Bonnet Secretary
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style secretary desk by Baker Furniture. Walnut with brass hardware, double bonnet
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
20th Century English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century English Adams style hand painted double bonnet top secretary desk. Item features
Category
20th Century North American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 76 in W 35 in D 19 in
18th Century English Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Queen Anne period furnishings such as this walnut secretary are incredibly rare and important
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Country Painted Secretary
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Country-style white washed painted secretary bookcase with an unusual folding writing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Country Blue Painted Secretary
Located in Westwood, NJ
Antiqued blue painted secretary bookcase with an unusual folding writing surface that can convert
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Burl Wood Secretary Cabinet
By Biedermeier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A shaped cabinet with a scrolled bonnet, a centre compartment with door opening to two shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Burl
18th Century, Veneered and Inlaid Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Stunning, hand carved, 18th century, parquetry inlaid and veneered, bonnet top, two-part secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
18th C. Late Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ca. 1780. A fine figured mahogany classic Georgian secretary bookcase with the broken bonnet in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
carved bonnet or crown.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered salmon/desert
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fine English Queen Anne Walnut Bookcase with Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century English Queen Anne-period furnishings such as this walnut secretary are
Category
Antique 18th Century French Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Burl
Swedish Rococo Style Chapeau de Gendarme 1820s Gray Painted Tall Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
bonnet top, two doors, slant-front desk and four drawers below. This Swedish Rococo-style tall secretary
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 84.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
shelving is built in two sections. The top part features a curved bonnet cornice with center shell
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Venetian Secretary Bookcase with Painted Scenes and Floral Sprays
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painted green and yellow Italian fall-front secretary bookcase in the Venetian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Paint
H 95.5 in W 40 in D 22 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 84 in W 48 in D 24 in
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 90 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
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
Swedish 1800s Light Gray Painted Secretary from Värmland with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish tall secretary from Värmland circa 1800, with gray painted finish, carved bonnet top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.75 in W 54 in D 25 in
Swedish Rococo Period 1790s Painted Two-Part Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
quarter of the 18th century, this tall two-part Rococo secretary features a molded bonnet top, sitting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 87.25 in W 43.75 in D 21.75 in
Italian 18th Century Rococo Secretary with Mirrored Doors and Lacca Povera Décor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An Italian Rococo period lacca povera tall secretary from the 18th century, with bonnet top
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Paper, Mirror, Wood
H 96 in W 40 in D 22 in
Turn of the 18th -19th C. Swedish Rococo Style Slant Front Secretary w/ Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century-early 19th century Rococo style slant front painted fir Swedish secretary with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fir
H 82 in W 47 in D 22.25 in
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Sculpture Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
bonnet without losing her balance.'
In early 1911 Sykes' presented his mascot, entitled "The Spirit of
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a broken arch pediment over a cast with double doors opening to vermillion red lacquered ...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Fine Satinwood Baker Furniture Company Crown Glass Breakfront Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Blown Glass, Satinwood
TOMLINSON Crotch Mahogany Block Front Secretary Desk with Blind Bookcase
By Tomlinson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Tomlinson. Crotch mahogany with brass hardware, pediment top with three finials and bracket feet. Upper blind bookcase has two lockable doors th...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage secretary desk
Good condition. Upholstered in a black and white floral toile inside.
Top has working locking key.
Drawers open and close with ease.
Minor scuffs and scrat...
Category
20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked profiled fillings.
Top of the doors is followed by the top of the bureau.
Bottom w...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 92 in W 41 in D 17 in
Baker Historic Charleston Bombay Dresser
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
er.
Baker honors Charleston's heritage and its rich history by reproducing this 19th century Bombay chest of drawers.
Part of their “Historic Charleston” collection the top has a h...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Dressers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period
The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976
In Venetian style Louis XV
Painted and decorated in gold
Upper part with two doors with two beveled mirrors depicting a Lady and a...
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 103.55 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
French Louis XVI Style Bergère
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved fauteuil, the paper twist carved, arched top rail and downswept padded arms with scroll terminals enclosing an upholstered back and cushion seat, on a finely carved s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800.
This elegantly curved secretary desk has three spacious drawers in the lower part. The writing flap opens to a beautiful interior w...
Category
Antique 1790s Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) A fine and lifesize Italian white Carrara marble Greco-Roman figure of the Belvedere Apollo, after the original, now in the Vatican Museum, the ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Louis XV-Style Fauteuil Armchair, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French upholstered armchair wonderfully embodies the Louis XV style with rich ornamentation and nary a straight line in sight. The chair has a sinuous wooden frame ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Georgian Style Two Piece Cerused Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted English Georgian style two-piece secretaire bookcase featuring a slant front or drop front desk. The top section has two paneled glass doors opening to a three shelf interior...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Vintage 1940s Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 94 in W 38.75 in D 19.5 in
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Chippendale Bonnet-Top Secretary
Located in Litchfield, CT
Connecticut River Valley, circa 1765-1775.
Maple, pine: Secondary wood.
Having carved rope-twisted quarter columns and vine carved panels flanking raised panel doors is fitted abov...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Red and gold hand-painted chinoiserie lacquered secretary/bookcase with a fitted interior for
Category
Antique 1860s English Secretaires
Chippendale Blocked Front Secretary
Located in Litchfield, CT
portion has a closed bonnet-top above tomb-stone raised panel doors opening to a fitted interior resting
Category
Antique 1760s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Geroge III Style Mahagony Secretary Bookcase, early 20 century.
Located in St.amford, CT
George III Style Mahogany Secretarly Bookcase early 20 century, in the Queen Anne style, the bonnet
Category
20th Century British Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Glass
Custom Julia Gray, Ltd. Cream & Gilt Slant Front Secretary Bookcase
By Julia Gray
Located in Geneva, IL
Striking slant-front secretary bookcase by Julia Gray, Ltd. Rich ivory-painted color inside and out
Category
1990s American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
bonnet face. The rhythm of the blocked façade, the movement of the highly figured upper case panels, and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
Baker Furniture Country French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Bonnet Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable quality two-piece walnut secretary desk by Baker Furniture Co. in the Country French
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 89 in W 46 in D 22 in
English Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Small scale George II style secretary desk with mirrored doors. Walnut veneers on oak. Quality
Category
20th Century English Secretaires
JASPER "Legacy" Cherry Chippendale Bonnet Top Block Front Secretary Desk
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Jasper Cabinet Company, their "Legacy" model. Solid cherry
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
HICKORY CHAIR James River Chippendale Burl Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A secretary desk in the Chippendale style by Hickory Chair, from The James River Collection. Burl
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Trosby TC1103 Solid Walnut Queen Anne Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional desk is still being made today! This Trosby desk, model TC1103 took 500 hours to make according to the manufacturer and has hide away drawers and is solud walnut and...
Category
1990s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Rococo 18th Century Tall Secretary with Bonnet Top and Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period painted wood two-part secretary from the 18th century, with bonnet top
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86.25 in W 50 in D 23 in
Swedish paint decorated secretary / desk.
Located in Stamford, CT
Bonnet top secretary desk with two doors over a four drawer base. Both top and bottom having hidden
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Danish Rosewood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved two-piece bombé front burlwood secretary fitted with two (2) large drawers on the
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Queen Anne-period furnishings such as this burl walnut secretary are incredibly rare and important
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Painted Dorothy Draper Bookshelf Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
pigeonholes for sorting.
Atop the secretary is an open section with three bookshelves, accessed via
Category
Vintage 1960s American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Painted Dorothy Draper Bookshelf Secretary
By Henredon, Dorothy Draper
Located in Chicago, IL
pigeonholes for sorting.
Atop the secretary is an open section with three bookshelves, accessed via
Category
Vintage 1960s American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Dutch Bleached Oak Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century Dutch secretary bookcase in limed or bleached oak, the bonnet top upper section with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique White Painted Secretary from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of this secretary or "bureau" reveal its Swedish country heritage. The addition
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian Painted Secretary and Display Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century Italian Secretary painted in cream with accents of parcel gilt. The upper
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Paint, Wood
Antique White Painted Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This attraction of this lovely secretary (also known as a Bureau) is the deep patina that has grown
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
With a broken bonnet with rosette form ends and an urn form finial. The shaped burled wood double
Category
Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Secretaires
20th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
With a broken bonnet with rosette form ends and an urn form finial. The shaped burled wood double
Category
Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
, serpentine drawers and a bonnet top are just a few of the many fine details of this special secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s American Secretaires
Antique Swedish Pine Bureau Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Benchmade American Chippendale Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
materials. This is a close rival to the American Chippendale Style Secretary Desk in the Goddard Manner we
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
HENREDON Folio 10 Walnut Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Henredon, from their Folio 10 Collection. Walnut with brass
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
HENREDON Folio 10 Burl Walnut Chippendale Secretary Desk
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Henredon, from their Folio 10 Collection. Burl walnut with
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Painted Pine Secretary Cabinet or Desk, 19th century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Swedish Painted Pine Secretary, 19th century, bonnet top over two shaped cabinet doors, that open
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Block Front Georgian Style Goffard Townsend Secretary Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A mahogany block front Goddard Townsend secretary . This fine custom quality block front secretary
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Antique Green Painted Secretary Bureau, Denmark Circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a latticework bonnet.
The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Country Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Italian Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant antique fruitwood secretaire a abattant from Italy, circa 1870; the bookcase secretary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Drexel Heritage Et Cetera Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian Chinoiserie style secretary desk by Drexel Heritage, from their Et Cetera Collection
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 81.75 in W 36.5 in L 81.75 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk Display Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
" (secretary bookcase) is an essential piece of furniture for a study or library. The traditional secretary was
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Swedish Mid 19th Century Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid 19th century Rococo style painted wood secretary with broken pediment and upper
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 95 in W 49.5 in D 23.75 in
Baroque Style 1840s Swedish Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood Baroque style secretary with bonnet top, upper cabinet, slant-front desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86 in W 52.5 in D 18 in
Jasper Cabinet Co. Cherry Wood Queen Anne Secretary Desk Display Cabinet Curio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jasper cabinet Co. cherry wood Queen Anne secretary desk display cabinet Curio. Item features
Category
Late 20th Century North American Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 77 in W 27.5 in D 17.5 in
Mid 19th Century Antique Hand Painted Bureau Secretary with Harvest Scenes from
Located in Round Top, TX
This highly painted secretary captures ones imagination as you gaze at the portrayal of village
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.5 in W 48 in D 21.25 in
18th Century English Queen Anne Walnut and Burl Secretary with 7 Mirrored Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1720, and made of walnut and burl, this elegant antique secretary is built
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mercury Glass, Walnut, Burl
H 99.5 in W 41.5 in D 24 in
A Pair of Hickory Chair Custom Upholstered Hand Carved Mahogany Twin Headboards
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
the headboard’s top rail was inspired by the bonnet of an antique French secretary’s deck. Simone is
Category
2010s American French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
H 55 in W 43 in D 2.5 in
Antique Original Painted Swedish Secretaire Bureau, Dated 1848
Located in Round Top, TX
background. The carved bonnet is particularly lovely and is dated 1848 underneath. The writing surface or
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century European Glass Door Painted Wood Bureau Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
European secretary has multiple drawers in the desk part with fake books sections. It also features a
Category
Antique 19th Century European Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Japanned Black Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
A black lacquer secretary / cabinet with double arched bonnet / top with three finials and gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne-Style Chinese Red Chinoiserie Desk and Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
a Queen Anne-style Chinese red (vermillion) chinoiserie secretary / desk and bookcase with all over
Category
Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaire
Located in Mckinney, TX
A Swedish late Gustavian two-part painted secretaire from the early 19th century, with a bonnet top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Car Mascot
Located in London, GB
:
Height 11.4 x width 4.1 x depth 6.1
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ornament on Rolls-Royce cars
Category
Vintage 1950s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Nickel
Dutch Marquetry Style Inlaid Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Truly impressive, mid-20th century, Dutch marquetry style inlaid and burl wood secretary desk. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
H 82 in W 43 in D 27 in
Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Magnificent decorated black with raised gilt chinoiserie broken arch bonnet top secretary desk with
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Yellow Lacquer Chinoiserie Style Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning one of a kind yellow lacquer chinoiserie style decorated secretary desk. Supported on
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Mullion Glass Doors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique secretary bookcase with mullion glass doors, mahogany, top section with a scrolled openwork
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary ~ Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
blends with the crown to create a bonnet effect. The top drawer opens to reveal a secretary that pulls
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut, Burl
Mid 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian Chinoiserie style secretary desk, unbranded, similar in quality to Drexel. Solid wood with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Louis Philippe Pine Secretary with Fall Front
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely secretary in pine with four exterior drawers and fall-front opening to a series of smaller
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Antique White Painted Swedish Country Secretary Bureau, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique secretary with graceful Swedish country charm.
Newer, professionally applied white
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 81.5 in W 42.75 in D 21.25 in
Swedish 1890s Rococo Style Painted Wood Tall Secretary with Glass Doors Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
late 19th century. This Swedish secretary features a bonnet shaped pediment sitting atop two panelled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 82.25 in W 44.75 in D 20.5 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bonnet secretary you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, walnut and hardwood, every bonnet secretary was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a bonnet secretary — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A bonnet secretary is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made bonnet secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company and Jasper Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Bonnet Secretary?
The average selling price for a bonnet secretary at 1stDibs is $8,500, while they’re typically $1,595 on the low end and $30,000 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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