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Hand Painted White Baroque Secretaire, Saxony 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque writing secretaire with slanted flap and curved front and frame. The secretaire has two
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Antique 18th Century German French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Softwood

Fine Hand-Painted Venetian 19th Century Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
fluted legs; the entire piece hand-painted with ribbons and flowers, drawers, sides and desk having
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires

Painted Baroque Secretaire, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque slanted-flap bureau with curved front and three drawers. The bureau rests on pressed ball feet. The compartments inside consist of six drawers and a shelf. The white painting...
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Softwood

Painted Baroque Secretaire, 18th Century
Painted Baroque Secretaire, 18th Century
H 41.34 in W 42.92 in D 21.66 in
Blue painted Biedermeier Secretaire, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier secretary with three-drawer chest of drawers and two-door glazed top and sloping writing flap. The light blue painting is set off in white at the edges and the interior i...
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Softwood

Blue painted Biedermeier Secretaire, around 1820
Blue painted Biedermeier Secretaire, around 1820
H 64.97 in W 40.16 in D 20.67 in
Danish Blue Painted Baroque Cabinet Bureau / Secretaire
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th Century Danish Baroque period secretary cabinet in two parts. Crafted in oak, painted in a
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Oak

1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Birch

Hand Painted Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand painted and silver gilt secretary with inset original glass mirrored doors and fitted interior.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

Hand Painted Secretary
Hand Painted Secretary
H 96.5 in W 43.5 in D 19 in
Antique Italian Hand Painted Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Very special antique Italian hand painted secretary including beautiful images of flowers and birds
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Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
Located in Hanover, MA
Borsani. The locking drop down door panel is faced with hand painted goatskin parchment depicting an
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Goatskin

1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
H 66 in W 39 in D 18 in
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
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered and hand painted wood
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Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Elegant Red Chinoiserie Hand Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful tall hand painted chinoiserie secretary desk. The red and gold case with front doors that
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Hand-Painted & Decorated Front Neoclassical Style Breakfront Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing our exquisite 19th-century Neoclassical Style Hand-Painted & Decorated Front Breakfront
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Antique 1840s French Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
shaped sides, gilded rococo style scrolling ormolu mounts. Wonderful hand painted Verni Martin romantic
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
H 49.22 in W 25.2 in D 13.78 in
Italian Hand Painted Secretary, Bookcase from Piemonte, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian hand painted secretary, bookcase from Piemonte, Italy is a testament to the talented
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
having beautiful hand-painted 'Sevres' porcelain plaques. It opens to reveal satinwood veneered drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Electric Blue Pesaro Secretary
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
that will bring joy to any room. Each piece in the Collection is entirely hand-painted on every side of
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2010s Italian Other Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Hollywood, SC
hand-painted parrots and foliage, slant top reveling a fitted interior desk, three lower case drawers
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Country Empire Pine Secretaire
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual country secretaire from the empire period Northern Sweden, 1820 to 1840. Painted with the
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire is composed with two
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Italian Renaissance Dressing Table 19th Century Hand Painted by Müller Morten
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & stunning! This Italian renaissance Dressing table hand painted on all sides by Müller
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Red Large Secrétaire, Design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The overall dimensions of the box itself are Width 120 cm / 47.2'' Height 90 cm / 35...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet This Vintage
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire is composed with two upper doors and a
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Parma Blue Pesaro Secretary with roses
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Parma Blue
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2010s Italian Other Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XVI style ormolu and Sèvres porcelain mounted secretaire French, c. 1840 Height 127cm
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Green Lacquered Large French Secrétaire, Designed for a Durable Teleworking
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The overall dimensions of the box itself are Width 120 cm / 47.2'' Height 90 cm / 35...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Tobacco Leaf Lacquered Large Secrétaire, Design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The overall dimensions of the box itself are Width 120 cm / 47.2'' Height 90 cm / 35...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

green French secrétaire, design Eric Gizard in Paris - 11 colours available
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretaire desk is designed by famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered fully
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

18th century Georgian secretary in hand painted blue wedge wood swirl finish
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful 18th century Georgian mahogany secretary with hand painted wedgewood swirl finish by “The
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Antique 18th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

Light Yellow Secrétaire Desk, Design by E. Gizard, Paris, 11 Colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Writing Bureau or Secretaire
Located in Kramfors, SE
Painted writing bureau or secretaire from Sweden made during the early 1800s, 1810 to 1820. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Pine

Tobacco Leaf Coloured Secretaire Cabinet for Home Work, available in 11 Colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Chocolate Grey Secrétaire in Ash, Design by E. Gizard, Paris, 11 Colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Red lacquered Secretaire Desk, Design E.Gizard in Paris, 11 colours available
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Ash

Oak and matte black lacquered French secrétaire, designed by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combinin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Oak, Wood, Lacquer

Hollywood Regency Secretary Desk Secretaire Bookcase w/ Chinese Motif
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hollywood Regency secretary desk secretaire bookcase with hand-painted Chinese motif featuring a
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

blue French secrétaire desk with storage room, design by E. Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION and has been created in a KUBE concept for optimized storage spaces. The ÉGÉE collection is designed by the Parisian designer Eri...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

French Directoire Style Secrétaire in Cherry Wood, Orange & Dark Grey Lacquered
Located in Landivy, FR
. The inside is cream lacquered with blue painted borders. The sourcing of the solid wood comes from
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2010s French Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

grey blue secrétaire desk with storage room, 11 colours, design E. Gizard Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION and is designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, c...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

18th C. Venetian Tall Secretary Cabinet with Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
(approximate) cabinet from Venice, Italy boasts a beautifully hand-painted and embellished exterior in a floral
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Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th C. European Butler's Chest w/its Original Fabulously Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European wooden secretary chest, with original hand-painted finish, from the 19th century. This
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Antique 19th Century European Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Light Grey design secretaire desk in Ash, 11 colours and 2 widths are available
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

light blue French secrétaire in ash, designed by E. Gizard, Paris in 11 colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combinin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Ash

Antique Walnut Secretaire Ladies Desk by Pioneer of Liverpool w. Inlaid Shell
By Pioneer Complete Furnishing Stores
Located in Lisse, NL
bonus. This light-color secretaire with its stunning, inlaid nautilus shell motif and marquetry banding
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

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...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gustavian Painted Secretary Cabinet Bookcase, Sweden Antique Swedish secretary cabinet in
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century Swedish fall-front bureau from the Gustavian period wearing beautiful black paint
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

18th C. Swedish Baroque Secretary with Library in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
, circa 1750. The paint has been hand-scraped down to the original paint surface. The upper section has
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Italian Painted Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian painted secretary ~ bookcase is a fanciful and marvelous expression of the
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Antique 1890s Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall cabinet made in two parts in blue paint with polychrome painted floral and gilt figural
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
functional small drawers with brass fittings. This painted desk features a slanted top that pulls down to
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Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary
Located in Houston, US
which are hand beveled. There is an angular pediment top, bracket feet and brass hardware. It is painted
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Swedish 19th Century Painted Pine Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
this rustic escritoire, made from solid pine and hand painted on the outside using a rag work technique
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Secretaires

Materials

Pine

Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary, 18th Century Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Period Danish Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary. Refinished in painted black
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Venetian Secretary Bookcase with Painted Scenes and Floral Sprays
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painted green and yellow Italian fall-front secretary bookcase in the Venetian
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Paint

18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Swedish secretary with library from the late Rococo period, circa 1780. The upper section has two library shelves with glass doors. The lower body is shaped to provide slant desk r...
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

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
Category

Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Steel

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Secretaire Hand Painted For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the secretaire hand painted you’re looking for. A secretaire hand painted — often made from wood, metal and softwood — can elevate any home. There are 323 variations of the antique or vintage secretaire hand painted you’re looking for, while we also have 22 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the secretaire hand painted you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each secretaire hand painted bearing Baroque, Scandinavian Modern or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made secretaire hand painted has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Eric Gizard, Gillows of Lancaster & London and André Legrand-Chabrier are consistently popular.

How Much is a Secretaire Hand Painted?

The average selling price for a secretaire hand painted at 1stDibs is $6,800, while they’re typically $425 on the low end and $922,167 for the highest priced.

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.

Questions About Secretaire Hand Painted
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, each and every Fornasetti design is hand made and hand painted. The colors are expertly applied by painters, ensuring no two items are alike. You’ll find a variety of Fornasetti designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell if a plate is hand-painted, examine it closely and inspect the painting with a magnifier. If the design is hand-painted, there are bound to be irregularities in at least a few places. Transfer prints will look much more uniform. Feel the plate's surface to see if you can detect areas with more texture — an indication of hand painting. Shop a wide collection of hand-painted plates from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.

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