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Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
Amazing very rare limited edition cylinder secretary desk in Lucite late 1980s This is the best
Category

Vintage 1980s Louis XVI Secretaires

Antique Victorian Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk & Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
arch crest over double glass door case seated on desk with cylinder opening to writing surface and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Desk – or secretary, cylinder, in mahogany. Late 18th century period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk – or secretary – with cylinder, in mahogany. The body opens with two small handles decorated
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Swedish Rolltop Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic midcentury Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Diminutive Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival diminutive cylinder desk offers walnut and burl construction with
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Antique Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to
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Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

French Napoleon III Rosewood Pedestal Desk with Pull Out Secretary, circa 1865
Located in Miami, FL
This exceptional desk with secretaire dating from 1865, during the time of Napoleon III, Emperor of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI
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Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Italian Inlaid Satinwood Cylinder Top Secretary Desk Chest Drawers Dresser Mint!
By Biedermeier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Inlaid satinwood cylinder top secretary desk chest drawers dresser mint!
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20th Century Italian Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretary, Walnut, Marquetry, Cylinder Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder desk with marquetry Germany (Westphalia) Walnut etc. Classicism around 1795
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Oak, Walnut

19th Century French Bookcase, Cylinder Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Bookcase ~ Cylinder Secretary is a stately reminder of a bygone era! Hand
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Lady's Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
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Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa
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Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Ash, Burl

Elm Secretary Desk, circa the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
. The upper drawer of the secretary desk is retractable, in the form of a top with sliding compartments
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Antique 1840s European Secretaires

Materials

Elm

Elm Secretary Desk, circa the 19th Century
Elm Secretary Desk, circa the 19th Century
H 46.66 in W 46.26 in D 22.64 in
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
secretary with bookcase in ash with inlays and marquetry silhouettes of neoclassical Roman images. Cylinder
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires

Materials

Ash

Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk We present you this piece of furniture
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Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning Biedermeier secretary was crafted in Denmark during a peak era known for high quality
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Mahogany, 1820s Austria
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder) Material: Mahogany. Completely restored, Shellac
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Antique 1820s Austrian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer

Antique High Gloss Secretary Desk, Scandinavia, circa 1950s, Restored
Located in Chorzów, PL
focused on functionality, it has a cylindrical hatch which, when opened, serves as a desk top, plus a lot
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Antique 1850s Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Mahogany, Wien 1820-1829
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder) Material: Mahogany. Completely restored, Shellac
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Antique 1820s Austrian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk or Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Louis XV style French dore bronze mounted Boulle Marquetry secretary desk or cabinet
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Antique 1830s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Cupboard Cabinet with Secretary Desk by R. Slezak, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Żory, PL
sliding glass (the glass is original) and a lockable secretary. The legs and cylindrical handles are made
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Cupboards

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early XIX Century Mahogany Secretary Germany, 1800 Mahogany This classicist cylinder bureau made
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
H 47.25 in W 42.92 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers an adjustable baize-lined lectern or writing surface
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
refinement and elegance! The cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk whose interior is in fine West Indies
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Early 19th Century Duncan Phyfe Grecian Plain Style Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1844. The cylinder desk cover opens and is supported by extending arms to reveal pigeon holes and
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Antique 1830s American American Classical Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI Roll Top Desk was made in France around 1780. The outside of the secretary
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Yew

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
H 36.62 in W 35.04 in D 20.48 in
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Bronze Ormolu Mounted Secretaire
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century mahogany wood neoclassical style bronze ormolu mounted secretary. The secretary is
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Antique 1820s French Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Secretaire, Waxed Polished Mahogany Veneer, 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
of colours, and secretaries with a wide range of colours.  of ornamentation, desk secretaries, of
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Gothic Armoire
Located in New York, NY
. Gothic pattern” (p. 17 no. 353 [incorrectly numbered 453]); “and 1 mahogany cylinder fall desk and
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Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Gothic Armoire
Gothic Armoire
H 104 in W 73 in D 30 in
Eastlake Cylinder Roll Top desk or Secretary
Located in Manhattan, NY
19th century American cylinder desk with bookcase and drawers.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Eastlake Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Egon Ostergaard Teak Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic mid century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Swedish Modern Egon Ostergaard Teak Wood Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic midcentury Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Stamped by Jean Caumont French Louis XVI Period Commode, circa 1775-1780
By Jean Caumont
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
both in their manufacture and in the materials used. If we know of him cylinder desks, hot-water bottle
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Amazing Very Rare Limited Edition Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
, cylinder secretary desk, a perfect replica of the elegant French Louis XVI original. This unique piece of
Category

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Cylinder Desk and Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Milford, NH
A 19th century two part walnut English cylinder secretary desk and bookcase with nicely
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Secretaires

Midcentury Swedish Modern Two-Toned Inlaid Rolltop Secretary Desk
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century Swedish modern two-toned cylinder secretary desk cabinet circa 1960 has a
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Vintage Continental Secretary/Desk w/Cylinder Sides & Lyre Base
Located in Chicago, IL
. Don't miss this authentic fuel sipping two cylinder desk. **Height 1, is to the top of the
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Vintage 1930s Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Secretary Desk, Cylinder Desk, East Lake Desk, Walnut Desk, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique secretary desk, cylinder desk, East Lake desk, walnut, Antique Furniture, America 1880
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Antique 1880s Scottish Eastlake Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
secretary is a truly splendid example of a late 18th century French cylinder desk coming in absolutely
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Eastlake Walnut & Burl Cylinder Roll Secretary Desk circa, 1890
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Big Flats, NY
double glass doors opening to shelved interior and surmounting cylinder desk having central drawer tower
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Antique 19th Century European Eastlake Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Desk Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A German ‘Biedermeier’ secretary in flame mahogany, the cylinder roll opening to an interior with
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors. Boulle
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Edwardian Cylinder Desk Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
Inlaid Edwardian mahogany cylinder desk bookcase/secretary inlaid with satinwood, ebony and boxwood
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Secretaires

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
dovetailed drawers above a cylinder form with beautiful flame mahogany veneer. The desk rolls open to reveal
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Oak Cylinder Top Secretary-Desk, CA 1890s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice Eastlake Victorian oak cylinder desk with a bookcase top section. The drawers and door
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Antique 1890s English Early Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Oak

French Louis XVI Leather-Top Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Louis XVI cylinder bureau, secretary desk. A retractable cylinder encloses three drawers
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century American Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase/Secretary/Desk, circa 1860
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique 19th century american mahogany cylinder bookcase/secretary/desk, circa 1860. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Cylinder Roll Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Burl walnut cylinder roll secretary desk bookcase cabinet. Item features a carved
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder) Material
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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Cherry, Lacquer, Wood

Antique Victorian Eastlake Aesthetic Maple Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Aesthetic period cylinder roll top secretary writing desk. Made of maplewood
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Maple

Swedish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary in Birch
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome Swedish Empire secretary in birch with cylinder top opening to a desk featuring
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Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Herman Miller : George Nelson 'CSS' Unit
Located in New York, NY
hanging drop-front secretary with pigeon hole storage and two drawers with porcelain drawer pulls, open
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
Located in Chorzów, PL
has many advantages. The furniture is a desk closed under a cylindrical flap, which is equipped with
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
H 42.52 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a secretary desk made in mahogany and less noble wood veneered with pyramidal
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Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th-Century Biedermeier  Mahogany Secretary Desk
19th-Century Biedermeier  Mahogany Secretary Desk
H 103.55 in W 49.22 in D 23.23 in
Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
Located in Chorzów, PL
fully discovered yet, and has many advantages. The furniture is a desk closed under a cylindrical flap
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Antique Early 1900s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
Mahogany Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, 1900s
H 40.16 in W 39.77 in D 22.84 in
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Cylinder Secretary Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of cylinder secretary desks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique cylinder secretary desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. Cylinder secretary desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Cylinder secretary desks are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XVI, Victorian and Empire styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Comatec produced beautiful cylinder secretary desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Cylinder Secretary Desks?

Prices for cylinder secretary desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, cylinder secretary desks begin at $1,450 and can go as high as $17,955, while the average can fetch as much as $4,070.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You

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. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

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.

Questions About Cylinder Secretary Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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, 2022
    Secretary 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, 2023
    A 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, 2021
    An 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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