The glass-fronted bookcase entered the English cabinetmakers' repertoire about the mid-17th century, and the bookcase in one form or another has been an indispensable part of the civilized person's home ever since.The 17th century bookcase tended to be a glazed cabinet from plinth to pediment, with square glass panes. The later Stuart period saw the introduction of the bureau bookcase or the secretaire bookcase, where the bookshelves were double-heightened above a desk or cupboard base. Early bureau bookcases often had mirror or blind-panelled door fronts, although these have frequently been replaced with clear glass more...

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 more...

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Antique English figured walnut bureau bookcase, fall front…

Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Fitted Interior

Antique English figured walnut bureau bookcase, fall front revealing a fitted interior, above four cross banded graduating drawers, standing shaped bracket feet, 198 cm high, 93 cm wide

A small 18th century English oak bureau bookcase, with two-door…

18th Century English Oak Bureau Bookcase with Cupboard and Well

A small 18th century English oak bureau bookcase, with two-door fitted cupboard and stepped interior to bureau with well, brass plate handles, on bracket feet, 193 x 55 x 65 cm

A fine George II burr walnut bureau bookcase, circa 1750 with a…

George II Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase, Circa 1750

A fine George II burr walnut bureau bookcase, circa 1750 with a moulded edge to the overhanging cornice over astragal glazed double doors to the bookcase with cross banding, adjustable shelves inside, the interior fitted with pigeonholes and multiple…

A Queen Anne double-dome bureau bookcase, the double-domed top…

Queen Anne Double-Dome Bureau Bookcase with Fitted Interior

A Queen Anne double-dome bureau bookcase, the double-domed top above cross-banded glazed doors, the base section with the fall-front opening to reveal a fitted interior above five small drawers. Raised on baluster form legs joined by a serpentine flat…

An English Georgian oak bureau bookcase, circa 1780, interior…

Georgian Oak Bureau Bookcase, 1780

An English Georgian oak bureau bookcase, circa 1780, interior fitted with numerous pigeonholes and drawers, 232 cm high, 112 cm wide, 58 cm deep

A good late Georgian walnut bureau bookcase of pleasing colour…

Georgian Walnut Bureau Bookcase

A good late Georgian walnut bureau bookcase of pleasing colour and proportions. The glazed upper section with three adjustable shelves. The fall front revealing pigeon holes in elm with five drawers below on bracket feet. Height 220 cm. Width 115 cm.…

Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase. Interior fitted with flame…

Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Ivory Handles

Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase. Interior fitted with flame mahogany drawers and compartments with ivory handles. Cock-beaded drawers with brass handles and astragal glazed doors. Lovely proportions. 212 cm x 81 cm x 53 cm

A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, with gilded egg and dArt…

George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Fitted Interior

A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, with gilded egg and dArt Decoration, the fall front opening to a fitted interior above an arrangement of drawers, bracket feet, 208.5 cm high, 91 cm wide, 56 cm deep

Fine & superb antique George III bureau bookcase, with Adam…

Antique George III Bureau Bookcase with Adam Style Pediment

Fine & superb antique George III bureau bookcase, with Adam style pediment, 237 cm high, 106 cm wide, 53 cm deep

Venetian painted bureau cabinet, 19th century, the upper…

Venetian Painted Bureau Cabinet with Floral Motifs

Venetian painted bureau cabinet, 19th century, the upper section with an arched top surmounted by carved finials, above a pair of doors, painted with flowers and butterflies, the bureau section enclosing an arrangement of pigeon-holes above three…

An English mahogany cylinder roll top bureau bookcase, early…

Mahogany Roll Top Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

An English mahogany cylinder roll top bureau bookcase, early 19th century, interior fitted with drawers and compartments veneered in maple with original embossed leather top, 225 cm high, 130 cm wide, 59 cm deep

George III secretaire bookcase mahogany with astragal glazed…

George III Mahogany Bookcase with Dropfront Bureau

George III secretaire bookcase mahogany with astragal glazed top dropfront bureau with fitted interior three drawers with brass fittings, height 231 cm, width 145 cm, depth 55 cm

A William and Mary oak double-dome bureau bookcase, circa 1690…

A William and Mary oak double-dome bureau bookcase, circa 1690 with a deeply moulded double-dome top and conforming domed sides, surmounted by ball finials, above a pair of high arched panelled doors opening to a fitted interior, the well-figured fall…

An impressive George III mahogany bureau bookcase, the astral…

George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Desk and Cupboard

An impressive George III mahogany bureau bookcase, the astral glazed upper part with adjustable shelves and the lower fitted with a draw fronted desk and compartments above a large two door cupboard. English circa 1810. 281 x 147.5 x 45 cm

George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Height 220 cm, width 127…

George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase from Rivkin Collection

George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Height 220 cm, width 127 cm, depth 54 cm. Provenance: Sothebys 'Rivkin Collection' (lot 430)

George II mahogany bureau bookcase, the moulded cornice above a…

George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

George II mahogany bureau bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower section with a hinged slope enclosing, a fall enclosing a stepped interior and a well above three graduated drawers, below two short and two…

An unusual provincial mahogany bureau bookcase, French circa…

French Provincial Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 1760

An unusual provincial mahogany bureau bookcase, French circa 1760, fall front opening to reveal an arrangement of compartments above a serpentine base enclosing three drawers, 216 cm high, 116 cm wide, 64 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased John Dunn Antiques…

A George III Cuban mahogany bureau bookcase, the cornice with…

George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

A George III Cuban mahogany bureau bookcase, the cornice with dental moulding above a pair of astral glazed doors enclosing shelves, above a bureau with fall-front enclosing inset leather writing top with pidgeon holes and small drawers, below two short…

An 18th century bureau bookcase, in highly figured walnut…

18th Century Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Italian Accents

An 18th century bureau bookcase, in highly figured walnut veneer. The base of serpentine shape and the fall opening to a well laid out interior. The top with a cupboard with arched mirror doors under a shaped broken arched pediment. Later finials and…

George III two height bureau bookcase, with Adam style pediment,…

George III Bureau Bookcase with Adam Style Pediment

George III two height bureau bookcase, with Adam style pediment, approx 239 cm high, 106 cm wide, 53 cm deep

Most impressive Italian Baroque mirrored cabinet bureau, approx…

Italian Baroque Mirrored Cabinet Bureau - Impressive!

Most impressive Italian Baroque mirrored cabinet bureau, approx 284 cm high, 125 cm wide, 70 cm deep

A fine English 18th century Chinoiserie bureau bookcase. 246 cm…

18th Century Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase

A fine English 18th century Chinoiserie bureau bookcase. 246 cm high, 97 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A George III fall front bookcase bureau, in solid Cuban…

George III Cuban Mahogany Bookcase Bureau

A George III fall front bookcase bureau, in solid Cuban mahogany, the bookcase with deeply carved astral glaze doors below an elegant broken Doric pediment, adjustable shelves and two lower drawers. The bureau desk with a finely fitted interior comprised…

A Dutch inlaid walnut bureau bookcase, 18th century, with…

18th Century Dutch Inlaid Walnut Bureau Bookcase

A Dutch inlaid walnut bureau bookcase, 18th century, with arched pediment inlaid with shell, ivory and tinted ivory above an upper section with a central cupboard and a series of drawers, a fall front opening to reveal further drawers, and two lower…

A rare George I bureau bookcase, early 18th century, of small…

18th Century Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase

A rare George I bureau bookcase, early 18th century, of small proportions. Serpentine fronted and shaped sides. Red lacquered with original Chinoiserie decoration profusely done. Original blue painted interior. Shaped broken pediment top with double front…

A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, circa 1755, the Palladian…

George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, circa 1755, the Palladian pediment with central scrolling cartouche, above two glazed doors opening to reveal shelves, below which there is a fall front opening to reveal compartments and drawers, above two half width…

A fine George II fret carved mahogany bureau cabinet, circa…

George II Gothic Mahogany Bureau Cabinet, 1760

A fine George II fret carved mahogany bureau cabinet, circa 1760, in the Chippendale Gothic style with dentilled cornice above a fretwork border with glazed doors with gothic tracery flanked by cluster columns fitted with two glass shelves, the panelled…

A fine George I figured walnut bureau bookcase, circa 1720, the…

George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase

A fine George I figured walnut bureau bookcase, circa 1720, the double arched cornice above a pair of mirrored cabinet doors enclosing the original fitted interior of compartments and drawers, above a pair of candle slides, the lower part, of conventional…

An exceptional Queen Anne - George I period walnut double-dome…

Exceptional Queen Anne Walnut Double-Dome Bureau Bookcase

An exceptional Queen Anne - George I period walnut double-dome bureau bookcase of small proportions, with ogee moulded cornice above a pair of shaped moulded mirrored doors, the mirrors with soft edge bevels and cut with attractive starbursts and…

An oustanding and exceptionally rare walnut bureau-cabinet,…

Rare 18th Century German Walnut Bureau-Cabinet

An oustanding and exceptionally rare walnut bureau-cabinet, Dresden region, German circa 1750, 228 cm high 110 cm wide 60 cm deep

An Italian lacca povera, painted and parcel gilt bureau cabinet,…

Italian Lacca Povera Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century

An Italian lacca povera, painted and parcel gilt bureau cabinet, Venice, circa 1740, the cream ground decorated with foliage and landscape scenes, the arching cornice surmounted by a central scrolling foliate crest, the upper section having two panelled…