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Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Glass Front Bureau Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany glass front Bureau bookcase with Fitted Interior, circa 1830.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
George II walnut and walnut burl slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with original hand beveled
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Petite Slant-Front Bureau in Kingwood with Fitted Interior & Leather Blotter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite slant-front bureau in kingwood with fitted interior & leather blotter.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood
H 36 in W 25.75 in D 17 in
English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
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 Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Walnut Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Antique Furniture, Scotland
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 41.15 in W 38.39 in D 20.87 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Burr Walnut Bombe Slope-Front Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
Finest antique Dutch marquetry inlaid burr walnut bombe' shape slope-front bureau with exceptional
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 42 in W 53 in D 26 in
Circa 1760-80 George III Period Slant Front Bureau, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1760-80 George III period slant front bureau, English. Deep rich Cuban mahogany timbers. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin
By Butler's of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th Century Irish, finely carved and richly patinated mahogany fall front bureau by
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 39.38 in W 30.71 in D 16.93 in
Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 40.56 in W 31.7 in D 17.72 in
18th Century Italian Drop Front Bureau Burl Walnut Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Milan, IT
An Italian bureau with flap dating back to the second half of 18th century. A slightly curved front
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Walnut, Burl
H 39.77 in W 42.13 in D 20.87 in
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 61 in W 21.5 in D 12.5 in
French marquetry inlaid Ladies bureau, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
and mirror above. A fall front bureau opening to reveal compartments within, drawers and an inset
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milan, IT
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
Mid-18th Century George III Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-18th century George III slant front bureau bookcase, English. A fine mahogany example
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Bookcases
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Campaign Slant Bureau / Bedstead with Original Brasses, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany campaign hinged slant front bureau / bedstead with removable faux drawer front
Category
Antique 1790s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 42 in D 20.5 in
George II Irish Brown Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, GB
, resting on a slope front bureau with a well fitted interior, above four long drawers with original brass
Category
Antique 1740s Irish George II Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A 19th century Swedish fall-front bureau in the Rococo style wearing beautiful black paint, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 18th-century French dark wood secretary or fall-front bureau cabinet with charming
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 65 in W 27.5 in D 16 in
Danish Late Empire Mahogany With Inlay Bureau / Secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Danish early 19th century secretary or slant front bureau.
Exquisitely crafted from mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
Victorian Walnut Ladies Desk, 1860
Located in Brighton, Sussex
either side, an inlaid fall front bureau, opening to reveal compartments, drawers and a well. Raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
French 19th Century ladies fall front bureau de dame, having wonderful Amboyna, veneers with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Lacquer
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century Swedish fall-front bureau from the Gustavian period wearing beautiful black paint
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a slant-front bureau, adorned in its center with a delicate inlaid star. The desk opens to reveal
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 36.75 in W 41.5 in D 20.5 in
18th Century South German Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Bureau-Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
decorative items. The lower section boasts a gracefully slanting front bureau, providing a writing surface
Category
Antique 1790s German Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th century warm brown English Oak Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
compartments in this desk is unique and truly special. This beautiful slant front bureau has an exquisite color
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
H 39.38 in W 36.23 in D 19.69 in
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
(included but not shown in photo) and two drawers. Atop a slope front bureau writing section with three
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on
Category
Antique 1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 44 in W 38.25 in D 22.25 in
Italian Bureau Bookcase, Two Doors over Slant Front Fitted Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian bureau bookcase, two doors over slant front fitted desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence fruitwood bureau slant front desk with fitted interior, shaped apron with shell
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Régence Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian oak Bureau slant front desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Scotland 1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant Front Desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant front desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Scotland 1900
Solid walnut
Category
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Scotland 1810
Solid walnut
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, clothing and
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front
Category
Antique 1740s German Rococo Desks
Materials
Oak
H 86.23 in W 41.74 in D 23.63 in
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 42.5 in W 47 in D 30.75 in
Antique Bureau Bookcase, Slant Front Desk, Bookcase Top, Scotland 1910, H244
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Bureau bookcase, Slant front desk, bookcase top, Scotland 1910, H244
Scotland 1910
Solid
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Bookcases
Materials
Oak
H 71.5 in W 30 in D 16 in
Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880
$1250
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 38 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 42.52 in W 34.26 in D 20.08 in
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 39.38 in W 30.71 in D 25.6 in
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
made clear by its slightly organ-curved front. From 1730, these fall-front bureaus were quite popular
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
Continental Oak Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
Continental oak bureau, the serpentine shaped top to the fall front opening to reveal a fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Oak
Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
- slides below. The bureau base has a lip-molded fall front on side lopers, enclosing a stepped interior of
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Secretary Bureau
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Bureau/ Commode
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Bureau/ Commode made of oak,walnut, fruitwood and maple. Fall front writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Bureau
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
Art Deco bureau in figured and burr walnut. Both the top and drop down leaf stepped in the Art Deco
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Bureau/Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Dutch Bureau/Desk polychrome painted with elaborate scrolls, dutch harbor and country scenes. Fall
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
French Bureau Plat
Located in Wilson, NC
French bureau plat, the drawers cross banded with boxwood string inlay surrounding four book
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks
Materials
Brass
1960s Poul Cadovius Modular Teak 3-Bay Danish Royal System Wall Unit Shelving
By Poul Cadovius, Royal System
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
includes a very attractive basket weave lockable drop front bureau / desk with key, inside are four
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
H 77.96 in W 96.86 in D 14.57 in
Florence Knoll Bureau
Located in Westport, CT
Florence Knoll , knoll international Slant front petite birch chest of draws, original condition
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Bureau
Located in Kettering, GB
An 18th century Italian bureau with beautiful inlay detailing and a fall front that opens to form a
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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