Antique bureaus, very nice writing desks.
The antique bureau has been around from the 1650s and was a fall fronted cabinet and the first England antique bureau had gate legs to support the fall fronts when open. The interiors had small drawers, pigeon holes and a sliding bible wells. The carcasses of the antique bureaux were in oak or pine and veneered with figured veneers like walnut, or oyster veneers. By the early 18th century the bureaux had sliding lopers at each side and they came with the chest of drawers with and bracket feet as the base. Mouldings on the fronts of the dust boards between drawers was replaced after ca 1740 by cock beadeding on the edges on the drawers and mahogany and oak was the main woods used.
The antique bureau bookcase was a design which came from the antique bureau and they usually have glazed cupboard doors or wood panels and the interior would have shelves for books. The next stage of the bureau to appear was the tambour or cylinder desks which were designed by George Hepplewhite and Thomas Sheraton.
We get some very nice antique bureaus for sale from all periods and in all different woods.
We currently have an antique Georgian fruitwood bureau with a moulded fall front and the interior has small drawers, secret drawers, a central cupboard and several pigeon holes. The lower section has four graduating drawers with brass handles and key escutcheons and stands on shaped bracket feet.
We also have a Georgian antique mahogany bureau with a moulded fall front and the interior has a central cupboard door, concealed slides, small drawers and pigeon holes. The lower section has four graduating mahogany lined drawers with brass swan neck handles. The bureau stands on shaped bracket feet.
We also have an antique Georgian oak bureau with a moulded fall front and the interior has a writing insert, several small drawers, pigeon holes and secret slides. The lower section has two over three graduating cock beaded drawers with brass swan neck handles and shaped bracket feet.
We stock antique bureaus from all periods and in all woods as they are such useful pieces of antique furniture.
