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Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
round finials. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature statement piece" in a
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Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau
Located in High Point, NC
Stunning and rare late 18th century rosewood fall front bureau desk from Italy.
We have never
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
drawer bottoms) do not impact the aged appeal nor function of this 200 year-old oak bureau.
Floor to Desk
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Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian 18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Louis XVI style bureau secretary with quality rich in age, charm, and character with its
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
This remarkable Italian bureau
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1750s Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Blue Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau. Interior is painted a contrasting black.
Please examine the photos
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Roll-Top Bureau, France
Located in New York, NY
French roll-top desk resting on fluted legs with brass inlays and sabots. The refined fluting continues along the pilasters, creating a cohesive design. The lower section offers ampl...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Marble, Brass
$22,000 / item
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau in solid mahogany. In 3 parts.
Top with tooth cut profiled top list. Pair
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th Century German Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century German secretary or "bureau" crafted from walnut, featuring extensive marquetry. The
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century White Danish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish oak secretary bureau with a newer professionally applied antique white
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
, enhancing the overall profile of the piece. This Danish bureau is both dramatic and elegant.
Decorative
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Mid-19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Small Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau On Legs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Early 18th Century, George I Period, Small Walnut Bureau, Having Superbly
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Danish Oak Secretary Bureau, Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
complement the age and character of this stately bureau.
The upper cabinet locks with a large skeleton key
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18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
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1920s Italian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
$1,688 Sale Price
60% Off
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The piece features a three-drawer base and a three-door upper section with a projecting cen...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
George III Diminutive English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Bureau
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
George III Diminutive English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Bureau
sku 2040
Together W59 x
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19th Century Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Florentine carved cream painted parcel gilt slant-top desk bureau with nicely aged dark warm
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian 18' century walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$78,981 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 18th Century Inlaid Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
bureau.
The interior 11 drawers and 3 central cubbies create an inviting interior work space.
There are
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Late 18th Century Danish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Early 19th-century Danish pine
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Baroque Bureau / secretary In Walnut from Northern Germany
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architecturally refined 18th-century Baroque secretary desk crafted in oak and beautifully veneered with mirror-cut walnut in a classic and distinctive Baroque design....
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Bureau
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique late 18th century Dutch burr walnut and marquetry bombe' bureau.
It
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1780s Dutch Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Slightly arched top that may have held a bust at some point, over a middle section with drawers with reverse painted panels with scenes of ancient towns and ruins with a central mirr...
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1690s Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Danish Mahogany Empire Inlaid Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish Empire secretary bureau crafted in mahogany veneer with both bowfront and
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
18th Century Baroque Bureau In Walnut With Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very beautiful Baroque bureau. Thick walnut veneer with inlays.
Hidden "secret" locking system
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass, Iron
$22,536 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country home writing bureau in folk art from northern Sweden. The bureau is from around 1820 to
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with...
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Danish Blue Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
from the beauty nor function of this special secretary or "bureau."
Please refer to professional
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Early 19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$78,981 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Antique English George II Virginia Walnut Bureau
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality George II period antique bureau in well figured walnut, standing on bracket feet and
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18th Century British George II Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau
Located in Pasadena, TX
48" Victorian secretary desk writer’s Bureau
Crafted from solid cherry, this multi-function piece
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Late 18th Century North American Victorian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Cherry
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish bureau secretary with a scalloped base in original paint. Circa 1870. Behind the drop
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
$9,971 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau.
Please examine the photos to appreciate the beauty and texture of
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unique Art Deco Home Office Bureau, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful Art Deco bureau / sideboard produced in solid wood with the most beautiful details
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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$962 Sale Price
50% Off
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
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18th Century British George II Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Late 18th Century Black Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
not impact the beauty nor function of this striking 200 year old secretary or "bureau."
Please refer
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Located in Dubai, AE
Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part reveals seven drawers, a leaf, and fifteen lockers, the flap revealing six drawers, s...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome George III slant-front bureau, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1780), is a
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18th Century English George III Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
Late 18th Century Oak Secretary Bureau Painted Black, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak rococo secretary reflects the style and functionality of the late 1700's in Sweden.
The traditional interior with 8 unique, small drawers and central “cubbie” (with addition...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century German Biedermeier Two Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier two part bureau, secretary with a two door glass display made of hand
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Glass, Pine
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
$45,726 Sale Price
30% Off
Original Painted Pine Secretary Bureau from Sweden, dated 1847
Located in Round Top, TX
to appreciate the craftsmanship and paint technique used to create this special bureau.
This entire
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Tall Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
, adding both dimension and character to this bureau.
The middle section (with contrasting blue painted
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
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19th Century Swiss Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Marble
CIRCA 1900 VENETIAN CHINOISERIE DECORATED PARCEL GILT BUREAU BOOKCASE DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Venetian Secrtaire Bureau Bookcase made in the Chinosierie taste with a parcel gilt finish
Please note
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Early 1900s Italian Chinoiserie Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich mahogany and stately lines define this handsome Empire drop front secretary.
Refer to close up photos to appreciate the stunning color and pattern of the mahogany veneer.
Multip...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
$52,258 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique early 19th century secretary writing storage desk. Made of flame mahogany featuring Georgian styling with three large dovetailed drawers and a drop front that open...
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Antique Tall Davenport, English, Walnut, Bureau Cabinet, Victorian, Circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique tall Davenport. An English walnut, boxwood and rosewood bureau cabinet
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1860s British Victorian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful 18th-century Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, internal drawers, and hidden
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Mid-17th Century Italian Directoire Antique Secretaire Bureau
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
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18th Century Spanish Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of elm, oak and padouk woods, c.1780
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18th Century English George III Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Bureau Bookcase, Two Doors over Slant Front Fitted Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian bureau bookcase, two doors over slant front fitted desk.
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19th Century Italian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau
By Kittinger
Located in Chula Vista, CA
bureau.
Dimensions:
Cabinet 37.88" H x 35.25" W x 18.88" D.
Desk 33.63" W x 22.63" D x 27.5" H
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Late 19th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
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Antique Secretaire Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique secretaire bureau you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every antique secretaire bureau was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique secretaire bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique secretaire bureau is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Baroque and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique secretaire bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles Chevalier, Christoph Hopfengärtner and Francesco Abbiati produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Secretaire Bureau?
The average selling price for an antique secretaire bureau at 1stDibs is $7,857, while they’re typically $607 on the low end and $15,675,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
Questions About Antique Secretaire Bureau
- What is an antique bureau?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.
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