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19th Century Wood and Marble Antique French Secrétaire Bureau Desk, 1820
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French secrétaire from the first half of the 19th century. Furniture of beautiful line and
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1820s French Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Marble
Dutch Bureau/Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Dutch Bureau/Desk polychrome painted with elaborate scrolls, dutch harbor and country scenes. Fall
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19th Century Antique Secretaire Bureau
Beautiful French Bureau/ Secretaire 19th/20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful French Bureau 19th/20th Century
with three drawers, four curved legs, border and top
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Fruitwood
Danish Blue Painted Baroque Cabinet Bureau / Secretaire
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th Century Danish Baroque period secretary cabinet in two parts. Crafted in oak, painted in a beautiful blue color and a dark grey interior.
Upper cabinet with curved crown and a ...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
18h Century Louis XVI Walnut Cylinder Bureau / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful cylinder Bureau from the time of Louis XVI circa 1780-1790. The Secretaire is made of
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts.
Upper part with three doors. Middle part door with fluted
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts.
Top with tooth cut under profiled top list.
Pair
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Metal, Bronze
H 81.5 in W 45.25 in D 22.5 in
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Writing Bureau or Secretaire
Located in Kramfors, SE
Painted writing bureau or secretaire from Sweden made during the early 1800s, 1810 to 1820. The
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 42.5 in W 47 in D 30.75 in
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand crafted
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Metal
H 90.5 in W 48.5 in D 22.5 in
18th Century Italian Verona Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Bureau Secrétaire, 1700s
Located in Roma, RM
highlight the wooden games of marquetry. Secrétaire of measure, neither too big nor too small, easy to
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1750s Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
H 41.34 in W 51.19 in D 23.63 in
Ladies Desk, Secretaire En Pente, Bureau De Dames, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique ladies' desk - Bureau des Dames - Secretaire en Pente.
France
second half of 19th
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19th Century French Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
H 38.98 in W 36.23 in D 19.3 in
Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 18th-century French dark wood secretary or fall-front bureau cabinet with charming
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
H 65 in W 27.5 in D 16 in
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Bureau Secretaire, Biedermeier. Walnut, birdseye, rootwood, intarsia, secret compartments.
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19th Century Antique Secretaire Bureau
Swedish Secretary Bureau
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
Dutch 19th Century Oak Secretaire
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire and a wooden balcony
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19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
Dutch 19th Century Oak Secretaire
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th Century oak secretaire
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire on claw legs and a
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19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
18th Century Walnut Bureau
Located in Faversham, GB
A splendid and well proportioned 18th century and later walnut bureau of exceptional craftsmanship
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Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality 18th Century, Georgian Mahogany Bureau, Of Rare Diminutive Proportions
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Baroque Secretaire, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque slanted-flap bureau with curved front and three drawers. The bureau rests on pressed ball
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Softwood
18th Century Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th century English painted oak bureau with fitted interior. 1790.
Height to desk is 34
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18th Century English George III Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
18th century Georgian bureau bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, GB
A very hansom early Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase .
The top has 6 fully adjustable shelves and
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1780s English Georgian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
French Bureau Plat Around 1900
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Splendid Bureau Plat veneered with rosewood and decorated with bronze applications, France 19th
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Kingwood
Very Fine Amboyna Italian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Seaford, GB
and open to reveal 3 fully adjustable shelves, under this is the bureau section with drop down flap
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Amboyna
British Colonial Ebony Bureau Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Exceedingly rare early 18th century English colonial Macassar ebony diminutive bureau bookcase with
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1710s Sri Lankan William and Mary Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Ebony
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal two adjustable shelves for display, a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted in...
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Early 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular cornice over a single door with mirror, the desk section with fold down writing surface opening to a nicely fitted interior and sliding panel opening to a well, all over ...
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1720s English George I Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves and drawers, the base with a slant lid hinged writing lid opening to a fitted interio...
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1720s English George I Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Antique English Mahogany Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
English Antique Mahogany Bureau, 19th Century . circa 1880s.
Made from mahogany and of high
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Hand-Painted Venetian 19th Century Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding example of a Venetian bureau bookcase, or secretaire, having a serpentine cornice
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
18th Century Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau
Located in Pasadena, TX
48" Victorian secretary desk writer’s Bureau
Crafted from solid cherry, this multi-function
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Late 18th Century North American Victorian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Cherry
Louis XVI Bureau, Copenhagen, circa 1780.
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau in mahogany Copenhagen, 1780.
Behind the writing flap small drawers and a
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with a...
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1840s English Georgian Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Louis Seize Bureau, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize secretaire with mahogany veneer and brass moldings and fittings. The secretaire stands
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
18th century Norwegian carved oak bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning and rare Norwegian baroque oak bureau bookcase circa 1760.
Comprising of 3 sections due
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Mid-18th Century Norwegian Baroque Revival Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
Frisian Baroque Oakwood Bureau, Mid-18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
The Frisian bureau is in excellent condition with bracket feet and curved front on either side. It
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau in solid mahogany. In 3 parts.
Top with tooth cut profiled top list. Pair
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Cuban Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI bureau made in Cuban mahogany.
Top cabinet as well as the base with fluted quarter
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
Queen Anne English Burled Walnut Bureau, c. 1730
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite early 18th century bureau bookcase is finely crafted in the Queen Anne style with
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Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Louis XVI Desk Cabinet "bureau à pente"
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Louis XVI style antique desk chest of drawers called "bureau à pente".
Three dovetailed drawers
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass, Bronze
George II Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With double arch top over a pair of mirror doors opening to an elaborately fitted interior, the base with two candle slides and hinged slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted i...
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1730s English George II Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Slightly arched top that may have held a bust at some point, over a middle section with drawers with reverse painted panels with scenes of ancient towns and ruins with a central mirr...
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1690s Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
18th Century Baroque Bureau In Walnut With Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very beautiful Baroque bureau. Thick walnut veneer with inlays.
Hidden "secret" locking system
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with...
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country home writing bureau in folk art from northern Sweden. The bureau is from around 1820 to
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Pine
Antique English Period Oak Mahogany-Banded Bureau
Located in Port Chester, NY
This slanty-top chest is a good example of the style that was so popular in the 18th century when a gentleman needed such a piece for letters and rent collection records. The age of ...
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Bureau
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique late 18th century Dutch burr walnut and marquetry bombe' bureau.
It
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1780s Dutch Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
function of this lovely bureau/desk.
Open depth:37.25"
Floor to Desk Height: 30.5"
Please refer to
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Early 19th Century Danish Country Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau.
Please examine the photos to appreciate the beauty and texture of
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass, Iron
Danish Late Empire Mahogany With Inlay Bureau / Secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Danish early 19th century secretary or slant front bureau.
Exquisitely crafted from mahogany
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century South German Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Bureau-Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an exquisite 18th century South German Neoclassical-style fruitwood bureau-bookcase, a
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1790s German Neoclassical Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Located in Dubai, AE
Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part reveals seven drawers, a leaf, and fifteen lockers, the flap revealing six drawers, s...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Brass
Unique Art Deco Home Office Bureau, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful Art Deco bureau / sideboard produced in solid wood with the most beautiful details
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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Oak, Walnut
George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
George II walnut and walnut burl slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with original hand beveled
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18th Century British George II Antique Secretaire Bureau
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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Antique Secretaire Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique secretaire bureau you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every antique secretaire bureau was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique secretaire bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique secretaire bureau is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Baroque and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique secretaire bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles Chevalier, Christoph Hopfengärtner and Francesco Abbiati produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Secretaire Bureau?
The average selling price for an antique secretaire bureau at 1stDibs is $7,857, while they’re typically $607 on the low end and $15,675,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
Questions About Antique Secretaire Bureau
- What is an antique bureau?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.
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