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Antique Victorian Style Oak Bureau Desk C1860
MebleinUK
for sale €515     $559
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Antique Victorian Style Oak Bureau Desk C1860

19th century
For Sale by MebleinUK
Description

A beautiful antique Victorian oak bureau desk. This elegant piece combines practical storage with timeless craftsmanship, featuring a traditional fall front writing surface that opens to reveal a charming fitted interior with pigeonholes, small compartments and a central stationery drawer.

Below are four spacious graduated drawers offering excellent storage, all retaining their attractive turned wooden knobs and classic brass escutcheons. The rich oak has developed a wonderful deep patina over the years, giving the bureau plenty of authentic character.

Whether used as a writing desk, home office piece or statement furniture in a hallway or living room, this bureau is both practical and full of period charm.

Good to very good antique condition.

The bureau is solid, sturdy and fully functional with age-related wear consistent with its age.

Please note: the original locks and keys are no longer present. This does not affect everyday use, and the writing flap and drawers operate as they should.

Physical Dimensions
Height
97cm (38.19")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Declaration

MebleinUK has dated this Victorian Oak Bureau Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224304
Dealers Internal Reference
B172
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A beautiful antique Victorian oak bureau desk. This elegant piece combines practical storage with timeless craftsmanship, featuring a traditional fall front writing surface that opens to reveal a charming fitted interior with pigeonholes, small compartments and a central stationery drawer.
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Below are four spacious graduated drawers offering excellent storage, all retaining their attractive turned wooden knobs and classic brass escutcheons.
MebleinUK

The rich oak has developed a wonderful deep patina over the years, giving the bureau plenty of authentic character.

fig 1. A Victorian oak bureau desk featuring a slant-front writing slope above four drawers with turned wooden knob handles and brass lock escutcheons.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Style Oak Bureau Desk C1860

Whether used as a writing desk, home office piece or statement furniture in a hallway or living room, this bureau is both practical and full of period charm.

Good to very good antique condition.

The bureau is solid, sturdy and fully functional with age-related wear consistent with its age.

Please note: the original locks and keys are no longer present. This does not affect everyday use, and the writing flap and drawers operate as they should.

Height
97cm (38.19")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Date of Manufacture

MebleinUK has dated this Victorian Oak Bureau Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1224304
Dealers Internal Ref
B172
MebleinUK
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Archive I A Victorian oak bureau desk featuring a slant-front writing slope above four drawers with turned wooden knob handles and brass lock escutcheons.

Antique Victorian Style Oak Bureau Desk C1860

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Mansfield Woodhouse
Nottinghamshire
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A Victorian oak bureau desk featuring a slant-front writing slope above four drawers with turned wooden knob handles and brass lock escutcheons.
Antique Victorian Style Oak Bureau Desk c1860
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A Victorian oak bureau desk featuring a slant-front writing slope above four drawers with turned wooden knob handles and brass lock escutcheons.
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FAQs

The slant-front bureau emerged in the late seventeenth century as an integrated solution for document storage and writing. Featuring a hinged sloping fall flap that lowers to create a writing desk and reveals internal pigeonholes, it combines a compact footprint with storage drawers beneath.

Bureaux from circa 1860 were typically constructed using solid timber such as oak or mahogany, featuring hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, solid timber drawer linings, cast brass escutcheons, and bracket feet or plinth bases.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display signs of hand-craftsmanship, including hand-sawn drawer bottoms, hand-cut dovetails, genuine wear patterns around handles and feet, and original brass lock mechanisms showing natural patination and oxidisation.

A Victorian oak bureau can function as a compact, hideaway home office desk in a living area or bedroom. Closing the slant-front lid neatly conceals laptops and paperwork, allowing the piece to serve as a decorative chest of drawers when not in use.

Apply a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the oak and preserve its original patina. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and radiators to prevent timber shrinkage, splitting, or joint movement.
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