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18th C. Irish George III Burled Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Secretary Drawer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early chest requiring restoration. With a serpentine case, the top drawer opens to a secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 35.25 in W 37.25 in D 21 in
Rococo top secretary, Northern Europe 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
Large Dutch bureau with four-drawer chest of drawers and typical multi-profiled corner solution on
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Federal New England Mahogany Tambour Secretary Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
Made in the North shore region of Massachusetts or New Hampshire an elegant Federal chest
Category
Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Dutch Baroque style secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved ball and claw feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest on Chest with Fitted
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
H 78.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.5 in
Neoclassic Period French Commode W/Hidden Butler's Secretary & Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th and 19th century. This antique commode from France gives the appearance of being a three drawer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
H 35.75 in W 49.25 in D 23.75 in
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Secretary in Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary
Nutwood, shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th c. Louis XV Fall Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Inlaid Walnut Secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Regence Ormolu-Mounted Commode by Etienne Doirat
By Etienne Doirat
Located in PARIS, FR
, July 10, 2008 lot n 43
- Unstamped chest of drawers, doc. Me Tajan, published in "French 18th century
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 35.04 in W 56.69 in D 33.46 in
18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century Flemish Louis XV slanted-flap secretary. Solidly made of oak.
Half-high lateral
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th-19th century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
H 80.5 in W 36 in D 18.5 in
19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
Asian-influenced fashion of historicism, in which chinoiseries, which were popular in the 18th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Birdseye Maple
18th C. Late Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ca. 1780. A fine figured mahogany classic Georgian secretary bookcase with the broken bonnet in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. Venetian Tall Secretary Cabinet with Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian tall secretary cabinet from the 18th century. This antique 7.75 feet tall
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
made up of three chests of drawers with an upper flap which contains four drawers with two open
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 91.74 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak is a superlative example of the design
Category
Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Commode Louis XV Stamped Gosselin
By Antoine-Louis Gosselin
Located in BARSAC, FR
furniture, chests of drawers, secretaries, corner cupboards, in the Louis XVI style, are elegant, simple and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Antique ship's or captain's secretary, so-called Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
England
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 53.15 in W 36.23 in D 20.48 in
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
carcass.
After the very famous 18th century model by Martin Carlin.
Henry Dasson was considered one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Secretary with Hidden Mechanisms, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary after designs by Friedrich Gottlob Hoffmann
Central German (Leipzig)
Mahogany
Category
Antique 1790s German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
H 56.7 in W 35.04 in D 20.08 in
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in New York, NY
Lockplates stamped MON THEAU/THIEFFINE SUCCR/SERRURIER/PARIS.
After the very famous 18th century model by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 38.5 in W 59 in D 21.5 in
Louis XV Period Secretary At Doucine by Denis Louis Ancellet - 18th Century
By Denis-Louis Ancellet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
de Saint-Cloud, including chests of drawers and secretaries.
This piece of furniture is quite solid
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 51.18 in W 37.4 in D 14.96 in
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
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign Chest with Secretary, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
skirt with the original bun feet. Late 18th Century Campaign chest separated in two pieces to carry in
Category
Antique 1780s English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Dutch Chinoiserie Secretary and High Chest
Located in Greven, DE
furniture, consisting of a small secretary and a corresponding high chest of drawers.
In typical Dutch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotec Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th century Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotic Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA. An important
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Metallic Thread
H 108 in W 50 in D 24 in
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary
A rare and
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Russian Mahogany Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Russian (Possibly Baltic) (18/19th Century) mahogany & bronze trim secretary cabinet with a roll
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Baltic Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swiss Made Secretaire
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary or chest of drawers
Switzerland
Yew, oak
second half of 18th century
Dimensions
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swiss Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Yew
Baroque Tabernacle Secretaire, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque Tabernacle Secretaire in three parts, boasting a three-drawer lower chest set on graceful
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, c. 1780
Located in Saint Louis, MO
in the 18th century. In their book, "Irish Furniture", Desmond Glin and James Peil state, "The shell
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Secretaire with Architectural Marquetry, Italy, circa 1770
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary
Italy
various precious woods
second half 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86.23 in W 35.04 in D 19.69 in
19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
motif or signature throughout the 18th Century on everything from tables, chairs, chests, secretaires
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE WITH A GLAZED BOOKSHELF ABOVE A CHEST OF DRAWERS
England
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
A Superb Dutch 18th-century Rococo cabinet atributted to Matthijs Franses
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Netherlands. This group consists of different types of furniture, secretaries based on the French example
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 104.73 in W 75.99 in D 27.56 in
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Satinwood, Mahogany
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 in
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Console Table, Signed J. Caumont JME
By Jean Caumont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period Mahogany, ormolu, and white
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 33.5 in W 44.25 in D 18.25 in
Burlwood Drop-Front Secretary, One of Four Produced; Båstad, Sweden, c. 1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
in the 18th and 19th Centuries nonetheless managed to carve out a distinctive style, characterized by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 50.25 in W 44 in D 17 in
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Attributed to G. Viardot, France, Circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
they used to do in the 18th century, when the best French cabinet-makers adapted the Chinese lacquers
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 65.75 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
used to do in the 18th century, when the best French cabinet-makers adapted the Chinese lacquers on the
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 65.75 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Small Swiss Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Writing Chest, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
. Diagonal flap secretary or chest of drawers.
The three-leaf chest of drawers is gently convexly curved
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swiss Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
rectilinear. From the middle of the 18th century, certain French artists, at the head of which the architects
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
back to Jean-François Oeben in the middle of the 18th century.
As Louis XV's eldest grandson, the Duke
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
John Widdicomb WM A Berkey Italian Provincial Regency Round Walnut Coffee Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in Dayton, OH
furniture for the dining room, library and living room in various American Colonial and 18th-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
DANISH BAROQUE SECRETARY, 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Baroque Secretaire. Quarter-sawn oak with drop front, fully-fitted interior, bun feet. Original lock and key.
From the estate of Tove Herbst-Jensen.
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Stamped by Jean Caumont French Louis XVI Period Commode, circa 1775-1780
By Jean Caumont
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
tables, pedestal tables... Jean Caumont excelled above all in the manufacture of secretaries and chests
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 33.47 in W 50.4 in D 21.66 in
English Secretaire Chest
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
of furniture with dual functions. It is a chest with the secretaire door closed, and a secretary with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretary "à abattant" Johann Gottlob Fiedler Workshop, Berlin, circa 1790/95
Located in Bamberg, DE
extent to which taste and style changed in the second half of the 18th century is well illustrated by the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 53.55 in W 30.71 in D 18.12 in
Federal Hepplewhite Inlaid Secretary/Desk and Bookcase/ New Hampshire
Located in Providence, RI
later 18th century. This secretary was handled by two prominent dealers (before coming to us) and was
Category
Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Newport secretaries and chest-on-chests. The ogee bracket feet with blocked returns and scrolled volutes
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
, which was expensive and difficult to procure in the 18th century.
This bureau cabinet was made in
Category
Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Wonderful Gillows Secretary Chest on Chest
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Charleston, SC
A lovely Gillows secretary chest on chest. Original brasses, writing drawer, detailed fretwork. A
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Impressive 18th Century Northern Italian Inlaid Bureau with Secretary Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Impressive 18th century northern Italian inlaid bureau with secretary desk. Incredible inlay work
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
H 45.75 in W 52 in D 28 in
Georgian Drop Front Secretary Chest, Circa 1770
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Georgian secretary / chest of drawers in mahogany. The drop-front desk opens to a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Light-White Swedish Gustavian Pine Bureau - Scandinavian Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very fine late 18th Century Scandinavian drop front secretary desk bureau with four drawers and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
H 85.5 in W 48.75 in L 85.5 in
English George III Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine example of the George III period, this chest presents with a boldness of form that is
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 31.38 in W 44.5 in D 22.5 in
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Secretary Compartment, Fine Marquetry, c. 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Fine Louis XVI chest of drawers with secretary compartment
Eastern France
Cherry, plum and others
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 23.23 in
Dutch Burled Walnut Commode with Herringbone Crossbanding, Secretary Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
with Flanking Fitted Compartments Ending in Bun Feet, Early 18th Century
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 35 in W 41 in D 23.75 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century chest secretary you’re looking for. A 18th century chest secretary — often made from wood, mahogany and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century chest secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 18th Century are available. Each 18th century chest secretary bearing Georgian, Baroque or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular.
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Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
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A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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