Chippendale Style Bombe Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
Boston style bombe secretary, late 19th-20th C., desk and bookcase on frame in mahogany, sloped
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Bombe Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
Boston style bombe secretary, late 19th-20th C., desk and bookcase on frame in mahogany, sloped
Mahogany
Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay
Wood
$7,200Sale Price|44% Off
H 51 in W 22 in D 13 in
Louis XV Style Bombe Secretary Inlaid Marquetry, Signed, Henry Dasson.
By Gervais Durand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV style bombe secretary inlaid marquetry, Ormolu Mounted. Signed Henry Dasson. This 19th
Bronze
Italian Walnut Drop-Front Bombe Secretary in Louis XV Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian drop front Louis XV style bombe secretary/chest with three drawers. Brass Rococo pulls and
Brass
$3,295
H 83 in W 39.5 in D 29.38 in
Drexel Georgian Mahogany Bombe Form Bureau With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Brass
$2,195
H 75.5 in W 41 in D 17 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top & Matching Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Italian bombe drop front secretary cabinet in olive wood with the matching chair. Bookcase
Brass
$4,250Sale Price|43% Off
H 82 in W 46 in D 20 in
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
$14,500
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 in
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
$3,125
H 88 in W 42 in D 20 in
Midcentury French Style Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a midcentury French style hand painted chinoiserie secretary with a unique bombe form base
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
$1,950
H 84 in W 32 in D 18 in
Late 18th-Early 19th C. French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
upper display cabinet 3-drawer bombe form base & secretary Beautifully hand painted 32"W x 18"D x 84
Wood, Glass
$12,950Sale Price|31% Off
H 48 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair of gilt-bronze twin
Bronze
19th Century Dutch Bleached Oak Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
secretary consists of three bombé drawers with beautiful decorative original bronze fittings. Wavy base with
Brass
$9,474Sale Price|20% Off
H 49.22 in W 25.2 in D 13.78 in
Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style secretaries abbattant, having bombe
Mahogany
VENETIAN BOMBE SHAPED BURL OLIVE WOOD SECRETARY
Located in New York, NY
VENETIAN BOMBE SHAPED BURL OLIVEWOOD SECRETARY
Olive
Unusual Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Wainscott, NY
This wonderful secretary was discovered in the Netherlands, but its origin is unknown. It appears
Brass
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Secretary
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s olive wood secretary from Italy.
Italian Louis XV Style Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style painted bombe secretary, circa 1960's. The top section with double
Metal, Brass
Italian Rococo Style Walnut Bombe Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombe secretary cabinet. The shaped surmount is over a
Walnut
Antique Italian Baroque Hand-Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
, this Antique Italian Baroque bombe secretary features original artwork on all three gracefully curved
French Painted Bombe Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style bombe chest of drawers, the green onyx marble atop a red distress painted
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from exotic imported mahogany with precisely oriented grain patterns, this secretary
Marble
Antique 19th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century Dutch oak drop front bombe secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved
Oak, Paint
Sold
H 97 in W 61 in D 24 in
19th Century Italian Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant antique fruitwood secretaire a abattant from Italy, circa 1870; the bookcase secretary
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 75.5 in W 42 in D 15 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombé Secretary Desk With Bookshelf
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your home decor with the exquisite Italian Olive Burl Wood Secretary Desk. Featuring
Burl
Sold
H 40.5 in W 43 in D 21.25 in
Antique Dutch Rococo Inlaid Marquetry Walnut Bombe Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine 18th century Dutch Rococo walnut inlaid marquetry bombe shaped desk, circa 1780. The desk
Fruitwood, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
Sold
H 45 in W 46 in D 25 in
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
"commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and
Bronze
Sold
H 41.75 in W 42 in D 23.5 in
18th C. Dutch Marquetry Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk Bombe Commode Secretaire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dutch marquetry hand inlaid bombe form drop front desk or secretaire, circa 1790. This
Walnut
Sold
H 96.5 in W 46.5 in D 23 in
Italian Louis XV Bombe Style Marquetry Roll Top Secretary Bookcase, 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This superior Italian Marquetry inlaid roll top secretary bookcase features a scrolled broken up
Bronze
Sold
H 79 in W 39 in D 17 in
Italian Burl Olive Wood Bombe Style Drop Front Secretary W/ Hutch Shelves Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian burl olive wood bombe style drop front secretary w/ hutch shelves mint!
Burl
Sold
H 43 in W 50 in D 26 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Bombe Cherry Scriban Secretary from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
. Flaunting beautiful lines, a rich patina, and complete functionality, this secretary is in excellent
Leather, Cherry
19th Century Danish Rosewood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved two-piece bombé front burlwood secretary fitted with two (2) large drawers on the
Bronze
Sold
H 49 in W 25.5 in D 13 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry and Bronze Lady's Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique bombe secretary in an office or a bedroom. Crafted in Paris circa 1870
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Secretary/Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century Dutch scriban, secretary or commode, from Holland. Top lid, sides and front
Kingwood, Mahogany
Sold
H 105 in W 52 in D 20 in
Early 20th Century Italian Venetian Painted and Gold Leaf Bombe Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement in your home with this beautifully painted antique secretary from Italy, circa
Stained Glass, Wood
Sold
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Dutch Baroque style secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved ball and claw feet
Brass
Sold
H 86 in W 44.75 in D 20.75 in
Antique Italian Olivewood Bombe Coke Bottle Curved 2 Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This Antique Italian 2 Piece Bombe
Olive
Sold
H 36.5 in W 49 in D 26 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secretary, Attributed to Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
decorated bombé secretary bureau-plat, attributed to Maison Millet. The kidney shaped body surmounted with a
Bronze, Ormolu
Bombe' Italian Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Venetian Red Chinoiserie Secretary. Very exagerated Bombe' form. Wonderful interior.
Wood, Paint
Venetian Painted Bombe Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Painted secretary bookcase. Wonderfully shaped bombe base wtih a shaped top with 2 glass
Wood
c.1910 Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
c. 1920 Dutch tortoise shell pattern veneer secretary. It is in two parts, the bottom half being a
Wire
18th Century Bombe Secretary, Baltic States, circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-18th century exceptional walnut slant front bombe secretary desk, circa 1750.
Walnut
Dutch Rococo Style, Bombe-Form Burled Walnut Secretary
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dutch Rococo style bombe form burled and oyster walnut secretary. The interior contains curved
Walnut
1920's Burl Walnut Bombé Shaped Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's burl walnut bombe shaped desk ( secretary, writing desk )
ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE BURL WALNUT BOMBE SECRETAIRE
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The voluptuously-shaped bombe secretaries with a rectiform top above a hinged, convex, splaying slant
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid marble-top bombe secretary commode. Measures: H 35.75" x W 44.5" x
Marble
Large Distressed Oval Cushion Panelled Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large distressed oval shaped mirror with cushion panelled border. The faceted glass border heavily distressed with lighter distressed inner. Can be hung both portrait and landscape...
Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Six Leg Oval Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French walnut footstool featuring an elongated oval form supported by six fluted legs. Made in the grand Louis XVI taste with neoclassical carved rosettes on th...
Brass
MidCentury Baroque Style Cristallo Murano Five Arm Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted Cristallo Murano chandelier has five undulating scroll arms and features a bulbous center column with sprouting natural details, stylized here with daffodils and lea...
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$400,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Swiss alp escabelle A 102
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A102
Wood
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Venetian Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's Venetian mirror with etched flowers. Measurements: Height :34" Width :28" deep: 3"
Mirror
$3,465Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern, 19th-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style wrought iron and four-color vitreaux stained glass single-light hall lantern, the rounded four stained glass panels with red, green, ...
Wrought Iron
$36,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 66 in W 52 in D 5.25 in
French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Empire style 19th century Napoleon III giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame, flanked by a pair of sitting winged sphinxes, with carved scrolls, garlands ...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Maple Bentwood Twin Bed
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Bentwood
Venetian Baroque Patchwork Burled Walnut Sideboard Buffet
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning grand Italian midcentury Venetian Baroque patchwork burlwood sideboard. Exquisitely handcrafted of warm richly figured burled walnut, born in the Veneto region of North...
Glass, Walnut, Burl
Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very fine mahogany and superb craftsmanship set this pembroke dining table apart. The table has never been refinished, there is some sun fading on one side on the outer portion of ...
Mahogany
$3,970
H 56.3 in W 60.63 in D 13 in
Art Deco Impressive Walnut Display Cabinet Vitrine, English, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a superb example of an English made Art Deco display cabinet, dating to the 1930s and very popular at the time for displaying your best 'china' usually displayed in what was ...
Lead
$8,750
H 34.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized lacquered and gild bronze mounts. Beautifully exec...
Marble, Ormolu
$2,159
H 33.47 in W 23.82 in D 1.19 in
STUNNING ANTIQUE CiRCA 1910 VENETIAN ETCHED GLASS CUSHION SHAPED WALL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1910’s Venetian etched mirror with bevelled edge in the shape of a rectangle wi...
Glass
$1,008
H 4.73 in Dm 15.75 in
Banci Firenze Gilded Iron Flower Italian Sconce or Ceiling Light, Italy 1970s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous flower shaped sconce or flush mount ceiling light in gilded iron. This incredibly charming and unique piece was produced by Banci Firenze in Italy during the 1970s. In fab...
Iron, Wrought Iron
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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