What is a bureau bookcase?

A bureau bookcase combines a slanted writing slope and drawers in the lower section with glazed or panelled shelving doors above. This dual-purpose furniture piece served both storage and writing functions in domestic interiors. Such pieces often display refined cabinet work in mahogany or walnut, dating from the eighteenth century into the Edwardian era.

How do I use a Davenport desk?

A Davenport desk provides a compact workspace where the user sits directly at the sloping top while papers and writing implements store neatly within the pedestal drawers below. The upper compartment often houses inkwells and stationery. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for placement in living spaces or smaller studies.

What is the difference between a desk box and a bureau?

A desk box is a portable container with a sloping lid designed to be placed on a table for writing. A bureau is a larger, freestanding piece of furniture incorporating a fall front over a chest of drawers. Both items fulfill similar writing purposes but occupy very different scales within a room.

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A slanted writing slope provides a dedicated writing surface, often taking the form of a bureau, bureau bookcase or portable desk box.

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Oak Narrow Oak Writing Bureau

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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An Extremely Fine Amboyna Davenport/desk

19th century

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An Extremely Fine Amboyna Davenport/desk

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£2,200

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George III Mahogany Estate Rent Table, Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1775

18th century

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George III Mahogany Estate Rent Table, Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1775

From Surrey Antiques by Gary J Hall

£3,500

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19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport

From In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors

£495

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Antique Victorian Freestanding Walnut Davenport

19th century

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Antique Victorian Freestanding Walnut Davenport

From London City Antiques

£1,285

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desks

18th century

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A Fine Small Early 18th Century Mahogany Bureau

From Holmes Antiques

£2,400

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Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860

19th century

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Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,400

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desks

18th century

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Small Late Georgian Mahogany Bureau

From Abersoch Antiques

£450

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bureau

18th century

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Bible Box

From D J Green Antiques

£280

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boxes

19th century

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Antique Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk

From Penderyn Antiques

£995

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desks

The selection includes bureau bookcases, Davenport desks, table-top pieces and portable writing slope boxes in styles ranging from Queen Anne to Arts and Crafts.

1900 - 1920

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William and Mary Style Walnut Bureau.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£385

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bureau

19th century

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George I Style Burr Walnut Bureau on Stand Desk

From Rams Head Antiques

£1,280

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bureau

19th century

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Antique Burr Walnut Davenport

From Deva Antiques

£1,285

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Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

19th century

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Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£1,850

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desks

19th century

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Victorian Walnut Davenport

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£450

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desks

19th century

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Bureau

From Ellis Fine Art

£6,500

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Slanted Writing Slope

Edwardian Oak Narrow Oak Writing Bureau

An Extremely Fine Amboyna Davenport/desk

George III Mahogany Estate Rent Table, Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1775

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport

Antique Victorian Freestanding Walnut Davenport

A Fine Small Early 18th Century Mahogany Bureau

Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860

Small Late Georgian Mahogany Bureau

Bible Box

Antique Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk

William and Mary Style Walnut Bureau.

George I Style Burr Walnut Bureau on Stand Desk

Antique Burr Walnut Davenport

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

Victorian Walnut Davenport

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