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Antique 1900's Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28”
Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Mahogany Empire Secretary with Extraordinary Inlay, circa 1810-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
Extraordinary antique Empire secretary desk circa 1810-1820 from Denmark or N. Germany. The cabinet
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 86.25 in W 40.75 in D 18.25 in
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
French Empire Mahogany Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century French Empire mahogany Bonheur du Jour desk. The upper section is decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Empire style, having nine drawers, one containing a locking secret compartment, with two secretary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
This exquisite 19th-century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Mahogany, 1820s Austria
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
H 59.85 in W 37.01 in D 16.93 in
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
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk With Leaded Glass c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper having arched
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 87 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Period two Part Flame Mahogany Drop Front Abattant. Item features beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 61.5 in W 41.25 in D 20.25 in
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Mahogany, Wien 1820-1829
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 59.85 in W 37.01 in D 16.93 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique French Empire drop front "abattant" secretary desk made with magnificent high
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very handsome late American Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk. Very good condition overall with an
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Granite
19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20.
This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with
Category
Antique 1810s Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Desk
This 19th-century French Empire-style secretary desk is a true work of art. Crafted from
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 55.5 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 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
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Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Burl
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 84 in W 48 in D 24 in
Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary in the manner of Quervelle offers deeply striated flame
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
H 92.25 in W 43.25 in D 20.75 in
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire secretary in West Indies mahogany, also known as Cuban mahogany, considered to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Brass Mounted, Light Walnut, & Ebonized Secretary, 1stq 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
front desk with a leather writing surface and interior shelving and secret drawers, with stylized brass
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 58.5 in W 40.75 in D 17 in
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash
H 83 in W 46 in D 21 in
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk
West Germany
Walnut and others
Louis XVI
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. royal antique burl wood secretary desk & black leather drop leaf top HRH . Very rare early
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
desk. Provides ample storage as a chest of drawers, and doubles as a secretary with additional small
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 50.01 in W 56.11 in D 28.35 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
of mahogany dates from 1810 and is an original from the Empire & Biedermeier era. The secretary is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
American Mahogany and Stenciled Secretary with Bookcase. NY Circa 1825
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany stenciled and painted foliage secretary bookcase with fitted inlaid birds eye
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
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
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
brass pulls on each drawer allow easy access. This Empire-style secretary features eye-catching
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
will complete any setting whether it be as a desk chair with a secretary or small writing desk, side
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
all.
The fall front desk can be considered the cousin of the secretary desk. Both have a main working
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers
Materials
Bronze
H 61.42 in W 37.01 in D 18.9 in
Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
three long drawers. The top right drawer opening to a secretary desk with one curly maple drawer and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 43 in W 39 in D 19.25 in
Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine Louis XVI style upright secretary, executed in veneered wood, finely decorated with
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk.
Born in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Butler's Desk and Etagére, New York, Possibly Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
Butler’s Desk and Etagére, circa 1825
New York, possibly by Duncan Phyfe
Mahogany (secondary
Category
Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful Set of Two Antique French Old Paris Porcelain 'Porte Plume" Statues
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
time with oriental scenes atmospheres.
The "Porte Plume" was used at the secretary desk for inserting
Category
Antique 1830s French Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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H 9.85 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
furniture mounts that were touched up by Thomire, applied to the upper corners of a secretary desk by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
H 40.5 in W 20 in D 12 in
John Widdicomb WM A Berkey Italian Provincial Regency Round Walnut Coffee Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in Dayton, OH
. During the 1930s the company manufactured mostly tables, as well as some desks and secretaries, corner
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
furniture from the French Empire but it was different from the formalism in the Napoleonic era, during which
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
secretary desk by Guillaume Beneman, delivered for the King's cabinet intérieure at Compiègne, 1787[13
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
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
English Style Secretary Made of Walnut and with Secret Compartments
Located in Senden, NRW
beautiful office furniture. The secretary or desk is an exhibition piece with just slight signs of wear on
Category
20th Century German Empire Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIV Style Inlaid Writing Desk, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
writing desk is fully handmade from beechwood, taste of French empire come through the ormolu mounted
Category
20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire Secratary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Secratary with three drawers and retractable desk, Inset marble top. Adjustable sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Biedermeier Desk with Extension, Polished Mahogany, Dark, Wooden, circa 1840
By Biedermeier
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
acts as a secretary.
A desk with a drawer and an additional retractable top under the main top. The
Category
Antique 1840s Polish Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.34 in W 41.74 in D 29.53 in
Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
By Stephen Smith
Located in Andover, MA
This unique mahogany pedestal base secretary or desk was described in an ad by Smith as “bank and
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar
H 46 in W 53.5 in D 27.25 in
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Empire Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal empire secretary desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every empire secretary desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect empire secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An empire secretary desk, designed in the Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made empire secretary desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Jean Joseph Chapuis and John Needles are consistently popular.
How Much is a Empire Secretary Desk?
Prices for an empire secretary desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $90,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,809.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Empire Secretary Desk
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
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