Adams Secretary
English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Antique 1890s English Adam Style Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
H 55.5 in W 29.25 in D 20.5 in
20th Century English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century English Adams style hand painted double bonnet top secretary desk. Item features
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20th Century North American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 76 in W 35 in D 19 in
Thomas Jefferson Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
from 1785 to 1789. President Washington then appointed Jefferson as the nation's first secretary of
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Antique Late 18th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
. Rich is a past executive director of The Friends of Photography and the Ansel Adams Center for
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1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Paper
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Young Ballerina In Pose San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
Friends of Photography and the Ansel Adams Center for Photography in San Francisco. In his thirteen years
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1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
"Peter Pan" A Young Ballerina In Costume San Francisco 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
. Rich is a past executive director of The Friends of Photography and the Ansel Adams Center for
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1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
H 12 in W 16 in D 1 in
Sean Delonas Signed Political Cartoon
Located in Larchmont, NY
, politicians, and other public figures, including George H.W. Bush, Secretary James Baker, Andrew Lloyd Weber
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Screen
19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History
Located in Delft, NL
senator and was elected to the House of Representatives. After serving as Secretary of War, he became Vice
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Antique 19th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
hired Dehn to serve as his secretary and assistant, and to supervise a portfolio of reproductions of
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Eileen Lake
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
hired Dehn to serve as his secretary and assistant, and to supervise a portfolio of reproductions of
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
New York Night
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
artist's widow)
Dehn Quest
Reference: Lumsdaine & O'Sullivan 182
Illustrated: Adams
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Golden Gate
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
: Adams, The Sensuous Life of Adolf Dehn, Fig. 13.17, page 324
Reference: L & O 325
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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Brooklyn Waterfront
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Illustrated: Adams, The Sensuous Life of Adolf Dehn, Fig. 9.14, page 213 (This impression)
Adolf Dehn
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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jersey Shore III
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
being analyzed by Freud, and hired Dehn to serve as his secretary and assistant, and to supervise a
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1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Horses Leaving the Barn
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
hired Dehn to serve as his secretary and assistant, and to supervise a portfolio of reproductions of
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1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1840 Campaign Kerchief of William Henry Harrison on Horseback
Located in York County, PA
earlier presidents, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, but only one example of each may survive and the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Cookham Dean, A Post Impressionist Landscape, Homage to Cezanne
By Bernard Meninsky
Located in Cotignac, FR
Churchill's secretary – bought some Meninsky drawings for himself and also on behalf of his friend Ivor
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
H 16.54 in W 20.48 in D 1.48 in
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Located in Kennesaw, GA
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19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Sideboard
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H 94 in W 38.75 in D 19.5 in
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
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English Adams Style Painted Mahogany and Satinwood Breakfront with Butler's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
butler's secretary and the centre section has an elegant serpentine shape.
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Bookcases
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Located in Miami, FL
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Daniel Webster
By Thomas Morin
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Antique Relic from Henry Clay Flag
Located in Acworth, GA
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By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
table decoration, or candy bowl.
The Revere Bowl Story begins in February 1768 when Samuel Adams and
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19th-Early 20th Century Edwardian Adams Inlaid Secretary Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
19th-early 20th century Edwardian Adams inlaid secretary bookcase. Having a musical thyme this one
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Rare English Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Secretary Desk circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Secretaires
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Leather, Satinwood
Thomas Jefferson “Free Frank” Autographed Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson.
At only
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Antique 1810s American Historical Memorabilia
1851 Daniel Webster Portrait, Antique Engraving after Chester Harding
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
painting by Chester Harding.
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Antique 1850s American Prints
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Campaign Kerchief From The 1840 Presidential Run Of W. Harrison
Located in York County, PA
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19th Century Collage Containing Many Signatures
Located in York County, PA
. the Iron Brigade, gave them their black hats, W.P., 1847)
● John Adams Dix
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Consecrated to the Memory of Gen. Alexander Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
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1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside by Benjamin Owen Tyler, with Original
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1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside, Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
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1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
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Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Wood
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Secretaires
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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American Marble Bust of President John Quincy Adams on Circular Plinth, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
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Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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: Adams, The Sensuous Life of Adolf Dehn, Fig. 13.17, page 324
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Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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By Robert Adam
Located in Miami, FL
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By Thomas Ball
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the adams secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and satinwood, every adams secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer adams secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made adams secretary over the years, but those crafted by Adolf Arthur Dehn and Adolf Dehn are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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A adams secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,750, while the lowest priced sells for $2,500 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.