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Original Vintage YWCA & Bureau of Social Education Poster - The Play's The Thing
By Lucile Patterson Marsh
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - The Play's the Thing - designed by the notable illustrator
Category
Vintage 1920s American Posters
Materials
Paper
H 26.38 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
as a copy boy in the Washington bureau of the Associated Press news service, Julian Wasser went on to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
MATURIN - Bureau en forme d'âne / Donkey desk
By Benoît Convers
Located in FONTAIN, FR
that conceals the functional space.
A graceful creature, it then reveals only a subtle play of light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
Do Not Play With Food Table by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Do Not Play With Food Table by Taras Yoom
Limited Edition of 5
Dimensions: D 85 x W 120 x H 70 cm
Category
2010s Russian Organic Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
policy.
Julian Wasser
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's 1963
11 x 14 inch
Category
1960s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
By François Linke, Adam Weisweiler
Located in New York, NY
A superb late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 44 in W 37 in D 22 in
Child Playing with Toy Birds and Doll - School of Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Miami, FL
rest of the war. When, in 1917, the Paris-based Children's Bureau of the American Red Cross (ARC) asked
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Watercolor
H 21.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Card Table, François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
lined playing surface, the front decorated with a bronze mount of a female mask framed by cornucopia and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.5 in W 32.5 in D 33.5 in
"Work on a farm... this Summer. Join the U.S. Crop Corps" Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
lucrative work in war industries. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported that between April 1940 and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30 in W 21.75 in D 0.75 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ebony, Ormolu, Pewter and Tortoiseshell Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Boulle Bureau Mazarin desk. The seven drawers, one door desk is raised by eight striking square tapered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Ormolu, Pewter
H 32.5 in W 55 in D 30 in
Couple by Farmyard oil painting by Martha Cahoon
By Martha Cahoon
Located in Hudson, NY
secretaries and bureaus. In 1953, the Cahoon's framed many works of a wealthy customer, Joan Whitney Payson
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Envelope Game Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
-lined playing surface above a frieze fitted with a drawer and centered on each side by a Fine bronze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.5 in W 23 in D 23 in
"Marauders Always Attack!" Vintage Wwii Army Air Forces Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in 1943. The poster depicts a B-26 from above, dramatically
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
'Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa' — Early Edition 1930s Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
; 'Japanese Wood-block Prints,' Shizuya Fujikake, Japan Travel Bureau, 1938, p. 94, 95; 'The Legacy of
Category
1930s Interior Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Celadon Vase, Five Dynasties or Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th Century
Located in seoul, KR
Bureau. An earlier example featuring loop handles and a lotus-like cover is also mentioned in historical
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Mid Century Modern Vintage Green Teal Cherry Brass Dining Table Italy 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table or writing desk or bureau plat very similar to Ico Parisi
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 30.32 in W 74.81 in D 35.44 in
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Hayashi School
Located in Newark, England
Shogoro (1835-1896) who played a pivotal role in training students in the art of cloisonne was a central
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Metallic Thread
Collection Du Baron De Rede Provenant De L'Hotel Lambert (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Redé was a leading society figure of the 20th century. He played host to the international elite
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Napoleon III Pedestal Clock “Parquet Regulator” after Jean-Henri Riesener, 1734
Located in Berlin, DE
magnificent gilt décor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds. The regulateur is enriched
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Lon...
Materials
Bronze
H 88.59 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
magnificent gilt décor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds. The regulator is enriched
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 86.62 in W 20.87 in D 12.21 in
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique La
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
Rudolph Weisenborn (1879-1974) Abstract Oil on Canvas Circa 1957
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Form at Play: Abstractions in Various Materials by Chicago Artists 1948
Renaissance Society, Paintings
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Helen Frankenthaler 1960 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magazine’s first New York Bureau staff photographer covering wars, fashion, politics, arts, business, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood, 1962
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
. Wood and Beatty played star-crossed lovers in the 1961 film "Splendor in the Grass", which earned Wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Parquetry Envelope Card Table by François Linke. French, circa 1880
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
green baize playing surface, below is a frieze drawer centred by a female mask. The table is raised on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode, Possibly by François Linke, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Commode Louis XV à trois tiroirs avec marquetery Violette' no. 245 and the Bureau Plat, no. 132. It might
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 37.8 in W 51.58 in D 19.69 in
Empire Clock in the Form of a Classical Urn, by Maison Lepautre, circa 1825
By Pierre-Basile Lepaute
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Lepaute’s work and she played an active role in the scientific and mathematical aspects of the clock making
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 13 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Centre Table Attributed to François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
cherubs at play. The cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts and sabots are united by an interlaced
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
displays to the frieze a finely modelled plaque in the classical style, depicting a group of putti at play
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
H 64.97 in W 38.98 in D 14.97 in
Original Vintage YWCA & Bureau Of Social Education Poster - The Play's The Thing
By Lucile Patterson Marsh
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - The Play's the Thing - designed by the notable illustrator
Category
1920s More Prints
Materials
Paper
H 26.38 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
George III Mahogany Miniature Mahogany Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A rare and superb quality George III miniature mahogany bureau cabinet, retaining the origianl
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Contempory Sven Hulsbergen Henning Design "Le Reflet" Table
By Sven Hulsbergen Henning
Located in Firenze, IT
in a play of reflection, shades and sparkling highlight.
The table is reminiscent to a 'Bureau plat
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Bureau Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique late Victorian inlaid mahogany cylinder bureau, by the renowned retailer
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Vernis Martin Bureau de Dame, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French mahogany and ormolu mounted Vernis Martin cylinder bureau de dame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Vernis Martin Cylinder Bureau de Dame, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French kingwood and ormolu-mounted Vernis Martin cylinder bureau de dame
Category
Antique 1870s French Secretaires
Original Vintage Sport Poster Ft. Tennis - Play the Game - Social Education YWCA
By Lucile Patterson Marsh
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster issued by the Young Women's Christian Association Y.W.C.A - Play the
Category
Vintage 1920s American Posters
Materials
Paper
H 25.99 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Ceylon Land Of Song And Dance Sri Lanka Asia Travel Art
Located in London, GB
Buddhist temple stupa and tree with people playing the drums and music on the side and crowds of people and
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.97 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Summer Travel Poster Germany For Holidays Seaside Beach Sailing
Located in London, GB
people playing, relaxing and sunbathing at the seaside by beach huts on the sand and playing with balls
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.14 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
"Mitchells Hit Hard" Vintage Army Air Forces WWII Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
illustrated by Paul Rabut and published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in October of 1943. The poster
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Exceptional Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
with relief plaque depicting playing putti, on foliate-hipped cabriole legs tapering to scrolled sabots
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Swiss 8 Air Musical Box in Rosewood with Three Bells, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
burr walnut with beautiful decorative marquetry of musical instruments
The box plays eight airs/tunes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
H 8.67 in W 16.54 in D 10.24 in
Victorian Walnut Marquetry Loo Table
Located in London, GB
used for playing the popular card game Loo.
However, it is extremely versatile and can be placed in
Category
Late 20th Century English Tables
Antique Kingwood and Marquetry Card Games Table, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
opens to reveal a beautiful inset green baize playing surface which is perfect for playing cards.
The
Category
Antique 1880s French Game Tables
Antique Walnut Marquetry & Ormolu Card Table c.1910
Located in London, GB
floral marquetry opens to reveal a baize-lined playing surface with inlaid borders.
It is a lovely
Category
Early 20th Century English Game Tables
From the Rooftops (New York City Urban Fire Drawing on Paper)
By Paul Chojnowski
Located in Hudson, NY
, Atlanta
FIREWORKS, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York
Fire, KGA Compound, Houston
2001 BURN: Artists Play with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
H 18 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Children Playing in Snow, Martha Cahoon American 1905-1999
By Martha Cahoon
Located in Hallowell, ME
secretaries and bureaus. In 1953, the Cahoon's framed many works of a wealthy customer, Joan Whitney Payson
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
Wasser
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's 1963
11 x 14 inch gelatin silver
Category
1960s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Antique Flame Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Bureau Desk Shoolbred 19th Century
By Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian flame mahogany, floral marquetry inlaid and crossbanded, cylinder bureau
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 45.67 in W 39.77 in D 24.81 in
Havana, Cuba Daily Life Color Photograph of a Group of Men Playing Dominoes
By Rick Hunter
Located in Houston, TX
work features a group of men sitting around a table playing dominoes in a dimly lit room. Signed by the
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 11.25 in W 14.25 in D 0.75 in
Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Osaka Metro Pictorial Map Japan Design
Located in London, GB
elephant and bird in a cage, a lady singing and a marching band playing music, a fish and person in a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Jasper-Ware Mounted Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
fine bureau plat or side table has a leather top with a Greek key gilt border above a shaped apron to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.93 in W 48.43 in D 26.38 in
Jacob Meyer, Interior With Piano, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
music is open, ready to play. While on the back wall, a second portrait hangs above a large bureau
Category
1930s Naturalistic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Card Games Table, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
hinged top opens to reveal a fabulous green baized lined gaming interior for playing cards.
There is
Category
Antique 1870s British Game Tables
Hammock (A nude couple frolics in a hammock on a lazy summer day)
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in New Orleans, LA
A couple enjoys a relaxing day of play in a hammock on a warm summer day. It must be warm as this
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Joan Didion in front of her Stingray Corvette, 1968
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
with his work because I was writing for magazines then and he was at the Time bureau. Any time anyone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kano Ansen Takanobu, Flowers and Birds, Japanese Scroll Painting
By Kano Ansen Takanobu 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
-shoubu is a play on words where hana means “flower” and shoubu can mean “martial spirit” or “victory or
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Marilyn Monroe at the Golden Globes in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 1962
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
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Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as a copy boy in the Washington bureau of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie at The Forum - mid 1970's
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
the Washington bureau of the Associated Press news service, Julian Wasser went on to create some of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Robert F. Kennedy, Ambassador Hotel, 1968 - silver gelatin print
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
boy in the Washington bureau of the Associated Press news service, Julian Wasser went on to create
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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Bureau Play For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bureau play you’re looking for. Each bureau play for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bureau play — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A bureau play made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made bureau play has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke, Lucile Patterson Marsh and Jas Shoolbred & Co. are consistently popular.
How Much is a Bureau Play?
A bureau play can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,800, while the lowest priced sells for $313 and the highest can go for as much as $233,336.