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18th Century English Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
examples of English cabinetmaking. This secretary is of the most outstanding caliber, boasting desirable
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Wilson, NC
18th century English mahogany Secretary, with the frieze having blind fretwork. The cornice has
Category
Antique 1780s English 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
18th Century English George II Walnut Secretary Bookcase
By Giles Grendey
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 18th century English George II walnut secretary bookcase in the manner
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest on Chest with Fitted
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
H 78.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.5 in
Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunningly gorgeous and outstanding early 18th century English George I Secretary
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century English George I Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George I walnut secretary bookcase, having a domed cornice above a
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
English Mahogany Secretary with Fitted Desk Drawer Late 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with fitted fall front desk.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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 Century Walnut and Giltwood Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Very handsome English walnut giltwood secretary. Myriad drawers, pigeon holes and cupboards fill
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Two Part Oak Secretary with Brass Hardware
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Two Part Oak Secretary with Brass Hardware. This piece stands
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 74 in W 35.75 in D 19 in
English Mahogany Slant Front Secretary
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany slant front architects secretary with adjustable upper shelves
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
English Walnut Secretary
Located in Wilson, NC
English walnut secretary, the top with cove cornice above double ''tombstone''raised panel doors
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Antique 1760s English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century, George II Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent English 18th century Chippendale secretary bookcase of exceptional detail. The
Category
Antique 1760s English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Scarlet Gilt and Polychrome Japanned Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A marvelous 18th century scarlet gilt and poly chrome secretary later Japanned. This English
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
George I Secretary Bureau or Escritoire of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English period George I secretary bureau escritoire or scriptor of figured patinated walnut
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 61 in W 34.75 in D 19.5 in
Fine English Queen Anne Walnut Bookcase with Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century English Queen Anne-period furnishings such as this walnut secretary are
Category
Antique 18th Century French Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
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
Secretary In Walnut 18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine Secretary in walnut and burr walnut from the 18th century
Very good quality and small
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
secretary with Chinese Chippendale style fine tracery (open-work) decoration.
An impressive possibly one of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century George III Mahogany Bookcase Secretary, Georgian, 1780s
Located in Roma, RM
English Bookcase, George III, circa 1780, mahogany wood, in good condition but in need of
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 83.08 in W 44.89 in D 24.41 in
Fine English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Circa 1780-90
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An English Georgian mahogany secretary in three parts. The base opens to a hinged desk revealing a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th Century English Chinoiserie and Red Lacquered Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and elaborated 19th century Chinoiserie red lacquered slant front secretary. Hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 89 in W 45 in D 22 in
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The image displays an English George III mahogany two-piece secretary cabinet, a fine example of
Category
Antique 1790s British George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late 1700's English George III Mahogany Secretary / Bookcase w/ Pull Out Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 1700's English George III Mahogany Secretary / Bookcase w/ Pull Out Desk with an overhanging
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 86 in W 42.5 in D 19 in
Small Secretary or Cabinet in Burl Walnut with Dome, 18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
rare small secretary in walnut from the 18th century of very good quality with its dome
English
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Ginsburg & Levy
Item # 401HYF25Q
A rich and vibrant secretary desk from the late years of the 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
George III English Antique Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY DIMINUTIVE SECRETARY WITH BOOKCASE
England, circa 1780
Item # 307PZN13W
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Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE WITH A GLAZED BOOKSHELF ABOVE A CHEST OF DRAWERS
England, circa 1780 Three drawers signed "William Jones"
Item # 307XNK13S
Of exceedingl...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
interior shelving resting on a raised molded edge plinth. All original, Late 18th century.
Measure: 8'10
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Bookcases
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront With Secretary, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
shelving resting on a raised molded edge plinth. All original, Late 18th century. Leather can be added to
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 90 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign Chest with Secretary, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
skirt with the original bun feet. Late 18th Century Campaign chest separated in two pieces to carry in
Category
Antique 1780s English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.5 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase, Circa 1775
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany blind door secretary with bookcase. Upper case has a carved cornice
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 89.5 in W 48 in D 25 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C.1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany fall front secretary with carved molded edge finial cornice, flanking
Category
Antique 1780s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 92.5 in W 49.5 in D 24.75 in
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
The best English Queen Anne / George I burl walnut secretary bureau bookcase in two sections. The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Located in Greven, DE
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Exceptional English ship's or captain's secretary with interesting opening mechanism.
Strictly cubistic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 53.15 in W 36.23 in D 20.48 in
An extremely rare 18th century drawing of a Dodo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extrmely rare drawing of a Dodo
Second half 18th century
Pen and ink, and watercolour on paper
Category
Antique 18th Century British Drawings
Materials
Paper
Monumental Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, c. 1780
Located in Saint Louis, MO
in the 18th century. In their book, "Irish Furniture", Desmond Glin and James Peil state, "The shell
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English mid-18th century mahogany secretaire / secretary / bookcase / china cabinet.
Of
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Antique 1740s English Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
A Superb Dutch 18th-century Rococo cabinet atributted to Matthijs Franses
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Netherlands. This group consists of different types of furniture, secretaries based on the French example
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 104.73 in W 75.99 in D 27.56 in
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
quality furniture, as well as good copies of the 18th and 19th century English and French pieces. There
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Glass
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
called “the age of walnut” because that wood was used almost exclusively in English furniture of the time
Category
Antique 1710s Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 69.3 in W 40.16 in D 23.23 in
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Attributed to G. Viardot, France, Circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
they used to do in the 18th century, when the best French cabinet-makers adapted the Chinese lacquers
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 65.75 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
used to do in the 18th century, when the best French cabinet-makers adapted the Chinese lacquers on the
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 65.75 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Portrait of John Thurloe, English Politician and Spymaster for Oliver Cromwell
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'John Thurlow, Secretary to Oliver Cromwell'. Old portrait of John Thurloe
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Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 20.87 in W 13.78 in D 0 in
Antique Portrait of Sir William Wyndham, English Tory Statesman, ca.1741
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
-1740) was an English Tory statesman, who served as Secretary at War in 1712 and Chancellor of the
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Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
No Reserve
H 14.97 in W 9.26 in D 0 in
Antique Reference Book, Old English Glasses, Hartshorne, History, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Century.
An English archaeologist, Albert Hartshorne (1839 - 1910) studied at Westminster School before
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
H 13.98 in W 11.03 in D 2.76 in
Thomas Jefferson Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jefferson by Jacques Reich. The cut signature reads “Th. Jefferson” and is signed with a quill in black ink
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Antique Late 18th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History
Located in Delft, NL
Scottish noble family with the name Colquhoun, who settled in the United States in the 18th century and
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Antique 19th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
plates and brass handles, is raised on an 18th-century English japanned wood stand.
A pair of large
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
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H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Antique Print of a Building Design in Theatrical Style to Paul Methnuen, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Britannicus is considered one of the greatest eighteenth-century English architectural works. Campbell
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Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13.78 in W 20.08 in D 0 in
Antique Print of Hagley Hall in Worcestershire, England, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
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Hagley Hall is a Grade I listed 18th-century house in Hagley, Worcestershire, the home of the Lyttelton
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Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Portrait of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
, PC (1 June 1563 – 24 May 1612), was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
John Inigo Richards RA (Attributed), Landscape With Country Track & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 18th-century gouache by British artist John Inigo Richards RA (1731-1810) depicts a
Category
18th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
John Inigo Richards RA (Attributed) Landscape With Country Track & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 18th-century gouache by British artist John Inigo Richards RA (1731-1810) depicts a
Category
18th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Portrait in Oil of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford by Sir Godfrey Kneller
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Savannah, GA
portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to English
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
The Blew Linnet
By Mark Catesby
Located in Florham Park, NJ
the great achievements of natural science in the 18th century. “In designing the plants,” he said, “I
Category
Mid-18th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Watercolor
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18th Century English Secretaries For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of 18th century English secretaries is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, all 18th century English secretaries available were constructed with great care. 18th century English secretaries have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Georgian, Baroque and neoclassical 18th century English secretaries are consistently popular styles. 18th century English secretaries have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jacobus Houbraken, Baker Furniture Company and Chamberlains Worcester are consistently popular.
How Much are 18th Century English Secretaries?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $9,800, while they’re typically $258 on the low end and $1,396,878 highest priced.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces 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.
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