Italian Empire Revival Secretary Desk with Marble Top, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall cabinet with fitted drawers, writing surface, and grey marble top. Rich mahogany finish accented by Empire-style columns and gilt mounts
Wood
Shabby Chic White Wicker Mahogany Top Writing Secretary Desk w/ Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century white wicker writing desk with Mahogany wood desktop and matching chair. The desk features three woven drawers with decorative glass pulls and has a gracefully curved arm...
Wicker, Mahogany
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with chair
Leather, Wood
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is by the esteemed furniture designer Gilbert Rohde and originates from the United Stat...
Walnut
$943Sale Price|34% Off
Vintage Mahogany Secretary with Flip Down Desk and Storage
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage wood tall secretary having pretty flat front with carved wood decoration and urn shape in the center. Lovely grain and particularly narrow depth. Turned legs have a lower tie...
Mahogany
$2,580Sale Price|20% Off
1940s Traditional Burl Wood Secretary Desk, Mid-Century Modern, USA
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Grand Scale 1940's Traditional style Burl Wood Secretary/ Writing Desk.
Wood
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French mahogany bronze mounted secretary desk with bookcase top exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of late 19th to early 20th century French furniture. Constructed ...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a single drawer & a white marble top. (stamped: ...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 45 in W 38 in D 18 in
Swedish Art Moderne Secretary Desk and Dry Bar in Honduran Mahogany, circa 1940
Located in Richmond, VA
Swedish Art Moderne drop front secretary desk with side cabinets for bottle storage.
Mahogany
Venetian High Palace Secretary Desk, circa 1945
Located in Liverpool, GB
A palace-like, tall Venetian secretary, with a light olive-colored polychrome, beautiful gilding and hand-made floral paintings, characteristic of the so-called "Bright furniture" in...
Wood
Italian Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully crafted lady's writing desk of walnut parquetry.
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Antique Mahogany Governor Winthrop Secretary Desk Circa 1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Governor Winthrop secretary offers mahogany construction with upper having broken arch crest with central flame finial over double door bookcase, seated on lower with drop...
Mahogany, Glass
Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finished in rattan and mahogany, this mid-century era desk has an attached single drawer for storage. The Desk measures: 33.5" high x 33" wide x 24" deep Also available are a m...
Mahogany, Rattan
George Nelson Secretary Desk
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This George Nelson Secretary for Herman Miller features storage of an incredible variety, including thin shallow drawers, deep shelving, and shallow partitions above the desk. It fea...
Sold
H 42 in W 40 in D 17 in
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Cabinet Secretary Desk in Bird’s-Eye Maple, 1940
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and highly collectible cabinet secretary desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, c. 1940s. This striking piece exemplifies Rohde’s transition from Art Deco to early ...
Birdseye Maple
Sold
H 75.5 in W 42 in D 15 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombé Secretary Desk With Bookshelf
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your home decor with the exquisite Italian Olive Burl Wood Secretary Desk. Featuring elegant cabriole legs and a distinct bombé shape, this vintage piece combines functionali...
Burl
Swedish Art Moderne Mahogany Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in rich ribbon mahogany with inset parquetry and crotch mahogany panels. Top rolls up to reveal cubbyholes and drawers of golden flame birch and a ret...
Mahogany
Vintage Antique Louis XV-Style Inlaid Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 58.25”H x 32.50”W x 21”D Desk Height 30.25”
Walnut
Sold
H 78 in W 52 in D 17 in
Baker School Colonial Flame Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Cabinet, circa 1940
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Baker School Colonial flame mahogany breakfront features central upper cabinet with double deeply striated glass doors and flanking recessed side cabinets each with glass door, centr...
Bronze
Restored Large Stacked Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Solid Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored very large stacked rattan desk, with Filipino mahogany Drawer fronts, side panels, and top. The desk features a center drawer and 4 side drawers. Beautiful stacked rattan le...
Rattan
Swedish Art Moderne Golden Elm Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal cubbyholes and drawers of golden flame birch and a drop-leaf desktop - just the right size for a not...
Swedish Art Moderne Golden Elm Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Description: Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves, cubbyholes and three drawers of golden masurbjork (birch burl) and a drop-leaf...
Sold
H 80 in W 36 in L 80 in
20th Century French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ ~Ornately carved French “drop front” or slant front opens to reveal a fitted desk interior with six drawers and 4 open cubbyholes~ ~Serpentine top glass paned doors in the upper ...
Oak
Sold
H 49.38 in W 60.13 in D 17 in
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Bookcase Cabinet with Secretary Desk, Newly Restored
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinet with drop-front secretary desk Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller "Paldao Group" USA, 1940s Ex...
Glass, Paldao
Sold
H 81.25 in W 36.25 in D 18.5 in
Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk With Bookcase Attributed to Imperial Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Federal style bureau with tambour doors, fold-out desk, and bookcase hutch top Attributed to Imperial Furniture of Grand Rapids USA, circa 1940s Carved flame mah...
Brass
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is by the esteemed furniture designer Gilbert Rohde and originates from the United Stat...
Walnut
Secretary Mural in the Style of Rene Prou
Located in Danville, CA
Secretary Mural in Palissander of Rio outside and Sycamore inside with Leather Desk
Lovely Vintage French Secretary
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handpainted feminine and funtional desk with interior storage, 4 drawers and good surface area for laptop or paperwork. 30.75 D when fully extended
Wood
An Italian Two Part Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Italian two part secretary desk, the lower section having a slant front desk tilted with three drawers and open compartments above three drawers, the upper section with double arc...
Wood
Art Deco Secretary Desk in Rosewood, 1940s
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Small Art Deco Secretary Desk in Rosewood, 1940s Elegant 1940s rosewood secretary desk, characteristic of the Art Deco style with its clean lines and beautiful mirrored veneer. It f...
Palisander
Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Paldao Dropfront Desk/Secretary
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco transiting to Streamline modern drop front desk/secretary designed by Gilbert Rohde in 1940s and manufactured by Herman Miller. Exotic paldao veneer. It has a draw and a dro...
Wood
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves, cubbyholes and three drawers of golden masurbjork (birch burl) and a drop-leaf desktop - ju...
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves, cubbyholes and six drawers of golden masurbjork (birch burl) and a drop-leaf desktop - just...
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves, cubbyholes and three drawers of golden masurbjork (birch burl) and a drop-leaf desktop - ju...
Elm
Gustavian Style Painted Light Blue Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Gustavian Style Painted Light Blue Secretary Desk Cabinet
Wood
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 surface with embossed edges. The finish is entirely original including signs of use ...
Brass, Wire
Sold
H 98.5 in W 52 in D 23 in
Fine Etched Mirror Door Olivewood Italian Rococo Secretary Desk with Figures
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Grand Scale Italian Olivewood Secretary Desk with Etched Courtship Scene, Circa 19th Century This magnificent grand-scale olivewood secretary desk is a true masterpiece of European ...
Brass
Sold
H 91 in W 41 in D 19.5 in
Vintage French Provincial Hand Carved White Secretary Desk and Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Provincial Hand Carved White Secretary Desk and Display Cabinet This hand carved secretary desk has three drawers and a drop down desk. The top portion of this secre...
Glass, Wood, Paint
Sold
H 86 in W 48 in D 21 in
Emerald Green Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk China Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent emerald green lacquer Chinoiserie secretary two part desk features a pagoda top and hand painted gold figural scenes on an Asian landscape. Top section has two doors that...
Leather, Wood, Paint
Sold
H 80 in W 33 in D 18 in
Antique Walnut Serpentine Secretary Desk Chippendale Style Bookcase Oxbow
Located in Dayton, OH
A gorgeous serpentine front one piece secretary desk. Made from American walnut. Interior opens to four drawers, pigeon holes and hidden compartments. Upper bookcase portion shows an...
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 76 in W 17 in D 31.5 in
Antique Maddox Walnut Serpentine Secretary Desk Chippendale Bookcase Oxbow
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
A gorgeous serpentine front one piece secretary desk by Maddox Tables of Jamestown NY. Made from American walnut. Interior opens to four drawers and multiple divided and hidden compa...
Glass, Walnut
Swedish Art Moderne Elm Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in golden elm with inset parquetry and crotch mahogany panels. Top rolls up to reveal cubbyholes and drawers of golden flame birch and a retractable de...
Elm
Swedish Neoclassical Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk of Flame Birch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Grace style drop-leaf secretary in two beautiful shades of flame birch. Leaf folds down to reveal cubbyhole, six drawers, and a drop-leaf desktop - just the right size for a ...
Birch
Sold
H 91.25 in W 67.5 in D 18.25 in
Baker Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet With Secretary Desk, 1940s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Georgian style breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop-front secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Book-matched flame mahogany with satinwood i...
Brass
Sold
H 82.25 in W 58.25 in L 82.25 in
Baker Furniture Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet with Secretary Desk, 1940s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mahogany breakfront display cabinet or bookcase with pull-out leather top secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1940s Mahogany + leather + glass + brass ...
Brass
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Wave Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Refinished rattan and mahogany "wave" desk with a single drawer for storage. Also available are a matching sofa, end tables, and coffee table. All rattan, bamboo and wicker have be...
Rattan, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nicely designed, compact drop front secretary with three drawers below and storage or cubby holes as well as a writing surface on top. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with de...
Teak
Swedish Art Moderne Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous drop-front writing desk in rich combinations of wood with inset parquetry and crotch mahogany panels. Top drops down to reveal cubbyholes and drawers of golden flame birch a...
Mahogany
Swedish Art Moderne Oak Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in oak recently restored and refinished to a warm rich dark walnut color. Top rolls up to reveal cubbyholes and drawers and a retractable desktop - jus...
Brass
Sold
H 84.5 in W 35.5 in D 19 in
Rare Bright Green Italian Venetian Painted Rococo Secretary Desk Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb green and yellow splash of elegance and color disguised as a secretary desk. The desk is in two pieces and dates to the 1940s era and is in good vintage condition wi...
Walnut
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 surface with embossed edges. The finish is entirely original including signs of use ...
Walnut
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves, cubbyholes and three drawers of golden masurbjork (birch burl) and a drop-leaf desktop, jus...
Elm
Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent flame mahogany two part breakfront or bookcase. Top part has four glazed doors that open to three shelves with grooves to display china. Bottom part has drop down butler'...
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Burled Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk by Lebus
By Harris Lebus
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique burled walnut drop-front secretary desk by Lebus Furniture, circa 1940s. The desk features stunning wood grain and Queen Anne style legs. It offers good storage, w...
Walnut
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H 42 in W 17 in D 40 in
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Burl Wood Art Deco Cabinet Secretary Desk
By Herman Miller
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Art Deco cabinet secretary Modernist Art Deco Cabinet Secretary designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller circa 1930's-1940's.
Burl
French 1940's secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
French lacquered secretary in the style of Jansen.Age appropriate wear to brass as seen in photos.
Brass
Italian Marquetry Desk Secretary
Located in Summerland, CA
Exquisite marquetry work on this very charming Italian secretary desk. There are three drawers above, and one drawer below the covered leather desk top. When the main drawer pulls...
Signed Hekman Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Secretary signed Hekman in the drawer.
Modern and elegant style can adapt with ease to a more traditional space.Great for laptops, flat screens,etc.
Featuri...
1940's Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
1940's mahogany drop leaf secretary desk with elm interior.
Jules Leleu Macassar Ebony Secretary
Located in Southampton, NY
Clean line example. Macassar ebony veneer. Sycamore interior. Brushed steel details.
Steel
Grand Scale French Secretary with Flip down Top
Located in Cathedral City, CA
With a blonde wood finish, this oversized desk is extra wide and has a larger than normal work surface. Plus, each of the six drawers or compartments on the upper section are twice ...
Secretary/Desk in Birch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drop-front Writing Desk in Birch with three open shelves and seven interior compartments, raised on an ogee-curved plinth. The drop-front with curvilinear inlay and inset writing su...
Vintage Asian Inspired Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful craftsmanship. Stunning orange patina with Asian inspired markings. 26 1/4" width when desk is open.
Wood
Rare Modernage Breakfront Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Southfield, MI
Late 40's Modernage breakfront secretary, or bookcase, generally believed to be a design by Ben Mildwulff, this rare piece retains it's original brass hardware, woven rattan door fro...
Brass Secretary's Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite candle lamp for a desk or accent table. Newly rewired with brown silk cord.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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.
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