Dutch Secretary
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800.
This elegantly curved secretary desk has three
Category
Antique 1790s Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique mid 19th century Dutch honey color oak Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Offered here is a stunning Dutch secretary desk in the Biedermeier style, crafted in the mid-19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Bone
$5,676
H 78.75 in W 46.86 in D 18.51 in
Chest of Drawers / Secretary in Dutch Style Marquetry Holland Design
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chest of drawers in Dutch style from the beginning of the century.
Entirely inlaid with floral
Category
Vintage 1910s Dutch Dutch Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,975
H 46.07 in W 24.02 in D 51.19 in
Dutch Table Top Secretary
Located in Tampa, FL
A miniature Dutch table top secretary, a salesman sample chest. It is very early 19th century could
Category
Antique 1890s Dutch Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Two Piece Antique Dutch Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet with Mirrored Door
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare two-piece antique Dutch marquetry secretary desk cabinet is an exceptional example of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Satinwood, Walnut
$3,596 Sale Price
20% Off
H 74.25 in W 38 in D 19 in
18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Apothecary Cabinet, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Dutch neoclassical apothecary cabinet ~ secretary was obviously a product of sublimely
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Revival Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
H 96 in W 51 in D 21 in
Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on
Category
Antique 1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$6,995
H 44 in W 38.25 in D 22.25 in
Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretary With Impressive Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Louis XVI Secretary With Marquetry
The Netherlands
Amaranth, satinwood and others
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
$9,082
H 58.67 in W 35.04 in D 18.12 in
Antique Bleached Oak Drop Front Secretary Commode from Holland, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary commode is distinctly Dutch (more specifically from what used to be Holland). The undulating and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$4,200
H 43.25 in W 54 in D 29.625 in
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak adds both timeless style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$3,450
H 43.5 in W 36.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase with Antique Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 18th century Dutch Burled walnut secretary bookcase with fitted interior and antique mirror.
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
$20,000
H 96 in W 44 in D 24.25 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Dutch Chinoiserie Secretary and High Chest
Located in Greven, DE
furniture, consisting of a small secretary and a corresponding high chest of drawers.
In typical Dutch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
$11,711
H 51.19 in W 24.81 in D 15.36 in
Antique Dutch Rococo Inlaid Marquetry Walnut Bombe Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine 18th century Dutch Rococo walnut inlaid marquetry bombe shaped desk, circa 1780.
The desk
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
$4,995
H 40.5 in W 43 in D 21.25 in
18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet Scriban Desk Library Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet Scriban Desk Library Antique LA . An important and
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$189,000 Sale Price
30% Off
H 93 in W 51 in D 25 in
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
$14,500
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 in
19th Century Dutch Bleached Oak Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The secretary made of Dutch oak from the 19th century rich in decorations consists of an upper and
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Burl Walnut Art Deco Cabinet
Located in Dronten, NL
Period Dutch Art Deco secretary in wonderful burl walnut veneer in symmetrical pattern.
Cut-glass
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Cut Glass, Ebony, Burl
19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History
Located in Delft, NL
Rechteren Limpurg and as witness for the groom was Jonkheer De Beaufort, who was secretary of the Dutch
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
$4,182
H 25.6 in W 25.2 in D 1.19 in
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Dutch Marquetry Secretary
Located in Northfield, IL
Exquisite workmanship on this beautiful antique secretary
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Dutch Lacquer Table Secretary
By Adrianus Apol
Located in Hilversum, NL
Netherlanlds), decorated this table secretary in the style of Chinese and Japanese lacquerwork. He imitated not
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
18th Century, Dutch Marquetry Drop Front Secretary / Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This splendid drop front desk / secretary / secretaire, is completely covered with a beautiful
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
Secretary, Dutch Art Nouveau by Theo Nieuwenhuis, circa 1912
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Secretary, oak and Macassar, carving and sculpturing, on the top front doors vellum with floral
Category
Vintage 1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Unusual Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Wainscott, NY
This wonderful secretary was discovered in the Netherlands, but its origin is unknown. It appears
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Late 20th Century American Secretaires
1820s Dutch Wooden Secretary Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This early 19th-century Dutch wooden secretary desk combines functionality with refined
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Oak Secretary
Located in San Marino, CA
18th century Dutch oak bureau bookcase with gendarme top, shaped and fielded panels to the base
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Dutch Rococo Elmwood And Marquetry Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
Arched carved cornice over a pair of glazed doors and also glazed on top sides, the base elaborately inlaid with a fold down writing lid enclosing a fitted interoir over three gradua...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Secretaires
18th C. Dutch Marquetry Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk Bombe Commode Secretaire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dutch marquetry hand inlaid bombe form drop front desk or secretaire, circa 1790. This
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 41.75 in W 42 in D 23.5 in
18th Century Dutch Baroque Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine 18th century Dutch Baroque burl walnut veneered secretary cabinet. The intricately carved
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Tambour Stripped Oak Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Dutch Tambour stripped oak secretary, bookcase was handcrafted from solid old-growth
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Dutch 19th Century Second Empire Linen Press/Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant 19th century linen press/secretary is from the Netherlands, circa 1860s and offers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Empire Linen Presses
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Burled Walnut Commode with Herringbone Crossbanding, Secretary Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dutch Burled Walnut Commode with Herringbone Crossbanding, Secretary Drawer, 3 Graduating Drawers
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 35 in W 41 in D 23.75 in
Antique 19th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century Dutch oak drop front bombe secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Northern French or Dutch Ebonized Secretary Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of two-piece construction, the upper section with locking doors and concealing a folding middle section, the lower cabinet with a folding writing surface and drawers over four drawer...
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Secretaires
Dutch industrial metal secretary Gispen desk and chair 1950's
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A sturdy metal secretary desk with black linoleum top by Gispen.
The armchair (Galvanitas
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique 18th Century Dutch Queen Anne Burled Walnut Secretary, circa 1780
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 18th Century Dutch Queen Anne Burled Walnut Secretary circa 1780
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Secretaires
Pastoe Dutch Birch Series Design Secretary Model BB04 by Cees Braakman, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dutch Minimalist multifunctional secretary designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Utrecht, The
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood
H 52.76 in W 34.65 in L 52.76 in
Modular Wall Unit- Secretary by Louis Van Teeffelen For Webe, Dutch Design 1950s
By WéBé, Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in The Hague, NL
made this a well known and much desired Dutch design icon.
Secretary peace comes with the key (81cm
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 59.06 in W 33.47 in L 59.06 in
Glass Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A large secretary in a Dutch Colonial style in red with gold detail, with double paned glass doors
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Dutch Baroque Drop Front Secretary
Located in Barntrup, DE
Dutch Baroque style bombe form drop front secretary desk has carved ball and claw feet.
Behind the
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Dutch 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning Georgian -style mahogany secretary is from the Netherlands, circa 1830s, and displays
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English 18th Century Georgian Regency Small Secretary Chiffonier Bookcase
By Henry Holland 1
Located in Richmond, London
, generally associated with the oeuvre of Henry Holland and Thomas Hope, was introduced in the late 1790s as a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 58.5 in W 31 in D 16.5 in
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Secretary/Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century Dutch scriban, secretary or commode, from Holland.
Top lid, sides and front
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
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
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Dutch Baroque style secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved ball and claw feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Modular Wall Unit- Secretary by Louis Van Teeffelen for Webe, Dutch Design 1950s
By WéBé, Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in The Hague, NL
Dutch design modular wall unit by Louis Van Teeffelen for Webe, 1950s. One of Louis Van Teeffelen
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 78.75 in W 126.78 in D 16.15 in
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Abatant Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional example of a Dutch marquetry secretary type desk. Writing height when opened is 35.5
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Richly Inlaid Dutch Secretary Desk from the 1800s, Made of Rosewood
Located in Barletta, IT
Beautiful Dutch Louis XVI style secretary desk from the Mid-1800s, made of rosewood. It features 4
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a Dutch Satinwood Secretary with ebony inlay, brass and ivory pulls. Some warping
Category
20th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Dutch Colonial Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bantam, CT
A Dutch Colonial padouk wood double dome secretary cabinet, circa 1700. The upper case enclosed by
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Padouk
19th-Century Dutch Marquetry Secretary
Located in New York City, NY
19th-century Dutch marquetry secretary. Mahogany with inlaid contrasting fruitwood, first half of
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Charles X Secretaires
c.1910 Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
c. 1920 Dutch tortoise shell pattern veneer secretary. It is in two parts, the bottom half being a
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Wire
Dutch Colonial Blackwood Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1820
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Dutch Colonial (Batavia) Circa, 1820
Now Jakarta Indonesia
Original Throughout
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretary Commode Arbalete from 19th Century, Dutch Style
Located in Stuart, FL
Chest of drawers combined as a secretary, Arbalete, very unique piece with specific forms like a
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Dutch Rococo Style, Bombe-Form Burled Walnut Secretary
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dutch Rococo style bombe form burled and oyster walnut secretary.
The interior contains curved
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Design UMS Pastoe CB01 Cabinet Secretary by Cees Braakman, 1951
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Udenhout, Noord Brabant
Mid-century cabinet designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the Netherlands, 1951. The cabinet has teak door panels combined with birch. It features a drop down desktop and bended pl...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Birch, Plywood, Teak
19th Century Dutch Master Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Dutch quartersawn oak secretary with serpentine drawer front and single glazed
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Still Life with Flowers by Willy Fleur, Dated 1934
By Willy Fleur
Located in Charlevoix, MI
returned to The Hague where he worked until his death in 1967. Member and secretary of the Dutch Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Paintings
19th Century Superbly Crafted Solid Nedun Wood Secretary from Sri Lanka
Located in Houston, TX
. Exceptionally well designed and crafted this secretary comes from the mansions of the Dutch settlers in the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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Dutch Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Dutch secretary available at 1stDibs. A Dutch secretary — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Dutch secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Dutch secretary, designed in the Baroque, Mid-Century Modern or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Dutch secretary over the years, but those crafted by Louis Van Teeffelen, WéBé and Cees Braakman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Dutch Secretary?
Prices for a Dutch secretary start at $991 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $6,016.
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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