Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Grande Biedermeier Secrétaire

$25,000
£18,595.77
€21,771.98
CA$34,883.49
A$39,035.60
CHF 20,382.56
MX$479,902.12
NOK 257,149.47
SEK 241,976.39
DKK 162,435.64
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments, locking drawers, tilting leather writing surface, cylinder top and all the bells and whistles a powerful piece like this deserves. Constructed of solid fir and mahogany the three stacking sections and a crown which are perfectly matched and reflect the work of a master craftsman. Locks, keys and hidden hardware are original and functioning. The clean curves, both convex and concave, gleam with the patina of time, in this case about 200 years of loving care. Paper transport labels indicate the secretary traveled through Denmark at one time, but may have originated anywhere in the Germanic world or Scandinavia where it last resided.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 79.25 in (201.3 cm)Width: 45.5 in (115.57 cm)Depth: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)
  • Style:
    Biedermeier (Of the Period)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1815
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1221stDibs: LU92944236903

More From This Seller

View All
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category

Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Ash

Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Crafted of solid birch and fir with select Nordic birch veneers and recessed bookmatched figured birch panels, on compressed ball feet.
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Biedermeier Drum Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch, fir and mahogany and veneered in choice flame mahogany with birch banding, this Classic cabinet was often used as a pedestal, to display sculpture, a bust from antiquity...
Category

Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch and fir and veneered with hand-cut Nordic birch veneers, the secretary features an upper locking drawer which rests upon a fitted desk area hiding behind a...
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch, Fir

Intarsia Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted, this piece has been obviously been designed and created with love. Elegant intarsia inlays adorn the outside of this case piece. Inside hides a whimsical array of storag...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Late Biedermeier Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
A dismountable display cabinet, with three thick glass shelves and eight panels of glass in the doors and sides, allowing viewing from three perspectives. A straight cornice rests above the walnut veneered case with flat Persian columns headed...
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Vitrines

Materials

Fir, Walnut

You May Also Like

Biedermeier Secretary
Located in South Salem, NY
Stunning example of a Biedermeier secretary. There is some missing veneer on the front and both sides, part of the upper right-hand rail is loose...
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Tabernacle/ Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Tabernacle - walnut veneer and marquetry decorated in typical "Vienna Set-top Style". Fall front writing surface and 3 drawers in lower section. Eight drawers and a cen...
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires

Biedermeier Tabernacle/ Secretaire
$14,940 Sale Price
52% Off
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Secretaire made of walnut, root wood and ebonized wood with fall-front writing surface, interior drawers and secret compartments.
Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Secretaire
$9,500 Sale Price
67% Off
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Secretaire made of walnut and rootwood with brass hardware. Fall front writing surface with interior drawers above three large exterior drawers.
Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Biedermeier Secretaire
$13,500 Sale Price
58% Off
Early 19th Century German or Danish Secretaire, Mahogany, Biedermeier, c. 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Biedermeier secretary Schleswig-Holstein Mahogany and others Biedermeier around 1815 Dimensions: H x W x D: 137 x 88 x 45 cm Description: Piece of furniture standing...
Category

Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch, Mahogany, Maple

Austro-Hungarian Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wearing a layer of Austrian walnut root veneer, this secrétaire has a unique grain that one does not often see; it swirls and undulates across the surface drawing the eye along in a ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Burl