Secrétaire Bureau. In a taxonomic sense one could sometimes say that all desks which have the capacity to close off the working surface are secretaries while all others are simply desks but such a division would be too broad to be useful. Intended to be placed in the centre of the room it includes a leaf that transforms into a writing shelf.
Only genuine antique secretaire bureau approved for sale on www sellingantiques co uk. A bureau or secretaire chest combines all of these functions into an attractive and secure item of furniture that is as popular today as it was when first introduced several centuries ago. The bureau à cylindre appears circa 1750.
In europe the same piece of furniture has been called bureau and bookcase and then desk and bookcase.
A bureau or secretaire chest combines all of these functions into an attractive and secure item of furniture that is as popular today as it was when first introduced several centuries ago. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. It thus reveals a series of pigeonholes two small drawers and a secret space when a central panel is pressed. Choose from 54 antique secretaire bureau for sale priced from 365 to 15 540.
