ANTIQUE AND SATINWOOD CROSSBANDED SIDE TABLE, ANTIQUE SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE, OVAL MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF TABLE
A NEST OF THREE WALNUT
OCCASIONAL TABLES, 18th Century, oval
and on turned legs, faults. wide,
together with a blue Japanned wine table,
18th Century, the circular top decorated with a bird and flowers. diameter, and a brass tray top table, Near Eastern, on a folding wood [...]

CONTINENTAL FURNITURE: French Provincial oak and fruitwood crossbanded serpentine Commode, French Empire-style kingwood Bureau a Cylindre
A French Provincial oak and
fruitwood crossbanded serpentine
Commode, circa, with three long
graduated drawers above cabriole feet.
A French kingwood Petite
Bibliotheque, circa, the marble top
above open shelves and canted corners,
on cabriole feet and sabots.
A French ebonised and pietra-
dura Meuble d’Appui, circa, with
gilt-metal mounts, [...]

ANTIQUE WALNUT FURNITURE
A Queen Anne walnut and crossbanded Chest, circa, the two
short and three long drawers inlaid with
featherbanding, the sides in oak.
A William and Mary oyster walnut framed Wall Mirror, circa, the
later rectangular plate within a cushion moulded surround and ovolo border, with shaped cresting.
A William and Mary walnut and satinwood marquetry Wall Mirror, the
later [...]

BUREAUX  reproduction, on legs
This section covers several types of bureaux which emulate earlier styles with varying degrees of accuracy. They are mainly small pieces of furniture intended for occasional use.
A made-up oak desk on stand with an interesting contrast of styles which works quite well. The top desk section has been carved in 17th century [...]

BUREAU BOOKCASES
In the main, the same rules apply to the value of bureau bookcases as are applied to bureaux themselves and the dating of them lies in an understanding of the mouldings and types of veneered decoration. However, for the bureau bookcase there are additional features, particularly the decoration of the top moulding and the [...]

BUREAUX — later 18th century
In the early part of the eighteenth century the bureau was high fashion. Gradually as the century progressed and property increased a succession of new pieces of writing furniture were evolved or adapted with the
result that the bureau as illustrated in the last section (but not the bureau bookcase) tended to [...]