Biedermeier Abattant
Antique Biedermeier Olive Wood & Burl Drop Front Abattant, Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Biedermeier abattant secretary offers olive wood and burl construction with upper frieze
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Biedermeier Secretaire Chest Secretaire Abattant 19th C
Located in London, GB
A truly magnificent antique flame mahogany architectural biedermeier secretaire abattant, circa
Category
Antique 1840s Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Austro-Hungarian Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wearing a layer of Austrian walnut root veneer, this secrétaire has a unique grain that one does not often see; it swirls and undulates across the surface drawing the eye along in a ...
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Biedermeier secretaire, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid
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Antique 1820s Baltic Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Pewter
19th Century French Drop-Front Marquetry Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one low door with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 51.97 in W 24.41 in D 10.04 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
# 312SBP08Q
A truly remarkable Biedermeier style secretaire a'abattant desk from the custom furniture maker
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century German Biedermeier mahogany cabinet. Classic lines with good small proportions. French
Category
Antique 19th Century German Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Burlwood Drop-Front Secretary, One of Four Produced; Båstad, Sweden, c. 1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
Dating from around 1880, this exceptional "secrétaire à abattant" is one of four identical chests
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 50.25 in W 44 in D 17 in
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with
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Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Marble
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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Biedermeier Antique Birch Round Circular Center Table circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER CIRCULAR BIRCHWOOD AND PARCEL-EBONIZED CENTER TABLE
Northern Europe circa 1830
Item # 306DPQ14A
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Birch, Ebony
Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk, circa 1860, after Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
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H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Biedermeier Secretary, Austria, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
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20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Secretaire after Johann Härle
By Johann Härle
Located in Berlin, DE
Aristocratic secretaire of Vienna Biedermeier after Johann Härle, 1813.
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Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 63 inches in height, this small scale mid-nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding. Its corners featu...
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H 63 in W 35.5 in D 13.5 in
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire style mahogany bureau plat or writing desk with a dark green leather writing surface above a central long drawer, flanked to each side by a short drawer. The square ta...
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Located in New York, NY
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Original Hardware and Escutcheons, Ebonized Black
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19th Century, Early Biedermeier Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Wels, AT
Early Austrian Biedermeier Secretaire a abattant bearl Wood veneered, with carved, polychrome
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19th Century Biedermeier Secretaire Abattant
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Biedermeier Yew Wood Secretaire Abattant
Located in Midlothian, VA
Fine Biedermeier Yew Wood Secretaire with Ebonized String Inlay, Ebonized Half Column Front and
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
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Biedermeier Secretary from Northern Germany, circa 1825
Located in Dallas, TX
This magnificent Secrétaire à Abattant / Secretaire / Secretary is a fine example of period
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Wood, Birch, Walnut, Burl
French Louis XVI Secretaire Signed by "Jean-Baptiste Vassou"
By Jean-Baptiste Vassou
Located in Long Island City, NY
Magnificently detailed important French Louis XVI secretaire a abattant. Signed by Jean - Baptiste
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Birch wardrobe
Located in Wells, ME
a fall front desk or Secretaire Abattant desk.
This birch wardrobe has the panels and
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Antique 19th Century German Wardrobes and Armoires
19th Century Biedermeier Abattant Secretary
Located in Denton, TX
Biedermeier abattant secretary in figured birch.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
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Wood
Antique English Burl Wood Biedermeier Abattant, Drop Front Secretary Desk 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Biedermeier Abattant secretary features burl wood construction with frieze
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Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Secretaires
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Exceptional 19th Century Biedermeier Abattant
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Maple and ebony secretary Abattant. Exceptional original patina with stately interior
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Antique Classical Biedermeier Burled Walnut Empire Abattant, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire Biedermeier abattant (drop front secretary) features bookmatched burled
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Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Desks
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Bronze
Antique Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretaire, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique flame mahogany Biedermeier Abattant Secretary features drop front writing surface with
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Antique 19th Century North American Biedermeier Secretaires
Biedermeier Secretaire Abattant
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Biedermeier feathered birch secretaire abattant with bone escutcheons and finely inlaid interior
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Antique 1840s European Biedermeier Secretaires
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19th c. Biedermeier Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Oakland, CA
The tall figured walnut cabinet with chamfered corners and classical architectural details, features a frieze drawer above a fall-front writing surface which opens to reveal an arran...
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Located in New York, NY
This formal secretary is comprised of an upper section with multiple interior drawers and original ebonized pulls with mother of pearl inlay. The locking central door features an in...
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Finely Inlaid Biedermeier Birch Secretaire à Abattant
Located in New York, NY
With beautifully figured bookmatched veneers; the shaped cornice over a frieze drawer and fall front inclosing an arrangement of drawers around a prospect door, all with walnut bandi...
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Burled Walnut & Bone Biedermeier Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier fourteen drawer secretary constructed of solid woods and beautiful burled walnut
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Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
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Biedermeier Burled Walnut & Bone Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptionally crafted and still in wonderful condition, this Biedermeier secretary is constructed
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Antique 19th Century European Secretaires
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Walnut, Pine
Biedermier Secretaire Abattant
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Biedermeier inlaid secretaire abattant with a stepped architectural interior, 19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
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Wood
Secretaire a' Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century mahogany Biedermeier Secretaire a' Abattant
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Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1790, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Biedermeier Secretaires
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Oak
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Essex, MA
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By Johnson Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Intricately inlaid Johnson Bros. French Biedermeier style Secrétaire à Abattant (fall front desk
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Antique Swedish Golden Birch Ebony Biedermeier Fall Front Desk Secretary Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A fine and elegant antique first period Biedermeier golden birch & ebony secretaire abattant, circa
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H 54.75 in W 42 in D 22 in
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Secretaire a Abattant
Located in New York, NY
The attractively figured golden fruit with contrasting ebonized detailing throughout; the upper part with arched paneled doors flanked by carved giltwood Classical male caryatids ope...
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Antique Ashwood Biedermeier Drop Front Abattant Secretary Desk, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Bierdermeier abattant secretary features ashwood construction with drop front desk
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Located in Belmont, MA
Secretaire a abattant, Germany 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two doors
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Biedermeier-Style Burl Wood Fall Front Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Secretaires
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Antique Burled Walnut Locking Biedermeier Secretaire, Three-Drawer, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Biedermeier burl walnut secretaire a' abattant (fall front secretary) features bookmatched
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Antique Late 19th Century European Biedermeier Desks
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Walnut
H 52.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with
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Marble
Biedermeier Secretaire Abattant
Located in Manchester, GB
A stunning mid 19th century North European secretaire abattant. Sat on beautiful burr walnut
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Biedermeier Secretary Abattant
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany secretary abattant, the fall front opening to a fitted interior with small drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Biedermeier Secretaire a Abattant, Early 19th Century
Located in Santander, ES
Biedermeier secretaire a abattant dating to the first quarter of the 19th century with finely
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Early 19th Century Biedermeier Danish Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Santander, ES
Danish Biedermeier secretaire a abattant dating to the beginning of the 19th century, featuring
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Mahogany
Museum Quality Biedermeier Secratire a Abattant, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare find & museum quality in this very unique antique. A single, full width drawer over the drop front portion & two full width drawers below. The interior of the drop front hol...
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Birch
BIEDERMEIER WALNUT SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT 19TH C
Located in Louisville, KY
BIEDERMEIER WALNUT SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT, 19th Century; in three parts, the top part with a demi
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Bronze
Secretaire a Abattant Biedermeier 19th Century Swedish Elm Karl Johan Period
Located in Santander, ES
19th century Biedermeier Swedish elm secretaire a abattant with frontal black lacquered columns and
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Austrian Biedermeier Maple Secretaire a Abattant, c, 1850-1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
Austrian Biedermeier Maple Secretaire a Abattant, c, 1850-1880, in the Empire style with fall
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Northern European Birch Secretaire Abattant
Located in New York, NY
Northern European, Biedermeier, Birch Secretaire Abattant
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Continental Secretaire Abattant
Located in Alexandria, VA
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Superb Museum Quality 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary a Abattant
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a superb quality very unique antique satinwood secretaire a abbatant. A single, full width drawer over the drop front portion and two full width drawers below. The interior o...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
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Biedermeier Abattant For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the biedermeier abattant you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A biedermeier abattant — often made from wood, oak and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer biedermeier abattant, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century.
How Much is a Biedermeier Abattant?
The average selling price for a biedermeier abattant at 1stDibs is $6,691, while they’re typically $2,360 on the low end and $20,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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