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Secretaires For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1940s
20th Century Dutch Trumeau Walnut with Maple Wood Inlays, Netherlands, 1950
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Dutch Trumeau from the mid-20th century. Furniture of exceptional quality, richly inlaid in walnut and maple wood, the interior is covered in mahogany an...
Category
1950s Dutch Dutch Colonial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Fir
Beautiful Sloping Flap Secretary / Roll-Up Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful sloping flap secretary / roll-up secretary, 20th century
Wood veneered with tulip wood and partially inlaid. High-quality workmanship on short square legs, straight four...
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Tulipwood
Secretaire by Torbjørn Afdal for Nesjestranda, Norway, 1960s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare secretaire designed by Torbjørn Afdal. Produced by Nesjestranda møbelfabrikk during the 1960s. Made from palisander with solid wood in the legs and the drawers. The drawers made...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Palisander
Venetian Style Chest of Seven Drawers from 1960, Original Worn Painting
Located in Buggiano, IT
Venetian style chest of seven drawers from 1960, original worn painting
Very practical and elegant piece of furniture.
Comes from an old city hous...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Fir
Secretary in Rosewood of Danish Design from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This secretary, crafted in rosewood and showcasing Danish design from the 1960s, epitomizes both functionality and aesthetic appeal. With its sleek lines and rich wood grain, it exu...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
This very rare Kindel reproduction is part of The National for Historic Preservation Collection, The Cliveden desk and bookcase is truly a masterpiece. An outstanding example of the Rococo style, the Cliveden desk and bookcase is English, circa 1750, and part of the collection on display at Cliveden Mansion in Germantown, PA. Kindel Furniture Company was selected as licensee to the National Trust to make a faithful reproduction of this secretary desk. This reproduction has all of the outstanding qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, the bookcase has a "broken molded pediment" with decorative frieze and a superb hand-carved bust of John Locke...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Secretaires
Burled Maple Cabinet Secretary with Drawers / Flat File, USA, 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
Edward Wormley style Mid-Century Modern case piece with drawers at base and drop-down secretary at top. Two toned finish that appears to be rosewood and burled maple. Interior of des...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Ivory Lacquered French Art Deco Cabinet or Writing Desk in the style of Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant and rare piece of furniture. This writing desk cabinet is in lacquered wood and has drawers and two side doors with shelves and bookc...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Circassian Walnut Inlaid Beveled Glass French Louis XV Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
From Slatoff Estate. Rosewood with exotic veneer. Vitrine top with marble top. Rouge marble gallery. Beveled glass doors. Brass accents and foot caps. 58" h x 32 1/2" w x 19 5/8" d.
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Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Yew Wood Leather Top Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Brass Hardware MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Yew Wood Leather Top Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Brass Hardware MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Mahogany Spinet Piano Style Flip Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Mahogany Spinet Piano Style Flip Top Secretary Writing Desk. Item features 3 drawers, pull out writing surface, flip top, very nice vintage desk. Circa Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Secretaire by Jentique
By Jentique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Secretaire by Jentique is a stunning addition to any mid century furniture collection. Made by the renowned British furniture maker Jentiq...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique Country French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary ~ Desk is ideal for the efficient yet stylish interior! Providing surprising storage within the two full width drawers, the t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1940's French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet. Top glass enclosed display area. Interior with special sections for desk needs. Rare form.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
TOMLINSON Crotch Mahogany Block Front Secretary Desk with Blind Bookcase
By Tomlinson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Tomlinson. Crotch mahogany with brass hardware, pediment top with three finials and bracket feet. Upper blind bookcase...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage bookcase Secretaire Teak Johannes Sorth
Located in VEENENDAAL, NL
Beautiful vintage bookcase from the 1960s, from Denmark, designed by Johannes Sorth. The vintage cabinet has 3 shelves at the top that are beautifully finished, at the bottom you wil...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish secretary in light rosewood by Arne Wahl Iversen 1960's
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Danish secretary desk in light rosewood designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Brouers Møbelfabrik dating from the 1960's
Model stamped on the back "Made in Denmark"
It is made up of 3 ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage secretaire Teak with mirror 92 cm
Located in VEENENDAAL, NL
Beautiful secretary from the 1960s. The vintage teak cabinet has a pull-out desk, ideal! In addition, the cupboard has 4 drawers at the top and a mirror. So the cupboard can also be ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Fantastic Paint Decorated Faux Marble Interior Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extraordinary secretary desk in the Venetian style. The interior is done in faux marble paint decoration and the exterior is done in a floral and green combination. The de...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Gustavian, Swedish Secretaire Desk, White Paint, Pinewood, Sweden, 1900s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gustavian, Swedish Painted Secretaire Desk, White Paint, Pinewood, Sweden, 1900s
Gustavian secretaire desk or storage cabinet designed and produced in Sweden in the early part of the 20th century. This example features a white paint distressed finish. The top portion of the cabinet flips down to reveal a light green paint distressed writing desk...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Paint
Vintage Teak Bokkcasevand Secretary Unit
Located in Frederick, MD
This pair of teak office pieces include a Bookshelf with lower cabinet and the second unit has storage area plus a tilt-down desk which would also work well as a bar.
This set was p...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Directoire Style Mahogany and Brass secretary Aabatant Leather Desk Surface
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble top. One dovetailed drawer on top. One drop down door containing leather and fitted interior. Two doors on bottom containing one shelf. Brass or bronze hardware and accents. ...
Category
1950s French Directoire Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Writing desk by Guillerme and Chambron for votre Maison, 1960
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Cabinet designed by Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron in the 60s
Edited by Votre Maison
Entirely made of oak
Nice patina of the time
Ceramic handles by Boleslow Danikowski
Patina...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Oak
Mid-Century English Pine Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Chinese Chippendale style carved pine secretary. It is purported to be English, and it has glass shelves. The drawers do have dovetail construction, and it is t...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th C Style Minton Spidell French Country Buffet à Deux-Corps Secretary
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Minton Spidell French Country Buffet à Deux-Corps Secretary
Category
1990s French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Superb Shallow Depth French Country Painted Mesh Door Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous distressed-painted SHALLOW DEPTH secretary desk with slide out leather writing surface with embossed edges. The finish is entirely original including signs of use ...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Wire
20th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Single glass door upper display cabinet
3 drawer bombe form base & secretary
Beautifully hand painted
32"W x 1...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Roll top secretary in teak by Egon Ostergaard, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Roll top secretary designed by Egon Ostergaard for MSI, Sweden during the 1960’s. Solid teak and teak veneer. The upper rolltop opens on three small drawers and neat compartments abo...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Secretary by Emiel Veranneman, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Secretary by Emiel Veranneman, 1950s
Neon system not in working condition
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretary, desk, Danish in Rio rosewood by Dyrlund 1960.
By Dyrlund
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Magnificent Scandinavian Secretary/Desk composed of 3 large drawers on the lower part and a hinged door which opens onto storage lockers. Modernist square base. Sober and elegant des...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage teak Secretary by Erling Torvits for Klim Mobelfabrik, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
Danish teak secretary designed by Erling Torvits for Klim Møbelfabrik. This secretary has a hinged leaf that drops down and becomes a sturdy desktop. Behind this leaf are three drawe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Modernist Roller blind cabinet, 1930s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Roller blind cabinet made in the 1930s in the former Czechoslovakia. The cabinet has a rolling opening mechanism. It is suitable for the office, as well as for your apartment to stor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Beech, Plywood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern secretary desk in teak wood manufactured in Denmark in the 1960's.
This exquisite piece, recently imported from Europe to California before it...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a deep scrolled pediment top and above two mirrored doors. The doors with a interior wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Secretary desk / Bar 1960s
Located in Brussels , BE
Extremely practical secretaire with beautiful details.
The height of the "desk" is 76cm.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian Midcentury Secretary - Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High lacquered secretary - cabinet
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Handpainted Secretary / Desk in Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian handpainted secretary / desk in chinoiserie design, top features molded shape cornice with two doors revealing three shelves and two small ...
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wool
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Secretaire after Johann Härle
By Johann Härle
Located in Berlin, DE
Aristocratic secretaire of Vienna Biedermeier after Johann Härle, 1813.
Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood, partially ebonized, crested with classicist m...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood, Birdseye Maple
20th Century Veneered Wood Italian Trumeau Secrétaire Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved furniture and veneered in walnut, burl, cherry and beech of excellent quality. Double body trumeau equipped with three external draw...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This elegant secretary desk is made from Cuban mahogany, which tends to have a honey colored appearance compared to more ubiquitous forms of the wood. It would be well placed in an ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Johannes Sorth Bookcase / Secretary Desk In Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Johannes Sorth
Manufacturer: Nexø / Bornholms
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 39.5″ wide x 17″ deep x 69.5″ tall
Condition: In excellent origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is finished in a lustrous museum quality ebonized French polish. There are two lower doors w...
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century Inlaid Rosewood Maple Walnut Cherry Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French bureau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded inlaid furniture with floral decorations in rosewood, maple, walnut, cherry and fruitwood. Bureau equipped with two externa...
Category
1960s French Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Maple, Nutwood
Danish Modern Bow Front Secretary Desk In Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 33.25" wide x 16" deep x 42.5" tall, Desk: 21.5" wide, 16.75" deep x 28" tall
Condit...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish Rosewood Secretary Desk and Bookcase
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid century secretary desk and bookcase crafted of Brazilian rosewood with pull-out writing surface over a small cabinet with sliding doors. Mid-section has pair of solid rosewood ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Secretary in Teak by Nils Jonsson for HJN Möbelfabrik, 1960s
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Kiel, SH
High quality secretary by Nils Jonsson in good used condition
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Børge Mogensen Two Piece Cabinet or Secretary for Karl Andersson and Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak and teak storage unit and desk by Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson and Sons c.1960s, Sweden. This two piece storage cabinet has eight drawers along the lower cabinet and a drop ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Teak
Solid Oak Cabinet and Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and rare "dos d'âne" style desk and cabinet by French designers Guillerme and Chambron featuring leather straps holding the desk tray. Chest of 4 drawers In overall good vint...
Category
1960s French Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Laminate, Oak
20th Century Walnut Burl and Beech Wood Italian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau of the mid-twentieth century. Moved and rounded, double body, richly carved in walnut, burl and beech woods of beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Trumeau with a work...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Rosewood secretair by Torbjørn Afdal, Norway, 1960s, Palisander
Located in Hägersten, SE
Secretair designed by Torbjørn Afdal. Produced by Nesjestranda møbelfabrikk during the 1960s. Made from palisander with solid wood in the legs and the drawers. The drawers made with ...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Palisander
20th Century Wood Italian Lombard Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau from the mid-20th century. Double body furniture carved in walnut, burl and beech of a beautiful line and pleasant decor. Lower body equipped with three drawers and d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Blockfront Secretary Writing Desk. Made from mahogany with a high sheen finish. This exception example of a late 18th century p...
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of an oak case, cerused oak drawer fronts, and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Johannes Sorth Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Danish Modern Brazilian Rosewood secretary desk by Johannes Sorth number 331 32.
Multifunctional having three adjustable bookshelves to the tapered top with pull out pocket desk & t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Gorgeous burl wood, with ebonized columns, and original brass hard...
Category
1980s American Empire Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Roller blind cabinet by Interier Paraha, 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Roller blind cabinet made in the 1950s in the former Czechoslovakia. More precisely, in 1955 by the furniture company Interiér Praha. It is made of beech wood and plywood. The cabine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Beech, Plywood
Fine Carved Walnut French Louis XV Secretary Desk Abatant Basket of Flowers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved walnut secretary abatant that's perfect for narrow hallways or shallow areas in a bedroom. The desk is repleat with a tulipwo...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood, Walnut
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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