Federal Mahogany Secretary
Federal Style Crotch Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Style Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1950s.
Size is 38" wide, 16" deep and 69" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany
1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished.
Measure 45.75
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and
bone pulls.
Category
Antique 1790s American Federal Desks
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
$4,500 Sale Price
52% Off
H 48 in W 39.5 in D 20 in
Antique American Federal Flame Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive antique early 19th century Federal Period flame Mahogany secretary and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 74.75 in W 22 in D 46 in
Federal Period Massachusetts Mahogany Secretary Desk with Cylinder Tambour
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
$7,900
H 84.5 in W 43 in D 22 in
Rare Antique Federal American Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive Federal Period Mahogany secretary and bookcase, circa 1830s. The bookcase
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$5,500 Sale Price
38% Off
H 77 in W 44.25 in D 21 in
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk. Item features a 3 part
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$2,500
H 80 in W 37 in D 18.5 in
Federal Style Two-Part Satin Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary, Circa 1900s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Style Two-Part Satin Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk, Circa 1900s. Functional
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$4,500
H 46.75 in W 18.25 in D 41 in
Federal New England Mahogany Tambour Secretary Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
Made in the North shore region of Massachusetts or New Hampshire an elegant Federal chest
Category
Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Far East Collection
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In
Category
Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,795 / item
H 42 in W 38.63 in D 19.75 in
19th Century American Federal Secretary, Seymour School, Boston
By John & Thomas Seymour
Located in Essex, MA
Important American Federal Period Secretary. School of John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$3,000 Sale Price
26% Off
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
Large Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Inspired by an antique desk and bookcase this Large Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture
Category
2010s Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Federal Period Duncan Phyfe Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
-top secretary bookcase with gorgeous lyre-shaped glazed doors. Color of mahogany has sun-faded to a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$16,750 Sale Price
25% Off
H 83 in W 42.75 in D 21 in
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Secretary Writing Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Blockfront Secretary Writing Desk. Made from
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 42 in W 46 in D 26 in
Antique Flame Mahogany Secretary Breakfront Display Hutch by Robert W Irwin Co
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Federal Style Flame Mahogany Flip Down Secretary Breakfront Display Hutch by The Robert W
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$5,995
H 93.5 in W 75.5 in D 17 in
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT
By Baker Furniture Company, Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$7,400
H 76 in W 61 in D 18 in
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Federal Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Hankel-Harris Pull Out Desk Table Secretary 4 Drawer Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
By Henkel Harris
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hankel-Harris Pull Out Desk Table Secretary 4 Drawer Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
$3,800
H 31 in W 33 in D 18 in
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19th C. American Bookcase
Located in Savannah, GA
Federal Mahogany secretary/bookcase.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A wonderful vibrantly inlaid secretary desk
Located in Sharon, MA
A handsome Federal mahogany secretary desk, probably Southeastern Massachusetts, circa 1815
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple
Maryland Federal Hepplewhite Manner Secretary Bookcase
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Federal period pale mahogany Hepplewhite manner secretary bookcase with very fine rope and string
Category
Antique 1780s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Baltimore Federal Sideboard with 'Butler's Secretary'
Located in Woodbury, CT
butler's secretary drawer. Exceptionally vibrant crotch and flame mahogany veneers and bandings; the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Fine Hepplewhite Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite figured mahogany secretary desk, in two parts, the upper section with arcaded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Federal Hepplewhite Inlaid Secretary/Desk and Bookcase/ New Hampshire
Located in Providence, RI
This is an exuberant, high style secretary that employs the use of contrasting wood typical of
Category
Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk With Bookcase Attributed to Imperial Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Federal style bureau with tambour doors, fold-out desk, and bookcase hutch top
Category
Vintage 1940s American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
H 81.25 in W 36.25 in D 18.5 in
American Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk Chest of Drawers, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An interesting and somewhat unusual secretary desk constructed in two parts with an upper case that
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 71.5 in W 43.25 in D 19.13 in
New England Mahogany and Maple Tambour Door Secretary Desk Signed and Dated 1812
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine federal mahogany secretary desk features an upper section with tambour doors opening up
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
H 46.5 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
American Federal Fall-Front Secretary in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A Beautiful Lancaster County Slant Top Secretary in mahogany with book-matched mahogany veneer
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Federal Secretary Cabinet Bookcase
Located in North York, ON
flamed mahogany and satinwood veneers among solid mahogany construction, this secretary desk is the ideal
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Antique American Federal Classical Period Mahogany Butler's Secretary Dresser NY
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Federal Classical period mahogany and maple butler's secretary, dresser
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
H 50.75 in W 47.5 in D 22 in
Federal Style Mahogany & Cherry Tambour Secretary Desk and Bookcase
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful Sheraton, Federal style, two part Mount Vernon Hickory Chair Company cherry secretary
Category
1990s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Satinwood
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
17 1997, lot 417, “A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Desk, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 43.75 in W 38.88 in D 20.25 in
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Birdseye Maple & Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Federal or Hepplewhite secretary offers birdseye maple and mahogany construction with upper case having
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
H 57.5 in W 36.5 in D 19.75 in
Rare and Fine Federal Mahogany Linen Press with Secretary Desk, circa 1805-1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
many functions: A linen press, a chest of drawers, a secretary desk and is flanked by wardrobe wings
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Linen Presses
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 69.5 in D 24.5 in
American 19th Century Federal Period Secretary Bookcase
Located in Southampton, NY
American Federal mahogany flame grain and satinwood inlay secretary bookcase.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Brass
American Federal Period Secretary Desk, c 1780 - 1800
Located in San Marino, CA
American Federal period secretary desk, with three adjustable shelves behind two paned “thirteen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Federal Mahogany Drop-Front Butler's Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Federal secretary bookcase features mahogany construction with long drawers with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton Tambour secretary offers deeply striated mahogany construction with upper
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Metal
George Winthrop Carved Mahogany Drop Front Secretary & Bookcase, circa 1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage George Winthrop secretary features mahogany construction with upper case having broken
Category
20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century American Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American federal mahogany secretary desk, circa 1815. A fully fitted cabinet sets
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Federal Inlaid, Carved & Filigree Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Federal mahogany secretary features the top section a double glass door cabinet bookcase
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Massachusetts Federal Hepplewhite Secretary with Bookcase in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
, from the Federal period, in mahogany with fine line inlays. The upper section has a stepped crest
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Federal Style Diminutive Two Part Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase Secretary
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful diminutive size Federal style two part inlaid figured mahogany bookcase, its upper case
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase Secretary, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century American federal inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Federal Secretary, circa 1810
Located in Bridgeport, CT
American Federal desk, circa 1810, flame mahogany with a carved cavetto cornice over double doors
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Two-Piece Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Solid mahogany with segmented glass doors, three wood shelves, scalloped apron, checkerboard inlay
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Federal Chippendale Style Secretary Desk with Banded Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique mahogany Federal Chippendale style secretary desk with banded front. Item features banded
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 80 in W 30.5 in D 17 in
Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine federal carved and figured mahogany secretary cabinet, with cove molded cornice above two
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Pine
Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY
TAMBOUR CYLINDAR SECRETARY BOOKCASE
Attributed to John Aitken
Category
Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Inlaid Mahogany Federal Hepplewhite Secretary Bookcase, MA.
Located in Providence, RI
This small scale secretary is a well-documented form that was produced c. 1790-1810 and is
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Secretary/Bookcase
Located in Alexandria, VA
This exceptional Hepplewhite secretary/bookcase features very rare drawers behind doors in the base
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Poplar
A Small Inlaid Mahogany Federal Secretary Desk, Salem, c.1780-1800
Located in Providence, RI
This secretary is of small scale, almost diminutive, at 36 inches wide. It is a real treasure that
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Secretary, Signed and Dated, Connecticut, 1808
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This remarkable secretary is notable for many reasons. First, it is signed and dated by a New
Category
Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Boldly Inlaid Federal Period Portsmouth, N H Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A dazzler with contrasting feather patterned branch birch and mahogany. Even the front feet and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Mahogany Secretary/Slat Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Four drawers with beautiful brass Hardware. We believe this was the bottom piece of a two-piece carcas. It is lovely and in great condition given its age.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Small Inlaid Mahogany Federal Secretary Desk, Salem, circa 1780-1800
Located in Providence, RI
This secretary is of small scale, almost diminutive, at 36 inches wide. It is a real treasure that
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Of exceedingly good quality, this fine George III secretaire features a molded cornice projecting over glazed doors, each composed of sixteen individual panes of glass divided by int...
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Located in Plymouth, GB
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
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Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
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Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
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This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
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English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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England, circa 1780 formerly with Ginsburg & Levy
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Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
$10,900
H 89.88 in W 40.25 in D 20.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Glass Front Bureau Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany glass front Bureau bookcase with Fitted Interior, circa 1830.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
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This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Panelling
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
$154,209
H 127.56 in W 208.67 in D 144.49 in
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
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$14,400
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French 19th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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George III English Antique Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$6,200
H 77.78 in W 34 in D 16.13 in
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By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
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Brass
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Federal Mahogany Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the federal mahogany secretary you’re looking for. A federal mahogany secretary — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect federal mahogany secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A federal mahogany secretary is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency.
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Prices for a federal mahogany secretary start at $1,350 and top out at $30,000 with the average selling for $4,000.
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