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King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Georgian-Inspired Miniature Italian Walnut Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning Miniature Italian walnut Secretaire is not only a remarkable piece of furniture but
Category
Early 2000s Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
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 ...
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
has a fabulous burl to the walnut.
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
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...
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
18th Century Antique English George II Virginia Walnut Bureau
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality George II period antique bureau in well figured walnut, standing on bracket feet and
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
New York World`s Fair.
Vintage midcentury George Nelson walnut secretary
1960s
A great
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
A George I Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk, England
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautifully detailed and well appointed Georgian style secretary desk, made in England. The dovetailed drawers with brass hardware with a leather fall front section above the draw...
Category
20th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
herringbone crossbanding and outstanding walnut veneers.
Category
Antique 18th Century British George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
George Nelson Thin Edge Secretary Desk Cabinet for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
1950s original Thin Edge secretary desk cabinet designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. This
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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 Antique George II Circa 1740 Burr Walnut Burear Bookcase Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine Burr Walnut & Brass George II circa 1740 Library
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 80.52 in W 39.77 in D 21.66 in
George I Secretary Bureau or Escritoire of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English period George I secretary bureau escritoire or scriptor of figured patinated walnut
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 61 in W 34.75 in D 19.5 in
Early 19th Century George II Walnut Secretary With Mirrored Doors
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A petite size secretary with lots of style. Mirrored doors are beautiful.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-century George Nelson Secretary Dresser and desk for Herman Miller, 1960's
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson Secretary for Herman Miller, 1960's
Walnut
Herman Miller tag on inside of drawer.
5
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
H 37.5 in W 57.25 in D 18.5 in
Early 19th Century George l Vitrine Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
This is a charming George l style walnut diminutive secretary. The domed cornice over a conforming
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
18th Century George II Yew Wood Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 18th century George II Yew Secretary bookcase. Original Mirrors and interior
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Yew
18th Century English Kashmir Walnut Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a slant front secretary or bureau made in England circa 1780. It is made of Kashmir walnut
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunningly gorgeous and outstanding early 18th century English George I Secretary
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century English Walnut Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
the doors and the front of the fall on the desk are banded in walnut, followed by a String inlay of
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
The best English Queen Anne / George I burl walnut secretary bureau bookcase in two sections. The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century George l Style Secretary
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming George l style walnut diminutive secretary. The domed cornice over a conforming
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Alias 80N Layout Secrétaire w Lid in Oak Top and Black Lacquered Aluminum Frame
By Michele de Lucchi, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 80N Layout Secrétaire w Lid in Oak Top and Black Lacquered Aluminum Frame by Michele De Lucch
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Secretaires
Materials
Aluminum
H 27.56 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
. Made from American walnut with a carved and paneled front featuring a floral motif over diamond
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
H 32.5 in W 45 in D 12.5 in
George I Walnut Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
An English early 18th century walnut secrétaire kneehole desk.
George I period (1714-1727), c 1720
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Walnut
Fine George I Burr Walnut Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English George I-period burr (burl) walnut secretaire cabinet.
Early-18th century, ca 1720
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Queen Anne walnut secretaire chest / escritoire, circa 1710 in date.
The upper section
Category
Antique 1710s Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 69.3 in W 40.16 in D 23.23 in
1930s Weimar Republic Bauhaus German Modernist Secretaire Bookcase Suite Walnut
By Georg Schoettle
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
, the suite is of superb quality, constructed of blockboard over-veneered in bookmatched figured walnut
Category
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Bookcases
Materials
Nickel
H 63 in W 160.64 in D 15.75 in
Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Metal
H 39.5 in W 38 in D 21.5 in
Large 19 Century French Rococo or Neoclassical Revival Style Vitrine
By David Roentgen
Located in Dallas, TX
, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts.
It
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Period George I Walnut Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fine George I walnut Secretaire Bookcase with overhanging cavetto cornice above a pair of glazed
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 18thC George I period Antique Walnut Secretary Secretaire Bureau Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Good early 18th century George I period walnut double dome bureau bookcase. This is a proper early
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 87 in W 24.5 in D 24.5 in
Early 19th Century George III Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Early 19th century secrétaire made from walnut and burl with mirror cabinet doors.
Dimensions
Category
Antique Early 19th Century George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Dutch 18th Century Burr Walnut Secretaire Writing Cabinet Scriban
Located in Werkendam, NL
-) walnut and inlaid bombed Dutch secretaire / bureau bookcase (scriban) with book matched veneers of the
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch George I Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George I Period Burl Walnut Bureau Cabinet of Small Size
By William Old and John Ody
Located in Fresno, CA
George I period burl walnut and feather banded bureau cabinet of small size. The upper section with
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George I, Burr Walnut Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, GEORGE I, BURR WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE WITH A PARTIALLY FITTED UPPER SECTION
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
English George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1720. A moulded cornice is above a cross-banded mirrored door retaining its original beveled plate opening to shelves; the lower section with a sloping fall with moulded bookre...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
A Magnificent George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent bureau bookcase with interior fittings of the finest quality. The molded ogeearched pediment with inset beveled mirror plate is surmounted by gadrooned, giltwood flame ...
Category
English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A superb burr walnut bureau bookcase in the early Georgian style and of compact proportions. Dating
Category
Early 20th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George First Style Burr Walnut Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire
An outstanding top quality burr walnut secretaire bookcase having oak carcase, parcel-gilt
Category
Antique Early 1900s English George I Bookcases
Materials
Burl
George I Walnut Secretaire Cabinet by William Old & John Ody
By William Old and John Ody
Located in London, GB
An exceptional George I walnut secrétaire cabinet the top with a broken arched pediment above a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne or George I Walnut Secretaire Cabinet-on-Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine early 18th century Queen Anne or George I walnut secretaire cabinet-on-chest, the upper
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Impressive George III Style Cabinet/Secretaire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Fine George III Style, Carved and Polished Burl Walnut Bureau Secretaire, with Two Finials and
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
George Nelson Walnut Secretary Butler's Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, walnut secretary cabinet, butler's chest by George Nelson features elegant
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Walnut Dresser/Secretary by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut dresser with drop down desk and hairpin legs. Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Secretaires
George Nelson for Herman Miller Secretary Cabinet in Walnut
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Southampton, NJ
George Nelson for Herman Miller freestanding Secretary cabinet consisting of a lower credenza
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Walnut and Walnut Veneereed Secretaire, ca. 1800, in Georgian Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
of two piece construction, the upper section veneered in figured walnut and having a drawer and a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian George III Secretaires
H 62.75 in W 42.75 in D 20 in
George II Walnut Veneered Bureau Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II walnut veneered bureau cabinet, the upper stage with beveled mirrored doors concealing
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Thin Edge Secretary in Walnut by George Nelson, Excellent Condition
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
George Nelson for Herman Miller Thin Edge Secretary. Walnut case with case aluminum legs and pulls
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II chest on chest / secretary, circa 1740. With a tooled leather pull out fold down writing
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George II Red Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II red walnut slant front bureau cabinet, the top fitted with adjustable shelves and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th c Diminutive George I Style Burled Walnut Two Part Secretary
Located in Milford, NH
This is a fine example of a diminutive George I burled walnut two part secretary. The top has a
Category
Antique 19th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George I Highly Figured, Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
one in both reign and style. Beautifully faded walnut burl veneers on top, front and sides. Unusually
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
George II walnut bureau cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II walnut bureau cabinet circa 1730, the stepped cornice with later urn form finials over
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Exemplary Very Small George I Figured Walnut Escritoire with Provenance c. 1720
Located in Heathfield, GB
A particularly small, fine and very original English walnut scriptor dating from c. 1720 and with
Category
Antique 18th Century George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 60.5 in W 34.5 in D 19.5 in
Fine George II Walnut Bureau, Featherbanded Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English George II period walnut feather banded slant front desk having a rectangular top and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Secretaires
Period Irish George II Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful and Original Early Georgian Secretary with Original Inlays and Amphitheater Interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George II Style Burton-Ching Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
George II style Burton-Ching walnut secretary desk bookcase cabinet.
Category
Late 20th Century North American George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
George Nelson Drop Front Secretary and Bench
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Mateo, CA
Walnut secretary chest on an early slat bench. Both pieces are all original. The finishes have been
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Silver Plate
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George Walnut Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal george walnut secretaire for your home. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every george walnut secretaire was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a george walnut secretaire — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A george walnut secretaire, designed in the Georgian or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made george walnut secretaire over the years, but those crafted by George Nelson and Herman Miller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a George Walnut Secretaire?
Prices for a george walnut secretaire start at $2,500 and top out at $82,800 with the average selling for $8,500.
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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