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1800s Hancrafted Tall Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
1800s Hancrafted tall slant top secretary desk. Wood appears to be flame maple. Solid dove tail
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Faux Bamboo Rattan Enamel and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An Exquisite hand-crafted Faux Bamboo Rattan, hand enamed and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Secretaires
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Chippendale Style English Bamboo Slanted Lift-Top Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Secretary has two top facing doors and a Middle "cubby Hole" opening for Books, small decorative pieces, etc
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wood, Maple
H 52.5 in W 31.88 in D 23.75 in
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
H 52.5 in W 32 in D 23.5 in
Belgian Oak Slant-Front Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
This substantial, mid-19th century secretary features solid oak construction with a beautiful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Period Slant-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood slant-front secretary from the early 19th century with
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 38.5 in W 33.75 in D 20 in
European 1800s Two-Part Painted Wood Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century, this tall painted wood secretary features a molded cornice topped with a carved dentil
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Period 1790s Painted Slant Front Secretary with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood secretary from the late 18th century, with slant front desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40.5 in W 35.1 in D 19 in
Swedish 1800s Light Gray Painted Secretary from Värmland with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish tall secretary from Värmland circa 1800, with gray painted finish, carved bonnet top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.75 in W 54 in D 25 in
Swedish Rococo Period 1790s Painted Two-Part Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
bonnet top, two doors, slanted front desk and drawers on bracket feet. Created in Sweden during the last
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 87.25 in W 43.75 in D 21.75 in
Italian 1850s Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Slanted Desk and Original Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style two-part secretary from the mid-19th century, with slanted desk, mirrored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
H 95 in W 37 in D 21 in
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 45.67 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in
European 18th Century Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Old Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European two-part tall secretary from the 18th century with gray / cream painted finish, old
Category
Antique 18th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 86 in W 46 in D 22 in
Turn of the 18th -19th C. Swedish Rococo Style Slant Front Secretary w/ Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century-early 19th century Rococo style slant front painted fir Swedish secretary with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fir
H 82 in W 47 in D 22.25 in
Rococo top secretary, Northern Europe 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
claw feet with carved frame. Behind the wavy slanted flap are three lockable single-door compartments
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Queen Anne Walnut Dome Top Secretary with Mirrored Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two piece Queen Anne walnut dome top secretary with two arched mirrored doors opening to an
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Lovely Vintage Secretary with 3 Drawers and Shelves on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty vintage American secretary cabinet having slant front desk that opens to a 29.5 d surface
Category
Vintage 1950s American Country Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a two part mahogany secretary desk with bookcase top in the Chippendale
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style secretary desk by Baker Furniture. Walnut with brass hardware, double bonnet
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Chippendale Secretary/Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Haven, CT
George III period mahogany Chinese Chippendale secretary bookcase, England, circa 1790. The
Category
Antique 1790s English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Henredon Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
construction throughout. The slant top of the desk drops down to create a writing surface while the base of the
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Large Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
slant top of the desk drops down to create a writing surface while the base of the desk has six drawers
Category
2010s Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With double arched top over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to a red interior fitted with
Category
Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Venetian Painted Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an impressive bureau bookcase painted in a classic Venetian design. The top section with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Toledo, OH
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk. circa 20th century. A two-piece slant front walnut
Category
20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive Italian Rococo style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century.
The top part
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Danish Late Empire Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire represents the understated elegance of the genre
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 61 in W 21.5 in D 12.5 in
18th c. Swedish Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
the interior. The upper section has three shelves, the top shaped and slotted for utensils. The slant
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Edwardian Walnut Secretary with Hand Painted Motifs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely Edwardian walnut Secretary, the top having two glazed doors within Gothic mullions
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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
Italian Louis XV Style Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style painted bombe secretary, circa 1960's. The top section with double
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. Late Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
double glazed doors with mullions open to two shelves. The slant front secretary opens to cubbyholes
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
its floor plan foot print. The slant front top section features understated elegance with intaglio
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
, provides ample surface for a writing desk or laptop workstation! A shallow top above the slant-front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Painted Slant Front Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood secretary from the 19th century, with slant front desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 40.87 in D 20.125 in
19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Swedish Slant Front secretary with solid columns,
Sweden, 1800-1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Unusual 18th-19th Century Continental Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Figured wood veneer, the top with a carved cornice over double doors. They open to two shelves over
Category
Antique 19th Century European Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
unique slant-top desk or "secretaire en pente" combines different walnut veneer grains with maple and
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany secretary with mirrored bookcase. Secretary has a upper case broken pediment top
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Swedish Early Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish early Gustavian period secretary with library from the 18th century with shaped cornice
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Thomasville Georgian Flame Mahogany Blockfront Secretary Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
" from the back to fully open the slant top door
W1.
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Walnut Secretary by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century Collector's Edition secretary cabinet by Baker Furniture Company in the French style
Category
Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
JASPER "Generations" Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
, drawers, slant desk top and desk top supports function properly. Has one key. Structurally sound and
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Desk w/ Bookcase
Located in Charlotte, NC
A stunning secretary desk with bookcase by top-quality furniture maker Craftique, in the style of
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century English "Tortoise Shell" Bamboo Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The desk is designed with a slant front above a single drawer.
The bookcase top is fashioned with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Metal
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
18th C. Swedish Baroque Secretary with Library in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish slant-front secretary from the 18th century in two parts with arched cornice and bracket
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Austrian Baroque Walnut Pearwood Marquetry Secretary Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque marquetry & inlaid secretary - Vienna, Austria, having 3
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
Materials
Ebony, Pearwood, Burl, Kingwood
H 81 in W 45 in D 24.5 in
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish antique rustic Gustavian slant front secretary from early 19th century that is perfect
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 46.46 in W 43.71 in D 19.3 in
Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
. The sides, top and slant front were recently refinished restoring the cabinets lustrous finish. An
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.5 in W 20.5 in D 36 in
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Hollywood, SC
hand-painted parrots and foliage, slant top reveling a fitted interior desk, three lower case drawers
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the slant top secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every slant top secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer slant top secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A slant top secretary, designed in the Georgian, louis xv or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made slant top secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company and Maitland Smith are consistently popular.
How Much is a Slant Top Secretary?
Prices for a slant top secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,160 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,560.
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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