Midcentury 1960s Slim Teak Writing Desk Bureau by Hubbinet

Less space-hungry than a conventional desk, vintage bureaus are enjoying renewed interest with folk continuing to work from home. And they can be closed when the work day is done! Bureaus are great options for kids’ / students’ rooms too to help them get organised with a dedicated but discreet work station. This 1960’s teak bureau by British maker, Hubbinet, is particularly tidy, slimline and compact, but there is still plentiful storage with a large, lower cupboard and pigeon holes in the top section. Unusually the cupboard has a bi-fold door, a nice feature. Pull up a chair, pull down the desk door and you’re set to focus and work.

SKU: W745

Description

This is an original, vintage piece that is ‘sold as seen’. It is in very good, used condition. We have cleaned the piece thoroughly inside and out, applying a natural beeswax polish but otherwise leaving the original finish alone as it’s in such fantastic order. The top door pulls down to create the desk / writing platform. There is the original, vinyl writing board in place and pigeonholes for storage. The door hinge and closure is in very good order and the upper interior is clean and tidy. The lower cabinet features a bi-fold door, also in very good, working order. There is a fixed shelf and the interior is clean order too, although there is an ink stain on the shelf, shown in our photos. The exterior wood is in very good order with only light scuffs and marks here and there, but nothing specific to flag. The sideboard is sturdy and solid with no signs of repair. The Hubbinet maker’s mark is on the back of the piece and dates from the 1960s.

Dimensions
H: 101.5cm / W: 69cm / D: 30cm / D with Desk Down: 57.5cm / Desk H from Ground to Base: 69cm