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Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long drawers, circa 1750 Measures - 29.25" x 26" x 16.25".
Wood
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18th-Century English Georgian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 18th-century English Georgian-style secretary or butler chest, never restored with original patina, three drawers with secretary in top drop drawer, original hardware, dove tail...
Wood
English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian (18/19th Century) mahogany secretary bookcase having a 2 glass mullioned doors over multiple drawers & a fall-front center with brass handles.
Brass
English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Cabinet, Circa 1850s, England
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian mahogany secretary cabinet with a bottom section with drawers and an upper section with 2 lattice glass doors Two drilled holes in back wall of cabinet, some damage...
Mahogany
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long) with retracting supporting brackets and flanked by two columns. The door with cross-b...
Leather, Walnut
18th Century English Pine Georgian Slant-Front Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome late 18th-century English Georgian slant-front bureau crafted in pine, retaining a wonderfully warm, mellow surface and understated character.
Fruitwood, Pine
18th Century English Georgian Bleached Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Viterbo, VT
Georgian butler's secretary bookcase hand-made in the United Kingdom in the late 1700s using mahogany and decorated with mahogany veneer and brass trim. The secretary features a top ...
Brass
$13,875Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Antique Barrister's Bureau, English Secretary, Escritoire, Georgian, C.1760
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a rare antique barrister's bureau. An English, mahogany and boxwood fall-front writing cabinet or secretary with myriad concealed storage, dating to the high Georgian period,...
Boxwood, Mahogany
English Chinoiserie Georgian Style Japanned Scarlet Vermillion Cabinet Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Vintage bureau cabinet secretary in the English chinoiserie style with elements of Queen Anne and George I design, japanned finish in red vermillion/scarlet with hand-painted and gil...
Wood
19th Century English mahogany secretary desk
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a refined example of an early 19th-century English mahogany secretary bookcase, likely dating to the late Georgian or early Regency period..
Mahogany, Ivory
$2,319Sale Price|20% Off
Georgian English Mahogany Commode Secretaire, 1816
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important English commode secretary from the Georgian period with three large drawers.
Wood
English Country Farmhouse Studio Crafted Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous studio crafted English Country, Georgian, or Farmhouse style cabinet with drop front secretary desk and bookcase top USA, 1980 Measures: 46.5"W x 13"D x 80.75"H.
Brass
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H 97 in W 48 in D 22.5 in
19th Century Grand English Georgian Hand Carved Oak Secretary or Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English Georgian secretary or bookcase is a magnificent example of the genre, with elaborately carved facing arches and latticework creating a regal crown atop the glaze...
Oak
George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exquisite English Georgian secretary bookcase of exceptional design and detail.
Mahogany
English Georgian Chinoiserie-Decorated Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Georgian-style black / gilt secretary desk / cabinet painted in traditional gold Chinoiserie decorations of nature, bridges, pagodas, florals, people with intricate patterns.
Gold, Brass
Early 19th Century English Georgian Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century English Georgian Painted Secretary Bookcase. This Bookcase Secretary is a beautiful two piece unit with two upper glazed doors. one adjustable shelf, and four grad...
Mahogany
English Chinoiserie / Georgian Style Red and Black Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style contemporary black and red faux lacquer Chinoiserie two-piece secretary desk with rounded corners and a black top with red trim and painted genre landscape sce...
Wood
English Georgian Style Oak Marquetry Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Georgian fall front or drop front secretaire desk crafted from oak.
Oak, Satinwood
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H 69.5 in W 23 in D 27 in
Antique English Georgian Inlaid and Burled Walnut Petite Secretary Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Georgian petite secretary features burled walnut with upper bookcase with shaped crest over single glass door opening to shelved interior and above desk with slant fr...
Walnut, Burl, Satinwood
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H 80.25 in W 37 in D 18 in
Antique Warsaw Flame Mahogany English Georgian Butlers Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Warsaw Furniture Mfg Co Federal or Georgian stepback butlers secretary desk and bookcase. Made of flamed mahogany with upper bookcase cabinet that features fretwork glass doo...
Brass
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H 76.88 in W 60 in D 17.75 in
English Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet with Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet In the manner of Baker Furniture By Frederick Tibbenham England, circa 1930s Carved flame m...
Brass
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H 82 in W 44 in D 21 in
Fine early 1800s Era English Georgian Chinoiserie Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare and unique form of Chinese Chippendale two piece secretary desk. The desk was made during the 1800-1820s era and would have been taken to China to hav it hand-painted ...
Mahogany
19th Century English Burl Walnut Secretary
Located in Hixson, TN
A very nice 19th century burl walnut secretary. This is a married piece. The top has arched glass panel doors and shelves inside. The base has a fitted interior with writing surface....
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Denver, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c..
Brass
19th Century Bleached Mahogany English Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Viterbo, VT
Georgian butler's secretary hand-made in the United Kingdom in the early 1900s using mahogany and decorated with mahogany veneer. The Secretary features a top bookcase section with g...
Mahogany
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H 87 in W 30 in D 16.5 in
19th Century English Mahogany Inlaid & Glazed Secretary ~ Bookcase, circa 1880s
Located in Dallas, TX
Only 16.5 inches deep when closed, this amazing 19th century English mahogany secretary, bookcase features satinwood and walnut inlay bordering to highlight its Classic Greek Revival...
Mahogany, Satinwood
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H 91.75 in W 44.88 in
English George III Style Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1870
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous 19th century English George III style secretary desk with bookcase. The desk features beautiful mahogany wood grain, with cherrywood door fronts. It offers ample storage, ...
Leather, Glass, Cherry, Mahogany
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Georgian secretary features mahogany construction with three long drawers beneath flip-top writing surface and surmounted by glass front bookcase above two petite sto...
Bronze
English Georgian Two Part Mahogany Secretary circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A two part English Georgian secretary, its upper case featuring a cornice with dentil and fluted molding, accented with three satinwood oval paterae, surmounting two glass doors, ope...
Brass
Pair of Antique Georgian Style English Secretary Bookcases
Located in Morristown, NJ
A handsome pair of 19th c., English Georgian secretary bookcases. Arched dentil molded cornice over single hinged glazed mullion door, opening to 3 blue painted bookshelves, above a ...
Brass, Bronze
George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase with Provenance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exquisite English Georgian secretary bookcase of exceptional design and detail.
Mahogany, Giltwood
English Mahogany Georgian Style Secretary / Bookcase
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English mahogany wood Georgian style secretary /bookcase cabinet by Bevan Funnell with classical English pediment.
Brass
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H 88 in W 71.75 in D 17.75 in
English Mahogany & Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Secretary Chippendale Georgian
Located in Dayton, OH
English mahogany & walnut breakfront bookcase secretary Chippendale Georgian Custom made English breakfront.
Mahogany
Fine English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Circa 1780-90
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An English Georgian mahogany secretary in three parts.
Brass
English Georgian Black Lacquer with Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Georgian black lacquer and chinoiserie decorated slant front secretary cabinet on bracket feet, circa 1765.
Oak
English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Brilliant English George III style secretaire bookcase featuring a polychrome parcel gilt lacquer finish. The two-part case is decorated in the Chinoiserie revival style with idyllic...
Brass
English Secretary Bureau Bookcase of Mahogany from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bureau bookcase or secretary (secretaire) of mahogany from the Georgian era.
Metal, Brass
English Georgian Sheraton Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Flame Mahogany, Patinated Brass Handles, Leather Surface Desktop, Original Glass This English Georgian Sheraton style secretary bo...
Brass
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H 40.16 in W 37.21 in D 19.69 in
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Slant Front Desk or Secretary
Located in Casteren, NL
This classic slant front desk or bureau was made in England in the early 19th century. It was made in the finest quality watered European oak. The secretary is elevated on bracket ...
Brass
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H 77 in W 24 in D 18 in
Narrow Inlaid English-Made Georgian Walnut Secretary Desk with Leather Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous English narrow secretary desk, circa 1950. The desk can fit anywhere!
Walnut
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.