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
Category
Vintage 1920s British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Lacquer
Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Bureau Bookcase Item Code: S26-61 A striking 18th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
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
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Wood
CIRCA 1900 VENETIAN CHINOISERIE DECORATED PARCEL GILT BUREAU BOOKCASE DRAWERs
$10,807
H 86.62 in W 41.15 in D 20.08 in
CIRCA 1900 VENETIAN CHINOISERIE DECORATED PARCEL GILT BUREAU BOOKCASE DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Venetian Secrtaire Bureau Bookcase made in the Chinosierie taste with a parcel gilt finish Please note
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
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English George II Period Chinoiserie Painted Bureau Bookcase, circa 1740
Unavailable
H 86.62 in W 40.95 in D 22.45 in
English George II Period Chinoiserie Painted Bureau Bookcase, circa 1740
By Giles Grendey
Located in Paris, FR
An English George II period chinoiserie red and gold painted bureau bookcase, in the style of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Georgian Bureau Bookcase/Later Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Lacquered, gessoed and handpainted chinoiserie decoration on George II bureau bookcase; original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Elm
Rare 18th Century Northern Italian Lacquer Bureau Bookcase
Unavailable
H 90.56 in W 33.67 in D 19.69 in
Rare 18th Century Northern Italian Lacquer Bureau Bookcase
Located in Sydney, NSW
Rare 18th century Northern Italian Lacquer Bureau Bookcase With Original Finish Decorated With
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century English Red Lacquer Double-Domed Bureau Bookcase
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine English 18th century red lacquer double-domed bureau bookcase with chinoiserie decoration. The
Category
Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
Outstanding English Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Splendid English chinoiserie tortoise lacquered bureau bookcase with shaped front. Having stunning
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Georgian Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Montreal, QC
An 18th century English Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase, profusely lacquered with exotic birds in a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Pine
Spanish Lacquered Bombe Bureau Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stylish Spanish mid-20th century cream lacquer bookcase in the Chinese style. Of bombe form
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Bureau Bookcase from Ann Getty House Collection
Located in Norwalk, CT
Chinoiserie lacquer on the exterior is in gold and silver on a green faux tortoise ground with pavilions
Category
Early 2000s Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George I Style Bureau Bookcase by Burton-Ching Ltd.
Located in Dallas, TX
George I style black and gold lacquered bureau bookcase. Overall Chinoiserie decorated with figures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American George I Secretaires
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Oak
18th Century George III Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a large 18th century and later chinoiserie Bureau bookcase. The top of the bureau has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
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H 87.5 in W 36 in D 20 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
Category
Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality chinoiserie 20th century Bureau bookcase in good condition with detailed
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Bookcases
Wonderful Chinoiserie Queen Anne Black Lacquered Bureau Desk Painted Bookcase
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H 91.5 in W 34 in D 24 in
Wonderful Chinoiserie Queen Anne Black Lacquered Bureau Desk Painted Bookcase
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful chinoiserie Queen Anne style black lacquered bureau desk painted bookcase. Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Secretaires
George III Style Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A George III style chinoiserie red lacquered bureau bookcase, the broken dentil cornice with gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Sideboards
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Italian Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase, circa 1950s
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality, circa 1950s Italian chinoiserie bureau bookcase, of elegant design, in cream
Category
Vintage 1950s Bookcases
English Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase, 1820
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th century English blind door bureau bookcase in saffron yellow with raised chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Handpainted Black Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Southampton, NY
A very elegant piece in two parts, glazed glass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Bookcases
George III Style Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th century Japanned bureau bookcase with later Chinoiserie decoration. The interior is
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Glass
Important Venetian Red Japanned Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase, circa 1750
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H 90.75 in W 41.25 in D 22.88 in
Important Venetian Red Japanned Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Important Venetian Red Chinoiserie Japanned Bureau Bookcase, having a stepped and molded cornice
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Secretaires
Red Lacquer & Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent red lacquer & chinoiserie decorated bureau bookcase with multiple drawers, including
Category
Early 20th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Genuine Early 18th Century Chinoiserie Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Detling, GB
English, circa 1710. This early bureau bookcase is in great original condition and very rare
Category
Antique 1710s Great Britain (UK) Bookcases
Chinoiserie Double Domed Bureau Bookcase
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning green lacquer bureau bookcase with double bonnet
Category
20th Century Unknown Secretaires
A Bureau Bookcase, With Chinoiserie And Mirrored Doors. Ca. 1940.
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H 78.75 in W 35.44 in D 19.69 in
A Bureau Bookcase, With Chinoiserie And Mirrored Doors. Ca. 1940.
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
A bureau bookcase, with chinoiserie and mirrored doors. Ca. 1940. Italy or France.
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Baroque Secretaires
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Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic chinoiserie bureau bookcase available at 1stDibs. Each chinoiserie bureau bookcase for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect chinoiserie bureau bookcase — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right chinoiserie bureau bookcase, those designed in Georgian, Baroque and Rococo styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase?
Prices for a chinoiserie bureau bookcase can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,059 and can go as high as $245,000, while the average can fetch as much as $18,308.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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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