Skip to main content

English Slant Front Secretary Desk

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
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An eccentric and highly unusual Classic Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood inlay slant front
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
shelving. The lower case consist of a slant front desk with fitted interior and leather writing surface
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English "Tortoise Shell" Bamboo Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The desk is designed with a slant front above a single drawer. The bookcase top is fashioned with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Metal

18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
student desk by simply dropping open the slant front! Completely carved from solid old-growth oak, it
Category

Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Chippendale Mahogany Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase, Circa 1775
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany blind door secretary with bookcase. Upper case has a carved cornice
Category

Antique 1770s English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary
Category

Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

People Also Browsed

19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk is the epitome of efficiency with style! Artfully hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it features a slant front design wher...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bookcase with breakfront. Also to be used as cupboard for kitchen or dining spaces, our as decorative cabinet or vitrine for accessories and books in living room. Three units,...
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
H 97.25 in W 177.25 in D 16.5 in
English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
English Mahogany secretary desk, 19th century Three pieces: Crown, upper drawers and lower cabinet. Lowest draw pulls out as a secretary desk. Measures: 21" deep x 46.5" wide x 80....
Category

Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3 drawers supported on ogee bracket feet.   
Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Kneehole Desk by Francis & James Smith
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, unusual, Victorian mahogany kneehole desk by Francis and James Smith, Glasgow. The top, having three leather writing surfaces, each decorated with gold an...
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped bronze handles, made in France in the 1920s. Opened it reveals a fitted desk interio...
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice size late 18th century American Cherry Chippendale slant front desk with white Pine secondary wood. Four molded graduated drawers constructed with large early dovetails ...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry

Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
H 42 in W 36 in D 19 in
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish late Baroque secretaire in original gorgeous blue/green patinated color with slant front desk with a fitted interior over the two long and two smaller drawer bas...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
H 39.25 in W 40.75 in D 24 in
Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century
Located in London, GB
We are very pleased to be able to offer this rare antique French walnut and marquetry inlaid Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk, for sale. Our experts have dated it to around 1...
Category

Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features many small storage drawers within and three...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Louis XV-Style Fauteuil Armchair, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French upholstered armchair wonderfully embodies the Louis XV style with rich ornamentation and nary a straight line in sight. The chair has a sinuous wooden frame ...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher. Dimensions: 29.25"...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Campaign Style Desk
Campaign Style Desk
H 34 in W 29.25 in D 27 in
19th Century Italian Carved Inlaid Walnut Burl Queen Bed
Located in Milan, IT
Italian carved walnut double bed dating back to the first half of 19th century, in good condition, with a great original patina. The elegant and unique bed frame is walnut veneer and...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Belgium, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the beginning of the 20th century. Made of oak wood. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 107 cm / width 100 cm / depth 47 cm.  
Category

Vintage 1920s Belgian Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Belgium, circa 1920
Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Belgium, circa 1920
H 42.13 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in

Recent Sales

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with slant front desk and leather writing surface and fitted
Category

Early 20th Century British Bookcases

The Walton Hall Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase, English, circa 1705
Located in New York, NY
eight drawers and having two pull-out candle slides; the center section having a slant front desk fitted
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mercury Glass, Walnut, Burl

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Slant Front Secretary in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Houston, TX
Very Fine English made slant front chinoiserie secretary. Red lacquered and Hand-painted on all
Category

Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

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

Antique English Georgian Inlaid and Burled Walnut Petite Secretary Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
crest over single glass door opening to shelved interior and above desk with slant front opening to
Category

20th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Rare William & Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in GB
twist drop front bureau desk on stand in solid English oak A solid oak barley twist gate leg bureau
Category

Antique 1690s English William and Mary Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Drop Front Bookcase Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
having dental molding and surmounting slant drop front desk over two small and three graduated long
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved dark oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style ~ Direct from
Category

Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Marquetry Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English mahogany marquetry secretary is a superlative example of the genre, with
Category

Antique 1890s English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

English Chinoiserie Secretary with Mirrored Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
inserts and a star decoration. Inside are two shelves with a painted red interior. Behind the slant front
Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase, George III
Located in Charleston, SC
reading. The interior of the slant front desk has fitted drawers and the prospect door with document
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Pine

English Mahogany Secretary with Blind Door Bookcase. Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
blind doors with a fitted interior and adjustable shelving. Lower case has a slant front desk with
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Glass Doors, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany secretary bookcase with glass doors over a pull out desk and four drawers, 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

English Mahogany Inlaid Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase. 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
adjustable shelves. The lower case has a slant front desk with a fitted interior patera satinwood inlaid
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century English Mahogany Inlaid & Glazed Secretary ~ Bookcase, circa 1880s
Located in Dallas, TX
storage. Slant-front desk drops open and is supported by pull-out mahogany planks to reveal satinwood
Category

Antique 1880s English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

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

Small 17th Century Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
is mostly in pine. One could refer to this as a slant-front writing desk. A similar marquetry bureau
Category

Antique 1690s British Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

English Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This circa 1820s English Slant Front Secretary Desk is made of walnut wood with the original finish
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

English Secretary Desk
English Secretary Desk
H 43 in W 37 in D 21 in
Early 19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1830s English Slant Front Secretary Desk is made of walnut wood with the original finish and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Renaissance Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Secretary Desk
Early 19th Century Secretary Desk
2 bids
H 39 in W 38 in D 21 in
English Chinoiserie Black and Gold Tall Secretary / Slant Front Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
chinoiserie décor with drop slant front desk. The secretary features a twin front door top. When open it
Category

Vintage 1930s English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Gold, Brass

English Chinoiserie 1920s Black and Gold Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
décor, slant front desk, broken arch pediment and multiple drawers. Created in England during the first
Category

Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

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

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Solid Oak 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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Sheffield, MA
has a slant or drop front opening to a painted leather surface writing table with various compartments
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Secretary Desk, English, Bookcase Top, Hand Glazed Doors, with Drawers
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Toronto, CA
A Classic secretary desk with bookcase top, the individual hand glazed doors give the proper
Category

20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century English Renaissance Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
magnificently intricate slant-front desk that drops down to reveal a spacious work surface and cubby holes
Category

Antique 1790s English Renaissance Revival Secretaires

Materials

Oak

English Queen Anne Style Double Domed Two Part Walnut Secretary Desk, 20th C
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
An English burled walnut Queen Anne style two part secretary desk with a double domed top and
Category

Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
slant front or drop front opening to a writing table measuring 12 x 36 inches. The interior has four
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English George III Style Inlaid flame Mahogany Bookcase Secretary, circa 1810
Located in Big Flats, NY
having double glass doors with muntins in diamond pattern and surmounting slant front desk with
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Mahogany English Secretary, Bookcase by Thomas Wilson (1799–1854)
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Mahogany English secretary by bookcase by Thomas Wilson (1799–1854) was beautifully
Category

Antique 1850s English Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Regency Burl Walnut Blind Door Secretary Bookcase with Bun Feet, C. 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency burl walnut arched dome pediment slant front secretary bookcase with three carved
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

William & Mary Transitional Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
the possibility of placing candlesticks. The bottom slant front desk, resting on bun feet, with two
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Georgian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Bookcase by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
surmounted by a conforming cornice top with mounts for finials. The slant front desk opens to a storage area
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Burled Walnut Secretary & Stool by Merryweather Holloway London
By Merryweather and Sons 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
shelves. The slant front desk contains a fitted interior with pigeon holes around a central drawer and the
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Walnut

English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
shelves. The lower case features a fall front or drop front slant desk measuring 36 inches wide and 13
Category

20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Iron

Antique American Chippendale Style Bookcase
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Forney, TX
interior fitted with two removable wooden shelves. The slanted drop-front hinged panel opens to reveal
Category

Early 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

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

Late 18th Century English Burl Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th C. English burl walnut secretary desk with domed bonnet over two blind doors
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George II Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Burl

English Country Gothick Motif Secretary Bookcase, Early 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
doors opening to reveal shelving above a slant front secretary desk with six drawers and cubby holes
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Diminutive Georgian Style Secretary
Located in Oaks, PA
glazed panel doors, slant front desk with fitted interior and leather writing surface. The lower case
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Leather, Walnut

English George III Mirrored Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1770
By Giles Grendey
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice mahogany gilt slant front secretary bookcase with mirror and gilt accents. This
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "English Slant Front Secretary Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

English Slant Front Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the English slant front secretary desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every English slant front secretary desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an English slant front secretary desk, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer English slant front secretary desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An English slant front secretary desk made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made English slant front secretary desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Merryweather and Sons are consistently popular.

How Much is an English Slant Front Secretary Desk?

The average selling price for an English slant front secretary desk at 1stDibs is $14,600, while they’re typically $2,850 on the low end and $38,000 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.

Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home

Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.

What Exactly Is a Secretary Desk, and What Is It Used For?

The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.

This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once

Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.

28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name

Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.

Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition

Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.

Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way

Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.

Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture

In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.

These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project

From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.