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18th Century, Dutch Marquetry Drop Front Secretary / Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This splendid drop front desk / secretary / secretaire, is completely covered with a beautiful
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Painted secretary with four lower drawers and fitted interior
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Secretary Rolltop Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical kingwood, tulipwood, fruitwood and ebonized marquetry roll top desk from
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood
Secretary of Louis XV, Stamped by Jean Baptiste Saunier, 18th Century
By J. B. Saunier
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Upholstered secretary with curved front and decorated sides inlaid with geometric butterfly wing
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 18th Century drop front secretary desk in the Chippendale style, unbranded. Solid oak
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine Hepplewhite Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite figured mahogany secretary desk, in two parts, the upper section with arcaded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Swedish Baroque Secretary Desk with Built-In, Signed Mora Clock, circa 1760
Located in Carmel, CA
This period Swedish Baroque secretary-desk Circa 1760, has a built in Mora clock with original
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Gustavian Secretary Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
18th-century secretary desk in gustavian style with a drop-front desk and 3 drawers.
Painted in a
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Antique 1780s Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Regency Provincial Walnut Secretary desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Lovely provincial work
. Walnut
. 18th century
. Regency style
. 2 drawers in the front and 4
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Double Bonnet Georgian Tombstone Mirror Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th-century Georgian tombstone mirror secretary desk is a striking example of refined
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Cherrywood Cylinder Desk/ Rolltop Bureau Secretary, France C. 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
secretary is a truly splendid example of a late 18th century French cylinder desk coming in absolutely
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Scandinavian Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautifully carved Scandinavian secretary with original locks and hardware from the 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century Scandinavian Desks
18th Century French Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A gorgeous French secretary or chest with a slant front in solid bleached oak and a shapely double
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
18th Century French Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
French Antique Grand Secretary Desk in old aged French Oak. Beautiful provincial carvings of a
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Antique 1770s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Queen Anne Style Oak Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
/2" H x 38 5/8" W x 20 3/4" D
Condition report:
Crafted of 17th and 18th century elements
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Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
English 18th Century George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
and shelves and secret compartments. 4 drawers all with brass hardware rest under the desk surface
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Desks and Writing Ta...
18th Century George III Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful secretary decorated in the chinoiserie style. Lots of storage.
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Antique 18th Century British Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Venetian Lacca Povera Desk Secretary circa 1730
Located in CA, CA
A rare and important Venetian bureau. In shape, this secretary is influenced by the English bureau
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Original Walnut Queen Anne Secretary Desk /Bureau
Located in Pomona, CA
An original Queen Anne period writing desk, circa 1720. Fantastic patina on it's original walnut
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 1700s Northern Swedish Pine Country Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country secretary desk from the late 1700s. A secretary desk is a wonderful
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
Antique Italian Parquet Style Wood Secretary Desk With Brass Accents
Located in Saddle River, NJ
enhances the desk's luxurious appeal.
Antique Charm: The late 18th-century origin adds a sense of history
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Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century Directoire Era French Writing Table with Secretary Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Directoire period walnut writing table features bronze banding and a black marble top. Its single drawer opens to reveal a beautifully aged green leather top writing surface tha...
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
17 1997, lot 417, “A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Desk, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Secretary, Late 18th C. with Geometric Paned and Glazed Doors
Located in Houston, TX
This exceptional mahogany secretary is from the late
18 th c. It has hinged doors that open wide
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Antique Late 18th Century British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hand-Painted Baroque Secretary Desk, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Magnificent 18th-century Baroque secretary desk with an impressive architectural structure. The
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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Original Painted 18th Century Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A second part of the 18th Century Baroque Period Scandinavian original Painted Writing Desk
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Style French Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
18th century Louis XVI style French
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Impressive 18th Century Northern Italian Inlaid Bureau with Secretary Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Impressive 18th century northern Italian inlaid bureau with secretary desk. Incredible inlay work
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
18th Century English Walnut and Secretary with Drop Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century English walnut and secretary with drop front desk
Gorgeous 19th century secretary
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Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Period Chippendale Figured Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1765
Located in Essex, MA
Period Chippendale George III Secretary Bookcase with Desk Interior
British, circa 1765, highly
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Danish Baroque Drop Front Bureau Secretary, circa 1770
Located in Round Top, TX
secretary, also known as a bureau, from the late 18th century. The curved large 3 lower drawers reflect the
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Desks
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Baroque secretary desk from northern Sweden made during the late 1700s. The secretary is pine and
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Gustavian 18th Century Scandinavian Tall Slanted Desk Secretary with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
, slanted desk and glass doors. Born in Scandinavia during the 18th century, this two-part tall secretary
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century Georgian mahogany secretary. Secretary desk drawer with green tooled writing surface
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
18th Century Baroque Tabernacle Secretary Desk from Austria
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The tabernacle secretary desk stands on low round feet and is richly decorated with noble wood
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Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Walnut
18th Century Chinoiserie Italian Two-Piece Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Manhasset, NY
18th century chinoiserie Italian two piece secretary desk / bookcase. This spectacular one of a
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Painted Secretary with Glass Doors and Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk. Created in Sweden during the 18th century, this tall secretary features a molded cornice adorned
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional George I, Burr Elm Fall Front Bureau, Secretaire Burl Secretary
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptionally fine early 18th century burr elm veneered fall front bureau, the fall opening to a
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Antique Early 18th Century British George I Desks
Materials
Burl
Swedish Rococo 18th Century Tall Secretary with Bonnet Top and Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period painted wood two-part secretary from the 18th century, with bonnet top
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Late 18th c
Located in San Marino, CA
Danish Biedermeier secretary desk, molded top over two cupboard doors enclosing one stationary
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Secretaires
English Mahogany Secretary with Fitted Desk Drawer Late 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with fitted fall front desk.
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Antique Late 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase with Secretary Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 18th century Georgian period mahogany breakfront bookcase with secretary desk. The piece
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Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
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
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Antique 18th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marquetry Secretary Lady
s Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary is both stylish and functional; the elegant writing desk crafted from solid walnut and cherry wood
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in southern France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and functional; the
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Rococo Black and Blue Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish Rococo bureau, black and blue painted with charming and decorative patina.
Elegant execution with serpentine sides and front. Exterior with a pair of drawers and a slanted wr...
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Catalan Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
by six drawers.
Measures: Height to the floor-desk 30.31 in
Deep with the desk opens 35.82 in.
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk Display Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
" (secretary bookcase) is an essential piece of furniture for a study or library. The traditional secretary was
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Early Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine early Queen Anne walnut secretary desk with beveled glass doors, fitted interior on raised
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
English Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Of classical proportions and with the warm glow of the flamed mahogany this secretary bookcase
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Period Neoclassical Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Northern European Neoclassical Secretary Desk featuring hand-carved decoration
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Put a sophisticated spin on your study or office with this antique slant front desk commode, or
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
William and Mary Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine William and Mary Walnut Secretary Bookcase with etched glass doors candle slides on ball feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany secretary with slant front writing desk
Superb antique
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Antique Early 19th Century British Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A superb Hepplewhite figured mahogany and mahogany veneer secretary desk with arched cove molded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century secretary desk you’re looking for. A 18th century secretary desk — often made from wood, walnut and mahogany — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 18th century secretary desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 18th century secretary desk, those designed in Georgian, Baroque and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest.
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In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
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- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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