Blue Swedish Secretary
Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
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The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered blue painted finish which has been
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
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Tall Blue Painted Secretary from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
bonnet and finials.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered blue painted finish
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary
Located in Houston, US
Really beautiful Swedish secretary with drop front, interior drawers, cubbies and a secret
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style 1850s Blue Gray Painted Slant Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style slant front secretary from circa 1850 with blue gray painted finish and
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Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Period Slant-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood slant-front secretary from the early 19th century with
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Wood
H 38.5 in W 33.75 in D 20 in
Swedish Gustavian Style 1820s Grey Blue Painted Slant Front Desk Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood secretary circa 1820 with slant front desk, carved fluted
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Wood
H 40 in W 39.5 in D 17.5 in
18th c. Swedish Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exceptional Swedish secretary with library, circa 1780. This secretary has retained its
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Secretary Cabinet with Historic Paint
Located in South Salem, NY
Splendid early antique Gustavian style secretary cabinet, made in Sweden, circa late 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
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Brass
Gray Painted Rococo Writing Secretary and Cabinet, Sweden, circa 1760s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Rococo Secretary and Cabinet in hand painted Gustavian Style Gray and Light Blue Interior
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Antique 1760s Swedish Rococo Cabinets
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H 84.65 in W 44.89 in D 22.05 in
Swedish 1770s Baroque Period Light Gray Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque tall secretary from circa 1770, with slant front desk, light Gustavian gray
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
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H 80.25 in W 47 in D 21.75 in
Early 19th Century Original Folk Art Painted Tall Cabinet Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
This highly unusual secretary is a special find. The remarkable folk art painted finish is all
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Cabinets
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19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
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H 84 in W 48 in D 24 in
Black Painted Rococo Secretary from Denmark circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine rococo secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's.
The
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Wrought Iron
Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
of Bahia, always with the strong presence of colors and, in particular, blue and its variations
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Vintage 1980s Brazilian Space Age Tapestries
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Tapestry
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19th Century Blue Swedish Gustavian Pair of Pinewood Chest - Faux Marble Cabinet
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19th Century Painted Swedish Secretary
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Swedish Two Part 18th Century Secretary with Original Blue Painted Interior
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish two part wooden secretary from Varmland. This piece features a decorative shaped pediment
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Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Blue Interior
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian painted wood drop-front secretary from the early 19th century with twisted
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H 49.25 in W 44.5 in L 49.25 in
Swedish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary in Birch
Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Baroque secretary desk from northern Sweden made during the late 1700s. The secretary is pine and
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White Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
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Original Painted 18th Century Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Black Painted Pine Secretary Desk, Sweden circa 1800-40
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century clock secretary from the South of Sweden.
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Period Swedish Rococo Secretary
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Period two-part Baroque secretary, Sweden circa 1770, in blue paint. The upper section has a bold
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Early Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period two-part Baroque secretary, Sweden circa 1770, in blue paint. The upper section has a bold
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Blue Painted Secretary
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Swedish secretary, circa 1820, in blue paint. Bonnet top over a pair of glass doors in the upper
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Blue Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary in a worn pale blue patina.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
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Early 19th century Swedish Clock Secretary in a cream white color. Lovely carved reeded paneled
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretary
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Blue Swedish Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic blue Swedish secretary available at 1stDibs. A blue Swedish secretary — often made from wood, oak and paint — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer blue Swedish secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. Each blue Swedish secretary bearing Baroque, Empire or Rococo hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Blue Swedish Secretary?
Prices for a blue Swedish secretary start at $4,550 and top out at $16,800 with the average selling for $5,475.
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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Red Swedish Cabinet
Writing Desk White Oak
Large Round Accent Table
Antique Writing Desk Early 1900s
Narrow Desk With Drawers