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Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Brass Mounted, Light Walnut, & Ebonized Secretary, 1stq 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
masks above ebonized balls, raised on ebonized lion paw feet.
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 58.5 in W 40.75 in D 17 in
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome Portuguese style secretary writing table or desk by Tommy Bahama. The spinet or piano
Category
20th Century Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period English Regency Secretary Cabinet with Ebonized Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency period mahogany and satinwood two-piece secretary cabinet. Pine secondary wood. Top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Karges Ebonized, Gilt & Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk 20th Century
By Karges Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A tall secretary by Karges offers ebonized wood construction with upper having carved shell form
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 91.25 in W 34.5 in D 21.25 in
Italian, Piemontese, Carved Ebonized Walnut Secretary Commode, 17th/18th Cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge, the top split and hinged opening to reveal a drop front at the first drawer, the interior with nine carved drawers, the lower three drawers...
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 40.5 in W 55 in D 22.5 in
A fine 19th c Biedermeier birch secretary. Ebonized details and gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period drop front secretary. Fine Empire gilt bronze details . Ebonized
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Ebonized Cabinet With Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
front secretary desk
By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "Far East Collection"
USA, 1960s
Ebonized
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 68 in W 40 in D 19 in
Antique French Secretary
Located in Malibu, CA
This early 19th-century drop-leaf secretaire features the traditional Biedermeier ebony accents, columns, and matched woodgrain pattern. Unlike the high gloss finish of many pieces f...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Other
18th Century German Burr Elm and Walnut Secretary, with Ebonized Trim and Inlaid
Located in North Miami, FL
18th Century German burr elm and walnut secretary, adorned with ebonized trim and inlaid
Category
Antique 18th Century German Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Burl
H 83 in W 53 in D 29 in
Italian 18th Century Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Ebonized and burl walnut 18th century style secretary with panel doors that are mirrored inside and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Karelian Birch Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
An extraordinary early 19th Century Neoclassical style Karelian birch secretary. This wonderful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Biedermeier Style Cuba-Mahogany Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Classicist secretary, circa 1800-1810.
Cuba mahogany on solid softwood partly ebonized. High-right
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Softwood, Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary,
Germany, Ca.1820
Walnut
Original secretary veneered in walnut
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary. The top drawer
Category
Antique 1850s European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1835) cherry veneer drop front secretary with 2 ebonized and gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Cherry
19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu, Bronze & Fruitwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ebonized fruitwood drop front secretary. The secretary is raised by four square tapered legs ending with
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 56.5 in W 45.75 in D 22.25 in
Italian 17th Century Ebonized Fruitwood Commode from Milan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and important 17th century, circa 1680, ebonized fruitwood commode from Milan, Italy
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER STYLE BURLED BIRCHWOOD SECRETARY DESK
Executed by Colombo Mobili, ca. 21st century
Item
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass
Federal Rosewood Roll Top Secretary
Located in New York, NY
American Federal rosewood and maple interior roll top secretary with bronze and ebonized trim
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary,
Germany, 1820
Birchwood
Antique Biedermeier secretary
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Column Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
. Trellised cornice with so-called "Schinkel roof", below ebonized tooth frames. There is a secret compartment
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Pull Out Secretary in Birch
Located in Miami, FL
secretary. The drawer-front opens to an ample and beautiful ebonized and faux mahogany interior offering two
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 41 in W 49.5 in D 20 in
19th Century Lion Secretary Empire Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on solid oak and softwood partly ebonized. High-rise, architecturally designed corpus
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South West German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South west German, 1820.
This beautiful drop front desk has three
Category
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian early 18th century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian secretary with beautiful, thick walnut radica veneer, wonderful color, ebonized moldings
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
detailed secretary is composed with two doors that open to two interior shelves. The cabinet is standing on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 64.5 in W 41.75 in D 20.25 in
Conical Secrétaire, 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary in Birch, Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Conical secretary
North-East Germany
birch,
19th century, Biedermeier, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 59.06 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 in
19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Russian secretary with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 56.5 in W 37.25 in D 17 in
19th Century German Secretary, Birch, Cherry, Walnut, Biedermeier, c. 1835
Located in Greven, DE
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Quite harmoniously and in absolute tranquility presents the interior of the secretary.
In the center
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Cherry, Walnut
H 66.15 in W 41.34 in D 20.08 in
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Burl
19th Century Antique Louis Quatorze Napoleon III Boulle Meuble Secretary Bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood with brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 60.24 in W 33.47 in D 23.63 in
Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk or Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Louis XV style French dore bronze mounted Boulle Marquetry secretary desk or cabinet
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 36.5 in W 32 in D 20.25 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The wood veneered inside
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
Pair of Italian Free-Standing Wall Units in Walnut on Ebonized Plinth Bases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
storage (one / side). Dramatic, carved, ebonized, block pulls complement both the black vinyl removable
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Naugahyde, Walnut, Plywood, Paint
H 65 in W 39.25 in D 23.5 in
Empire Secretaire à abattant, Vienna circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Empire secretary adorned with flanking caryatids around the flat writing flap, top drawer, and a
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Scriban Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Scriban or secretary chest in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece is made of mahogany that
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Dutch 18th Century Birch Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive 19th century birch secretary made in the Netherlands circa 1800. The exterior is
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Other Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Revival Circular Desk
Located in New York, NY
Northern Italian Empire Revival circular correspondence or secretary's desk with diminutive
Category
20th Century Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birch, Burl
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
case with drop-front secretary desk style slant-front bar work surface, over double-door cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk
By Baker Furniture
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 58 in W 33.25 in D 15.25 in
Biedermeier Secretaire in Ashwood, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Spacious secretary featuring a two-door cabinet top and a three-tier chest of drawers base. The
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Ash
Regency Ebony Inlaid Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
ebonized ball drops over two astragal glazed doors over satinwood fitted pull out secretary drawer with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Biedermeier Olive Wood & Burl Drop Front Abattant, Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawer over drop front secretary and three long drawers, raised on block feet, ebonized highlight trim
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Two-Piece Cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An ebonized mahogany secretary No. 6065 with pull-out writing desk and multiple drawers/shelves on
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
overall with gilt chinoiseries. This case piece was originally a traveling secretary. The top section has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare and very unusual piece of Italian modern design.
Vintage 1940s Italian bow-fronted secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Goatskin
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates.
The middle portion consists of five
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers
Materials
Bronze
H 61.42 in W 37.01 in D 18.9 in
Italian 18th Century Baroque Secretary
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine North Italian Baroque 18th century olivewood and ebonized secretary bookcase with serpentine
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Olive
A fine Biedermeier secretary.
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier secretary
Walnut with ebonized and giltwood details.
An ebony
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Gaisbauer Biedermeier Secretary Cabinet
By Gaisbauer
Located in Westport, CT
A classic of Biedermeier design, this large Secretary consists of drawers and an integrated fold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Secretary Rolltop Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical kingwood, tulipwood, fruitwood and ebonized marquetry roll top desk from
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood
19th Century French Empire Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
French Empire secretary in cherry with architectural interior and ebonized columns with bronze doré
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Neo-Classical Period Secretary from Hamburg, circa 1805
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Neo-Classical period secretary from Hamburg, circa 1805. Made of mahogany and other real woods
Category
Antique Early 1800s German Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Ebonized Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ebonized secretary for your home. Each ebonized secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Your living room may not be complete without a ebonized secretary — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each ebonized secretary bearing Empire, Neoclassical or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one ebonized secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Dunbar produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Ebonized Secretary?
A ebonized secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,475, while the lowest priced sells for $1,155 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
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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