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Painted Dutch Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century painted Dutch bombe bureau with traces of original gilding.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
$4,440
English Painted Oak Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality 19th C English painted oak bureau with a wonderful interior with numerous secret
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English Painted Writing Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English painted oak writing bureau with a nice fitted interior. 1780.
Height to
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Dutch Painted Oak Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century Painted Dutch oak bureau, 1780
Dimensions
49 inches (124 cms) wide
24 inches
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Oak
$4,455
Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase/Secretaire, of bombe form, painted and parcel gilt; scrolled broken arch pediment
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th C Painted Writing Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C painted writing bureau. Good fitted interior with secret drawers. 1790.
Desk height
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century Painted Writing Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English painted oak writing bureau with original brass handles. Good fitted interior
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Painted Swedish Bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century painted Swedish bureau desk, circa 1860.
Single drawer above 3 large drawers with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Pine
Original Painted Swedish Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th C original painted Swedish pine bureau bookcase. 1850.
Dimensions
40.5 inches
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Venetian Painted Secretary Bureau Bookcase’s
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an impressive bureau bookcase painted in a classic Venetian design. The top section with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique White Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
"bureau." The white paint is newer, yet compliments the quintessential Swedish country style of this
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Painted Italian Secretaire/Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, in white with parcel gilt, the entire piece handpainted with flora and blue scrollwork; slant-front desk opens to a fitted interior, surmounted by bonnet top cupboard, ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Swedish Gray Painted Secretary Bureau, circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
painted with an exceptional gray painted exterior complimented by a teal blue interior, updating the look
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
18th Century Original Painted Serpentine Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Original Painted Serpentine Bureau. Danish c.1760.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks
Late 19th Century Painted Cottage Bureau
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming pale yellow painted cottage bureau with four drawers and floral design.
Painted in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Swedish Bureau Scraped to Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 19th century Swedish bureau, scraped to original paint, c.1810, with a wonderfully
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Swedish Rococo Style Bureau / Secretaire, Blue Painted
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish rococo style bureau in beautiful blue color.
Wall cabinet with a pair of barred glass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Scandinavian Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Sheraton Bureau Bookcase Painted Satinwood, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here we have a rather pretty sheraton revival satinwood bureau bookcase.
The base of the bookcase
Category
Antique 1890s Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
. The interior is painted in a soft, chalky white. This bureau would make a practical and stylish
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Black Painted Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
been given a black painted finish, which has been gently rubbed off along edges to reveal an accent
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Blue Painted Baroque Cabinet Bureau / Secretaire
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th Century Danish Baroque period secretary cabinet in two parts. Crafted in oak, painted in a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Grey Painted Antique Gustavian Writing Bureau, 1860
Located in Lejre, DK
Beautiful grey painted antique Gustavian writing bureau from Sweden, circa 1820 made by an unknown
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Painted Dutch Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully decorated desk with sea paintings on three drawers and three doors. Four small drowers on the top shelf. Carved front legs in the shape of an egle foot holding a ball. ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century French Painted Petite Provençal Bureau
Located in Wichita, KS
A charming petite French Provençal bureau from the late 18th century. The slant front opens to
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Danish White Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
drawers, each has two brass pulls used to open drawer.
This oak bureau was later professionally painted
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Painted Glazed Bookcase Bureau
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century English painted glazed bookcase bureau
circa 1845.
Great scale shape and form
Category
Antique 1840s British Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Swedish Rococo Black Painted Secretary Bureau Dated 1778
Located in Round Top, TX
organize.
Later professionally custom painted with a layered black painted exterior complimented by a blue
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gray Painted Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
.
It has been given a newer, professionally applied steel gray painted finish with a contrasting brick
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gray Painted Swedish 18th Century Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
secretary has been given a professional custom layered gray painted finish which has been gently distressed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
, professionally applied black painted finish with brick red interior, updating the look and accented with brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
18th Century French Serpentine Bureau in Original Blue Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful and large scale late 18th century French bureau taken back to its original blue paint
Category
Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Polychrome Bureau with Original Paint
Located in Dallas, TX
an exquisitely painted Italian polychrome bureau with original paint, from Florence
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Rococo Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
organize. It was later professionally painted with an exceptional blue painted exterior complimented by a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Antique Green Painted Secretary Bureau, Denmark Circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
entire secretary has been given a newer, professional seafoam green layered painted finish which has been
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Country Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
18th Century Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
separation/cracks which is typical of chests from this era.
Later professionally custom painted with an
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered blue painted finish which has been
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Painted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful Louis XV style bureau plat with two drawers. Perfect desk for your office, or use as a
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Antique White Painted Oak Carved Secretary Bureau from France
Located in Round Top, TX
and one central cubbie. It was later professionally painted with an exceptional white painted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
the drawers and unique crown of 2 drawers at the top set this bureau apart from others. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
been given a (newer) blue painted finish, which has been gently rubbed off along edges to reveal the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century European Glass Door Painted Wood Bureau Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European 19th century glass door cabinet with three lower drawers and drop front desk. The European secretary has multiple drawers in the desk part with fake books sections. It als...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French Desk/Bureau Plat with Black Paint/Polished Finish
Located in Round Top, TX
This original Bureau Plat, with leather top and ormolu mounts in excellent condition. It has been
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Oak Secretary Bureau Painted Green
Located in Round Top, TX
This drop front secretary is charming in every way. The soft green paint (newer, professionally
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Two Part Bureau Bookcase-Hand Painted in a Classical Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted two part bureau bookcase having three removable shelves. The chest has three spacious
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Enamel
Black Painted Oak Secretary or Bureau from Sweden, circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
original oak underneath, adding both dimension and character to this bureau while the interior is painted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Bureau, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau of the mid-20th century. Furniture in lacquered and painted wood of fabulous decor
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Green Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling, resting on
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Bureau, Writing Desk, Continental, Polychrome-Painted, Cylinder, circa 1900!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Bureau, Writing Desk, Continental, Polychrome-Painted, Cylinder, circa 1900, Early
Category
20th Century European Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Lacquered, Painted, Gilt Bureau Desk in Wood from 20th Century
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
painted wood with floral decorations. Bureau of excellent proportion, it can be easily inserted in
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Gustavian Painted Four-Drawer Commode with a Concealed Bureau
Located in London, England
front pull-out writing desk or bureau. It’s interior has a lovely well-worn appearance with useful small
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Tall Green Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, Circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
.
The secretary has been given a professional custom teal green layered/striated painted finish which
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Painted Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the painted bureau you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every painted bureau was constructed with great care. Find 122 options for an antique or vintage painted bureau now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect painted 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 painted bureau, those designed in Louis XV, Georgian and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. A well-made painted bureau has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jeff Martin Joinery, Baker, Knapp
Tubbs and Jeff Martin are consistently popular.
How Much is a Painted Bureau?
The average selling price for a painted bureau at 1stDibs is $4,300, while they’re typically $602 on the low end and $78,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
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.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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