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Secretaires For Sale
Italian Venetian Secretary, 18th Century
Located in CH
An early 18th century Italian Venetian walnut and burl walnut veneered secretary with serpentine base and mirrored upper door.
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

Rare Cabinet Chest of Drawers with Marble in the antique Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple root on solid conifers. Single-door cabinet in cylindrical shape. Corpus on corresponding frame. Gering marble top surface with light-grey grain. Partially ebonised. Interior s...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires

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Birdseye Maple

19th Century French Secrétaire by Durand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and intricate marquetry characterize this rare secrétaire by Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand, one of the most popular French ébénistes of the 19th century. Th...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires

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Bronze, Ormolu

Small 18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Lymington, GB
A small late 18th century secretaire bookcase / cabinet. George III period, circa 1790. Of very good rich color. Inlaid and crossbanded throughout. Only 2'5" wide. Mounts are corre...
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18th Century Antique Secretaires

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Mahogany

French Directoire style handcrafted secretary desk in cherry wood & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timel...
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2010s French Directoire Secretaires

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Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

English Scarlet Gilt and Polychrome Japanned Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A marvelous 18th century scarlet gilt and poly chrome secretary later Japanned. This English secretary has a double domed cornice over a pair of mirrored doors opening to fitted inte...
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18th Century English Antique Secretaires

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Wood

Special 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant The shaped marble top above a long center frieze drawer with a large central bronze plaque of putti at play, the beautiful parquetry drop-down door centered with an elliptical gilt bronze panel depicting ”A Sacrifice to Love”, a classically dressed woman presenting an infant to Cupid, who stands on a pedestal, the plaque has ribbon tied flowers, the inside centered with a mirror surrounded by drawers and pigeonholes, the fall-front itself provides a black leather writing surface, the bottom doors opening to two more drawers and a shelf, the sides decorated with similar parquetry designs. This piece is a copy of the 18th century Secretaire by Jean-Henri Riesener which is presently in the Wallace Collection...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fantastic American Centennial Solid Walnut Philadelphia Carved Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
From Slatoff Estate. Walnut. 2piece. Top has 2 glass doors containing 2 shelves. Bottom has 5 dovetail drawers and drop down door with fitted interior. 98 3/4" h x 41 7/8" w x 22 1/2...
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1870s American Federal Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

19th Century French Standing Secrétaire / Dry Bar with Tambour Doors, Marble Top
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century, French secrétaire with beautiful feathered woodwork, eucalyptus fillet inlay with Louis XVI style detailing. The wood grain veneer is artfully arranged in geometric p...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires

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Marble

Louis Seize Secretary around 1800 Nutwood Veneer on Oak
Located in Münster, DE
Cylinder bureau, Westphalia circa 1800, walnut and other fine woods veneered on oak, marquetry work, partly fire shaded, fluting and meander frieze, on the cylinder closure depiction...
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Early 1800s German Louis XVI Antique Secretaires

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Wood, Nutwood, Oak

Original Antique Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Mahogany Veneer, circa 1845-1850
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid pinewood. High-right body on padfoot feet. In the articulated front four drawers of different sizes. Straight writing plate with a medaillion-shaped depression. Beh...
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20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Wood

Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing surface and 5 small interior drawers, over three drawers with serpentine fronts and orn...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Secretaires

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Metal, Brass

Maison Gouffé Paris French Transitional Louis XV XVI Secrétaire Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning fine quality French Transitional Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, Brocatelle Violette secrétaire bookcase by renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Maison Gouffé. circa 1925 ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered and hand painted wood with very pleasant chinoiserie decorations. Trumeau in beautiful patina, finely dec...
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1950s Italian Vintage Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Secretary Cabinet in Black Lacquer with Mirrored Interior, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This striking Art Deco secretary cabinet — crafted in France during the 1930s — is a quintessential example of the era’s refined glamour and design ingenuity. Finished in a luxurious...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires

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Lacquer, Mirror, Beech

Scriban bar and secretary in Rosewood and Formica by Hans Olsen for C.S Mobler 1
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Exceptional Scandinavian multifunctional furniture. A fold-out tray, held by brass tenons, opens onto a secretary section and, at the bottom, a bar area for storing bottles. This pie...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires

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Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood Genoese Trumeau Desk, 1930s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant Genoese trumeau of the first half of the 20th century. Double body furniture of high-quality inlaid kingwood, rosewood and burl. Lower body with bureau having three external ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Secretaires

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Wood

Fine Gillows George III Period Satinwood Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional English Sheraton-period satinwood secretaire cabinet. Attributed to Gillows. Late-18th century, George III, ca 1790. Measures: H 59 1/2’’ (151 cm) W 30’’ (76 cm) D 19’’ (49 cm). This small, beautifully-proportioned, and sophisticated antique writing cabinet...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Secretaires

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Satinwood

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Secretary W/ Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite early 19th century French Empire secretary, meticulously restored and sourced from Paris, France. Masterfully hand-crafted from rich mahogany, the piece is topped with i...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted secrétaire à Abattant, In The Manner Of André Charles Boulle. This drop-front writing cabinet or secrétaire à abattant is finishe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires

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Ormolu

Mid Century Tall Boy or Secretary in tortoise shell and black lacquer by Ottini
Located in Beograd, RS
This unique Mid Century Tall Boy and/or Secretary, made from solid oak covered by real tortoise shells fully varnished, was made in Milano by a sm...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires

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Tortoise Shell, Oak

Rene Drouet Attributed, Art Deco walnut and Thuya Burr Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rene Drouet attributed, Art Deco walnut and thuya burr cabinet. Ivory and interior in sycamore veneer. Secret drawers, original bronzes. Fully restored. F...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires

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Bronze

Fine Antique George II Circa 1740 Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine Burr Walnut & Brass George II circa 1740 Library Bureau Bookcase with campaign handles A very good looking and well made piece, ...
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1740s English George II Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

20th Century Inlaid Wood Rococo Style Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture in Rococo style richly inlaid in walnut, burl, maple, beech and fruitwood. Double body trumeau equipped with th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Secretaires

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Wood

Russian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
Russian (18th Century) mahogany secretary bookcase with brass gallery pediment and trim with 2 front doors revealing 3 drawers and shelves ...
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Late 18th Century Russian Empire Antique Secretaires

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Brass

Outstanding Country French Period 1780s era Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, Period French country Louis XV secretary desk from the Normandy region of France. The piece is made of solid walnut with brass hardware. The piece shows signs of ag...
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1780s French French Provincial Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

20th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire after Charles Topino
By Charles Topino
Located in Berlin, DE
Light fruit and tropical woods on spruce marquetry, with rich marquetry. (L-Gm-2).
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20th Century Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Rare 'Tecton' Secretary Cabinet by Oswald Vermaercke for V-Form, 1965
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Beautiful secretary cabinet produced by V-Form in Belgium around 1965. Nice woodgrain with a very decorative white accent on the lower door panel and three drawers which adds a moder...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

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Metal

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...
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1870s Italian Renaissance Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

English Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian mahogany secretary cabinet with a bottom section with drawers and an upper section with 2 lattice glass doors Two drilled h...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires

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Mahogany

In the Manner of Jean Pascaud, Art Deco Drop Front Secretary, France, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco drop front secretary in the manner of Jean Pascaud. Made in France, circa 1935. Sycamore with a giltwood base, mahogany interior...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires

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Bronze

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...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires

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Rattan, Wood

Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features a double bonnet top, hand painted figural scenes to the front and sides, 2 swing doo...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Other Secretaires

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Mahogany

19th-Century Walnut Secretaire Abattant
Located in New York, NY
A 19th-century secrétaire abattant of exceptional quality. This beautiful piece consists of a center cabinet with a tooled leather writing surface and five small drawers and a lower...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Secretaires

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Marble

Small French Travel Secretary Napoleon III in Rosewood and Boxwood Veneer 1860s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small French travel secretary Napoleon III in rosewood and boxwood veneer. Rare and extremely decorative antique furniture due to its size and finish....
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires

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Leather, Boxwood, Rosewood

Console Table With Mirror in Brass mid-century design 1950s modernism
Located in Taranto, IT
1950S VINTAGE CONSOLE TABLE AND MIRROR MODERN DESIGN. Stunning mid-century console table, frame made entirely of wood and brass, with marble top. Mirror with brass frame. The item ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

Portuguese Secretaire of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Secretaire of the 19th Century, in mahogany wood with inlays. Bottom with two drawers. Elevation with two shelves. Small defects Dim.: 105 x 89 x 56 cm. very good condition
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Secretaires

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Wood

Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany veneer on solid conifers. High-right corpus on chased bronze claw feet. Architecturally articulated front with library dummy and brass rim sockets. On both sides slightly co...
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20th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

Green French Secretaire, design Eric Gizard in Paris
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretaire desk is designed by famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered fully mounted. The dimensions of the Box itself are width 90 cm / 35.4'' x height 90 cm / 35.4'' x depth 46 cm / 18;11'' Height of the feet is 35 cm / 13.8'' Useful Height behind the lower hinged doors is 37 cm / 14.6'' Overall width of each compartment behind the hinged doors is 42 cm / 16.5'' and useful width is 38 cm / 15.0'' due to the hinges. The vertical interior divider can be moved during the manufacture process to allow the installation of printers with a width> 42 cm / 16.5''. The upper working part is fitted with a flap door on a "push-loose" opening for an efficient work with your laptop and smartphone. The storage space inside the cube and behind the flap is for your screen or to store your paperwork in the removable shelves. The 2 horizontal shelves and the 2 vertical storage...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

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Wood, Ash, Lacquer

20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Lyre Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood. Framed with maple root inlays. Two base-drawers, above an oval corpus with two half-round drawers, between a down-folding writing-plate. This so called Lyre Secretaire...
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20th Century Biedermeier Secretaires

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Bronze

20th Century Empire Style Courtly Lion Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird’s eye maple on solid pinewood, partially ebonized. Finely engraved Empire bronze fixtures. (L-Sam-301).  
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20th Century Empire Secretaires

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Bronze

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...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour Dimensions : 30" Wide X 19" Deep X 52.75" Tall This stunning ladies ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires

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Rosewood, Satinwood

18th Century Italian Walnut Lombardy Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A good Lombardy Bureau cabinet of the 18th century Constructed in a well patinated walnut; rising from scrolled feet, supporting a bombe form base with three inset shaped long dr...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Secretaires

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Mirror, Walnut, Wood

Flame Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode with Rouge Griotte By Molitor
Located in Stamford, CT
A superbly crafted French Empire commode with Rouge Griotte marble top by Molitor. A pair of these commodes were acquired by King Jerome between 1809 and 1812 and listed in the i...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Secretaires

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary
Located in Brussels, BE
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Secretaires

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Wood

Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo taste. Crafted from walnut the two-part case features a speckled lacquer finish centered by a cartouche shaped window with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The bureau cabinet has a bombe shaped dresser base with a drop front diminutive writing table. The drop front has two storage drawers and a small pigeon hole storage above. Below the desk are two small drawers and two large storage drawers with rocaille patinated brass pulls. The dresser is supported by small cabriole legs with scrolled feet. The dresser is surmounted by a bookcase with a painted door depicting a nobleman holding a chicken. The painting is painted on board titled "Venezia" and signed by Yeager with a fictitious date of 1725. The door opens to a three-shelf bookcase. The case is topped with a pediment having a cartouche shaped window and corniced top. The entire secretary is speckled with a mustard yellow tone over a taupe background. This whimsical cabinet...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Secretaires

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Brass

Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Secretarie
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Secrétaire showcases a timeless and classy blend of functionality and elegance. Crafted from bleached oak, this piece features graceful ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires

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Oak

18th Century Italian Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
18th century Italian scriban from Tuscany. Wax polished, walnut wood finish on the interior and a black lacquer patina with gilded highlights on t...
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires

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Wood

Early 19th Century Inlaid Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
The warm patina of the aged wood glows with life in this lovely rococo secretary or bureau with striking inlaid double star pattern along desk front. The interior 14 drawers and one ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaires

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Brass

Antique Mahogany Secretary Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic secretary chest finely crafted in mahogany. With a tall fall front top opening to a fitted interior with three small drawers above and below the serpentine cubby holes. The...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Secretaires

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Mahogany

19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu, Bronze & Fruitwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Continental mid 19th century Empire st. mahogany, ormolu, patinated bronze and ebonized fruitwood drop front secretary. The secretary is raised by four square tapered...
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19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Secretaires

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian, Emiliana, LXIV Period Paneled Walnut Secretary Cabinet, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a multi-level molded cornice atop a two piece cabinet with paneled doors above and below, the bottom seciton with a flp-down front supported by recessed slides, the interiors ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian 17th Century Secretaire
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 17th century Secretaire from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from beautiful walnut with the upper section having a fall front secretary. Once opened to expose a se...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Secretaires

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Walnut

Dressing Chest
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An 18th century mahogany dressing chest with bookcase and writing surface, designed by Thomas Chippendale. An attractive, practical and compact piece of...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Secretaires

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Mahogany

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...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires

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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...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Secretaires

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Oak

German Birchroot Biedermeier Abbatant With Architectural Pediment
Located in Charleston, SC
This monumental Berlin Biedermeier Secretaire is one of the finest examples with its Classical Architecture of Doric Pediments, Columns, and Dental Moldings. The main structure of the Secretaire has a majestic architectural superstructural cabinet resting on top, representing a temple. The Biedermeier Abbatant is veneered in Birchroot with a fall front writing desk...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires

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Birch, Burl

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...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

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...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires

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Ormolu

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.

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