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Antique Ladies Secretary

Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris Solid oak wood veneered with fine
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19th Century Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze

20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk A ladies
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Early 20th Century European Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mirror, Mahogany, Pine

Antique French Louis XVI Kingwood & Satinwood Marquetry Ladies Secretary 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI ladies secretary offers kingwood construction with satinwood marquetry
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Kingwood, Satinwood

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Rosewood

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Ladies Secretary

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Walnut

Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
small ladies' secretary. The development of the "Bureau à la Bourgogne" furniture type can be traced
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze

Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
English golfer and the first honorary secretary of the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) which was founded in 1893
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Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Ladies Secretary

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Paper

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormolu sabots. The
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
with flowers, birds and butterflies. Opening onto two drawers and a paper filer, the upright-secretary
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Ladies Secretary

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Wood

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Walnut

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze, Ormolu

George H Hay, Spinning Wool, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
young ladies, wearing outfits synonymous with the 1820s, spinning wool within a simple interior. George
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1890s Romantic Antique Ladies Secretary

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Paper, Watercolor

Victorian Arrow Brooch Rose-Cut Diamonds Pearls Gold Silver Unisex, 1895
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
and men. This a perfect example and a representative item of the Victorian era, when both Ladies and
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ladies Secretary

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Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver

Aesthetic Phase Pre-Raphaelite Movement Late 19th Century. Sanguine Red Chalk
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
, West Hill, Sydenham, a school for young ladies run by her mother’s sisters, Sarah, Martha and Ann, and
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Ladies Secretary

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Paper, Chalk

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Elihu Root (Secretary of State from 1905 to 1909, Root’s portrait is part of the Department of the Army
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1880s Spanish Rococo Antique Ladies Secretary

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Canvas, Giltwood

Thoughts of Pascal
By Harrison M. Fisher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
as a magazine illustrator. Harrison Fisher never married, but his "secretary," Kate Clemens, was
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Early 1900s Antique Ladies Secretary

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Gouache, Illustration Board

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze, Ormolu

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18th Century, French Laquered Giltwood Louis XVI Sofa by Pierre Nicolas Pillot
Located in IT
18th Century, French Laquered and Giltwood Louis XVI Sofa by Pierre Nicolas Pillot Stamped "PILLOT". Manufacture of PILLOT Pierre Nicolas (1748 - 1822) This important Louis XVI sof...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Wood, Giltwood

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Crystal

Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Adam decorated ladies desk offers satinwood construction with roll top opening to interior with storage compartments and pull-out writing surface, over three drawers, rais...
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Ladies Secretary

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Satinwood

Antique Verni Martin Decorated Mahogany & Ormolu Curved Glass Vitrine, 19th C
By Vernis Martin
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French display vitrine offers mahogany construction with single curved glass door opening to shelved interior over base having Vernis Martin painted courting and landscape...
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Ormolu

19th Century French Mahogany Writing Desk with Folding Front Part
Located in Sofia, BG
French mahogany writing desk with folding front part and hidden drawers in the upper part. There are also three big drawers in the lower part. Very good condition and original key. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany

19th Century Louis XV Style Vernis Martin Bombe Vitrine with Serpentine Glass
By Vernis Martin
Located in Madrid, ES
A classic Louis XV style vernis Martin display vitrine with serpentine glass door. Luxurious rococo revival elements are in full force here, curving wood veneer and glass surfaces of...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood, Ormolu & Mirrored Display Vitrine Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV display vitrine offers giltwood construction with upper pierced gallery over case with single drawer opening to mirrored and shelved interior with velvet l...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Glass, Wood

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enha...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze

Rare 20th Century Mahogany Dressing Table with Electrical Lights
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A remarkable ladies dressing table made by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. of London for his Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammed Khan Abbasi the V of Bahawalpur. Constructed in maho...
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20th Century English Art Deco Antique Ladies Secretary

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Silver, Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Duchesse Brisee
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood duchesse Brisee. Stunning 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood Duchesse Brisee. Our unusually shaped French Napoleon III duchess...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Giltwood

Unique Important George Hoentschel French Rock Crystal & Gilt Bronze Chandelier
By Georges Hoentschel
Located in London, GB
Of cartouche outline, with rock crystal baluster shaft with acanthus scroll branches of light and spires, hung with large rock crystal plaques, facetted drops and rosettes, terminate...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ladies Secretary

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Marquis Bergere Chair in White Linen
Located in Essex, MA
French 20th century Louis XVI style marquise armchair. A French Louis XVI-style marquise wide seat chair from the early 20th century. This Louis XVI style chair, with its original...
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20th Century American Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Wood

18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse 18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cabriole le...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze

19th Century Burr Walnut Inlaid Music Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut inlaid music cabinet, the wonderfully figured and shaped top having a floral inlay at the centre, decorated with a engraved turned rail, having a single glaz...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Ladies Secretary

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Walnut

Pair of Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Nightstands/Consoles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique Italian Baroque giltwood nightstands/consoles is easily mounted on the wall to make the perfect bedside companions, and you're good to go in inimitable Italian flair!...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Ladies Secretary

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Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Carved Walnut, Kingwood & Marble Zinc Lined Chest 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style chest offers shaped marble top over kingwood chest having bookmatched sides, single drawer over zinc lined cabinet over three drawers, raised on fol...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Marble, Zinc

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Pair of Ladies Secretaries in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style ladies secretaries, Napoleon III period, Late 19th century period, Napoleon
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Marble, Bronze

20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type We present you a ladies
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Early 20th Century European Antique Ladies Secretary

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Brass

Petite Painted Antique French Louis XVI Ladies Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Oo-la-la! Is the perfect expression, as your eyes dance over this outstanding petite French ladies
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Wood, Maple, Porcelain

Antique Lady’s Carved Oak Drop-Front & Serpentine Desk, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ladies secretary offers quarter sawn oak construction with shaped mirror backsplash
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mirror, Oak

Napoleon III Boule Marquetry Style Ladies Cabinet Secretary, France, 1880
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Ladies cabinet secretary ogee decorated, ebony veneer and Boule style marquetry with beautiful
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Ladies Secretary

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze

Super Rare 19th Century Transforming Ladies Desk, Empire Secretary, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
high table frame. By opening the two halves of the tabletop, a secretary part automatically rises
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany

Antique Walnut Secretary of Small Proportions
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Late Victorian walnut ladies bureau in lovely condition having been fully restored
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Early 1900s English Queen Anne Antique Ladies Secretary

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Walnut

Antique French Ladies Writing Desk Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique French ladies kingwood secretary desk with parquetry pattern all around. Front drops down
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Bronze

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and exceptional “Ladies Writing Desk“, this form and use of three inlaid columns in the
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Ladies Secretary

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Brass

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an 19th century ladies secretary. Made of rosewood and veneered inside with mahogany
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
H 34.26 in W 28.35 in D 17.72 in
French Louis XVI Marquetry Ladies Secretary Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI style small secretary desk that features marquetry and inlay detail. The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

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Brass

Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut & Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
aging of the top quality timber, this practical ladies desk has a wonderful patina. A piece like this
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Ladies Secretary

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bombe Ladies Desk Table with Faux Book Door
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood commode-secretary was crafted in Paris, France circa 1780; the
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Secretary

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Leather, Walnut

Victorian 2.5 Ct Cabochon Ruby Diamonds Medal Transformer Pendant Brooch, 1900
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
the 20th century when ladies were not receiving the insignia from the state. Once it was common to
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Ladies Secretary

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Diamond, Ruby

Mirror Chimney-Glass Velvet Crewelwork Ebonised Naive Vernacular Folk 18 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
-glasses were relatively small and probably served as dressing glasses often worked on by the ladies in the
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1740s British Baroque Antique Ladies Secretary

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Velvet

Original Antique Portrait of Kay Francis American Film Star - Beautiful Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. She played wisecracking secretaries, saucy French
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ladies Secretary

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Oil, Canvas

18th C American Queen Anne Cherry And Mahogany Ladies Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
Very nice museum Quality 18th century American Queen Anne cherry and mahogany ladies secretary with
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Ladies Secretary

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Wood

Baroque Ladies Secretary, France, 1750s, Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque ladies secretary, France, 1750s. Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Fromageau. Made of walnut and
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1750s French Baroque Antique Ladies Secretary

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Walnut

Petite Painted Satinwood Ladies Secretary Signed Gillows
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Very classy little secretary with a removable top section. Hand painted scrolls, flowers and a
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19th Century English Antique Ladies Secretary

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Rosewood

Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Two Part Ladies Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Tambour Desk In Two Sections.The Upper Section Having A
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19th Century American Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany, Satinwood

New York Classical Secretary Attributed To Duncan Phyfe
Located in Norwalk, CT
Superb quality New York city ladies secretary showing the American interpretation of the
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19th Century American Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany, Poplar

French Antique Lady's Secretaire from a Paris Estate
Located in Houston, TX
Young ladies' secretary with original glass and leather and marble on top. We liked it because it
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Secretary

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany two part ladies secretary desk, with tambour top section
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19th Century American Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
H 44 in W 40.5 in D 21 in
Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY TAMBOUR CYLINDAR SECRETARY BOOKCASE Attributed to John Aitken
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1790s American Federal Antique Ladies Secretary

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Rosewood, Mahogany

Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard with Busts of Female Figures Wearing Turbans
By Edward Priestley
Located in New York, NY
fashionable ladies), or some more archeological work of art. There were certainly many precedents and
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1820s American American Classical Antique Ladies Secretary

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Mahogany

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Antique Ladies Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique ladies secretary you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every antique ladies secretary was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique ladies secretary — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique ladies secretary bearing louis xv, Louis XVI or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique ladies secretary over the years, but those crafted by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Ladies Secretary?

The average selling price for an antique ladies secretary at 1stDibs is $7,422, while they’re typically $1,480 on the low end and $345,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Ladies Secretary
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To 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 ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An 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.