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Tall Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
/striated painted finish which has been gently distressed to reveal the original oak underneath, adding both
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800, the case paint scraped back to the first two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Rare Italian Mid-18th Century Lacca Povera Desk or Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare mid-18th century Lacca Povera desk or bureau, profusely decorated with decoupage vignettes
Category
Antique 1740s French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Three Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian three part bureau, secretaire made of hand
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Rosewood Bureau De Dame
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Louis XV Vernis Martin style rosewood Bureau de Dame having a marble top with three quarter
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau - Scandinavian Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk
In
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorated Bureau in Black Wood
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Early 20th century European chinoiserie decorated bureau in black painted wood with a fully fitted
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Gueridon
Materials
Wood
Le Bureau, Charming French Interior Scene, Oil On Wood panel.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century French interior scene of a desk in a study by L Nicod. Signed and dated bottom right in plain gilt wood frame. The painting is double sided and there is another ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Small Maitland Smith Writing Bureau Desk Leather Writing Surface Faux Books
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely small children’s sized Maitland Smith writing bureau desk with
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
White Free Standing Bookcase with Bureau Desk and Single Sliding Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this nice utilitarian free standing white bookcase with writing bureau
Category
20th Century English Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19th Century Light-Blue Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Pinewood Writing Table, Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue, antique Swedish Gustavian bureau, table made of light grey painted Pinewood with a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Style Orange Lacquer Bureau Plat / Baker Furniture Collector
s Edition
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
an orange lacquered Louis XV reproduction writing desk / bureau plat by Baker Furniture Collector's
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Slant Front Bureau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style red Lacquered slant front bureau / desk with lower drawer & fitted interior
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Decorated Writing Desk Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
chinoiserie decoration across the ebony painted body; each scene is complex and unique, depicting vivid garden
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau, Chrome Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Auffray
Co French Louis XV Provincial Tooled Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Custom ordered French Provincial Bureau Plat or lady's writing desk by Auffray & Company. Features
Category
Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut, Paint
Swedish Painted Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Late Gustavian slant-front bureau. Painted pine with original hardware and scraped finish. circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
1780 Italian Shaped and Floral Painted Secretaire
Located in Vo
, Veneto
Shaped and painted Secretaire "Bureau"
H. 109cm – L. 123 cm – D. 57 cm
Rare and refined painted
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Fir
Custom Hand-Painted Secretary Desk with Mirrored Doors
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This white-painted secretary bureau bookcase is custom and has been artfully hand painted with soft
Category
20th Century American Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Painted Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Given an elegant form honoring the style preferences of Louis XV, this bureau plat was painted in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century Swedish Painted Wood Clock Cabinet with Roman Arch Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century Swedish painted wood clock bureau. This unique Swedish clock cabinet, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Decorative Hand-Painted Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Decorative hand-painted French Louis XVI style bureau-plat/writing table. This practical table has
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Swedish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish painted bureau bookcase. 1810.
Height to desk is 65.5cm
Reference: 8176
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century South German Painted Bureau
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful 3-drawer South German painted bureau circa 1830. Having shaped front, delicate painting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Secretaires
Late 18th century Swedish oak painted bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning baroque Swedish painted bureau bookcase circa 1780.
Comprising of 2 parts. Top section
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Paint, Pine
French Louis XV Style Painted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charmingly distressed French Louis XV Provincial style "table a ecrire" or writing table has a small center drawer with brass decorative pull & graceful capriole legs.
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Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Directoire Period Hand Carved Painted Bureau De Pente or Secretary Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This exceptional rare Directoire period bureau de pente or writing desk features intricately
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Hand Painted Liberty Bureau
Located in Nantwich, GB
Hand painted liberty bureau.
Liberty’s is a world renowned department store based in London
Category
Vintage 1950s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Painted Georgian Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 18th C painted Georgian bureau. 1730.
Reference: 7089
Dimensions
38 inches (97
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Painted Oak Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C painted oak English bureau with a nice fitted interior. 1780.
Height to desk is 31
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique White Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
professionally painted with an exceptional white painted exterior complimented by a blue interior, updating the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Three drawer bureau based on an 18th Century
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
functional small drawers with brass fittings. This painted desk features a slanted top that pulls down to
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Swedish Blue Painted Oak Rococo Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Swedish Painted Oak Secretary Bureau circa 1800
s
Located in Round Top, TX
the unique newer, professionally applied steel blue painted finish with blue interior, updating the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Petroleum Blue Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
This classic Swedish style three drawer
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau, A Pair
This pair of three drawer
Category
Early 2000s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Desk 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
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau, A Pair
This pair of three drawer
Category
Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Gray Painted Gustavian Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
diamond details in the door panels. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Wonderful Chinoiserie Queen Anne Black Lacquered Bureau Desk Painted Bookcase
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful chinoiserie Queen Anne style black lacquered bureau desk painted bookcase.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Secretaires
Antique White Painted Swedish Country Secretary Bureau, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
exterior and blue interior painted finish bring new life to this lovely "bureau" or secretary desk.
Upper
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary Bureau Painted Blue
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of this oak secretary or "bureau" reveal its Swedish country heritage. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Provincial Gustavian Bureau from the Early 1800s with Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
original paint with minor touch ups from the early 1800s. Later hardware.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Swedish Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century Swedish painted oak bureau bookcase. Great size. 1820.
Height to the desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$4,039
Gustavian Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A provincial late 18th century Gustavian bureau in original paint and with charming interior.
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Pine
$4,039
Delightful Antique Drop Front Bureau Desk with Soft Gray Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
1840s. Gray was popular in the Gustavian Style, so this desk was given a dove gray chalk paint finish to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Maitland Smith Ivory Painted Decorated Burled Walnut style Desk Bureau Plat
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Maitland Smith attributed burled walnut writing desk or bureau plat with ivory
Category
Early 2000s Philippine Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Danish Baroque Bureau / secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish baroque bureau in two parts in oak, painted in dark grey.
Upper cupboard with swan neck top
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Bureau
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Swedish bureau from the 1860-1870 period is a striking example of functional yet
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Baroque Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Baroque bureau, 1750-1780.
Lower part with fluted front. Top part with a pair of curving
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Fauteuil de Bureau
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century painted and upholstered desk chair. Chair has original paint, upholstery is from
Category
Antique 18th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Gustavian Bureau with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late Gustavian bureau manufactured during the early 1800s, circa 1810. The bureau is with three
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Small 19th Century Swedish Bureau
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Small 19th century Swedish bureau.
The exterior and interior of this lovely piece are painted
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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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
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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.
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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.
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