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What is a bureau in furniture?
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A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.
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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
Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous period Georgian bureau desk
Wonderful piece of antique Georgian
Category
Antique 1820s Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
This 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Rosewood
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
