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Louis XVI Style Parquetry, Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Petit Secretaire Cabi
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Parquetry, Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Petit Secretaire Cabinet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 39.77 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Secrétaire Neoclassical Lombardy Late 18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Secrétaire neoclassico sorretto da piedi tronco-piramidali, sul fronte presenta due ante sormontate
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Nutwood
Very Fine Amboyna Italian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Seaford, GB
A superb piece of 19th Century Furniture, made in Italy predominantly from Amboyna wood but also Ebony. The 2 urns on top are bronze as are the mounts. The 2 top doors doors are fitt...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Amboyna
Fine French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French ormolu-mounted, kingwood , tulipwood and stained sycamore marqueterie and parquetry
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
Fine George III Period Satinwood Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional English Sheraton period satinwood secretaire cabinet. Attributed to Gillows.
Late
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Fine George III Flame-Figured Mahogany Secretaire Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
The arched pediment centered by paneled roundel, over two glazed doors with pointed astragals opening to a chartreuse silk-lined interior with shelves; the lower part with a pullout ...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine George III Diminutive Mahogany and Satinwood Secretaire
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular cornice over a pair of gothic mullioned doors enclosing a fitted interior, the base with drawer enclosing a fitted desk interior all over three drawers ending on spl...
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
safest form of transport for fine antiques. It also includes full insurance.
The secretaire will be a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
A fine late George III satinwood and snakewood secretaire cabinet
By George Simson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine late George III satinwood and snakewood secretaire cabinet, attributed to George Simson of
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine Italian 18' century ormolu-mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant with a dark Grey
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 66.93 in W 41.34 in D 18.12 in
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louise Semainier Secretaires in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
By Paul Mathieu (French), Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Secretaires in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Size- 24"x 16"x 66"H
Materials
Category
2010s Indian Other Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Louise Semainier Secretaires in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
By Paul Mathieu (French), Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Secretaires in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Size- 24"x 16"x 66"H
Materials
Category
2010s Indian Other Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Louise Semainier Secretaires in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
By Paul Mathieu (French), Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Secretaires in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Size- 24"x 16"x 66"H
Materials
Category
2010s Indian Other Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
Secretaire a Abattants of it's kind one will see!
Provenance; From a Fine San Francisco estate, acquired in
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
Louise Semainier Secretaires in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu
By Paul Mathieu (French), Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Secretaires in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Size- 24"x 16"x 66"H
Category
2010s Indian Other Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Louise Semainier Secretaires in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by Paul Mathieu
By Paul Mathieu (French), Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Secretaires in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Size- 24"x 16"x 66"H
Category
2010s Indian Other Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Very Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Abattant by Diehl.
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI marquetry inlay secretaire A Abattant by Charles Diehl. Kingwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 52 in W 32 in D 18 in
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
tulip veneer on solid pinewood, natural leather covered
Category
20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Regency Ebony Inlaid Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Regency period mahogany bookcase cabinet with secretary drawer, the molded cornice with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Biedermeier Table, Secretaire, 19th Century
Located in Kerepes, HU
We present to you this special small secretaire table in Biedermeier style.
This piece of
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Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1960's Modernist Secretaire Baggaardens Mobler
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality secretaire - bureau by little known maker Baggaardens Mobler, CH madsen
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Teak, Walnut
French 19th Century Transitional St. Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine 19th century French transitional cabinet/ secretaire. The whole is raised on cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Parquetry Secrétaire, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry and marquetry fall-front Secrétaire with a marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing secretaire
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in London, GB
91cm, depth 66cm
This elegant secretaire, or writing desk, is a fine piece of nineteenth-century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French ebonized secretaire abattant, having its original brocatelle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Louis XVI style satinwood marquetry inlaid secretaire cabinet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormolu sabots. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional walnut Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Copf Style Cherry Inlay Secretaire Cabinet, ca. 1800
Located in Budapest, HU
Early 19th century hutch, (combination of a writing secretaire and a glass cabinet) in Copf-Style
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Superb George III Style Inlaid Marquetry Secretaire Cabinet
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent antique English Secretaire cabinet with satinwood, hare wood, tulipwood, and kingwood
Category
Antique 19th Century George III Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Neoclassical Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine, neoclassical early Biedermeier Secretaire from South Germany around 1820.
Beautiful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Iron, Brass
H 68.12 in W 39.38 in D 17.33 in
19th Century French Rococo Revival Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
Dating from around 1850, this is a wonderful antique French Rococo Revival Secretaire a Abattant
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Austria, c. 1825-30.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and early Austrian Biedermeier secretaire was made circa 1825-30.
The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century "Secretaire Abattant" Style Standing Drop Front Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking 19th century "Secretaire Abattant" style standing desk with a drop front writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Secrétaire Cabinet by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur, circa 1860
By Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted Secrétaire cabinet with a marble top by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Empire Secretaire, Ebonized Wood, Maple, Ink Painting, Vienna circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine neoclassical Empire Secretaire or writing cabinet from Austria, Vienna around 1810/15
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
H 66.93 in W 37.8 in D 18.51 in
18th Century Baroque Secretaire/ Writing Cabinet Nutwood, Germany ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Important 18th century secrétaire or writing cabinet elaborately made in the baroque period in West
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 85.04 in W 49.61 in D 27.95 in
Burr Walnut Clapper Empire Secretaire with Detached Columns and Secret Drawer
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
columns with Fine chiseled bronze elements on top and bottom of each column. Inside of the secretaire
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.3 in W 31.5 in D 18.12 in
Notable French Secretaire Cabinet With Leather Bound Doors And Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A secretaire a deux corps with a tall separately made upper cabinet. The top with three curved
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Secretaire "À Abattant" Signed Hyppolyte-Edme Pretot, Paris, 19th Century
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Madrid, ES
Secretaire "à abattant". Fine woods, marquetry, interior with drawers in rosewood and textile
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 42.92 in W 31.5 in D 17.33 in
Secretaire Dit De Dame - Stamp: Romain Magniant - Period: XIXth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
flap and four drawers in the lower part.
The drawer fronts are all adorned with a fine marquetry of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 46.46 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk.
Born in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Secrétaire in Arbalette Shape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood Secretaire. The secretaire has a fine quarter
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Inlaid Rosewood Secretaire Abattant Desk Dresser, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique French inlaid marquetry Rosewood secretaire abattant, circa 1880.
Made from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 50.5 in W 26.5 in D 13.5 in
19th Century Swedish Secretaire with Secret Compartement, Light Birch Wood
Located in Greven, DE
furniture with its rosewood edge, fine thread inlays and field of mirror ash. Behind the door is another
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 53.15 in W 44.1 in D 20.48 in
18th Century German Baroque Secretaire, Louis XV, Walnut, circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque top secretary with Fine marquetry
Brunswick
walnut etc.
Baroque around 1750
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 84.65 in W 46.86 in D 22.05 in
18th Century English George III Mahogany Inlaid Secretaire Chest of Drawers 1700
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Roma, RM
of the cabinet is the secretaire drawer with a fold-down top and internal drawers.
Very fine
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 74.81 in W 41.74 in D 20.87 in
Walnut Carved Secretaire Desk from H. Dufin, France, 19th Century
By Honoré Dufin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful fine carved secretary desk.
The desk was made by the famous French cabinet maker Honoré
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Maple Briar, Gold Leaf and Black Lacquered Secretaire, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco secrétaire was produced in Italy in the 1940s.
It is completely made of an elegant
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 50.79 in W 42.52 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Secretaire and Cupboard, Epoche Charles X, France, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
accentuated by fine inlays. If you look at the photo showing the ogival archway with the mirror at the back
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Description:
A chest of drawers-like piece of furniture standing on curved legs with fine gilded fittings in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Fine Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Bridgeport, CT
detract from the fine and elegant presentation.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Circa 1780-90
Located in Bridgeport, CT
base cabinet, top drawer tight, minor stable checking (fine splits), a few spots of tan tone putty at
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall custom Venetian baroque shaped frame, the double doors with inset beveled antiqued mirrors open to two shelves. The slant front opens to drawers and a cubby hole. The lower ca...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Fine English Queen Anne Walnut Bookcase with Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century English Queen Anne-period furnishings such as this walnut secretary are
Category
Antique 18th Century French Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
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Fine Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the fine secretaire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each fine secretaire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fine secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A fine secretaire, designed in the Georgian, Empire or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one fine secretaire that is appealing in its simplicity, but Benck Fine Furniture, De Coene Frères and Johan Högman produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Fine Secretaire?
A fine secretaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $10,178, while the lowest priced sells for $1,050 and the highest can go for as much as $81,523.
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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