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Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Fall Top Secretaire, Berlin 1820 with Exquisite Interior
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding Biedermeier fall top secretaire, Berlin 1820, mahogany veneer with ebonized details
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Fall Top Secretaire, France, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
elegant green colored ribbon marquetry. The secretaire has a rose colored marble top. The leather on the
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Baroque Cabinet with Secretaire, Germany, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding baroque cabinet with fall top secretaire, South Germany, 1750-1760. Beautiful walnut
Category
Antique 1750s German Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Louis XVI Fall Top Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI fall top desk, made in the Strassburg region, (France) in the 18th century. Stunning
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Empire Fall Top Desk, France, 1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a remarkable Empire Fall Top Desk, hailing from France during the period of 1800-1810
Category
Antique Early 1800s European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Classic Biedermeier fall top desk, South German, 1820, walnut veneer on the outside and mahogany
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Bronze Decoration Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
drawers with red marble top. Falling cuffs and keyholes in gilded bronze.
Napoleon III period.
Measures
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
H 51.19 in W 26.78 in D 15.36 in
19th Century Bombe Marquetry Secrétaire à Abattant, Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
bronze mounts. The secrétaire offers a fall front with a leather top writing desk. The cabinet offers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 51.25 in W 27.75 in D 15 in
Biedermeier Tabernacle/ Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Tabernacle - walnut veneer and marquetry decorated in typical "Vienna Set-top Style
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
Chinoiserie Gilt Lacquer Table Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
handles. The slanted fall-back top opens to reveal an elegant painted interior with three pigeon holes and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Napoleon III Secretaire Abattant, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique secretaire abattant cabinet with drop down writing panel with interior carved wooden rails
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Regency Mahogany Gillows Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Regency fiddleback mahogany secretaire à abattant in the manor of Gillows, with a black slate top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Biedermeier Swedish Mahogany Secretaire Chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Biedermeier period swedish mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, circa 1810.
Stunning secretaire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Parquetry Secrétaire, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry and marquetry fall-front Secrétaire with a marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Rare Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Secretaire Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
with a quality mahogany drop well bow fronted top. The fall front centre bow fronted drawer opening to
Category
Antique 19th Century European Regency Secretaires
Materials
Other
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
19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
marble-top, classical gilded ormolu mounts of swag, ribbon and caryatid design. The fall front and sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Fine French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
secretaire abattant with rectangular moulded white marble top , above a frieze drawer inlaid with flower
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant, Cabinet, 1775
Located in Rome, IT
secretaire abattant with rectangular moulded white marble top, above a frieze drawer inlaid with flower heads
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 55.91 in W 37.01 in D 15.75 in
French Ormolu-Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant by Millet
Located in London, GB
The brèche d'Alep marble top above a long frieze drawer, the hinged fall front with gilt-tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood
19th Century French Rococo Revival Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
Dating from around 1850, this is a wonderful antique French Rococo Revival Secretaire a Abattant
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted secrétaire à Abattant, In The Manner Of André
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secretaire Stamped Sotto
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a canted white marble rectangular top with a three-quarter pierced gallery above a frieze
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant Circa 1820, France
Located in Alexandria, VA
This neo-classic fall-front secretary not only has the beauty of Louis XVI style furniture but is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Secrétaire Cabinet by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur, circa 1860
By Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted Secrétaire cabinet with a marble top by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This secretaire a abattant is the in French Empire style and is veneered in Cuban acajou mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Narrow Antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire in Pine
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
curved drawer on top and beneath a key-locked fall front, which opens to reveal a writing surface and a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 53.94 in W 37.01 in D 14.97 in
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
Antique French Louis XVI Inlaid Rosewood Secretaire Abattant Desk Dresser, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
the finest rosewood and of serpentine or bombe shape, with a Carrara marble top, the locking fall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 50.5 in W 26.5 in D 13.5 in
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
inlay to its fall front top above three drawers finishing on cabriole legs and bronze sabots; the two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century Swedish fall-front bureau from the Gustavian period wearing beautiful black paint
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
exterior front inlay decoration. The secretary features lot of storage drawers above fall-front, followed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
features lot of storage drawers above fall-front, followed by additional lower part space storage drawers
Category
Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
bracket; within the fall front are shelves and two marquetry inlaid drawers, four secret drawers and a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
storage drawers above fall-front, followed by additional lower part space storage shelves. Fall-front
Category
Antique 1860s European Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Charles X Secretary/Secrétaire à Abattant in Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A Charles X secrétaire à abattant in mahogany, France, circa 1825. Fall-front has original counter
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 58.5 in W 37.75 in D 16 in
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
views and characters. Furniture equipped with three drawers and fall-front in the lower body, inside the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 85.83 in W 38.59 in D 19.3 in
18th Century Chinoiserie Secretaire in Lacquer by Jacques Dubois (1694-1763)
By Jacques Dubois
Located in NICE, FR
front and sides of the secrétaire are each veneered with a single panel of red Asian lacquer, the panel
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 40.95 in W 38.19 in D 16.15 in
Louis XVI Style Parquetry, Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Petit Secretaire Cabi
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Parquetry, Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Petit Secretaire Cabinet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 39.77 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
, especially on the closed top panel.
If we fold down the front part of the top panel, we see a work surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
20th Century Walnut Burl and Beech Wood Italian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
body with two doors and fall-front. Interior of the sideboard equipped with a high shelf with. Fall
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 84.65 in W 46.86 in D 19.69 in
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 79.25 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in East Hampton, NY
is perfect for many uses; ample drawer storage, desk/ table top space and just pretty to look at
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
upper arched top portion with a molded and domed cornice inset with mirrored glass and etched with a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Sectretaire Abbatant
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French satin birch and rosewood inlaid secretaire abbatant. Having a marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Birch
German Birchroot Biedermeier Abbatant With Architectural Pediment
Located in Charleston, SC
This monumental Berlin Biedermeier Secretaire is one of the finest examples with its Classical
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Burl
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
Secretary Cabinet by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in New York, NY
A Macassar ebony secretaire side cabinet with a rectangular stepped top above an open recess and a
Category
Early 20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Macassar
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau. Item features a fall
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 42 in W 48.5 in D 20.5 in
Italian Handpainted Secretary / Desk in Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian handpainted secretary / desk in chinoiserie design, top features molded shape cornice with
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wool
19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
A George I Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk, England
Located in Lambertville, NJ
dovetailed drawers with brass hardware with a leather fall front section above the drawers, the top with
Category
20th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Queen Anne English Burled Walnut Bureau, c. 1730
Located in Chicago, IL
pigeon holes and nine small drawers. The slanted fall-back top of the secretaire base opens to another
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Walnut Bureau
Located in Faversham, GB
.
The top is finished with a galleried edge upon turned vase finials. The fall opens to reveal a stepped
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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
18th century Norwegian carved oak bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
to the monumental proportions.
Top section with shaped cornice, below which the carved double doors
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Norwegian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th century Georgian bureau bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, GB
keys for the top section ,fall front and cubby hole .
It comes in two sections for transport .
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
A Spectacular English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in New York, NY
the exterior and interior, the top section with 2 doors opening to reveal a fitted interior with many
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on
Category
Antique 1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 44 in W 38.25 in D 22.25 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the fall top secretaire you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every fall top secretaire was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fall top secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A fall top secretaire made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fall top secretaire over the years, but those crafted by Paul Sormani, A. Leclaire and Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Fall Top Secretaire?
Prices for a fall top secretaire start at $425 and top out at $15,675,000 with the average selling for $6,800.
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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