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Secretaires For Sale
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian drop front secretary or library writing desk. Made of cherry featuring Eastlake styling with upper brass gallery and six apothe...
Category
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
1960's Modernist Secretaire Baggaardens Mobler
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality secretaire - bureau by little known maker Baggaardens Mobler, CH madsen, denmark circa 1960.
Wonderful design features and highly practical. Multi storage parts ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Teak, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish late Baroque secretaire in original gorgeous blue/green patinated color with slant front desk with a fitted interior over the two long and two smaller drawer bas...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in walnut and mahogany.
Upper part showcase with three shelves and lower part with a couple of drawers and extendable top and...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Secretary in Mahogany With Inlaid wood and Brass Handles from the 1790s
Located in Lejre, DK
Light mahogany secretary decorated with inlaid wood decorations and brass handles from around the 1790s.
Measurements in cm: H:130 W:107 D:48
Category
1790s Danish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Rare North German Altona Empire Secretary, circa 1810-1815
Located in Handewitt, DE
Beautiful and rare original North German "Altona" Secretary, circa 1810-1820. Fine cuba-mahogany, Birch and elmwood veneer. Inlays in different woods. Original fittings in bronze and...
Category
1810s German Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Fine Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A black lacquer chinoiserie secretary in two parts. The upper cabinet with two doors that open to reveal 2 shelves, 4 pigeon holes ...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of furniture. Veneered in a lovely figured walnut...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
Northern European Biedermeier-style secretary from the second half of the 1800s
Located in Barletta, IT
Beautiful Northern European secretary from the second half of the 1800s, Biedermeier style, made of mahogany and mahogany featherwood. It features a...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Rattan Secretary Desk by Pierce Martin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic in scale and proportion. An exceptional eye catching tropical motif
fall front desk by the iconic designer.
The piece is superbly crafted with multiple drawers and fitted w...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Rattan
18th Century Baroque Secretaire Walnut
Located in Münster, DE
Sloping flap secretary
Baroque, Brunswick, around 1750,
walnut and walnut root wood, plum and maple veneered on softwood corpus, 3 drawers, double curved corpus on ball feet, slant...
Category
1750s German Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Softwood
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Item # 305PKI25A
An incredibly beautiful George III mahogany fall-front secretary de...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk is a wonderful example of the combination of fine craftsmanship with an efficient, space-saving design. Perfect for providing a convenient wo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Campaign Mahogany Box with Unfolding Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany campaign period box on legs from the 19th century revealing a desk with drawers and green felt. This English mahogany campaign period box on legs from the 19th ce...
Category
19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Portuguese Secretaire of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Secretaire
of the 19th Century, in mahogany wood with inlays. Bottom with two drawers.
Elevation with two shelves.
Small defects Dim.: 105 x 89 x 56 cm.
very good condition
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Bentwood Desk by Paul Goldman for Plymold 1946
By Paul Goldman
Located in Oakland, CA
Streamlined midcentury desk of Bentwood construction by designer Paul Goldman for Plymold. This unique and beautiful treatment of wood furniture was developed by Goldman, a master bo...
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Bentwood
Burled Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Burled Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the features of an antique original. Made of high quality mahogany solids and burled veneers...
Category
2010s Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Baroque Secretaire Netherlands Nutwood
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary, Netherlands, baroque around 1780
walnut, symmetrically structured
interior with rosewood pilasters
rosewood, bottom with sliding shelf, claw feet
shellac-wax polish
...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood
Painted Swedish Secretary, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This 19th-century Swedish secretary is a captivating example of timeless design. Its cream-painted exterior exudes classic charm, while the writing surface features the popular faux ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Hvidt & Molgaard Teak Secretary
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Hvidt & Molgaard Teak Secretary
Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected small scratches and finish wear due to age. Beautiful co...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Writing Desk Art Deco, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An impactful rosewood Art Deco writing desk with walnut and chromed cast iron detailed base with three large drawers and side extensive ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Sideboard with a secretary desk made during the early 1800s, 1820 to 1830, in northern Sweden from pine. The sideboard is a large, well-made quality furniture of very nice quality. It measures a meter and half in width, 151 cm to be precise, and 61 cm deep. That results in a heavy and solid furniture with a strong presence and dependable character. The side doors are curved which are an unusual feature in furniture of this time and style...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Narrow Raised Lacquer Black Chinoiserie Slatfront Secretary Desk circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1950s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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 light blue painted finish and carved bracket feet. This exquisite Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood slant-front secretary, dating back to the early 19th century, exudes grace and understated elegance. Painted in a serene light...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretary in mahogany with brass fittings and Intarsia from the 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
German secretary of patinated elm wood with top and brass fittings decorated with marquetry from Berlin around the 1840s.
Dimensions in cm: H:207.5 W:...
Category
1840s German Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest Secretary
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century campaign chest secretary handcrafted in mahogany in a two-piece construction featuring a pull-out leather top secretary ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretaire Dit De Dame - Stamp: Romain Magniant - Period: XIXth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A sumptuous "Lady's" secretary in burr cedar and blackened pearwood.
This magnificent piece is the work of a 19th century cabinetmaker and gilder, Mr Romain MAGNIANT, the stamp is pr...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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: 219 x 89 x 50 cm
Description:
Slender and well-proportioned secretary with archi...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish secretary Erik Chambert circa 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Swedish secretary Erik Chambert circa 1930
Veneered with elm, birch rosewood and others
Key included
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Louis Seize Rosewood and Walnut Secretaire Secretary
Located in Münster, DE
Diagonal flap secretary
Louis Seize, around 1780/90, rosewood, walnut and other precious woods veneered and marquetry, 1 spacious drawer, original fittings, wax polish
Dimension...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut, Softwood
French Louis XV Secretary Desk, 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Step back in time with our exquisite 18th-century Louis XV Secretary Desk, a true masterpiece of French craftsmanship. This elegant piece of history...
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Secretary by Pierre Balmain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W35.5 D17.5 H49.5 KC25
Vintage 1980s drop down desk in a dark walnut finish. Item features brass inlay joinery, original textured hardware and comes with original key. Item shows in...
Category
1960s Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish 1810s Beige Gray Painted Two-Part Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish painted wood two-part secretary from circa 1810 with beige / light gray painted finish, slanted desk, four doors and carved reeded panels. A testament to timeless Danish cra...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish and dragon / serpent / griffon carving. The desk opens to large writing surface with...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Dresser/Desk/Dressing Table Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1860
Located in Opole, PL
A piece of furniture on turned legs, with a liftable top and an extended desktop inside.
Under the desktop, there are two drawers, including the one with compartments padded with a ...
Category
1860s European Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
English 19th Century Walnut Campaign Butler's Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut Campaign butler's desk from the 19th century with writing area, three drawers, bracket feet and brass hardware. This 19th-century English walnut Campaign butler's d...
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinoiserie Secretaire in Lacquer by Jacques Dubois (1694-1763)
Located in NICE, FR
A brown-red low secretary in lacquer adorned with chinoiserie motifs by the great French cabinetmaker Jacques Dubois (1694-1763). This exquisite piece of...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Teak Secretaire by Børge Mogensen 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern teak Secretaire by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark. 1960s.
Large Danish Modern teak secretary desk with legs...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportio...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
English mahogany secretary with fitted interior early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English secretary with fitted interior fall front desk early 19th century
Category
19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Lady's Secretaire Rosewood Veneer
Located in Münster, DE
Ornamental lady's secretary, France around 1770, rosewood veneered, leather overlay, brass edging and metal appliques, 3 drawers, shellac-wax polish
height: 75 cm, width: 94,5 cm, d...
Category
1770s French Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis Seize Secretary around 1800 Nutwood Veneer on Oak
Located in Münster, DE
Cylinder bureau, Westphalia circa 1800, walnut and other fine woods veneered on oak, marquetry work, partly fire shaded, fluting and meander frieze, on the cylinder closure depiction...
Category
Early 1800s German Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood, Oak
Arne Wahl Iversen Model 68 Teak Secretary Desk for Vinde Mobelfabrik
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Stunning Model 68 teak drop-front secretary desk designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik, Denmark. This beautiful piece features solid construction, a drop-down writing s...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
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 with flap closing on four drawers and forming a chest of drawers with three drawers i...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Sycamore
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of upright furniture benefits from a wealth of useful storage compartments, both internal and external. The front flap lowers down to become a writing surface, revealing three spacious open shelves and a range of slim drawers suitable for documents or trinkets. Four further external drawers, wide and shallow, and a white marble top, complete the design. The side edges are fluted, with glorious brass, rounded detailing at the top, while the legs are tapering, ending in ‘toupie’ style feet.
The ‘secretaire’ was an extremely popular choice in its time, being economical in space and perfectly suited to intellectual activities and letter writing...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the grace and sophistication of the 18th century with our exquisite English oak secretaire, an embodiment of Georgian Chippendale-style craftsmanship. Elegantly merging for...
Category
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Skandinavian secretary with beautiful and functional secretary desk made of solid pine wood. The contrasting center of the secretary is made of walnut with a wonderful grain.
The co...
Category
1830s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and rare early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna c. 1825.
The secretaire is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design and excellent craft...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Cherrywood Secretary From The 19th Century -france
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant cherry wood secretary from the 19th century
It is unusual to find a secretaire in cherry wood
The secretary is in superb condition. It has all its keys and we have placed a ...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
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, scalped apron, and original bronze hardware. The upp...
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 with open bottom lower tier and high knee cle...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Secretaires
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Bombe Marquetry Secrétaire à Abattant, Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
19th century bombe marquetry secrétaire à abattant, marble top and bronze mounts.
Offered for sale is a late 19th century Louis XV styl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, c. 1780
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large Irish George III mahogany secretary bookcase, the upper portion with an elaborate cornice carved with trailing shells, dentils and foliate moldings. The glazed doors with engaged fluted pilasters open to three fixed shelves. The desk portion has a figured fall-board opening to a tooled leather surface and interior fitted with pigeon holes and small drawers, centered by a quarter-matched prospect door and two document slots with brick-work inlay. The lower portion has an unusual drawer configuration of four long graduated drawers flanked by short drawers, each with replaced shell hardware, all on a carved molding raised on three bracket feet.
60" wide
64" wide at the cornice
20" deep, closed
36.5" deep, open
95" high
This monumental secretary...
Category
Mid-18th Century Irish George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top with a lot of drawers.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire represents the understated elegance of the genre, with stately lines accentuated with subtle m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Walnut and plum Baroque Secretary à deux corps around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à deux corps
Baroque around 1760
Walnut and plum veneered on softwood, lower part with concave corrus and three drawers,
two-door top with symmetrically arranged compart...
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
19th Century Swedish Secretaire with Secret Compartement, Light Birch Wood
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary with secret compartment
Swedish
birch
second half 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 135 x 112 x 52 cm
Description
Piece of furniture standing on block feet with three drawers at the bottom, a writing flap above and another drawer at the very top.
There is a small secret compartment in one of the front feet, which is clearly visible in one of the photos.
The side runners of the top drawer are removable and also contain a secret compartment in each.
Discreet flanking half columns of solid birch wood extend almost the entire height of the furniture front. In combination with the hollowed headboard, they give the furniture its special character. The grain of the flamed birch is reflected on the front, sides and cover plate. The discreet brass keyhole surrounds keep a low profile.
The interior of the secretary consists of a central door, an open compartment underneath, and a total of 15 drawers of varying sizes.
The compartment under the door is ideal for sliding in a laptop when work is done and closing the flap.
The door itself is another highlight of the furniture with its rosewood edge, fine thread inlays and field of mirror ash. Behind the door is another small drawer.
On the back wall of the secretary are old shipping labels from the port...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Teak Rolltop Desk Bureau, 1960s
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage 1960's Swedish modern teak roll-top desk/bureau. Featuring a roll-up top, extendable desk surface, five storage cubbies, three upper drawers and four lower drawers with scu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Secretaires
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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