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Art Deco Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A practical desk which leaves no aesthetic compromise with its lovely bookmatched mahogany veneer adorning both the inside and outside of the case. Internal drawers are adorned with ...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Secretaire, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian secretaire circa 1930s, featuring beautiful walnut and maple inlaid.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Wood, Maple
Desk, Secretaire, Moorish Inlays
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desk - Secretaire - Moorish inlays
Origin and marquetry of Morocco
Circa 1930. very good
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1930s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
Located in Hanover, MA
secretaire o scrittoio a ribalta con faccia nel cassetti in decoro grissinato grissinatura grissinata
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Goatskin
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Biedermeier style secretaire
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style. Tulip veneer
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Natrual leather covered
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Maple
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
Maple root on solid pinewood. Interior, blackened full
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
tulip veneer on solid pinewood, natural leather covered
Category
20th Century Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely rare, possibly one of a kind, secretary cabinet with bookcase by the godfather of exotic modernism, James Mont, circa 1950. Hand rubbed cinnabar lacquered finish with appli...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
This very rare Kindel reproduction is part of The National for Historic Preservation Collection, The Cliveden desk and bookcase is truly a masterpiece. An outstanding example of the ...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Vintage Secretaires
Vintage bookcase Secretaire Teak Johannes Sorth
Located in VEENENDAAL, NL
sliding doors with 3 spacious drawers underneath.
This vintage secretaire is made of beautiful warm teak
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
1960's Modernist Secretaire Baggaardens Mobler
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality secretaire - bureau by little known maker Baggaardens Mobler, CH madsen
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Teak, Walnut
Art Deco Secretaire in Feather Mahogany
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Art Deco Secretaire in feather mahogany.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Lyre Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing lyre secrétaire in the manner of Vienna Biedermeier.
Ebonized partially bird’s-eye maple
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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 Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Sensational Vienna secretaire in Biedermeier style.
Tulip veneer on solid pinewood, partially
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Wood
Danish Midcentury Secretaire in Walnut, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Danish secretaire from circa 1950. Every visible surface has shows walnut veneer and the wood
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Located in Leicester, GB
A cute retro teak bureau desk with three drawers. Lovely sculpted legs in solid teak, three clean drawers with white carcasses and a simple drop down desk with key. The desk has mult...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
20th Century Biedermeier Style Napoleon Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood. Gilded chimeras. Finely engraved bronze fixtures.
(L-Sam-252).
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20th Century Empire Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Secretaire in Rosewood Art Nouveau Style, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
the doors are opened, there is a secretaire type, with a central lowering that conceals drawers and a
Category
1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Rosewood, Burl
20th Century Viennese Biedermeier Style Lyre Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
rings. This so called lyre secretaire is the crowning of all European furniture Art of the Biedermeier
Category
20th Century Empire Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Lyre Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
. This so called Lyre Secretaire is the crowning of all European furniture art of the Biedermeier period
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Rococo Style Bombe Burled Walnut Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Dutch Rococo style burled walnut bombe front secretaire with carved ball and claw feet. Three
Category
1940s Dutch Rococo Revival Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Rosewood Secretaire by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
A Rosewood marquetry Secretaire with Mother of Pearl and Ebony inlays depicting blossoming small
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20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage secretaire Teak with mirror 92 cm
Located in VEENENDAAL, NL
Beautiful secretary from the 1960s. The vintage teak cabinet has a pull-out desk, ideal! In addition, the cupboard has 4 drawers at the top and a mirror. So the cupboard can also be ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Secretaire Cabinet by Jules Deroubaix
By Jules Deroubaix
Located in North York, ON
This Jules Deroubaix display cabinet secretaire is timeless, functional, and effortlessly chic
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Chrome, Brass
1970s Hand Carved Chinoserie Trunk Secretaires Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning desk you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it being...
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1970s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Cees Braakman for Pastoe "P5" Jacaranda Wood Secretaire
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Jacaranda wood secretaire with drop down desk or dry bar and light with
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Metal
20th Century Empire Style Courtly Lion Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird’s eye maple on solid pinewood, partially ebonized. Finely engraved Empire bronze fixtures.
(L-Sam-301).
Category
20th Century Empire Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Secrétaire and Wall Shelves
Located in London, GB
An Italian secrétaire with three wall shelves by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. In rosewood
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Beech
French Provincial Style Floral Painted White Oak Secretaire
By John Hall
Located in Chicago, IL
French Provincial Style painted white oak secretaire with chicken wire cabinet top and leather
Category
1990s American French Provincial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wire
Scandinavian Modern Teak Secretaire by Gunnar Falsig 1960s
By Gunnar Falsig, Holstebro Møbelfabrik
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Modern teak secretaire by Gunnar Falsig 1960s
Mid-century modern Danish secretaire
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Teak Secretaire by Børge Mogensen 1960s
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern teak Secretaire by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Secretaire in the Manner of Ruhlmann
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An exceptional quality Art Deco Secretaire in the manner of J.E. Ruhlmann in Ebene de Macassar with
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Macassar
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Secretaire by Jentique
By Jentique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Secretaire by Jentique is a stunning addition to any
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Secretaire by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik, 1960s
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century palisander secretaire designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik.
It consists
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Pair of Black Lacquered Midcentury Secretaires by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
A pair of Italian midcentury Neo-Classical black lacquered secretaires by Paolo Buffa. Each with
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Beech
Secretaire with Flap in Sycamore. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual secretaire desk in sycamore with bronze handles is composed of a small sloping desk
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Sycamore
Cabinet Secretaire by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in amstelveen, NL
A wonderful piece from the Birch - series with distinctive laced legs. Designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the early 1950s. Bookcase with 2 shelves and a drop-down desktop with a...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Rosewood Secretaire by Erling Torvits for Klim Mobelfabrik, 1960s
By Erling Torvits, Klim Møbelfabrik
Located in Elshout, NL
. In addition, the secretary has three large drawers at the bottom.
Vintage Secretaire
Easy does it
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Privé" secrétaire by Jürgen Lange for Rosenthal Germany 1987
By Rosenthal, Jürgen Lange
Located in Renens, CH
"Privé" writing desk or secrétaire by Jürgen Lange for Rosenthal Germany 1987.
This is an
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel of stylized Egyptian women and a charioteer similar to a design by Osvaldo Borsani ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Birch
Guillerme et Chambron, Secretaire in Blackened Oak, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, Secretaire in blackened oak, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Secretaire after Johann Härle
By Johann Härle
Located in Berlin, DE
Aristocratic secretaire of Vienna Biedermeier after Johann Härle, 1813.
Highly valuable bird’s-eye
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood, Birdseye Maple
Secretaire / Scriban Art Deco in Maple Veneer, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Secretaire / scriban art deco in maple veneer, circa 1950
Medium condition, small lack of wood
Category
1950s European Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Hollywood Regency Secretary Desk Secretaire Bookcase w/ Chinese Motif
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hollywood Regency secretary desk secretaire bookcase with hand-painted Chinese motif featuring a
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
By Antonino Gorgone
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
H 51.58 in W 34.65 in D 18.12 in
French Regence Secretaire, Early 20th Century French Regence Style
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An early 20th century French Regence style two-part secretaire originally purchased in Paris
Category
20th Century French Régence Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Veneered Wood Italian Trumeau Secrétaire Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved furniture and veneered in walnut, burl, cherry and beech of excellent quality. Double body trumeau equipped with three external draw...
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1950s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
20th Century Wood Italian Lombard Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau from the mid-20th century. Double body furniture carved in walnut, burl and beech of a beautiful line and pleasant decor. Lower body equipped with three drawers and d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Dutch Louis XVI Style Secretaire, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Dutch secretaire from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XVI style furniture pleasantly
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1960s Dutch Louis XVI Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco Aquamarine Shagreen Secretaire, Attr. to Borsani, 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco secretaire was produced in Italy in the 1940s and is attributable to Osvaldo Borsani
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 51.19 in W 56.3 in D 19.69 in
Citronnier Wood and Marquetry Secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950
By Englander & Bonta
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Citronnier wood and marquetry secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950.
Englander & Bonta
Category
1950s Argentine Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 51.19 in W 48.04 in D 17.72 in
20th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire after Charles Topino
By Charles Topino
Located in Berlin, DE
Light fruit and tropical woods on spruce marquetry, with rich marquetry.
(L-Gm-2).
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Vintage Birch Secrétaire with Three Drawers and Brass Details, Italy
By Massimo Campigli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This is a stunning birch secretaire that features brass hands and durmast
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 45.67 in W 41.74 in D 21.26 in
20th Century Inlaid Carved Wood Austrian Biedermeier Style Secretaire Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Austrian secretaire from the 20th century. Biedermeier style furniture elegantly inlaid, veneered
Category
1960s Austrian Biedermeier Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 63.78 in W 43.71 in D 18.51 in
All Oak "Secrétaire" Desk by Pierre Cruège, France 1950's
By Pierre Cruège
Located in New York, NY
.
In good vintage condition
This "secrétaire" will ship from France and can be returned to either
Category
1950s French Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard with Secretaire attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This so amazing cabinet with Secretaire of the 1950s is attributable to the design of Paolo Buffa
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Birch
H 52.76 in W 24.41 in D 13.78 in
Danish Design Teak Secretaire by Johannes Sorth for Bornholm Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Located in Elshout, NL
Danish Design Secretaire
This tall Danish chest of shelves with pull out desk is manufactured
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 71.66 in W 39.38 in D 16.93 in
1930's Art Deco Secretaire Desk with hidden locking mechanism
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary
wooden body, shellac hand polished
probably stained ash
One drawer can be locked/unlocked by a hidden locking mechanism.
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
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Wood
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Vintage Secretaires For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage secretaires is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and metal, all vintage secretaires available were constructed with great care. Vintage secretaires have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage secretaires bearing Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Vintage secretaires have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Børge Mogensen, Cees Braakman and Gilbert Rohde are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Secretaires?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,356, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $202,289 highest priced.
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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