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Antique Campaign Bureau, Anglo Indian, Teak, Colonial Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign bureau. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass colonial writing desk, dating
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Late 19th Century British Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Teak

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Wood

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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1880s Dutch Country Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Wood

Antique A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
H 44.3 in W 53.94 in D 25.2 in
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet
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19th Century Austrian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Enamel

Antique Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
H 77.17 in W 40.56 in D 25.99 in
Dresden Porcelain Mounted Ebonised Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare 19th century ebonised bureau cabinet in the high Napoleon III style, the desk is ebonised
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Late 19th Century Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Porcelain

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Ormolu

Antique Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
H 37.41 in W 87.8 in D 43.31 in
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Brass

Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dorking, GB
An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau
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Late 17th Century English Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Brass

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
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Mid-19th Century American George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Glass, Walnut

19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
stamped “GROS/PARIS”. Beautiful and rare writing desk or so-called “bureau plat” made by the well-known
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Bronze

Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
serve as striking writing table, vanity table, vanity desk, small bureau, ladies desk, entry table
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Metal

French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bureau Plat - After a model by Joseph Baumhauer (died 1772) - Attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Bureau Plat French Inlay Desk Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality antique French desk or bureau plat Classic look crafted from kingwood with original ormolu
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1920s Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Kingwood

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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Late 19th Century Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Leather, Mahogany

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
bureau by Franc¸ois Linke. The upper case with shaped top, surmounted by a serpentine three quarter
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Bureau, oak desk, writing table, Scotland 1800, H163 Scotland 1800 Solid oak
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Early 1800s Scottish Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Oak

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Kingwood, Mahogany

Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke
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Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Regence style gilt bronze-mounted bureau plat by Zwiener. French, circa 1890. Stamped to
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Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV/XVI Style Exhibition Bureau a
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Bronze

Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
By Gervais Durand
Located in PARIS, FR
appointed Dealer and Cabinet-maker to the King around 1749. He executed bureau plats, corner cabinets
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
production of the Pierre Migeon dynasty of cabinet makers, because of the inlay and the bronzes. For a
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of Charles Cressent, circa 1890
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat in the manner of Charles Cressent. French
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid Bureau de Dame by
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Red Leather Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer red leather bureau plat writing table desk Additional
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
American 19th Century Birdseye Maple Desk attributed to H. Stowell & Son Cabinet Makers, (1828-98
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1860s American American Classical Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Birdseye Maple

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
By Muller Frères
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface
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19th Century Austrian Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
H 30 in W 48 in D 24 in
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
reverse. The desk is fitted to each side with leather-lined pull-out writing slides and is raised on
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany and Marquetry inlaid writing table after the model
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze

Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk & Stool
Located in GB
style Bureau plat writing table with later stool This is a wonderful find, the bureau plat is a
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Brass

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze, Pewter

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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Early 1800s English George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Oak

Antique Walnut Queen Anne Period Writing Bureau
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite English walnut bureau hails from the remarkable Queen Anne period, dating back to
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Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Walnut

Antique Walnut Queen Anne Period Writing Bureau
Antique Walnut Queen Anne Period Writing Bureau
H 37.41 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
Rare Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Pedestal Desk by François Linke, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare gilt bronze mounted marquetry pedestal desk by François Linke. French, circa 1900
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century tulipwood, mahogany and ormolu-mounted Bureau de Dame Lady's
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze, Ormolu

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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18th Century British George III Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Leather, Mahogany

French Cylinder Desk Bureau Mulberry, 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive French Mulberry cylinder desk. Standing Upon Square Tapered Legs. Featuring an
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1850s Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Rosewood

Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and
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1880s Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

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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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
French 19th Century ladies fall front bureau de dame, having wonderful Amboyna, veneers with
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
H 31.11 in W 25.99 in D 18.51 in
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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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Walnut, Burl

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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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Elm, Yew

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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1790s Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

French Roll Top Desk Louis XVI Inlay Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique French roll top desk in the Louis XVI manner Main structure of desk is in
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1920s Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Kingwood

George II Bureau Mahogany Desk Edwards and Roberts Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous George III bureau made by Edwards and Roberts of London (please see close up photo of the
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1790s George II Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Transitional St. Bureau À Cylindre Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu Bureau à Cylindre desk. The exceptional thirteen drawer roll top desk is raised by elegant
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19th Century French Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French bureau De-Dame, having wonderful marquetry floral inlay to
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
H 33.08 in W 22.84 in D 16.15 in
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant Front Desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant front desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227 Scotland 1900 Solid walnut
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Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Walnut

Antique Small Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An unusually diminutive Georgian inlaid mahogany bureau, slant front desk, circa 1780. This is a
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1780s English Georgian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful French 19th century Sevres style porcelain mounted bureau plat, having an inset leather
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Porcelain, Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Bronze, Ormolu

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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19th Century French Victorian Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Other, Ormolu

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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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Metal

George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A George II mahogany pier/tea/games bureau-table. The mahogany top is supported on a hinged back
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Mahogany

George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
H 30.75 in W 32.5 in D 32 in
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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Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Brass

Continental Oak Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
Continental oak bureau, the serpentine shaped top to the fall front opening to reveal a fitted
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet

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Oak

Continental Oak Bureau
Continental Oak Bureau
H 40 in W 44 in D 23 in
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Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique bureau writing desk cabinet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique bureau writing desk cabinet — often made from wood, mahogany and walnut — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique bureau writing desk cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bureau writing desk cabinet made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made antique bureau writing desk cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Thomas Sheraton are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Bureau Writing Desk Cabinet?

The average selling price for an antique bureau writing desk cabinet at 1stDibs is $3,024, while they’re typically $319 on the low end and $128,000 for the highest priced.

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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