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Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780
Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780

Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts. Top with tooth cut under profiled top list.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Mahogany  Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780
Louis XVI Mahogany  Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780

Located in Kastrup, DK

Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts. Upper part with three doors.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark
Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark

Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark

By Kai Winding

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Very rare bureau / secretaire designed by Kai Winding. Produced by cabinetmaker P.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

By Jos De Mey

Located in Antwerp, BE

Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk sideboard, bureau secretaire.The honey-colored sideboard desk has been made of an ash veneer wood and brass feet.

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Bureau Secretaire
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Bureau Secretaire

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Bureau Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A late 18th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Located in Vo', Veneto

Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s Origin: Venice – Veneto Dimensions: Centimeters Height: 114 cm Width: 120 cm Depth: ...

Category

Antique 1740s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Nutwood

Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted
Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted

Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted

Located in Houston, TX

This fine quality Venetian secretary is beautifully carved and finely Painted in pale teal and rose hues. The bottom is carved in a bombe Shape and has four drawers that slide easil...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Biedermeier Secretaire
Biedermeier Secretaire

Biedermeier Secretaire

$11,500Sale Price|57% Off

Biedermeier Secretaire

Located in Pompano Beach, FL

Bureau Secretaire, Biedermeier. Walnut, birdseye, rootwood, intarsia, secret compartments.

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

19th Century Antique Russian Bureau Secretaire in Baroque Pinewood
19th Century Antique Russian Bureau Secretaire in Baroque Pinewood

19th Century Antique Russian Bureau Secretaire in Baroque Pinewood

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 19th Century, antique Russian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted pinewood designed and produced by an unknown carpenter from St.

Category

Antique 19th Century Russian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley
Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley

Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley

By Robert Heritage

Located in Leicester, GB

Please contact us with your country and postcode for the cheapest shipping options. US shipping for this piece £450 which includes a custom-made crate. This is a beautiful compact ...

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary

18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A black, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Bronze

1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary

1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau secrétaire from Spain. The interior of the two-door top is wallpapered in faux bamboo fretw...

Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Gustavian Secretaire / Bureau 1780 - 1790
Gustavian Secretaire / Bureau 1780 - 1790

Gustavian Secretaire / Bureau 1780 - 1790

Located in Kastrup, DK

Gustavian secrétaire in two parts, crafted in oak with a grey-white finish and a beautiful patina. The piece is constructed in two sections, featuring a classic upper cabinet with d...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany
Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany

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.

Category

Antique 1890s French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Gentleman's Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Secretaire, Georgian
Antique Gentleman's Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Secretaire, Georgian

Antique Gentleman's Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Secretaire, Georgian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique gentleman's bureau. A fine English, walnut writing desk or secretaire, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1760.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Bronze

A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster
A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster

A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster

By Coxed and Woster

Located in London, GB

An important George I secretaire bureau in finely veneered ‘mulberry wood’ attributed to Coxed & Woster, with satinwood crossbanding, rosewood mouldings and pewter string inlay.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire

19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 19th Century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Located in Westport, CT

Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry inlay to its fall front top above three drawers finishing on cabriole legs and bron...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Swedish Two Part Mahogany Bureau - Antique Leather Secretaire
Early 19th Century Swedish Two Part Mahogany Bureau - Antique Leather Secretaire

Early 19th Century Swedish Two Part Mahogany Bureau - Antique Leather Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 19th-century, antique Swedish two-part bureau made of handcrafted, polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770

18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Remarkable 18th Century baroque secrétaire/ bureau cabinet elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1770 in Austria.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s
Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s

Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a very striking Art Deco Walnut secretaire or bureau. As you can see the bureau has a fine piano finish showing the best of the Walnut grain.

Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk
Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk

Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk

Located in Greven, DE

Desk with mirror attachment - Bureau à cylindre France Mahogany Directoire circa 1800 Dimensions: H x W x D: 149 x 97 x 50 cm Description: Top-mounted desk standing on tapered rou...

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet
Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet

Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This early 18th-century French dark wood secretary or fall-front bureau cabinet with charming proportions. Featuring a carved projecting cornice and arched front, original glass mirr...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak
Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak

Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak

Located in Leicester, GB

1920's bureaux with a host of three drawers with wooden handles. The desk can be closed with an attractive rounded lid. The desk area is lined with leather and has a tiny drawer for ...

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique 1900s Bureau
Antique 1900s Bureau

Antique 1900s Bureau

Located in Neuss, NW

Wonderful bureau from the 1900s. High-quality solid oak wood corpus with a tambour door, eight drawers, four interior drawers and numerous compartments. Quality Features: very good...

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Atomic Teak Bureau
Atomic Teak Bureau

Atomic Teak Bureau

Located in Puslinch, ON

Condition: Pre-Restored Dimensions: 37.5” L x 18.5” D x 53.75” H (29.5” Desk Height) Description: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Turn-arou...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Swedish Secretary Bureau
Swedish Secretary Bureau

Swedish Secretary Bureau

Located in South Salem, NY

A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three drawers sits atop ogee bracket feet. Later paint.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Walnut Bureau
18th Century Walnut Bureau

18th Century Walnut Bureau

$4,096Sale Price|20% Off

18th Century Walnut Bureau

Located in Faversham, GB

A splendid and well proportioned 18th century and later walnut bureau of exceptional craftsmanship. The top is finished with a galleried edge upon turned vase finials. The fall open...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19thC English Bamboo Bureau
19thC English Bamboo Bureau

19thC English Bamboo Bureau

Located in Staffordshire, GB

circa 1880 19thC English Bamboo Bureau sku 1966 W71 x D45 x H134 cm Weight 16 kg

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Bamboo

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Located in Puslinch, ON

Condition: Pre-Restored Dimensions: 37.5” L x 18.5” D x 53.75” H (29.5” Desk Height) Description: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Price inc...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase

Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Unusual 18th century Danish painted bureau bookcase with a very good fitted interior. 1780. Height to the underside of desk is 77cm. Code: 8569 Dimensions: W: 44" (111.8 cm) H: 80...

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Pine

18th Century Painted Bureau
18th Century Painted Bureau

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:...

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut
Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut

Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut

Located in Kastrup, DK

Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau cabinet. The upper section with swan neck top over double doors, the lower section with a sloping-front opening to reveal a cupboard an...

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary
1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary

1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary

By WK Möbel

Located in Neuss, NW

Classic two-part bureau from the 1960s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with a hinged work surface, two doors, two shelves, a book compartment and new hairpin legs in black. - Ve...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau
Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau

By Waring & Gillow

Located in Dereham, GB

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau circa 1930s Walnut Veneer on top Burr Walnut Veneer on Fall with Walnut Cross Banding Working Lock with Key, Open to Reveal : Centre cupboard, 2...

Category

Vintage 1930s British George II Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

18th Century English Painted Bureau
18th Century English Painted Bureau

18th Century English Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Pretty 18th century narrow painted bureau with a fitted interior and working lock and key. The interior features a hidden well and a lovely original chinoiserie lacquer. 1790. Heigh...

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut
Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

$8,032Sale Price|35% Off

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

Located in Kastrup, DK

Beautiful baroque secretary desk with finely mirror-cut oak veneer and walnut root veneer. The desk is in two parts: the lower section has three drawers with a straight break-front a...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Gustavian Black-Painted Bureau Cabinet, Sweden
Gustavian Black-Painted Bureau Cabinet, Sweden

Gustavian Black-Painted Bureau Cabinet, Sweden

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant Gustavian black-painted bureau cabinet in three sections, crafted with fine classical detailing and beautiful patina. The upper section features a pair of glazed panel door...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian 18th Century Bureau, c.1790
Scandinavian 18th Century Bureau, c.1790

Scandinavian 18th Century Bureau, c.1790

Located in Atlanta, GA

A refined Scandinavian bureau dating to circa 1790, crafted in pine with a beautifully aged painted finish that reflects the understated elegance of late 18th-century Northern Europe...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Scandinavian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase
An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Lyndhurst, NJ

Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau bookcase, the swan neck pediment flanking a turned and reeded urn, surmounted by four additional urn finials over double dome doors wit...

Category

Antique 1720s European Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase

English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal two adjustable shelves for display, a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted in...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau
18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau

18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century Italian painted pine bureau. Circa 1780. With lovely layers of old paint, this bureau offers plenty of overt and hidden storage across two sections. The top section ha...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Pine, Paint

English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century
English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

English mahogany bureau bookcase, having broken arch pediment above dentil molded cornice, the upper cabinet with hexagon glass mullion doors, the lower cabinet with fall front secre...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Blown Glass, Mahogany

George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase

George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular cornice over a single door with mirror, the desk section with fold down writing surface opening to a nicely fitted interior and sliding panel opening to a well, all over ...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase

George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Essex, MA

With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves and drawers, the base with a slant lid hinged writing lid opening to a fitted interio...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Art Deco bureau in stained burr - Sweden, 1930s
Art Deco bureau in stained burr - Sweden, 1930s

Art Deco bureau in stained burr - Sweden, 1930s

Located in London, GB

This minimalist birch secretaire bureau with beautiful burr grain, features a locked fall-front, two drawers and elegant cabriole legs.

Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Burl

Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary

Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Rococo secretary desk with a cabinet or bookcase top, beautifully painted in blue with a black-painted interior. This piece consists of two sections: Upper section consists of a c...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s
20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Venetian bureau from the mid-20th century. The furniture is curved front and sides, veneered in walnut, burl, maple, and fruitwood. The bureau desk has three generously sized externa...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass batwing pulls, diamond accent key holes and the top opening to reveal myriad nooks, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Brass

George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet
George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet

George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet

By John Widdicomb

Located in Astoria, NY

George II Style Burr Walnut and Walnut Bureau Cabinet by John Widdicomb, late 20th century, with lion head and column capital metal mounts, upper half having mirrored door opening to...

Category

Vintage 1980s American George II Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Mirror

19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau

19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau

Located in Round Top, TX

19th century Swedish Biedermeier secretary bureau crafted in birch veneer with warm golden yellow tones. The clean-lined form includes an upper drawer, central fall-front desk area, ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany

Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany

$5,713Sale Price|50% Off

Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany

Located in Kastrup, DK

Louis XVI bureau made in Cuban mahogany. Top cabinet as well as the base with fluted quarter columns. Copenhagen Denmark, circa 1780.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame
18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century French kingwood bureau de dame. With gilt bronze decorative mounts.

Category

Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Danish Mahogany Tall Secretary Bureau
19th Century Danish Mahogany Tall Secretary Bureau

19th Century Danish Mahogany Tall Secretary Bureau

Located in Round Top, TX

19th century Danish tall secretary bureau, crafted in mahogany with burlwood veneer. The upper section features three doors with concave and convex shaping, while the hinged desktop ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau

Located in Round Top, TX

19th century Danish Biedermeier-style secretary or "bureau" crafted in mahogany veneer. This short, stately bureau features a hinged desktop that opens to reveal multiple interior dr...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk
French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk

Located in Swadlincote, GB

A top quality French rosewood brass inlaid desk, with tambour front, you have to pull open the drawer to release the tambour and then fold over the original velvet writing surface, l...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

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Bureau Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bureau secretaire available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every bureau secretaire was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bureau secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each bureau secretaire bearing Georgian, Louis XV or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one bureau secretaire that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pier Luigi Colli, Erling Torvits and Giovanni Gariboldi produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bureau Secretaire?

A bureau secretaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,694, while the lowest priced sells for $504 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.

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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