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Grosfeld House 1940s Secretary by Lorin Jackson
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau secrétaire from Spain. The interior of the two-door top is wallpapered in faux bamboo fretw...
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1940's Traditional Burl Wood Secretary/ Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Grand Scale 1940's Traditional style Burl Wood Secretary/ Writing Desk.
This secretary is
Category
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1940's French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet. Top glass enclosed display area
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
By Grosfeld House
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers with pull-out desk drawer by Grosfeld House.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 43.75 in W 27.25 in D 16 in
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Birch
Italian Mid-Century Secretary Palisander Wood with Inlays by Paolo Buffa 1940s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Exceptional secretary by Paolo Buffa from the late 1940s in Italy.
The object is a real gem due to
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Bog Wood, Oak, Maple, Boxwood, Birch, Glass, Palisander
H 41.34 in W 36.23 in D 16.54 in
Danish Modern Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This elegant secretary desk is made from Cuban mahogany, which tends to have a honey colored
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
By Paolo Buffa, Giovanni Gariboldi, Marelli & Colico
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo Buffa, Secretary, Italy c. 1948, Brass Intarsia by Giovanni Gariboldi, Manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Ramsay French Mid-Century Dark Green Lacquered Secretary
By Maison Ramsay
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) dark green lacquered drop front secretary with bronze dore rope design
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Extraordinary Colorful Rococo Style Painted Secretary Cabinet with Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
intensified by the oversizing of the hinges, pulls and escutcheons, this Secretary would fit right in on a
Category
Vintage 1940s Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 94 in W 38.75 in D 19.5 in
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original Vintage WWII Poster The Enemy Is Listening Careless Talk Secretary
Located in London, GB
! - featuring a secretary typing on a typewriter whilst talking to another lady at the desk holding a filing
Category
Vintage 1940s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 46.46 in W 33.08 in D 0.04 in
Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
U.S. Navy "Navy Day October 27th" Vintage Poster by Matt Murphey, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
U.S. battleship is block text reading "Navy Day, October 27th." The poster dates to 1940, shortly
Category
Vintage 1940s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Grosfeld House Secretary Bookcase by Lorin Jackson
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Secretary Cabinet, Walnut, Flap Door, Secret Drawer - France
Located in Girona, ES
1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 52.37 in W 26.38 in D 17.72 in
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare and very unusual piece of Italian modern design.
Vintage 1940s Italian bow-fronted secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Goatskin
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 75 in W 14 in D 42 in
Paavo Tynell "Chinese Hat" Floor Lamp 9602, Taito 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito
Located in Helsinki, FI
Parliament House and the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York. Tynell`s ability to
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Superb Shallow Depth French Country Painted Mesh Door Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous distressed-painted SHALLOW DEPTH secretary desk with slide out leather writing
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Wire
Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an absolutely gorgeous and superb quality diminutive secretary desk from France. The desk
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Restored Boutique Made Stacked Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
to the bottom, creating a great modern look.
This was a custom-built boutique desk, circa 1940
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rattan
A Black Art Deco Desk for the Boss Voltaire by De Coene Frères Belgium 1940s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Ulm, DE
side and the secretary on the other
Well known Art Déco Furniture, Belgium 1940s
Fresh Black Piano
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.71 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — 1940s American Impressionism
By Robert Philipp
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pastel
H 16.25 in W 11.25 in
Pair of Paavo Tynell Flush Mount's, Taito Oy, 1930/1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pair of Paavo Tynell flush mount's, manufactured by Taito Oy, 1930/1940s. Milk glass. Good vintage
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Milk Glass
Pair of Wall Lights, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, 1930/1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pair of wall lights, designed by Paavo Tynell, manufactured by Taito Oy, 1930/1940s. Chromed metal
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Paavo Tynell Brass and Wood Pendant Model K2-59 for Taito Oy, 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Paavo Tynell Pendant Model K2-59 for Taito Oy, 1940s. Marked. Brass with newly handmade wooden slat
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 35.04 in W 41.74 in D 10.24 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Greece Grece Aegean Coast Mediterranean Sea
Located in London, GB
Secretary of Tourism in Athens. Good condition, restored punched holes on top edge, restored paper skimming
Category
Vintage 1940s Greek Posters
Materials
Paper
H 31.89 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Widdicomb, Mid-Century Double Chest of Drawers
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
and has a center secretary compartment with a drop front which conceals shelves and drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage WWII Poster Join The New Army Infantry l'Infanterie De l'Armee
Located in London, GB
Secretariat d'Etat a la Guerre / Secretary of State for War. Printed by Wallon-Vichy. Very good condition
Category
Vintage 1940s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in
Underwood Vintage Manual Typewriter
By Underwood Universal
Located in Pasadena, TX
, modern typewriter.
Millions of these machines were used by secretaries, journalists, government
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
Gypsy Rose Lee
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Gypsy Rose Lee
Vintage sliver print, c. 1940's
Unsigned
Provenance: Gift of Gypsy Rose Lee
Category
1940s Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Americana, Horse Drawn Sled Christmas Celebration with Barking Dog
Located in Miami, FL
red horsedrawn sled of merrymaking folks being rreated at an inn. Signed lower left
Doris (D. S
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Watercolor
H 13 in W 16 in D 1 in
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
; the U.S. Post Office in Ripley, Mississippi; and at the Cincinnati Telephone Building; the Combined
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
Carlyle Hotel Bergère Pair of Once Used by JFK
Located in Bridgeport, CT
McCloy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk on September 24, 1961 (please see photo). The pair are very
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
American Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape
By Lena Gurr
Located in Surfside, FL
social conscience. In the early 1940s, it was the first gallery to show silkscreen prints using the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Paavo Tynell Floor Lamps Model 9602 "Chinese Hat" , Idman 1950s
By Idman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
refined during the golden era of the Tynell design in the second half of the 1940s.
Paavo Tynell (1890
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
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H 59.85 in Dm 24.02 in
Jerusalem Old City Cityscape Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Signed in Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
, Romania
Teaching
1940's Ramat Gan and Givataim
Awards And Prizes
Jerusalem Prize for Painting and
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Darkness (portrait of a young woman)
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
on canvas, U.S. Secretary Fine Art, Fed. Bldg., San Pedro, CA, 1937; oil on canvas, U.S. Secretary
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-1940
Signed upper left and lower left (see both photos)
Created while the artist was living in Paris, c
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
packages of cigarettes between 1875 and 1940's and often depicted actresses of the period, costumes and
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Wim den Boon Dining Table in Solid Mahogany and Metal
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Waalwijk, NL
editorial secretary of this magazine from 1948-1950. cused mainly on purist, functional architecture. He
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Ernst Samuel Geiger (1876-1965) Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting Switzerland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
mid 1940's.
Magnificent little expressionist painting by this sought after Swiss painter.
The painting
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
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H 11.23 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
Wim Den Boon Set of Six Dining Chairs in Ash and Metal
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designed a dining room chair for the magazine 'Goed Wonen'. Den Boon was the editorial secretary of this
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Golf Club, Gassiat Type Putter by Ernest F. Sales of Sunningdale
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
gentlemen to attend a selection meeting. At the Meeting Mr. H.S. Colt was selected as Secretary at a salary
Category
Early 20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Hickory
Wim Den Boon Dining Table in Mahogany and Black Lacquered Steel
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Waalwijk, NL
magazine 'Goed Wonen'. Den Boon was the editorial secretary of this magazine from 1948-1950 that put
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
French Post War Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Kinetic Op Art Edgard Pillet
Located in Surfside, FL
and started a career as a painter. He began making abstract work during the late 1940s and edited Art
Category
1990s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Winter Landscape -- Meadows Valley Idaho
By Esther Florence Violet King Root
Located in Soquel, CA
the 1940’s through the 1950’s. She loved to paint landscapes and still life paintings. Her husband
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Gio Ponti Christofle Style Brass Vase, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Christofle
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Wim Den Boon Dutch Modernism Dining Chairs, 1950s
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Antwerp, BE
1948. Den Boon was the editorial secretary of the magazine from 1948–50. Den Boon has written several
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Lobster Fishermen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Erwin S. Barrie, among others. The club was “strictly an amateur organization” open to “men thirty years
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha
Located in Atlanta, GA
-1940s. Vice-Consul at Canton, 1937-1938. Third Secretary of Embassy at Nanking 1938-1941, Vice-Consul at
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood, Paint
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, exhibition entitled Adolf Dehn Lithographs, 1927-1940, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, 1982. The original exhibition
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s card for Sandra Blow’s 75th birthday (1995) collage
By Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Located in London, GB
aligned in neat rows and columns. Sandra Blow’s initials appear separately as “S” and “B” in the design
Category
1990s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Gouache
Wim den Boon, black one-off floorlamp icw Gispen, midcentury modern design 1950s
By Wim Den Boon
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
'Goed Wonen', for which Den Boon was the editorial secretary from 1948-1950. This was the most
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 70.87 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
By Peter Stevens
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
invaded Poland and war was declared, so the Stevens family returned to America. In 1940 they moved to
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board
Autograph Letter Signed by Vittorio Rieti and Nicolas Nabokov - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
American Academy in Rome (Villino Aurelia, Porta S. Pancrazio). Nicolas Nabokov, introduced by Rieti to the
Category
1950s More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 10.83 in W 8.47 in D 0.04 in
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
By Richard Whorf
Located in New York, NY
. Frank and Nancy Sinatra acquired a number of works from Dalzell Hatfield Galleries during the 1940’s, or
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940s secretary for your home. A 1940s secretary — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 1940s secretary — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1940s secretary, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one 1940s secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Herman Miller, Wim Den Boon and Fornasetti produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a 1940s Secretary?
A 1940s secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $224 and the highest can go for as much as $120,000.
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- What is a Larkin secretary?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Larkin secretary is a type of wooden case good produced by the Larkin Company, which opened in 1875 in Buffalo, New York. The furniture featured a pull-down writing surface and upper and lower shelves. Some also had side storage cabinets and drawers. You'll find a variety of vintage and antique secretaries on 1stDibs.
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2022To date an antique secretary desk, start by determining the type of hinge used to secure the writing surface. Consult an authoritative resource to find out which furniture makers worked with that type of hinge. You can also look for the name of the manufacturer on the back or bottom of the piece. Find a range of expertly vetted antique secretaries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary 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, 2023A 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.
- What is a 1940s style dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An 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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