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Period: 17th Century
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s

Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s

Located in Chiavari, Liguria

A beautiful 18th-century Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, internal drawers, and hidden compartment – tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s Some pieces of furniture carry their ...

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Italian Directoire Antique 17th Century Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau
Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau

Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau

Located in High Point, NC

Stunning and rare late 18th century rosewood fall front bureau desk from Italy. We have never had the pleasure to offer a finer piece of European history! The desk is made from...

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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Secretaires

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Rosewood

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base
17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base

Located in Milford, NH

An exceptional Spanish vargueno or collector cabinet with a sophisticated assemblage of decorated drawers and cabinets on the interior with columnar accents. The exterior with except...

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Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Secretaires

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet
Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet

Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet

Located in Essex, MA

Slightly arched top that may have held a bust at some point, over a middle section with drawers with reverse painted panels with scenes of ancient towns and ruins with a central mirr...

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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Secretaires

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Pine

Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire
Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire

Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

William & Mary period, circa 1680, walnut & inlaid escritoire, English. Extremely rare as not many of these exceptional pieces were made and few survive outside of museums; u...

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English William and Mary Antique 17th Century Secretaires

Materials

Metal

17th Bargueño Bargas with a Polychrome Wooden Locker
17th Bargueño Bargas with a Polychrome Wooden Locker

17th Bargueño Bargas with a Polychrome Wooden Locker

Located in Marbella, ES

Impressive set consisting of a wooden bargueño (barga) on a matching chest. The chest features ornamental wrought iron fittings decorated in red, contrasting with the warmth of the w...

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Spanish Antique 17th Century Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Bone, Ivory

1960s bureau, Arne Wahl Iversen
1960s bureau, Arne Wahl Iversen

1960s bureau, Arne Wahl Iversen

Located in Neuss, NW

This writing desk was designed in the 1960s by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik and is made of teak. It features a pull-out writing surface, two large main drawers and two sma...

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Antique 17th Century Secretaires

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Wood

Late 17th C Louis XIV Italian Walnut Scrittorio Con Scarabattolo, Burl & Inlay
Late 17th C Louis XIV Italian Walnut Scrittorio Con Scarabattolo, Burl & Inlay

Late 17th C Louis XIV Italian Walnut Scrittorio Con Scarabattolo, Burl & Inlay

Located in Encinitas, CA

Late 17th Century Louis XIV Italian walnut secretary cabinet, termed a Scrittorio con Scarabattolo, with thick burled walnut drawer fronts and striking carved fruitwood inlay. Fine R...

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Italian Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Secretaires

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Wrought Iron

Italian 17th Century Secretaire
Italian 17th Century Secretaire

Italian 17th Century Secretaire

Located in Round Top, TX

A stunning 17th century Secretaire from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from beautiful walnut with the upper section having a fall front secretary. Once opened to expose a se...

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Italian Antique 17th Century Secretaires

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Walnut

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