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ANTiQUE CIRCA 1940'S HAND CARVED CHINESE BUREAU WRITING DESK & MATCHING ARMCHAIR
ANTiQUE CIRCA 1940'S HAND CARVED CHINESE BUREAU WRITING DESK & MATCHING ARMCHAIR

ANTiQUE CIRCA 1940'S HAND CARVED CHINESE BUREAU WRITING DESK & MATCHING ARMCHAIR

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1940's Chinese Export hand carved Bureau desk with matching armchair Please note the d...

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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese George II Desks

Materials

Padouk

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand

Located in London, GB

A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton specifically for the export trade to meet the demands of the European market.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

Located in London, by appointment only

This Chinese lacquer bureau on stand was made in China in the mid-18th century, circa 1750.

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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer

A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau
A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau

A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A near identical example of this bureau is described & illustrated in part on page #223 and colour plate #77 as found in ‘The Decorative Arts of The China Trade’ by Carl L.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of D...

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Other

A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750
A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750

A rare mid 18th Century Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand circa 1750

Located in Reepham, GB

A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand with toilet glass, decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design.

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase

Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a highly decorative and stylish Chinese red painted bureau bookcase decorated overall with gilt chinoiseries.

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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Wood

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Exquisite "Chinese" Chippendale-Design Bureau Bookcase
Exquisite "Chinese" Chippendale-Design Bureau Bookcase

Exquisite "Chinese" Chippendale-Design Bureau Bookcase

Located in Atlanta, GA

Depth of piece is 25 1/4" when bureau is closed, 38 1/4" when open. IMPORTANT: We are just now placing our inventory online through www.1stdibs.com, and it will naturally ta...

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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet

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H 88.98 in W 44.49 in D 26.78 in

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet

Located in London, Middlesex

This bureau cabinet was made in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China, which in the 18th century became the principal, and later the only, trading port at which Europeans were permitt...

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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Unique Pair of Chinese Qianlong Period Huanghuali Bureau Cabinets, circa 1750
Unique Pair of Chinese Qianlong Period Huanghuali Bureau Cabinets, circa 1750

Unique Pair of Chinese Qianlong Period Huanghuali Bureau Cabinets, circa 1750

Located in London, GB

Huanghuali (Dalbergia Odorifera) is indigenous to Hainan Island in the South China Sea, but large trees are no longer accessible.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Furniture

A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU

A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU

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H 40.75 in W 39.75 in D 24.25 in

A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU

Located in New York, NY

This splendid Chinese export lacquer bureau is branded to the back with the letter "F" beneath a closed crown.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Remarkable and Rare Rosewood Bureau Bookcase for the English Market
Remarkable and Rare Rosewood Bureau Bookcase for the English Market

Remarkable and Rare Rosewood Bureau Bookcase for the English Market

Located in Woodbury, CT

A carved padouk (A rosewood subspecies, sometimes called the "Blonde Rosewood") Chinese export bureau bookcase having glazed doors and dentil molded crown over a fall front enclosing...

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookcases

Materials

Padouk

19thc Chinese Credenza / Bureau
19thc Chinese Credenza / Bureau

19thc Chinese Credenza / Bureau

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H 34 in W 60 in D 17 in

19thc Chinese Credenza / Bureau

Located in New York, NY

Chinese blackened wood 10 drawer credenza / bureau / beautiful patina

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Credenzas

Materials

Wood

18th Century Chinese Export Bureau Cabinet
18th Century Chinese Export Bureau Cabinet

18th Century Chinese Export Bureau Cabinet

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H 95 in W 39.5 in D 15.8 in

18th Century Chinese Export Bureau Cabinet

Located in Tetbury, England

The base raised on square tapering leg with block foot, single fall front door opening to reveal a removable open pigeon hole with drawers below (replaced). This bureau cabinet wa...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand

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H 66.15 in W 27.56 in D 16.93 in

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual flower design in unrestored country house condition.

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Antique 1760s Chinese Cabinets

Late 19th Century Chinese Mahogany 3-Drawer Bureau Desk
Late 19th Century Chinese Mahogany 3-Drawer Bureau Desk

Late 19th Century Chinese Mahogany 3-Drawer Bureau Desk

Located in Marbella, ES

Late 19th century Chinese mahogany 3-drawer bureau desk.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Ebonised Lacquered and Giltwood Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Bureau Desk
Vintage Ebonised Lacquered and Giltwood Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Bureau Desk

Vintage Ebonised Lacquered and Giltwood Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Bureau Desk

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Chinese chinoiserie style writing bureau A good looking decorative and functional piece of furniture.

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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Rare Chinese Export Hand-Carved Dragon Bureau Bookcase Cabinet Solid Oak
Rare Chinese Export Hand-Carved Dragon Bureau Bookcase Cabinet Solid Oak

Rare Chinese Export Hand-Carved Dragon Bureau Bookcase Cabinet Solid Oak

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th-early 20th century Chinese export hand-carved bureau bookcase cabinet with all original fixtures fittings and keys A ver...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Bureau Desk Secretaire by Vanson Hutch China

By Vanson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This gorgeous mid century bureau designed by Peter Hanson for Vanson is a real statement piece as well as being very practical. In this new world when working from home is the normal...

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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau on Stand
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau on Stand

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau on Stand

Located in Cheshire, GB

Black lacquer chinoiserie decorated bureau on stand. Painted with typical chinoiserie landscapes within hatched and floral borders. The fall front opening to reveal blue lacquered in...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Paint

18th Century English Black Lacquered and Gold Painted Wood Bureau Chest
18th Century English Black Lacquered and Gold Painted Wood Bureau Chest

18th Century English Black Lacquered and Gold Painted Wood Bureau Chest

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind Chinese exports black lacquered chinoiserie and golded painted with flowers, animals and scenes Bureau- chest. 18th century, English furniture .It has 3 drawers and a ...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Commodes and Chest...

Materials

Bronze

English 19th Century Queen Anne Style Lacquered Bureau Cabinet
English 19th Century Queen Anne Style Lacquered Bureau Cabinet

English 19th Century Queen Anne Style Lacquered Bureau Cabinet

Located in Southampton, NY

English 19th Century Queen Anne style red, black, and gold lacquer bureau cabinet. The upper part with molded broken pediment, above two mirror glass doors over the slant top bureau.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Chinese mondern bureau
Chinese mondern bureau

Chinese mondern bureau

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H 33.25 in W 64 in D 19.5 in

Chinese mondern bureau

Located in New York, NY

Mahogany with nickle plated hardware

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Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Table Bureau
Table Bureau

Table Bureau

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H 13.5 in W 20.25 in D 11.75 in

Table Bureau

Located in New York, NY

A padouk, or possibly huanghuali, miniature slant front bureau, the flat top panel with a raised molding, applied to the single board sides, which also frame the hinged fall-front wr...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Furniture

18th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Bureau
18th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Bureau

18th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Bureau

Located in London, GB

A late 18th century black lacquer bureau on stand, the top, sides, and slope with gilded decoration of figures, foliage, pagodas and imaginary landscapes, and fitted with internal dr...

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Secretaires

Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus / Cabinets
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus / Cabinets

Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus / Cabinets

Located in Miami, FL

Elegant pair of chinese chippendale style bureaus / cabinets/ consoles with traditional Chinese Chippendale style lattice front doors, brass brackets and hanldes.

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Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Fabulous Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus
Fabulous Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus

Fabulous Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Bureaus

Located in Miami, FL

Fabulous pair of Chinese chippendale style, lattice front door in the manner of faux bamboo, brass handles and brackets given them a campaign feel.

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Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase
Chinese Export Black Lacquered and Hard Stone Mounted Bureau Bookcase

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: the top and base decorated hard stone ornaments on a black lacquered and painted base.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Georgian Desks

Lacquered bureau bookcase
Lacquered bureau bookcase

Lacquered bureau bookcase

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H 73 in W 40.5 in D 23 in

Lacquered bureau bookcase

Located in San Francisco, CA

A George I style parcel gilt lacquered secretary bookcase; overall Chinoiserie decorated w/figures in Exotic Gardens

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20th Century Chinese Bookcases

Materials

Wood

China Trade Padouk Wood Child's Slant Front Desk, Circa 1790
China Trade Padouk Wood Child's Slant Front Desk, Circa 1790

China Trade Padouk Wood Child's Slant Front Desk, Circa 1790

Located in Lake Forest, IL

China Trade Padouk 1/2 Scale Child's Slant Front Bureau / Desk.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Desks

Materials

Brass

Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Cabinet
Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Cabinet

Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Cabinet

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H 30.5 in W 73 in D 20 in

Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Cabinet

Located in Miami, FL

Superb Lacquered Chinese chippendale style cabinet, sideboard, bureau, console, credenza.

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Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Chinese Bureau Carved Writing Desk
Chinese Bureau Carved Writing Desk

Chinese Bureau Carved Writing Desk

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H 42.41 in W 33.27 in D 19.73 in

Chinese Bureau Carved Writing Desk

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

The heavily carved fall flap enclosed a fitted interior briefly comprising writing surface, cubby holes shelving and miniature drawer. Fitted two drawers below with matched carvings ...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Early Chinese Export Small Padouk Table Bureau
Fine Early Chinese Export Small Padouk Table Bureau

Fine Early Chinese Export Small Padouk Table Bureau

Located in New York, NY

Of very rare block front design with a cross banded full front will reading rest opening to reveal a central door endorsing a shelf, flanked by applied split baluster “secret drawers...

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Antique 1730s Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

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Chinese Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese bureau for your home. Each Chinese bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and hardwood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese bureau, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese bureau, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Chinese Bureau?

Prices for a Chinese bureau can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $580 and can go as high as $346,832, while the average can fetch as much as $5,685.

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