19th Century French Empire Abattant Secretary Desk in Flame Mahogany Drop Down
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Empire Abattant Secretary Desk from the late 19th century is a striking piece of furniture, crafted from flame mahogany.
Wood, Mahogany
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer over drop front desk opening to interior with pigeon holes and drawers, surmounting l...
Ormolu
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 or cantilevered desk.
Marble, Bronze
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant. Mahogany with mahogany & oak secondary wood.
Marble, Bronze
Large French Empire Walnut Secretaire Abattant, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant French Empire secretaire abattant crafted in walnut, featuring striking book-matched veneer, ebonized column details, and brass capitals.
Brass
French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant, Mahogany & Marble, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome 19th-century French Empire style secrétaire à abattant crafted in richly figured mahogany and surmounted by its original black fossil marble top.
Marble
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail w...
Brass
19th Century French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant, Mahogany & Marble
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately 19th century mahogany secretaire a abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an exceptional charcoal St.
Marble, Brass
French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant, Walnut & Marble, Circa 1810
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century French Empire secrétaire à abattant made of richly figured, bookmatched walnut.
Marble, Brass
$6,320Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with bronze mounts, three drawers below and one drawer above. Double brass locking syste...
Mahogany
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire Abattant'.
Ormolu
Empire style Mahogany secretaire abattant, circa 1840
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French Mahogany marble topped Empire style Secretaire Abattant.
Mahogany
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk.
Mahogany
French Empire Secretaire À Abattant With Faux Book Front
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Tall French Empire secretaire à abattant featuring a drop-front writing surface and faux book facade.
Stone
Empire Style Secretaire a Abattant, Walnut and Brass, France, 1840s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Empire Style Secretaire a Abattant, Walnut and Brass, France, 1840s.
Brass
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
Located in Savannah, GA
This extraordinary French Second Empire period secre´taire a' abattan features flame mahogany, gilt brass-mounts and retains its original dark grey speckled granite top. Decorated th...
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
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 or cantilevered desk.
Marble, Ormolu
Baker Furniture French Empire Neoclassical Burl Wood Bar Cabinet, Circa 1980s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning French Empire, Neoclassical, or Biedermeier style abattant bar cabinet or liquor cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burl wood, with carved walnut lion...
Brass
Unique French Style Ebonized Secretary
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Refined French abattant in the Empire style, featuring a striking black finish with elegant gold accents.
Wood
Unavailable
H 56.5 in W 38 in D 15.75 in
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, with bronze doré mounts and a gray Saint Anne marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 59.06 in W 34.65 in D 18.9 in
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Secretaire a` Abattant in French Empire Style, 1820
Located in Napoli, IT
The superstructure with a white marble top flanked by volute scrolls above a frieze drawer and recessed fall flap enclosing a fitted interior with mirror within columns over a flush ...
19th Century Third Republic Secretaire Abattant, French
Located in Sydney, NSW
A 19th century secretaire abattant in the Empire taste. Bookmatched feathered mahogany, the interior of the desk being in pale bookmatched figured walnut. Gilt bronze mounts and grey...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 60 in W 38 in D 18 in
Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant, 19th century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Secretaire having a marble top over a single frieze drawer, with a fall front enclosure concealing a fitted interior over two long drawers, flanked by ...
Ormolu
Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in New York, NY
Surmounted by a Spanish brocatelle marble top, the frieze is centered by a foliate-ornamented urn flanked by two flaming lamps in front and stylized rosettes on either side. Bordere...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 55.52 in W 37.41 in D 15.36 in
Antique Ebonized Silver Empire Secretary an Abattant from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An original antique Empire secretary from the early 19th century from France.
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Winter Park, FL
Made of solid cherry retaining its original condition this secretaire has nice classical lines and interesting architectural elements in the interior colonnade. Leather writing surfa...
French 19th Century Empire-Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful 19th century mahogany secretary, c. 1820. This desk has a black, fossil marble top resting above a single drawer disguised into the apron. Just below the top drawer, the ...
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 19th century Empire secretary, in mahogany, from France. The desk has a black, fossil marble top with finished edge, that is in spectacular antique condition. The front of...
Brass
Empire Secretary à abattant, France early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire secretary à abattant with a two-door base, two wide drawers and a flat writing flap surrounded by smooth full columns with fire-gilt bronze capitals and bases.
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A divine 19th century mahogany secrétaire à abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an exceptional black marble top resting above a single drawer disguised into the apron.
Marble, Brass
French Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empire Mahogany, Top Section of a Secretaire Abattant.
Early 19th Century French Empire Fall Front Desk 'Abattant'
By Jacob Frères
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period French Empire fall front desk referred to as an Abattant.
Bronze
Sold
H 60 in W 45.5 in D 21 in
Antique French Empire Walnut Drop Down Secretary Secretaire Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautiful tall 19th Century French Empire walnut secretaire abattant features elegant patterns created by the natural walnut grain, flanked by columns with bronze ormolu mounts.
Bronze
Fine Mahogany French Empire Period Secretaire a' Abattant, France Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured mahogany case showing a black marble top over a single flush mounted drawer, the drop-down panel fronting an interior compartment housing small drawers and a gilt ...
Marble
Sold
H 56 in W 38 in D 18 in
Antique Second Empire French Marble-Top Flame Mahogany and Ormolu Abattant
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Second Empire French secrétaire à abattant features flame mahogany construction with long drawer above bookmatched drop front desk opening to writing surface with pigeon hole...
Ormolu
Sold
H 55.5 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Imported French Empire Flame Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary Desk This 19th-century French Empire-style secretary desk is a true work of art.
Marble, Brass
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT France, circa 1830 Item # 407TCJ10P This positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT France, circa 1830 Item # 407TCJ10P This positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant patterns, created by the rich mahogany grain, and a drop down with black leather writing...
Granite
Sold
H 58.27 in W 43.31 in D 21.26 in
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant in Brown Walnut with Grey Marble Top, 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful French Empire secretaire a Abattant is veneered in walnut and has a grey marble top.
Marble
Sold
H 58 in W 33.25 in D 15.25 in
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burl wood, with ebonized columns, and original brass hard...
Brass
Sold
H 69.68 in W 39.37 in D 20.27 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The w...
French 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dignified 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France . This desk has an exceptional black, Belgian Granite top with fossil inclusions resting above a single drawer d...
Stone, Granite, Metal, Brass
Early 20th C French Empire Style Secretaire Abattant
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1930s French empire style secretaire abattant in mahogany with decorative gilt brass mounts, functional lock, fold down leather-topped desk, pigeon holes, dovetail construction...
Marble, Brass
Empire Bronze Mounted Secretary Abattant
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unique slender and narrow stand alone French Empire period Secretaire à Abattant. Drop front panel exposes a leather top writing surface with hinged paper file and inkwell compartmen...
Bronze
1850s French Empire Secretaire a Abattant Brul Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1850s French Empire secretaire also known as a drop-front brul mahogany secretary desk. White marble top and original bronze. The secretaire comes with four drawers, each one with a ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 57 in W 36 in D 17 in
19th C. French Empire Flame Mahogany a Abattant/Desk with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th c. French Empire flame mahogany a abattant with gilt bronze mounts & noir marble top Drop front writing desk (great for 21st century laptop use), with fitted interior The ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 56.75 in W 41 in D 17.5 in
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk. Born in France in the mid-19th century, hand-crafted of rich solid fruitwood with warm wood tone...
Leather, Fruitwood
Sold
H 59.85 in W 41.74 in D 17.72 in
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Writing Desk or Secretaire à Abattant A fine walnut veneered secretaire à abattant, with a mottled grey Gris-St-Anne marble top...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaire Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectural mahogany and oak fall-front secretary. The entablature drawer studded at the top by ornamental pressed brass with star design is supported by slim full round columns wh...
Mahogany
Sold
H 52.38 in W 30 in D 15.25 in
Very Fine Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A positively exceptional work from the first quarter of the 19th Century, this fine Secrétaire à Abattant exhibits the best of the period. The carefully selected and matched flamed ...
Bronze
Sold
H 62 in W 32 in D 19 in
19th Century French Beidermeier Drop Front Abattant Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning 19th century French Empire drop leaf secretary abattant with ebony accents and columns.
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant with black marble top.
Marble
Empire French sectretaire abattant
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Empire French walnut sectretaire abattant with cast brass mounts , escheons & drawer pulls.
Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Desk
Located in Kirkland, WA
First Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abbattant Desk with wonderful petina and nice interior.
Top has the original Belgium black marble. The leather on the interior has bee...
French Empire Secretaire "A Abattant" 19th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
French Empire Secretaire " A Abattant " 19th century Palm wood Marble France 89cm x 47cm x 147cm
Fruitwood
Empire Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful 19th century marble topped secretaire a abattant, excellent condition recently restored and French polished. Dimensions: 60.75" H x 40.25" H x 18.5" D.
Marble, Bronze
Empire Period Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Charleston, SC
This Empire Secretaire follows the general forms of the 18thC. one but with a more massive, more architectural silhouette. The lines are straight, the angles sharp and always without...
French Empire, Secretaire a Abattant by Ipolito Ceri
By Iporito Ceri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Secretaire a Abbant is from the French Empire period and was created by the workroom of Ipolito Ceri in Italy, circa 1817. The marble is a rusty rouge and grey/white which compl...
Marble, Bronze
Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drop front secretaire in maple with interior compartments and three lower drawers. One hidden drawer at top.
Empire Period Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Charleston, SC
This Empire Secretaire follows the general forms of the 18thC. one but with a more massive, more architectural silhouette. The lines are straight, the angles sharp and always without...
Bronze
Sold
H 53.15 in W 39.38 in D 17.33 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Period "Secretaire a Abattant", circa 1810
By Jacob Freres (French)
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Early 19th century, French First Empire period, attributed to Jacob Freres Rue Meslée, flame mahogany, and gilt bronze-mounted “secretaire a abattant” with French polish retaining it...
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This French Empire mahogany secretaire-a-abattant has a Belgian fossilized black marble top above a frieze drawer and hinged fall-front enclosing a fitted interior and a tooled leath...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Secrétaire Abbatant Desk Empire Style 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 19th century French Empire style Secretaire à abattant, circa 1850 with fall front enclosing a fitted interior with tooled green leather inset writing area above three drawer...
Walnut
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr walnut veneer, decorated with bronze ormolu elements. These are typical of the French Em...
Bronze
French Mahogany Secrétaire À Abattant with its Marble Top, Early 1800s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lovely early 19th century French mahogany secrétaire à abattant has a drop front with fitted interior above six drawers with brass knobs. It is in very good condition and comes ...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk, circa 1810
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk, circa 1810 An exceptional and rare Empire period secrétaire, crafted circa 1810, beautifully veneered in richly figured mahogany a...
Brass
$2,625Sale Price|30% Off
H 41.5 in W 42.5 in D 21.5 in
Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique early 19th century secretary writing storage desk. Made of flame mahogany featuring Georgian styling with three large dovetailed drawers and a drop front that open...
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
$6,895
H 44 in W 47 in D 23 in
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Metal, Brass
$6,500
H 36.5 in W 51 in D 25 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality early 19th century antique French Empire mahogany marble top commode, with Neo-Classical ormolu mounts, circa 1810. The commode is of the finest quality, the top is ma...
Marble, Ormolu
Late 18th or Early 19th Century French Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th/Early 19th century oak enfilade from France. The top is made from three boards, and have a beveled edge surrounding the top and a plate rail across the back. Hand runs na...
Brass
$4,653Sale Price|30% Off
H 57.09 in W 36.23 in D 14.97 in
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James Monroe brought back from France in 1797. These desks are elegant examples of the popu...
Brass
19th Century French Walnut Secretary Desk, Louis Philippe Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful walnut secretary desk from 19th century France. The desk can be separated into two bodies: a lower writing surface, and the upper glass-front cabinet. The top cabinet ha...
Walnut, Leather, Glass
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 81 in W 49.75 in D 21.25 in
Antique Quervelle American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary desk, attributed to Quervelle, crafted from flame mahogany and dating to approximately 1840. This substantial piece features a top section with t...
Mahogany
$3,230
H 38.98 in W 32.68 in D 16.93 in
Antique French Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary Desk with Brass Trim
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and timeless, this antique French secretary desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship, combining graceful proportions with exceptional practicality. Crafted in richl...
Oak
Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany
Located in Leicester, GB
Beautiful Antique French flame Mahogany secretaire/bureau/cabinet. The inside is lined with maple and finished with ebonized black details. The cabinet has got lots of charm and char...
Mahogany
$4,495
H 65.5 in W 42.25 in D 20 in
Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Biedermeier flame mahogany secretary chest, circa 1860. The cabinet having a stepped cornice with circular turned finial brackets at each corner, the top of t...
Mahogany
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800. This elegantly curved secretary desk has three spacious drawers in the lower part. The writing flap opens to a beautiful interior w...
Mahogany
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 80.5"...
Mahogany
$3,890
H 61.75 in W 36.5 in D 17.5 in
Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk, Mahogany & Marble, France, Circa 1830
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top with a lot of drawers.
Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet
Located in Leimen, DE
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinet with Bronze Mounts, France, Circa 1880 This refined Louis XVI style cabinet was crafted in France around 1880 and showcases the timeless elegance of ...
Mahogany
$5,650
H 56.5 in W 36.62 in D 16.15 in
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Mahogany
$885
H 24.13 in W 13 in D 1.38 in
French Louis XVI Style Mirror, Giltwood & Ebonized Wood, 19th Century
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite mirror in the Louis XVI style, dating to the 19th century, with incredible, carved gilt wood detail set off by the ebonized (painted) backpanel. At the top of the pie...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$3,441Sale Price|24% Off
H 32.49 in W 34.45 in D 17.92 in
Small Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet with Drawer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
Walnut, Spruce
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Vigne Fleurie" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
"Vigne Fleurie" is an exquisite limited edition fine art print that offers a modernist interpretation of a flowering vine set against a lush green colorfield. Each print is a view of...
Paper
$3,936Sale Price|32% Off
H 39.25 in W 48 in D 23.5 in
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode The solid wood body is painted in a textured, aged, distressed patina showing some of the gesso-painted base and original wood b...
Wood, Paint
$3,900Sale Price|37% Off
H 37.75 in W 79 in D 27.5 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Chaise Lounge Daybed
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Empire Period black lacquered walnut chaise or daybed with brass ormolu decoration. Has its original horsehair mattress. Frame is sturdy and sound. Fabric shows some wear,...
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Column Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged front. High-right body on padfoot feet. Fitted with three drawers of different sizes, the base drawer is curved. Straight writing...
Mahogany, Wood
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 56 in W 34.25 in D 12.25 in
Antique Globe Wernicke Oak Four Stack Barrister Bookcase Signed C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Globe Wernicke Oak Four Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920 Measures - 56"H x 34.25"W x 12.25"D; b...
Oak
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of con...
Porcelain
$2,500
H 66.82 in W 18.9 in D 17.92 in
Japanese antique wooden storage shelf/ Early 20th century/Wooden cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vertical wooden storage cabinet made of Japanese cedar in the first half of the 20th century. Although it is unknown where it was used, its appearance oozes a beauty that t...
Cedar
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...
Mahogany
$1,995
H 58 in W 29.75 in D 15 in
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top w...
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Black Secretaire from the late 19th Century
Located in IT
A restored Napoleon III writing desk from the late 19th century with an ebonized wood finish. The top is marble, and the inserts, such as keys, locks, and moldings, are original and ...
Marble
$5,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 37.5 in W 57 in D 25.5 in
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 18th century, case with pale blue paint with ebonized moldings and mustard, terracotta, and dark blue painted panels, bronze escutcheons, tenoned and dovetailed construction.
Wood, Paint
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
Kingwood, Walnut
18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Solebury, PA
A distinguished 18th-century George III mahogany astragal glazed bureau bookcase, also referred to as a secretary desk or writing cabinet, is crafted from rich plum pudding mahogany....
Mahogany
$3,300
H 29.5 in W 34.75 in D 23.75 in
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870, in the refined Empire style. Built in richly figured fruitwood over elm, the petite commode features clean ar...
Marble, Bronze
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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