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Chinese Lacquer Bureau

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

A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design This

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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

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

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand

$33,131

H 37.01 in W 28.35 in D 18.51 in

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

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

Materials

Lacquer

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

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

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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

Unavailable

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

A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK AND GILT LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BUREAU FROM THE DANISH ROYAL

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

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

Unavailable

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

appeal in the West. The palette of black and gold is not typically Chinese but imitates Japanese lacquer

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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

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

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Antique 1760s Chinese Cabinets

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

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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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

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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

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

Materials

Bronze

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

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Secretaires

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

Category

20th Century Chinese Bookcases

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

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Early 20th Century Chinese Georgian Desks

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Located in Pomona, CA

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

By Örsjö Industri AB

Located in Glendale, CA

'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...

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By Camille Pissarro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

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Materials

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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$12,500

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Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Aphrodite
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Aphrodite

19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Aphrodite

$4,250 / set

H 19.5 in W 11.75 in D 8 in

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Located in Houston, TX

19th century Italian marble bust of Aphrodite. Our antique Italian Carrara marble bust of Aphrodite is expertly carved and rests on a round socle. This bust was perhaps a Grand Tour...

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Antique 1890s Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Marble

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East Indonesian Rare Exotic Butterflies Taxidermy Display Celebes Islands

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Located in Nottingham, GB

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Category

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Materials

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Located in Amsterdam, NL

A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Copper, Gold

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$18,653

H 88.59 in W 55.52 in D 80.71 in

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By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

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Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Enameled Vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, 1890s
Art Nouveau Enameled Vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, 1890s

Art Nouveau Enameled Vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, 1890s

By François-Théodore Legras

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, Cristallerie de Saint-Denis, France, 1890s. Blown glass vase ribbed inside. Clear glass becoming more and more purple towards the...

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

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Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa

Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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Antique 1740s Italian George II Loveseats

Materials

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Located in New York, NY

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Blue and White Striped Lace Agate Geode with Crystal Druzy, a Geological Artwork
Blue and White Striped Lace Agate Geode with Crystal Druzy, a Geological Artwork

Blue and White Striped Lace Agate Geode with Crystal Druzy, a Geological Artwork

Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR

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Materials

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Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

$1,242,420

H 118.9 in W 157.49 in D 30.32 in

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

Located in London, GB

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

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Ormolu

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Located in Dublin, Ireland

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Chinese Lacquer Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese lacquer bureau you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and bronze, every Chinese lacquer bureau was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese lacquer bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each Chinese lacquer bureau bearing Georgian hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Chinese Lacquer Bureau?

Prices for a Chinese lacquer bureau start at $1,298 and top out at $486,680 with the average selling for $8,093.
Questions About Chinese Lacquer Bureau
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese lacquer refers to the specific lacquering styles used in Chinese wares. Chinese lacquerware has a tradition stretching back thousands of years, and vintage examples are highly sought after by collectors. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Chinese lacquerware from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chinese black lacquer is a resin sourced from the Toxicodendron vernicifluum (formerly Rhus verniciflua) tree that grows throughout East Asia. Artisans produce decorative objects entirely from the substance or use it as a finish for wood and other materials. Find a selection of Chinese black lacquer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To care for Chinese lacquered furniture, wipe it with a damp cloth regularly. You can use a paste wax intended for use on lacquer finishes to restore shine, but avoid using harsh furniture polishes and cleaners on pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a range of lacquered furniture.

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