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Ladies Secretary

Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris Solid oak wood veneered with fine
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk A ladies
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Early 20th Century European Secretaires

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Mirror, Mahogany, Pine

Antique French Louis XVI Kingwood & Satinwood Marquetry Ladies Secretary 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI ladies secretary offers kingwood construction with satinwood marquetry
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

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Kingwood, Satinwood

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Rosewood

French Deco Ladies Secretary, Chest in Wood Circa 1930
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Secretary, chest with a drop front and two lower doors that open to reveal a polished mahogany
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

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Wood

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

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Walnut

Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
small ladies' secretary. The development of the "Bureau à la Bourgogne" furniture type can be traced
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Bronze

Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk / table / secretary in Louis Quinze style   Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
H 31.11 in W 41.74 in D 24.41 in
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
others with ladies in long dresses and children. The sides with floral urns and chinoiserie motifs. Bun
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires

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Wood

Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
English golfer and the first honorary secretary of the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) which was founded in 1893
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Antique Early 1900s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
with flowers, birds and butterflies. Opening onto two drawers and a paper filer, the upright-secretary
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires

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Wood

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Walnut

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Elihu Root (Secretary of State from 1905 to 1909, Root’s portrait is part of the Department of the Army
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Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, São Paulo, Brazil. 1972 – Individual exhibition at the Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Sports, in
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Vintage 1980s Brazilian Space Age Tapestries

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Tapestry

Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
H 35.24 in W 51.97 in D 0.36 in
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

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18th Century, French Laquered Giltwood Louis XVI Sofa by Pierre Nicolas Pillot
Located in IT
18th Century, French Laquered and Giltwood Louis XVI Sofa by Pierre Nicolas Pillot Stamped "PILLOT". Manufacture of PILLOT Pierre Nicolas (1748 - 1822) This important Louis XVI sof...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Sofas

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Wood, Giltwood

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Adam decorated ladies desk offers satinwood construction with roll top opening to interior with storage compartments and pull-out writing surface, over three drawers, rais...
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Desks

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Satinwood

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood, Ormolu & Mirrored Display Vitrine Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV display vitrine offers giltwood construction with upper pierced gallery over case with single drawer opening to mirrored and shelved interior with velvet l...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Antique Verni Martin Decorated Mahogany & Ormolu Curved Glass Vitrine, 19th C
By Vernis Martin
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French display vitrine offers mahogany construction with single curved glass door opening to shelved interior over base having Vernis Martin painted courting and landscape...
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Antique 19th Century French Vitrines

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Ormolu

19th Century Burr Walnut Inlaid Music Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut inlaid music cabinet, the wonderfully figured and shaped top having a floral inlay at the centre, decorated with a engraved turned rail, having a single glaz...
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century French Mahogany Writing Desk with Folding Front Part
Located in Sofia, BG
French mahogany writing desk with folding front part and hidden drawers in the upper part. There are also three big drawers in the lower part. Very good condition and original key. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Duchesse Brisee
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood duchesse Brisee. Stunning 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood Duchesse Brisee. Our unusually shaped French Napoleon III duchess...
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Chaise Longues

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Giltwood

Unique Important George Hoentschel French Rock Crystal & Gilt Bronze Chandelier
By Georges Hoentschel
Located in London, GB
Of cartouche outline, with rock crystal baluster shaft with acanthus scroll branches of light and spires, hung with large rock crystal plaques, facetted drops and rosettes, terminate...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Style Vernis Martin Bombe Vitrine with Serpentine Glass
By Vernis Martin
Located in Madrid, ES
A classic Louis XV style vernis Martin display vitrine with serpentine glass door. Luxurious rococo revival elements are in full force here, curving wood veneer and glass surfaces of...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

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Ormolu

Rare 20th Century Mahogany Dressing Table with Electrical Lights
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A remarkable ladies dressing table made by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. of London for his Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammed Khan Abbasi the V of Bahawalpur. Constructed in maho...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Silver, Enamel, Ormolu

18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse 18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cabriole le...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Marquis Bergere Chair in White Linen
Located in Essex, MA
French 20th century Louis XVI style marquise armchair. A French Louis XVI-style marquise wide seat chair from the early 20th century. This Louis XVI style chair, with its original...
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20th Century American Louis XVI Armchairs

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Wood

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enha...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Nightstands/Consoles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique Italian Baroque giltwood nightstands/consoles is easily mounted on the wall to make the perfect bedside companions, and you're good to go in inimitable Italian flair!...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Night Stands

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Giltwood

French Regence Style Gilded Figural Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exceptional 19th century French Regence style gilded figural mirror with beveled glass plate. The magnificently carved foliate-inspired top of the mirror is centered by scrolling ...
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Antique 19th Century French Régence Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

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Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Louis 15. This Marquise armchair is a very wide Fauteuil, it was designed for the ladies fashion for the
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs

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Wood

Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Louis 15. This Marquise armchair is a very wide Fauteuil, it was designed for the ladies fashion with
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs

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Wood

Pair of Ladies Secretaries in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style ladies secretaries, Napoleon III period, Late 19th century period, Napoleon
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze

20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type We present you a ladies
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Early 20th Century European Secretaires

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Brass

Petite Painted Antique French Louis XVI Ladies Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Oo-la-la! Is the perfect expression, as your eyes dance over this outstanding petite French ladies
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

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Wood, Maple, Porcelain

French Maple & Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent 20th century French Provincial Bureau De Dame. Burea de Dame translates to ladies
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Maple

Antique Lady’s Carved Oak Drop-Front & Serpentine Desk, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ladies secretary offers quarter sawn oak construction with shaped mirror backsplash
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Early 20th Century American Desks

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Mirror, Oak

Vintage Lambert Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Secretary Writing Desk Console
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century Lambert Hitchcock Black Forest stenciled ladies' secretary writing desk or console
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Paint

Louis Seize Style Ladies Desk / Secretary in Walnut, circa 1925
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Ladies desk restored Louis Seize style circa 1925 walnut secretary Features: High quality
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks

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Walnut

Napoleon III Boule Marquetry Style Ladies Cabinet Secretary, France, 1880
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Ladies cabinet secretary ogee decorated, ebony veneer and Boule style marquetry with beautiful
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Secretaires

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze

Super Rare 19th Century Transforming Ladies Desk, Empire Secretary, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
high table frame. By opening the two halves of the tabletop, a secretary part automatically rises
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Walnut Secretary of Small Proportions
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Late Victorian walnut ladies bureau in lovely condition having been fully restored
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Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Desks

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Walnut

Venetian Chinoiserie Decorated Ladies Secretaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Country pale yellow painted secretary cabinet desk with light pink Chinese toile style decorations
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20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Antique French Ladies Writing Desk Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique French ladies kingwood secretary desk with parquetry pattern all around. Front drops down
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Theodore Alexander Chippendale Style Burl Wood Arch Top Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Chippendale style ladies burl wood secretary writing desk. Historical
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20th Century Unknown Chippendale Secretaires

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Burl

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and exceptional “Ladies Writing Desk“, this form and use of three inlaid columns in the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1960s Pennsylvania House Cherry Queen Anne Flip Top Step Back Desk or Secretary
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Pennsylvania House solid cherry step back secretary or ladies desk, circa 1960s. Features nine
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Vintage 1960s Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an 19th century ladies secretary. Made of rosewood and veneered inside with mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires

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Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
H 34.26 in W 28.35 in D 17.72 in
French Louis XVI Marquetry Ladies Secretary Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI style small secretary desk that features marquetry and inlay detail. The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut & Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
aging of the top quality timber, this practical ladies desk has a wonderful patina. A piece like this
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Cron Kills Mission Arts & Crafts Craftsman Walnut Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1930 secretary desk by Cron-Kills Company. Made from walnut with a slant front that opens to
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Vintage 1930s American Mission Secretaires

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Walnut

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bombe Ladies Desk Table with Faux Book Door
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood commode-secretary was crafted in Paris, France circa 1780; the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Mirror Chimney-Glass Velvet Crewelwork Ebonised Naive Vernacular Folk 18 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
-glasses were relatively small and probably served as dressing glasses often worked on by the ladies in the
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Antique 1740s British Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

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Velvet

18th C American Queen Anne Cherry And Mahogany Ladies Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
Very nice museum Quality 18th century American Queen Anne cherry and mahogany ladies secretary with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires

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Wood

Baroque Ladies Secretary, France, 1750s, Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque ladies secretary, France, 1750s. Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Fromageau. Made of walnut and
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Antique 1750s French Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Petite Painted Satinwood Ladies Secretary Signed Gillows
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Very classy little secretary with a removable top section. Hand painted scrolls, flowers and a
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

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Rosewood

Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Two Part Ladies Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Tambour Desk In Two Sections.The Upper Section Having A
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Antique 19th Century American Desks

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Mahogany, Satinwood

New York Classical Secretary Attributed To Duncan Phyfe
Located in Norwalk, CT
Superb quality New York city ladies secretary showing the American interpretation of the
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Antique 19th Century American Secretaires

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Mahogany, Poplar

French Antique Lady's Secretaire from a Paris Estate
Located in Houston, TX
Young ladies' secretary with original glass and leather and marble on top. We liked it because it
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany two part ladies secretary desk, with tambour top section
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Antique 19th Century American Desks

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Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
H 44 in W 40.5 in D 21 in
Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY TAMBOUR CYLINDAR SECRETARY BOOKCASE Attributed to John Aitken
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Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires

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Rosewood, Mahogany

Danish Modern Teak Falster Drop Leaf Secretary Desk
By Falster Møbelfabrik
Located in Chicago, IL
sweetness of youth as we all once knew. This is a Falster design ladies and gentleman. Crafted with
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

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Teak

Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard with Busts of Female Figures Wearing Turbans
By Edward Priestley
Located in New York, NY
fashionable ladies), or some more archeological work of art. There were certainly many precedents and
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Antique 1820s American American Classical Serving Tables

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Mahogany

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Ladies Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the ladies secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every ladies secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer ladies secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A ladies secretary, designed in the Louis XV, Georgian or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Ladies Secretary?

A ladies secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $2,441 and the highest can go for as much as $25,179.

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