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1960s Vintage Regency Italian Burlwood Desk and Chair - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage 1960s Italian Secretary desk. A gorgeous burl Olive wood cabinet with chic
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare + Sculptural Mid Century Italian Cabinet with Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 1950s Italian secretary desk constructed with birch and walnut. This piece features a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique 1890s Italian Mahogany Secretary Desk with Caryatid Carvings & Paw Feet
Located in Portsmouth, VA
"wide x 27.5" from floor
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this Antique Italian Secretary
Category
Antique 1890s American Desks
Materials
Wood
H 40.5 in W 31.5 in D 18 in
Vintage Italian Inlay Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
Introducing the 'Vintage Italian Inlay Secretary Desk', a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid Century Secretary, Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid century secretary in Brazilian Rosewood. Four drawers when open the desk height is 30
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic Louis XV style desk made in Italy of Circassian highly figured walnut. Th desk
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 38.25 in W 39.25 in D 22.75 in
Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 35.83 in W 29.53 in D 17.72 in
Mid century vintage Italian renaissance revival secretaries desk
By Affortunato Gory
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-20th century vintage handmade Italian renaissance revival secretaries desk. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, crafted circa the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 78.25 in W 35.5 in D 16.25 in
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
H 51.19 in W 33.47 in D 18.12 in
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 45.67 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in
Mid Century Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Brazilian rosewood drop front secretary desk. Rich wood grain with beige laminate
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Early 1900's Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 94 in W 48.5 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Ash, Walnut
H 47.25 in W 47.05 in D 18.51 in
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 door containing 6 drawers and slots. 3 drawers. Metal hardware. Bottom piece measu...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Wooden Secretary Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant mahogany wood desk with aluminum inserts designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 75 in W 14 in D 42 in
Rare Sesamo Pop Up Desk / Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1981
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite and very rare Pop Up Desk by Gianfranco Frattini in Italy for Bernini.
Label present, and
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Beech
H 28.25 in W 31.5 in D 32.5 in
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Wonderful and Extremely Rare Frattini Secretary for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
By pulling the drawer the tambour roll top opens automatic. Then you can double the size of the writing surface.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Marquetry Marble Top Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Finely detailed with exquisite marquetry, this Italian commode secretary features a beautiful gray
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood, Burl
Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Solid Wood Italian Desk Secretary Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage solid wood Italian credenza with linen lined drawers and cabinets. A stunning Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Credenzas
Materials
Burl
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Secretary Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden secretary desk, Italy, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
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With desk open: 24.5" Deep
Clearance to desk: 28"
Keywords: Butlers desk, secretary, secretaire
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Venetian Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a beautiful piece. This is a lovely mid-century Italian chinoiserie secretary desk. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Poplar
Italian Venetian Floral Paint Decorated Antique Distressed Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular distressed-painted Italian-painted secretary desk from Italy. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 82.75 in W 25.5 in D 19.75 in
Italian Venetian Chinoiserie and Creme Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare form of Louis XV style Italian-made secretary desk with chinoiserie painted cranes
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Arts Secretary Desk in Walnut
By Carpanelli
Located in Milan, IT
, this desk was crafted of wood covered in black walnut veneer. The surface of the piece, with its curves
Category
2010s Italian Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Superb Period 1780s era Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, absolutely stunning antique Italian Rococo secretary desk that's from the 1780s
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 91.75 in W 50.25 in D 22.5 in
Bright and Beautiful Italian-Made Rococo Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
of age and use. Measures 89.25 tall x 51 wide x 21 deep. Dates to the 1940-50s era and is Italian.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Fine Red Chinoiserie Gold Leaf Italian-Made Rococo Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, versatile and luminous Chinoiserie red and gold paint decorated secretary desk
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 71.75 in W 29 in D 16 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
Italian Inlaid Satinwood Cylinder Top Secretary Desk Chest Drawers Dresser Mint!
By Biedermeier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Inlaid satinwood cylinder top secretary desk chest drawers dresser mint!
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 39 in W 36 in D 19 in
Chapman Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk by Chapman. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 96 in W 50 in D 20.5 in
Secretary Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful Italian pear wood secretary featuring a reverse painted glass top supported by compass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
painted secretary desk. Done in the tradition of the Venetian style, this beautifully designed piece is a
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 82 in W 40 in D 21 in
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.Tall
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
H 82 in W 36 in D 20 in
Rare Baker Furniture Co. Italian Rococo Style Walnut Mirrored Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very authentic looking Italian Rococo secretary desk with a bookcase top by Baker
Category
Vintage 1970s American Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 89 in W 40.5 in D 20 in
Italian Art Deco Goatskin Secretary
By Aldo Tura, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Art Deco Goatskin Secretary.
This outstanding Italian Art Deco secretary desk covered in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk.
Trim three-drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 40.75 in W 39 in D 20.5 in
Fantastic Paint Decorated Faux Marble Interior Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extraordinary secretary desk in the Venetian style. The interior is done in faux marble
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER STYLE BURLED BIRCHWOOD SECRETARY DESK
Executed by Colombo Mobili, ca. 21st century
Item
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1920s Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & Burl Veneer, Threaded Maple
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & burl Veneer, Threaded of Maple
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
H 41.34 in W 41.74 in D 21.66 in
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976
In Venetian style Louis XV
Painted and decorated
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 103.55 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl
By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 39.77 in W 49.22 in D 20.48 in
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
embellish and complement elegantly environments inspired by any design style.
Measure Desk cm
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 91.74 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
Barbarella Writing Desk / Secretary by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1966/1985
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ettore Sottsass Barbarella cabinet for Poltronova, Italy. Designed in 1966, produced in 1985. The
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 51 in W 43.75 in D 15.25 in
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany in the style of Aldo Tura work
By Aldo Tura
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany and bronze locks. This is an Italian work in the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 64.97 in W 33.67 in D 21.86 in
Very Fine Olive Burl Wood 83" Tall Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest of Drawers MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 38 in D 22 in
Italian Secretary Rolltop Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical kingwood, tulipwood, fruitwood and ebonized marquetry roll top desk from
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood
Italian Gilded and Hand Painted Wood Writing Desk Secretary, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Rare midcentury Italian secretary set : hand decorated foldable writing desk with green lacquering
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Secretary Desk, Italy, circa 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant secretary desk, Italy, circa 1950, polished rosewood, elegant shaped legs, polished solid
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Art Deco Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Art Deco secretary desk. Rosewood veneer with beech substrate material. Brass hardware.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rococo Revival Secretary Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
A very high-class woodcarving, effective neo-rococo Venetian secretary, made in a very interesting
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th century Italian Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted and gilded Italian Secretary, drop leaf desk over 3 drawers with 2door upper cabinet
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Inlaid secretary with bookcase and desk
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Inlaid secretary with bookcase and desk
This beautifully decorated secretary represents a rare
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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Find many varieties of an authentic Italian secretary desk available at 1stDibs. An Italian secretary desk — often made from wood, hardwood and walnut — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian secretary desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular. Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini and Cantieri Carugati each produced at least one beautiful Italian secretary desk that is worth considering.
How Much is an Italian Secretary Desk?
An Italian secretary desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,784, while the lowest priced sells for $1,250 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.
Questions About Italian Secretary Desk
- 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.
- 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 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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