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Secretaires For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Empire Style French Secretary “Retour d’Egypte”
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary from France in the Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. The cabinet boasts two ...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Cabinet in Solid Patinated Pine Designed by Martin Nyrop for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Lejre, DK
Tall cabinet with glass doors in patinated solid pine. Designed by MAA. Martin Nyrop as interior for Copenhagen town hall in 1905. Made ...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Glass
Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840
Located in Opole, PL
Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840
This exquisite antique roll-top secretary desk exudes timeless elegance with its rich, warm wood grain and intricate craftsmanship. The piece fe...
Category
1840s European Antique Secretaires
Materials
Elm
1950's Brazilian Rosewood Danish Secretary Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
High-quality Brazilian rosewood secretary desk, 1955, Denmark. The secretary desk is finely crafted of stunning Brazilian Rosewood with dark grains and dynamic book-matched patterns ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Meuble secrétaire vintage Guillerme et Chambron en chêne massif des années 50 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Meuble de rangement secrétaire vintage des années 50 60, de Robert Guillerme et Jacques Chambron pour l’éditeur Votre Maison, superbes conception et design, en bois de chêne clair ma...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful walnut secre´taire a` abattant was constructed in the style of Louis XVI during the 19th century. Topped with a great piece of black and white marble. A single, slim d...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Walnut Carved Secretaire Desk from H. Dufin, France, 19th Century
By Honoré Dufin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful fine carved secretary desk.
The desk was made by the famous French cabinet maker Honoré Dufin. The secretary is signed on both sides by...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Frank Brangwyn. A rare desk originally designed for the 1931 Pollard exhibition
By E. Pollard & Co, Frank Brangwyn
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. E Pollard and Co.
A rare desk originally designed for the 1931 Pollard Exhibition where it can be seen in a room setting in the original photographs from 1931. See ...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Sycamore
Mid-century Torbjorn Afdal Danish Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish secretary desk designed by Torbjørn Afdal for Nesjestranda Møbelfabrik, Norway, 1965. Crafted from Brazilian rosewood, the secretary desk ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Small Art Deco writing desk – France 1930
Located in Girona, Girona
Small Art Deco writing desk with walnut and burr walnut veneer, three drawers and a flap door opening onto a small desk and storage area in marquetry and light walnut. Very good qual...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Secretary Simulated Chiffonier, Napoleon III Period
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique 19th century secretary simulated chiffonier, Napoleon III period
A magnificent secretary simulated chiffonier. It is created with gre...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Rare + Sculptural Mid Century Italian Cabinet with Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 1950s Italian secretary desk constructed with birch and walnut. This piece features a sculptural profile with a channeled trim detail and angled, tapered legs. A uniquely ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ash
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
Category
Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in Lewes, England
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 2 m...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Gustavian Cinnabar Red Secretary, Swedish Antique C. 1800
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary painted in an elegant cinnabar red and a black-painted top with a profiled edge.
The interior is revealed when the writing surface is lowered and features a black...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Mahogany, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant early Biedermeier / neoclassical secretaire from south Germany around 1820, early 19th century. Cherry wood book-matched veneered on softwood and cherry solid wood, partly ebonized. Inside in mahogany veneer with drawers and three open compartments. Above one long drawer under the cornice. Below two long drawers with old box locks. Fully restored and hand-polished with shellac.
Dimensions:
* Metric: H 150 cm x W 96...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
Scandinavian Modern Teak 4 Part Triple Stacked Secretary Display Cabinet Dry Bar
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Scandinavian Modern teak 4-part triple stacked display cabinet, or secretary, or dry bar made in Denmark. Beautiful condition...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Conant Ball Gallery Drawer Box Modern Mates Leslie Diamond Rare
Located in Fraser, MI
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Gallery box with three drawers.
Solid Flame Birch construction.
Designed by Leslie Diamond for the fame...
Category
1950s American Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Mirror cabinet -bar by Michel Pigneres, Sandro Petti Around 1970
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Mirror cabinet -bar by Michel Pigneres, Sandro Petti Around 1970.
Secretary Bar by Michel Pigneres with 2 doors opening onto a part that can be used as a...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Swedish Rococo Style Chapeau de Gendarme 1820s Gray Painted Tall Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style tall secretary from circa 1820 with gray painted finish, chapeau de gendarme bonnet top, two doors, slant-front desk and four d...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Beautiful antique slanted flap secretary, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful antique slanted flap secretary, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Solid wood with walnut root veneer and inlays. Slanted flap secretary made of solid wood, baroque. Multi-curved body...
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Ebony Chiffonier with Secretary Desk, Brass Inlay Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and practical Napoleon III style chiffonier with hidden secretary desk has been professionally refinished, and now shines in deepest ebony with richly contrasting brass...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Gilt Lacquer Table Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming tabletop secretaire is decorated in gold and black in the Chinoiserie style. The exterior is finished with black lacquer and painted with scenic mountain landscapes, br...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Secrètaire Empire Lombardy Italy First Quarter Nineteenth Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Empire secretaire made in Milan in the early 1800s of mahogany veneered walnut and mahogany feather; on the front three drawers in the base body and on the top a drop-leaf door with ...
Category
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare Early 19th century secretary " Secrétaire a' Aba...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Inlaid Wood Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant mid-20th century Lombard trumeau. Double body cabinet in Baroque style carved in walnut, ebonized wood and fruitwood. Trumeau for living room or study equipped with three dra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Very rare antique desk or secretary, so-called bureau à transformation "à la Bourgogne" in Louis XV style.
France
Walnut
19th century
Dimensions: H...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Dutch 19th Century Oak Secretaire
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire and a wooden balcony rack.
The secretaire consists of various drawers between 2 columns and a hidden draw...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Dutch 19th Century Oak Secretaire
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th Century oak secretaire
A Dutch 19th century oak secretaire on claw legs and a copper balcony rack.
The secretaire consists of various drawers and a hidden drawer.
...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English secretary/desk 19 th c. With display
Located in Houston, TX
Construction that is exceptional with cabinetry that is difficult to find
In a piece of furniture of this time period. It is mid nineteenth century
And has been well preserved. The u...
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand architectural scale with an incredible arched pedimen...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
This fantastic English satinwood desk is in very good antique condition with fantastic beveled glass, superb satinwood, mixed woods inlay and a great antique denim...
Category
1890s English Adam Style Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Original Painted Pine Swedish Secretary, circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Pine secretary crafted in the early 1800's in Sweden. Note the original gray painted finish (with green undertones) with red and blue accents as well.
The original painted finish h...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century George l Style Secretary
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming George l style walnut diminutive secretary. The domed cornice over a conforming cabinet door has a mirror plate. The bottom section contains a drop-front opening t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Early French Art Deco Secretaire Desk with Marquetry and Inlays
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary
Wooden body, hand-polished shellac
probably stained ash
elaborate inlays and marquetry
freshly mirrored inside
Early Art Déco, France around 1925
Dimensions:
Width: 70 c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique High Gloss Secretary Desk, Scandinavia, circa 1850s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
ANTIQUE-UNIQUE. Impressive secretary from the mid-19th century in Biedermeier style. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. A representative ...
Category
1850s Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with white vains, drop door revealing a leather covered writing table...
Category
19th Century English Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique Swedish Secretary Cabinet 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Swedish Secretary Desk with open book shelves above the fall front desk and bottom cabinet doors. The desk section has multiple sma...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a single drawer & a white marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large and practical antique 19th century English wooden bookcase/secretary
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This extremely charming and practical cabinet is a great addition to almost any interior. Because let’s face it, no interior is complete without at least one antique piece, right? Th...
Category
19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Large English 19thC Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Secretaire
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870.
Large English 19thC Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Secretaire with 4 glazed cabinet doors above a pull out mid section leather writing slide. With 2 large dovetailed d...
Category
19th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Secretaire from 1857 with Trick Lock and Secret Compartements
Located in Greven, DE
19th Century Secretary with Trick Lock and Secret Compartments
Sweden
Birch, mahogany
Historicism - dated 1857
Dimensions: H x W x D: 126 x 109 x 55 cm
Description:
Unusual piece ...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk. A Rectangular form made from solid walnut with trad...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Antique Ash Veneer Secretary Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Elegant Antique Ash Veneer Secretary Desk
This exquisite original secretary desk, crafted in fine ash veneer, is a true testament to timeless elegance and expert craftsmanship. Its ...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ash
Vintage George Iii Style Burton-Ching Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage George III Style Burton-Ching Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase
Exquisite 2 Piece Burton-Ching George III Style Georgian Burled Wood 2 Door, 4 drawer Beautifully Crafted a...
Category
20th Century Unknown George III Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Impressive Rolling Secretary in Louis XVI, 20th Century, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive rolling secretary in Louis XVI, 20th Century.
Scroll function with a Watteau painting, signed. Extendable writing surface covered with leather. Rich marquetry on the si...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Maple Burl
By Biedermeier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined 19th-century Biedermeier secretary desk, exquisitely crafted in maple burl and veneers, showcasing the elegance and simplicity characteristic of the Biedermeier period. The...
Category
19th Century German Antique Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Napoleon style secretary, France, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Napoleon style secretary, France, around 1870.
Very good condition, after professional renovation. The furniture is finished in high gloss in French polish.
dimensions: height 138 ...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique secretary from around 1850, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Impressive secretary from the mid-19th century in Biedermeier style. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. A representative piece of furnitu...
Category
1850s Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany. Note the concave curve of the upper cabinet door and beautiful mahogany grain pat...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Dutch Bleached Oak Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The secretary made of Dutch oak from the 19th century rich in decorations consists of an upper and lower part. The upper part is hinged to the front. The flap sits on two pullouts th...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Baker Furniture Co. Italian Rococo Style Walnut Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very authentic looking Italian Rococo secretary desk with a bookcase top by Baker furniture company. The piece is made of gorgeous warm walnut and features mirrored doors o...
Category
1970s American Rococo Revival Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought iron hinges, a hand carved decorative crown and etched mirrored panels featuring a...
Category
1920s Italian Louis XV Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
Antique English Oak Secretary / Chest of Drawers
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this timeless and charming antique English oak secretary / chest of drawers with a beautiful interior.
With this versatile piece, you bring timeless charm into your home...
Category
19th Century Classical Roman Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique, New and Vintage Secretaires
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.