Transitional Secretary
18th Century Transition Secretary, Paris, circa 1770, Master's Stamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Rose veneer on oak. High-rectangular body with finely veneered wood on four feet. Foldable writing board (leather cover missing), a drawer, lower wing door. Gilded bronze mountings. ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 54.34 in W 31.11 in D 14.97 in
French, 19th Century, Transitional Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Transitional st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Rouge Royale
H 55.75 in W 27.25 in D 15 in
Secretary Period Transition Louis XV, Louis XVI, Palissander & Rosewood, 18th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sloping desk / sloping secretary / back donkey secretary from the Louis XV, Louis XVI transition
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 36.62 in W 31.5 in D 16.93 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very high quality French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany and ormolu cabinet
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 49.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.75 in
French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French mid 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, and Brèche Violette
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 47.5 in W 29.75 in D 14.25 in
Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890
Mahogany and brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 40.95 in W 33.47 in D 18.12 in
Secretary Desk, Tambour Roll Top
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Clermont, FL
Secretary desk by Bombay Furniture Co. Beautiful veneer mahogany finish. Dated 2004. Table
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
lumber to allow the facade to be created from one single section of a slab making a seamless transition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Brass
Library /Secretary in Marquetry by Chevrie
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Superb furniture in marquetry and bronze in the louis XV louis XVI transition style
executed by
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome mid 19th century French Transitional st. mahogany commode/secretary. The commode
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Transitional style tulipwood, ormolu, and white Carrara marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Louis XV Transition-Style Cabinet
Located in NICE, FR
This late 19th-century cabinet in the transition style of Louis XV boasts rosewood marquetry on an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble
French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
compartments. The lower portion of the secretary has two small top drawers and a large, bottom drawer. Each
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
, 1989). A small secretary in the Transition cabinet bearing his stamp, with trompe l'oeil marquetry, is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 44.1 in W 59.6 in D 17.9 in
18th Century German Baroque Secretary with Marquetry and Patina, circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque secretary with impressive marquetry
Southwest Germany
Walnut a.o.
around 1750
Dimensions
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
H 83.08 in W 50.01 in D 25.6 in
French 18th C. Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Secretaire by RVLC
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in PARIS, FR
A Louis XV/XVI transitional ormolu mounted tulipwood secretaire by RVLC
Rare and elegant secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 44.88 in W 33.07 in D 16.14 in
French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
, transition and Louis XVI styles will succeed the Louis XV style, which will remain an inspiration found in
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 40.95 in W 32.68 in D 18.51 in
Swedish 1800s Light Gray Painted Secretary from Värmland with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish tall secretary from Värmland circa 1800, with gray painted finish, carved bonnet top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 82.75 in W 54 in D 25 in
Louis Phillipe North German Fall-Front Secretary in Flame Mahogany, circa 1855
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating one of a kind Louis Phillip secretary in book-matched, flame mahogany with shaped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 59.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Console Table, Signed J. Caumont JME
By Jean Caumont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
- 1800) was a Parisian Ébéniste best know for his high quality pieces such as desks, secretaries, chests
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 33.5 in W 44.25 in D 18.25 in
Paula Murray, Contemporary, Porcelain Wall Art, Hanging Vessel, Grey, Blue, 2021
Located in Stamford, CT
visceral/visual understanding.
"Transition is a series of vessels that began their life in the form of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
H 24 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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French Tin & Slate Secretary with Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Romantic French hand painted anodized tin with slate table top and wrought iron chair with intricate scroll work.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Slate, Tin, Iron
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI, Secretary Marquetery, Slant front Desc
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI, Secretary Marquetery, Slant front Desc
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Secretaires
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19th Century Biedermeier Column Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged front. High-right body on padfoot feet. Fitted with three drawers of different sizes, the base drawer is curved. Straight writing...
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Biedermeier Writing Desk Chiffonier Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish.
It has t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
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Birch
H 55.12 in W 43.31 in D 18.9 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Elm, Walnut
19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned decoration, including a base table, brass-handled lap desk, and two door cabinet wit...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks
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Mahogany
H 64.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Conical Secrétaire, 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary in Birch, Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Conical secretary
North-East Germany
birch,
19th century, Biedermeier, circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D 150 x 102 (94) x 52 cm
Description:
Rare conically tapering secret...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 59.06 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 in
Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the beginning of the 20th century.
Made of oak wood.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: Height 111 cm / width 88 cm / depth. 52 cm.
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Fruitwood Secretary 1770
Located in Pomona, CA
French Fruitwood Bureau/ Secretary c1770. The desk has a secret storage area behind the removable center pigeonhole"
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
"Swedish Grace" Period Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Grace was the inspiration for this lovely birch secretary which makes working from home a joy! Three locking drawers sit beneath a generous drop-front with 6 interior drawers, a pair...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
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Birch
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in Classic figures all around the piece and saber legs. When opened we find the writing area...
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
19th Century Louis Philippe Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a Louis Philippe secretaire from the mid-19th century.
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
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19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk is the epitome of efficiency with style! Artfully hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it features a slant front design wher...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
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Brass
Swedish Rococo Period Slant Front Desk Painted in Black with Distressed Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period two-part slant-front desk from the 18th century, repainted in black with a blue interior and later iron hardware. Created in Sweden during the Rococo period, ...
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
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Iron
H 41 in W 31 in D 17.5 in
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in southern France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and functional; the elegant writing desk crafted from solid walnut, stands on cabriole legs over a scall...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
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Bronze
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI secretary is a truly astonishing work of the cabinetmaker's art! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth indigenous oak, it features a slim profile t...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
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Oak
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Secretary small Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI 18th Century France
Located in Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Small secretary transition Louis XV-Louis XVI 18th century French origin. Rosewood veneer inlaid
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
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Bronze
Courtly Baroque Secretary Johann Jakob Kieser, Mannheim, around 1760
Located in Bamberg, DE
secretary from the work of the court cabinet maker Jakob Kieser (1734-1786) is situated at the transition
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
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Wood
H 86.62 in W 46.46 in D 27.56 in
Victorian Period Light Oak Slant Front Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, giving the antique bureau a transitional feel.
Inside the bureau desk part is where the party is at on
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Secretaires
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Stamped by Jean Caumont French Louis XVI Period Commode, circa 1775-1780
By Jean Caumont
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Peace at the Commercial Court. His works, in the Transition and Louis XVI styles, show a great variety
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
H 33.47 in W 50.4 in D 21.66 in
Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
when he was considered adult at 15. It’s a very nice period style-wise transitioning from Louis 14 to
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs
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Regency Louis XV Style Marquise Chair, Settee
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
when he was considered adult at 15. It’s a very nice period style-wise transitioning from Louis 14 to
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Armchairs
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Wood
Transitional Modern Scandinavian Cuban Mahogany Secretary
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is an elegant little upright secretary from the 1930s or 1940s. Features a locking drop front
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
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Mahogany
French LXV/LXVI Transitional Fruitwood Semainier Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge and rounded front corners atop a conforming case with slightly canted corners, the upper and lower drawers separated by faux drawers opening...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
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Fruitwood
Two Part Italian secretary
Located in New York, NY
A two part Italian transitional style secretary desk with fall front surface above single drawer
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
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Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Cherry Secretaire- Transitional- Louis XV-Louis XVI. Please Note This Item is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Louis XVI Secretaires
French 19th Century Transitional Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This unique secretary desk is made of beautiful mahogany with a white marble top and offers plenty
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Antique 19th Century French Other Secretaires
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Minton Spidell Louis XV Secretary Desk Cabinet Credenza
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning and sought after Minton Spidell Louis XV secretary in a black distressed exterior and a
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1990s American Louis XV Secretaires
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North German Fall-front Secretary in Flame Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
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Antique 19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Rare Louis Philippe Period French Secretary with Black Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
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Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
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Belgian Black Marble
18th Century Louis XV Transition Small Cabinet Ecritoire Stamped by Bon Durand
Located in Berlin, DE
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Cabinets
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Bronze
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in D 14.97 in
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode attribution from Riesener
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Located in Mondorf les Bains, LU
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Rare William & Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in GB
bureau is of a rare early form, a precursor to the transition taking place towards the end of the 17th
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Antique 1690s English William and Mary Desks
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Located in Greven, DE
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Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Small 17th Century Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
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Antique 1690s British Cabinets
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18th Century Commode Sauteuse, stemped LARDIN, Paris, circa 1760
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Greven, DE
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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19th Century Antique Biedermeier Secretaire, Cabinet, Ash, Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
call the transition phase to historicism, beginning from the 1840s, the late Biedermeier or Louis
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Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Secretaires
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Ash
H 78.35 in W 41.34 in D 20.08 in
'Taliesin' Collection Mahogany Desk by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1955, Signed
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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'Taliesin' Mahogany Desk with Pull-Out Table by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1955, Signed
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Heritage-Henredon
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Located in Greven, DE
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Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Antique Mid-18th Century English William and Mary Secretaires
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Raymond Loewy for Mengel Highboy Secretary Dresser, circa 1955, Restored, Signed
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A desirable and rare fully restored Highboy Secretary Dresser by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
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Raymond Loewy for Mengel Highboy Secretary Dresser, circa 1955, Restored, Signed
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Swedish Late Gustavian Period 1820s Two-Part Secretary with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Late Gustavian period two-part painted wood secretary from the early 19th century, with
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H 75.75 in W 44.25 in D 23.25 in
Unusual Early 20th Century Vintage Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
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Very unusual Arts & Crafts drop-front secretary desk made in the early 20th century. Desk cabinet
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H 63.75 in W 33 in D 19.25 in
Burlwood Secretary Desk Dresser and Chest of Drawers Set in French Polish, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
curvaceous sculpted Deco shapes, the unique brass handles and detailing. Inside of the drop-front secretary
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Secretaires
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Burl
H 33.25 in W 46 in D 22 in
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Transitional Chippendale Bonnet-Top Secretary
New York, ca. 1755-1765.
The upper case has a
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George III Cylinder Front Secretary/Bookcase
Located in Alexandria, VA
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Brass
Secretary Louis XVI Stamped by Leonard Boudin
By Leonard Boudin
Located in charmes, FR
satin wood veneer secretary and inlaid nets, white marble top stamped Leonard Boudin (1735-1807
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Wood
Fine George III Chippendale Secretary Bookcase. Circa 1755
Located in New York, NY
transition between the Rococo and Neoclassical styles. Note the graceful pediment with carved dentil moldings
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After Jean-Henri Riesener Louis XVI Cylindrical Secretary, Paris, 1880s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
After Jean-Henri Riesener: Cylindrical Secretary, Paris, 1880s. Made of rosewood and other fine
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires
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Rosewood
H 42.52 in W 43.31 in D 25.2 in
Louis XV Dresser, Signed Bon Durand, Paris, 1770s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
furniture and some Régence objects - dressers, secretaries, bookcases - which express his ability to design
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Antique 1770s French Louis XV Dressers
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Marble
Transitional Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Interesting Rococo period secretary, Sweden, circa 1790, in three parts. The bottom section has a
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
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Transitional Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the transitional secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each transitional secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Find 18 options for an antique or vintage transitional secretary now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the transitional secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A transitional secretary made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made transitional secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alexandre Chevrié, Paris and Brian Holcombe are consistently popular.
How Much is a Transitional Secretary?
Prices for a transitional secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,960 and can go as high as $99,341, while the average can fetch as much as $14,500.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets 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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White Rococo Mirror
Cabinet On Stand Queen Anne
American Biedermeier
Dressing Armoire
Dark Wood Armoire
Antique Gilt And Wood Oval Mirror
Antique White Bedroom Dressers
Antique Wood Lockers
Antique French Neoclassic Desk
Antique Mirrored Nightstands
Antique Mirrored Nightstand
French Antique Petite Chest