Baroque secretary
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Baroque secretary from the 18th century, in very good condition.
Category
Antique 1770s German Renaissance Desks
Materials
Oak
Baroque Secretary
Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland 1750
Located in Belmont, MA
Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland, Circa 1750 A refined mid-18th century Swiss Baroque secretary desk with an elegant bombe front and beautifully figured walnut veneer.
Category
Antique 1750s Swiss Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland 1750, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
Baroque secretary desk, Switzerland, 1750. This gorgeous baroque secretary desk stands out for its very pretty walnut veneer.
Category
Antique 1750s Swiss Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
German Baroque Secretary Desk, 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
German Baroque Secretary Desk, Circa 1750 A rare mid-18th century German Baroque secretary desk of straight architectural form, crafted circa 1750.
Category
Antique 1750s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Dark Gray Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary cabinet featuring a two-door glazed display hutch above and a lower section with a slant-front writing desk and three drawers.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Softwood
Hand-Painted Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with three drawers and slant-front writing flap decorated with recessed panels.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original Antique Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany 18th century, Walnut
$8,971Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.62 in W 35.83 in D 25.2 in
Original Antique Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany 18th century, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
Original Antique Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany, 1750 This exquisite antique Baroque secretary desk from Germany (circa 1750) is a rare find for antique furniture collectors.
Category
Antique 1750s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Secretary with Black Exterior and Blue Interior, Circa 1760
$9,950
H 81.125 in W 47 in D 23.5 in
Baroque Secretary with Black Exterior and Blue Interior, Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive period Baroque secretary dating to circa 1760. This substantial piece has been historically repainted, featuring a black exterior contrasted by a distinctive blue-paint...
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century Baroque Secretary Cabinet in Walnut Veneer
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Baroque secretary cabinet from Saxony, crafted in the mid-18th century.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Baroque secretary in three sections ("à trois corps"), raised on compressed bun feet and veneered in fine walnut.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Three Part German Baroque Secretary Desk in Walnut & Fruitwood
$4,600
H 67.5 in W 47 in D 31.5 in
18th Century Three Part German Baroque Secretary Desk in Walnut & Fruitwood
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful form three part German Baroque secretary desk in walnut & fruitwood, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a case with a locking center door with pull out uppe...
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Austrian Baroque Secretary Cabinet in Walnut with Marquetry, ca. 1700–1730
$21,140
H 80.71 in W 48.04 in D 23.63 in
Austrian Baroque Secretary Cabinet in Walnut with Marquetry, ca. 1700–1730
Located in Kastrup, DK
A highly impressive and architecturally refined Austrian Baroque secretary cabinet from the first half of the 18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exceptional Baroque secretary or writing desk, probably from southern Germany, around 1760.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
Magnificent Italian Baroque Secretary, circa 1700
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The upper case with swept pediment and stepped molded edge fitted with 11 drawers and an arched door. The lower case with a slant front opening over a well above three long drawers e...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Olive
18th Century Antique Swedish Red Painted Baroque Secretary
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A two-tiered wooden cabinet from the 18th century Swedish Gustavian period. The top door opens to reveal a decorative top shelf and three other shelves. The top of the bottom shelf c...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Baroque Secretary with Upper Cabinet in Walnut, 18th/19th Century
$8,027
H 94.1 in W 47.25 in D 25.6 in
Baroque Secretary with Upper Cabinet in Walnut, 18th/19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque fall-front secretary veneered in walnut, featuring a commode base with three drawers and a slightly convex front.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Walnut and plum Baroque Secretary à deux corps around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à deux corps Baroque around 1760 Walnut and plum veneered on softwood, lower part with concave corrus and three drawers, two-door top with symmetrically arranged compart...
Category
Antique 1760s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Northern Italian Baroque Secretary, lined in red velvet, Venice Circa 1900
$12,900
H 99 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
Northern Italian Baroque Secretary, lined in red velvet, Venice Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite Baroque Venetian Secretary of Northern Italy made of burl walnut and having intricate inlays of fruitwood, olive wood, satinwood and burr wood.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Walnut and walnut burl Baroque Secretary à deux corps Saxony around 1760
$19,832
H 93.71 in W 47.25 in D 26.78 in
Walnut and walnut burl Baroque Secretary à deux corps Saxony around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à deux corps Baroque, Saxony c. 1740, walnut and walnut burl veneer, sloping lid, 2-door top with sprung gable and beautiful interior division, 3-tier, double-arched chest...
Category
Antique 1760s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight & Heavy Solid Oak
$3,069
H 39.77 in W 44.49 in D 23.63 in
Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight & Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This straight and heavy solid oak Viennese Baroque folding desk has been carefully restored to its original condition with no replacements. Even the two main keys are still there. T...
Category
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Baroque Slant-Front Secretary in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with three drawers and a serpentine front, featuring a fall-front writing surface and an upper tabernacle with a tall door and ten small drawers.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Fall Front Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Baroque secretary desk works well in many interior. ornate 18th-century polychrome hand painted fall top desk.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful baroque secretary desk with finely mirror-cut oak veneer and walnut root veneer.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baroque Bureau / secretary In Walnut from Northern Germany
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architecturally refined 18th-century Baroque secretary desk crafted in oak and beautifully veneered with mirror-cut walnut in a classic and distinctive Baroque design.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Baroque Revival Secretaire Cabinet, Oak Handcarved, AT ca. 1870
$7,700
H 51.97 in W 27.56 in D 16.14 in
19th Century Baroque Revival Secretaire Cabinet, Oak Handcarved, AT ca. 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
This secretary cabinet from the so-called "second Baroque" - impresses with its rustic but at the same time also very elegant look.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
$19,900
H 81.1 in W 51.18 in D 25.59 in
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Additionally two smaller drawers can be found on the outsides of this 18th century baroque cabinet. Beautiful brass fittings, the solid nutwood carvings at the top and a charming pat...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Small Swiss Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Writing Chest, circa 1760
$9,206
H 42.92 in W 36.62 in D 23.63 in
Small Swiss Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Writing Chest, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
SmallLouis XV or Baroque Secretary Switzerland (Bern) Walnut Baroque around 1760.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swiss Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Secretary Baroque Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A secretary made during the baroque period 1650 - 1750 in Sweden.
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Austrian Secretary, Baroque Revival Style
Located in PARIS, FR
A 19th-century Austrian writing desk inspired by the Baroque style, characterized by its faux-wood decor and interlaced painted ribbon motifs, typical of the Baroque revival in Centr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Baroque Slant-Front Secretary Desk, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque slant-front secretary desk crafted from oak and cherry, featuring a three-drawer lower chest with a serpentine front and shaped apron feet.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baroque Cabinet with Secretary Desk, Germany 1760-70
$9,254Sale Price|20% Off
H 84.65 in W 51.97 in D 33.08 in
Baroque Cabinet with Secretary Desk, Germany 1760-70
Located in Leimen, DE
Baroque cabinet with Secretary desk, coming from Southern Germany and dating back to end of the 18th century.
Category
Antique 1770s German Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century German secretary or "bureau" crafted from walnut, featuring extensive marquetry. The inlaid decoration continues across the façade, with contrasting lighter woods used o...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Baroque Style Bombe Secretary Desk, Mid-20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant baroque style bureau desk featuring a distinctive bombe front and a drop-front writing surface. The interior reveals a beautifully arranged set of compartments and drawers, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase with beautiful, thick walnut radica veneer, wonderful color, ebonized moldings, most likely retaining the original mirror...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
Baroque Fall-Front Secretary with Marquetry Surface, 18th Century
$14,165
H 38.19 in W 37.01 in D 21.26 in
Baroque Fall-Front Secretary with Marquetry Surface, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small Baroque fall-front secretary on elegantly curved S-shaped legs, featuring four drawers and a central cabinet door.
Category
Antique 18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
$9,450
H 79 in W 50.25 in D 25.5 in
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a curved bonnet. Note the heavily carved panel doors and the large curvaceous lower three serpentine drawers. T...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Burl Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk
$6,900
H 82 in W 44 in D 21.5 in
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Burl Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A substantial early 18th C. Dutch two-part secretary in burl walnut with a beautifully mellowed patina. The upper section has a double-domed broken pediment with a central urn finial...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a deep scrolled pediment top and above two mirrored doors.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1770s Baroque Period Light Gray Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
$9,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 80.25 in W 47 in D 21.75 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 painted finish, two doors and four drawers.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl
$9,030
H 76.38 in W 44.89 in D 20.48 in
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl
Located in Münster, DE
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque, circa 1760, walnut and burl veneer, lower section with 2 hinged doors and a slanted flap, 2-door top section with arched pedime...
Category
Antique 1760s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood, Burl
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.63 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode, Antique Italian Inlaid Walnut Bureau, Baroque Drop-Front Secretary, A traditional 18th-century Itali...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Baroque Pine Clock Cabinet or Secretary with Authentic Patina
$7,378
H 90.56 in W 44.89 in D 16.93 in
Antique Swedish Baroque Pine Clock Cabinet or Secretary with Authentic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique northern Swedish secretary clock cabinet from the mid 1800s. The cabinet is dated 1863 but is likely older than that, from around 1840 to 1860. This clock cabinet is good exa...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Cabinets
Materials
Pine
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
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
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
$8,200
H 44.1 in W 46.86 in D 23.63 in
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary This remarkable Italian bureau dates to the 18th century and exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and quiet sophisti...
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century baroque oak secretary with a newer professionally applied black painted exterior finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural wood beneath.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Original Painted Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A late 18th Century Folk Art Baroque Scandinavian original painted writing desk secretary.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Rococo Secretary Bookcase, Hand-Carved, Netherlands
Located in Round Top, TX
A commanding mid-18th century Continental Rococo secretary bookcase of exceptional scale, sculptural power, and rarity—an authoritative statement of craftsmanship from the Rococo / R...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Blue Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish pine secretary with newer professionally applied layered blue painted exterior and contrasting steel-gray painted interior.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The case has clipped corners supported by Portuguese baroque style turned legs conjoined by a box stretcher and ending with bun feet.
Category
20th Century Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Original Italian Lombard trumeau in walnut, 19th century, northern Italy
$4,013Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Original Italian Lombard trumeau in walnut, 19th century, northern Italy
Located in Sant'Arsenio, Campania
This original Lombard trumeau, dating from the 19th century and made of fine walnut and walnut burl, is a masterpiece of northern Italian craftsmanship. The wavy body has an elegant ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Silk, Nutwood
Danish Modern, Unique Handcrafted Oak Secretary Cabinet, Mid 20th Century
$6,800
H 52.76 in W 35.44 in D 13.19 in
Danish Modern, Unique Handcrafted Oak Secretary Cabinet, Mid 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
An elegant rare Danish oak secretary cabinet in Baroque style, crafted in the 1930s by a skilled Danish Cabinetmaker.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
$29,662
H 91.74 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
What makes this piece unique and special is its originali twist to the characteristic Secretaire, a must-have object among Venetian aristocratic families that could not be missing in...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top & Matching Chair
$2,195
H 75.5 in W 41 in D 17 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top & Matching Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Italian bombe drop front secretary cabinet in olive wood with the matching chair. Bookcase top with Two drawers with brass hardware and exquisite cabriole legs. Expert craft...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1920s Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & Burl Veneer, Threaded Maple
$6,374
H 41.34 in W 41.74 in D 21.66 in
1920s Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & Burl Veneer, Threaded Maple
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & burl Veneer, Threaded of Maple. Elegant walnut flap. It has a front with three drawers and a calatoia door. Trhee large...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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Tabernacle Baroque Secretary; 1870, Germany
Located in Homburg, DE
Tabernacle Baroque secretary - circa 1870 South Germany - Nutwood veneered on oakwood - Very heavy - French polished - Some well-camouflaged secret compartments - Massiv bra...
Category
Antique 1870s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Late 18th Century
Unavailable
H 78.13 in W 39.75 in D 22.5 in
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish baroque secretary display cabinet late 18th century The Secretary is in two sections, painted in a lovely Swedish distressed gray color.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Courtly Baroque Secretary Johann Jakob Kieser, Mannheim, around 1760
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H 86.62 in W 46.46 in D 27.56 in
Courtly Baroque Secretary Johann Jakob Kieser, Mannheim, around 1760
Located in Bamberg, DE
Courtly Baroque secretary Johann Jakob Kieser, Mannheim, around 1760 This exquisitely crafted secretary from the work of the court cabinet maker Jakob Kieser (1734-1786) is situate...
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Painted White, Late 18th Century
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H 82.63 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Painted White, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary with glass doors, painted Swedish distressed white/cream color.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Baroque Secretary Desk with Built-In, Signed Mora Clock, circa 1760
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H 85 in W 46 in D 20 in
Swedish Baroque Secretary Desk with Built-In, Signed Mora Clock, circa 1760
Located in Carmel, CA
This period Swedish Baroque secretary-desk Circa 1760, has a built in Mora clock with original pendulum and weights.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Secretary
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine North Italian Baroque 18th century olivewood and ebonized secretary bookcase with serpentine front to the secretary base, ebonized highlights and Baroque cornice.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Olive
DANISH BAROQUE SECRETARY, 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Baroque Secretaire. Quarter-sawn oak with drop front, fully-fitted interior, bun feet. Original lock and key. From the estate of Tove Herbst-Jensen.
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
German Baroque Secretary with Mirror and Silver Plated Fittings from 1730/35
Unavailable
H 88.98 in W 48.04 in D 23.43 in
German Baroque Secretary with Mirror and Silver Plated Fittings from 1730/35
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Two-piece baroque secretary with mirrored doors, exceptional original silvered fittings with numerous princely crowns, walnut saw veneer on softwood, Thuringia circa 1730/35.
Category
Antique 1730s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Compound Secretary, Brunswick, 1750s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque Compound Secretary, Brunswick. Made of walnut, oak, and other real woods. 1750s.
Category
Antique 1750s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Baroque Period Lady's Secretary, France, late 1750s
By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque Period Lady's Secretary, France, late 1750s.
Category
Antique 1750s French Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
A Rare 18th Century Iberian Baroque Walnut Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and rare 18th century Iberian baroque period walnut secretary with molded crown over two carved doors.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
SPANISH COLONIAL BAROQUE PERIOD CHESTNUT SECRETARY
Located in San Francisco, CA
the leafy-carved and scrolling molded pediment over two scroll-carved doors opening to reveal a shelf above two carved short drawers; above a slant front opening to reveal a single-d...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Period Secretary with Clock from Hälsingland
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period secretary from Hälsingland with integral Mora clock and with original paint, Sweden, circa 1840. On either side of the clock is a cabinet with arched doors and three interior ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Baroque secretary in a greenish blue color. Original hardware.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Tall Baroque Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A tall Swedish Baroque Secretary with top of glass doors on a chest of drawer base.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Baroque Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Baroque secretary hutch. It was found at an Estate Auction in Uppsala, Sweden.
Category
Antique 1870s Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Baroque Secretary in Provençal Style, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Hand-painted baroque secretary, featuring a three-drawer commode base, slant-front writing flap, and a two-door cabinet top crowned by a broken pediment.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Baroque Secretary, Dresden, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Baroque secretary from Dresden, featuring a two-drawer, slightly bombé commode base.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Painted Baroque Secretary Desk, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Magnificent 18th-century Baroque secretary desk with an impressive architectural structure.
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century German Pine Baroque Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German provincial baroque secretary à deux corps from around 1750. Solid made in pine wood.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Northwest German Baroque Secretary Bookcase from the 18th Century
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H 81.89 in W 46.07 in D 26.78 in
Northwest German Baroque Secretary Bookcase from the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Splendid north-west-German baroque Secretary Bookcase from the 18th Century Display case with two glazed doors and three wavy-cut shelves on a commode with three drawers and a sli...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in New York, NY
MAde in oak during Baroque period ca 1700.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Original Painted Baroque Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German provincial Baroque secretary à deux corps from the 2nd half of the 18th century.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Italian Baroque secretary-bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian secretary in excellent condition circa 1720. Very properly fitted, this cabinet is loaded with pigeon holes and hidden drawers. Upper cabinet retains its origina...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Gray painted Baroque Secretary, 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque slanted-flap bureau on pressed ball feet with three drawers and curved front. Behind the coffered writing flap is a black interior division with further small drawers and a c...
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
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Wood, Softwood
Continental Baroque Secretary, Mahogany & Parcel-Gilt
Located in Dallas, TX
A very good quality early 20th century Continental mahogany and parcel-gilt rococo style secretary. In three parts, having a dome top cornice above two solid doors with key. Interior...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century German Baroque Secretary with Marquetry and Patina, circa 1750
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H 83.08 in W 50.01 in D 25.6 in
18th Century German Baroque Secretary with Marquetry and Patina, circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque secretary with impressive marquetry Southwest Germany Walnut a.o. around 1750 Dimensions: H x W x D: 211 x 127 x 65 cm Description: Antique top-mounted secretary from the ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
18th Century Baroque Secretary, Tabernacle, Walnut, Plum, Maple, Austria c. 1750
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H 75.6 in W 52.37 in D 29.53 in
18th Century Baroque Secretary, Tabernacle, Walnut, Plum, Maple, Austria c. 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque tabernacle secretary with figural marquetry Austria Walnut, plum, maple Baroque around 1750 Dimensions: 192 x 133 x 75 cm Description: Magnificent and exceptionally beauti...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
18th C. Swedish Baroque Secretary with Library in Original Gray Paint
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H 73.75 in W 44.13 in D 20.38 in
18th C. Swedish Baroque Secretary with Library in Original Gray Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish slant-front secretary from the 18th century in two parts with arched cornice and bracket base.
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
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Swedish Baroque Period 1760s Black Painted Slant-Front Secretary with Drawers
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H 42 in W 44.25 in L 42 in
Swedish Baroque Period 1760s Black Painted Slant-Front Secretary with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque period slanted front black-painted secretary from the mid-18th century, with multiple drawers and scalloped skirt.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Baroque Secretaire, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with a hinged flap and a wavy apron on low volute feet.
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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Baroque secretary desk from northern Sweden made during the late 1700s.
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
19th Century Large German Baroque Style Secretary a Deux Corps
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large German Provincial Baroque secretary a Deux corps from the Eifel region.
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Antique Early 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires
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Secretary Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A stunning low secretary with original brass hardware. Interior with several compartments and drawers. Keys existing. Repainted in a matt black with a distressed finish. Measures: H...
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
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Oak
18th Century Baroque Period Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A richly carved Baroque period bureau / secretary with carvings typical of the period.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Cabinets
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous black painted secretary made during the baroque period 1650-1750 in Sweden.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Swedish Baroque Period Secretary in Oak
Located in New York, NY
A secretary made in oak during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Original hardware in brass. Interior with compartments and drawers. Beautifully made in its original finish and ...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Antique Baroque 18th Century Oak Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Classic styling is the mark of this handsome secretary from the 1700's. The original painted mural is rare; beautiful in colors and detail, depicting a German city scene and is frame...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Italian Early 1900s Baroque Painted Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
This intriguing desk is a testament to the ingenuity and stylistic flair of Italian artisans and boasts its original painted finish! circa 1900-1910. Measures: 39 H x 36.5 W x 16 D...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Antique Italian Baroque Hand-Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A masterpiece of hand-painted artistry that also just happens to be an incredibly functional desk, this Antique Italian Baroque bombe secretary features original artwork on all three...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Stunning Dutch Baroque Style Secretary
By Isabel O'neil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking two part Dutch Baroque style secretary. Cabinet decorated with faux turtle shell and silver leaf, imitating brass inlay of the Baroque period.
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Late 20th Century American Secretaires
Italian Late Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely from the Umbria region of Italy, the rectangular top above a conforming case, the top drawer with a flip front and concealing smaller drawers and a writing surface, having car...
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Sicilian Baroque Style Painted Wood Secretary Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having original green paint trimmed in gold, the shallow upper section with a molded edge top and having three shelves, the lower section with a slant front folding desk housing two ...
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Antique 1870s Italian Baroque Secretaires
18th Century Baroque Tabernacle Secretary Desk from Austria
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The escutcheons, handles and locks are original Baroque ornaments.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Walnut
Antique Danish Baroque Drop Front Bureau Secretary, circa 1770
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the deep, rich patina of the aged pine that first captures your attention in this stunning secretary, also known as a bureau, from the late 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Desks
Materials
Pine
Pair of Mid-18th Century Swedish Period Baroque Tall Secretaries
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish mid-18th century period Baroque tall slant-front secretaries with exquisite marquetry, wonderful pediment and stat inlay on the doors and desk part.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Baroque Style Secretary Commode from Southern Germany
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H 45.25 in W 42 in D 34 in
19th Century Painted Baroque Style Secretary Commode from Southern Germany
Located in Dallas, TX
This wonderful Baroque-style secretary commode features a wavy serpentine chest of drawers surmounted by a slant-top desk.
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Antique 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 18th C Italian Baroque Figured Walnut Secretary w/ Architectural Pediment
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H 90 in W 38 in D 24.5 in
Early 18th C Italian Baroque Figured Walnut Secretary w/ Architectural Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Figured Walnut Secretary with Architectural Pediment, Arched Mirror Cabinet Door
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Marquetry Inlay Flip-Up Secretary Display Cabinet
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H 83 in W 43 in D 19 in
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Marquetry Inlay Flip-Up Secretary Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Marquetry Inlay Carved Flip-Down Secretary Display Cabinet A practical and elegant addition to any office or living room, this cabinet contains a remar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baroque Style 1840s Swedish Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk and Drawers
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H 86 in W 52.5 in D 18 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, and lower drawers from the mid 19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century George III Baroque Mahogany Breakfront Secretary
Located in Astoria, NY
A George III mahogany breakfront secretary with drop front that opens to reveal small inlaid secret compartments. There are four drawers on either side of the center drop. The top of...
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Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires
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Glass, Wood
Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk
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H 40.75 in W 37.8 in D 20.87 in
Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This Danish oak secretary bureau is in the style of Henning Kjærnulf, crafted in the 1960s, it is a true masterpiece that effortlessly blends Brutalist Baroque charm with midcentury ...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, multi-function antique chest was created in Italy, circa 1960. Siting on bracket feet over a straight bottom plinth, the fruit wood cabinet features what appears to be ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIII Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Southern German Baroque Tabernacle Secretary, Louis XV, c. 1750
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H 68.9 in W 50.79 in D 24.81 in
18th Century Southern German Baroque Tabernacle Secretary, Louis XV, c. 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque tabernacle secretary in walnut with strapwork.
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Dutch secretary bureau desk or writing table of burled walnut in the Baroque style.
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 glass sides and front over a drop-down secretary fitted with smaller drawers. The...
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque 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 glass door opens to two shelves. The slant front opens to cubby holes, five drawers....
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Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Secretaires
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$5,902
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Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood & Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
$2,785Sale Price|20% Off
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Located in Opole, PL
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Located in Annville, PA
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$5,536
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Baroque Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the baroque secretary you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every baroque secretary was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect baroque secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each baroque secretary bearing Baroque, Georgian or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made baroque secretary over the years, but those crafted by Alfonso Marina and Marge Carson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Baroque Secretary?
Prices for a baroque secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,490 and can go as high as $111,240, while the average can fetch as much as $8,200.
A Close Look at Baroque Furniture
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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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