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Secretaires For Sale
Yellow large French Secretaire, design Eric Gizard in Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered fully mounted.
The overall dimensions of the b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Antique English Mahogany Glass Front Bureau Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany glass front Bureau bookcase with Fitted Interior, circa 1830.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Mid century Vintage small TV cabinet by František Jirák, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century Vintage small cabinet or TV table from the 1960´s. It was designed by František Jirák and was manufactured by Tatra nábytok company in the former Czechoslovakia. Walnut v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Plywood
$814 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from mahogany and morado, and delicately line-strung for contrast, this secrétaire à abattant, disguised as a Semanier dresser, is a masterful expression of late 18th-century...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$15,447 / item
18th Century British Regency Bureau Chiffonier in Manner of Gillows
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic piece in impeccable condition. Regency exotic hardwood bureau or secretaire desk or cabinet of lovely proportions.
From circa 1790. The top portion consists of an open columned pelmet and shelf with a series of drawers underneath. All made of rosewood. The bottom section is a double door cabinet with double shelving inside. The façade of the doors consist of glorious gilded latticework frames with rose shaped connectors and with brown silk blinds...
Category
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Desk from the 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Mid-Century Modern secretary desk in teak veneer from the 1960s. In the lower part, two doors open onto a shelf and a panel drops to reveal a desk space. The upper part ope...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany chest on chest circa 1800.
Fine quality English chest on chest which we rescued on our travels around Sweden.
Comprising of 2 parts. Top secti...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Mahogany Desk with a Pierced Heart to the Top
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. A wonderful Arts & Crafts mahogany writing desk with a pierced heart to the top, shaped back and sides, with upper three quarter shelf and a stylized floral leaded glass back below. A period style leather writing area with hand tooled gilt decoration to the edges. A bow fronted drawer with stylized copper heart...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Oak Drop-Front Secretary with Inlaid Parquetry in the Manner of Kjaernulf
Located in Black Rock, CT
A beautifully detailed Danish secretary desk in solid oak in the manner of Henning Kjaernulf, circa 1960s. This heirloom-quality piece features a serpentine front with three generous...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
$4,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary desk with exquisite ash veneer and a three-drawer commode base. Behind the leather-covered writing surface lies a spacious arched compartment, complemented by six small dra...
Category
Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGLISH STATIONERY GEORGE III 18th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGLISH STATIONERY GEORGE III 18th Century
in lacquered wood in shades of red.
Decoration with gold chinoiseries representing birds, fantastic animals and pagodas...
Category
18th Century English Chinese Export Antique Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers designed and manufactured 1950s Italy.
The beauti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Incredible Carved Italian Luigi Frullini Narrow Figural Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic piece of furniture with a history. The cabinet originally was commssioned for a steel mangate who lived in Pittsburgh PA especially for him. His grand daughter in...
Category
1870s Italian Renaissance Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Teak writing desk, Danish design, 1960s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Teak writing desk, Danish design,
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: Teak
Dimensions: Height 95 cm, width 89 cm, depth 42 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
18th Century French Secretary Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Secretary desk dates back to around 1750-60 and was made in France. The secretaire de dame has a kingwood veneer and a v...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Danish Modern Bookcase Room Divider w Desk by Arne Hovmand Olsen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare Arne Hovmand Olsen Freestanding Shelf Unit or Room Divider with Drop Down Secretary Desk or Bar Cabinet. 41w 14d 79h
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
André Sornay Secretaire, circa 1930
By Andre Sornay
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Andre´ Sornay secretaire, circa 1930
Signed.
Restored.
Certificate of authenticity from Thierry Roche, French expert for Andre´ Sornay.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood string inlaid secretary bookcase with a hinged fall front leather writing surface, central arched tulip wood inlaid cornice with original bras...
Category
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
$9,800
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers Edwards and Roberts. Moulded cornice over arched glazed panel doors with green fabric lined interior above a rolled front inlaid fan, shell and scroll decoration.
Pull out embossed green leather writing surface above graduated drawers on narrow feet: stamped "Edwards and Roberts" on top drawers edge. Famous cabinetry makers.
The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Modernist Secretary Cabinet, Lacquered Wood, Chrome-Plated Metal, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
German modernism free-standing secretary cabinet designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin. Wood lacquering in various colors and finish. Available on request in different amounts.
Category
2010s German Modern Secretaires
Materials
Steel
Teak Secretary Cabinet by Hvidt and Mølgaard-Nielsen, Denmark
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Danish Modern teak secretary cabinet by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. Manufactured by Søborg Møbelfabrik in Denmark, circa 1950s. Made from solid teak with drop-down surface...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift-top writing table, doors and drawers. Created in England during the 19th century, this bamboo secretary charms us with its slender proportions and exquisite Chinese Chippendale influence. The overhanging desk opens...
Category
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum and boxwood veneer and Marquetry. The special so...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut
Antique Louis XV Style Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style oak secretary desk with intricate and highly detailed carvings on front, top and sides. The scalloped door, with a working key, drops...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet
Con...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Rosewood and Iron Fall Front Secretary or Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic marriage of styles with this Danish rosewood secretary desk. The top is traditional fall front, a clean lined somewhat dimure Scandinavian piece. It opens to reveal maple c...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Italian Renaissance Dressing Table 19th Century Hand Painted by Müller Morten
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & stunning! This Italian renaissance Dressing table hand painted on all sides by Müller Morten circa 1860s.
A true work of art this dressing table, the paintings are on a...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George IV Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Brass Inlay and Ormolu Mounts England
Located in Atlanta, GA
George IV Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Brass Inlay and Ormolu Mounts, England, circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Art Deco Secretaire Desk With Etched Mirror On Very Elegant Legs
Located in Ulm, DE
Writing furniture / bar furniture
Piano lacquer in black high gloss
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
Width: 103 cm
height: 117 cm
Depth: 37 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Mirror
$5,495 Sale Price
20% Off
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Italian chinoiserie decorated secretaire bookcase crafted in the English George III taste. Beautifully decorated in the chinoiserie revival period of the late 19th century t...
Category
20th Century Italian George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted finish, and original French-polished birch wood interior. Features a carved bonnet...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretaire intarsiato lombardo Neoclassico XVIII secolo
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Secretaire neoclassico realizzato alla fine del XVIII secolo. Realizzato con due ante nella base, anta a ribalta con scarabattolo e cassetto sotto piano. Realizzato in noce e poi imp...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$9,522 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century English black lacquered Chinoiserie secretary. Beautiful painted Asian designs and many compartments. A true w...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Desk/Secretaire a Abattant c. 1790-1800
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late 18th century Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant. The secretaire is crafted of solid walnut and is a generous 39.5" wide. The fall front when down r...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Meuble secrétaire vintage en rotin et bois clair des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Meuble secrétaire vintage des années 60, en rotin et bois de hêtre clair. Beaucoup de rangements : 1 niche ouverte, 1 partie secrétaire/bureau, 2 portes en partie basse avec une étag...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Blue gray secretary desk in wood, with storage - design Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION and is designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard.
Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Antique French Renaissance Revival Hunt Desk / Secretaire Barley Twist Oak 19th
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French antique 19th century Renaissance revival / Hunt style Writing desk in carved oak.
Marvelous decorated hunt style desk with fox head drawers & barley twisted columns...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Mid Century English Pine Farmhouse Slant Top Standing Desk Dresser Secretary 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming mid 20th century slant top desk, dresser or secretary. A fun cross between an old standing desk and chifferobe. Features a large slant top that can be used for work or dis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Secretaires
Materials
Pine
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Danish Late Baroque Secretaire
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Danish late Baroque secretaire in its original finish with three drawers in the bottom half. The desk compartment features four drawers ...
Category
18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
20th Century antique Biedermeier Style Slope-Flap Secretaire mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid softwood. Straight, two-drawer body above short, conical square legs, above an inclined writing flap and staggered office division of drawers and compartments. Clas...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
Desk with bold serpentine interior, document drawers with turnings and flames, and block-and-shell prospect door with carved tulip. Case with four gra...
Category
18th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Tulipwood
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830. The top section has a superstructure with a straight cornice over a pair of serpen...
Category
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Special and Palatial Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke
François Linke – Index Numbe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French 19th century Louis XV style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk.
Elegant French burlwood and ormolu mounted Lady’s cylinder desk. The single door cabinet is raised by slend...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on graceful cabriole legs ending in pad feet. The slant drop front,...
Category
Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Bombe Secretary Inlaid Marquetry, Signed, Henry Dasson.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV style bombe secretary inlaid marquetry, Ormolu Mounted. Signed Henry Dasson.
This 19th century bombe tulipwood secretary is built with superior craftsmanship and intricate ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Luciano Frigerio Credenza Diamante, 1970's
Located in bari, IT
Mid-Century Modern 12-drawer Diamante chest of drawers is made of walnut and is decorated with a complex block pattern designed by Luciano Frigerio di Desio.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$3,979 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Secretary, Germany, 1820
A magnificent Empire-style secretary crafted in walnut veneer over coniferous wood, with ebonized accents and partial gilding. This piece showcases t...
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
Top with brass stars decorations
Nice condition
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretary Cabinet by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A Macassar ebony secretaire side cabinet with a rectangular stepped top above an open recess and a fall front enclosing a fitted interior, flan...
Category
Early 20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Macassar
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Bronze Ormolu Mounted Secretaire
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century mahogany wood neoclassical style bronze ormolu mounted secretary. The secretary is raised on tapered feet mounted bronze ormolu. The center section is fitted with a pane...
Category
1820s French Neoclassical Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
1940's Traditional Burl Wood Secretary/ Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Grand Scale 1940's Traditional style Burl Wood Secretary/ Writing Desk.
This secretary is in very good condition. Miami Beach acquisition.
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$2,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Secrétaire Desk in Shagreen and Palmwood by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Shagreen Stingray, Palmwood
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
$14,212 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary in Black with Painted Interior, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully patinated Swedish secretary desk dating from circa 1810–1830, crafted in solid pine and painted in a rich, aged black. The front of the piece features decorative horizo...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian period mahogany chest on chest, the dentil molded top with reeded canted corners having three short and three wide drawers over lower section having secretary drawer an...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Pine
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.