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Antique Queen Anne Burl Walnut Bookcase / Bureau / Secretary Desk, circa 1710
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Queen Anne Burl walnut bookcase / bureau / secretary desk, circa 1710. The bookcase in two
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Burl
Very Important Period 18th Century George I Walnut Secretary
Located in Larkspur, CA
Very Important Period Early 18th Century George I Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase, the Arched Top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Rococo Drop Front Secretary.
Located in Larkspur, CA
Third quarter 18th century Italian walnut rococo drop front secretary. The Whole with book matched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
18th Century Baltic Period Secretary
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 18th Century Baltic Period Baroque Walnut Writing Bureau Secretary, Inlaid Throughout with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Baltic Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid 18th Century Northern Italian Secretary
Located in Larkspur, CA
Mid 18th Century Northern Italian Rosewood and Walnut Veneered Bureau Bookcase Secretaire from
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Walnut Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
do with a secretary desk. A scrolled top with three urn and finials are all nicely complemented by
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
complete the top half of the secretary. The lower half of the desk has an interior with four pigeon holes
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
A Refined Walnut Hepplewhite Secretary Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
period. This secretary desk uses inlay to nicely highlight the architectural elements of the pice. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Encinitas, CA
18th Century Regence Walnut Secretary. Lovely arbalete focade with galbes feet. Provence, France.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English 18th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very pretty secretary featuring burl walnut veneer crossbanded in walnut on the slope
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
18th Century French Walnut Secretaire
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely 18th century walnut secretary from Lyon, France. Beautiful arboreta two drawer front with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Bureau Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning two-piece hooded bureau secretary desk with slide-out black leather writing surface and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Secretary
Located in Encinitas, CA
Very nice burled walnut escritoire from Provence. Lovely bronze angels on each side of the stepped
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
An Early 18th Century English Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Woodbury, CT
An English Early 18th century George I-II burl walnut bureau bookcase with mirrored doors, giltwood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
(N-4133) 18th century English Queen Anne walnut secretary.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare early 18th century English Queen Anne walnut secretary, bookcase with tooled leather and
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English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Burl Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th C. English burl walnut secretary desk with domed bonnet over two blind doors
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Antique Late 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
18th Century Italian Secretary
Located in Culver City, CA
This 18th century secretary has serpentine base, desk and an upper cabinet with an original
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Antique 18th Century Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
18th century Georgian Burr walnut bureau secretary
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality early 18th century George 11 burr walnut bureau circa 1740 .
The bureau has a fabulous
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Antique 1730s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Rare Early 18th Century Walnut Corner Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful burled wood exterior finish with original plate doors and black painted, Chinoiserie interior with gold painted scenes of antelope and Chinese figures and sumptuously carve...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Secretaires
An 18th Century George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II feather banded walnut bureau bookcase, English, circa 1730-40. The upper section with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Very Fine Late 18th Century French Walnut Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very fine late 18th century French "secretaire/commode" in "noyer blonde" pale walnut, with glass
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
18TH CENTURY SPANISH DOUBLE BONNET SECRETARY BOOKCASE
Located in Natchez, MS
Exceptional carved Walnut Spanish Secretary from the Casa la mada de Mata Moros, built for the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Danish Mid 18th Century Baroque Walnut Venered Danish Secretary
Located in Aabenraa, DK
Mid 18th century baroque walnut venered Danish secretary
Upper section with two doors
Middle
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Antique 1750s Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Late 17th/ Early 18th Century Continental Fall-Front Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered is a beautiful 18th century two-piece secretary featuring cast-brass pulls and hand-wrought
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Baroque Secretary, Walnut-Tree and Nut Root Wood Veneered
Located in Muenster, NRW
Baroque secretary, circa 1750-1760.
Walnut-tree and nut root wood veneered.
Very fine veneer
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut
18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase in Walnut with mirrors
Located in Antwerp, BE
Secretary bookcase in walnut veneer on oak with mirrors in the doors
2 Candles stands are
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Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Oak, Walnut
Chippendale Walnut Fall-Front Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Chippendale walnut fall-front secretary, the slant front opening to a plain writing
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
Materials
Walnut, Maple
18th Century Bombe Secretary, Baltic States, circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-18th century exceptional walnut slant front bombe secretary desk, circa 1750.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Baltic Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George I Padouk
Walnut Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and rare early 18th century George I padouk and walnut Secretary cabinet. The upper
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique English Walnut Secretary/Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century English George I walnut secretary/bookcase.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
QUEEN ANNE BURL WALNUT SECRETARY
Located in New York, NY
QUEEN ANNE BURL WALNUT SECRETARY WITH SLANT TOP ,NICELY FITTED INTERIOR , GREEN LEATHER INSERT
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Walnut and Pine Painted Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Painted walnut and pine secretary with fitted interior and three drawers on short, tapered legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Paint
Louis XV Period Walnut Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV period carved walnut secretary, slant front, sur pieds, unique Chapeau de Gendarme cornice
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Superb 18th C Italian Ivory and Pewter inlaid secretary bookcase
Located in Bantam, CT
An exceptional Italian early 18th Century walnut and inlaid secretary bookcase with later mirror
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Pewter
Italian Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian Walnut Rococo Secretary of Unusual Proportions
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$6,500
18th Century Writing Cupboard, Secretary, Made in Saxony “Glauchau”, circa 1750
Located in Muenster, NRW
Walnut-tree and walnut-tree root on softwood body.
Several times curved drag.
Six drawers behind
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An 18th century English burl walnut secretary. The upper section has solid mirrored doors and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$6,900
ENGLISH WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT-VENEERED SECRETARY
Located in San Francisco, CA
A STATUESQUE ENGLISH WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT-VENEERED AND INLAID FALL FRONT SECRETARY. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
French Louis XV Period Walnut Fall-Top Secretary Desk, circa 1740-1750
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
We are pleased to present you, an excellent and gorgeous mid-18th century, French-Parisian Louis XV
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique English secretary/bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century George I walnut secretary/bookcase.
Circa 1720
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
18thc Italian Dropfront Secretary
Located in Charlotte, NC
Lovely,simple lined Italian Secretary. Walnut veneer with inlaid bronze design. Single drawer at
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Continental Miniature Secretary
Located in Norwalk, CT
Great example of a Bombe' and serpentine miniature secretary
veneered with parquetry and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut, Kingwood
CYLINDER TOP, MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY 2 PART SECRETARY
Located in Woodbury, CT
NEO-CLASSIC DESIGN 2 PART SECRETARY WITH INLAYS OF FLORAL BOUQUETS, SHELLS, GARLANDS AND
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Fruitwood, Satinwood, Sycamore
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18th Century Walnut Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century walnut secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A 18th century walnut secretary — often made from wood, walnut and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century walnut secretary — we have versions that date back to the 17th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 18th Century are available. Each 18th century walnut secretary bearing Baroque, Georgian or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a 18th Century Walnut Secretary?
A 18th century walnut secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $13,742, while the lowest priced sells for $2,195 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Finding the Right Secretaires for You
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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