What timber are most of these made from?

Mahogany and walnut run almost neck and neck across the titles, 157 against 149, with oak third at 60. Beyond those three, satinwood, rosewood, kingwood, amboyna, elm, mulberry, birch, tulipwood, sabicu, pine and Brazilian rosewood each appear in single figures.

How old are bureau cabinets on Sellingantiques?

The dealer-entered date field spans 1700 to 1930, and 177 listings carry a clean year. One sampled piece is filed simply as before 1700. The 18th century is the largest single bucket at 104 listings, with 64 in the 19th and 14 in the 17th. Decade labels such as 1900s, 1800s, 1920s and 1860s account for a good many of the rest.

Why do so few carry a maker's name?

Only one name clears three dealers across the whole archive, at four. The category is sold by period, timber and form rather than by attribution. Where a name does appear, it comes as a stamp, a label, or an attribution in the dealer's wording.

Are French and Continental examples common?

French pieces account for 51 titles and Dutch for 16, with Dutch marquetry a recurring pairing. The wider Continental tail is unusually broad for an English-dominated category. Italian, Venetian, Biedermeier, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, South German, Portuguese and Viennese examples all turn up, as do Irish, Welsh, Anglo-Indian and Chinese Canton pieces.

How does a bonheur du jour differ?

It's the small ladies' form: a writing table with a raised superstructure of little drawers rather than a full bureau slope over a chest. Thirty-four titles use the term, and ormolu mounts, porcelain plaques and satinwood come with it often. Pairs of them have appeared, and those sat at the very top of the range.

Do miniature and child's sizes come up?

They form a small recurring thread. Apprentice, miniature and child's pieces appear across the archive, described as of small proportions. Sampled examples include an apprentice miniature William and Mary secretaire cabinet, a barrister's bureau, a child's George III mahogany bureau and a table-top escritoire with a revolving tabernacle.

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A bureau cabinet is a writing desk with a fitted interior and drawers below, carrying a cabinet, glazed bookcase or mirrored top above, made to store papers behind a surface you can write on.

Fine Quality William IV Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, Circa 1840

19th century

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Fine Quality William IV Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, Circa 1840

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£1,400

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Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Marquetry Writing Desk

19th century

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Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Marquetry Writing Desk

From London City Antiques

£3,200

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18th century

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George II Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase

From FB Antiques

£5,500

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19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,850

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Golden Oak Bureau | Fitted Writing Desk | Af-6271

From ActFurniture LTD

£495

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1920 - 1940

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Arthur Basil Reynolds Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Bureau

From Mews Antiques

£1,895

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18th century

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Antique Georgian Oak Fall Front Writing Bureau C.1820

From MebleinUK

£575

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19th century

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19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Escritoire with Original Marble Top

From Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd

£1,500

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Oak Bureau | Fitted Writing Desk | Af-6268

From ActFurniture LTD

£425

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A Regency Secretaire Cabinet Attributed to George Oakley, C1810

19th century

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A Regency Secretaire Cabinet Attributed to George Oakley, C1810

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£5,450

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Among the one-offs to pass through: a Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, a metamorphic drinks cabinet in bureau form, and an early oak bureau bookcase adapted for a television.

Victorian Secretaire Attributed to Gillows

19th century

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Victorian Secretaire Attributed to Gillows

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,950

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau | Glazed Cabinet | Af-6289

From ActFurniture LTD

£585

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19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau De Dame with Brass Inlay, C.1870

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£925

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Secretaire Mirror Fitted Cocktail Drinks Cabinet.

1900 - 1920

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Secretaire Mirror Fitted Cocktail Drinks Cabinet.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£195

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18th century

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Fine George 11 Walnut Bureau

From Martin Murray Antiques

£1,950

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Walnut Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase

From Rawlings Antiques

£895

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Antique Bureau Cabinets

Fine Quality William IV Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, Circa 1840

Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Marquetry Writing Desk

George II Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

Antique Edwardian Golden Oak Bureau | Fitted Writing Desk | Af-6271

Arthur Basil Reynolds Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Bureau

Antique Georgian Oak Fall Front Writing Bureau C.1820

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Escritoire with Original Marble Top

Antique Edwardian Oak Bureau | Fitted Writing Desk | Af-6268

A Regency Secretaire Cabinet Attributed to George Oakley, C1810

Victorian Secretaire Attributed to Gillows

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau | Glazed Cabinet | Af-6289

Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau De Dame with Brass Inlay, C.1870

Secretaire Mirror Fitted Cocktail Drinks Cabinet.

Fine George 11 Walnut Bureau

Antique Walnut Queen Anne Style Bureau Bookcase

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