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19th Century English "Tortoise Shell" Bamboo Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The desk is designed with a slant front above a single drawer.
The bookcase top is fashioned with 2 glass paneled doors.
The desk has a bottom shelf as well. Wonderful eye-catchin...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 42 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Irish Georgian Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
details, the pilasters and door with rich and crisply carved shell and foliate design, the door with
Category
Antique 1750s Irish Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk is a wonderful example of the combination of fine
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Tiger Maple Secretary Chippendale Style
Located in New York, NY
Mid century tiger maple secretary hand made by renowned cabinet maker Kurt Richeburg Hanover MA
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
18th Century English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Wilson, NC
18th century English mahogany Secretary, with the frieze having blind fretwork. The cornice has
Category
Antique 1780s English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING 19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase.
From circa 1850-60 and most
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Country French Regence Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Regence style Secretary was hand-crafted from solid oak, and features a
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Country French Louis XV Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XV secretary is a classic slant-front design, originally
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Flemish Style Bombe Secretary Bookcase by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in Bridgeport, CT
distressed ecru with gilt trim finish. The scrolled crest rail with a shell center over double textured glass
Category
Early 2000s American Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Secretary Writing Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Blockfront Secretary Writing Desk. Made from
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 42 in W 46 in D 26 in
Antique Country French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary ~ Desk is ideal for the efficient yet
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Karges Ebonized, Gilt & Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk 20th Century
By Karges Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A tall secretary by Karges offers ebonized wood construction with upper having carved shell form
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 91.25 in W 34.5 in D 21.25 in
Monumental Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, c. 1780
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large Irish George III mahogany secretary bookcase, the upper portion with an elaborate cornice
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique George III Sheraton inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1795.
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Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 77 in W 39.25 in D 19 in
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a two part mahogany secretary desk with bookcase top in the Chippendale
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
shelving is built in two sections. The top part features a curved bonnet cornice with center shell
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Glass
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 38 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 47.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in
Superb Etched Mirror Brass Inlaid Marble Top Boulle Style Dresser Secretary Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning and extremely elaborate dresser with a built-in secretary desk and a beautiful
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Dressers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 74.25 in W 52 in D 19.75 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
4 Mid Century Modern Maurice Burke Model 115 Tulip Star Shell Dining Chairs
By Maurice Burke
Located in Dayton, OH
Four original mid century Burke Inc. tulip shell chairs featuring the iconic star design in white
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Admiral Lord Nelson's Tortoiseshell Snuff Box with Certificate of Authenticity
Located in Jersey, GB
scene of the Amalfi coast on the top.
The box was gifted by Nelson to his personal secretary George
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Rococo Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Passage VII - intricate, hand-shaped, porcelain clay wall relief
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
pods are other titles I used with this series- the idea of leaving one place - for another; the shell
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 23 in W 4.7 in D 4 in
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean
By Robinson, Edkins, & Aston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
holder with shell and flower details, raised on four ornate outswept scrolled bracket feet, incised with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Swag Leg Chair 1958 by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in London, GB
his swag leg group, which includes chairs, a secretary and various tables. the elegantly curved legs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Louis XV-Style Vitrine with Marquetry Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
acanthus, shells and elegant scrollwork.
The vitrine opens by two glass doors in the upper part, a drawer
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Murex, black and white pop art pastel, semi-abstract silhouette, 1996
By Idelle Weber
Located in New York, NY
icon. The black silhouette of the shell is a callback to her Pop period, though softened by her use of
Category
1990s Pop Art Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Keating, William. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
Located in Middletown, NY
of the Woods &C Performed in the Year 1823 by Order of the Hon J C Calhoun Secretary of War Under the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.75 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 41.5 in W 43.25 in D 22 in
Le Fiacre au Cheval Blanc, Pont St. Michel – Paris
By François Gall
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
honor is due to the private secretary of the great gallery owner who discovered the young artist
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Desert Flower
By Pierre Roy (b.1880)
Located in London, GB
was the eldest of four children of the secretary of the management board of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes
Category
1930s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mid-Century Modern Mengel Limed & Cerused Oak Telephone Bench by Raymond Lowey
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
magnificent Telephone Bench by Raymond Loewy for Mengel we have a matching Secretary Desk or Gentleman’s Chest
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
H 27 in W 34.5 in D 17 in
Fontainbleau Renaissance Cabinet Bearing the Dodieu’s Family Coat-of-arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
walnut wood, egg-shell pastiglia, inlay of ebony
Good condition, usual restaurations
Everything in
Category
Antique 16th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 95.08 in W 53.75 in D 23.04 in
Cabinet Secretary with Clock in Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century, Napoleon III
Located in Manduel, FR
Cabinet secretary with clock
Napoleon III period, perfect condition.
Rich ornamentation of
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Buffets
Materials
Brass
H 114.18 in W 46.86 in D 20.08 in
French Desk, Secretary in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Manduel, FR
Secretary in Boulle marquetrym Period Napoleon III, perfect condition.
Cabinet with large size
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Brass
H 51.58 in W 28.75 in D 15.75 in
Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
By Jacob Frères
Located in Antibes, FR
EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY Secretary BY GEORGES AND FRANCOIS-HONORE-GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1805
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Italian secretary in the Maison Jansen style
Located in Mobile, AL
A quality Italian secretary in the Maison Jansen style. Circa 1940, this decorative piece features
Category
Italian Secretaires
Chippendale Mahogany Desk with Amphitheater Interior, Boston, circa 1780
Located in Providence, RI
moldings and the shell, which is flanked by two vertical document drawers. It is simply the best of its
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
AN IMPORTANT AND RARE DIMINUTIVE CHIPPENDALE SHELL-CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY AND CEDARWOOD BLOCK
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
In the Eye of the Camera
By John Piper CH
Located in London, GB
Group, and became secretary of the Severn and Fife Society, which included Henry Moore, Ivan Hitchens
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Fine Pair of George III Ambassadorial Silver Plates
By Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
Each with shaped shell and foliate gadroon edges, engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms and the arms
Category
Antique 1810s British George III Dinner Plates
Materials
Silver
Georgian Mahogany Secretary Buffet China Cabinet Shell Inlay
Located in West Hartford, CT
shell inlay decoration. Lower section displays three central drawers, flanked by two doors with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Georgian Buffets
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Tortoise Shell Bamboo Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Coastal Secretary desk. A chic tortoise shell rattan bamboo with inset black
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Paper
French Boulle Napoleon III Secretary Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style.
Brass marquetry on a background of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Country French Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Always a popular choice, the slant-front Country French Secretary is a great piece unto itself, but
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English 1800s Neoclassical Butler's Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful early 19th century butler's secretary from England. This piece features drawers for
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Vintage Country French Secretary/Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
slant-front secretary underneath has been beautifully carved with shell, foliates and cross-hatching
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Stunning Dutch Baroque Style Secretary
By Isabel O'neil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking two part Dutch Baroque style secretary. Cabinet decorated with faux turtle shell and
Category
Late 20th Century American Secretaires
1920s French Oak Secretary Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Enchanting sylvan carving makes this oak secretary desk a captivating find. Made in 1920s France
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Country French Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary, bookcase is the perfect all-in-one solution! Handcrafted from
Category
Early 20th Century French Régence Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Just beautiful Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry style secretary cabinet desk in brass ball style and
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Large Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage large mahogany secretary desk. This desk is impressive in both it’s design and scale
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV Style and Boulle Marquetry style big secretary cabinet desk in ebony veneer and Brass ball
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors.
Boulle
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III secretary in Boulle tortoiseshell marquetry and brass, patterned with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 48.04 in W 25.2 in D 14.97 in
secretary Boulle tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, early 20th century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in NICE, FR
Napoleon III secretary in Boulle tortoiseshell marquetry and brass, patterned with interlacing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Brass
H 48.82 in W 26.38 in D 14.18 in
English Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
An English Queen Anne style painted fall front two-part secretary desk. The upper section having
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mirror
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Find many varieties of an authentic secretary shell available at 1stDibs. A secretary shell — often made from bone, tortoise shell and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect secretary shell — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A secretary shell, designed in the Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made secretary shell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by André-Charles Boulle are consistently popular.
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