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Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

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Brass

Tall Blue Painted Secretary from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate latticework
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Wrought Iron

Narrow Raised Lacquer Black Chinoiserie Slatfront Secretary Desk circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
40.5 tall x 25.25 wide x 21 deep which is a great size for smaller spaces. Dates to the 1950s era.
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Secretary with Drawers
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury walnut tall dresser with a pullout secretary and three lower drawers designed by Jack
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

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Walnut

19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier tall secretaire with a writing flap made of hand crafted
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Metal, Brass

Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
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Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires

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Granite

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
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Wrought Iron, Metal, Metallic Thread

Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Heavily Carved Oak Desk Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
feet over a scalloped apron. The tall cabinet features two rows of drawers across the front
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Leather, Oak

20th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1920, the tall fruitwood secretary stands on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabots feet over a
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Bronze

Rustic A. Brandt Ranch Oak Secretary Style Drop Front Student Desk with Bookcase
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Late 20th Century Rustic or Western secretary style drop front lighted student desk with
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Late 20th Century American Rustic Secretaires

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Metal

Impressive 18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive and unusually tall Venetian black walnut and burled walnut secretary. The mirrored
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

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Mirror, Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
was made in Indiana, circa 1880 by the Wooton Desk Co. Made of walnut and burled walnut. Black cast
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
Antique 1898 Manon French Rene Francois Xavier Prinet Lithograph Print 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
. Shows a female figure with tall Pompador hair do, seated, looking over her left shoulder, dressed in a
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Antique 1890s French Provincial Prints

Materials

Paper

Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
Located in Geneve, CH
knobs, estremoz marble, negro Marquina marble ‘Bonheur du Jour’ is a pretty tall secretary
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Secretaires

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Marble

Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
H 78.75 in W 25.6 in D 11.82 in
"Trees, " Landscape Wood Engraving by Betsy Ritz Friebert
Located in Milwaukee, WI
a large path underneath tall barren trees. Image: 6" x 5" Framed: 13.75" x 14.75" Betsy Ritz
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and Rose de Brignol marble buffet. The buffet is raised by fine circular tapered fluted feet with ormolu sabots and...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Swedish Slant Front secretary with solid columns, Sweden, 1800-1810 Solid oak, Standing on a block feet Swedish Gustavian slant front secretary from the early 19...
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Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

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Oak

English 1820s Georgian Period Black and Gold Chinoiserie Chest with Stone Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian ebonized chinoiserie chest-of-drawers from the early 19th century with gilt and black lacquered accents and later added stone top. Created in England during the f...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish late Baroque secretaire in original gorgeous blue/green patinated color with slant front desk with a fitted interior over the two long and two smaller drawer bas...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires

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Bronze

18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
H 39.25 in W 40.75 in D 24 in
Midcentury Danish Brazilian Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian Rosewood secretary desk with locking drop-front desk over three drawers with carved pulls, raised on tapered legs. Designed by William Jensen for Skrillinge Mobelfabrik, mo...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

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Rosewood

1970s Chinoiserie-Style Walnut Desk with Engraved Leather Top & Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the world of French elegance with our vintage 1970s chinoiserie-style desk, a symbol of refined craftsmanship and artistic expression. Expertly handcrafted from p...
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Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks

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Brass

Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Grey White C.1850
Located in LONDON, GB
Shipping update - please message us directly with your city and zip/postcode for a delivery cost to your location on this item - please do not request shipping from 1st dibs Rare hi...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Blue Painted Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely blue painted chest of drawer has the simple yet elegant lines that reveal its Swedish country style. Fluted carving along the canted sides and tapered fluted feet, two br...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Haga, Gustavian Style Armchair
By Ephraim Stahl
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Limited edition reproductions by D. Larsson, inspired by the finest 18th - 19th-century Swedish furniture. HAGA, a fine reproduction Gustavian barrel back armchair is influenced by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Haga, Gustavian Style Armchair
Haga, Gustavian Style Armchair
H 34.2 in W 24.4 in D 27.2 in
Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall cabinet made in two parts in blue paint with polychrome painted floral and gilt figural decoration. With a serpentine baroque crest with a gilt landscape in the center cartouc...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Large French Bleached Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet, circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive oak bookcase has four upper glass paneled cabinet doors and four panel cabinet doors below. The oak has been bleached creating a fresh, lighter finish for today's mod...
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Mid-20th Century French Country Bookcases

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Glass, Oak

Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional pair of rectangular carved pier mirrors, inspired by the Chinese Room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot in the chinoise...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pier Mirrors and Conso...

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Paint, Wood, Gesso

Claydon Pier Mirrors
Claydon Pier Mirrors
H 80 in W 40.25 in D 15 in
Extraordinary Colorful Rococo Style Painted Secretary Cabinet with Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom painted in a striking blue exterior with an electric and contrasting green interior and having a strong form, ornate gilt hinges and pulls, escutcheons (with keys) and Top fin...
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Vintage 1940s Rococo Revival Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Chippendale Nostell Priory Mirror
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This exceptional mirror is carved in the Chinese taste, surmounted with a pagoda and carved HoHo bird with foliate plate divisions and pierced fretwork apron. The original mirrors we...
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2010s English Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

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Mahogany

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood Bergère Armchair
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A comfortable Bergère wing chair in Louis XVI style. The chair is made of walnut and patinated with gold paint. Refined carvings, with ribbons, beading rim, acanthus leaf and rosette...
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

English Painted Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large English antique painted pine housekeepers cupboard. Great storage. 1850. Reference: 7819 Dimensions 82 inches (208 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 95 inches (241 c...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cupboards

Materials

Pine

English Painted Housekeepers Cupboard
English Painted Housekeepers Cupboard
H 95 in W 82 in D 21.5 in

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1800s Burl Wood Veneered Tall Secretary with Black Trim Throughout
Located in Memphis, TN
Tall secretary from 1800s. Beautiful burl wood veneered drawer and cabinet facing with detailed
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

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Wood, Burl

Tall Writing Desk Secretary Swedish Black 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Tall writing desk secretary Swedish Black 19th Century Sweden. A writing desk made during the 19th
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Antique 19th Century European Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Gray Painted Antique Swedish Tall Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
The simple stately lines of this tall Swedish secretary are accented well by the (recent) soft dove
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

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Wood

Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This stately tall secretary is an elegant and classic statement piece. The entire secretary has
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Antique Black Painted Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This stately tall secretary is an elegant and classic statement piece. The entire secretary has
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century French Regency Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptionally handsome mahogany secretary desk, made in France, circa 1810. The desk was made in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Regency Secretary
Early 19th Century French Regency Secretary
H 96.5 in W 48.25 in D 29.38 in
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Stately and elegant, this tall white gustavian pine secretary shows off with the distinctive shape
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

French Bird's-Eye Maple and Ebony Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An adorable Louis Philippe drop front secretary! Bird's-eye maple wood with ebony detailing all
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

French Bird's-Eye Maple and Ebony Secretary
French Bird's-Eye Maple and Ebony Secretary
H 55.25 in W 28.75 in D 17.63 in
Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Rattan Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Coastal secretary desk. A chic rattan frame with inset black lacquered panels
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Late 20th Century Philippine Desks and Writing Tables

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Rattan, Paint

Rare George Nelson Executive Desk with Secretary Hutch by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A rare George Nelson executive desk with secretary hutch by Herman Miller. This gorgeous, rare set
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful burl walnut decor on the front. Crafted circa 1860, the tall secretary has a black marble top
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

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Marble

Capri
By Carole A. Feuerman
Located in Solana Beach, CA
tall and 2.5 tons of bronze, and is installed in Porto Montenegro. Feuerman has had nine solo museum
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2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Canvas

13 Hand-Sewn Stars In A 3-2-3-2-3 Configuration of Lineal Rows, American Flag
Located in York County, PA
, marked along the hoist with a black stencil that reads "Geo L. Wright. Boylston. MA." George
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Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Fine Antique English Binoculars by J H Steward, London c.1915
Located in Bath, GB
the [military] camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
British person at the time would have been the immensely tall 18-storey Plaza Hotel, just around the
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fabulous Antique British Colonial Butler's Desk 'With Secret Compartments'
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall British Colonial carved-wood secretary with display top from the turn of the 19th and 20th
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian British Colonial Secretaires

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Glass, Wood

Wooton Desk Company Antique Rotary Writing Desk, Patent No. 8, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
order and finally cast aside as worthless: on the other hand, the Secretaries and rotary desks are
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Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Brass

A Gallant Leader: Portrait Style Banner
Located in York County, PA
text with an elongated profile that compliments the tall and narrow form of the textile itself.
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Vintage 1930s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

A Gallant Leader: Portrait Style Banner
A Gallant Leader: Portrait Style Banner
H 61.5 in W 50 in D 2.5 in
"Repeal 18th Amendment" F.D.R Armband Supporting the Repeal of Prohibition
Located in York County, PA
four-time president. Take particular note of the bold and attractive lettering. The tall font with the
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Vintage 1930s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Antique Revenue Cutter Service Flag w/ a Blue Eagle and 17 Stripes, 1880-1895
Located in York County, PA
stars and 13 stripes. This particular eagle has a rather unusual profile for the period. Tall and
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Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

English Chinoiserie Black and Gold Tall Secretary / Slant Front Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English hand decorated and painted Japanned secretary from the 1930s with black , red and gold
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Vintage 1930s English Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Gold, Brass

English Chinoiserie 1920s Black and Gold Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English tall Japanned secretary from the early 20th century with black and gold chinoiserie
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Chinese Chippendale Style Faux-Bamboo Tall Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Chippendale style tall faux-bamboo secretary from the early 20th century with slanted
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Faux Bamboo

Mid 19th Century French Mahogany Buffet Deux Corps Bookcase Secretary 90-in tall
Located in Fayetteville, AR
secretary with a gold tooled black leather writing surface. The interior of the secretary is fitted with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases

Materials

Leather, Glass, Mahogany

19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary with Black Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
1840, the tall secretary with black marble top, has classical and straight lines, four large drawers
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary Bureau Painted Blue
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of this oak secretary or "bureau" reveal its Swedish country heritage. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretary with Grey Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
1840, the tall secretary has a gray marble top and classical, straight lines throughout the design. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

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Marble

Abstract Nudes (nude women in a landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Laura was for Hamlet Bertrandthe friend, the secretary, the art critic, supporter and comforter of the
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Diehl French Black Tall 8 Drawers Gilt Brass Cabinet Napoleon III Boulle 19th
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Unique, Beautiful and Large Cabinet Secretary Weekly Planner style Stamped "Diehl" by Charles
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze, Brass

Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary in a worn grey and black patina.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires

Gustavian Secretary
Gustavian Secretary
H 94.75 in W 43 in D 17.25 in
American Art Deco Black Lacquer and Birds Eye Secretary Desk
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This spectacular American art deco secretary dates from the 1930’s. High gloss black lacquer
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Vintage 1930s American Desks

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Wood

English Yew Wood Secretaire Secretary Bookcase Butlers Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This yew secretary bookcase, also known as a bureau desk, is handmade in England as a Georgian
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2010s English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Yew

Danish Modern Flip-Top Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Lovig
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sacramento, CA
secretary shelf flips down to create a larger workspace. This piece has been professionally refinished and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Regency Secretary
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency Secretary, Tall and narrow and of "diminutive" proportions, The upper case with four
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Regency Secretary
Regency Secretary
H 97 in W 37.63 in D 12.5 in
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Black Tall Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal black tall secretary for your home. A black tall secretary — often made from wood, walnut and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 11 variations of the antique or vintage black tall secretary you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer black tall secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A black tall secretary made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one black tall secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright and Wooton Desk Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Black Tall Secretary?

The average selling price for a black tall secretary at 1stDibs is $7,995, while they’re typically $1,285 on the low end and $98,000 for the highest priced.

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