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Aesthetic Movement Tiger Tortoise Bamboo Secretary Desk With Rice Mat Shelves
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn-of-the-century Tiger Bamboo Secretary desk with handwoven rice mat top, center drawer, Bottom
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Desks
Materials
Bamboo
H 52 in W 22.5 in D 16 in
Stickley Secretary Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Portland, OR
secretary desk is perfectly suited to any decor.
Dimensions:
Base 36 w x 19 1/2 d x 40 t
Top 38 1/4 w x 12
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary White 80x80-2
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with beautiful finely detailed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 49.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.75 in
Important Italian Futurist Secretary / Desk / Etagere Attr. to Giacomo Balla
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary Italian Futurist work of sculpture which functions as an etagere, secretary, desk
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Futurist Shelves
Materials
Elm, Walnut
H 53.25 in W 56 in D 17 in
Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Burl Wood Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Secretary desk. Gorgeous Burl wood detail with incredible attention to
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Secretary Desk in Ash Design Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Large Secretary Desk in Ash Wood Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Toledo, OH
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk. circa 20th century. A two-piece slant front walnut
Category
20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Palermo Inlaid Burled Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Walnut. Inlaid. 2 piece. Top piece has 2 doors containing two shelves. Bottom piece has a pull down
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency burlwood laminate saber leg tall secretary desk display curio bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Laminate, Burl
H 82 in W 36 in D 20 in
Rare Danish Modern Secretary Desk by Vitré in Teak, Denmark, c. 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
cabinet as an alternate use to the secretary desk. Behind the drop down portion of the cabinet is ample
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Dark blue secretary desk in wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
ÉGÉE collection
This secretary desk is part of the ÉGÉE collection designed by Eric Gizard in Paris
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Ash
H 49.22 in W 35.44 in D 18.12 in
20th Century English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century English Adams style hand painted double bonnet top secretary desk. Item features
Category
20th Century North American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
H 76 in W 35 in D 19 in
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk with Shelves, Style of Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern glass top desk with rosewood veneered cabinetry in the iconic Italian styling of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Neo-Gothic Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Regency inlaid mahogany secretary Upper hinged glass bookcase revealing three interior shelves, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
H 99.5 in W 46 in D 24.5 in
Mid Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel Secretary Desk Hutch With Bookcase
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage Mid Century Modern secretary desk designed by Drexel group, it is marked inside
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 71 in W 38 in D 17 in
Hans Eichenberger, Secretary mod. HE for the Kollektion Röthlisberger Schweiz
By Kollection Röthlisberger Schweiz, Hans Eichenberger
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Postmodern secretary desk by Hans Eichenberger for Kollektion Röthlisberger Schweiz.
Two drawers
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 39.38 in W 33.86 in D 24.41 in
Louis XVI Napoleon III French Black Gold Bronze Desk Secretary Cabinet 19th Cent
By Napoléon III
Located in Paris, FR
table forming a writing desk with a drawer which reveals shelves adorned with gilded leather with a
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 84.26 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The two door five drawer secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with beautiful pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Teak Drop Front Desk Secretary in a Box, 1960-2000
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) vintage Scandinavian Modern drop front desk or secretary
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
H 48 in W 36 in D 18.25 in
Vintage Modernist Wall Unit with Desk by Erich Stratmann for Idee Möbel, 1959
By Erich Stratmann, idee
Located in BAARLO, LI
shelves and a secretary with light. The wall furniture stands by itself and can therefore be freely placed
Category
Vintage 1950s German Minimalist Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 80.32 in W 61.42 in D 16.93 in
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 103 in W 54.5 in D 28.5 in
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
scale than some other Secretaries of its time. Then open, the desk is full of multiple little drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
White Large Secretaire Desk, Design by Eric Gizard, Paris, 11 Colours Available
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled.
The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Walnut by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus desk in walnut by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in MDF and plywood, veneered, drop-flap
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks
Materials
Plywood
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Lacquered White by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus Desk in high gloss lacquer by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in high gloss lacquered drop
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Sea Blue Large and Design Secretaire in Ash Wood 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Add on: Hanging Upanddown
Located in Berlin, BE
Turn your Fläpps desk into a standing workplace in no time. Make the height of your Fläpps table
Category
2010s German Modern Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Burled Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Burled Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the features of an antique original. Made
Category
2010s Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fläpps Shelf 80x80-2 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
shelf 80x80-2, which combines perfectly with the Fläpps shelf 80x80-3 or the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2
Category
2010s German Modern Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Shelf 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
shelf 80x80-2, which combines perfectly with the Fläpps shelf 80x80-3 or the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2
Category
2010s German Modern Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
All Rosewood Double Glass Doors Adjustable Shelves Pull Out Desk Secretary MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
All Rosewood Double Glass Doors Adjustable Shelves Pull Out Leather Top Desk Secretary MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Cupboards
Materials
Brass
H 84 in W 45 in D 18 in
Lovely Vintage Secretary with 3 Drawers and Shelves on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty vintage American secretary cabinet having slant front desk that opens to a 29.5 d surface
Category
Vintage 1950s American Country Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Henredon Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Henredon Secretary Desk brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This desk is impressive in
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French provincial secretary desk with an angled arched cornice above two paneled doors enclosing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Chocolate Gray French large Secrétaire, 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Light Blue Large Secretaire with Storage Designed by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 61 in W 21.5 in D 12.5 in
Amuneal's Loft 4 Post Work Suite
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
with a cerused chestnut finish. The work suite consists of:
A secretary with drop down door and faux
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Vintage Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century style vintage secretary desk adorned with a colorful abstract inlay on the front. Fold
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretary Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
like legs ending in heavy brass sabots. Above the desk are book shelves and an off center cabinet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Italian Handpainted Secretary / Desk in Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian handpainted secretary / desk in chinoiserie design, top features molded shape cornice with
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Cordova, SC
the two. This desk/cabinet combo can also easily be place on another piece of furniture or a low
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
solid pine secretary desk by WASA, Germany 1990s
Located in ECHT, NL
Secretary desk made by German company Wasa in 1992. it is made from solid pine.
It has a lid that
Category
Late 20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Aesthetic Movement Bonheur du Jour Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bonheur du Jour secretary desk cabinet,
circa late 1880s.
Dark walnut with finial accents and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
DREXEL HERITAGE Et Cetera Mediterranean Style Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mediterranean style secretary desk by Drexel Heritage, from their Et Cetera Collection.Solid oak
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
top section containing two shelves with round brass supports over two small drawers with ornamental
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
JASPER "Generations" Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Jasper Cabinet Company, their "Generations" model. Inlaid
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Desk w/ Bookcase
Located in Charlotte, NC
A stunning secretary desk with bookcase by top-quality furniture maker Craftique, in the style of
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish 1870s Birch Inlaid Secretary with Inlaid Motifs and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 1870s birch inlaid two part tall secretary with slant front desk, two doors, four drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian 1850s Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Slanted Desk and Original Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style two-part secretary from the mid-19th century, with slanted desk, mirrored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
H 95 in W 37 in D 21 in
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
open to two shelves. The slant front opens to drawers and a cubby hole. The lower cabinet with three
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Country Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish folk art secretary desk from the early 19th century, 1810 to 1820. The secretary
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Monumental Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk & Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
A massive towering Victorian era Eastlake secretary writing desk and bookcase, circa 1870s. Made
Category
Antique 1870s Eastlake Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 106.5 in W 43.5 in D 20.5 in
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Secretary Desk And Shelves For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of secretary desk and shelves is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and metal, all secretary desk and shelves available were constructed with great care. Find 111 antique and vintage secretary desk and shelves at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 32 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Secretary desk and shelves have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern and Georgian secretary desk and shelves are consistently popular styles. Secretary desk and shelves have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Eric Gizard, Drexel and Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much are Secretary Desk And Shelves?
Prices for secretary desk and shelves start at $39 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $4,800.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Secretary Desk And Shelves
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
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