American Secretaires

Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

As handsome as it is practical, we've freshened this 1950s secretary desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel to near pristine condition. We've refinished the outer cabinet and desktop and g...

Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Bookcases

Paldao

Bookcase with drop-front secretary desk and storage drawers in paldao wood. Glass dividers separate storage compartments, and cork-lined back. Retains Herman Miller tag. Great origin...

Arthur Umanoff

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Brass, Wood

Wonderful Arthur Umanoff chest. Original finish with excellent patina. Other sets are available.

Herman Miller, George Nelson & Associates

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Walnut, Lacquer

George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller, USA Executive Office Group Series with J-pulls, circa 1954. Walnut, steel. Lacquer Measures: 72 wide x 30 deep and 29.75 inches tall...

Newell Design Studio

21st Century and Contemporary American Cabinets

Bronze

The Mosaic cabinet in selenite, bronze and claro walnut is a strikingly opulent example of a few of the most beautiful materials in the natural world that we have been given as furni...

Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Mahogany

This desk is Hagen at his best, who was a successor of Phyfe having purchased his tools and designs and worked at the very end of the 19th century. This desk is composed of beautiful...

Amuneal, Amuneal

2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Aluminum, Brass, Steel, Oak

The loft work suite is a modular office system based on Amuneal’s loft shelving system. Posts in blackened steel are coupled with solid brass machined fittings in a champagne finish....

Paul McCobb

Vintage 1950s American More Desk Accessories

Paul McCobb desktop drawer unit in maple and iron, 1950s.

Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde

Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Walnut, Leather, Brass

An amorphous desk of walnut with two oval cases of drawers under both sides. Both cases of drawers are wrapped in leather and lined with brass nailhead trim. There are six drawers of...

Antique 19th Century American Secretaires

Mahogany

19th century American federal inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary.

Antique 19th Century American Cabinets

Oak

19thc American Gothic Revival oak two-part cabinet with fall front desk.

Duncan Phyfe

Antique 1810s American American Classical Secretaires

Brass, Glass, Mahogany

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854), New York, circa 1820. Comprised of two parts: The projecting pediment top above a veneered frieze above a pair of glazed cabinet doors wit...

Sligh Furniture

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Leather, Chrome, Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern roll top secretary desk manufactured by Sligh Furniture in rosewood and chrome. This piece features a writing top lined with black leather and two external drawers...

Antique Early 1800s American Hepplewhite Bookcases

Mahogany

This breakfront was part of a superb collection of colonial furniture owned by Francis Hill Bigelowe of Cambridge MA, sold at the Anderson Galleries (later Sotheby's) in 1924. In all...

Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Satinwood

This small secretaire is composed of satinwood that makes a most eloquent statement and is inlaid with contrasting elements (please click for details to appreciate this aspect). Whil...

Antique 19th Century American Regency Secretaires

Mahogany

In order to fill the larger rooms of houses that increased in size during the early 19th century, Classical or Empire case pieces came in larger proportions than their antecedents. T...

Antique 1780s American Chippendale Secretaires

Cherry

This is a first class desk and bookcase in superb condition and form with full secret interior. It has beautifully sculptured ogee bracket feet and not simple flat brackets, evidenci...

Antique Early 19th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Mahogany

This secretary, attributed to Thomas Seymour, is the best in the world of great classical furniture and is illustrated in John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794-1816, ...

Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Secretaires

This abattant is related to a small grouping of about 15 known Philadelphia case pieces, a form with distinct European antecedents and produced for a short time in major American urb...

Gilbert Rohde

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets

Metal

Modernist cabinet, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, circa 1930s. Constructed of exotic East Indian laurel wood with black lacquered trim and nickel plated metal hardware....

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Mid-century modern Robsjohn Gibbings walnut multifunction cabinet.

20th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Walnut

American Victorian walnut drop front secretary with two glass doors.

Directional, Paul McCobb, H. Sacks & Sons

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Brass, Mahogany

All original Mid-Century Modern desk and matching side chair, designed by Paul McCobb for Directional's Connoisseur collection, and manufactured by H. Sacks and Sons in circa 1953. F...

Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Brass, Mahogany

A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers desk. Provides ample storage as a chest of drawers, and doubles as a secretary with ...

George Nelson

Vintage 1950s American Secretaires

Walnut

George Nelson walnut secretary and bookcase on extra long black bench, mfg. Herman Miller, 1950s. Three pieces sold as one unit.

Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

This large-scale secretaire was probably made in Baltimore, and relates to the John Needles school. Needles worked in this period and used the stylized, turned feet exhibited here on...

Antique 1830s American American Classical Secretaires

Mahogany

Case pieces of this type are often designed as secretary desks, but this example offers one large drawer beneath two small convex drawers and raised panel doors with stencil work typ...

Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Desks

Walnut

This was a remarkably untouched piece of furniture, which has been French polished and cleaned with its original leather writing surface. Boston models were fairly austere, and this ...

Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

This sideboard is finely constructed with highly figured mahogany and line inlays of satinwood and ebony. It has everything one would expect in a sideboard including bottle drawers a...

American of Martinsville

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Walnut

Unique modular hutch and desk unit by American of Martinsville. Original acquisition condition, circa 1960s. Light included in upper desk portion. Walnut. Sections of the hutch are m...

Antique 19th Century American Secretaires

Late 19th century flamed mahogany secretaire.

Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Secretaires

Mahogany

The cylinder desk was introduced at this time (beginning of the 19th century) and fairly complex to make due to the cabinetwork involved, which entailed a counterweight so that the l...

Antique 1830s American Secretaires

Pine

A charming country pine secretary with molded crest above glazed doors and divided drawers over a slanted writing surface and a long drawer, raised on slender turned legs. Pennsyl...

Vintage 1940s American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Mahogany

Impressive and elegant vintage breakfront and secretary in two shades of mahogany and having a gorgeous flame mahogany top, with four-paned glass panels and beautiful frieze. There's...

Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

Mahogany

This is one of the finest and most monumental secretaries of the period, note the extremely well-developed columns with pineapples, rosettes, eagles, etc. The background in the carve...

Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

This is an absolutely untouched piece: Cobwebs and all. We were attracted to this piece not only because of its untouched, museum like quality, but also by the complexity of design. ...

Antique 19th Century American American Classical Secretaires

Mahogany

This monumental desk or bookcase is composed of solid mahogany with highly figured mahogany veneers that have retained a vibrant visual glow. It is in superb condition with no altera...

Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Secretaires

Bronze, Leather, Carrara Marble, Mahogany, Pine

Of simply magnificent quality and craftsmanship, this exquisite secrétaire à abattant (secretary desk) is a perfect melding of rich material and precise design. The careful attention...

Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Walnut

Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item measurements as some items appear larger in photographs than in person). Item feat...

John Needles

Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Secretaires

This is an interesting secretaire retaining its original first surface, which over the years has turned a warm golden color and patina. Although, at first glance, one might consider ...

Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Desks

Mahogany

While this desk was made in the early to mid-19th century, the construction techniques used throughout reveal the earlier construction techniques used in forms of this eighteenth cen...

Antique 1820s American American Classical Secretaires

Mahogany

This is a magnificent and stately classical secretary which relates to a small grouping of elite cabinetmakers located in what is now Downtown Manhattan. Here Edward Holmes formed a ...

Baker Furniture Company

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Wood

Baker red chinoiserie japanned 1593 Venetian secretary desk - collectors edition. Item features scalloped and bevelled crest above two doors opening to reveal shelves and six drawers...

Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Mahogany

Antique Chippendale style smaller sized blockfront carved mahogany secretary desk. Item features beautiful antique blockfront desk, bell flower, acanthus, and urn carved drop front p...

Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Secretaires

Mahogany

The pediment is unusually stylized, as are the Gothic style feet. The mahogany is extremely figured and is in fine condition; the robust hinge supports are unusual. This case piece w...

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires

Glass, Mahogany

Antique American Empire slant drop front desk features flame mahogany with cared floral and foliate decoration, upper bookcase, drop front opens to reveal writing surface and interio...

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Beautifully detailed and functional dresser cabinet with ample storage and unique pull out workspace. By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ...

Antique 19th Century American Federal Bookcases

Wood

A handsome Federal mahogany and bird's-eye maple Secretary book case. We think this was made in Pennsylvania, circa 1830. Some small repairs. Finials lacking. An interesting and unus...

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Bookcases

Mahogany

This secretary is a masterpiece with exceptional architectural features. Note the convex pediment with gilt mounting. The elaborate gilded mullions composing the upper doors are flan...

Antique Early 19th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Mahogany

This secretaire has Gothic arch doors with an interesting central glass door above a prospect door opening to four drawers. This is quite rare, and offers the benefit of the full int...

Antique 1770s American American Colonial Secretaires

Mahogany, Poplar

A stunning piece of early American furniture with excellent provenance, this secretary bookcase was designed and constructed by one of the best firms in 18th century Boston with is f...

Antique 1790s American American Colonial Secretaires

Brass, Mahogany, Pine

American mahogany oxbow secretary with an upper case swan's neck pierced pediment, hinged bookcase with two book matched blind doors reveling two interior adjustable shelves, lower c...

Daniel Pabst

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Wood

Rare Victorian inlaid Philadelphia desk by Daniel Pabst. Winged griffins with a drop desk over two drawers.

Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Secretaires

Mahogany

This secretary employs Classic Gothic arches in its upper doors, which are generally in-filled from behind with either fabric or left open as a bookcase, given the full shelving. The...

Antique 1780s American Chippendale Secretaires

We acquired this piece locally and not far away from Newport, its city of origin. This desk is in pristine condition. It has its original undisturbed brasses, locks, hinges, etc. and...

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Mahogany, Maple

American Victorian plum-pudding mahogany secretaire-bookcase with arched pediment above grilled doors and a maple veneered fitted fall-front drawer, second quarter of the 19th centur...

Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

Bronze, Maple, Rosewood

American Federal rosewood and maple interior roll top secretary with bronze and ebonized trim (attributed to Leon Marcotte, N.Y.).  

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

Mahogany

19th century American Federal secretary chest, circa 1810, mahogany, with bird's-eye maple and banded drawers, upper left with a deep drawer with a double faux drawer front, the uppe...