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Lucy & Stephen Hawking. George's Secret Key to the Universe, 1st Ed, Signed
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: HAWKING, Lucy & Stephen. Title: George's Secret Key To The Universe. Publisher
Category

Early 2000s British Books

Materials

Fabric

French Regency Marble Chest of Drawers, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
. Includes secrets. Keys missing. Very good overall condition.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
end slides down to reveal a secret key hole, this also always access to further secret sliding
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Olive

Exceptional Hermès Secret Mechansim Turtle Key Ring or Charm in Silver
By Hermès
Located in FR
Rare Authentic Hermès Charm or Key Ring Turtle Shaped Can be used as Bag Charm or Key Ring Made
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Other

"Key to all doors."
Located in Zofingen, AG
on Life"" to choose from. The key is a symbol, every door is a secret. Whoever chooses the right key
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Key to all doors."
"Key to all doors."
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Fluted Writing Box With Secret Drawers. Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
gives it a modernist appearance Probably Sri Lankan 3 secret drawers* Replaced leather No Key Free
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Campaign Calamander And Brass Writing Box. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
hardware Working secret drawers New leather With Key
Category

Antique 1860s English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Arco Metal Safe in White
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Secret compartment behind necklace stand. To be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Arco Metal Safe in White
Arco Metal Safe in White
H 51.19 in W 21.66 in D 13.19 in
Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
. The top is symmetrically divided and leathered. The frieze, of Greek key, conceals two large secret
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
H 31.03 in W 61.74 in D 41.5 in
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Mahogany, 1835
Located in Berlin, DE
was grounded. Several drawers from inside as well as from outside. With secret compartment. Lock and
Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Sculptural Bronzed Metal Ashtray in the shape of a Rooster, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
fun and very decorative object, which can be used as an ashtray or as a small secret box to hold keys
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Rare and Important Jørgen Berg Cabinet, William Christensen, Denmark, 1960s
By Jørgen Berg
Located in LEWES, GB
, Denmark. Rosewood-veneered wood, 19 drawers of various sizes, including one with a secret compartment
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Sloping Flap Secretary / Roll-Up Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
has 2 secret compartments. 5 keys available. (L-153).
Category

20th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Tulipwood

1900s Belgian Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
your writing essentials, secured by a vintage key that whispers secrets of its past. This desk is not
Category

20th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1900s Belgian Wooden Desk
1900s Belgian Wooden Desk
H 34.7 in W 27.3 in D 18.3 in
Cream Contemporary Armored Jewelry Chest Safe with Swarovski Crystals
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
gold plated brass and secret biometric opening and emergency key system. Made in Florence, Italy since
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Archimedes Vortex
By Terry Poulos
Located in Chicago, IL
seven-foot long vintage iron chain, vintage armillary sphere, antique padlock with brass key (invoking
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Extremely Rare Pair of Regency Cast-Iron Sarcophagus Shaped Strong Boxes
Located in Benington, Herts
make duplicate keys. Sensitive government secrets always demanded, then as today, locks that were state
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Art-ikythera Mechanism
By Terry Poulos
Located in Chicago, IL
brass all angle inclinometer (late 19th century), antique padlock with brass key (symbolizing "secrets
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Apple
Located in Bayonne, NJ
knights, eternal pilgrims, king and queen puppets, secret keys, labyrinths of illusional personalities and
Category

1990s Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil

Apple
Apple
H 19.69 in W 13 in
Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Calamander writing box with beautiful brass Greek key edging and ornate engraved initial
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

9 Carat Yellow Gold, Verdigris Brass and Citrine Key Earrings
By Tessa Packard
Located in London, GB
Time in My Secret Garden collection, the key is a symbol for unlocking ‘other-worldly-ness’ - and more
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Citrine, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Brass

Modern Concrete Brass and Walnut Coffee Table with Sliding Drawers and Stash Box
By Jessie Nelson Studio
Located in New York, NY
piece of figured walnut sits in, making the surface flush. This piece also is the "key" to the secret
Category

2010s American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete, Brass

Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Cylinder bureau Austria, circa 1780, richly inlaid with cherrywood veneered, secret drawer
Category

Antique 1780s Austrian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780
Cylinder Bureau, Austria, 1780
H 50.01 in W 48.82 in D 26.38 in
Bureau, Provincial Style, 19th Century, Country Piece, Desk
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
quality country piece in its time, with keys and secret drawers fitted in the interior, 1860-1880.      
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British French Provincial Commodes and Chests o...

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Writing Bureau
Located in Inverness, GB
great condition and comes with original keys and a secret drawer that the Georgians were so famous for
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Writing Bureau
Georgian Writing Bureau
H 45.28 in W 43.71 in D 22.05 in
Big Venice Acrylic on Canvas By Savva
By Savva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each work holds a secret-a key, to the treasure of its meaning. It's all about the rhythm. It is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Belle Époque Eclecticism Art Nouveau / Rococo Commode or Chest of Drawers, 1910s
Located in L'Etang, FR
drawers, including 1 "secret" drawer. Keys present, locks in working order. France, circa 1910
Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bureau, Provincial Style, 19th Century, Country Piece, Desk
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
quality country piece in its time, with keys and secret drawers fitted in the interior, 1860-1880. Please
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British French Provincial Commodes and Chests o...

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 19th Century Colonial Iron and Wood Safe Strong Box Napoleon III
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
( Brazil, Africa ) the original exterior patine was saved the keys and the secret code are available the
Category

Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Late 18th Century Oak Antique Bureau
Located in Darwen, GB
wonderful fitted interior with a pull out central cupboard with secret drawers. Complete with working key
Category

Antique 1790s Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Biedermeier Desk/Writing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
finished). All 11 drawers (2 of them secret) with original locks, keys, brass - escutcheons, 2 lion head
Category

Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Biedermeier Desk/Writing Table
Biedermeier Desk/Writing Table
H 39 in W 43 in D 36.5 in
19th Century Tramp Art Desk
Located in Saint James, NY
a simple hidden wood mechanism that opens a secret compartment. The skeleton key still opens the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th Century Tramp Art Desk
19th Century Tramp Art Desk
H 52.5 in W 34.75 in D 18.75 in
Sigh bay
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The source
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Black Marble Secretaire
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
, leather, bronze details, with two working keys and two secret drawers. Secretaire of excellent quality
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

French Renaissance Oak Coffer, irca 1580
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
secret compartment for the key and removable tray retaining bar are also origins. Brittany or Normandy
Category

Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Renaissance Oak Coffer, irca 1580
French Renaissance Oak Coffer, irca 1580
H 37.41 in W 53.15 in D 24.81 in
Cabane
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Iceland n°1
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Canopée
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Iceland n°2
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Odyssey n°6
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Odyssey n°6
Odyssey n°6
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in
Odyssey
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Phasmagorie
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Soulèvement
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°1
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°23
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°74
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°40
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°75
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°76
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°80
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Village
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Tropisme n°41
Located in Paris, IDF
. The key to the secret lies at the bottom of the well, in the jungle and desert of our own life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Cabinet on Stand Dutch Renaissance Oak Ebonised Secret Locking Mechanism Key
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
furniture from this period. Its small size and secret locking mechanism suggest that it was used to protect
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Marble Top Secretaire with secrets
Located in Austin, TX
lateral drawers reveal spring loaded side drawers "secrets", perfect for hidden letters, keys, photos
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Marble Top Secretaire with secrets
Louis XVI Marble Top Secretaire with secrets
H 56.5 in W 32.5 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlay Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mother of pearl inlay writing box with black leather desk top, original key and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Mahogany with Brass Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany with brass writing box with dark green leather desk top, original key and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Mahogany with Brass Writing Box
19th Century Mahogany with Brass Writing Box
H 5.52 in W 13.78 in D 8.67 in
19th Century White Painted Pine Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
mouldings, lock and key, secret drawer and shelved base. Measures: H 200 x W 122 x D 49 cm.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Dressers

Materials

Pine

19th Century White Painted Pine Dresser
19th Century White Painted Pine Dresser
H 78.75 in W 48.04 in L 78.75 in
Heppelwhite Inlaid Tambour Hall Secretary
Located in Hanover, MA
style. Mahogany and satinwood. Wonderful scale. Secret drawers. Original
Category

Antique 19th Century American Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Italian Hobnail Antique Safe
Located in Carimate, Como
works with two keys and a special hook to activate the hidden release to expose the key holes. A secret
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Hobnail Antique Safe
Italian Hobnail Antique Safe
H 31.89 in W 26.38 in D 14.57 in
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