English Oak Secretary
19th Century English Oak Secretary
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English oak secretary with an upper cabinet fitted with geometric glazed doors and a shaped cornice
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A very fine antique secretary/ bureau.
With writing desk, 2 large and 2 small drawers and hidden
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Barley Twist English Oak Secretary with Display Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
This cabinet/secretary comes from England.
The cabinet is made from English oak.
It is highly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Large antique 18th-century English oak chest of drawers / desk / chest with secr
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This antique English oak secretary features a beautiful stepped interior and dates from the 18th
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$1,608
H 39.77 in W 37.01 in D 20.48 in
1940's English Oak Drop Front Secretary
By Aesthetic Movement
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is an English Oak drop front secretary.
The legs are turned and fashioned in a William and
Category
Vintage 1940s English Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak
Located in Meer, VAN
a wonderful English antique fall front secretary desk in solid oak with brass fittings. It features
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak is a superlative example of the design
Category
Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in North Miami, FL
This piece just took our breath away - all the carved wood details and medallions are master craftsman quality. See all detail images to truly appreciate what an excellent antique pi...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English secretary bookcase Arts&Crats 1910
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This English secretary bookcase in arts & crafts style is a beautiful piece of furniture that
Category
Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Copper
1800's Antique Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop, Secretaire, Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
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Early 19th century oak English drop front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,770
H 38 in W 36 in D 20 in
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Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 18th Century drop front secretary desk in the Chippendale style, unbranded. Solid oak
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 41 in W 37.25 in D 20.25 in
English Oak Secretary, circa 1790 - 1810
Located in San Marino, CA
An English secretary desk, a molded rectangular top over eight pigeonholes and one inlaid door
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique English Secretary Desk Bureau Leaded Glass Bookcase Oak Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Leaded Glass Bookcase Barley Twist.
Direct from England
Category
Vintage 1920s British Jacobean Desks
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 79.5 in W 32 in D 16.5 in
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. The
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
Antique English Golden Oak Slant Front Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English golden oak slant front secretary bookcase, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique English Oak Gothic Revival Altar Cabinet Court Cupboard Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Gothic revival court cupboard or secretary desk, circa late 1800s. Made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak
H 57 in W 38 in L 57 in
20th c. English Cabinet Secretary
Located in Madrid, ES
English oak cabinet secretary. England, 50s
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Antique 1880s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century English Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Leaded Stained Glass Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
20th century English oak desk secretary bureau leaded stained glass bookcase Arts & Crafts
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Stained Glass, Oak
H 76.5 in W 36 in D 15.5 in
English 18th Century Queen Anne Oak Secretary Double Dome
Located in San Marino, CA
Need key. Solid oak fall front, two small drawer two large drawers, upper compartment filled with
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
English Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
This English oak slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with mahogany crossbanding and dentil
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English Queen Anne Style Oak Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
oxidized oak is silky and so magnetic that you just have to reach out and touch the cabinet when walking
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
H 79.5 in W 38.63 in D 20.75 in
19th Century English Renaissance Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning 19th century English Renaissance Secretary, bookcase provides display, storage, and a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Secretary with English Slope, Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming 1920-1930 "slope" English secretary in oak, his tablet is covered with a leather
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
George III English Antique Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine secretary desk of diminutive proportions, this fabulous form features an upper bookcase
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English George III Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
laminated oak and finished in mahogany veneers with satinwood stringers edging the flamed mahogany outer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 31.38 in W 44.5 in D 22.5 in
Diminutive English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Of perfect size and proportions, this English George III Secretary Desk is commanding in presence
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Glass, Mahogany, Oak, Pine
H 86.5 in W 36 in D 20.13 in
English George III Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
detailed images of this English Secretary Desk available upon request.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 94.25 in W 50.5 in D 22.75 in
19th Century English Oak Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century English Oak Secretary ~ Bookcase was designed for a very efficient floor plan, indeed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Gustavian Style Limed Oak Secretary, English, 18th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great limed oak Georgian secretary or bureau in Gustavian style.
Limed oak and mahogany
Category
Antique 1790s English Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Neoclassical English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Neoclassical English mahogany secretary, circa 1820-1840, with roll-top and ebonized inlay
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Solid Oak Slant Front Desk or Secretary
Located in Casteren, NL
in the finest quality watered European oak. The secretary is elevated on bracket feet. It features
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 39.77 in W 34.45 in D 20.67 in
Antique 19th century English George III warm oak Slant front secretary desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Presented here is a stunning antique slant-front secretary desk crafted in oak wood in England in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 43.31 in W 40.16 in D 20.08 in
18th Century English Renaissance Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional 18th century English Renaissance secretary bookcase displays wonderful rural
Category
Antique 1790s English Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique English Arts & Crafts Secretary Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique English Arts & Crafts desk
Quarter sawn oak construction with Art Nouveau appliques
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Red Lacquer chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
A William and Mary Chinoiserie decorated secretary 18th century, the superstructure with two
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
19th Century Rustic English Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century rustic english chippendale secretary desk is the ultimate answer to the age-old
Category
Antique 1870s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century English George III Chest on Chest in Oak with Pull Out Secretary
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
swan-neck bail handles. The bottom drawer of top opens to a stand up pull-out, fall-front secretary
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 75 in W 44 in D 21 in
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Slant Front Desk or Secretary
Located in Casteren, NL
made in the finest quality watered European oak. The secretary is elevated on bracket feet. It features
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Early 19th century oak English fall-front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns.
Note
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century English George III Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 18th century chinoiserie Bureau. The exterior of the bureau is profusely decorated with oriental scenes. The fall front opens to reveal a fully fitted inte...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century English George III Period Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A practical and restrained example from the George III period, this fine secretary desk is a tidy
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Oak, Pine
English George I Style Burl-Walnut Antique Bookcase Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
George I style burl walnut secretary desk with bookcase
England, circa late 19th century with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 75.63 in W 34 in D 23.75 in
Antique English Arts and Crafts Secretary Base, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
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The bold carving seen in this antique English oak secretary base
Category
Antique 1870s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English Renaissance Revival Oak Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century, English Renaissance Revival oak secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Oak Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century English George III oak secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Georgian Oak Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century English Georgian oak secretary with a blind door book case and a fitted interior.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique English George III Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Houston, TX
An antique English Georgian oak crossbanded with mahogany drop front secretary bureau chest desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Francis Elkins English Japanned Secretary
Located in Lake Forest, IL
A late 18th Century Lacquered Slant Front Bevelled Mirrored Secretary with later refreshed Japanned
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
English Victorian Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
English Victorian burl walnut and oak secretary bookcase; the two door glass bookcase over a slant
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
English 18th Century Banded Oak Stepback Secretaire
Located in Port Chester, NY
An excellent quality antique English stepback oak secretary. Lovely glazed original glass doors
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
18th Century Provincial English Oak Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Provincial English oak secretary, double bonnet planks with Provincial styling
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
This stunning 19th century English Regency mahogany secretary, circa 1800, features an upper
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Pine
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Martlesham, GB
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Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 George III slant front bureau or desk, English. Mahogany. A handsome example - the interior with obelisk inlays on the document drawers, the prospect door with bold s...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Located in Louisville, KY
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George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.
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Antique 1760s English George III Desks
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Brass
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Located in Harderwijk, NL
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$1,757
H 39.38 in W 36.23 in D 34.26 in
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$3,460
H 43 in W 37 in D 24 in
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Located in Leicester, GB
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English Oak Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the English oak secretary you’re looking for. Frequently made of oak, wood and metal, every English oak secretary was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect English oak secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An English oak secretary, designed in the Georgian, Arts and Crafts or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is an English Oak Secretary?
The average selling price for an English oak secretary at 1stDibs is $5,735, while they’re typically $970 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.
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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