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Antique Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase Butler's Secretary Desk 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1780.
The bookcase bureau is in two sections, the bookcase top having a stepped crown with band...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
George III Scarlet Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts. With double dome cornice with brass central ho-ho bird over a pair of paneled doors opening to two shelves with a lower section of drawers and cubbies. The base section...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Gentleman's Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Secretaire, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's bureau. A fine English, walnut writing desk or secretaire, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1760.
Wonderful Georgian example, with a delightful v...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English Secretary Bookcase with Later Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An 18th century English secretary bookcase with later Chinoiserie decoration in gilt and polychrome on a black lacquered ground. The upper cabinet opens to shelved storage, while the...
Category
British Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Collectors Doctors Cabinet 1790
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique George III English Mahogany secretary bookcase, with a fitted collector's or doctor's cabinet to the base, circa 1790.
The bookcase in two sections; the top section with a flared cornice with a frieze of dentil molding below, the bookcase with twin glazed doors with intersecting curvilenear astragals, the doors enclosing a pair of adjustable shelves.
The base having a deep drawer with a locking fall front desk, fitted with a tooled & gilded leather writing surface, and a fitted interior with pigeonholes with removable doors and drawers each fitted with an oval gilded name label. Below are a pair of locking doors enclosing an elaborately fitted interior; comprising one long shallow tray shaped drawer above a host of 13 drawers of various sizes, all with the original brass hardware and corresponding oval gilded name tag, to the left side is a file space.
The secretary bookcase is raised on bracket feet with a shaped skirt, it is made from the finest figured Cuban mahogany, all original finish and hardware. Georgian bookcase secretaries...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Circa 1780-1800 Georgian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 Georgian Secretaire Bookcase, English. Neo-classical taste. The base raised on French splay feet with scalloped, line inlaid apron. Shield escutcheons. The handsome i...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood, Boxwood, Oak, Satinwood
18th Century Antique Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of mahogany featuring velvet drop front writin...
Category
American Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$3,000 Sale Price
26% Off
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Bureau
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique late 18th century Dutch burr walnut and marquetry bombe' bureau.
It has been accomplished in burr walnut, with exquisite hand cut floral marquetry typica...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George I Secretary Bureau or Escritoire of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English period George I large secretary bureau escritoire - or scriptor - of patinated walnut from the 18th century.
Featuring burr walnut-fig...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis XVI Period Secrétaire 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of upright furniture benefits from a wealth of useful storage compartments, both internal and external. The front flap lowers down to become a writing surface, revealing three spacious open shelves and a range of slim drawers suitable for documents or trinkets. Four further external drawers, wide and shallow, and a white marble top, complete the design. The side edges are fluted, with glorious brass, rounded detailing at the top, while the legs are tapering, ending in ‘toupie’ style feet.
The ‘secretaire’ was an extremely popular choice in its time, being economical in space and perfectly suited to intellectual activities and letter writing...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary, 18th Century Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Period Danish Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary. Refinished in painted black with pull down desk area and multiple drawers that vary in size. The brass hardware el...
Category
Danish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
64% Off
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made from maple featuring a flip top that ope...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Maple
$3,856 Sale Price
34% Off
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish 1770s Baroque Period Light Gray Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque tall secretary from circa 1770, with slant front desk, light Gustavian gray painted finish, two doors and four drawers. Experience the timeless elegance of this Swedish tall secretary from circa 1770, a piece that seamlessly marries the grandeur of Baroque design with the serene simplicity of the Gustavian painted finish. Indeed, this secretary, with its light gray painted finish, two doors, and four drawers, is a testament to the refined craftsmanship and understated beauty of Nordic furniture.
The secretary's tall, imposing structure is softened by the light Gustavian gray finish, creating a sense of calm sophistication. The two doors, featuring simply carved panels, open to reveal an interior bathed in antique powder...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
$9,560 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Secretary - Scandinavian Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Sweden Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk is com...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Dutch Rococo Inlaid Marquetry Walnut Bombe Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine 18th century Dutch Rococo walnut inlaid marquetry bombe shaped desk, circa 1780.
The desk top is inlaid with a satinwood panel and having corresponding panels to the sides, th...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
Queen Anne Secretary Desk, C. 1750
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Queen Anne period double dome secretary desk in walnut, circa 1750, with glass mullion doors, candle slides and fitted interior, above a bank of drawers with brass pulls and escutc...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$3,600 Sale Price
44% Off
Late 18th Century Swedish Black Painted Pine Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine secretary reflects the understated grace of Swedish styling in the late 1700's.
The original black painted finish has been scraped, revealing the warm aged pine patina bel...
Category
Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Period 1790s Painted Slant Front Secretary with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood secretary from the late 18th century, with slant front desk, multiple drawers, dark painted interior, three drawers in the façade and rustic c...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The piece features a three-drawer base and a three-door upper section with a projecting cen...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase
Located in Huntington, NY
This exceptional George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, has wonderful flame & crotch grain Mahogany. Comprised of a large central cabinet, flanked by 2 sma...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$25,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on stand, Batavia, circa 1730.
This desk in the Queen Anne style was made in the Dutch Eas...
Category
Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis XVI
Located in Odense, DK
This elegant Danish Louis XVI chest of drawers, crafted between 1790 and 1810, is a fine example of late 18th-century neoclassical design. Made from solid oak, the piece features fou...
Category
Danish Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Of exceedingly good quality, this fine George III secretaire features a molded cornice projecting over glazed doors, each composed of sixteen individual panes of glass divided by int...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Baroque Bureau In Walnut With Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very beautiful Baroque bureau. Thick walnut veneer with inlays.
Hidden "secret" locking system for the drawers in the upper section.
Grate quality Ni...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
The best English Queen Anne / George I burl walnut secretary bureau bookcase in two sections. The upper arched top portion with a molded and domed cornice inset with mirrored glass a...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish secretary with a decorative carved pediment.
Composed below doors opening to storage with below fall front desk opening to the drawer. Storage and workspace, be...
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Secretaire with Architectural Marquetry, Italy, circa 1770
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary
Italy
various precious woods
second half 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 219 x 89 x 50 cm
Description:
Slender and well-proportioned secretary with architectural marquetry.
Two-piece piece of furniture standing on slightly curved stud feet.
The three lower drawers are veneered diagonally and mirrored starting...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Miami, FL
The rectangular locker rests on chest with legs, and has four drawers decorated with diamonds that lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Answer...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Rococo secretary desk with a cabinet or bookcase top, beautifully painted in blue with a black-painted interior.
This piece consists of two sections: Upper section consists of a c...
Category
Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Painted Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 18th century Swedish gustavian period two-part secretaire cabinet or bookcase crafted from pine and beech. The substantial case has a gracefully curved or arched pediment ...
Category
European Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite 18th-Century Louis XV Secretary Desk
This stunning Louis XV Secretary Desk, dating back to 1770, showcases the elegance of 18th-century Fr...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
$9,800 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century European Painted Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant late 18th-century European bureau bookcase, crafted circa 1790 and retaining its original understated sophistication. This two-part piece features a glazed upper cabinet w...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine
Hand Painted White Baroque Secretaire, Saxony 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque writing secretaire with slanted flap and curved front and frame. The secretaire has two large drawers and behind the arched writing flap small drawers and a deep compartment....
Category
German French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Softwood
George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany secretary, late 18th century. Pediment with dental molding, two glass doors with through mullions, two adjustable shelves and four drawers on the bottom, a central single board slant top, interior with central prospect door flanked by 4 letter slots and 7 drawers, below are 4 graduated drawers with cock beaded moldings, all drawers with locks stamped "Sam Hall...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Pine
English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with mirrored bookcase. Secretary has a upper case broken pediment top with dental molding, original mirrored doors, c...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Painted Oak Secretary, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece with paneled doors, crown and three large lower serpentine drawers.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custo...
Category
Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant, Cabinet, 1775
Located in Rome, IT
Important French ormolu-mounted, kingwood, tulipwood and stained sycamore marqueterie and parquetry secretaire abattant with rectangular moulded white marble top, above a frieze draw...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$30,672 Sale Price
20% Off
Queen Anne Bureau Bookcase in Inlaid Walnut, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Bureau Bookcase of the Queen Anne period. The frame constructed in walnut, with inlaid elm designs.
The slanted fall-front opens to reveal a herringbone-inlaid arrangem...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Empire Secretaire with Writing Desk, Richly Inlaid Wood. Italy Late 18th Century
Located in Torino, IT
"Empire" cylinder writing desk, secretaire with pull-out top, internal drawers and four external drawers.
Origin
Italy
Period
Late eighteenth century
Model
Cylinder writing des...
Category
Italian Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$6,517 Sale Price
20% Off
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior, original brasses, and resting on the origin...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800.
This elegantly curved secretary desk has three spacious drawers in the lower part. The writing flap ...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$5,530 Sale Price
30% Off
Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in figured burl walnut adds aesthetic beauty to the history of this piece acquired by Cosulich Interiors & Antiques from a collector in Yorkshire. Georgian wood...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire i...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Late 18th Century Swedish Secretary Cabinet with Historic Paint
Located in South Salem, NY
Splendid early antique Gustavian style secretary cabinet, made in Sweden, circa late 19th century. This rustic cabinet retains its historic p...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian 18' century walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper section with a shaped carved cresting centered by a cartouche-sha...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Italian 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Secretaire with Ash Inlay and Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and ash slant-front secretaire from the 18th century with three drawers and star shaped marquetry. This exquisite 18th-century Italian slant-front secretaire, craft...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis 16
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1790-1810.. Louis XVI. This chest features great curves and carving skills and undoubtful high quality. Made in so...
Category
Danish Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Baroque Secretaire/ Writing Cabinet Nutwood, Germany ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Important 18th century secrétaire or writing cabinet elaborately made in the baroque period in West Germany around 1770. Different kinds of fine nutwood/ walnut were used to set up a...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Oak Secretary Desk / Chest of Drawers – Late 18th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this beautiful large antique oak secretary desk / chest of drawers / bureau with burl walnut veneer from the late 18th century....
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a curved bonnet. Note the heavily carved panel doors and the large curvaceous lower three serpentine drawers.
T...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign Chest with Secretary, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign graduated chest with an upper drawer fitted with a hinged fall front secretary revealing a central prospect door with a secret interior drawer, flanking pigeon holes with eight interior drawers, top edge carved with an egg & dart border, three graduated lower case drawers, original recessed brasses and escutcheons, and resting on a carved egg & dart rope skirt with the original bun feet. Late 18th Century Campaign...
Category
English Campaign Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Desk or Secretary Attributed to Gillows, English 1790
Located in Rome, IT
George III amazing cabinet desk or secretary in mahogany wood, brass and leather with a drawers attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1780.
The secretary in the photo was exhib...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fine William And Mary Oyster Veneer Cabinet On Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine quality late 17th century Oyster veneer cabinet on chest from the Queen Anne/William and Mary period with outstanding patina and nutty color, and of desirable proportions...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Olive
Louis XVI Secretary Desk, France, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Secretary Desk – France, c. 1780-1800
This stunning Louis XVI secretary desk, crafted in France between 1780 and 1800, is a masterpiece of 18th-century craftsman...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 18th Century baroque secrétaire/ bureau cabinet elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1770 in Austria. As former part of the inventory of an old Upperaustrian castl...
Category
Austrian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
European 18th Century Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Old Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European two-part tall secretary from the 18th century with gray / cream painted finish, old glass doors, slant front desk and five graduated drawers. Discover elegance and functio...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
A late 18th century English George III mahogany Bureau bookcase ‘secretaire’ with fretwork open swan neck pediment, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of glazed doors, slant fr...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
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