Secretary Bombe
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
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Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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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
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Bombe Secretary Inlaid Marquetry, Ormolu Mounted, Signed
By Gervais Durand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV style bombe secretary inlaid marquetry, Ormolu Mounted. Signed.
This 19th century bombe
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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
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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
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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
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20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
H 47 in W 21 in D 47 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
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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
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
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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
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Satinwood, Mahogany
H 43 in W 34 in D 21 in
Italian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive Italian Rococo style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century.
The top part
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
20th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
cabinet
3 drawer bombe form base & secretary
Beautifully hand painted
32"W x 18"D x 84"H
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20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
bombe shaped dresser base with a drop front diminutive writing table. The drop front has two storage
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Trumeau Burl Wood Style Secretary Writing Desk Chest with Drawers
Located in Greer, SC
Attractive Italian Rococo style burl wood veneer secretary cabinet, circa early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in southern France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and functional; the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
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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 French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1870, the fruitwood secretary stands on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabots feet over a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 58.5 in W 38 in D 16.5 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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Located in Charleston, SC
An exceptionally rare 19th century Haitian French Colonial Cedrela day bed, circa 1830, featuring original label and hand-carved Regence style head and foot boards. This is one of th...
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H 43 in W 88 in D 49.5 in
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
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SPANISH COLONIAL BAROQUE PERIOD CHESTNUT SECRETARY
Located in San Francisco, CA
flanked by three carved drawers on each side; over a bombe shaped commode with three long conformingly
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
A Rare 18th Century Iberian Baroque Walnut Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and rare 18th century Iberian baroque period walnut secretary with molded crown over two
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Secretaires
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Unusual Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
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Italian Olive Wood Bombe Secretary
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s olive wood secretary from Italy.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Italian Rococo Style Walnut Bombe Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombe secretary cabinet.
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20th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
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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
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Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Secretaires
French Painted Bombe Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style bombe chest of drawers, the green onyx marble atop a red distress painted
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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
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
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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!
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18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Italian Louis XV Bombe Style Marquetry Roll Top Secretary Bookcase, 20th Century
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18th Century French Louis XV Carved Bombe Cherry Scriban Secretary from Bordeaux
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Located in Rochester, NY
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Dutch Rococo Elmwood And Marquetry Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
feet. Bombe form
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Located in Westwood, NJ
brass handles, the bombe front and sides with bold brass cast Rococo corner moldings, on bracket feet
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry and Bronze Lady's Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
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Dutch Baroque Drop Front Secretary
Located in Barntrup, DE
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Behind the
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Baker Red Chinoiserie Japanned 1593 Venetian Secretary Desk Collectors Edition
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bombe Ladies Desk Table with Faux Book Door
Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secretary, Attributed to Millet
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Dorothy Draper Viennese China Cabinet for Henredon, circa 1963
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Located in Natchez, MS
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Located in Natchez, MS
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c.1910 Dutch Bombe Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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18th Century Bombe Secretary, Baltic States, circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Dutch Rococo Style, Bombe-Form Burled Walnut Secretary
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dutch Rococo style bombe form burled and oyster walnut secretary.
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Continental Miniature Secretary
Located in Norwalk, CT
Great example of a Bombe' and serpentine miniature secretary
veneered with parquetry and
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Sassy Italian Secretary
Located in Montecito, CA
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VENETIAN BURL WALNUT SECRETARY
Located in Woodbury, CT
A 3 PART SECRETARY WITH BEAUTIFUL ETCHED MIRROR DOOR WITH A MALE AND FEMALE FIGURE IN ROCOCCO STYLE
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Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
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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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The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project
From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.
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