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19th Century French Rosewood Bureau De Dame
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19th Century French Rosewood Bureau De Dame

19th century
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For sale is a good quality French rosewood Bureau De Dame. The top of the bureau has a nice brass gallery above a fall front, decoratively inlaid with marquetry, opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of two drawers, a baise writing surface and a well. The bureau stands on elegant shaped legs terminating with ormolu mounts. This piece is in very good condition having been refinished using traditional methods.

Width 75cm Depth 44cm Height 94cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Declaration

FB Antiques has dated this Rosewood Bureau De Dame to the Victorian era.

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SA968072
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S25571
Description
For sale is a good quality French rosewood Bureau De Dame.
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The top of the bureau has a nice brass gallery above a fall front, decoratively inlaid with marquetry, opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of two drawers, a baise writing surface and a well.
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The bureau stands on elegant shaped legs terminating with ormolu mounts. This piece is in very good condition having been refinished using traditional methods.

Width 75cm Depth 44cm Height 94cm

Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Rosewood Bureau De Dame to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA968072
Dealers Internal Ref
S25571
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A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top.
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Archive I A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top.

19th Century French Rosewood Bureau De Dame

Archive II A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View II
Archive III A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View X
Archive XI A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top. View XI
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Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
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CM3 8DY
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A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top.
19th Century French Rosewood Bureau De Dame
Ref: SA968072
A 19th-century French rosewood bureau de dame with floral marquetry on the slant front flap, slender cabriole legs, brass mounts, and a brass gallery rail top.
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A bureau de dame is a small slant-front writing desk designed in 18th-century France specifically for women. It features a compact footprint, a sloping flap that opens to reveal an interior writing surface with small drawers, and slender carved or shaped legs.

These desks were typically constructed using native hardwood carcases veneered with exotic woods such as rosewood, kingwood, or walnut. Exterior decoration frequently featured floral or foliate marquetry using contrasting timbers, along with cast brass or bronze ormolu mounts and gallery rails.

Authentic 19th-century examples display hand-cut dovetail joinery in the internal drawers, original cast brass fittings with age-appropriate tarnish, and hand-applied veneers. The interior usually contains fitted drawers or pigeonholes beneath the sloping hinged flap.

Due to its compact dimensions, a bureau de dame functions as a accent writing table in a bedroom, drawing room, or hallway. Placing it alongside contemporary neutral walls creates visual contrast, while a minimalist table lamp or framed art above balances the ornate wood grain and brass details.

Keep the piece in a climate-controlled room away from direct sunlight and radiators to prevent wood movement, veneer lifting, or fading. Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply beeswax sparingly along the wood grain to maintain the finish.
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