Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features a double bonnet top, hand painted figural scenes to the front and sides, 2 swing doo...
Mahogany
Fantastic Quality Walnut Bonnet Top Bombe' Base Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
Wonderful interior with secret drawers. Vauxhall bevelled antiqued mirrors on the front upper doors. Oak lined throughout. Green antiqued leather writing interior.
Unavailable
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
Walnut with brass hardware, double bonnet arched top with three finials, crown molding and bracket feet.
Brass
Sold
H 76.25 in W 35 in D 12.5 in
Antique English Bookcase Display Cabinet Leaded Glass Doors Bonnet Top Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Charming antique English oak bonnet top bookcase or display cabinet with leaded glass doors~~circa 1920s Versatile size~~slim profile fits in smaller spaces~~76.25" tall x 35.5" w...
Oak
Sold
H 89 in W 46 in D 22 in
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 Taste. Item features a bonnet top bookcase upper with adjustable interior shelving, me...
Walnut
Sold
H 92 in W 41 in D 14 in
John Widdicomb Green Bonnet Top French Hollywood Regency Bookcase Cabinet Curio
By John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Two-piece hand-painted curio cabinet with elegant narrow form and dramatic dome/bonnet top by John Widdicomb. Item features gilt metal wire door inserts with quatrefoil mounts, illum...
Metal
Sold
H 84 in W 31.5 in D 14 in
Antique French Vitrine Over Chest of Drawers Bonnetiere Bookcase Oak Carved 19C
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique French Country Carved Oak Bonnet Top Bookcase, Bonnetiere or Vitrine Over 3 Drawer Chest ~~HIGHLY CARVED~~c. 1870s Versatile size~~SLIM profile fits in smaller spa...
Oak
Sold
H 84 in W 31.5 in D 14 in
Antique French Bonnetierre Vitrine Bookcase Over Chest of Drawers Oak 19th C.
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique French Country Carved Oak Bonnet Top Bookcase, Bonnetiere or Vitrine Over 3 Drawer Chest ~~HIGHLY CARVED~~c. 1870s Versatile size~~SLIM profile fits in smaller spac...
Oak
Sold
H 81.75 in W 63.25 in D 17.75 in
Early 19th C. Italian Tall Cabinet with Glass Display Top & Bonnet Pediment Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian glass and painted wood display cabinet from the early 19th century. This tall cabinet from Italy has been fitted with a pair of upper glass doors and a pair of lower singl...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 82 in W 43 in D 27 in
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 is inlaid from top to bottom including the front, sides, and interior with varying...
Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Italian Double Bonnet Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 19th century double bonnet top painted secretary bookcase
Wood
Queen Anne Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Queen Anne crimson and gold double bonnet top bureau bookcase or secretary with hand-painted chinoiserie.
19th Century Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Queen Anne period double bonnet top bureau bookcase or secretary with tortoise-shell brown and gold chinoiserie lacquered decoration, elaborate fitted interior, gilt finials, and bun...
Wood
$2,895
H 93 in W 47 in D 23 in
Vintage Italian Dutch-Style Marquetry Secretary Bookcase Desk circa 1920s
Located in Perkasie, PA
A highly decorative early 20th century Italian secretary desk and bookcase, executed in the Dutch marquetry taste and dating to approximately the 1920s. The tall two-part form is ri...
Brass
$6,108
H 89.77 in W 51.19 in D 22.05 in
Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality Regency figured mahogany secretaire bookcase of elegant proportions. The upper section with glazed doors featuring distinctive shaped astral mouldings, enclosing adjus...
Mahogany
19th Century Venetian Lacquer Painted Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant and imposing late 19th century two-part Italian secretary bookcase cabinet or desk crafted in the Venetian and Rococo Revival period styles. The piece features a beautiful...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Glass
$1,800Sale Price|61% Off
H 82 in W 40 in D 21 in
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian Italian paint decorated secretary desk with bookcase, circa 1890s, is a remarkable example of hand-crafted artistry and old-world European charm. Exuding the opulence a...
Walnut
Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany
Located in Leicester, GB
Beautiful Antique French flame Mahogany secretaire/bureau/cabinet. The inside is lined with maple and finished with ebonized black details. The cabinet has got lots of charm and char...
Mahogany
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 94.25 in W 46.75 in D 21.75 in
Niccolini Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombay Secretary Desk Signed 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
This distinguished Niccolini Venetian Rococo secretary desk, originating from the 20th century, is a testament to exquisite Italian craftsmanship and decorative artistry. The piece i...
Wood
Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless charm of this Classic Venetian Style Italian Polychrome Lacquered Hand-Painted two parts Bookcase, a piece of furniture that exudes both artistry and history. Th...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Perkasie, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Secretary Desk – Item L73538 This beautiful vintage Italian secretary desk showcases the refined elegance of Neoclassical design with a ...
Wood
$5,756Sale Price|40% Off
H 59.06 in W 33.86 in D 14.97 in
19th Century Hand Painted Secretary with Hidden Drawers and Floral Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretary with "lacquered" decoration in the style of Coromandel lacquers decorated with chrysanthemums, flower vases and other beautiful objects. Rectangular, it opens with four dra...
Wood
$2,989Sale Price|20% Off
H 83.86 in W 74.81 in D 24.41 in
Rare Victorian Flamed Hardwood Library Bookcase Secretaire Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian flamed mahogany library bookcase with built in secrataire desk and chest of drawers A good looking and multifunctional pie...
Hardwood
$1,650
H 70 in W 27 in D 20 in
Antique English Adams Style Distress Hand Painted Narrow Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique English Adams Style Distress Hand Painted Narrow Secretary Writing Desk with ...
Glass, Walnut
Beautiful French 19th Century Hand-Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French 19th century hand-painted secretary desk, the patina is so much beautiful in person, it has a little repair on one side, see pictures, the chains are not original,...
Wood
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall custom Venetian baroque shaped frame, the double doors with inset beveled antiqued mirrors open to two shelves. The slant front opens to drawers and a cubby hole. The lower ca...
Wood
$2,362Sale Price|25% Off
H 47 in W 24 in D 17 in
19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk. Hand Painted and with original functional key. Measures 24" in width, 17" in depth and stands 47" tall. Knee cleara...
Velvet, Hardwood, Paint, Ribbon
$7,900
H 94 in W 39 in D 22 in
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
A late 18th century English George III mahogany Bureau bookcase ‘secretaire’ with fretwork open swan neck pediment, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of glazed doors, slant fr...
$13,950
H 87.5 in W 48 in D 21.75 in
European 1800s Two-Part Painted Wood Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall European painted wood two-part secretary from the early 19th century, with molded cornice, dentil molding, slanted front desk and graduated drawers. Created in Europe during t...
Brass
$17,142Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 64.57 in
Alexander The Great Fontebasso Paint 18th Century OIl on canvas Old Master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Fontebasso (Venice 1709 – Venice 1769) Alexander the Great Shows Mercy to the Persians Oil on canvas 108 x 153 cm. - Framed 120 x 164 cm. Highly captivating due to ...
Oil
Cabinet 18th Century Sweden Period Rococo
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish Cabinet from period rococo ca 1760 Stockholm. Original hardwares - please see in photo of very original key. Upper cabinet with two large doors, resting on six s...
Bronze
Swedish Rococo Cabinet, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo cabinet with repainted robin's egg blue exterior. Upper cabinet opens to three full shelves (and one partial carved) scraped to remnants of original red paint. Lower...
Brass, Iron
$56,269
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish folk art secretary in original paint. With a curved pediment, below two doors opening to storage. Below fall front desk opening to drawers and pigeon halls...
Wood
English Corner Cupboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting 19th C open corner cupboard with very nice architectural look. Ideal for small TV. 1860 Fits into a 61cm corner
Pine
19th C French Provincial Oak Buffet a Deux Corps
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This antique French Provincial buffet deux corps is a classic piece crafted from solid oak with dovetail drawers and a 1.25" drawer box. It features original working locking key, and...
Oak
$16,432Sale Price|20% Off
H 48.04 in W 81.11 in
Rape of the Sabine Women Malò Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master taly
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Rape of the Sabine Women Vincent Malò (Cambrai, c. 1595/1600 – Rome, 1649) attributed Oil on canvas 110 x 193 cm. In frame 122 x 206 cm. The Rape of the Sabine Women is ...
Oil
Early 19th Century Tall Swedish Black Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 19th-century 8' tall Swedish oak bureau or secretary featuring a newer professionally applied black layered painted finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural oak beneath and ...
Brass
$19,506Sale Price|20% Off
H 53.15 in W 63 in
Samson Delilah Molinari Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antonio Molinari (Venice, 1655–1704) Attributed to Samson and Delilah Oil on canvas 122 x 148 cm. - Framed 135 x 160 cm. The subject of this fine work is recounted in the Bi...
Oil
$121,314Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.47 in W 27.84 in
17th Century by Giovanni Domenico Ferrucci The Death of Cleopatra Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovanni Domenico Ferrucci (Fiesole, Italy, 1619 – Lucca, Italy, post 1669) Title: The Death of Cleopatra Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 85 x 70.7 cm – with frame 10...
Canvas, Oil
$10,742
H 84.26 in W 50.4 in D 25.99 in
Danish Blue Painted Rococo Secretary Desk in the Manner of Mathias Ortmann
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful Danish Rococo secretary desk executed in the manner of cabinetmaker Mathias Ortmann (1692–1757). The piece features an attractive, slightly dusty blue paint with fine patin...
Bronze
18th Century Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Bold 18th century masculine painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior and hidden compartments. 1780. Height to the underside of the fall front is 78cm. Code: 8515 Dimensions:...
Oak
18th Century English Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very small late 18th C English painted oak bureau bookcase. 1780. Reference: 7382 Dimensions 34 inches (86 cms) Wide 19.5 inches (50 cms) Deep 82 inches (208 cms) High.
Oak
Small 19th Century English Painted Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Small 19th Century English painted housekeeper's cupboard. Two cupboard doors to the base and two cupboard doors to the upper area, fitted out with shelved interior.
Wood, Paint
$3,200
H 7 in Dm 17 in
Flush Mount Maison Baguès Crystal Blue Flowers Leaves Chandelier 6 Lights Signed
By Maison Baguès
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6 lights. Will be newly rewired free of charge with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Gold tole with perf...
Crystal
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
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A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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