Miniature Secretary Desk
French 19th Century Salesman Sample Miniature Slant Front Secretary with Mirrors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French miniature slant front secretary from the 19th century, with arched mirrors and gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 33 in W 20.75 in D 10.75 in
French Louis XV Miniature Secretary
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) vitrine in the form of a miniature secretary with roll top and
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Walnut
French Louis XV Miniature Secretary Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) inkwell stand in the form of a miniature secretary with roll
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Miniature German Boule Biedermeier Dollhouse Secretary Desk, 1860-1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German wooden Boule Secretary Desk with fine golden
Category
Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
H 5.38 in W 3.75 in D 1.63 in
Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning Hepplewhite style apprentice miniature secretary chest.
Made in England
Category
Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature English Antique Mahogany Secretary Bookcase ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
manner identical to the full sized secretary desks and bookcases.
The bottom chest of drawers features
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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Located in London, GB
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Paintings
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Fine Carved Walnut French Louis XV Secretary Desk Abatant Basket of Flowers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved walnut secretary abatant that's perfect for narrow hallways or shallow areas in a bedroom. The desk is repleat with a tulipwood interior and leather writing s...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
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Leather, Tulipwood, Walnut
H 53 in W 24.25 in D 15.75 in
Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful petit-bureau de dame (also known as bonheur de jour or lady's secretary desk). Born in Provincial France in early/mid 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
American 4 Drawer Antique Salesman's Sample Cherry Veneered Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., American, four drawer miniature chest with Sheraton style pulls, on scalloped blocked feet. This attractive salesman sample is characterful with a lovely deep aged cherry co...
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James Monroe brought back from France in 1797. These desks are elegant examples of the popu...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Small Salesman Sample Mahogany Drop Leaf Gate Leg Queen Anne Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique small salesman sample mahogany drop leaf gate leg queen anne table. Item features unique small size, solid mahogany construction, gate legs, drop leaves, beautiful wood grain...
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pine Roll Top Desk Bureau from Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely pine roll top desk or bureau from Sweden from the 1800's.
The age of this secretary is revealed in the warmth of the deep patina in the pine which only happens through genera...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut
Located in London, GB
Schoenhut clown
Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Dated to the first quarter of the 20th century this item still works when pushed will move back and f...
Category
Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having replacement brass handles raised on ele...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century antique reproduction miniature fauteuil made in the French Louis XVI style. The armchair has an oval back carved with ribbon detail and a bowknot at the crest. The arms ...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Models and Miniatures
Materials
Satin, Wood
French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality bronzed mounted French porcelain inkwell with Chinoiserie floral painted designs possibly made by Samson of Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The inkwell i...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary, 18th Century Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Period Danish Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary. Refinished in painted black with pull down desk area and multiple drawers that vary in size. The brass hardware el...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 48.75 in D 24.5 in
Jamaican 20th Century Miniature Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful George III Style mahogany hand dovetail two part sampler chest on chest made in Jamaica. This Chippendale style chest on chest was made in the early 20th century. The sampl...
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Early 20th Century Jamaican Chippendale Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and good quality early 19th century Georgian
mahogany miniature chest having well figured top over
two short and three long drawers with later brass
lions mask knobs...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope With Brass Inlay
A handcrafted exquisite writing slope with tooled leather fitted interior befit with a glass inkwell
W...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 4.73 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
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Trade Furniture Forming a Miniature Secretary Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century miniature secretary-miniature writing desk, 2 drawers in belt
Measures: H 34cm, W
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Paperweights
Materials
Wood
H 13.39 in W 18.12 in D 10.24 in
Miniature Drop-Front Secretary Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Miniature drop-front secretary, early 19th century, likely English, including a miniature brass
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Georgian Children's Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Unique Miniature Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mixed teak, mahogany, and oak drop front secretary features classic Danish design. Unique
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Italian Louis XV Miniature Secratary
Located in Westwood, NJ
Italian Louis XV Inlaid Mirrored Door Secratary w. Slant Front Desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Objects
19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany roll top desk ~ Secretary features a tambour cover that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in GUÉCÉLARD, FR
drawer head tilts and opens onto a secretary/desk space, the drawers front are in speckled maple.
the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Secretary Buffet China Cabinet Shell Inlay
Located in West Hartford, CT
. A faux drawer front drops down to a desk with two miniature drawers and compartments. This piece has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Georgian Buffets
Materials
Brass
Swedish Miniature Birch Secretary Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish 19th Century Biedermeier 3-drawer chest and writing desk with drop down top and a series
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Models and Miniatures
Materials
Birch
French 1840s Miniature Walnut Slant-Front Secretary with Serpentine Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French miniature walnut slant-front desk with two serpentine drawers and bun feet from the mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 15.375 in W 20 in D 12 in
Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut & Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
furniture designers and makers from England, the sheer presence of this unique desk will instantly change
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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H 36.6 in W 22 in D 16.5 in
Antique Miniature German Boule Biedermeier Dollhouse Secretary Desk, 1860-1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German wooden Boule Secretary Desk with fine golden
Category
Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
H 3.75 in W 3.25 in D 1.63 in
Antique Italian Olivewood Bombe Coke Bottle Curved 2 Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Secretary Desk is made with fine burled Olive wood veneer and made of the highest quality! if you look at
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Vitrines
Materials
Olive
H 86 in W 44.75 in D 20.75 in
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
hand painted porcelain miniature.
The whole secretary is supported on thin, bent legs.
Inside, there
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Paul Revere Doll House and Furniture 73 Pc Vintage Wood Accessories Miniatures
Located in Dayton, OH
, sofa, chair, rocker, gold frame, 2 andirons, potted plant, secretary desk, coffee table
Due to its
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20th Century American Colonial Toys
Materials
Other
H 34.25 in W 16.75 in D 29.5 in
Charming Miniature Secretary Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dutch Baroque oak miniature slant front desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Teak Secretary
Located in New York, NY
storage, pull-out desk, open shelves and cubbies, and miniature drawers.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Tall Teak Danish Modern Secretary Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Danish Modern Tall Teak Secretary with 3 dresser drawers, 6 miniature accessory drawers, open
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
George Nelson Thin Edge Secretary Desk for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Hadley, MA
Beautiful secretary or storage cabinet/ desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Large-scale
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
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Questions About Miniature Secretary Desk
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
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