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Secrétaire Bonheur du jour Empire
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
a very unusual secretaire Bonheur du jour with black marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, with bronze doré mounts and a gray Saint Anne marble top.
Dimensions Closed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Faux Tortoise-Shell Secretaire À Abattant by Jean Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Hilversum, NL
With a shaped white marble top (small repair and stains), the frieze containing one drawer above a
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A French Belle Epoch Abbatant
Located in New Orleans, LA
A French Belle Epoche abbatant with kingwood, rosewood and satinwood inlay on walnut. Gray marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Rosewood, Kingwood, Satinwood
Fruitwood Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fruitwood secretary with original marble top and charming fittings. Leather on writing top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
$11,000
Empire Secratary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Secratary with three drawers and retractable desk, Inset marble top. Adjustable sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$21,000
Burr oak French Escritoire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
veneered in rare Burr Oak and featuring its original black marble top. The piece is not only aesthetically
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in New York, NY
Surmounted by a Spanish brocatelle marble top, the frieze is centered by a foliate-ornamented urn
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$300,000
19th napoleon III french secretaire writing desk cabinet rosewood thujaburl
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
19th century secretaire
origine : france
wood : rosewood and thujaburl
interior : lemon tree
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
French antique secretaire commode
Located in Cheltenham, GB
exterior of burr yew with contrasting rosewood mouldings, topped with an original Carrera marble top with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
Louis XV Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Marquetry Bonheur de Jour
Located in Edinburgh, GB
marble top with pierced brass gallery above three glazed doors enclosing a silk covered shelf, the base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Fine French Directoire Inkstand
Located in London, Middlesex
Rectangular white statuary marble inkstand with elaborate gilt bronze mounts applied to the sides
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$102,694
George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
term 'Coromandel' was more commonly adopted in the 19th century after the 'Coromandel' coast of India
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Ebonized Silver Empire Secretary an Abattant from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An original antique Empire secretary from the early 19th century from France. The secretary is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century. The inset
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Marble-Top Abattant Secretaire with Brass Hardware
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
portion of the secretaire.
Marble top is in good condition, coloring is greys, creams and subtle pink
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Napoleon III Secretaire French Fallfront 19th Century Figured Walnut Marble Top
By Charlionais
Panassier
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III Secretaire French fallfront 19th century figured walnut
with marble top
In good
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique French Inlaid Marble-Top Secretaire Commode
Located in London, GB
Very impressive antique French marble-top commode with a wonderful shape and a fitted secretaire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Marble Top Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous French Louis XV style drop down secretaire a Abattant featuring extensive geometric inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Grand Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style secretaire in solid mahogany, ebonized with a lustrous French
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretary
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French marble top burl wood secretary, 19th century, with ormolu mounts and round feet. Fall front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Inlaid Secretaire
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Stylish French secretaire of the late 19th century. Moved and curved furniture of beautiful line
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century French Mahogany, Oak
Marble Secretaire with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
Important Secretaire a Abattant, Paris, Empire, circa 1805. Mahogany on oak, marble top, ormolu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Louis-Philippe Secretaire with a beautiful flamed walnut and a Saint-Anne
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Inlaid Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty smaller-scale French 19th century drop-front secretaire, the rosewood case with intricate
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Mahogany Secretaire / Commode With Marble
Located in Viterbo, VT
marble top gives it a very classical feel. The small size make it a perfect piece for a bedroom to be
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in IT
behind two doors.
Hardware and locks are original, as well as the marble on the top.
From: France
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Superb 19th Century French Charles X Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Magnificent 19th century French Charles X curly maple secretaire with wonderful Vert Maurin marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th CENTURY CHARLES X MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE
Located in Firenze, FI
marble. The piece of furniture is of French manufacture, dating back to the first half of the 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis Philippe Secrétaire a Abattant
Located in New Orleans, LA
marble top distinguish this piece's Classic exterior, while the interior displays a wealth of ingenuity
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Secretaire à Abattant
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning 19th century French Louis XVI style inlaid secretaire à abattant. The secretaire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Inlay Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Inlaid details grace many of this 19th century French secretary’s surfaces. Both the exterior doors
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Rosewood Secretaire Chest
Located in London, GB
marble top, and stands on elegant legs with pierced ormolu mounts.
It is a lovely piece which would
Category
Antique 1860s French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
fully fitted rosewood interior.
Shaped marble top surface, below which is a single drawer with lock and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Style Walnut Secretaire Abattant
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th Century Louis XVI Style Walnut Secretaire Abattant with white and grey marble top. Beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Secretary With Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century Louis XVI style secretary with black marble top is inlaid with rosewood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th c. Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c. "Country" Secretaire a Abattant. Beautiful gothic interior with burl maple and ebonized
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
19th Century French Vernis Martin
Parquetry Secretaire
Located in London, GB
-tooled writing surface.
The secretaire also features a beautifully shaped marble top and has houses
Category
Antique 1880s French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant in Brown Walnut with Grey Marble Top, 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful French Empire secretaire a Abattant is veneered in walnut and has a grey marble top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
variegated grey marble top. The bottom has double doors with inside shelving for additional storage. The fall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Transitional Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This unique secretary desk is made of beautiful mahogany with a white marble top and offers plenty
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Drop Front Secretaire, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Elegant Directoire drop front secretaire, France Early 19th century, mahogany and elm veneer. Brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Régence Kingwood Small Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Hixson, TN
A Fine Régence Kingwood small secrétaire à abattant with a marble top. The fall front secrétaire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Régence Secretaires
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Pasadena, CA
Charming and uncommon late 19th century French Faux Bamboo Secretaire a Abattant or secretary. This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Maple, Pine
19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1890s fall top desk or secretaire a abattant has a gray and white marble top, brass hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Burl Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful French 19th century burl walnut secretaire a abattant has a Sainte-Anne marble top. A
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 19th century Empire secretary, in mahogany, from France. The desk has a black, fossil
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Secretaire Abuttant
Located in Pomona, CA
Mahogany secretary desk with gilt bronze accents and marble-top. The facade houses four drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Mahogany Fall-Front Desk Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century French mahogany Secre´taire a` Abattant / fall-front desk with marble top. There is a
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Louis XV-Style Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Pasadena, CA
beginning of the 19th century. The Secretaire is beautifully crafted with finely detailed marquetry and a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful burl walnut decor on the front. Crafted circa 1860, the tall secretary has a black marble top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style French Marquetry and Bronze Ladies Secretaire Chest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
applications, inside with black leather pad, on top with marble top. In very good restored with shellac hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
(French polish).
New marble top.
Dimensions:
147 cm high / 57.87 inch high,
103 cm wide / 40.55 inch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Nutwood, Mahogany
Small Early 19th Century Empire secretaire, Mahogany, France circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Empire secretary
France
Mahogany
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 136 x 69
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Secretaire Abatant
Slant Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
marble top secretaire abatant.
(Slant front desk).
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Secretaire with Safe Deposit Box, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
below the loosely fitted top panel made of white Carrara marble.
When we open the two lower drawers, we
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Italian Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 18th / Early 19th century Italian Empire secretaire a abattant decorated with ivory inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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19th Century Marble Top Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century marble top secretaire available at 1stDibs. A 19th century marble top secretaire — often made from wood, marble and stone — can elevate any home. Each 19th century marble top secretaire bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Empire hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a 19th Century Marble Top Secretaire?
A 19th century marble top secretaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,435, while the lowest priced sells for $1,800 and the highest can go for as much as $15,622.
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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