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Antiques With Secret Drawers

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
escutcheons to the S-shaped drawer fronts, flanked by hidden upstanding conforming drawers, that lock when the
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Mahogany Military Secrétaire Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
quality secrétaire drawer with various compartments and secret drawers, the centre of the drawer there is
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1880s British Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
original lock and key, are 4 small drawers and another 4 small hidden drawers under a secret compartment
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18th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Oak

British Campaign Rosewood Secretary Dresser, Early 1900's
Located in Nantucket, MA
A handsome and elegant British Campaign rosewood secretary and chest of drawers. Divided into two
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Early 20th Century Campaign Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Rosewood

Early 20C Exceptional Chippendale Irish Georgian Style Sideboard by S Hille
By Salomon Hille
Located in Dallas, TX
feet’. They sit either side of a central section with counter/server top and 3 drawers, central floral
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany

18th C. French Louis XVI Secretaire with Marquetry
Located in BALCATTA, WA
fleur adornments with iconography typical of the Louis XVI style. Internally, a secret compartment is
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18th Century Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Wood

American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary and writing area. The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

French 19th Century Charles X Period Rosewood And Maple Bookcase/Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
rosettes and original lock surrounded by Greek key Maple inlays. Above the square doors are three secret
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Maple, Rosewood

Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
three 'ripple' fronted drawers, with one wider drawer to the middle. In the floor of the desk is a slide
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1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

A Rare And Extraordinary English Oak Spice Chest C. 1700
Located in Bridgeport, CT
.1700) Fitted Five Secret Drawers” “When first made this cabinet was almost certainly used by ANNIE
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18th Century English Gothic Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Iron

William and Mary Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase or Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
candle slides, contains shelves and fitted drawers. Gilded finials are later. The centre section with a
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut

Neo-Renaissance Cabinet by P. Sormani and attr. to E. Lièvre, France, Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani, Edouard Lievre
Located in PARIS, FR
gilded bronze revealing two doors with secret opening. Two drawers with lion’s head shaped handles and a
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1870s French Renaissance Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Queen Anne Early 18th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Escritoire Desk Chest
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
charm. Key to fall front only. Concealed cornice drawer and secret compartment. Would look great in
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Early 18th Century Queen Anne Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut

Regency Period Brass Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Box, England, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
compartments, one housing three concealed spring activated ’secret’’ drawers. The interior also featuring a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
. The 2 pillars on either side of the central tabernacle are secret drawers and pull out. The curved
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Mid-19th Century Irish George III Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
H 87 in W 84.75 in D 20.75 in
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
surface. Underneath the leather top, there are two secret drawers, which are accessible only after lifting
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Early 19th Century French Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Metal, Brass

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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Silk

Connant Ball Revival 5 Drawer Low Chest Nice Legs
Located in Fraser, MI
Connant Ball 5 drawer chest. American Revival circa 1935. These legs are really lovely. The chest appears to have had a faux bird's-eye finish. The finish on the top is not perfect. ...
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1930s Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Maple

Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Wrought Iron

Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Chess
Located in New York, NY
Sale one week only. Custom walnut backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. Can be made in your preferred size and color. New production. Made to order in wal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut

Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
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20th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Marble

Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
H 6.3 in W 36.23 in D 18.12 in
Large Antique French Pine Apothecary Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This pine apothecary cabinet with metal hardware was made in the early 20th century in France and was used in a hardware store. It is very well made and it remains in a good restored...
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1920s French Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Pine

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood, mahogany stained. Baluster-shaped table legs with roller feet. Profiled 2-drawer frame box, slightly protruding tabletop. Green writing surface decorated with extraordina...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany, Leather

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
H 28.35 in W 48.04 in D 30.71 in
Arts & Crafts Liberty Pewter Clock by David Veasey, 1903
By David Veasey
Located in Pymble, NSW
A David Veasey designed clock of "The Tree of Life" made by Liberty & Co London in their "Tudric" range, pewter, circa 1903. A very large clock with a beautiful green/blue enamel di...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Enamel, Pewter

Pair of Rey Bedside Tables, in Summer Aged Oak, by August Abode
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Introducing our artisan-made Rey Bedside Tables. A pair of side tables combining a classical twisted rope detail with clean-lined simplicity. Our Rey Collection conjures memories o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Oak, Wood, Walnut

19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely early to mid 19th century English Mahogany two part campaign desk and chest of drawers. Upper section with pull-out drop front with green leather writing surface, back portio...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

French Oak Apothecary Cabinet / Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary / filing cabinet was produced during the 1920/30s in France. It features 16 drawers from oak with brass pulls. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D x W x H 3...
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1930s French Art Deco Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Oak

Arts & Crafts Vaseline/Uranium Glass Lantern the Shade With Pearl Like Details.
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Vaseline/Uranium glass lantern the shade, pearl-like qualities and hand formed heart details to the under sides.  
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Uranium Glass

AWN Pugin Gothic Revival Oak, Leaded & Painted Glass Three-Fold Fire Screen
Located in London, GB
A super quality Gothic Revival oak, leaded and painted high fired glass three-fold fire screen, in the style of AWN Pugin, with roundel and mistletoe decoration, lattice bobbin galle...
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1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Stained Glass, Oak

Anglo Chinese Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century Anglo Chinese chest with eight drawers handcrafted in teak in two piece construction, having a pullout desk with leather writing surface, storage com...
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19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk having tooled green leather. Repute...
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
H 38 in W 36 in D 19.5 in
1980's Campaign Style Bachelor Chest of Six Drawers
By Henkel Harris, Heritage Furniture, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Campaign style dresser with cock beading to six dovetailed drawers boasting fiery Mahogany grains. A well designed mid size chest of drawers with generous storage. Matching pieces ca...
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20th Century American Campaign Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

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Antique Writing Box with secret compartment by Hausburg, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
. Hausburg Manufacturer Liverpool This upper half also houses some hidden drawers! They can be accessed by
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

Game table
Located in Houston, TX
secret drawers
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Early 20th Century European Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Bronze

Antique Game table
Game table
H 31 in Dm 37 in
Philadelphia Federal Walnut Slant Lid Desk
Located in New York, NY
beaded long drawers with contemporary stamped American eagle brasses with bale handles, raised on a
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

VALUABLE CHESTS OF DRAWERS
Located in Rome, IT
Very peculiar chests of drawers, with two drawers. With handles in brass and opaline glass that
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

VALUABLE CHESTS OF DRAWERS
VALUABLE CHESTS OF DRAWERS
H 36.25 in W 50.83 in D 23.25 in
Antique Fine Quality 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers Mawer & Steph
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality 19th century inlaid mahogany chest of drawers by quality makers 'Mawer
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19th Century Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Wood

Japanese 17th c. Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1700's Japanese Nihon Mitsu tansu with secret drawers. Beautiful iron work, butterfly details.
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Iron

Japanese 17th c. Tansu
Japanese 17th c. Tansu
H 50.5 in W 43 in D 18.25 in
18th Century Rare Dutch Maternity or Child''s Cabinet
Located in Chonburi, TH
a treasure trove of storage compartments and secret drawers, each ingeniously designed for the needs
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18th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Ebony, Oak

The Austrian Biedermeier Secreter
Located in Rome, IT
the drawer in the desk top, and a central castle with more secrets, the door panel is also convex
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut

The Austrian Biedermeier Secreter
The Austrian Biedermeier Secreter
H 63.39 in W 36.23 in D 20.87 in
French Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
and brass mounts. Lid on top lifts to reveal secret storage. The front drops to reveal a leather
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Early 20th Century French Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Walnut, Mahogany, Fruitwood

French Drop Front Writing Desk
French Drop Front Writing Desk
H 48.5 in W 38 in D 14.5 in
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
stands and eight small drawers flanking a locking door, there is a secret compartment under the writing
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Early 20th Century English Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Wood

English 18th Century George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
and shelves and secret compartments. 4 drawers all with brass hardware rest under the desk surface
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

A Very Fine Tuscan Walnut Secretaire
Located in Firenze, IT
useful doors and the top has many secret drawers embellished with mercury gilded bronze details. The
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19th Century Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Ormolu

A Very Fine Tuscan Walnut Secretaire
A Very Fine Tuscan Walnut Secretaire
H 82.7 in W 44.5 in D 18.9 in
Large Antique Mendel Drucker Trunk, circa 1920
By Mendel Drucker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mendel Drucker. The trunk opens up with sliding hangers and drawers with secret compartments. The trunk
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Metal

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840
Located in London, GB
each opening to reveal a pair of inlaid drawers, each flanked by a pair of alabaster columns, and each
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19th Century French Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany

A Pair of Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Wood Cabinets by Gillow
Located in Sheffield, MA
is because the firm kept its pattern books, the Estimate Sketch Books, a closely guarded secret, for
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19th Century English Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

19th Century Regency Mahogany Bureau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
drawers,pigeon holes and secret compartments. It has a very golden and warm mahogany color and a
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19th Century English Regency Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Regency Mahogany Bureau
19th Century Regency Mahogany Bureau
H 42.52 in W 21.66 in D 42.52 in
19th Century American Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
drawers on the top. There are four drawers on the side bottom with a secret lock release mechanism for
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Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Oak

Biedermeier Secretaire, Probably Franconian, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
A cherry veneered secretaire standing on low ebonized S-legs, with a two-drawer chest of drawers
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Cherry

Large 18th Century Armoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
legs. Two drawers inside, secret compartment beneath. Has tons of character!
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

Large 18th Century Armoire
Large 18th Century Armoire
H 79.25 in W 60 in D 23.5 in
1920's Art Deco Birds Eye Maple Wardrobe
Located in London, GB
has drawers, shelves and even a secret lockable compartment in the upper section. This is
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1920s British Art Deco Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

1920's Art Deco Birds Eye Maple Wardrobe
1920's Art Deco Birds Eye Maple Wardrobe
H 67.72 in W 42.52 in D 20.87 in
Lacquered 1870's Scottish Chest of Drawers hand painted by Kensa Designs
Located in Oxted, Surrey
colored crushed velvet. There are four main drawers with a further 2 secret drawers. The cabinet has been
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Late 19th Century English Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Acrylic, Lacquer, Wood

Boer War Period Pine Officer’s Box & Artefacts, S.Shirley Royal Engineers c.1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, bearing many officers’ tools and trinkets of war and having two secret sliding drawers, surviving in
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Pine

Exquisite Empire Style Demi Lune Coromandel Desk
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
secret compartments, above three long drawers. Adjustable writing slope. The whole veneered onto mahogany
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Early 20th Century Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Mahogany

Flemish 17th c. Document/Jewel Box
Located in Summerland, CA
A mahogany-veneered strong box fitted with highly decorative bronze hardware, concealing 3 secret
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Bronze

Flemish 17th c. Document/Jewel Box
Flemish 17th c. Document/Jewel Box
H 13 in W 22 in D 13 in
Danish Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
, inside small drawers with bones pulls and a recessed ornamental 'templed' secret drawer. An upper level
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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

Danish Biedermeier Secretary
Danish Biedermeier Secretary
H 88 in W 50 in D 24 in
Oak Jewelers Desk
Located in Spokane, WA
, finished with a steel top and industrial accents. Boasting 10 drawers, 2 doors, and a center, pullout
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Early 20th Century Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

Oak Jewelers Desk
Oak Jewelers Desk
H 38 in W 43 in D 25.75 in
18th C. Dutch Empire Cabinet
Located in Chamblee, GA
ebony swags on door fronts. Five small drawers on interior and original brass handle pulls on four
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

18th C. Dutch Empire Cabinet
18th C. Dutch Empire Cabinet
H 95 in W 67 in D 23 in
18th Century D. Jose I "Papeleira" - Writing Bureau in Walnut
Located in New York, NY
. This fine Walnut piece contains 15 small drawers with several secret compartments within the writing
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Carved Walnut Bureau de Pente, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
securely supported by two small drawers. This country piece, priced at a particularly good value, is from
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Brass

Coromandel Dressing Case by Thornhill
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, stringing, escutcheons and flush fitting carry handles, has a secret hidden jewellery tray. The interior
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

19th Century Calamander Silver and Gold Jewellery Dressing Case by Thornhill
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
reaching just into the top of the drawers compartment and operating a latch near the front edge. Secret
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

18th Century French Transitional Cylinder Desk / Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
space contains drawers and secret compartments for storage; kneehole withcenter drawer which is flanked
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
with removable padded covers. Secret push button for the drawer. The flush fitting drawer at
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19th Century British Antique Antiques With Secret Drawers

Antique Jewelry Box
Antique Jewelry Box
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
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Antiques With Secret Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antiques with secret drawers available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, all antiques with secret drawers available were constructed with great care. We have 430 antique and vintage antiques with secret drawers in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Antiques with secret drawers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Georgian, Victorian and Regency antiques with secret drawers are consistently popular styles. Many antiques with secret drawers are appealing in their simplicity, but David Edwards, Louis Vuitton and Mappin & Webb produced popular antiques with secret drawers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antiques With Secret Drawers?

Antiques with secret drawers can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,962, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $15,675,000.

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