French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century French Empire secrétaire à abattant made of richly figured, bookmatched walnut.
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Marble, Brass
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century French Empire secrétaire à abattant made of richly figured, bookmatched walnut.
Marble, Brass
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
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
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
19th Century French Empire Secretaire, Chest Of Drawers, Dressing Table
Located in Greven, DE
Antique mirror chest of drawers with writing compartment Frankreich Mahagoni erste Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert Dimensions: H x W x D: 151 x 98 x 52 cm Description: Exceptionally delica...
Mahogany
Secretaire "a Abbatant" Napoleon III Empire, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Material: Mahogany wood Additional Information: Secretaire "a Abbatant" French, Empire Style, 19th century.
Wood
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 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
French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
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
$6,500
Empire Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful classic piece.
Walnut
20th-Century Wooden Empire-Style French Secrétaire Cabinet, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French secretaire from the mid-20th century. Empire-style cabinet carved and veneered in mahogany, and fruitwood.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Walnut Fall-Front Secretaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Grey marble top above a single long drawer, two columns with gilded detailing on either side of fall-front desk enclosing six small drawers surrounding one larger drawer and original...
Leather, Walnut, Giltwood
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
French Empire Period Walnut Secretaire Desk, Circa 1810
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French secrétaire desk dates from the Empire period, circa 1810–1820, and represents a refined example of early 19th-century French cabinetmaking.
Leather, Walnut
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 Walnut Secrétaire á Abbatant
Located in Faversham, GB
The term Abattant is used to describe the fall-front mechanism seen in French style writing desks, known as Secrétaire à Abattant.
Brass
Patent Secretaire, France, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Patent secretaire with mahogany veneered frame and columns with bronze capitals and bases.
Bronze
$6,394Sale Price|20% Off
Burr Walnut Clapper Empire Secretaire with Detached Columns and Secret Drawer
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful Empire clapper secretaire is made of burr walnut.
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
French Empire Secretary Desk, 1810-20
Located in Leimen, DE
French Empire Secretary Desk, 19th Century – Mahogany Veneer, Marble Top, Bronze Details This stunning 19th-century French Empire secretary desk is a true statement piece, showcasin...
Marble
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. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this magnificent desk boasts a mahogan...
Mahogany
Empire Secretary in Mahogany Veneer, France, Circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary in mahogany veneer with two-door bottom part as well as dark marble shelf and fire-gilded fittings. Behind the writing flap with brown leather there are more drawers and co...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Secretary W/ Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite early 19th century French Empire secretary, meticulously restored and sourced from Paris, France. Masterfully hand-crafted from rich mahogany, the piece is topped with i...
Marble, Brass
$23,507Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over three drawers, the fall enclosing a sliding tan leather writing surface, an interior...
Mahogany
$23,507Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over three drawers, the fall enclosing a sliding tan leather writing surface, an interior...
Mahogany
$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
Bronze
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
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. The abattant (drop-front) design allows for a con...
Wood, Mahogany
Circa 1810. French Empire Mahogany Secretary With Ormolu Fittings & Trim
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1810. French Empire Mahogany Secretary With Ormolu Fittings & Trim
Mahogany
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
18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an antique piece of furniture covered with mahogany veneer with beautiful grain. It is topped with a green marble board. The whole is dated the turn of the 18th and th...
Marble
Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany veneer on solid conifers. High-right corpus on chased bronze claw feet. Architecturally articulated front with library dummy and brass rim sockets. On both sides slightly co...
Mahogany
Spectacular Napoleon III Empire Secretaire 19th Century RESTORED
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular Napoleon III Empire Secretaire 19th Century France in mahogany, mahogany root rich gilded bronze decoration cm. 102x46 h. 140 RESTORED
Mahogany
$27,548Sale Price|25% Off
Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with semi-cylindrical flap has eight drawers with palmette keys on the front: five on t...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Secretary, Circa 1820, Polished Ebony & Birchwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Restored, refurbished and hand polished. The secretaire represents the First French Empire time period, era also known as Napoleonic France.
Metal, Bronze, Brass
$15,742Sale Price|25% Off
French Transition Period secretary c. 1760 Jean-Francois Dubut
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à battant - Jean-Francois Dubut Elaborately crafted bureau à battant, Paris circa 1760, Transition, Jean-Francois Dubut rosewood, amaranth, violet and ebony veneered on o...
Marble
$9,011Sale Price|20% Off
À battant” secretary desk Jean Nicolas Adriaansen Antwerp ca. 1825/30
Located in Münster, DE
“À battant” secretary desk, Jean Nicolas Adriaansen, Antwerp, ca. 1825/30 Mahogany, solid and veneered, symmetrically designed body with full columns and bronze capitals, top draw...
Marble, Bronze
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Dimensions: Height: 61 in (154.94 cm)Width: 31 in (78.74 cm)Depth: 18.5 in (46.99 cm) Style: Empire (Of the Period) Materials and Techniques: Bronze,Burl,Elm,Wood,Carved,Hand-Carved,...
Bronze
$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
A French Napoleon III Empire Style Mahogany & Ormolu Secretaire - Knee-Hole Desk
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French Napoleon III Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Knee-Hole Secretaire with a Pull-Drawer Desk and Three Upper-Drawers with Two-Side Door Compartments, the...
Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Secretaire
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century French Empire secretaire features lovely columns with finely cast gilt brass capitals and hardware as well as a lovely white marble top.
Marble
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 57.09 in W 42.13 in D 20.87 in
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Black Marble Secretaire
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Wonderful French empire secretaire, early 19th century. Flame mahogany, Belgian black marble, leather, bronze details, with two working keys and two secret drawers.
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Secrétaire Bonheur du jour Empire
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
a very unusual secretaire Bonheur du jour with black marble top.
Mahogany
French Empire Period Painted Oak Secretaire Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a really beautiful French Empire period painted oak secretaire cabinet, with well painted neo classical decoration en grisaille and ebonized columns.
Brass
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 ...
Unavailable
H 57.09 in W 40.95 in D 19.3 in
19th Century, Empire Secretaire, Mahogany Feather, Gilded Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
Empire secretaire, veneered in mahogany feather wood, and adorned with applications in finely chiseled bronze, and gilded with mercury. Upper top in marble.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 53.1 in W 32.6 in D 14.5 in
French Napoleonic Empire Period Mahogany Secretaire A Abbattant, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a beautifully made and stylish French early 19th century Napoleonic Empire period Secretaire a Abbattant in mahogany and fruitwood, with original mirrored back architectural ...
Brass
19th Century French Mahogany Secrétaire
Located in Milan, IT
French mahogany secrétaire A-vantaux, first quarter of the 19th century. The secretaire has a high front and columns with gilded bronze ormolu. There are other gilded bronze ormolu a...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Empire Style Secretaire a Abbatant
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Empire Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Secretaire a Abbatant
4' 9" h x 36" w x 19" d
$3,900
Mahogany
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
Beautiful 19th Century Droptop Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant 19th century secretaire with drop-top and gallery. Features several drawers and brass decorations throughout.
Unavailable
H 55.52 in W 30.71 in D 16.54 in
19th Century Third Empire Secretaire a Abbatant in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in Sydney, NSW
This secretaire is of desirable compact size and has recently undergone museum quality refurbishment. The unit comprises of four full width vertically stacked drawers all with raised...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Unavailable
H 57.09 in W 38.98 in D 16.54 in
19th Century French Secretaire a`Abbattant with a Marble Top, circa 1830
Located in Salisbury, GB
A 19th century French secretaire a' abbatant. The marble top over a marquetry inlaid mahogany base with a single drawer over the fall front and pair of lower cupboards flanked by car...
Marble
Unavailable
H 58.25 in W 41.25 in D 15.75 in
French Empire Style Marble-Top Mahogany Fall Front Desk Abbatant, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Empire style marble-top mahogany fall front desk, late 19th c., projecting frieze drawer, fall front panel, interior gallery with small drawers, inset writing surface, over do...
Mahogany
Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
By Jacob Frères
Located in Antibes, FR
EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY Secretary BY GEORGES AND FRANCOIS-HONORE-GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1805. Very important Jacob brother's Secretary set in mahogany and flame mahogany vene...
Mahogany
Empire Secratary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Secratary with three drawers and retractable desk, Inset marble top. Adjustable sliding mirror.
Unavailable
H 42.5 in W 60 in D 24 in
1790-French Empire Writing Desk Secretaire Gilt Ormolu-manner Thomire/Desmalter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This most extraordinary period French Empire secrétaire slide top desk displays superb proportion and balance.
Bronze, Ormolu
Burr oak French Escritoire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a high-quality French abattant escritoire, beautifully veneered in rare Burr Oak and featuring its original black marble top. The piece is ...
Oak
Small Antique French Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
A beautiful small French mahogany secretaire bookcase from the first part of the 19th century. Embellished with cluster columns on the top and bottom, along with classical ormolu bra...
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. The secretary is ebonized and has wonderful silver plated fittings. The secretary has two main compar...
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...
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
Mid 20th Century French Empire Secretaire Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French empire secretary of unusually small proportions. Constructed with flame mahogany veneers and lovely empire mounts, with leather in good original condition. 20th centur...
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
Fabulous antique French Empire secretaire of Cuban flamed mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish, original gray Saint Anne marble top, ebonized columns with finely cast gilt b...
Marble, Bronze
Empire Secretaire, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Empire Secretaire standing on paw feet with lateral pilasters with brass caryatids and feet, the fillings with brass moldings. Above the top drawer is a short gallery, also brass. Th...
Brass
Empire Secretaire, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered Empire secretaire with a two-doored base, standing on tapered feet. The doors are decorated with brass moldings and inlays, while the slanted corners show caryatids...
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abbatant
Located in Essex, MA
Bearing stamp of Jacob.
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
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in IT
Empire Mahogany veneered folding desk secretaire.
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Empire Secretaire, Walnut, France, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Empire Secretary France Walnut Empire around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 143 x 98 x 49 cm Description: Very fine French writing desk with delicate dimensions. The above di...
Walnut
French 19th Century Empire Solid Marble Top Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Carmine, TX
This Empire secrétaire (drop-front desk) reflects the bold, architectural elegance of the early 19th century. Crafted in richly figured flame mahogany, it features strong classical l...
Marble, Bronze
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H 51.97 in W 25.6 in D 14.57 in
Very Small Antique Secretaire, Mahogany, Empire, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Empire secretary with fire-gilt fittings France Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 132 x 65 x 37 cm Description: Exceptional small secretary of the F...
Bronze
19th Century Empire French Elm Briar Drop Down Door Secretaire
Located in IT
19th century Empire French Elm Briar Secretaire, featuring a down drop door besides four drawers and original golden bronze handles and hardware.
Wood
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
French Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empire Mahogany, Top Section of a Secretaire Abattant.
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 53.55 in W 27.17 in D 16.54 in
Small Early 19th Century Empire secretaire, Mahogany, France circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Empire secretary France Mahogany early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 136 x 69 x 42 cm Description: Extraordinarily small French Empire secretary. When closed, ...
Belgian Black Marble
Circa 1810 Empire Period Secretaire à Abatant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period, c.1810, Secretaire à Abatant, French.
Bronze
Sold
H 52.37 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
Rare Empire Secretaire with Side Drawers, Mahogany, Bronzes, France circa 1810.
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, unusual, petite Empire so called Secretaire / Secretary Desk / Escritoire from France around 1810.
Bronze
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
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H 57.49 in W 38.19 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire with Drop-Front Door, France, 1810
Located in IT
This secrétaire is from France from circa 1810. It is entirely made with mahogany wood and presents original marble, hardware and keys. The upper drop-front door hides many small dra...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Empire Style Walnut Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful French secretary characterized by a beautiful walnut wood. The plan opens and becomes a practical small desk. Internally many useful shelvs. There are no internal secret co...
Walnut
19th Century French Secretaire
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French secretaire made from mahogany. The top is ebonized and follows down to a case with a secret drawer at the top, over a fall-front desk, which opens to reveal a wri...
Brass
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
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H 55.75 in W 38.5 in D 16.25 in
French Empire Antique Secretaire Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Made, circa 1810
Located in Kingston, NY
Fine antique Flame Mahogany and bronze mounted marble top Empire Secretaire. This secretary desk has a counter balanced drop front that opens to a compartmented interior desk. Beauti...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality French secretaire, circa 1860. Made with matched flame mahogany veneers, and a fully fitted rosewood interior. Shaped marble top surface, below which is a single dra...
Mahogany
French Empire Style Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, French, in the Empire style and made of Cuban flamed Mahogany, finished in a Museum quality French polish. The exquisite cabinet boasts two detached columns with finely ca...
Marble, Bronze
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H 58.27 in W 36.23 in D 16.15 in
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Secretaire with Internal Secret
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful French secretary characterized by a beautiful walnut veneer. Note the wood grain that draws a beautiful flame on the front. The plan opens and becomes a practical desk. Int...
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire secretary having a fall-front desk opening to fitted drawers and with leather writing surface, and with a bank of three drawers below and a single drawer above. The dra...
Mahogany
Secretaire in Thuja Root Veneer, probably France, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary desk with a white marble top and thuja root veneer. The front of the desk is designed as a highboy, with the top three drawers forming a door. Below, there are three additi...
Marble, Brass
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H 57.75 in W 38 in D 17 in
Early 19th Century French Mahogany, Oak & Marble Secretaire with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
Important Secretaire a Abattant, Paris, Empire, circa 1805. Mahogany on oak, marble top, ormolu mounts. Caryatides, trophy weapons, fasces, antique Roman and Egyptian ornamentation a...
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century solid walnut desk has many interesting features. The slant front folds down to reveal a writing surface and many small compartments. There are two small draw...
Walnut
Empire Style French Secretary “Retour d’Egypte”
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary from France in the Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. The cabinet boasts two ...
Marble, Brass
French Empire Colonial Mahogany Secretary in Oval Shape
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
French Empire colonial mahogany secretary in oval shape. The secretary comprises lots of store room: 13 small drawers, including two secret ones and a sliding desk with two also sli...
Mahogany
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. The bure...
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
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H 58 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Abbatant
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous antique French Empire flame mahogany fall-front abbatant or secretary.
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinarily handsome French Empire walnut secretary made in the middle of the 19th century in France. This exquisite piece boasts six drawers and five doors that provide ample...
Empire period bed with its canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period bed in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, with its canopy. The front of the bed features a lyre in the center, ...
Bronze
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 brown leather writing-surface, the fitted interior with four open compartments and a l...
Fruitwood, Tulipwood
$2,350
H 40 in W 40 in D 36.5 in
Grafton Furniture French Art Deco Black Leather & Gold Library Club Lounge Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century / Early 21st Club chair by Grafton Furniture. Features a French Art Deco inspired frame with curved back and scrolled arms. The chair is finished in gold with black...
Leather, Hardwood
$3,295
H 78 in W 42 in D 15 in
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature bronze fluting and the side panels are also...
Bronze
$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
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
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Side Table W/ Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th-century French Empire-style guéridon side table, sourced directly from Provence and meticulously restored. Handcrafted from solid mahogany, the table features ...
Marble
$12,349 / set
H 29.93 in W 37.8 in D 38.59 in
Pair of Round Leaning Club Chairs, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jacques Adnet, Jules Leleu
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb pair of round, leaning modern club chairs, upholstered in pure Alpaca fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and upholstered in a soft, golden brown, premium 100% alpaca ...
Alpaca, Wood
$6,995
H 95 in W 38.5 in D 2.5 in
Eight Foot Tall Mid-19th Century French Regency Style Giltwood Floor Mirror
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in a chateau in the Loire Valley, this nineteenth century French Regency style gilt wood mirror stands at an impressive eight feet in height. Its beveled glass is surrounded by...
Mirror, Giltwood
$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
$3,361
H 51.97 in W 44.89 in D 13.78 in
Art Deco Stylish Display Vitrine Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful and original 1930s Art Deco English walnut display cabinet. A lovely piece of furniture that's veneered in figured mid tone walnut. Still retains its original silk interior...
Glass, Walnut
Antique French Secretary
Located in Malibu, CA
This early 19th-century drop-leaf secretaire features the traditional Biedermeier ebony accents, columns, and matched woodgrain pattern. Unlike the high gloss finish of many pieces f...
Brass, Other
$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
$6,535Sale Price|20% Off
H 66.15 in W 38.19 in D 18.9 in
Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire, Antique Desk from Germany, Circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This stunning Biedermeier secretary desk is an authentic antique piece crafted from walnut wood, both inside and out. Dating back to the early 19th century, this masterpiece showcase...
Pine, Walnut
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire (19th century) buffet made of rich flamed, bookmatched mahogany. The original Saint Anne marble top of charcoal stone with gray and white veining is removable. Below ...
Marble, Brass
French Empire Mahogany Chest with Four Drawers, Circa 1880s
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a black marble top There are splits in the wood at the side of the piece.
Mahogany
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.