Bureau Bookcases & Desks made from Oak

BB 21 & NIF 9B - A good Glasgow School bureau bookcase attributed to EATaylor with pierced detail to the sweeping slatted top, a small fold down writing area with further cut-out to the bottom & opening to reveal a fitted interior with 2 longer bookshelves below & a bank of 4 booksheves to the right giving very generous storage areas. Height 36", Length 48", Depth 20". Circa 1900. £POA.
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BB 22 - A superb quality Cotswold style desk attributed to Gordon Russell with open top work area, single drawer to the left & a bank of drawers on the right with cross stretcher/foot rest uniting the side the whole made with exposed tennon joints & recessed cupped handles. Height 31 1/2", Length 45", Depth 24". 1930's. £1295.
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BB 23 - A superb quality Arts & Crafts 1/4 sawn oak bureau bookcase in wonderful original condition with glazed upper section, pull down writing area with pigeon hole interior with a drawer & a cupboard below giving very generous storage. Height 76", Width 39", Depth 17 3/4". Circa 1900. £POA.
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BB 24 & NIF 4B - A wonderful little Arts & Crafts oak twin pedestal desk with a leather writing area in perfect condition & top quality solid brass handles. Height 30", Length 42 1/2", Depth 20 1/2". Circa 1910. £995.
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BB 25 - A superb quality Heals & Son Oak Cotswold School bureau with exposed tennons to the top & just above the base, fall down flap opening to reveal writing area with 2 drawers & D shaped handels below on turned legs united by stretchers. Height 42" Width 29 1/2”, Depth 16”. Circa 1920. ON HOLD £POA.
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BB 26 - Oak Arts & Crafts desk attributed to Liberty & Co, with spindel gallery around the top, bow fronted centre drawer & 2 drawers each side with wonderful copper hand made handles, the whole on square tapering legs. Circa 1900. Width 37 1/2" Depth 19 1/2" Height 34 1/2". Priced at £1295.
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BB 27 - A Heals & Son oak Arts & Crafts Cotswold style 2 drawer desk on turned legs united by 3 stretchers. Height 29 1/2" Width 42”, Depth 24”. Circa 1925. £995.
I also have 2 more almost identical variations to this desk in stock the difference is they have square shaped legs not turned.
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BB 28 - A good quality Gothic Revival oak knee hole partners desk of good proportions with twin cupboards to one side with stylised blind fret carved floral details to the door tops & twin panels below with ring pull handles the opposite side with 2 banks of 4 drawers with top quality swan neck handles, the ends with carved florets centralised in diamond carvings with finely carved fleur de lys to each corner, the whole on a plinth base. Height 30", Width 60", Depth 34". Circa 1885. £POA.
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BB 31 & New.L&Co 31 - An oak Arts & Crafts burea bookcase attributed to Liberty & Co with copper details to the fall down writing area. Height 49", Width at the top 28 1/2", Depth at the top 11 1/2". Circa 1900. £795.
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BB 32 - An Arts & Crafts bureau bookcase in the Glasgow Style by Harris Lebus with display area to the top, subtly shaped cornice with 3 shaped supports to the centre & a bookshelfbelow with slatted sides. An open writing area with pigeon holes to the back & a central drawer below with 2 further bookshelves below & wonderful stylised floral cut-outs to the sides. C1900. Height 61", Width 37 1/2", Depth 16 1/2". £POA.
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BB 33 - An Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau made by JS Henry with wonderful brass hinges & handles elongated brass handles (these handles are designed by CFA Voysey). The fold over front opening to reveal a leather writing area (this will need a new leather which is included in the price to a colour of your choice). With wonderful stylised cut-outs to sides with bookshelves below at either side of small cupboard . Circa 1900. A very stylistic pure design in the Glasgow Style. Width 32" Depth 17" Height 42". £POA.
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BB 34 - An top quality Arts & Crafts oak bureau bookcase in wonderful original condition with beautiful stylised floral inlays to the top & also to the front of the fold down writing area which opens to reveal a pigeon hole interior with a drawer beneath & 2 large bookshelves below, flanked by a very useful double bank of book storage to each side with an adjustable shelve to every space (shelves not shown). C1900. Height 65", Width 63 1/2", Depth 13". £1595.
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BB 36 - A superb quality Oak Arts & Crafts twin pedestal desk by Goodhall, Lambs & Heighway with open top writing area perfect for a computor, a bank of drawers on each side & wonderful stylised copper handles, on Square feet with design number stamped to the underside. Height 30", Length 48", Depth 30". 1900. £POA.
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BB 37 - A good quality robust Arts & Crafts Oak 2 drawer desk with top quality stylised brass handles & shaped square tapering legs. Circa 1900. Length 60", Width 36". £1295.
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BB 39 - A good quality single drawer hall table/writing desk attributed to Wylie & Lochhead with wonderful stylised handle to the drawer, square tapering legs united by lower shelf. Circa 1900. £395.
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BB 40 - Shapland & Petter Oak Arts & Crafts three drawer desk with handy bookshelves to each side surrounded by wonderful shaped spindles that alternate in style, in perfect condition with original brass & ceramic castors, the leather writing area has now been re-leathered in green with Gilt tooling to the edge. Height 29" Length 42" Depth 21". Circa 1900. Priced at £1995.
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BB 41 - A good quality Arts & Crafts oak desk with 2 large upper drawers & 2 lower smaller drawers with copper ring pull handles with swan neck brass handles on square tapering legs with spade ends. Circa 1910. £995.
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BB 42 - A fantastic Oak Arts & Crafts desk made by Maple & Co with fold down leather writing area flanked by green glazed doors (when shut it locks all the drawers) opening to reveal pigeon holes & drawers with 2 slides that pull out for extra work area & a bank of drawers on each side below with wonderful stylised copper handles & hinges. Height 47", Length 51", Depth 20 3/4". 1903. £POA.
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BB 29 - A Gordon Russell Oak twin pedestal desk, a high quality well designed work of art & marrying 3 woods together. The English Walnut top & curved ribbed front flanked by 2 full length almost elongated drawers with 1/4 sawn oak linings with perfect hand cut dovetails & 2 pedestal cupboards below all with bog oak handles sweetly incorporating the escutions opening to reveal a bank of 4 filing drawers & conforming ribbed detail to the base. Circa 1930's. Height 30", Length 52", Depth 27 1/2". £SOLD.
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A wonderful Gordon Russell desk top set of drawers made with English oak & English Walnut with English Walnut sculptured handles. Height 11", Depth 8", Width 25 1/2". Circa 1900. £SOLD.
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A top quality Arts & Crafts side table/desk attributed to E A Taylor & made by Wylie & Lochead with capped sweeping back rail pierced with stylised seed cut-outs, open work area & full length drawer below with ring pull handles & sweeping under supports on square tapering legs united by stretchers. Circa 1900. Height 42", Depth 15", Width 36 1/2". £SOLD.
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BB - A well designed Oak Arts & Crafts fall front bureau by Shapland & Petter attributed to EA Taylor with sweeping top that has a characteristic detail of Taylor's that is mirrored to the curvature below the drawer & also to the sides, stylised cut-outs to the top, the fall front opening to reveal a blue baize writing area with pigeon holes at the back, the sides at the same level where the fall front drops down juts out to each side another detail that suggests Taylor at work as does the twin lower stretchers & turned legs on pad feet. Height 42", Width 32", Depth 15". 1900. £SOLD.
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