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Secretaires For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Louis XV
18th Century Flemish Louis XV Secretary Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century Flemish Louis XV slanted-flap secretary. Solidly made of oak.
Half-high lateral coffered corpus with 2 large drawers and a slightly recessed superstructure with sla...
Category
18th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Secretary, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
This exceptional French Louis XV secretary, crafted around 1770, is a stunning example of 18th-century craftsmanship. Featuring breathtaking ...
Category
1770s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
18th century Secretaire with fold down table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Period 18th century Secretaire, complete with fold down writing table and secret drawer. Recently waxed and polished, this piece is in excellent condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk or Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Louis XV style French dore bronze mounted Boulle Marquetry secretary desk or cabinet. With a cylindrical form in ebonized veneer a...
Category
1830s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
Secretary In Walnut 18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine Secretary in walnut and burr walnut from the 18th century
Very good quality and small English model
secretary composed of 3 drawers as well as a...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies' desk or so-called "bureau de pente", its shaped fall-front opening to reveal a red lea...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry inlay to its fall front top above three drawers finishing on cabriole legs and bron...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Original French Louis XV Secretary Desk, Paris 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
This French Louis XV secretary desk dates back to around 1760 and comes from Paris. This exquisite piece stands out for its beautiful kingwood ...
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
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
18th Century Double Dome Secretaire
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Glazed secretary in oak from the first part of the 18th century of very good quality with double dome
Double dome secretaries are the rarest and ...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Walnut Bureau
Located in Faversham, GB
A splendid and well proportioned 18th century and later walnut bureau of exceptional craftsmanship.
The top is finished with a galleried edge upon turned vase finials. The fall open...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Small Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau On Legs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Early 18th Century, George I Period, Small Walnut Bureau, Having Superbly Figured Top And Sloping Fall Front, Enclosing Fitted Interior, With Feather Banded Dec...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry. The k...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secrétaire À Abattant
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk
By Drexel Heritage, "Brittany Collection"
USA, Circa 1970s
Carved walnut, w...
Category
1970s American Louis XV Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant and functional, this stunning quarter sawn oak secretary was crafted in France in the mid-19th century and is comprised of three pieces. It features a top shelf cabinet with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
A rare 18th century French Louis XV period chateau bonheur du jour or secrétaire handcrafted of walnut by very talented artisans in Lyon for a wealthy chateau owner near Villeurbanne, circa 1750s. This impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine doors with brass mesh grilles and beautiful green and gold damask fabric backings that open to reveal a painted interior with two display shelves. Three carved drawers are below. The lower section features a flat serpentine shaped writing surface that lifts opens to reveal plenty of storage above a carved, scalloped apron with C-scrolls and a center carved shell motif. Raised on four elegant cabriole legs ending in scrolled French toes. This grand Lyonnaise French library desk...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Iron
George III circa 1760 English Oak Thomas Chippendale Carved Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer absolutely stunning hand made in England George III circa 1760-1780 Bureau bookcase with Thomas Chippendale carvings
This is a true piece of classic Engl...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary Ormolu mounted marquetry kingwood lady's desk, signed Swiener, also dated 1902 and bearing an initial of the persons that it was made for (see attached photo).
Meticulous attention has been given to every details.
Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior decoration firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and
Nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Georgian Red Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
Located in Rochester, NY
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category
20th Century Unknown Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
A Fine Old & Ody George I Burr Walnut Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English George I-period burr (burl) walnut secretaire cabinet attributed to Old & Ody.
Early-18th century, ca 1720.
The top section separates from the base and opens to reveal numerous fitted drawers, behind doors with original bevelled arched mirror plates.
The base contains a fall-front fitted secretaire with small drawers, two of which have secret drawers. Engraved mounts are contemporary if not original. All locks and cross-grained mouldings are original.
Beautiful deep rich colour throughout, with superb matched burr veneers within herringbone lines.
Bun feet are original. Lined throughout in best-quality English oak.
The well patinated, green, gilt-tooled liner in the writing surface appears original. In excellent condition overall.
Very much in the style of John Old & William Ody.
One of the most original early-18th century pieces of English walnut cabinet...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a rosewood banding with a string inlay of satinwood and Satin Mahogany in the interior of th...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian flame mahogany Tallboy with canted, fluted corners, secrétaire break front with beautifully fitted interior, standing on bracket feet with br...
Category
1760s British Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk
France
Walnut
around 1860
Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59 x 53 cm
Description:
Quite extraordinary small piece of transforming furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Antique English George II Virginia Walnut Bureau
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality George II period antique bureau in well figured walnut, standing on bracket feet and with replaced handles and escutcheons. It has a fall front with a loper support at each end and is set above four long finely graduated drawers. The beautiful fitted interior has six fretted pigeon holes, six drawers, secret book drawers and a central opening door, flanked by decorative carved pilasters.
This bureau is made of so-called “Virginia walnut...
Category
18th Century British George II Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Fine Inlaid Georgian Secretary with Falconer Pediment, Probably by Gillows
Located in Charleston, SC
Very good inlaid Georgian secretary with a falconer pediment, probably by Gillows. The secretary features glazed doors surrounded by inlaid stop flu...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satin
18th-Century English Georgian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 18th-century English Georgian-style secretary or butler chest, never restored with original patina, three drawers with secretary in top drop drawer, original hardware, dove tail...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT ANTiQUE GEORGE II 1740 FIGURED WALNUT & HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER BUREAU
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original English circa 1740 Figured Walnut, Rosewood & Boxwood writing bureau with brown leath...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant chest with secretaire of the early 18th century, beautiful from the quality that can only be obtained from workshops of great cabinet-making. The limelight comes in front of drawers moved entirely in solid walnut. Spectacular interior castle...
Category
1740s Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing secretaire
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing secretaire
French, late 19th Century
Height 132.5cm, width 91cm, depth 66cm
This elegant secretaire, or writing desk, is a fine piece of nin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
French Secretaire , Bureau à pente / d’âne Louis XV
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined French piece , a Louis XV Bureau à Pente / Secretaire ,made in France at the beginning of the 19th century. Entirely veneered in extraordinary preciou...
Category
Early 1800s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A ca. 1810 English two part mahogany secretary, the top section with a carved swan's neck pediment, a large mirrored single center door with carvings from the solid of acanthus leave...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Small Swiss Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Writing Chest, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
SmallLouis XV or Baroque Secretary
Switzerland (Bern)
Walnut
Baroque around 1760.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 109 x 93 x 60 cm
Description:
Writing furniture standing on a ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swiss Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George I Cabinet on Chest of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English period George I cabinet on chest of patinated walnut from the 18th century.
Featuring burr walnut-figured veneers and attractive brass hardware throughout.
The...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunningly gorgeous and outstanding early 18th century English George I Secretary.
This is one of the finest old English Secretary’s...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
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
Superb George III Style Inlaid Marquetry Secretaire Cabinet
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent antique English Secretaire cabinet with satinwood, hare wood, tulipwood, and kingwood marquetry, of monumental form, in two parts. The upper section with molded cresting ...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
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
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite French Louis XV style secrétaire with straight front adorned with beautiful flower marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with fou...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Antique High-Quality Mahogany Housekeeper's Cupboard with Secretaire, circa 1800
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian housekeeper's cupboard secretaire bookcase chest crafted during the George III era around 1800. Also known as an estate cupboard, this rare period piece showcases ex...
Category
Early 1800s George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Trumeau, secretaire Luigi XV originale settecentesco
Located in Torino, IT
Trumeau, secretaire
Luigi XV / Transizione
in legno lastronato con
motivo a lisca di pesce.
Doppia anta superiore,
piano a ribalta
e tre cassetti.
PERIODO
Originale del Settecento
...
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18th Century European Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite secretaire de dame, France 18th century, beautiful kingwood veneer on front, sides, top, back and the inside. The writing surface is covered with leather. With original bro...
Category
1770s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood
Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet
This Vintage Minton-Spidell Louis XV Style Drop-Front Secretary Cabinet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Gold Leaf
George II Style Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A flame mahogany and rosewood banded Bureau cabinet, with an architectural cornice centred by a gilt crest, above two glazed doors enclosing 45 drawers and 19 pigeon holes above two ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Bureau Chest of Drawer
Located in IT
18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer
This bureau chest of drawer was made in Emilia, in Italy, at the beginning of the 18th century. The structure is entirely paved in the precious wood essence of walnut and walnut root. The upper portion has a door that opens to the fore to show inside a compartment divided into six drawers. There is also a secret, which is fulfilled by running the support plan.
The front then has three drawers equipped with door locks and handles in chiseled bronze.
The cabinet rests on a band that front is interrupted to create two feet, a feature that gives elegance and lightness to the compositional line.
The walnut veneer is applied playing on the different designs of the wood and this gives the furniture a refined chromatic effect of great decorative.
This flap is suitable to be inserted in different environments of your home is combined with antique furniture in...
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Small Secretary or Cabinet in Burl Walnut with Dome, 18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
rare small secretary in walnut from the 18th century of very good quality with its dome
English piece of furniture which stands out by its period, fro...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Inlaid and Solid Walnut Wood Chest of drawers with Secretaire
Located in IT
18th century, Italian inlaid and solid walnut wood chest of drawers with secretaire
This chest of drawers with secretaire was made in...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Secretary furniture in precious wood, stamped J. Popsel, Louis XV - 18th century
By Jean Pöpsel
Located in HÉRIC, FR
A rare and beautiful Louis XV writing desk, stamped Popsel, inlaid with precious wood.
This commissioned piece of furniture is a unique and extraordinary model, specially crafted by ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French ebonized secretaire abattant, having its original brocatelle marble-top, classical gilded ormolu mounts of swag, ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th C. Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Secretaire by RVLC
Located in PARIS, FR
A Louis XV/XVI transitional ormolu mounted tulipwood secretaire by RVLC
Rare and elegant secretary of elliptical shape, veneered on all sides of rosewood with herringbone decoration...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Georgian-Inspired Miniature Italian Walnut Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning Miniature Italian walnut Secretaire is not only a remarkable piece of furniture but also a tribute to the iconic era of King George I. Inspired by the pieces built during this period, this Secretaire exudes the grandeur and elegance of the Georgian era.
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the Secretaire features exquisite crossbanding of mahogany and Italian walnut that was popular during the Georgian period. The four center drawers and the slant top desk with locks and keys further reflect the practicality and functionality that were hallmarks of furniture built during the time of King George I.
French polished in the traditional style, this Secretaire boasts a gleaming finish that brings out the natural beauty of the Italian walnut wood. The slant top desk also reveals four small drawers on top with a center compartment, which is a characteristic feature of Georgian furniture.
This miniature Italian Walnut Secretaire is a masterpiece that captures the essence of the Georgian era, making it a valuable addition to any collection of antique or vintage furniture...
Category
Early 2000s Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Fine Antique Georgian circa 1780 Oyster Venner Bureau Bookcase Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine and important Georgian circa 1780 Oyster veneer Bureau bookcase with original candle holders
A highly decorative and important bu...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Irish George II Mahogany Secretaire Cabinet manner of Giles Grendy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 18th century George II Irish mahogany secretaire cabinet in the manner of Giles Grendy. The shaped mirror panels doors opening ...
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Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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.