Regency Style White Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style White Painted Secretary Bookcase.
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Bookcases
Wood
Regency Style White Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style White Painted Secretary Bookcase.
Wood
19th c. Venetian Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic Italian Venetian Painted secretary/cabinet. This piece has a wonderful color palette but I believe that was done in the early 20th century.
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase, Sweden Antique Swedish secretary cabinet in Gustavian Style.
Brass
Patina Furniture Company Italian Hand Painted Secretary Linen Press Armoire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Patina Furniture Company Italian Hand Painted Secretary Linen Press Armoire
Wood
Gustavian Painted Secretary, Off-White Wood, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Gustavian-style (Possibly Swedish/ Danish 18th Century) off-white painted secretary with carved column sides and carved simple swag and tassel design on front top section...
Wood
Beautiful French 19th Century Hand-Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French 19th century hand-painted secretary desk, the patina is so much beautiful in person, it has a little repair on one side, see pictures, the chains are not original,...
Wood
Faience Pitcher and Bowl Hand Painted, Secretary Bird
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Faience Pitcher and Bowl Hand Painted, Secretary Bird This attractive and colourful pair are both decorated with Secretary birds they would be ideal to set off an antique washstand...
Ceramic
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase with Floral Decoration
Located in Leimen, DE
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase, 18th/19th Century This elegant antique Venetian painted secretary bookcase combines graceful Rococo forms with delicate hand-painted flor...
Wood
18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Swedish neoclassical painted secretary desk will make the perfect addition to your home whether your decor is modern, traditional, classic or rustic!
Steel
19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
Wood
Outstanding Red and Yellow Ornate Large Venetian Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding Venetian painted secretary desk is a true statement piece, showcasing the artistry and craftsmanship of Italy’s finest furniture traditions.
Walnut
19th Century Venetian Lacquer Painted Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant and imposing late 19th century two-part Italian secretary bookcase cabinet or desk crafted in the Venetian and Rococo Revival period styles.
Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Glass
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th-century Danish bureau or secretary featuring a newer professionally applied black layered painted finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural oak beneath and suit the age ...
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Painted Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The bottom of the case has a large storage area with one fixed shelf. The secretary features an aged, faded painted finish in a dove grey or oyster tone.
Iron
18 Century Gustavian Swedish Painted Secretary Desk with Cabinet
Located in Brenham, TX
Beautifully aged Swedish secretary desk with a pair of multi-pane doors. The cabinet is topped with an elaborate pierced gallery, creating an architectural silhouette. A classic slan...
Pine
White-Painted Secretary Desk with Glazed Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant secretary desk with glazed upper cabinet and a gracefully broken arched pediment. The softly patinated finish in pale blue-gray lends the piece a charming antique character. ...
Brass
Antique Drop-Front Painted Secretary Desk, Danish Skønvirke, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A characterful skønvirke / almue drop-front secretary desk, also known as a slant-front writing desk, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Wood
$2,062Sale Price|25% Off
1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather Top.
Mahogany, Paint
Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase hutch top By Maddox Furniture USA, 1970s Cream lacquered walnut, with hand-...
Brass
Italian Venetian Rococo-Style Painted Secretary Cabinet-Mirrored Doors, c. 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking two-piece Venetian secretary desk, beautifully hand-painted in classic red lacquer with gilt and floral detailing, dating to the early 20th century.
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Painted Secretary in Pine, circa 1840–1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
This classic Swedish antique secretary dates to the mid-19th century and exemplifies the restrained elegance of Scandinavian furniture from the period.
Pine
$5,784Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century Hand Painted Secretary with Hidden Drawers and Floral Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretary with "lacquered" decoration in the style of Coromandel lacquers decorated with chrysanthemums, flower vases and other beautiful objects. Rectangular, it opens with four dra...
Wood
$9,560Sale Price|20% Off
Swedish 1770s Baroque Period Light Gray Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque tall secretary from circa 1770, with slant front desk, light Gustavian gray painted finish, two doors and four drawers.
Glass, Wood
Swedish 1856 Two-part Painted Secretary with Four Doors and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 19th century two-part painted wood secretary circa 1856 with slant front desk, four doors and bracket feet. of Scandinavian taste for light palettes.
Wood
19th Century Gustavian-style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Solebury, PA
A stunning 19th-century Gustavian painted secretary bookcase, adorned with an elegant arched top above two matching glazed doors, each embellished with six delicate mullions and gene...
Wood, Paint
Superb Period 1780s era Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this Superb Period 1780s Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary Desk, a rare and stunning example of 18th-century Italian craftsmanship.
Walnut
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
The lower four drawers open using the attached brass pulls. This painted secretary is restored, solid/stable and ready to be used.
Brass, Iron
18th Century Painted Oak Secretary, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
The desktop has no functioning lock or key; no pull. This painted secretary is restored, solid/stable and ready to be used.
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Period 1790s Painted Slant Front Secretary with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood secretary from the late 18th century, with slant front desk, multiple drawers, dark painted interior, three drawers in the façade and rustic c...
Brass
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
While there are two keys for the lower drawers, they are easier to open using the two brass pulls on each. This painted secretary is restored, solid/stable and ready to be used.
Brass
Swedish Gustavian 1790s Painted Slant-Front Desk with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 18th century, this fine painted secretary features a slanted front, carved with diamond motifs and opening to reveal multiple drawers ...
Wood
Painted Italian Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely, decorative Italian secretary, painted overall with floral sprays against a pale yellow ground with light blue demarcations.
Wood
Chinoiserie Green Hand-Painted and Ebonized Secretary
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinoiserie Green Painted and Ebonized Secretary, with gilt figural and courtyard decoration, the top portion with two door opening to shelves above a fall front desk with drawers an...
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Painted Pine Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the aged and scraped patina of the original brown painted finish that draws one to this pine secretary with graceful Swedish country charm.
Pine, Paint
Hand-Painted Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with three drawers and slant-front writing flap decorated with recessed panels.
Brass, Iron
Painted Swedish Secretary, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century Swedish secretary is a captivating example of timeless design.
Wood
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Rococo secretary desk with a cabinet or bookcase top, beautifully painted in blue with a black-painted interior.
Metal, Brass
Edwardian Walnut Secretary with Hand Painted Motifs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
The bottom section with a slant drop front, contains a hand painted center medallion depicting a classical scene over two cupboard doors painted similarly and raised on splayed feet.
Walnut
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Perkasie, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Secretary Desk – Item L73538 This beautiful vintage Italian secretary desk showcases the refined elegance of Neoclassical design with a ...
Wood
19th Century Swedish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century Swedish secretary or "bureau," crafted in pine. The piece has Rococo styling with a curved bonnet crown and three gracefully curved large drawers below.
Pine, Paint
Hand-Painted Louis XV Style Secretary Display Cabinet
Located in BŘECLAV, CZ
Elegant Louis XV style secretary cabinet featuring a refined combination of display and writing functionality.
Fabric, Glass, Wood
18th Century Swedish Gray Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century Swedish oak secretary or "bureau" with a newer professionally applied layered gray painted exterior finish.
Brass
19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary is an antique piece of furniture that features painted oak and nice carvings.
Oak
19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century baroque oak secretary with a newer professionally applied black painted exterior finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural wood beneath.
Brass
18th Century Original Painted Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A late 18th Century Folk Art Baroque Scandinavian original painted writing desk secretary. This unique antique storage piece from Sweden features mounted original iron handles as wel...
Bronze
18th Century Danish Oak Secretary Bureau, Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century Danish oak secretary with a newer professionally applied layered black exterior finish and a contrasting dusky blue interior with gray undertones. The surface is lightly...
Oak, Paint
$4,960Sale Price|20% Off
Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior. early-19th century
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Baroque Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century tall Danish Baroque secretary, crafted in oak. A newer professionally applied black painted finish is distressed throughout, revealing areas of the natural wood an...
Brass
19th Century Swedish Vitrine Secretary Bureau with Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A charming Swedish vitrine bureau secreatry made in two parts from the 19th century. Original paint on the exterior and later interior paint. The glass was replaced some time ago. Th...
Wood, Paint
18th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Rococo Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
The fitted desk interior is painted in a contrasting blue finish with white and seafoam undertones.
Oak, Paint
Rare Monumental Architectural 18th Century Painted Corner Cabinet Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Inside, the cabinet reveals an unexpectedly charming fitted interior with a fold-down writing surface and a series of shaped pigeonholes — transforming the piece from simple storage ...
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th-century Danish oak bureau or secretary featuring a newer professionally applied black layered painted finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural oak beneath and suit the ...
Brass
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall custom Venetian baroque shaped frame, the double doors with inset beveled antiqued mirrors open to two shelves. The slant front opens to drawers and a cubby hole. The lower ca...
Wood
English Chippendale Style Painted Goddard Chest Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique circa 1930s Goddard chest / writing desk featuring a drop front door that opens to multiple cubbies, three drawers and paw / claw feet. Yellowing / off-white color to exteri...
Hardwood, Paint
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Hand-Painted Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A generously sized 19th century secretary desk from Sweden, made in the Gustavian style, with a striking painted finish of ruddy, patinated oxblood enveloping the pine construction.
Pine
19th Century Georgian Astral Glazed Painted Bookcase with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A monumental 19th century English Georgian painted breakfront bookcase featuring a concealed drop-front secretary desk and astral glazed glass windows.
Brass
1778 Baroque Painted Tabernacle Secretary Cabinet with St. George & Dragon
Located in Round Top, TX
Baroque tabernacle secretary dated 1778, retaining its elaborate original hand-painted exterior and remarkable decorative character.
Wrought Iron
$2,996Sale Price / item|25% Off
Mid-Century Venetian Italian Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Italian hand painted chinoiserie secretary desk. It is a base color of ochre and accents of pink and green.
Wood
Antique Venetian Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk, Hand Painted Floral Bureau
Located in BŘECLAV, CZ
An elegant antique Venetian bombe secretary desk crafted in the Rococo revival style, featuring a gracefully curved silhouette and richly decorated surfaces.
Bronze
19th Century Hand-Painted Satin Wood Secretary Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite 19th-century antique hand-painted satin wood cabinet is a true work of art, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of its time. The cabinet’s lustrous satin wood fin...
Satinwood
Very Rare Painted Secretary
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful shades of green and amber (the photo does not do it justice) Chinoise painted Secretary. Very rare to find one with it's original paint.
Wood
Italian Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
Italian painted and parcel silver-gilt two-part secretary bookcase (desk); the upper section having a shaped cornice above a single cabinet door; the lower section with a slant front...
Paint, Wood
Italian Decoupage Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian painted secretary with decoupage scenes.
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Painted secretary with four lower drawers and fitted interior
Wood
A 19th Century Painted and Decoupage Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Painted and Decoupage Secretary Italian Polychrome and Decoupage Bureau, the drop-front opening to a variety of drawers and cubbyholes, over two long drawers, raised ...
red desk secretary louis xv chinese hand painted
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
elegant donkey desk in red lacquered wood, in the style of China according to Martin varnish, the facades are decorated with scenes of characters in landscapes, it opens on the front...
Oak
Secretary/ Dresser
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Case piece in two parts. Secretary top sits on 3 drawer dresser base.Black and gold paint give this 19th century secertary/dresser a dramatic look.
Wood, Paint
Unavailable
H 82.63 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Painted White, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary with glass doors, painted Swedish distressed white/cream color.
Wood
Unavailable
H 98.43 in W 50.01 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Louis XIV Italian Secretary Cabinet Walnut Painted Doors
Located in PALERMO, IT
Important Sicilian Trumeau cabinet, with front flap, two upper doors and three drawers, veneered in walnut and briar walnut. Particular processing of the upper doors, inside painted ...
Walnut, Paint
Unavailable
H 38.59 in W 35.04 in D 18.12 in
Italian Gilded and Hand Painted Wood Writing Desk Secretary, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Rare midcentury Italian secretary set : hand decorated foldable writing desk with green lacquering and gold leaf covered wooden corpus. Matching a period full brass chair.
Brass
Swedish Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Spectacular period neoclassical secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1810. The upper section has three compartments with doors centered with raised and reeded lozenges, all under a ...
Brass
Period Directoire Secretary
Located in New Orleans, La
Beautiful wooden color with gold trim
Hidden drawers with very special details
Paint
Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Charming Swedish Gustavian Secretary with original paint. Both doors are marked with the year the secretary was constructed.
Wood
English Pine Copboard / Secretary
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Pine cupboard with drop leaf shelf revealing cubby holes and
drawers. Storage above and below. Interior in salmon paint.
Original backboards
Wood, Paint
18th century Italian Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted and gilded Italian Secretary, drop leaf desk over 3 drawers with 2door upper cabinet
Period Swedish Secretary from Ångermanland
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful rural interpretation of the late Gustavian style in a two part secretary from Ångermanland, Sweden, circa 1820. The library section has two shelves inside a cabinet with...
Brass
Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Red and gold hand-painted chinoiserie lacquered secretary/bookcase with a fitted interior for office usage, drop down desktop, two upper doors and three lower drawers for ample stora...
Period Secretary with Clock from Hälsingland
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period secretary from Hälsingland with integral Mora clock and with original paint, Sweden, circa 1840.
Glass, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Two-Part Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1770. The upper section has double doors with raised, reeded panels opening onto three shelves and a locking compartment. At th...
Wood
Unavailable
H 78.13 in W 39.75 in D 22.5 in
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish baroque secretary display cabinet late 18th century The Secretary is in two sections, painted in a lovely Swedish distressed gray color.
Wood
Black & Gold Hitchcock Style Secretary Desk & Chair - 2pc Set
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Middletown, MD
A stunning vintage two-piece set painted in rich black with gold accents featuring the classic Harvest stenciling. Beautiful brass/porcelain drawer pulls depicting a painted scene o...
Maple
Unavailable
H 36.62 in W 35.44 in D 22.05 in
Louis XV style lady’s secretary with red and gold chinoiserie decoration
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XV style, France, end of the 19th century. Various hardwoods and softwoods, veneered, primed in red, decorated in lacquer technique in the form of landscape scenes on the rever...
Wood
Unavailable
H 85 in W 46 in D 20 in
Swedish Baroque Secretary Desk with Built-In, Signed Mora Clock, circa 1760
Located in Carmel, CA
This period Swedish Baroque secretary-desk Circa 1760, has a built in Mora clock with original pendulum and weights. The clock is signed with the name Mora, and the initials H,L,J. ...
Wood
Italian Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful hand painted Chippendale style chinoiserie painted Secretary.
Wood
George lll painted secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George lll later painted secretary, 19th century. Please note the excellent quality construction as exhibited in image #9, the base and sides are dove tailed.
Brass
Italian Venetian Style Painted Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Attractive Venetian style painted secretary, circa 1960s, overall light green painted with beautiful painted floral decoration, the top with gilded bow crest, raised on bracket feet.
Wood
French Country Painted Secretary
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Country-style white washed painted secretary bookcase with an unusual folding writing surface that can convert to a table.
Wood
French Provincial Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial distress painted Secretary desk with an angled arched cornice above two paneled doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the midsection with a fall front writing surfa...
Wood
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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