Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk With Leaded Glass c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper having arched pediment over bookcase having double doors with leaded glass over lower with slant fr...
Glass, Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Put a sophisticated spin on your study or office with this antique slant front desk commode, or "commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is b...
Bronze
Sold|$18,000
Venetian Secretary Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
An Italian slant front desk with bookcase -the slant front writing desk opening to a blue interior.
Italian Louis XV Miniature Secratary
Located in Westwood, NJ
Italian Louis XV Inlaid Mirrored Door Secratary w. Slant Front Desk
Faux Bamboo 19thc American Chest Abatant att.to Horner
Located in Water Mill, NY
19thc American Faux Bamboo Chest Abatant att. to Horner-Slant Front Desk with Four Drawers
Fruitwood
A Swedish Gustavian blue painted pine secretary, C. 1800.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful slant front secretary desk is in two pieces with a stunning blue surface.
Pine, Paint
Sold|$3,800
Venetian Style Painted Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
DOUBLE DOME TOP OVER A PAIR OF DOORS ENCLOSING A FITTED INTERIOR,THE BASE WITH SLANT LID DESK WITH FITTED INTERIOR OVER THREE DRAWERS,BRACKET FEET.
Queen Anne Period Bureau in Walnut, England, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Queen Anne period Slant-front Bureau, featuring burled Walnut exterior and fitted desk interiors.
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Kingwood Secretary
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century kingwood and floral inlaid trimmed secretary cabinet with 4 oval shaped glass panel doors over a slant front desk with drawers and bronze trim (Attributed to PAOL...
Bronze
Swedish, 19th Century Clock Cabinet, circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Swedish painted wood clock cabinet with slant front desk, circa 1830. The upper clock portion of the piece curves down on both sides, creating a pleasing triangular sh...
Glass, Wood
Sold|$8,750
French Louis XV Secretaire Bookcase, 1760
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XV period secretaire with upper bookcase, French, circa 1760, with an arched bonnet top biblioteque with glazed doors, over a slant-front desk with fitted interior, a lower 2...
Walnut
Sold|$12,500
George III Scarlet Japanned Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
With shaped cornice over a pair of doors with green distressed painted interior enclosing shelves , the base a slant lid desk with green painted fitted interior and hidden well over ...
Wood
Sold|$3,950
Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase/Secretaire, of bombe form, painted and parcel gilt; scrolled broken arch pediment, above double doors enclosing shelves, its shaped base with slant front desk fitted ...
Wood
Oversized Northern Italian 19th Century Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase, or secretaire, of burled olivewood, having serpentine bonnet top, over double cupboard doors of distressed mirror, its slant front desk opens to reveal outfitted int...
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical 19th century Italian secretaire bookcase featuring a slant-front or drop front desk. The two-part case is painted in the neoclassical taste decorated with scrolling vines, ...
Brass
Sold|$12,500
George III mahogany secretary bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III mahogany secretary bookcase the upper case with dentilled cornice over a pair of glazed and mullioned doors above a hinged slant front desk with a fitted interior over ...
Mahogany, Glass
Sold|$9,600
Liquor Cabinet by Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Could also be used as a slant front writing desk or secretary.
Rosewood, Mirror, Satinwood
Sold|$5,950
Petite 19c. Faux Mabre Secretaire Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, of petite scale, handpainted in faux marble, its slant-front desk opens to reveal arcading cubbies and drawers, surmounted by bonnet top cupboard, having a single door in...
Wood
Sold|$3,250
Painted Italian Secretaire/Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, in white with parcel gilt, the entire piece handpainted with flora and blue scrollwork; slant-front desk opens to a fitted interior, surmounted by bonnet top cupboard, ha...
Wood, Mirror
Sold|$5,652
18th Century French Rococo Style Secretary
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Marquetry in mahogany, boxwood and plum. Slant-top opens to writing desk with 5 small drawers, a small shelve and a secret sliding small space.
Walnut, Boxwood
Sicilian Baroque Style Painted Wood Secretary Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having original green paint trimmed in gold, the shallow upper section with a molded edge top and having three shelves, the lower section with a slant front folding desk housing two ...
Swedish 1810s Late Gustavian Painted Two-Part Tall Secretaire with Bonnet Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
The central section presents a slant front desk concealing multiple drawers perfect for staying organized!
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Dome Top Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This piece features a decorative dome top pediment, with two panelled doors beneath opening to storage shelves. A slanted front desk opens to four drawers, and beneath there are thre...
Wood
English Mahogany Secretary with Blind Door Bookcase. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Secretary has intricately carved upper case flanking blind doors with a fitted interior and adjustable shelving. Lower case has a slant front desk with fitted interior, intricate c...
Mahogany
Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Drop Front Bookcase Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An English Chippendale secretary offers mahogany construction with mirrored upper bookcase cabinet having dental molding and surmounting slant drop front desk over two small and thre...
Bronze
Sold|$9,500
George II Walnut Veneered Bureau Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II walnut veneered bureau cabinet, the upper stage with beveled mirrored doors concealing a compartmentalized interior with three small drawers and a series of cubbyholes, o...
Walnut, Oak
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Swan neck Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mahogany bureau bookcase with swan neck pediment, cabinet with geometric sash work, slant front enclosed desk with pigeon holes and fitted interior drawers.
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Glass Doors, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
The lower section of the secretary presents a slant-front desk that will rest on wooden pulls when open and that conceals multiple inner drawers surrounding a central door, sitting a...
Glass, Wood
Sold|$6,600
19th Century Swedish Secretary Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
The lower section has a slant front desk with a fitted interior over the two raised panel door cabinet.
Pine, Paint
19th Century English Pine Drop Front Secretaire Dresser Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century English pine commode, chest, or dresser featuring a drop-front slant secretaire desk. Made from thick substantial pine the case has a lovely aged patina on the na...
Iron
American Mahogany Oxbow Swan Neck Secretary with Bookcase, Salem, Ma. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany oxbow secretary with an upper case swan's neck pierced pediment, hinged bookcase with two book matched blind doors reveling two interior adjustable shelves, lower c...
Brass
Early 19th century Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charlottesville, VA
The upper cabinet features arched mirrored doors opening to shelved storage, over a slant-front desk fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes.
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Sold|$8,900
Handpainted Venetian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretairie, having mirrored double cupboard doors surmounted by shaped pediment, over slant front desk and single frieze drawer, raised on cabriole legs terminating in hoofed feet; ...
Wood, Mirror
English Mahogany Inlaid Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase. 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Upper case has a intricately carved broken pediment with floral medallions and centered urn, patera satinwood inlaid blind doors, with upper case interior adjustable shelves. The low...
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century British Colonial Brass Inlaid Campaign Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
When slant front desk is flanked by two sets of two deep drawers on the face of the cabinet.
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style Two-Part Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable two-part secretaire bookcase featuring a slant drop front desk. Made in the Swedish Gustavian taste with a gorgeous painted lacquer finish having a distressed patina.
Brass
19th Century Painted Baroque Style Secretary Commode from Southern Germany
Located in Dallas, TX
This wonderful Baroque-style secretary commode features a wavy serpentine chest of drawers surmounted by a slant-top desk. Hand-carved in Southern Germany during the 1800s, the secre...
Wood, Paint
Sold|$12,800
18th Centur Swedish Two-Part Painted Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
Above vitrine with original glass, is a slant front desk with several smaller compartments on three chest of drawers, resting on decorative bracket feet.
Bronze
Chippendale Style Mahogany Bookcase Secretary by Henkel Harris, 20th Century
By Henkel Harris
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary by Henkel Harris offers mahogany construction with double glass door bookcase opening to shelved interior and surmounting slant front desk with pull-out...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Elaborate relief carvings were sculpted by hand across the slant-front, drop down desk surface which opens to reveal cubby holes and drawers.
Oak
Sold|$2,950
Vintage Henkel Harris Secretary
By Henkel Harris
Located in Annville, PA
All of the drawers are dovetailed and feature the same high quality construction throughout. The slant top of the desk drops down to create a writing surface while the base of the de...
Brass
French Louis XV, Walnut and Ebonized Secretaire, 2nd Quarter 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
probably from the border shared between France and Spain and possibly made for the English market, this mid 18th century secretaire is carved entirely of walnut and has ebonized mold...
Brass
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowers and birds over a serpentine slant lid desk section inlaid with central cherub and birds, opening to a fitted interior, the confor...
Bone, Walnut
Sold|$8,500
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaire
Located in Mckinney, TX
The central section presents a slant front desk concealing 8 drawers, 3 cubbies, and one lockable compartment perfect for staying organized!
Wood
Sold|$6,000
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exceptional 19th century French Louis XV style scriban, or secretary, from the Loire Valley, made of solid walnut with pegged construction and mortise and tenon joints. The abbatt...
Iron
Very Fine George 11 Style 19th C Grand Tortoise and Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
The interior is a scarlet red with a slant front desk with several small drawers and hidden compartments.
Wood
Sold|$3,880
Antique Louis XVI Secretaire/Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
Finely carved facades across the drawer tier, around the slant-front, drop-down desk surface, and flanking the glazing above all work together to create a finely executed masterpiece...
Swedish Early 19th Century Karl Johan Secretary Cabinet with Lovely Carved Skirt
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish early 19th century Karl Johan secretary cabinet. This Swedish slant-front desk features two small drawers over three full sized drawers.
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Bombe Cherry Scriban Secretary from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Put a sophisticated spin on your study or office with this elegant antique slant front desk, or "commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France circa 1760, the "secretaire a abattants"...
Leather, Cherry
19th Century English Mahogany Inlaid & Glazed Secretary ~ Bookcase, circa 1880s
Located in Dallas, TX
Facing arches on the crown lead the eye down to the polygonal munitions around the glazing on the upper tier which serves as the traditional bookcase, with a yawning cabinet and draw...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Sold|$2,980
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This example, with bold double crown atop the bookcase section, features a slant-front drop-down desk surface, with three huge drawers below that!
English Chinoiserie Secretary with Mirrored Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
Inside are two shelves with a painted red interior. Behind the slant front desk door is a painted red interior with gold chinoiserie decorations, eight small drawers, eight open stor...
Mirror, Wood
Italian Painted Secretary and Display Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
The bulbs are not visible when the door is closed. The lower desk is a slant front and opens to a fitted interior with two drawers flanking a pair of arched pigeon holes, and a writi...
Glass, Paint, Wood
Sold|$6,000
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exceptional 19th century Louis XV style scriban from the Loire Valley, made of solid walnut with pegged construction and mortise and tenon joints. The abbattant or slant front des...
19th Century Grand English Georgian Hand Carved Oak Secretary or Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
The lower tier consists of five drawers with cast brass pulls and above, a slant-front drop-down desk surface that was carved to perfection, and opens to reveal a spacious work surfa...
Oak
Fine Baker Furniture Inlaid Secretary in Burled Walnut with Mirror Paneled Doors
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
Its lower case features a slant top desk, opening to an additional compartmentalized interior, including a hidden document drawer and leather writing with tooled gilt decoration, ove...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Scriban Bibliotheque
Located in Winter Park, FL
From the Loire Valley, this secrétaire was custom built and has several secret compartments. The abattant or slant front desk, hinges open to reveal a leather writing surface, six do...
Cherry
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
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.
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
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.