Secretary Bombe
Flemish Style Bombe Secretary Bookcase by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in Bridgeport, CT
doors. The fall front opening to a dark stained interior with cubby holes and drawers. The lower bombe
Category
Early 2000s American Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
center tabernacle door. Under the desk, there are three bombe drawers with original bronze hardware and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Bombe Inlay Olive Wood Dresser Drop Front Jewerly Compartment Secretary
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine Italian inlay bombe dresser. Olive wood, heavy carved claw feet, intricate inlay, drop
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
H 47 in W 21 in D 47 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
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Antique 1780s Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
H 40.5 in W 43 in D 21.25 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
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 75.5 in W 41 in D 17 in
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 48 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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VENETIAN BOMBE SHAPED BURL OLIVE WOOD SECRETARY
Located in New York, NY
VENETIAN BOMBE SHAPED BURL OLIVEWOOD SECRETARY
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Olive
Unusual Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
This wonderful secretary was discovered in the Netherlands, but its origin is unknown. It appears
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Secretary
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s olive wood secretary from Italy.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Secretaires
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from exotic imported mahogany with precisely oriented grain patterns, this secretary
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 45 in W 46 in D 25 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
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 41.75 in W 42 in D 23.5 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
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 96.5 in W 46.5 in D 23 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!
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Cabinets
Materials
Burl
H 79 in W 39 in D 17 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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Cherry
H 43 in W 50 in D 26 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 49 in W 25.5 in D 13 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
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
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 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
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Vitrines
Materials
Olive
H 86 in W 44.75 in D 20.75 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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 36.5 in W 49 in D 26 in
Bombe' Italian Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Venetian Red Chinoiserie Secretary. Very exagerated Bombe' form. Wonderful interior.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
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.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Baltic Baroque Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1920's Burl Walnut Bombé Shaped Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's burl walnut bombe shaped desk ( secretary, writing desk )
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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Secretary Bombe For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the secretary bombe you’re looking for. Each secretary bombe for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. Your living room may not be complete without a secretary bombe — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A secretary bombe made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular. A well-made secretary bombe has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Marge Carson are consistently popular.
How Much is a Secretary Bombe?
The average selling price for a secretary bombe at 1stDibs is $6,307, while they’re typically $1,450 on the low end and $39,500 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.
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