Black Swedish Secretary
Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish secretary cabinet in gustavian style. The cabinet is made in northern Sweden around
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
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Pine
Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
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Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Secretary Cabinet with Historic Paint
Located in South Salem, NY
Splendid early antique Gustavian style secretary cabinet, made in Sweden, circa late 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Oak Secretary Bureau With Painted Finish from Sweden circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Period 1790s Painted Slant Front Secretary with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood secretary from the late 18th century, with slant front desk
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40.5 in W 35.1 in D 19 in
Intarsia Secretary
Located in New York, NY
drawers stained in a variety of complimentary colors with lines resemblant of Mondrian. Black lacquer
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
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Birch
Black Painted Rococo Secretary from Denmark circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine rococo secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's.
The
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
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Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Otto Schulz Boet Secretary
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Kramfors, SE
Otto Schulz Art Deco secretary for Boet, Gothenburg. The secretary is a modern classic from the
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
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Birch
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard 1960s
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Teak wood roll top desk made in Sweden, designed by Egon Ostergaard. Curved top opens upward to
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
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H 38.5 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century Swedish fall-front bureau from the Gustavian period wearing beautiful black paint
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Brass
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Large French Bleached Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet, circa 1940
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Swedish Baroque Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Baroque secretary hutch. It was found at an Estate Auction in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Located in Memphis, TN
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Located in Paris, FR
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Secretary Swedish Black Rococo, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Houston, TX
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Secretary Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Round Top, TX
The simple stately lines of this tall Swedish secretary are accented well by the (recent) soft dove
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Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
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Antique Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
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Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
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Antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Birch Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Biedermeier birch secretary desk with three lowers drawers and a top drawer that folds down
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Tall Blue Painted Secretary from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate latticework
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TEAK Mid Century MODERN Secretary DESK + Dresser by Egon Ostergaard Sweden
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid century Modern Teak Secretary desk + dresser by Egon Ostergaard for SMI Svenk, Made in
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H 39 in W 34.75 in D 19 in
Antique Secretary Desk, Empire Style, circa 1820
Located in Chorzów, PL
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Late 19th Century Writing Table/Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid fruitwood, Rosewood and black lacquer with elegant ivory and gold leaf details. Three drawers
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Alvar Aalto Birch Plywood Secretary
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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By String Design AB, Nils Nisse Strinning
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
String Regal wall unit
Made in Sweden
Bokhyllan ’The Ladder Shelf’
Design: Nils und Kajsa
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Located in Kramfors, SE
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Wichita, KS
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Winston Churchill Signed Council of Europe Photograph
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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18th c. Swedish Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
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Black Swedish Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
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Black Swedish Secretary in Two Sections
Located in Sheffield, MA
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Located in Sheffield, MA
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Located in Sheffield, MA
Baroque Swedish secretary, circa 1770, in black paint. Top section has three shelves behind two
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Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Located in Richmond, VA
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Located in Sheffield, MA
Baroque Swedish secretary, circa 1770, in black paint. Top section has three shelves behind two
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18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Swedish secretary, circa 1780, in black paint. The upper section has four shelves, one
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Period Swedish Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Wood
Swedish Secretary in the Baroque Style
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two-part Baroque style secretary in black paint, Sweden, circa 1880. The upper section has a bold
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Brass
Late Gustavian Secretary in Black Paint
Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Wood
19th Century Painted Swedish Dropfront Secretary with Burlwood Interior
Located in New York, NY
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Brass
H 48.5 in W 45.75 in D 20.75 in
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary in a worn grey and black patina.
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Baroque Secretary in a worn black patina.
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Early Gustavian Secretary in a worn grey and black patina.
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Period Gustavian Secretary
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Black Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1810. The upper section has a guilloche
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A Large German Architectural Biedermeier Secretaire, 1830's
Located in London, GB
A Large German Biedermeier Secretaire with two black polished columns flank the three drawered body
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19th Century Painted Swedish Secretary
Located in Tulsa, OK
Painted in the Swedish technique of rubbed white and accented with black and gold decorative motifs
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
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Wood
Swedish 1880s Black Painted Slant-Front Secretary with Multiple Inner Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish black painted slant-front secretary from the late 19th century with four lower drawers
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
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H 41 in W 41.5 in D 22 in
18th Century Baroque Swedish Bureau
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century baroque Swedish serpentine secretary with original black paint and brass hardware.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
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Wood
Art Deco Secretaire by Ferdinand Lundquist, Sweden, circa 1930
By Ferdinand Lundquist
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
One of the more distinctive features of Swedish Art Deco furniture design is marquetry. Exotic
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
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Birch, Elm, Walnut, Wood
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Black Swedish Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic black Swedish secretary available at 1stDibs. Each black Swedish secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and pine. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect black Swedish secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right black Swedish secretary, those designed in Baroque, Neoclassical and Rococo styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Black Swedish Secretary?
Prices for a black Swedish secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,500 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,248.
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.
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