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Ladies Secretary Desk

20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk A ladies
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Early 20th Century European Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Pine

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

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Walnut

Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk / table / secretary in Louis Quinze style   Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
H 31.11 in W 41.74 in D 24.41 in
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris Solid oak wood veneered with fine
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Rosewood

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
others with ladies in long dresses and children. The sides with floral urns and chinoiserie motifs. Bun
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Walnut

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormolu sabots. The
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Very rare antique desk or secretary, so-called bureau à transformation "à la Bourgogne" in Louis XV
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Bronze

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
had essential elements such as chests of drawers, big rounded tables in the dining room, desks or
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

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A Fine Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra With the Mythological Figures of Flora & Zephyr Now mounted as Bouillotte Lamps Early 19th Century Attributed to Thomire...
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
A late 19th century Napoleon III bronze-mounted mahogany bureau à cylinder, an elegant French Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

1800s Hancrafted Tall Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
1800s Hancrafted tall slant top secretary desk. Wood appears to be flame maple. Solid dove tail joints. Turned legs and carved apron. Some wear appropriate with age and use. Lid is d...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

A Sophisticated Antique French Louis Phillipe Secretary
Located in Oak Park, MI
A most sophisticated and handsome French c1840 century Louis-Phillipe style secretary cupboard of narrow proportions. Unusual profile. The front opens to reveal a flat tooled leathe...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

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Leather, Mahogany

Petite circa 1880 French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original Antique French Napoleon III Bureau Plat, Writing Table or Ladies Desk. Highlighted by polished brass decorations, the black lacquer finish offers a warm contrast. T...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

H.E. SHAW Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Georgian Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style secretary desk by H.E. Shaw Furniture. Mahogany with brass hardware, wood drawer knobs, scroll pediment top with three finials, an elevated case, decorative cockbead...
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Black ebonized, four-sided passively curved frame base on high, elegantly curved squares. Encased in finely chiseled brass fittings. Slightly protruding tabletop with profiled decora...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk We present you this piece of furniture composed of a three-drawer dresser with a sliding desktop and an add-on unit with smal...
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Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires

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Oak

English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1900 English decorative chinoiserie bureau writing desk - Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour and patina with chinoiserie decoration. sku 1006 Measures: W59 x D39 x H98 cm.
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Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Secretary Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden secretary desk, Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Desk Bureau Plat in Antique Louis XV Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings in the form of chutes, handmade patinated bronze. Rosewood veneere...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Louis Phillipe North German Fall-Front Secretary in Flame Mahogany, circa 1855
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating one of a kind Louis Phillip secretary in book-matched, flame mahogany with shaped, curvi-linear drawer fronts and faux drawer fronts on the fall-front and the sides. Of...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires

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Mahogany

Swedish Rococo Period Slant Front Desk Painted in Black with Distressed Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period two-part slant-front desk from the 18th century, repainted in black with a blue interior and later iron hardware. Created in Sweden during the Rococo period, ...
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

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Iron

Pair of Secretaire and Cupboard, Epoche Charles X, France, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Rare pair of furniture - secretary and fronted cabinet France Maple, rosewood Charles X around 1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 135 x 66 x 33 cm Description: Extremely rare pair of fur...
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Antique 1830s French Charles X Secretaires

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Maple

"La tentation de Saint Antoine" Engraving 17th according to Jacques Callot
By Jacques Callot
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The Temptation of Saint Anthony inspired by Jacques Callot. The engraving is almost identical to the one made by Jacques Callot. The details are a little less precise, but the main c...
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Antique 17th Century French Picture Frames

Materials

Paper

Antique 18th Century 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 mahogany featuring velvet drop front writing surface that leads to multiple cubbies ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
secretary-desk (1740) and Sevres Porcelain (1738). The Marquises are, whether from the Regency or later
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
18th century which are remarkable and remain so desirable as well as the Pompadour secretary-desk (1749
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs

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Wood

20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Richy Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk in the Louis XV Type We present you a ladies
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Early 20th Century European Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Super Rare 19th Century Transforming Ladies Desk, Empire Secretary, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible antique writing desk France Mahogany Empire, 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Maple & Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent 20th century French Provincial Bureau De Dame. Burea de Dame translates to ladies
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Maple

Louis Seize Style Ladies Desk / Secretary in Walnut, circa 1925
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Ladies desk restored Louis Seize style circa 1925 walnut secretary Features: High quality
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks

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Walnut

Antique French Ladies Writing Desk Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique French ladies kingwood secretary desk with parquetry pattern all around. Front drops down
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Vintage Lambert Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Secretary Writing Desk Console
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century Lambert Hitchcock Black Forest stenciled ladies' secretary writing desk or console
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Paint

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and exceptional “Ladies Writing Desk“, this form and use of three inlaid columns in the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Pennsylvania House Cherry Queen Anne Flip Top Step Back Desk or Secretary
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Pennsylvania House solid cherry step back secretary or ladies desk, circa 1960s. Features nine
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Vintage 1960s Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique Walnut Secretary of Small Proportions
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Late Victorian walnut ladies bureau in lovely condition having been fully restored
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Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Lady’s Carved Oak Drop-Front & Serpentine Desk, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ladies secretary offers quarter sawn oak construction with shaped mirror backsplash
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Early 20th Century American Desks

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Mirror, Oak

Petite Painted Antique French Louis XVI Ladies Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Oo-la-la! Is the perfect expression, as your eyes dance over this outstanding petite French ladies
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Porcelain

Theodore Alexander Chippendale Style Burl Wood Arch Top Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Chippendale style ladies burl wood secretary writing desk. Historical
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20th Century Unknown Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Burl

Venetian Chinoiserie Decorated Ladies Secretaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Country pale yellow painted secretary cabinet desk with light pink Chinese toile style decorations
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20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut & Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
aging of the top quality timber, this practical ladies desk has a wonderful patina. A piece like this
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Marquetry Ladies Secretary Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI style small secretary desk that features marquetry and inlay detail. The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bombe Ladies Desk Table with Faux Book Door
Located in Dallas, TX
ladies desk with bombe sides, features nine drawers with a faux book center door. The top folds down to
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an 19th century ladies secretary. Made of rosewood and veneered inside with mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
H 34.26 in W 28.35 in D 17.72 in
Antique Cron Kills Mission Arts & Crafts Craftsman Walnut Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1930 secretary desk by Cron-Kills Company. Made from walnut with a slant front that opens to
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Vintage 1930s American Mission Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany two part ladies secretary desk, with tambour top section
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Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
H 44 in W 40.5 in D 21 in
Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Two Part Ladies Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Tambour Desk In Two Sections.The Upper Section Having A
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Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Danish Modern Teak Falster Drop Leaf Secretary Desk
By Falster Møbelfabrik
Located in Chicago, IL
Is this Danish Modern teak desk a little cutie or what? Where should I start? The fact that
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

French Antique Lady's Secretaire from a Paris Estate
Located in Houston, TX
Young ladies' secretary with original glass and leather and marble on top. We liked it because it
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
Upholster’s Drawing Book (London, 1791) is shared by a ladies’ writing desk inscribed “John Aitken
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Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood, Mahogany

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Ladies Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ladies secretary desk for your home. Each ladies secretary desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ladies secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each ladies secretary desk bearing louis xv, Hollywood Regency or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Ladies Secretary Desk?

The average selling price for a ladies secretary desk at 1stDibs is $4,571, while they’re typically $800 on the low end and $28,466 for the highest priced.
Questions About Ladies Secretary Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.