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Antique White Painted Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
traditional element in a classic Swedish bureau such as this, along with the upper cupboard section resting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Swedish Late Baroque Bureau
Located in Ljungby, SE
Swedish late baroque bureau, probably made in Stockholm during the 1750s-60s. The bureau has three
Category
Antique 1750s Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Iron
$11,100
Swedish Pine Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Swedish pine bureau bookcase with floral painted panels. 1841.
This piece can be painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Northern Swedish Original Painted Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid 19th century original painted bureau cabinet from Jamtland in Northern Sweden.
A striking
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Baroque Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque bureau, Sweden, circa 1750. Black-painted pine with gray-lined fillings. Behind the writing
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau
Located in London, GB
A wonderful vintage Swedish roll top bureau, dating from the 1960’s.
This is of superb quality, it
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1860s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Swedish Gustavian Style Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good quality Swedish style painted bureau bookcase constructed from old timber. Brilliant presence
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Bookcases
Materials
Teak
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.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Pine Bureau Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
compliments the paneled doors and Swedish country styling. The pine patina has deepened through over 100 years
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
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 ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
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. The bureau
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Genuine Late 1700s Pine Baroque Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique baroque bureau from the late 1700s in Sweden. Unveil the timeless charm of this
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Birch
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 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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Year 1800 Swedish Gustavian Clock Cabinet and Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish clock cabinet and bureau in Gustavian style. Manufactured in northern Sweden, circa 1800
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
Materials
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. Top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Bookcases
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
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 Baroque Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
original oak underneath, adding both dimension and character to this bureau. Please examine the photos to
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Rococo Black Painted Secretary Bureau Dated 1778
Located in Round Top, TX
interior, gently distressed to fit the aged grace of this Swedish secretary.
Restored, drawers function
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Tall Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau.
Please examine photos to appreciate the multi-layered colors in the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the refined grace and style of early 1800's Sweden. The applied
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
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
Gray Painted Swedish 18th Century Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
to reveal the original oak underneath, adding both dimension and character to this bureau.
The middle
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Bureau or
Drag Kista
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian bureau or 'drag kista' as it's called in Swedish. The bureau was manufactured circa 1770
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Pine Country Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country bureau with writing desk. The bureau is a country house furniture from the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Antique Oak Rococo Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak rococo secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Side Table / Bureau Attributed to Poul Nørreklit Produced in Sweden
By Poul Nørreklit
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side table / bureau attributed to Poul Nørreklit. Produced in Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
bureau.
Please examine the photos to appreciate the beauty and texture of the lovely finish. The close up
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Swedish Two-Parts Bureau, Richly Carved, Original Locks, circa 1770
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Beautiful and fine Swedish two-parts bureau, richly carved, with original locks, circa 1770.
Category
Antique 1770s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
18th Century Light-White Swedish Gustavian Pine Bureau - Scandinavian Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very fine late 18th Century Scandinavian drop front secretary desk bureau with four drawers and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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
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
Side Tables or Bureaus Attributed to Poul Nørreklit Produced in Sweden
By Poul Nørreklit
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side tables or bureaus attributed to Poul Nørreklit. Produced in Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
Bureau “Typenko” Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bureau “Typenko” designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet,
Sweden, 1932.
Ebonized
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
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Swedish Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Swedish bureau available at 1stDibs. Each Swedish bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, softwood and pine. Find 97 options for an antique or vintage Swedish bureau now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a Swedish bureau — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Swedish bureau bearing Scandinavian Modern, Baroque or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Swedish bureau has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Axel Larsson, Ib Kofod-Larsen and Axel Einar Hjorth are consistently popular.
How Much is a Swedish Bureau?
A Swedish bureau can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,955, while the lowest priced sells for $906 and the highest can go for as much as $19,500.
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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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