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Biedermeier Secretary
Located in South Salem, NY
Stunning example of a Biedermeier secretary. There is some missing veneer on the front and both
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Wood: Mahogany
dimensions :
h. 130 cm w. 112
Category
Antique 1860s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1850.
Very good condition.
Wood: mahogany
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier secretary, Western Europe, circa 1840.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Western Europe, circa 1840.
Obacie is undergoing renovation.
Wood
Category
Antique 1840s French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary,
Germany, Ca.1820
Walnut
Original secretary veneered in walnut
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Very good condition, after professional
Category
Antique 1860s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary,
Germany, 1820
Birchwood
Antique Biedermeier secretary
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Antique Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Early 19 Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19C Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Extended depth is 31".
Additional information
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ebony
Antique German Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Outstanding early 19th century German Biedermeier secretary desk, circa 1830, with exceptional book
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South West German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South west German, 1820.
This beautiful drop front desk has three
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Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary, Walnut, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier Secretary
Austria
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D
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Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Secretary in Cuban Mahogany, Copenhagen, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Biedermeier secretary in very fine Cuban/ West Indies mahogany with all of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 58.75 in W 42.5 in D 20.25 in
Museum Biedermeier Secretary Signed by Adolph Friedrich Voigt, circa 1825
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum Biedermeier secretary signed by Adolph Friedrich Voigt, circa 1825
Fire-gilt fittings. High
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 61.82 in W 42.92 in D 23.23 in
Antique Biedermeier Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Kerepes, HU
We present to you this special piece of furniture in the Biedermeier style.
The presented piece is
Category
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
Secretary Biedermeier, Northern Europe, circa 1850.
Currently under renovation.
Wood
Category
Antique 1850s Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary, Bookcase, Cherry, Walnut, 1840s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cabinet secretary from the biedermeier period around 1845.
Body in cherry, parts of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Austria, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This beautiful Secretary comes from Austria and was made in 19th century. The piece is made of oak
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Oak
Empire or Biedermeier Secretary Mahogany, 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
Very well preserved conical secretary with stepped head
Front with multiply mirrored pyramid
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Mahogany, 1835
Located in Berlin, DE
Pyramids mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged inner life. Not long ago, the secretary
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Solid Oak Biedermeier Secretary in Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful secretaire abbatant or standing secretary.
Made in the finest European oak, this
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Conical Secrétaire, 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary in Birch, Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Conical secretary
North-East Germany
birch,
19th century, Biedermeier, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 59.06 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 in
Antique Biedermeier Secretary shelve circa 1810 Cuba Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
attachment with profiled cornice.
Beautiful patina, with shellac hand polish.
The secretary was completely
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 72.84 in W 44.49 in D 23.63 in
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary, Light Birch Wood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary from the Biedermeier period around 1830/1835.
Birch veneer with very subtle
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Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 77.17 in W 42.52 in D 21.66 in
Antique Swedish Golden Ash Biedermeier Secretary Chest Dresser Desk inlaid 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Swedish Biedermeier golden ash secretary chest, circa 1820.
The chest is made
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Ebony
H 44.75 in W 43.75 in D 20.5 in
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretary with spectacular grain
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary
1830, Germany
Walnut
Original 19th Century Biedermeier
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Golden Ash & Ebony Biedermeier Writing Desk Secretary Chest Sweden 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique Biedermeier Golden Ash & Ebony Biedermeier secretary chest, Sweden, circa
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Burl
H 61.5 in W 44.5 in D 22.25 in
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Conical Shape Secretary,
Germany, 1820
This fine Biedermeier secretary made of
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk, circa 1860, after Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
exquisite Biedermeier secretary desk circa 1860.
The secretary desk was manufactured in Northern Europe
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Antique 1860s Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Secretary Abattant Desk Chest 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & elegant antique Austrian flame mahogany Biedermeier secretary chest desk, circa 1870.
The
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Antique 1870s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 50.25 in W 42 in D 21.25 in
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 84 in W 48 in D 24 in
Biedermeier Burl Wood Secretary Cabinet
By Biedermeier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
shelves, flanked by curved side compartments (one shelf inside at the left). Below is a roll top secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Burl
Antique Biedermeier-Style Drop-Front Mahogany Secretary Chest
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, IT
This marvelous Biedermeier-style drop-front secretary chest, dating back to around 1830 and crafted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary Chest, Biedermeier walnut secretary with cabinet below. Desk has four
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Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
German Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in New York, NY
German Biedermeier (circa 1820) mahogany secretary cabinet with Corinthian columns on top and
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1835) cherry veneer drop front secretary with 2 ebonized and gilt
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Cherry
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!
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 39 in W 36 in D 19 in
Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive early 19th century Maple and Ebony German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Nice
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Column Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged front. High-right body on padfoot feet. Fitted with three drawers of different sizes, the base drawer is curved. Straight writing...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century German Biedermeier Style Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite secretary Biedermeier style, circa 1790.
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid softwood. High
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
20th Century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier style
Mahogany partially blackened, on solid
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Style Cuba-Mahogany Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Classicist secretary, circa 1800-1810.
Cuba mahogany on solid softwood partly ebonized. High-right
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Softwood, Wood, Mahogany
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
Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany
Furniture in the Biedermeier style
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Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier tall secretaire with a writing flap made of hand crafted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 64.5 in W 41.75 in D 20.25 in
Antique 19th Century Walnut Austrian Biedermeier Abatante Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Biedermeier style abatante secretary desk, unbranded. Walnut with walnut & other wood
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
H 66.25 in W 40.5 in D 19.75 in
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
We present you this piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Baize
H 62.21 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in
Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk
Additional
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Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
H 75.5 in W 45.5 in D 22 in
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER STYLE BURLED BIRCHWOOD SECRETARY DESK
Executed by Colombo Mobili, ca. 21st century
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Veneered Mahogany Cabinet - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German Biedermeier two-part cabinet with a writing flap made of handcrafted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 80.5 in W 40 in D 19.75 in
Italian Biedermeier Style Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Style Walnut Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
H 75 in W 24 in D 17 in
Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE.
Beautiful inlay
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Dressers
Materials
Walnut
H 41.5 in W 45 in D 21 in
A fine 19th c Biedermeier birch secretary. Ebonized details and gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period drop front secretary. Fine Empire gilt bronze details . Ebonized
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
A fine Biedermeier period walnut and inlayed roll top secretary. Circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and rare Biedermeier walnut roll top secretary . Fine satinwood inlay . French polished
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 84.5 in W 44.25 in D 25 in
Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Pull Out Secretary in Birch
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome birch Karl Johan Biedermeier chest of drawers with a drawer front fold down
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 41 in W 49.5 in D 20 in
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Empire Secretary, Germany, Prussia, C. 1815
Located in Greven, DE
102 x 55 cm
Description:
Very exclusive secretary from the Prussian North German Biedermeier
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Fruitwood
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H 68.51 in W 40.16 in D 21.66 in
Curved Secretary, Rosewood and Lemon Tree, circa 1835-1840, Biedermeier Period
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Imposing curved secretary called "tulip" in rosewood and lemon marquetry decorated with arabesques
Category
Antique 19th Century Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
H 72.05 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 in
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Biedermeier Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal biedermeier secretary for your home. A biedermeier secretary — often made from wood, mahogany and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect biedermeier secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A biedermeier secretary, designed in the Empire or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made biedermeier secretary over the years, but those crafted by Biedermeier and Villa Garnelo Internacional are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Biedermeier Secretary?
Prices for a biedermeier secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,350 and can go as high as $47,771, while the average can fetch as much as $6,040.
A Close Look at biedermeier Furniture
The authentic Biedermeier furniture on 1stDibs is representative of the first modern European decorative style not dictated by the tastes of the aristocracy. Following the Napoleonic wars, a growing, wealthy urban middle class in the German-speaking states of Central Europe began to demand rights and privileges once granted only to nobles. To avoid trouble, the upwardly striving confined their political discussions to one another’s homes. And so the salon was born.
Cabinetmakers in cities such as Vienna, Berlin and Mainz began to offer goods that reflected the tastes and needs of the new class. The makers of Biedermeier chairs, tables and other furniture used little or no gilding, silver hardware or other lavish ornament. Ebonized trims are common on Biedermeier cabinetry, and neoclassical elements — lyre-shaped chair splats, carved scrollwork, table supports shaped like Greek columns. But the strongest aesthetic statement came from the wood — richly-grained, honey-colored, often book-matched veneers of walnut and fruitwood.
There are two iconic Biedermeier furniture forms, both made to outfit rooms designed for conversation. One is the sofa, deeply upholstered with a strong, architectural wooden frame. The second is the circular pedestal table, which stood at the center of the room, offering a surface on which to place coffee and cake services; or to roll out a map, or sketch out ideas on paper.
“Biedermeier” was originally a derogatory term — it derives from the pen names of two German magazine writers who mocked bourgeois manners. Looking at the elegant and refined antique, new and vintage Biedermeier furniture offered on 1stDibs, that is now an amusing irony.
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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