Antique Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Please enlarge photos to appreciate the incredible craftsmanship in this classic Swedish bureau; even the petite bone pulls are all in place.
Birch
Sold|$15,200
19th C. Swedish Painted Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
19th. Century Swedish Bureau chest hand scraped to original ox blood red paint.
Pine, Wood
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
The white paint, which was added later, has been gently distressed fitting the age and style of the bureau. The many interior cubbies and petite drawers are a traditional element in ...
Wood
Antique Original Red Painted Bureau Secretary with Flower Garlands from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This original painted Swedish bureau has been restored and waxed, it is stable, drawers function and it is ready to be used and enjoyed.
Wood
Sold|$6,042
Period 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Swedish bureau. Dry scraped to secondary paint with reeded fall front desk opening to use storage drawers and flat working space.
Wood, Paint
Swedish 19th Century Birch Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century birch inlaid bureau bookcase circa 1870.
Birch
Sold|$7,500
19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This secretary has been given a newer professionally layered painted finish—black exterior with contrasting antique white interior and is all lightly distressed fitting the age and g...
Pine
Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Three functioning traditional longer drawers below the drop front have brass pulls. Restored, this pine Swedish bureau is ready to be used and enjoyed. One key is included.
Brass
19th-Century Swedish Painted Bureau In White With Original Interior
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Swedish bureau dates to the mid-19th century and retains its original painted surface in a soft white tone, beautifully aged with an authentic patina.
Wood
Birch Karl Johan Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1840-60
By Karl Johan
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning Karl Johan Swedish birch secretary or "bureau" with twelve inner drawers surrounding a 3-part central cubie area.
Birch
19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine secretary would have served in a well to do country manor or large Swedish farm house in the 1800's. The many cubbies and petite drawers are a traditional element in a clas...
Pine, Paint
Antique Black Painted Secretary from Sweden with Hidden Storage
Located in Round Top, TX
This inviting secretary or "bureau" likely graced a Swedish country manor house in the 1800's.
Wood
Mid 19th Century Antique Hand Painted Bureau Secretary with Harvest Scenes from
Located in Round Top, TX
The 12 small interior drawers were a traditional element in this style of Swedish bureau. Please examine the close up photos to appreciate the many painted details of this lovely sec...
Wood
Antique White Painted Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
The many cubbies and petite drawers are a traditional element in a classic Swedish bureau such as this, along with the upper cupboard section resting upon the lower desk with 3 large...
Wood, Paint
Sold|$5,675
Swedish Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century Swedish painted oak bureau bookcase with a fitted interior. 1830.
Oak
Sold|$4,457
Swedish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish painted bureau bookcase. 1810. Height to desk is 65.5cm Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide 18.5 inches (47 cms) Deep 79 inches (201 cms) High.
Pine
Sold|$11,100
Swedish Late Baroque Bureau
Located in Ljungby, SE
Swedish late baroque bureau, probably made in Stockholm during the 1750s-60s.
Bronze, Iron
Sold|$4,150
Swedish Pine Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Swedish pine bureau bookcase with floral painted panels. 1841.
Pine
Sold|$4,572
Northern Swedish Original Painted Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid 19th century original painted bureau cabinet from Jamtland in Northern Sweden.
Wood
Sold|$9,107
18th Century Swedish Baroque Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque bureau, Sweden, circa 1750. Black-painted pine with gray-lined fillings.
Pine
Sold|$7,890
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lovely 19th century Gustavian slant front bureau features a painted lid with sleek paneling that encloses a fitted interior. The ornate handles perfectly contrast the patinated ...
Wood
Sold|$1,286
Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau
Located in London, GB
A wonderful vintage Swedish roll top bureau, dating from the 1960’s.
Wood
Sold|$7,800
Swedish Late Gustavian Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful mahogany desk made during the late Gustavian period in Sweden. Decorated with brass details and has three drawers. Leather inlay on top
Brass
Sold|$5,875
Bureau / Chest of Drawers, Sweden, 1960s
By Goran Malmvall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bureau / chest of drawers in pine. Produced in Sweden, 1960s.
Pine
Sold|$5,800
Swedish Late Gustavian Style Bureau -Plat
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Late Gustavian style brass-mounted mahogany bureau-plat, Late 19th Century, the rectangular top with an inset tooled black leather writing surface above three frieze drawer...
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Bureau
Located in Mckinney, TX
This antique 18th-century Swedish Gustavian writing bureau is a rare and handsome piece, crafted from solid pine.
Pine
Antique Swedish Inlaid Marquetry Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Style writing bureau, with a cylinder top & beautifully inlaid with various woods.
Wood
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Bureau
Located in London, GB
This antique Swedish Biedermeier secrétaire is in good condition and full of character. It has many interesting features; especially the busy interior and I would date it to around t...
Satinwood
Antique Swedish Satin Birch Secretaire Bureau
Located in London, GB
Antique Swedish Biedermeier satin birch secretaire with a stunning interior and full of character. I would date this piece to around the 1850s period and it’s in good original condit...
Birch
Sold|$2,721
Swedish Gustavian Style Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality Swedish style painted bureau bookcase constructed from old timber.
Teak
Sold|$4,700
Axel Larsson Bureau by Bodafors in Sweden
By Axel Larsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau designed by Axel Larsson. Produced by Bodafors in Sweden.
Brass
Sold|$6,169
Stylish Axel Larsson Swedish Art Deco Bureau
By Axel Larsson, SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in Kramfors, SE
Stylish Art Deco Bureau by Axel Larsson from around 1920 to 1930. The bureau is designed by Axel Larsson and made by SMF, Svenska Möbelfabriken, in Sweden.
Birch
Antique Swedish Pine Bureau Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that compliments the paneled doors and Swedish country styling. The pine patina has deepened th...
Wood
Swedish Rococo Style Bureau / Secretaire, Blue Painted
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish rococo style bureau in beautiful blue color.
Brass
Antique White Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800's.
Wood, Oak, Paint
Swedish Gray Painted Secretary Bureau, circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's with three large serpentine drawers and curved skirt.
Oak, Paint
Vintage bureau chest of drawers wall cabinet Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
Vintage bureau chest of drawers wall cabinet Swedish period 1980s design unknown Sweden condition good patina/minor signs of wear size 123 x 86 x 40 cm (h x w x d) details...
Brass
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800
Located in Chireno, TX
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800, the case paint scraped back to the first two finishes consisting of four graduated drawers behind the fall front and resting on sh...
Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Evocative birch Biedermeier secretary with 19 inner drawers surrounding a central cubby. Please enlarge photos to appreciate the natural beauty of the burled birch. A key is used as ...
Wood, Birch
Swedish Baroque Bureau from the Mid-18th Century
Located in Kramfors, SE
Small charming bureau in baroque manufactured during the mid-1700s in northern Sweden.
Pine
Antique Swedish Genuine Late 1700s Pine Baroque Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique baroque bureau from the late 1700s in Sweden.
Pine
Axel Larsson Bureau Produced by Bodafors in Sweden
By Axel Larsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau designed by Axel Larsson. Produced by Bodafors in Sweden.
Brass
Antique Original Painted Swedish Secretaire Bureau, Dated 1848
Located in Round Top, TX
The highly decorative paint on this charming secretaire, also referred to as a bureau, is in the traditional Folk Art style of Dalarna, Sweden.
Pine, Paint
Small 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Bureau or Nightstand
Located in Kramfors, SE
Small gustavian bureau or nightstand from Sweden made during the last years of the 18th century, 1790 to 1800.
Pine
Sold|$9,478
Swedish Gustavian Green Dry Scraped Bureau
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800 Swedish Gustavian green dry scraped Bureau (vat qualifying) Measures: W 114 x D 57 x H 98cm.
Pine
Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Birch Swedish country biedermeier chest of drawers that also serves as a secretary or bureau.
Wood, Birch
Sold|$3,980
19th Century Swedish Painted Desk / Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th century Swedish painted desk/bureau. The serpentine top over a drop-down desk flanked by six drawers over a central cabinet having one shelf flanked by two cabinets having three...
Wood
Antique Pine Secretary Bureau, Sweden, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely pine secretary or "bureau" from Sweden from the early 1800s. The age of this secretary is revealed in the warmth of the deep patina in the pine which only happens through gen...
Pine
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the refined grace and style of early 1800s, Sweden. The paneling along the drawers and unique crown of 2 drawers at the top set this bureau apart from oth...
Wood
Year 1800 Swedish Gustavian Clock Cabinet and Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish clock cabinet and bureau in Gustavian style.
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning Baroque Swedish painted bureau bookcase, circa 1780. Comprising of two parts.
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau. This three drawer bureau is based on an 18th Century Gustavian antique chest.
Brass
Sold|$14,221 / set
Late 18th century Swedish oak painted bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning baroque swedish painted bureau bookcase circa 1780. Comprising of 2 parts.
Oak
Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This stately tall secretary is an elegant and classic statement piece. The entire secretary has been given a (newer) blue painted finish, which has been gently rubbed off along edges...
Wood
White Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800's.
Brass
Swedish Rococo Black Painted Secretary Bureau Dated 1778
Located in Round Top, TX
Later professionally custom painted with a layered black painted exterior complimented by a blue interior, gently distressed to fit the aged grace of this Swedish secretary. Restored...
Brass
Tall Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment and decorative skirt. The secretary has been given a professional custom teal gree...
Oak, Paint
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.
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