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Auction House:
Barsby Auctions
Number of lots recorded:75
Lots with images:75
Prices available:75
Category:
Desks - Secretaires and Bureaux
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Good Georgian mahogany desk / bureau with fitted interior, over four long drawers ***
*** Rare Edwardian mahogany elevated bureau desk 'The Eclipse', London, Brand patent No. s 27871 and 7254. The envelope top open and mechanism raises a lift top writing slope and multi section compartment which elevates when writing slope is slid forward.… ***
*** 19th century American Wooton desk with ebonised finish, the two doors opening to a fall front secretaire with mechanical supports, 4 drawers and numerous pigeon holes, 184 cm wide open, 94 cm wide closed, 67 cm deep, 156 cm highlock mechanism as found ***
*** Good George III mahogany bureau with leather surface and brass swan handles, 117 cm wide, 102 cm high ***
*** George III mahogany bureau desk with quarter columns and ogee feet, 127 cm wide, 110.5 cm high ***
*** George III mahogany bureau five drawers on swept bracket feet, approx. height 107 cm, length 112 cm ***
*** Good 19th century French secretaire a abattant, with mother of pearl and brass inlay, ormolu mounts and fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior, 72 cm wide, 130.5 cm high ***
*** Georgian mahogany bureau with blind fretted gothic detailing on interior and exterior, original gilt brass handles and fluted quarter columns, the fitted interior with hidden compartments, c.1770 ***
*** George III mahogany bureau oak lined, the fitted interior strung and inlaid with urn and Prince of Wales feathers, top right drawer stamped HRH. (117 cm wide, 109 cm high ***
*** Rare Edwardian mahogany 'The Eclipse' bureau London, with dual hinged top that when opened activates a mechanism which raises the writing slope, the base with 3 drawers to the right side and drawer fronts to the left, 114 cm wide, 61 cm deep,93 cm high… ***
*** George III oak and mahogany bureau, cross banded with fluted sides columns, corss banded and leather interior, approx 105 cm in length, 97 cm in height, 52 cm in depth. ***
*** Gerogian Chippendale style mahogany bureau with fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior of pigeon holes, short drawers and an inset red leather writing surface above four long cockbeaded drawers fitted with brass drop handles and shaped plates. Ra ***
*** French Empire style bureau chest, with ornate applied ormolu. A fall front bureau with gilded writing insert & fitted interior above a four drawer chest, 82 cm wide, 144 cm high approx ***
*** Antique French Louis XV bureau à pente with fall front bureau opening to a fitted interior including a cavity beneath the desk bottom, the top with glazed door cabinets, a mirror & gallery top shelves, supported by ormolu mounted legs (one bottom mount m ***
*** George III inlaid mahogany bureau desk 94 cm wide, 54 cm deep, closed, 99.5 cm high ***
*** Good Georgian mahogany secretaire desk with three long drawers, 92 cm wide, 106 cm high ***
*** George III mahogany bureau with fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior above 4 graduated drawers, 95 cm wide, 101 cm high ***
*** George III oak bureau, with fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior above 2 short and 2 long drawers, 94 cm wide, 102 cm high ***
*** George III mahogany bureau with oak lining, 94 cm wide, 106.5 cm high ***
*** Vintage small bureau desk with 4 drawers, fitted interior and leather writing surface, 58 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep, 98.5 cm high ***
*** Early 19th century inlaid bureau, with fall front opening to fitted interior above 6 drawers, some repair to veneers required, 104 cm wide, 110 cm high ***
*** Antique American fall front bureau desk, with fitted interior and three long drawers flanked by scroll columns, 105 cm wide, 116 cm high approx ***
*** Victorian fall front bureau desk with fitted interior (including secret drawers), above 3 long drawers, 95.5 cm wide, 107 cm high approx ***
*** 19th century style walnut escritoire, with fall front writing surface and 4 long outer drawers, 100 cm wide, 160.5 cm high ***
*** Walnut bureau desk 57 cm wide, 95 cm high ***
*** Antique Biedermeier secretaire desk with flame birch veneer outer surface, a fall front writing surface door above three long drawers, 112 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 122.5 cm high ***
*** Georgian bureau desk with cross banded & marquetry inlay, and well fitted interior, 90 cm wide, 98 cm high. ***
*** Georgian mahogany bureau 94 cm wide, 106 cm high ***
*** Antique fall front bureau, with fitted interior, restored, 109 cm wide, 116.5 cm high ***
*** French Louis XV style cylinder top bureau, with marquetry inlay, ormolu mounts, a drawer and cylinder type desk with pull out writing surface and various internal drawers and shelf, 83 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 103 cm high ***
*** Antique Japaned bureau desk, a fall front bureau with fitted interior and 4 drawers, ornately decorated with traditional scenes, 96 cm wide, 105 cm high ***
*** Georgian mahogany bureau desk with fall front revealing a fitted interior including secret compartments above 5 drawers, 124 cm wide, 111 cm high ***
*** 19th century cedar secretaire with two glass paneled doors, over a drop front writing table. 99 cm wide, 51 cm deep and 212 cm tall. With keys. ***
*** Louis XV style fall front secretaire with extensive marquetry inlay and ormolu mounts, a fall front desk opening to fitted interior and 4 external drawers, 69 cm wide, 36 cm deep, 136 cm high ***
*** Early 20th century walnut secretaire chest with 3 drawers, a fitted secretaire drawer and 2 door cabinet at the base, Newton & Lamb, Sydney badge on the back, 97 cm wide, 149 cm high ***
*** Arts & Crafts style bureau desk, with mirrored gallery back, a fall front writing surface with fitted interior above a drawer, small cabinet and open shelf, 78 cm wide, 140 cm high ***
*** George III mahogany bureau desk, 83 cm wide, 104 cm high ***
*** Late 18th C northern Italian walnut bureau with serpentine front and fitted interior, height 110 cm, width 109 cm, depth 53 cm ***
*** Japaned bureau desk fall front bureau with fitted interior above two drawers & two doors, with painted and mother of pearl decoration, 92 cm wide, 107 cm high ***
*** Georgian mahogany bureau, with fall front opening to a fitted interior above 4 long drawers, 95 cm wide, 104 cm high ***
*** Arts & craft oak bureau desk, 60.5 cm wide, 123 cm high ***
*** Antique Louis Philippe walnut secretaire with one drawer above a well fitted fall front secretaire and three more drawers, 101 cm wide, 51 cm deep closed, 157 cm high, note: top pediment missing, some restoration required including small veneer losses,… ***
*** 19th century style secretaire sideboard 126 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 91 cm high ***
*** Edwardian walnut bureau desk with carved top, fitted interior above a drawer, open shelf and 2 doors, 71 cm wide, 137 cm high ***
*** Cedar bureau desk, with fitted interior above 3 long drawers, on cabriole legs, 92 cm wide, 109 cm high ***
*** Walnut bureau desk on cabriole legs, 74 cm wide, 103 cm high ***
*** Vintage writing bureau 61 cm wide, by 50 cm deep and 103 cm tall. ***
*** Inlaid mahogany bureau desk 77 cm wide, 104 cm high insert writing surface a/f ***
*** Victorian mahogany Dickens desk 121 cm wide, 69 cm deep. 107 cm high, divides into 3 parts for removal ***
*** Georgian style walnut bureau desk fall front with supports, opening to fitted interior, with 4 drawers, and 1 drawer below, to 4 cabriolet legs, height 94 cm; width 62 cm; depth 48 cm. ***
*** Slim early 20th century bureau with dragon carved fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior, 64 cm wide, 41 cm deep, closed, 114 cm high ***
*** Georgian style bureau desk 68 cm wide, 98 cm high ***
*** Georgian style oak bureau desk by Beard Watson, Sydney, circa 1910, makers stamp and serial number on right side drawer, fall front bureau with internal pigeon holes above 2 drawers & 2 doors, 111 cm wide, 81 cm deep (when opened), 109 cm high ***
*** Arts & Craft style vintage bureau desk, with fitted interior, 73 cm wide, 102 cm high ***
*** Georgian style bureau desl, with cross banded and marquetry inlay, 78 cm wide, 103.5 cm high ***
*** Vintage English oak bureau desk with three drawers and internal shelf, standing on carved cabriole legs, 77 cm wide, 103.5 cm high ***
*** Chinoiserie mother of pearl writing bureau with decorative bird and floral decoration, fitted writing drop front and four lower drawers, width 91 cm, X depth 42 cm, X height 107 cm ***
*** Vintage bureau desk on cabriole legs, 64 cm wide, 110 cm high ***
*** Vintage fall front bureau desk, with fitted interior, 2 long drawers, on cabriole legs, 75 cm wide, 104 cm high approx ***
*** Victorian mahogany secretaire, 115 cm wide, 177 cm high ***
*** Georgian style mahogany veneer bureau desk 54 cm wide, 99 cm high approx ***
*** Dutch / Indonesian bureau desk with fitted interior, divides into upper and lower parts for removal, 79 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 111 cm high ***
*** Vintage bureau desk with fitted interior, drawer and cabriole legs, 67 cm wide, 102 cm high ***
*** Inlaid mahogany secretaire desk with 2 sliding doors one split into 2 pieces and a hinged door above a hinged fold out desk and 3 long drawers, divides into 2 parts for removal, backboards to top section missing, 93 cm wide, 116 cm high ***
*** Georgian style bureau desk with Made in England makers stamp to back, 76 cm wide, 97 cm high approx ***
*** Mahogany bureau desk with fall front opening to fitted interior above 3 drawers and 4 doors, 106 cm wide, 122 cm high ***
*** Chippendale style mahogany bureau desk 92 cm wide, 105.5 cm high ***
*** Vintage oak bureau desk, with fitted interior fall front over two drawers and two doors, 95 cm wide, 104 cm high ***
*** Vintage fall-front portable table top desk carved wood decoration to lid and fall-front, with fitted interior drawers and trays, some losses, dual handles to sides, key available, height 26 cm; width 48 cm ***
*** Vintage drop front bureau desk with fitted interior, 2 full length drawers and 2 door cabinet below, 81.5 cm wide, 112 cm high ***
*** Australian Ed Rosenstengel bureau desk with ebonised finish, circa early 20th century, 79 cm wide, 117 cm high ***
*** Tasmanian blackwood bureau desk by Coogans furniture, with fall front writing surface opening to a fitter interior, 87 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 116.5 cm high ***
*** Hoover Co (Hong Kong) carved bureau desk 95 cm wide, 105.5 cm high ***
*** Antique oak bureau desk 84 cm wide, 46 cm deep closed, 100 cm high one drawer handle a/f. ***
*** Vintage oak bureau desk, 55 cm wide, 106 cm high approx ***