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 antique Australian ash bureau with fiddleback paneled doors…

Antique Australian Ash Bureau with Fiddleback Panel Doors, Circa 1920

An antique Australian ash bureau with fiddleback paneled doors and bureau fall front, fitted interior with wool writing surface above a single drawer and cupboard base, circa 1920, 123 cm high, 77 cm wide, 40 cm deep

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

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

Chinoiserie lacca povera orange painted bureau cabinet, c. 1780,…

Orange Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, c.1780

Chinoiserie lacca povera orange painted bureau cabinet, c. 1780, the pair of paneled doors enclosing shelves, above a fall front concealing an interior fitted with drawers, hidden column drawers and pigeon holes, the sliding writing surface set in dummy…

George II mahogany bureau c. 1750 the fall front opens to…

George II Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior

George II mahogany bureau c. 1750 the fall front opens to reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes and cupboard, above four long drawers, on bracket feet, height 94 cm, width 76 cm, depth 45 cm. Provenance: Windsor Antiques, Melbourne, July 1975.…

Harry Goldman Australian Arts & Crafts bureau, fiddleback…

Goldman Fiddleback Blackwood Arts & Crafts Bureau

Harry Goldman Australian Arts & 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

George III mahogany bureau, c. 1765, the fall front enclosing a…

George III Mahogany Bureau with Fitted Interior and Drawers

George III mahogany bureau, c. 1765, the fall front enclosing a fitted interior with pigeon holes, drawers, secret compartments and red leather inset writing surface, four long drawers below with original brass handles and escutcheons, on bracket feet,…

A Louis Philippe flame mahogany bureau D'Abbatant, mid 19th…

Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Bureau D'Abbatant

A Louis Philippe flame mahogany bureau D'Abbatant, mid 19th century, with key, a refined piece with vivid feather mahogany veneers, with a long ogee profile drawer above a framed fall front opening to a finely appointed interior with sets of concave faced…

An early provincial Colonial bureau, cedar and Baltic pine,…

Tasmanian Colonial Bureau, 1840

An early provincial Colonial bureau, cedar and Baltic pine, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, rare. 93 cm high, 101 cm wide, 46 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection

An Italian Chinoiserie 'Lacca' bureau cabinet, Fourth quarter…

18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lacca Bureau Cabinet

An Italian Chinoiserie 'Lacca' bureau cabinet, Fourth quarter 18th century, the inset panel doors enclose adjustable shelves above the fall front concealing an interior fitted with drawers, hidden column drawers and pigeon holes, the sliding writing…

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…

A Portuguese Colonial coromandel and bronze mounted bureau,…

18th Century Portuguese Colonial Coromandel Bureau

A Portuguese Colonial coromandel and bronze mounted bureau, 18th century 122 cm high, 126 cm wide, 62 cm wide

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

A fine William and Mary burr walnut fall front bureau, English,…

William and Mary Burr Walnut Fall Front Bureau

A fine William and Mary burr walnut fall front bureau, English, circa 1690, 95 cm high, 92.5 cm wide, 48 cm deep. Exhibited: Martyn Cook Antiques, Sydney, 27 October 1986

A Georgian revival blackwood bureau, early 20th century, 100 cm…

Georgian Revival Blackwood Bureau, Early 20th Century

A Georgian revival blackwood bureau, early 20th century, 100 cm wide, 92 cm wide, 48 cm deep

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

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

A marquetry and king wood cylinder bureau, French, 19th century.…

Marquetry Kingwood Cylinder Bureau, 19th Century French

A marquetry and king wood cylinder bureau, French, 19th century. 106 cm high, 79 cm wide, 51 cm deep. Provenance. Private Collection Toorak, Melbourne

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