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Small Antique Bureau with Key

1900 - 1920
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Small Edwardian mahogany bureau in the Georgian style, measuring just 79cm wide. The fall front opens to a fitted interior of drawers and pigeonholes and comes with a working key. English, circa 1900.

This charming Edwardian mahogany bureau, crafted in the Georgian style, is an ideal choice for those seeking period elegance in a compact footprint. At just 79cm wide, it fits effortlessly into smaller rooms, alcoves, or home office spaces while still offering excellent storage and a classic writing surface.

The crossbanded and neatly inlaid fall front opens smoothly to reveal a fitted interior - complete with pigeonholes, small drawers, and a decorative scalloped gallery.

Spacious drawers below the writing surface provide generous storage and are fitted with attractive period-style brass handles.

The bureau displays a warm, even tone typical of well-preserved Edwardian mahogany, with light surface marks appropriate to its age.

The bureau stands on classic bracket feet, giving it a sturdy stance and a pleasing silhouette.

This lovely antique bureau is in good, solid condition throughout. Drawers run smoothly, the interior is intact, and the fall front lock functions properly with the supplied key.

Physical Dimensions
Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
79cm (31.10")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Declaration

The Antiques Hound has dated this Antique Mahogany Bureau Desk to the 1900s.

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Small Edwardian mahogany bureau in the Georgian style, measuring just 79cm wide. The fall front opens to a fitted interior of drawers and pigeonholes and comes with a working key. English, circa 1900.
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This charming Edwardian mahogany bureau, crafted in the Georgian style, is an ideal choice for those seeking period elegance in a compact footprint.
The Antiques Hound

At just 79cm wide, it fits effortlessly into smaller rooms, alcoves, or home office spaces while still offering excellent storage and a classic writing surface.

fig 1. A small antique mahogany slope-front bureau featuring three drawers with brass batwing handles and keyholes, raised on bracket feet.
fig 1. Small Antique Bureau with Key

The crossbanded and neatly inlaid fall front opens smoothly to reveal a fitted interior - complete with pigeonholes, small drawers, and a decorative scalloped gallery.

Spacious drawers below the writing surface provide generous storage and are fitted with attractive period-style brass handles.

fig 2. A small antique mahogany slope-front bureau featuring three drawers with brass batwing handles and keyholes, raised on bracket feet.
fig 2. Small Antique Bureau with Key

The bureau displays a warm, even tone typical of well-preserved Edwardian mahogany, with light surface marks appropriate to its age.

The bureau stands on classic bracket feet, giving it a sturdy stance and a pleasing silhouette.

This lovely antique bureau is in good, solid condition throughout. Drawers run smoothly, the interior is intact, and the fall front lock functions properly with the supplied key.

Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
79cm (31.10")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Date of Manufacture

The Antiques Hound has dated this Antique Mahogany Bureau Desk to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1183427
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A small antique mahogany slope-front bureau featuring three drawers with brass batwing handles and keyholes, raised on bracket feet.
Small Antique Bureau with Key
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A bureau is a writing desk featuring a slanted drop-down flap that opens to reveal a fitted writing surface and internal compartments, positioned above a chest of drawers.

Eighteenth and nineteenth-century bureaux were predominantly constructed from solid timbers such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, often featuring hand-cut dovetail joints and brass hardware.

Authentic Georgian bureaux typically display hand-sawn drawer linings, original brass swan-neck or batwing escutcheons, solid bracket feet, and signs of hand-planing on structural components.

A compact bureau can serve as a functional workstation in a hallway, living room alcove, or bedroom, paired with contemporary lighting or modern art to create visual contrast.

Regular dusting with a soft, dry cloth followed by the application of a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year will protect the timber finish and maintain the patina.
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