roma, RM
English Bookcase, George III, circa 1780, mahogany wood, in good condition but in need of restoration. Fantastic example of English craftsmanship for this type of furniture. Carefu...
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1780s English George III Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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1950s English Renaissance Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

18th C. Late Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ca. 1780. A fine figured mahogany classic Georgian secretary bookcase with the broken bonnet in openwork foliate scrolls flanking a fluted short pedestal (it appears that it never ha...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Antique Berkey & Gay Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase, Circa 1900
By Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Late Victorian or Arts & Crafts bookcase By Berkey & Gay USA, Circa 1900 Carved walnut, with mullioned glass front doors. Measures: 50.25"W x 13"D x 53"H. Goo...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Glass, Walnut

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Black Full Posts Bamboo Oriente Bed
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted furniture Collection, we are happy to introduce you to our black hand-painted Oriente bed, full bamboo posts with gilded accents and iron Lotus finials. We dec...
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2010s Italian Other Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and gold polychromed with Chinoiserie detailing, and red under-body. Desk opens to rev...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
H 37.75 in W 30 in D 15.5 in

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Burr and Figured Walnut Queen Anne Style Bureau-Bookcase
Located in Salisbury, GB
A burr and figured walnut queen Anne style bureau bookcase, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Fine Quality Queen Anne Style Walnut Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early 20th century fine quality Queen Anne style walnut bureau bookcase of small proportions and
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Fine quality mahogany secretaire with bookcase.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Early 20th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
H 87.8 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Early 20th Century Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A superb burr walnut bureau bookcase in the early Georgian style and of compact proportions. Dating
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Early 20th Century English George I Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

North Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in Fitzroy, Victoria
Early 20th century, in the 18th century style. The upper section with a central cabinet lined in
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Early 20th Century European Other Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

North Italian Bureau Bookcase
North Italian Bureau Bookcase
H 88.59 in W 52.76 in D 21.66 in
English Secretaire Bureau Bookcase Astragal Glazed Mahogany Library Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
pediment above double astragal glazed doors enclosed adjustable shelves. The bureau base with fall-front
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century walnut bureau bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century walnut bureau bookcase, the stepped moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors
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1920s British William and Mary Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

1920s Oak Book Trolly by Library Bureau SoleMakers
Located in Sagaponack, NY
institutional libraries during the first three quarters of the 20th century. This book trolly, aka re-stacking
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1920s American Mission Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Leather, Oak

Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality burr walnut bureau bookcase having an 18th century carcass and re-venered in the
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1920s English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
H 82 in W 38.5 in D 22 in
Walnut Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Queen Anne style walnut bureau bookcase, of small proportions, the domed top above glazed door
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Early 20th Century British Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Mahogany Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Edwardian mahogany slope front single door bureau bookcase, of compact proportions, the upper
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Painted Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Painted bureau bookcase of small proportions. The double domed top above two glazed doors opening
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Early 20th Century British Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

Slim Antique Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique bureau bookcase of slim proportions in book matched figured walnut. This was
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Magnificent Antique Queen Anne Revival Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is an outstanding Queen Anne revival walnut bureau bookcase having an attractive shaped
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Leaded Glass Bureau Bookcase With Slanted Front
Located in Vancouver, BC
Art Nouveau leaded glass bureau bookcase, with overhang cornice above two (2) stained glass doors
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak, Glass

Rare Chinese Export Hand-Carved Dragon Bureau Bookcase Cabinet Solid Oak
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th-early 20th century Chinese export hand
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Glass, Oak

Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase/Secretaire, of bombe form, painted and parcel gilt; scrolled broken arch pediment
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood

Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
H 84 in W 38 in D 18.5 in
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 Bookcase 20th Century

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Stained Glass, Oak

Painted Italian Secretaire/Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, in white with parcel gilt, the entire piece handpainted with flora and blue scrollwork; slant-front desk opens to a fitted interior, surmounted by bonnet top cupboard, ha...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Wood, Mirror

Louis XVI Style Office Furniture Stamped Lalande in Paris
By Maison Lalande
Located in BARSAC, FR
19th century or early 20th. The LALANDE house is one of the 19th century Parisian cabinetmaking
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Ormolu

Walnut Two Door Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Queen Anne style walnut bureau bookcase, of small proportions, the double domed top above two
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Walnut

Art Deco Tiger Oak Wood Bureau Bookcase Secretary Desk, 1920s
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Beautiful Art Deco bureau bookcase / secretary desk. Solid tiger oak construction featuring open
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Chrome

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Library Filing Cabinet and Bookshelves, circa 1910
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An interesting multi-purposed library cabinet from the first years of the 20th century, this solid
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

French Louis XV Style Antique Bookcase Cabinet Bookshelf by Schmit & Cie
Located in Shippensburg, PA
continued trade into the 20th century. The works of Frédéric Schmit and his firm are cherished and remain
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Fabric, Glass, Kingwood

A Sheraton Mahogany Inlaid Secretary
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine Sheraton mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase in mahogany. Each piece of glass is beveled showing
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Early 20th Century British Sheraton Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

20th Century Edwardian Mahogany Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian copy of a George III mahogany bureau bookcase. The stepped and
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Early 20th Century English George III Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century and later decorated chinoiserie Bureau bookcase. The top of
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

Gilt and Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century, chinoiserie and gilt decorated 20th century Bureau
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

20th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau bookcase of the early 20th century. Furniture made by walnut and burr walnut moved
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Burl, Walnut

20th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase
20th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase
H 87.41 in W 35.44 in D 19.69 in
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Antique chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase. The bookcase has a nicely shaped
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1890s English Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Oak bureau bookcase having a glazed bookcase top with leaded light doors above a fall front bureau
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Oak Bureau Bookcase
Oak Bureau Bookcase
H 73.23 in D 13 in
Light Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Light oak bureau bookcase having a two short and one long drawer base with a fitted interior and a
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Light Oak Bureau Bookcase
Light Oak Bureau Bookcase
H 81.11 in D 17.33 in
Solid Dark Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Jacobean style solid dark oak bureau bookcase having a two door leaded light glazed upper section
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Solid Dark Oak Bureau Bookcase
Solid Dark Oak Bureau Bookcase
H 80.71 in W 37.41 in D 18.12 in
Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Stutton, GB
Edwardian inlaid mahogany bureau bookcase, the mounded cornice with a swan neck inlaid pediment
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

Red Lacquer & Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent red lacquer & chinoiserie decorated bureau bookcase with multiple drawers, including
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Brass

Small Proportioned Arts and Crafts Bureau Bookcase
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Small proportioned solid oak Arts and Crafts bureau bookcase having a two-door top with leaded
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Slim English Oak Bureau Bookcase, circa 1920s
Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire
A stylish and well-proportioned vintage carved oak bureau bookcase dating from circa 1920s. In
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Early 20th Century English Gothic Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Oak

Slim English Oak Bureau Bookcase, circa 1920s
Slim English Oak Bureau Bookcase, circa 1920s
H 77.17 in W 31.11 in L 77.17 in
English 19th Century Satinwood, Mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
An unusual late 19th-early 20th century satinwood, mahogany and marquetry inlaid bureau bookcase of
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Small Light Oak Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
glass, a bureau section with a fitted interior and a bookcase base.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Small Solicitor's Bookcase
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A two section stacking bureau bookcase. Sat on square tapering legs, frame and glazed up and
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Small Solicitor's Bookcase
Small Solicitor's Bookcase
H 34.65 in W 33.86 in D 10.24 in
Three-Section Bookcase by Globe Wernicke
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A oak three section stacking bureau bookcase by “Globe Wernicke”. Up and over glazed doors to
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Three-Section Bookcase by Globe Wernicke
Three-Section Bookcase by Globe Wernicke
H 47.25 in W 34.26 in D 11.82 in
A Stunning Mahogany Irish Bureau Bookcase part 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Stunning Mahogany Irish Bureau Bookcase part 18th Century with a major 20th Century restoration
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18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

George II Style Red Lacquered Bureau Bookcase
Located in Louisville, KY
chinoiserie and exotica to the exterior in the early part of the 20th Century, and to the fitted interior of
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Lacquer

Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Louisville, KY
Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century; in two parts
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Early 20th Century Chinese Georgian Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Oak arts and crafts bureau having a fall front which opens to reveal a fitted interior above a
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau
Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau
H 42.13 in W 29.53 in D 10.63 in
English Antique Secrétaire Bureau Bookcase Astragal Glazed Mahogany Library
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
enclosed adjustable shelving. The bureau base with carved blind fret fall-front enclosed fitted interior
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century

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Mahogany

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Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique bureau bookcase 20th century you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique bureau bookcase 20th century for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique bureau bookcase 20th century, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique bureau bookcase 20th century, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Georgian and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique bureau bookcase 20th century has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Library Bureau Makers and Louis Majorelle are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Bureau Bookcase 20th Century?

Prices for an antique bureau bookcase 20th century can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,202 and can go as high as $140,875, while the average can fetch as much as $5,718.

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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