A desk, with a sloping fall front lid supported, when in use, by lopers or chains. Less commonly. the bureau may have a tambour top or roll top. Bureaux have been made from the late 17th century. The interior of the desk was fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes. The lower part of the cabinet may consist either of drawers or cupboard space. A bureau may also form part of a bookcase, (bureau bookcase) and is also used to describe A French writing table (bureau plat). A bureau is distinguished from a secretaire by the method of concealment of the writing surface. A secretaire, which serves much the same purpose, usually has the writing section disguised as a drawer, that may be pulled out and the writing surface let down on brass quadrant slides

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An Edwardian mahogany bureau, early 20th century, the fall…

Mahogany Bureau with Inlaid Shell Motif and Ebony Detailing

An Edwardian mahogany bureau, early 20th century, the fall front simply decorated with an inlaid shell motif, opening to a compartment fitted with two drawers and a series of pigeon holes, with, lopers, three drawers with swing handles and raised on ogee…

Antique oak bureau desk 84 cm wide, 46 cm deep closed, 100 cm…

Antique Oak Bureau Desk with One Damaged Drawer Handle

Antique oak bureau desk 84 cm wide, 46 cm deep closed, 100 cm high one drawer handle a/f.

Vintage leadlight bureau display cabinet, 118 cm high, 123 cm…

Vintage Leadlight Display Cabinet

Vintage leadlight bureau display cabinet, 118 cm high, 123 cm long

A Queen Anne style writing bureau, 110 x 76 x 39 cm

Queen Anne Writing Bureau

A Queen Anne style writing bureau, 110 x 76 x 39 cm

Vintage fall front bureau, approx. height 103 cm, width 71 cm

Vintage Fall Front Bureau - 103cm x 71cm

Vintage fall front bureau, approx. height 103 cm, width 71 cm

Hoover Co (Hong Kong) carved bureau desk 95 cm wide, 105.5 cm…

Carved Hoover Co Desk - 95x105.5cm

Hoover Co (Hong Kong) carved bureau desk 95 cm wide, 105.5 cm high

Tasmanian blackwood bureau desk by Coogans furniture, with fall…

Tasmanian Blackwood Bureau Desk with Fall Front Writing Surface

Tasmanian blackwood bureau desk by Coogans furniture, with fall front writing surface opening to a fitter interior, 87 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 116.5 cm high

Vintage drop front bureau desk with fitted interior, 2 full…

Vintage Drop Front Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

Vintage drop front bureau desk with fitted interior, 2 full length drawers and 2 door cabinet below, 81.5 cm wide, 112 cm high

Australian Ed Rosenstengel bureau desk with ebonised finish,…

Early 20th Century Australian Ebonised Desk

Australian Ed Rosenstengel bureau desk with ebonised finish, circa early 20th century, 79 cm wide, 117 cm high

An Edwardian mahogany bureau, early 20th century, the panelled…

Edwardian Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior and Cupboard Doors

An Edwardian mahogany bureau, early 20th century, the panelled fall front opening to a fitted interior, with two panelled cupboard doors below, on base raised on bun feet. Height 97 cm, width 71 cm, depth 43 cm

A three drawer drop front bureau, 81 x 48 x 108 cm

Three Drawer Drop Front Bureau - Compact and Stylish

A three drawer drop front bureau, 81 x 48 x 108 cm

A 1930s Art Deco led-light fall-front bureau

Art Deco LED Bureau

A 1930s Art Deco led-light fall-front bureau

A pine rail front bureau, c. 1910, original tooled leather…

Antique Pine Bureau with Leather Insert and Original Hardware

A pine rail front bureau, c. 1910, original tooled leather insert to leaf, original hardware intact, a good and functional example, 109 x 98 x 43 cm

An oak fall front bureau, with internal compartments and a…

Oak Fall Front Bureau with Drawer and Compartments

An oak fall front bureau, with internal compartments and a single drawer. Height 106 cm, width 759 cm, depth 38 cm

Vintage oak bureau desk, with fitted interior fall front over…

Vintage Oak Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

Vintage oak bureau desk, with fitted interior fall front over two drawers and two doors, 95 cm wide, 104 cm high

Chippendale style mahogany bureau desk 92 cm wide, 105.5 cm high

Mahogany Chippendale Style Bureau Desk - 92cm x 105.5cm

Chippendale style mahogany bureau desk 92 cm wide, 105.5 cm high

Mahogany bureau desk with fall front opening to fitted interior…

Mahogany Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior and Storage

Mahogany bureau desk with fall front opening to fitted interior above 3 drawers and 4 doors, 106 cm wide, 122 cm high

A Queen Anne revival mahogany fall front bureau, the front with…

Queen Anne Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior and Cabriole Legs

A Queen Anne revival mahogany fall front bureau, the front with an applied oval relief panel, enclosing a fitted interior above three graduated drawers with turned knob handles, raised on cabriole legs with pad feet, 98.5 cm high, 68.5 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Georgian style bureau desk with Made in England makers stamp to…

Georgian Bureau Desk with Made in England Stamp

Georgian style bureau desk with Made in England makers stamp to back, 76 cm wide, 97 cm high approx

A fall front Queen Anne style writing bureau, 75 x 42 x 101 cm

Queen Anne Writing Bureau

A fall front Queen Anne style writing bureau, 75 x 42 x 101 cm

Vintage bureau desk with fitted interior, drawer and cabriole…

Vintage Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior and Cabriole Legs

Vintage bureau desk with fitted interior, drawer and cabriole legs, 67 cm wide, 102 cm high

Dutch / Indonesian bureau desk with fitted interior, divides…

Dutch-Indonesian Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

Dutch / Indonesian bureau desk with fitted interior, divides into upper and lower parts for removal, 79 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 111 cm high

Georgian style mahogany veneer bureau desk 54 cm wide, 99 cm…

Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk - 54x99cm

Georgian style mahogany veneer bureau desk 54 cm wide, 99 cm high approx

An oak Arts & Crafts bureau, early 20th century, 118 cm high,…

An oak Arts & Crafts bureau, early 20th century, 118 cm high, 84 cm wide, 25 cm deep

A small Georgian revival bureau, early 20th century, of typical…

Georgian Revival Bureau with Fitted Interior and Three Drawers

A small Georgian revival bureau, early 20th century, of typical fall front form with a fitted interior above three drawers of graduating depth and raised on bracket feet, with stringing and cross banding throughout, height 100 cm, width 63 cm, depth 39 cm

A modernist teak bureau with pigeonholes and writing slide,…

Teak Bureau with Pigeonholes and Writing Slide

A modernist teak bureau with pigeonholes and writing slide, below three long drawers on turned legs, 100 cm high, 92 cm wide, 40 cm deep. Purchased in the late 1950s. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.

An early 20th century English oak fall front writing bureau…

Chippendale-style Oak Writing Bureau with Two Drawers

An early 20th century English oak fall front writing bureau with two drawers on elevated legs in the Chippendale style, 98 x 73 x 42 cm

Federation Tasmanian oak fall front writing bureau, top fitted…

Federation Tasmanian Oak Writing Bureau with Cupboards

Federation Tasmanian oak fall front writing bureau, top fitted with pigeon holes, 2 x door cupboards on base. Height 120 cm, 75 cm x depth 26 cm

An Australian hard wood bureau, circa 1910 110 cm high, 97 cm…

Antique Australian Hardwood Bureau, Circa 1910

An Australian hard wood bureau, circa 1910 110 cm high, 97 cm wide, 37 cm deep

Vintage fall front bureau desk, with fitted interior, 2 long…

Vintage Fall Front Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

Vintage fall front bureau desk, with fitted interior, 2 long drawers, on cabriole legs, 75 cm wide, 104 cm high approx

Vintage bureau desk on cabriole legs, 64 cm wide, 110 cm high

Vintage Cabriole Leg Bureau Desk

Vintage bureau desk on cabriole legs, 64 cm wide, 110 cm high

Chinoiserie mother of pearl writing bureau with decorative bird…

Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Writing Bureau

Chinoiserie mother of pearl writing bureau with decorative bird and floral decoration, fitted writing drop front and four lower drawers, width 91 cm, X depth 42 cm, X height 107 cm,

A French fruit wood two drawer ladies writing bureau with…

French Fruitwood Writing Bureau with Ormolu Decoration

A French fruit wood two drawer ladies writing bureau with ormolu decoration

A 1930s fall-front writing bureau in the Chippendale style,…

Chippendale-style Writing Bureau with Fitted Interior

A 1930s fall-front writing bureau in the Chippendale style, four drawers to base, and fitted pigeon hole interior 108 cm high, 64 cm wide, 39 cm deep

Vintage English oak bureau desk with three drawers and internal…

English Oak Bureau Desk with Carved Legs

Vintage English oak bureau desk with three drawers and internal shelf, standing on carved cabriole legs, 77 cm wide, 103.5 cm high

Fall-front bureau, approx 117 cm high, 92 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Antique Fall-Front Bureau: 117x92x40cm

Fall-front bureau, approx 117 cm high, 92 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Writing bureau Loius XV style, oak with foliate & panelled…

Louis XV Style Oak Writing Bureau with Fitted Interior

Writing bureau Loius XV style, oak with foliate & panelled decoration, two drawer, drop front with fitted interior, height 95 cm, length 96 cm, depth 47 cm

Georgian style bureau desl, with cross banded and marquetry…

Georgian Marquetry Bureau Desk

Georgian style bureau desl, with cross banded and marquetry inlay, 78 cm wide, 103.5 cm high

Arts & Craft style vintage bureau desk, with fitted interior,…

Vintage Arts & Crafts Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

Arts & Craft style vintage bureau desk, with fitted interior, 73 cm wide, 102 cm high

Walnut drop front bureau. Drop down front with fitted interior…

Walnut Drop Front Bureau with Cabriole Legs

Walnut drop front bureau. Drop down front with fitted interior of drawer & pigeon holes. Three drawers under. Cabriole legs.

Vintage bureau

Retro Writing Desk

Vintage bureau

Georgian style bureau desk 68 cm wide, 98 cm high

Georgian Bureau Desk - Compact and Elegant

Georgian style bureau desk 68 cm wide, 98 cm high

Slim early 20th century bureau with dragon carved fall front…

Dragon Carved Bureau with Fitted Interior

Slim early 20th century bureau with dragon carved fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior, 64 cm wide, 41 cm deep, closed, 114 cm high

Georgian style walnut bureau desk fall front with supports,…

Georgian style walnut bureau desk fall front with supports, opening to fitted interior, with 4 drawers, and 1 drawer below, to 4 cabriolet legs, height 94 cm; width 62 cm; depth 48 cm.

A cherrywood fall front bureau; fitted interior and gallery top…

Cherrywood Bureau with Fitted Interior and Gallery Top

A cherrywood fall front bureau; fitted interior and gallery top 123 x 106 x 48 cm

Late 19th century Italian walnut bureau, of rectangular form,…

Italian Walnut Bureau with Fitted Interior and Three Drawers

Late 19th century Italian walnut bureau, of rectangular form, with a fall front, opening to a fitted interior above three long drawers, raised on bracket feet, 110 cm x 115 cm x 52 cm

A Victorian mahogany writing bureau with galleried tooled…

Victorian leather top writing bureau

A Victorian mahogany writing bureau with galleried tooled leather top, 83 x 92 x 53 cm

Danish writing bureau early 20th century, cylinder top,…

Mahogany Writing Bureau with Fitted Interiors

Danish writing bureau early 20th century, cylinder top, mahogany, three drawers, fitted interiors, height 114 cm, length 113 cm, depth 60 cm

Vintage writing bureau 61 cm wide, by 50 cm deep and 103 cm…

Vintage Writing Bureau - Compact and Elegant

Vintage writing bureau 61 cm wide, by 50 cm deep and 103 cm tall.

Inlaid mahogany bureau desk 77 cm wide, 104 cm high insert…

Mahogany Inlaid Bureau Desk with Insert Writing Surface A/F

Inlaid mahogany bureau desk 77 cm wide, 104 cm high insert writing surface a/f

11 various tourist bureau Brochures. Western Australia - two…

Australian Tourist Bureau Brochures Collection

11 various tourist bureau Brochures. Western Australia - two different Govt tourist bureau brochures, 1937; Queensland - five different Govt tourist bureau brochures c1935; South Australia Govt tourist bureau. Booklet, 1941; Pacific Sailings - Matson line…

Louis XVI style writing bureau with dropfront bureau, three…

Louis XVI Writing Bureau with Ormolu Mounts

Louis XVI style writing bureau with dropfront bureau, three drawers, ormolu mounts, height 105 cm, length 86 cm, depth 50 cm

Edwardian mahogany bureau, inlaid cross banded & conch shell…

Inlaid Mahogany Bureau with Conch Shell Decoration

Edwardian mahogany bureau, inlaid cross banded & conch shell decoration

Vintage small scale Georgian style walnut bureau, 93.5 cm high

Georgian Walnut Bureau - Small Scale Vintage Piece

Vintage small scale Georgian style walnut bureau, 93.5 cm high

A French marquetry Empire five drawer bureau, with glass top,…

Empire Marquetry Glass Top Bureau

A French marquetry Empire five drawer bureau, with glass top, 79 x 76 x 49 cm

19th century European fall front bureau, in oak, the fall front…

Oak Fall Front Bureau with Stepped Drawers

19th century European fall front bureau, in oak, the fall front opening to reveal a series of stepped drawers, above a series of three long drawers, on bracket feet, 107 x 117 x 90 cm

Writing bureau Louis XV style, rosewood with floral fruitwood…

Louis XV Rosewood Inlaid Writing Bureau with Ormolu Mounts

Writing bureau Louis XV style, rosewood with floral fruitwood inlay, ormolu mounts & gallery, drop front, height 92 cm, length 72 cm, depth 45 cm

Walnut bureau desk on cabriole legs, 74 cm wide, 103 cm high

Walnut Cabriole Bureau Desk - 74x103cm

Walnut bureau desk on cabriole legs, 74 cm wide, 103 cm high

Edwardian walnut bureau desk with carved top, fitted interior…

Edwardian Walnut Bureau Desk with Carved Top and Fitted Interior

Edwardian walnut bureau desk with carved top, fitted interior above a drawer, open shelf and 2 doors, 71 cm wide, 137 cm high

Cedar bureau desk, with fitted interior above 3 long drawers,…

Cedar Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior and Cabriole Legs

Cedar bureau desk, with fitted interior above 3 long drawers, on cabriole legs, 92 cm wide, 109 cm high

19th century mahogany bureau, of neat proportions, fall front…

Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior and Bracket Feet

19th century mahogany bureau, of neat proportions, fall front writing surface revealing a fitted interior, two short and two long drawers below on bracket feet

An early 20th century French ladies writing bureau, ormulu…

French Ladies Writing Bureau with Ormulu Mounts

An early 20th century French ladies writing bureau, ormulu mounts & painted central panel

Antique mahogany bureau, measures 107 cm high, 64.5 cm x 41 cm

Antique Mahogany Bureau - 107cm x 64.5cm x 41cm

Antique mahogany bureau, measures 107 cm high, 64.5 cm x 41 cm

18th century style Dutch burr walnut bureau, of bombe form,…

Dutch Burr Walnut Bombe Bureau with Fitted Interior

18th century style Dutch burr walnut bureau, of bombe form, fitted interior with central cupboard, small drawers and pigeonholes and sliding recess. Three drawers below on ball and claw feet, 90 cm wide

A walnut veneer fall front writing bureau

Walnut Writing Bureau with Fall Front Veneer

A walnut veneer fall front writing bureau

A Queen Anne style ladies bureau, walnut veneer 95 cm high, 61…

Queen Anne Walnut Ladies Bureau - Elegant and Compact

A Queen Anne style ladies bureau, walnut veneer 95 cm high, 61 cm wide, 40

An oak fall-front writing bureau the fall front concealing an…

Oak Writing Bureau with Pigeonholes and Leather Surface

An oak fall-front writing bureau the fall front concealing an interior fitted with pigeonholes and a tooled leather writing surface, above two drawers. Height 115.3 cm, width 74.6 cm, depth 38.7 cm

Georgian fall front mahogany bureau, of typical form, with fall…

Georgian Mahogany Fall Front Bureau with Fitted Interior

Georgian fall front mahogany bureau, of typical form, with fall front opening to fitted interior, above a set of four graduated drawers with loop handles, on shaped bracket feet, 108 cm x 91 cm x 52 cm

A French Louis XV style cherrywood bureau desk, the fall…

Louis XV Cherrywood Bureau Desk with Fitted Interior

A French Louis XV style cherrywood bureau desk, the fall enclosing a fitted interior with drawers and pigeon holes, above three frieze drawers on high cabriole legs. 97 cm high, 89 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Vintage mahogany inlaid bureau, approx 100 cm high, 77 cm long

Mahogany Inlaid Bureau, Vintage, 100cm x 77cm

Vintage mahogany inlaid bureau, approx 100 cm high, 77 cm long

Antique English oak George III oak bureau, approx 108 cm high,…

George III Oak Bureau, Antique English, 108cm x 99cm

Antique English oak George III oak bureau, approx 108 cm high, 99 cm wide

Harry Goldman Australian Arts and Crafts bureau, fiddleback…

1920s Fiddleback Blackwood Bureau by Harry Goldman

Harry Goldman Australian Arts and Crafts bureau, fiddleback blackwood with metal handles, circa 1920s maker's ink stamp inside the drawer 124 cm high, 74 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Walnut bureau, late 19th century Danish, stepped top, two…

19th Century Danish Walnut Bureau with Carved Flower Decoration

Walnut bureau, late 19th century Danish, stepped top, two panelled doors with carved flower decoration, over drop front and arched open shelf, satinwood string inlay and simple marquetry decoration, height 155 cm, width 75 cm, depth 40 cm, (broken key end)

Writing bureau Louis XVI style walnut, with satinwood string…

Louis XVI Writing Bureau with Ormolu Mounts

Writing bureau Louis XVI style walnut, with satinwood string inlay, and ormolu mounts, two drawer with fitted interior, and leather slope, on sabre legs, height 108 cm, length 87 cm, depth 51 cm

Arts & craft oak bureau desk, 60.5 cm wide, 123 cm high

Oak Arts & Crafts Bureau Desk - 60.5 x 123 cm

Arts & craft oak bureau desk, 60.5 cm wide, 123 cm high

Antique 18th/19th century oak bureau

18th/19th Century Oak Bureau

Antique 18th/19th century oak bureau

A French bureau de dame ladies desk, kingwood with marquetry…

Late 19th Century French Marquetry Ladies Desk

A French bureau de dame ladies desk, kingwood with marquetry inlay, late 19th century 98 cm high, 73 cm wide, 52 cm deep

Impressive antique French Art & crafts style bureau desk,…

French Art & Crafts Bureau Desk with Copper Mounts

Impressive antique French Art & crafts style bureau desk, burnished copper mounts, 169 cm high, 95 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Antique Georgian English oak bureau, with cross banded edge,…

Georgian Oak Bureau with Fluted Columns

Antique Georgian English oak bureau, with cross banded edge, fitted with quarter fluted columns, approx 105 cm high, 90 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Oak bureau late 18th century, dropfront with medieval styled,…

Medieval-style Oak Dropfront Bureau with Carved Decorations

Oak bureau late 18th century, dropfront with medieval styled, carved decorations, four drawer, height 102 cm, length 92 cm, depth 52 cm

Victorian writing bureau, cylinder top mahogany with scalloped…

Mahogany Cylinder Bureau on Cabriole Feet

Victorian writing bureau, cylinder top mahogany with scalloped base on cabriole feet

A Georgian mahogany drop-front bureau, early 19th century and…

Georgian Mahogany Drop-Front Bureau with Secretaire Interior

A Georgian mahogany drop-front bureau, early 19th century and later. The bureau has an interior secretaire with a variety of drawers, stationery pigeon holes and document compartments, over two half size drawers and two full size drawers upon a bracket…

Late 19th century Italian walnut bureau, of rectangular form,…

Italian Walnut Bureau with Fitted Interior and Bracket Feet

Late 19th century Italian walnut bureau, of rectangular form, with a fall front, opening to a fitted interior above three long drawers, raised on bracket feet, 110 x 115 x 52 cm

A 19th century Camphorwood and ebonised bureau, possibly…

19th Century Camphorwood and Ebonised Bureau with Fitted Interior

A 19th century Camphorwood and ebonised bureau, possibly Anglo-Ceylonese, the drop front opening to a fitted interior, above a serpentine front with three full-length drawers, plinth base, 91 x 96 x 51 cm

Georgian writing bureau English mahogany drop front with inlaid…

English Mahogany Writing Bureau with Inlaid Interior and Felt Mat

Georgian writing bureau English mahogany drop front with inlaid fitted interior and green felt writing Mat over five drawers, height 103, width 125, depth 55 cm

Cylinder top bureau late 19th century, Scandinavian, stripped…

Scandinavian Stripped Pine Cylinder Bureau

Cylinder top bureau late 19th century, Scandinavian, stripped Baltic pine, three drawer, brass fittings, height 119 cm, length 125 cm, depth 63 cm

A Georgian walnut drop front bureau, the interior with fitted…

Georgian Walnut Drop Front Bureau with Fitted Interior

A Georgian walnut drop front bureau, the interior with fitted pigeonholes and drawers, four full width drawers, raised on bracket feet. 101 cm x 50 cm x 106 cm.

Georgian mahogany bureau, with fall front opening to a fitted…

Georgian Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior and Drawers

Georgian mahogany bureau, with fall front opening to a fitted interior above 4 long drawers, 95 cm wide, 104 cm high

A George III mahogany bureau English 18th century 106.5 cm high,…

A George III mahogany bureau English 18th century 106.5 cm high, 112.5 cm wide, 52.5 cm deep, English 18th century, 106.5 cm high, 112.5 cm wide, 52.5 cm deep

Antique George II bureau, approx 100 cm high, 96 cm wide

George II Bureau - Antique, 100cm x 96cm

Antique George II bureau, approx 100 cm high, 96 cm wide

An Italian olive wood and inlaid writing bureau, allover…

An Italian olive wood and inlaid writing bureau, allover decorated with landscape scenes, the upper section with two doors opening to reveal a fully fitted interior, the fall front below also with fitted interior, four short drawers and one long drawer…

Edwardian inlaid and cross-banded mahogany bureau with fitted…

Sheraton-style Inlaid Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior

Edwardian inlaid and cross-banded mahogany bureau with fitted interior in the Sheration manner

Japaned bureau desk fall front bureau with fitted interior…

Japanese Painted Fall Front Bureau with Mother of Pearl Decoration

Japaned bureau desk fall front bureau with fitted interior above two drawers & two doors, with painted and mother of pearl decoration, 92 cm wide, 107 cm high

Late 19th/20th century Italian fall front bureau, the fall…

Late 19th/20th century Italian fall front bureau, the fall front opening to fitted interior, above a series of drawers, painted with scenes of figures, on a green ground, the whole on fine cabriole legs, 90 cm x 80 cm x 45 cm. Provenance: Estate of Renee…

Late 18th C northern Italian walnut bureau with serpentine…

18th C Northern Italian Walnut Serpentine Front Bureau

Late 18th C northern Italian walnut bureau with serpentine front and fitted interior, height 110 cm, width 109 cm, depth 53 cm

George III mahogany fall front bureau, with four full width…

Mahogany Fall Front Bureau with Fitted Interior

George III mahogany fall front bureau, with four full width drawers and fitted interior