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English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1900
English decorative chinoiserie bureau writing desk - Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 43.25 in W 44 in D 19 in
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted wood bureau plat, Circa 1860 in
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date.
The
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 32.29 in W 71.66 in D 36.23 in
Late 19th Century English Carved Oak Green Man Bureau Desk
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique English carved golden oak green man bureau/desk, circa 1890.
The bureau has a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique roll-top desk. An English, mahogany and leather tambour bureau in Aesthetic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 39.97 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame.
This richly decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A striking Victorian satinwood bureau plat, of shaped rectangular form inset with the original oval
Category
Antique 1850s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Fine marquetry bureau plat, after Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century English Victorian marquetry inlaid bureau plat in the French style
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Antique parquetry, ormolu and leather bureau plat by Ross
English, 19th Century
Height 76cm
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
A very fine bureau plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock.
After a model by C.C. Saunier
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Art Deco Walnut English Writing Bureau, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco heavily figured walnut writing bureau in the most wonderful shape. Not
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 1790s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Writing Desk, Bureau
Located in Schellebelle, BE
English Mahogany Writing Desk Bureau with nice old patina
9 drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Metal
H 39.5 in W 38 in D 21.5 in
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
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
H 40.75 in W 28.15 in D 19.49 in
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
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Victorian Carlton House Painted Library Writing Desk Vinyl Top
Located in Dayton, OH
"A lovely antique late Victorian Carlton House writing desk or library table. Features a ""D"" form
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 45 in W 43 in D 28.5 in
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
Category
Antique 1790s George II Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
amongst trailing stems. The mahogany, fall-front fitted with a later writing slope, and original brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 42.13 in W 37.01 in D 24.02 in
Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
-front bureau with handsome fitted interior and leather writing surface
Please note extraordinary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
H 41.5 in W 30 in D 18.5 in
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
"Adam" style, this is one of the most perfectly proportioned and well made slant front bureaus or desks
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 40.5 in D 21.5 in
Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A country late 17th century bureau from England, in wonderful condition for its age. The desk has a
Category
Antique 1690s English Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
Category
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
Small George I Walnut Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
George I period walnut bureau or desk on stand, of compact proportions, ca 1720.
This small early
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
George III Burr Walnut Bureau Circa 1775
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An absolutely wonderful example of a Georgian bureau with exceptional coloring and a fall front
Category
Antique 1770s English Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
H 42.92 in W 28.35 in D 12.6 in
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary
Category
Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau. Item features a fall
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 42 in W 48.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing desk, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Gracefully concealed writing desk fit for a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 43.51 in W 42.52 in D 20.48 in
Georgian Style English Desk Bureau Bookcase with Banded Drawers, Leather Top
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning vintage Georgian style English secretary desk with bookcase top. Crafted in mahogany
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 87 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Victorian Bureau Bookcase Cylinder Desk Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very handsome piece of classic English furniture in the form of a bureau bookcase with cylinder
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Period Oak Mahogany-Banded Bureau
Located in Port Chester, NY
way, including the well-used (ink-stained) writing surface. Good cubbies and drawers, with more recent
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet, an English, Edwardian, walnut cupboard dating to, circa 1910
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.35 in D 12.21 in
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.)
This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
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H 46.46 in W 40.36 in D 24.81 in
Antique Stunning circa 1780 Jacobean Hand Carved Bureau Desk with Hunting Scene
Located in GB
, the bureau front has very old English writing all around with a hunting scene in the middle, starting
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 40.95 in W 38.98 in D 19.69 in
Early 18th Century George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase
By Peter Miller
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
1710 (Bowett, op. cit.), and another described as 'a walnut writing desk, the top for books and patons
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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H 90.56 in W 40.56 in D 23.23 in
Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
occurrence and size, larger veneers were hard to source and often on bigger furniture (tables, desks, bureaus
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne Bureau Bookcase in Inlaid Walnut, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
cubbyholes, a writing desk with a tooled leather surface inset.
In addition to the apparent cubby-holes
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Brass
black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
Located in Valladolid, ES
desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of the period .in
Category
Antique 1790s English Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Metal
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely fantastic 19C Anglo Ceylonese lap desk of museum quality.
We can safely
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English mid-18th century mahogany secretaire / secretary / bookcase / china cabinet.
Of
Category
Antique 1740s English Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
English Desk Glazed Bureau Writing Cabinet Glazed, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive rare form 19th century bow front glazed desk cabinet.
The bow front form desk with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
English Neoclassical Style Leather Inset Mahogany Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Louisville, KY
Second half of the 19th century; rectangular inset top over a three drawer frieze; raised on square tapering legs ending with brass casters. Hardware of later date.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 30 in
English Mahogany Bureau
Located in London, GB
areas. This is a lovely desk for a home office and has the benefit of everything being neatly stored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Writing Table, Desk, Side Table, Bed Table, English Early Victorian 19th Century
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Lovely small black early Victorian bureau writing table with mahogany top.
The drawers have
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 32.29 in W 43.71 in D 20.48 in
18th Century Oak Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th century English oak bureau in oak, with a great colour and patina, of small and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Mosman Park, AU
A good quality 19th century French Louis XV style parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive early 20th century walnut writing bureau.
The marquetry adorned fall flap enclosed
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Quality Mid-19th Century Goncalo Alves Bureau Plat in the French Style
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century (1840) Goncalo alves freestanding bureau plat in the French style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive George IV mahogany cylinder bureau.
The rectangular top with inlaid marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Antique Oak Bureau Arts & Crafts Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive early 20th century solid oak writing bureau.
The fall flap enclosed writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Oak
Regency Gillows Style Writing Table Desk Mahogany Bureau Office
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning English Regency Gillows style desk or writing table.
Clean and minimal design perfect for
Category
2010s Regency Desks
English Antique Oak Bureau Tambour Roll-Top Writing Desk Chest Edwardian
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive Edwardian solid oak roll-top writing bureau.
The tambour fall flap enclosed
Category
Early 20th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 46.3 in W 23.63 in D 23.98 in
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