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19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality
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Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
serpentine form with drop front writing surface that opens to multiple drawers and cubbies, over four oxbow
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Olive, Burl

Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary by Century offers mahogany construction with drop-front desk over
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20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

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
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has
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2010s Renaissance Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Mahogany Secretary Desk
Mahogany Secretary Desk
H 91 in W 40 in D 22 in
18th Century, Veneered and Inlaid Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Stunning, hand carved, 18th century, parquetry inlaid and veneered, bonnet top, two-part secretary
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
decoration. With a serpentine baroque crest with a gilt landscape in the center cartouche flanked by colorful
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Venetian Rococo Style Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian Rococo Style Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase In two parts, The upper with a molded
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20th Century Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in New York, NY
surface and 5 small interior drawers, over three drawers with serpentine fronts and ornate brass drawer
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Queen Anne Lacquer Secretary Desk
Located in Naples, FL
secretary with a slant-fronted hinged fall concealing a hinged door flanked by three pigeon holes over three
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Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Original French Louis XV Secretary Desk, Paris 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
a serpentine shaped front stands on four curved legs which are embellished with foliate Rococo
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany

Black Painted Rococo Secretary from Denmark circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
dramatic serpentine drawers with curvaceous front and carved skirt resting on cabriolet feet all add a
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Wrought Iron

American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a FANTASTIC and HISTORIC Early 19C American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Historical Memora...

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
. The chest is supported by serpentine front and tapered back legs. Dimensions: 18" x 30.5" x 40.5"h
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Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th C. Irish George III Burled Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Secretary Drawer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early chest requiring restoration. With a serpentine case, the top drawer opens to a secretary
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Antique 18th Century Irish George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

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

Italian 18th Century Rococo Secretary with Mirrored Doors and Lacca Povera Décor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
on a slant-front desk leading our eye to the three serpentine drawers below. The entire structure is
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Paper, Mirror, Wood

Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Lady's Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
all hand-cut dovetails, serpentine front & sides with a plinth type base on Queen-Anne style feet with
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet Scriban Desk library Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
raised and recessed, crowning very fine elaborate Two front fielded paneled doors Symmetrical with
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Fall-Front Desk in West Indies Mahogany, Attrib to Gustav Friederich von Hetsch
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely secretary with serpentine front in beautiful West Indies/ Cuban mahogany attributable
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Antique 1830s Danish Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th C. Rococo Swedish Bureau Chest
Located in Houston, TX
1770's Swedish rococo Bureau chest. Serpentine front chest with drop front secretary. interior
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Antique 1770s Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

18th C. Rococo Swedish Bureau Chest
18th C. Rococo Swedish Bureau Chest
H 38.75 in W 41.25 in D 22 in
Danish Blue Painted Baroque Cabinet Bureau / Secretaire
Located in Kastrup, DK
shelves and drawers. The lower section features 4 serpentine drawers below a sloping-front opening to
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Cabinet
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-front secretary (writing table) with a leather top, two drawers and a shelf, the corners surmounted with
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Located in New York, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3 drawers supported on ogee bracket feet.   
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Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires

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By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in South Bend, IN
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Located in London, GB
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Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
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Located in Germantown, MD
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Kastrup, DK
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks

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Italian 18th Century Baroque Secretary
Located in Bantam, CT
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Mahogany

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Located in New York, NY
This rococo slant-front secretary is in two parts, with a shaped rectangular top with an arched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires

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Chippendale Style Secretary
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Vintage mahogany Chippendale style serpentine front secretary with ball and claw feet. Three
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Chippendale Secretaires

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Located in Asheville, NC
Fine serpentine shaped front on this reproduction mahogany secretary from the turn of the 20th
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Antique Early 1900s American Georgian Secretaires

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Governor Winthrop Mahogany Slant Front Serpentine Ball & Claw Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak desk secretary Bureau bookcase Louis XV drop front ~Direct from France
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Tarry Town, NY
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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Located in Hollywood, SC
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Located in Round Top, TX
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By John Stuart Inc.
Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Skandia Furniture Co. Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Portland, OR
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Antique Victorian R.J. Horner Style Victorian Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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Located in Shreveport, LA
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By Sterling USA
Located in Forney, TX
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in New York, NY
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Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale secretary, bureau or writing desk. Made from mahogany featuring a flip top that
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Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Scottish Mahogany Glazed Flat Front Glazed Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Scottish flat front glazed secretary is beautifully proportioned and a sight to behold at face
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Antique 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires

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Mahogany, Oak, Pine

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
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires

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Brass

Antique French Carved Dark Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~ ~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Oak Baroque Serpentine Writing Chest Bureau, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
A Classic bureau in solid carved oakwood with three front profiled doors under a gorgeous secretary
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Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

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Serpentine Front Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the serpentine front secretary you’re looking for. Each serpentine front secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect serpentine front secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A serpentine front secretary made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made serpentine front secretary over the years, but those crafted by Century Furniture and Sarreid Ltd. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Serpentine Front Secretary?

A serpentine front secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,900, while the lowest priced sells for $1,516 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.

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.

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