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Antique Campaign Secretary Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique British Colonial Chinese campaign chest crafted in teak wood in two piece
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Semi Antique Figured Wood Secretary Chest On Chest for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
the right side, lower chest with stable age cracks to the secretary drop and wear inside, loss to the
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique British Colonial Campaign Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century British Colonial Campaign chest handcrafted in mahogany featuring a pullout
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Brass
Antique Secretary 19th century
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The secretary from 1840, made of veneered birch wood, is an exceptional piece that fuses
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Mid-Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, multi-function antique chest was created in Italy, circa 1960. Siting on bracket feet
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIII Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th C. Secretary Chest Neoclassic Brass Hardware, Black Finish w/Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood secretary chest from the 19th century. This antique slat front chest from
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 42.75 in W 40.75 in D 20 in
Antique 19th Century Secretary Simulated Chiffonier, Napoleon III Period
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique 19th century secretary simulated chiffonier, Napoleon III period
A magnificent secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Dutch Baroque style secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved ball and claw feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest Secretary
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century campaign chest secretary handcrafted in mahogany in a two-piece construction
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Neoclassic Period French Commode W/Hidden Butler's Secretary & Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with hidden secretary and original hardware, from the turn of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
H 35.75 in W 49.25 in D 23.75 in
Italian, Piemontese, Carved Ebonized Walnut Secretary Commode, 17th/18th Cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
, all drawers and sides with raised carvings in the Piemontese style, retaining antique brass hardware.
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 40.5 in W 55 in D 22.5 in
Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a highly sought after antique campaign chest / secretary
The piece has been crafted
Category
Vintage 1910s Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers from Early 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis XVI Chest of drawers from early 19th century
Antique chest of drawers from early XIX
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Wood
19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
illustration of a secretary corresponding in style to the chest of drawers offered here.
Condition: Absolutely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Birdseye Maple
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau. Item features a fall
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 42 in W 48.5 in D 20.5 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
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Ebony
H 44.75 in W 43.75 in D 20.5 in
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 39 in W 18 in D 37 in
Antique French Louis XVI Secretary Desk Chest Mahogany, Carrara Marble & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI mahogany secretary chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 56.7 in W 32.29 in D 14.57 in
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Abattant Chest of Drawers and Desk
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56.5 in W 39.25 in D 17 in
Antique Trumeau Burl Wood Style Secretary Writing Desk Chest with Drawers
Located in Greer, SC
Attractive Italian Rococo style burl wood veneer secretary cabinet, circa early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique French Desk Secretary Chest Server Drawers Barley Twist Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Handsome 19th century Antique French oak Renaissance revival library office desk with secretary top
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56 in W 55 in D 24.75 in
Antique Country French Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Oak Secretary is a superb example of this most efficient form of cabinetry
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire represents the understated elegance of the genre
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Yew And Brass Military Secretary Campaign Chest Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing military secretary campaign chest with three large
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 32.68 in W 20.08 in D 14.97 in
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Antique ship's or captain's secretary, so-called Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
England
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 53.15 in W 36.23 in D 20.48 in
Miniature English Antique Mahogany Secretary Bookcase ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
manner identical to the full sized secretary desks and bookcases.
The bottom chest of drawers features
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th-19th century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
H 80.5 in W 36 in D 18.5 in
20th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique "Secretaire a Battant" in an office or a bedroom. Crafted in Paris
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 55 in W 25 in D 15.5 in
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or bedroom with this elegant antique "Secretaire a Abattant". Crafted in Paris
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 58.5 in W 38 in D 16.5 in
Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 40.5 in W 30.5 in D 18 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian drop front secretary or library writing desk. Made of cherry featuring Eastlake
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
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
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 79.25 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotec Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th century Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliotic Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antiques LA. An important
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Metallic Thread
H 108 in W 50 in D 24 in
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Satinwood, Mahogany
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Queen Anne walnut secretaire chest / escritoire, circa 1710 in date.
The upper section
Category
Antique 1710s Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 69.3 in W 40.16 in D 23.23 in
Late 19th Century Wooden Secretary with Brass Fittings and Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Chest in natural wood made in late 19th century and lately transformed into a secretary with red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 39.77 in W 37.8 in D 16.54 in
18th C. Venetian Tall Secretary Cabinet with Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian tall secretary cabinet from the 18th century. This antique 7.75 feet tall
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Secretary with Hidden Mechanisms, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary after designs by Friedrich Gottlob Hoffmann
Central German (Leipzig)
Mahogany
Category
Antique 1790s German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
H 56.7 in W 35.04 in D 20.08 in
19th C. Spanish Leather-Wrapped Secretary Cabinet on a Custom Iron Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Spanish secretary desk, on custom iron base. This antique case piece from Spain has
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 44.75 in W 31.5 in D 16.5 in
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
" Deep
The chest is in great shape overall, original antique condition, outstanding patina over the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. European Butler's Chest w/its Original Fabulously Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European wooden secretary chest, with original hand-painted finish, from the 19th century. This
Category
Antique 19th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 38.75 in W 46.25 in D 21.5 in
Pair of Custom Antique Continental Mahogany Side Cabinets
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of European mahogany secretary cabinets, fashioned from a double pedestal desk, born in
Category
Early 20th Century European Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
front and sides. The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary/chest has very finely cast
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
Blue painted Biedermeier Secretaire, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier secretary with three-drawer chest of drawers and two-door glazed top and sloping
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Softwood
18th Century Swiss Made Secretaire
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary or chest of drawers
Switzerland
Yew, oak
second half of 18th century
Dimensions
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swiss Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Yew
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Very rare antique desk or secretary, so-called bureau à transformation "à la Bourgogne" in Louis XV
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Late 18th Century Secretaire with Architectural Marquetry, Italy, circa 1770
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary
Italy
various precious woods
second half 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86.23 in W 35.04 in D 19.69 in
Directory of Queen Anne, Early Georgian and Chippendale Furniture, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Index: Bookcases, Furniture, Tables, Armchairs, Antiques, Badminton House, Cabinets, Secretaries
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 0.75 in
French 19th Century Restauration Psyche Coiffeuse Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
England, particularly chests of drawers. Mahogany, con-sidered too heavy, was replaced by blond woods
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
" Deep
Stunning light almost blonde antique mahogany coloring and mellow warm tone, superb wood grain
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rococo Revival Secretary Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
A very high-class woodcarving, effective neo-rococo Venetian secretary, made in a very interesting
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
A wonderful vibrantly inlaid secretary desk
Located in Sharon, MA
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This attractive antique Sheraton secretary desk was produced in the Federal manner with abundant
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple
Early 1800s Swedish Pine Secretary with Original Brass Hardware
Located in Memphis, TN
Early 1800s Swedish pine secretary with original brass hardware. Substantial and gorgeous, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Federal Hepplewhite Inlaid Secretary/Desk and Bookcase/ New Hampshire
Located in Providence, RI
This is an exuberant, high style secretary that employs the use of contrasting wood typical of
Category
Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Newport secretaries and chest-on-chests. The ogee bracket feet with blocked returns and scrolled volutes
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest/Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Louis XVI style French antique chest/secretary made of mahogany and finished with an ebony French
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Birch Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Biedermeier birch secretary desk with three lowers drawers and a top drawer that folds down
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Birch
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Antique Secretary Chests For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique secretary chests available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all antique secretary chests available were constructed with great care. Antique secretary chests have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique secretary chests bearing louis xv or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique secretary chests are appealing in their simplicity, but John Needles and Rockford National Furniture Company produced popular antique secretary chests that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Secretary Chests?
Antique secretary chests can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,933, while the lowest priced sells for $85 and the highest can go for as much as $485,000.
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.
Questions About Antique Secretary Chests
- 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 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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