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Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780
Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780

Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts. Top with tooth cut under profiled top list. Pair

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Mahogany  Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780
Louis XVI Mahogany  Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire, Copenhagen Approx. 1780

Located in Kastrup, DK

Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts. Upper part with three doors. Middle part door with fluted

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark
Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark

Kai Winding Bureau / Secretaire Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in Denmark

By Kai Winding

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Very rare bureau / secretaire designed by Kai Winding. Produced by cabinetmaker P. Jeppesen in

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

By Jos De Mey

Located in Antwerp, BE

Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk sideboard, bureau secretaire.The honey-colored sideboard desk has

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Located in Vo', Veneto

Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s

Category

Antique 1740s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Nutwood

Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted
Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted

Venetian rococo 19 th century bureau/secretaire hand painted

Located in Houston, TX

This fine quality Venetian secretary is beautifully carved and finely Painted in pale teal and rose hues. The bottom is carved in a bombe Shape and has four drawers that slide easil...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Biedermeier Secretaire
Biedermeier Secretaire

Biedermeier Secretaire

$11,500Sale Price|57% Off

Biedermeier Secretaire

Located in Pompano Beach, FL

Bureau Secretaire, Biedermeier. Walnut, birdseye, rootwood, intarsia, secret compartments.

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire

18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 18th-19th century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley
Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley

Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley

By Robert Heritage

Located in Leicester, GB

this piece £450 which includes a custom-made crate. This is a beautiful compact vintage bureau

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Teak Writing Bureau Secretaire With Fitted Compartment by G
Vintage Mid-Century Teak Writing Bureau Secretaire With Fitted Compartment by G

Vintage Mid-Century Teak Writing Bureau Secretaire With Fitted Compartment by G

Located in Elkton, MD

A striking vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan, crafted in England circa 1975. Featuring a sleek

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary

1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau

Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany
Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany

Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany

Located in Leicester, GB

Beautiful Antique French flame Mahogany secretaire/bureau/cabinet. The inside is lined with maple

Category

Antique 1890s French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau

Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau

Located in Leicester, GB

delivery price. A cute retro teak bureau desk with three drawers. Lovely sculpted legs in solid teak

Category

Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster
A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster

A George I Mulberry Secretaire Bureau Attributed to Coxed & Woster

By Coxed and Woster

Located in London, GB

England, circa 1710. An important George I secretaire bureau in finely veneered ‘mulberry wood

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Located in Westport, CT

Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s
Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s

Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a very striking Art Deco Walnut secretaire or bureau. As you can see

Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

English Painted Bureau
English Painted Bureau

English Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

18th century English painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior. 1780. Height to desk: 30

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique 1900s Bureau
Antique 1900s Bureau

Antique 1900s Bureau

Located in Neuss, NW

Wonderful bureau from the 1900s. High-quality solid oak wood corpus with a tambour door, eight

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Atomic Teak Bureau
Atomic Teak Bureau

Atomic Teak Bureau

Located in Puslinch, ON

: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Turn-around time 3-4 weeks

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Swedish Secretary Bureau
Swedish Secretary Bureau

Swedish Secretary Bureau

Located in South Salem, NY

A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

1980s Bureau by Dyrlund
1980s Bureau by Dyrlund

1980s Bureau by Dyrlund

By Dyrlund

Located in Neuss, NW

Classic bureau from the 1980s. High-quality corpus in solid teak with four drawers, a pull-out work

Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

18th Century Walnut Bureau
18th Century Walnut Bureau

18th Century Walnut Bureau

$4,148Sale Price|20% Off

18th Century Walnut Bureau

Located in Faversham, GB

A splendid and well proportioned 18th century and later walnut bureau of exceptional craftsmanship

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19thC English Bamboo Bureau
19thC English Bamboo Bureau

19thC English Bamboo Bureau

Located in Staffordshire, GB

circa 1880 19thC English Bamboo Bureau sku 1966 W71 x D45 x H134 cm Weight 16 kg

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Bamboo

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk

Located in Puslinch, ON

: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Price includes restoration

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase

Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Unusual 18th century Danish painted bureau bookcase with a very good fitted interior. 1780. Height

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Pine

18th Century Painted Bureau
18th Century Painted Bureau

18th Century Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Bold 18th century masculine painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior and hidden compartments

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Teak Drop Front Bureau
Teak Drop Front Bureau

Teak Drop Front Bureau

Located in Puslinch, ON

Condition: Pre-Restored Dimensions: 33” L x 16.5” D x 42.25” H (30.75” Desk Height) Description: A vintage teak drop front desk with drawers. All locks work and comes with key. Fre...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut
Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut

Bureau / Secretary In Burl Walnut

Located in Kastrup, DK

Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau cabinet. The upper section with swan neck top over

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Painted Bureau
18th Century English Painted Bureau

18th Century English Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

18th century painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior. 1780. Height to desk: 29-inches (73cm

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary
1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary

1960s Bureau, WK Möbel Secretary

By WK Möbel

Located in Neuss, NW

Classic two-part bureau from the 1960s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with a hinged work

Category

Vintage 1960s German Secretaires

Materials

Teak

18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau
18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau

18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Superb Georgian period secretary bureau from the late 18th century in mahogany. superb quality

Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau
Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau

By Waring & Gillow

Located in Dereham, GB

Georgian Style Walnut & carved Bureau circa 1930s Walnut Veneer on top Burr Walnut Veneer on Fall

Category

Vintage 1930s British George II Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

18th Century English Painted Bureau
18th Century English Painted Bureau

18th Century English Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Pretty 18th century narrow painted bureau with a fitted interior and working lock and key. The

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut
Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

$8,218Sale Price|35% Off

Baroque Bureau / Secretary in Walnut

Located in Kastrup, DK

Beautiful baroque secretary desk with finely mirror-cut oak veneer and walnut root veneer. The desk is in two parts: the lower section has three drawers with a straight break-front a...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase
An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Lyndhurst, NJ

Early 18th century burl walnut veneered bureau bookcase, the swan neck pediment flanking a turned

Category

Antique 1720s European Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

British Colonial Ebony Bureau Bookcase
British Colonial Ebony Bureau Bookcase

British Colonial Ebony Bureau Bookcase

Located in Greenwich, CT

Exceedingly rare early 18th century English colonial Macassar ebony diminutive bureau bookcase with

Category

Antique 1710s Sri Lankan William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Ebony

English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase

English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal two adjustable shelves for display, a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted in...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau
18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau

18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century Italian painted pine bureau. Circa 1780. With lovely layers of old paint, this bureau

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Pine, Paint

English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century
English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

English mahogany bureau bookcase, having broken arch pediment above dentil molded cornice, the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Blown Glass, Mahogany

George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase

George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular cornice over a single door with mirror, the desk section with fold down writing surface opening to a nicely fitted interior and sliding panel opening to a well, all over ...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase

George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Essex, MA

With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves and drawers, the base with a slant lid hinged writing lid opening to a fitted interio...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Burl

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s
20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1950s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Venetian bureau from the mid-20th century. The furniture is curved front and sides, veneered in

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass batwing pulls, diamond accent key holes and the top opening to reveal myriad nooks, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary

Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary

Located in Kastrup, DK

: 56 cm – Open : 109,5 cm Bureau is in two parts

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau

Located in Round Top, TX

19th century Danish Biedermeier-style secretary or "bureau" crafted in mahogany veneer. This short

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame
18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame

18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century French kingwood bureau de dame. With gilt bronze decorative mounts.

Category

Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

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Bureau Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bureau secretaire available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every bureau secretaire was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bureau secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each bureau secretaire bearing Georgian, Louis XV or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one bureau secretaire that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pier Luigi Colli, Erling Torvits and Giovanni Gariboldi produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bureau Secretaire?

A bureau secretaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,694, while the lowest priced sells for $504 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.

Finding the Right Secretaires for You

Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.

Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.

Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.

While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.

At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.

When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.

“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”

No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.

Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.

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