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Japanned Bureau

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
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
$6,800
H 84 in W 42 in D 22 in
George II Style Black and Gilt-Japanned Bureau Bookcase, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant English early 20th-century George II style bureau bookcase, featuring black and gilt
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Early 20th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Early 20th Century George I Style Free Standing Pedestal Desk
By Charles Tozer
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
London, possibly at Brook Street. He is known to have retailed furniture, including a japanned bureau
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Early 20th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

George I Green Japanned and Parcel Gilt Lacquer Bureau, 18th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of Japanned furniture with European flair, this secretary desk features a vivid
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Antique 18th Century Asian George I Buffets

Materials

Lacquer, Mirror, Wood

A Large 18th Century George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass, Attributed to John Belchier
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
and is believed to have supplied two japanned bureau cabinets, another type of furniture with which
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Antique 18th Century English George I Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Queen Anne Black Lacquered Toilet Mirror with Miniature Bureau Base
Located in Folkestone, GB
above a miniature bureau base. The fall opening to reveal a fully decorated and fitted interior with
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Antique Early 18th Century European Queen Anne Table Mirrors

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon is absolutely breathe taking! If you look at
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Original Vintage Japan Travel Poster Autumn In Nikko ft Country View River Hills
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster issued by the Japan Travel Bureau - Autumn in Nikko
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, where his painter instincts could flourish. A Fremch ormolu-mounted kingwood and Japanese black and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
$15,750 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29.38 in W 36.25 in D 21.13 in

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William and Mary Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
England William & Mary A William & Mary black Japanned Bureau Bookcase heightened with gilt
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

William and Mary Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
William and Mary Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
H 79.93 in W 38.98 in D 22.05 in
William & Mary Red and Polychrome Japanned Bureau Bookcase, English, circa 1690
Located in New York, NY
A fine William & Mary Red Japanned bureau bookcase with moulded cornice above two mirror glazed
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Antique 1690s British William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

18th Century Green Japanned Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Giles Grendey
By Giles Grendey
Located in Lisbon, PT
18th century green Japanned Bureau bookcase George II Period England circa 1730, attributed to
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Antique 1730s English George II Bookcases

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Oak

18th Century Red and Gilt Japanned Lacquer Bureau
Located in London, GB
18th century red and gilt Japanned lacquer Bureau.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Vitra Lampe De Bureau in Japanese Red by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Jean Prouvé designed the Lampe de Bureau, a small table lamp, as part of the functional furnishings
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style
By Napoléon III
Located in Vilnius, LT
Very rare 19th century French desk in ebony with bronze. French Napoleon III bureau plat - desk. It
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

George III Scarlet Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts. With double dome cornice with brass central ho-ho bird over a pair of paneled doors opening to two shelves with a lower section of drawers and cubbies. The base section...
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Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires

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Oak

George III Scarlet Japanned Bureau Bookcase
George III Scarlet Japanned Bureau Bookcase
H 86.5 in W 39.5 in D 21.5 in
Queen Anne Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A beautiful piece reputedly purchased by the previous owner from Kentshire Antiques in New York for 185,000 in the 1980s. With flat top over a pair of beveled mirror doors enclosing ...
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Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Queen Anne Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Queen Anne Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
H 80.25 in W 40.25 in D 23 in
Japanese Carved Desk Hardwood Bureau Meije
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an elaborate hand carved Japanese desk in hardwood Hopefully the photos illustrate
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Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Hardwood

George III Japanned Slant Lid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Double arch top with three giltwood finials over a pair of beveled mirror doors opening to a fitted interior, the base with slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted interior, ov...
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Antique 1760s English George III Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Carved Japanese Desk and Chair Set Bureau 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Highly sought after antique Japanese desk with matching chair Hand carved from hardwood with some
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Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Carved Japanese Desk and Chair Set Bureau 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Highly sought after antique Japanese desk with matching chair Hand carved from hardwood with some
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Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Georgian Style, Chinoiserie, Beige Secretary Desk, Bureau Cabinet, Japanned
Located in Manhasset, NY
Japanned, Georgian Style Chinoiserie, Beige Secretary Desk, Bureau Cabinet This is a highly
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1990s Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique Queen Anne English Japanned Lacquer Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Queen Anne English made Japanned writing bureau
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Wood

Fine 18th Century Georgian Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Allerum, SE
A fine Georgian original japanned chinoiserie bureau. A very interesting and rare piece with an
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Fine 18th Century Georgian Chinoiserie Bureau
Fine 18th Century Georgian Chinoiserie Bureau
H 42.92 in W 36.03 in L 42.92 in
Louis XV French Chinoiserie Bureau Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
18th century French chinoiserie Bureau desk with original leather top. A gallery with 7 cubby holes
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Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XV French Chinoiserie Bureau Desk
Louis XV French Chinoiserie Bureau Desk
H 35.5 in W 56 in L 35.5 in
18th Century Chinese Export Bureau Cabinet
Located in Conwy, GB
(replaced). This bureau cabinet was produced in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China, which in the 18th
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Lacquered and Veneered Bureau de Dame, 18th to 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite in stature with three slides over two drawers. Probably originally had a superstructure because there are visible patches where something would have been attached. It might al...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century George II Giltwood Mirror with Eagles Attributed to John Belchier
Located in London, GB
London. At Erddig, Belchier supplied a stunning red japanned bureau bookcase, a group of giltwood mirrors
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Japanned Chinoiserie Queen Anne Bureau From Historic Edgecroft Mansion
By W. & J. Sloane, Company of Master Craftsmen
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Japanned chinoiserie Queen Anne style dresser or chest of drawers Procured from
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Vintage 1920s American Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Osaka Metro Pictorial Map Japan Design
Located in London, GB
swimming ring on the water, the bold text above and below in Japanese. Issued by the Japan Travel Bureau
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Japan Travel Poster for Rokakudo Temple Kyoto - Cherry Blossoms
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting tourism in Japan issued by the Japanese Travel Bureau
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

18th Century English George I Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A great quality and of George I period, early 18th century English, black and gilt japanned bureau
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Antique Mid-18th Century Bookcases

George II Period Red Japanned Bureau on Stand
Located in Fresno, CA
George II period scarlet japanned bureau on stand. The japanned decoration of court and garden
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Rococo Secretaires

William & Mary antique Japanned Bureau Bookcase c.1700
Located in New York, NY
Rare William & Mary/Queen Anne Period Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase, retaining the original Vauxhall
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

Materials

Glass

A WILLIAM AND MARY RED JAPANNED BUREAU
Located in New York, NY
A very fine William and Mary red japanned slope bureau, the fall front is finely decorated with a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Lacquer

A WILLIAM AND MARY RED JAPANNED BUREAU
A WILLIAM AND MARY RED JAPANNED BUREAU
H 39.77 in W 37.8 in D 22.05 in
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
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Antique 1710s Great Britain (UK) Bookcases

18th Century Italian Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Japanned Bureau
Located in Louisville, KY
two drawers and bracket feet. Decorated overall with traditional Japanned decoration including figures
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Desks

A George I Scarlet And Gilt Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
The broken arch pediment surmounted by gilt urn-shaped finials over a pair of mirror-front doors opening to a fitted interior incorporating pigeon holes, folio slides, and banks of d...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

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
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Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Glass

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Secretaires

William IV Japanned Partners' Bureau Plat (Writing Desk)
Located in Woodbury, CT
RARE black lacquer Japanned writing desk; with a tripartite cross-banded, hand tooled red leather
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Rare 18th c. Queen Anne Bureau Cabinet
Located in Summerland, CA
An exuberant Queen Anne vermillion-japanned double-domed Bureau Cabinet; it's inner surfaces highly
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

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Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

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Tete a tete by Hugo Franca
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Vintage 1950s Polish Art Deco Night Stands

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Wood

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Brass

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Metal, Chrome

Pair of Art French Deco Torchiere Wall Sconces, 1950s
Pair of Art French Deco Torchiere Wall Sconces, 1950s
$1,806 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 19 in W 8 in D 9.5 in
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By Maison Jansen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Japanned Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal japanned bureau for your home. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and glass, every japanned bureau was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a japanned bureau, we have 19 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect japanned bureau — 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 japanned bureau, those designed in Georgian, Rococo and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Napoléon III, Jean Prouvé and Vitra each produced at least one beautiful japanned bureau that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanned Bureau?

Prices for a japanned bureau can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $380 and can go as high as $245,000, while the average can fetch as much as $20,000.