New England Secretary Desk
New England Hepplewhite Step Back Tambour Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hepplewhite tambour secretary flip top desk. Composed of mahogany solids and figured
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Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Brass
Sheraton Secretary desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine Sheraton Secretary Desk 1810-1820 in a old refinish with an excellent color and patina
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Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Bench made Hepplewhite Style Secretary/Bookcase, New England, Circa:1910
Located in Alexandria, VA
design was inspired by late 18th Century New England Hepplewhite styled secretary bookcases. It was
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Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
a kind mahogany secretary-desk-bookcase with satinwood marquetry detail of seashell motif.
The
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
drawers and shelves, the base with slant lid desk opening to expose a fitted interior and red leather
Category
Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English mid-18th century mahogany secretaire / secretary / bookcase / china cabinet.
Of
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Antique 1740s English Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
George II Mahogany Bureau Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Lymington, GB
refer to antique bookcases / cabinets as ''secretary desks'' in the US.
Information on pediments
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Antique 1740s English George II Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
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18th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Eindhoven, NL
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Located in Opole, PL
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Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
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English Mahogany Tall Case Clock. Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany tall case clock with scrolled pediment, brass finials, Corinthian columns, and intricate inlaid motif. Mid 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century British Clocks
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table. Item features beautiful crotch mahogany wood grain, dovetail constructed drawers, unlocked, no key, very...
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Mahogany
H 37.5 in W 26.5 in D 22.5 in
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.
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Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
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Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
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Brass
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted finish, and original French-polished birch wood interior. Features a carved bonnet...
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H 79.25 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
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
Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Henkel Harris
USA, Circa 1977
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H 81.13 in W 40.63 in D 21.25 in
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carved frieze. Two glazed doors with m...
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Antique Empire Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency Secretary desk. Beautiful flame mahogany cabinet with trellis million glass doors. Lots of great hidden storage and a flip out desktop. Acquired from a Pal...
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French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer pullers and fire-plated key plates. Beautifully lived leather. The desk section is large...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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Located in Providence, RI
Furniture: Early American (see image). Another example of the oval pattern at work in Northern New England
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Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
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Mahogany
Chippendale Blocked Front Secretary
Located in Litchfield, CT
England secretaries made from native cherry wood.
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New England Mahogany and Maple Tambour Door Secretary Desk Signed and Dated 1812
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
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H 46.5 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
English Aesthetic Movement Artfully Decorated Bamboo and Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Chippendale Style New England Mahogany Secretaire Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Secretaires
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Chippendale Style New England Mahogany Secretaire Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Secretaires
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Chippendale Style New England Mahogany Secretaire Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Secretaires
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Wright Table Co. New England Style Cherry Blind Door Secretary Desk and Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A Monumental New England style secretary desk from Wright Table Company. Made from solid cherrywood
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Vintage 1980s American American Colonial Secretaires
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H 94 in W 38 in D 20.5 in
American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
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Brass
Highly Decorative English Lady's Secretary Desk from the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Highly Decorative English Lady's Secretary Desk from the 19th Century
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Antique Late 19th Century English Secretaires
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Baize, Wood
H 41.93 in W 31.11 in D 14.97 in
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Located in Charlotte, NC
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Located in Hudson, NY
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Miami, FL
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Mahogany
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
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Early 20th Century Silver Mezuzah by Avraham Moshe Sokolka, Jerusalem
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Antique Cherry & Tiger Maple New England Sheraton Plantation Desk/Secretary 1820
Located in Portland, OR
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Antique 1820s American Sheraton Desks
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19th Century Antique Burl American Secretary
Located in Bridgeport, CT
keys, original pegs but no shelves inside hutch, dove tail drawers, inside hutch painted green. Desk
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
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Wood
Sheraton 19th Century Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
New England origin possibly New Hampshire around 1830-40. Very good overall condition retaining an
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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Sheraton Secretaires
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Cherry
Antique English Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase and secretary; 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
original hardware and the condition is very good.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Bookcases
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Wood
American Breakfront Bookcase "Library Bookcase with Wings"
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
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Located in Alexandria, VA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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New England Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the new England secretary desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and brass, every new England secretary desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect new England secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each new England secretary desk bearing Georgian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one new England secretary desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Henkel Harris produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a New England Secretary Desk?
A new England secretary desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $9,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,795 and the highest can go for as much as $58,000.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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