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Swedish Gustavian 1790s Painted Slant-Front Desk with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period slant front desk from the late 18th century, with carved diamond motifs
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 42.5 in W 44 in D 18.75 in
18th C. Swedish Baroque Secretary with Library in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish slant-front secretary from the 18th century in two parts with arched cornice and bracket
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Swedish Gustavian Style 1850s Blue Gray Painted Slant Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style slant front secretary from circa 1850 with blue gray painted finish and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century painted wood Gustavian style slant-front desk or secretary with three
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Period Slant-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood slant-front secretary from the early 19th century with
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 38.5 in W 33.75 in D 20 in
Swedish Gustavian Style 1820s Grey Blue Painted Slant Front Desk Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood secretary circa 1820 with slant front desk, carved fluted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 40 in W 39.5 in D 17.5 in
19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Swedish Slant Front secretary with solid columns,
Sweden, 1800-1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Period 1790s Painted Slant Front Secretary with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood secretary from the late 18th century, with slant front desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40.5 in W 35.1 in D 19 in
Period Danish Rococo Front Slant Secretaire
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period Danish desk with a slant front that opens to a workspace.
Below are three serpentine drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1800s Light Gray Painted Secretary from Värmland with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, four doors, slant front desk and bracket feet. Embrace the understated elegance of Swedish Gustavian
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.75 in W 54 in D 25 in
Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Painted Slant Front Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood secretary from the 19th century, with slant front desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 40.87 in D 20.125 in
Swedish 1820s Late Gustavian Period Painted Slant-Front Desk with Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Late Gustavian period secretary from circa 1820, with tan/cream painted finish, slant
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 38.75 in W 42 in D 20.5 in
1800s Gustavian Period Swedish Cream Grey Painted Slant-Front Desk with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Gustavian period Swedish cream/grey painted slant-front desk from circa 1800 with three drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 38.5 in W 29.73 in D 20 in
Swedish Rococo Period 1790s Painted Two-Part Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
bonnet top, two doors, slanted front desk and drawers on bracket feet. Created in Sweden during the last
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 87.25 in W 43.75 in D 21.75 in
Swedish 1770s Baroque Period Light Gray Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque tall secretary from circa 1770, with slant front desk, light Gustavian gray
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 80.25 in W 47 in D 21.75 in
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
Swedish 1790s Gustavian Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, creamy white painted finish and multiple inner drawers inside the slant-front desk. Discover the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 82 in W 49.75 in D 23.5 in
Swedish 1856 Two-part Painted Secretary with Four Doors and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 19th century two-part painted wood secretary circa 1856 with slant front desk, four doors
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 85.5 in W 50.6 in D 22.5 in
Turn of the 18th -19th C. Swedish Rococo Style Slant Front Secretary w/ Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century-early 19th century Rococo style slant front painted fir Swedish secretary with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fir
H 82 in W 47 in D 22.25 in
Gustavian Style Drop Front or Slant Front Secretary, Late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This late 19th-century Gustavian style drop-front secretary bookshelf is a true embodiment of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th century Biedermeier Walnut Root Slant Top Letter Box Inlaid Bird Motif
Located in Savannah, GA
tall in front of slant top. See other measurements below. Structurally sturdy.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 10.75 in W 15.75 in D 10.75 in
Swedish Functionalist Sideboard, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
slanted fronts on one side. Matching slanted handles on the cabinet doors. Chunky, angled legs both
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Birch
18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
slant front desk with a fitted interior over the two long and two smaller drawer base. All in deep
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th c. Swedish Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exceptional Swedish secretary with library, circa 1780. This secretary has retained its
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
section has a slant front. The finish shut it original and beautifully rustic. It has a slightly smaller
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
18th c. Swedish Early Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
utensils. The slant front opens to reveal nine drawers with a center shelf behind the desk surface. Below
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th c. Swedish Rococo Secretary with Library in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare, early 19th century Swedish Rococo style slant-front secretary from Fryksdalen in Värmland
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
. The slant front opens to reveal six drawers and a center pigeon hole. Please see close up photos
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish antique rustic Gustavian slant front secretary from early 19th century that is perfect
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 46.46 in W 43.71 in D 19.3 in
Swedish Rococo Style Chapeau de Gendarme 1820s Gray Painted Tall Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
bonnet top, two doors, slant-front desk and four drawers below. This Swedish Rococo-style tall secretary
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 84.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
1930s Rockford Furniture Jacobean Style Handcrafted Secretary Desk
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Germantown, MD
A Jacobean-style slant front Hancrafted and handcarved by the renowned Rockford Chair and Furniture
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two-drawer writing desk, Sweden, circa 1880. The slant front features a raised, reeded panel and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Painted Swedish Slant Front Desk
Located in Washington, DC
19th century Gustavian slant front desk in old blue paint with fitted interior.
Category
Antique 1830s Swedish Gustavian Desks
Period Writing Desk with Original Hardware
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish slant-front writing desk, circa 1780, with fitted interior and retaining its original brass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Baroque Slant Front Desk Painted, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terrific antique Swedish period painted slant front desk refreshed distressed greyish- white with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Desks
Materials
Wood
Baroque Swedish Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
for spoons.
The lower section has a fitted interior behind a slant front and two small drawers over
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Desk with Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Slant front desk with integral clock.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Swedish Gustavian Two-Part Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1770. The upper section has double doors
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
small drawers. The lower section has a slant front desk, the interior
is also painted in the Swedish
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Painted White, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Lower section is a slant front desk, inside are 10 various small drawers and small cabinet (inside are 2
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.63 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Gustavian Style Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
fronts and on the slant front. The interior is fitted with drawers and compartments. Shaped bracket base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Period Bombé Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
disguised drawers and original drop pulls. Under the slant front are two full width drawers with original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Wonderful Bleached Fir, Late 18th Century. Swedish Slant-Front Desk. Four front drawers. The desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
18th Century Swedish Slant Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This 18th century Swedish desk features a slant front which opens to eight storage drawers, beneath
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Karl Johan 19th Century Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century Karl Johan slant-front painted wood desk. This Swedish desk features three
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 42.5 in W 40 in D 20.5 in
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800, the case paint scraped back to the first two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Swedish Rococo Painted Slant Front Secretaire, circa 1800
Located in Kastrup, DK
paneled door, the slant front opening to a fitted interior, above a lower pair of paneled doors raised on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Pine
A Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Slant Front Painted Wood Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th C. Gustavian Style Slant Front Secretary. Short Tapered Legs and Simplicity of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 88.5 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
Swedish Period Baroque Slant-Front Desk from the Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Baroque black with brown undertone slant-front desk from the early 18th century on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Desks
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1770s Baroque Painted Slant-Front Desk with Multiple Inner Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque painted slant-front desk from the 18th century, with multiple drawers and bracket
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 41.5 in W 38.25 in D 21.5 in
Swedish Baroque Period 1760s Black Painted Slant-Front Secretary with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque period slanted front black-painted secretary from the mid-18th century, with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 42 in W 44.25 in L 42 in
Swedish Gustavian Period 1820s Painted Wood Slant Front Desk with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood slant-front desk from the early 19th century, with carved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 41.25 in W 40.75 in D 19 in
Swedish 18th Century Painted Secretary with Glass Doors and Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood tall secretary from the 18th century, with glass doors and slanted front
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 89 in W 51.75 in L 89 in
Swedish Gustavian 1800s Painted Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
and reeded motifs, slanted front desk and weathered patina. Created in Sweden during the early years
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 79.25 in W 47.25 in L 79.25 in
Swedish 1790s Painted Vitrine Secretaire with Slant Front Desk and Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
slant front desk and mullioned glass doors. Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 18th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 81.25 in W 44 in D 22.5 in
Swedish 1820s Painted Vitrine Secretaire with Slant Front Desk and Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted vitrine secretaire from the early 19th century, with slant front desk and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 89 in W 44 in D 20.5 in
Baroque Style 1840s Swedish Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood Baroque style secretary with bonnet top, upper cabinet, slant-front desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86 in W 52.5 in D 18 in
Swedish 1820s Late Gustavian Slant Front Secretary with Drawers and Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian slant front secretary from the early 19th century, with reeded motifs and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 43.75 in W 46.25 in D 19.75 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Swedish slant front you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Swedish slant front — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Swedish slant front — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Swedish slant front is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Swedish Slant Front?
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Finding the Right secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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