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19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire with Drop-Front Door, France, 1810
Located in IT
very particular. Here each arch is banded with ebonite wood details. Marble top above top drawer is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Regency Mahogany Gillows Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Regency fiddleback mahogany secretaire à abattant in the manor of Gillows, with a black slate top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Empire Secretaire, Walnut, France, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
marble top, the width of the body is 91 cm.
When closed, we see an interestingly grained walnut veneer
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence roll top secretary is a relatively uncommon design when crafted by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Consulat Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
Superb, all original, Consulat period secretaire of solid walnut with Saint-Anne marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Brussels Charles X Secretaire a Abattant, circa 1845
Located in Greven, DE
Secrétaire a abattant
mahogany, maple
Brussels (Demaree workshop)
19th Century, Epoque Charles X
Category
Antique 1840s Belgian Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Lacquered Secretaire
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XV style
. End of XIXth century
. Marble top
. Opening on 4 drawers on the upper part and 4
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th Century French Cherrywood Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th-early 19th century French cherrywood secrétaire à abattant with ebonized banding, brass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis Philippe Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
Carrara marble top.
Recent interior leather writing pad. From Nice.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble
Petite 19c. Faux Mabre Secretaire Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, of petite scale, handpainted in faux marble, its slant-front desk opens to reveal
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Beautiful French Louis Philippe Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Louis Philippe secretaire. The wood is a beautiful flamed walnut with marble top "Saint-Anne
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany Napoleon III Secretaire Secretary Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
inlay, the front corners of the case accented with brass fluted columns, the marble top with brass
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
finish, original gray Saint Anne marble top, ebonized columns with finely cast gilt brass capitals and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Directoire Solid Cherry Wood Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
original St. Anne's marble top and gilded inset leather table top. Four drawers, four interior drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Lovely Louis-Philippe period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Westport, CT
Louis-Philippe Secretaire Abattant in a burl wanut veneer with St Anne bevelled marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Exceptionally Rare Thuya and Ormolu Writing Secrétaire of the late 19th Century
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
, exuberantly dressed with gilt bronze mounts of the highest quality, and having a Carrara marble top. Rising
Category
Antique 1890s English Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Flame Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century flame mahogany secretaire a abattant with ormolu mounts, the upper body
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XVI style French bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Kingwood Secretaire a’ Abbattant
Located in Cheshire, GB
French kingwood secretaire a’ abbattant, in the Louis XVI taste, the vined marble top, above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood
Exceptional French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant Desk
By Martin Carlin
Located in Queens, NY
Secretaire a Abattant.
In the manner of Martin Carlin.
The marble top above a frieze mounted with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Imported French Empire Flame Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Oak Escritoire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century French, oak escritoire, having amazing inlay with various woods in balanced
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Antique Directoire Drop-Front Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
French 19th century ebonized mahogany secretary with original "Gris Saint-Anne" marble top, lost
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Highly Inlaid Antique Secretaire Circa 1880
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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The piece has a lovely marble top, gilt mounts, and a beautifully-finished interior, Circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Antique French Kingwood Secretaire Abattant c.1880
Located in London, GB
white Carrara marble on the top and all locks are original.
Literature: Secretaire a abattant - tall
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Antique French Kingwood, Marquetry, and Ormolu Secretaire
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
inset Brèche d’ Alep marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
marble top.
Once purchased, the new owner can choose the color for the new leather inside cover and we
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Empire Antique Secretaire Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Made, circa 1810
Located in Kingston, NY
Fine antique Flame Mahogany and bronze mounted marble top Empire Secretaire. This secretary desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Secretary Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Secretary Napoleon III 19th Century
opening with a flap and two leaves
Amounts in the shape
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Secretaire Abattant Chest Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
, etc. In the early 19th century, Shaker communities produced a tall and plain variation which is often
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from France and was constructed in 19th century. It is made of oak
Category
Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Marqueted Secretaire in the Manner of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Austin, TX
A superb finely crafted Louis XVI style secretary desk with its original Carrara marble top and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique French Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant C 1880
Located in London, GB
.
There is a beautiful pink marble on the top. All the locks are original. The whole piece is beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
mother of pearl dots, very beautiful gilt bronze ornaments.
The top is a white Carrara marble. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
molds, caryatids and falls, rosettes. Top in white Carrara marble.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Italian Walnut Marquetry Bureau Directoire Secretaire from Albenga Liguria 1840
Located in Milano, MI
original black Serpentine marble-top over a drawer above a green leather mounted fall-front opening to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Fine Mahogany French Empire Period Secretaire a
Abattant, France Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured mahogany case showing a black marble top over a single flush mounted drawer, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Yew Secretaire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual, early 19th Century yew, secretaire commode. Having a white and grey marble top above
Category
Antique 19th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Black Ebonized French Empire Secretary with Silver-Plated Fitting and Marble Top
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique ebonized Empire secretary with silver-plated bronze fittings and original black marble top
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Silver, Bronze
Napoleon III Secretary False Week Style Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
brass and gilt bronze ornaments and a white Carrara marble top. Opens on a very elegant theatre in noble
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Circa 1810 Empire Period Secretaire à Abatant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Bronze dore pulls & escutcheons. Chic black marble top with white-grey figure. Great figure to the
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Very Small Antique Secretaire, Mahogany, Empire, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
marble top.
Special features:
Besides the fantastic fire-gilded fittings, I am particularly impressed by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming small Swedish Gustavian ladies Bureau with marble top and drop-down desk surface with
Category
Antique 19th Century Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Ebonized Secrétaire with Inlaid Brass, circa 1860
Located in Staffordshire, GB
marble top and features throughout as a delicate inlay,
Sourced from Paris, comes with two working keys
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
droit d'époque Napoléon III and fine brass baguettes.
A white marble top and five drawers and one of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a
Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features a carefully selected
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
19th Century Directoire Style Chiffonier Commode Secretary
Located in Hopewell, NJ
front that pull down to reveal secretary with orange brown leather and cubbies inside.
Note: Marble
Category
Antique 19th Century English Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
more storage drawer / cubicles above. The beige marble top is removable to easy access for shipping
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Book Matched Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
storage. Another drawer is at the top of the secretary just below its double beveled Saint Anne marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
This early 19th century Biedermeier bureau was made in two sections, circa 1810-1830. The casework
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry and Bronze Lady
s Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
embellished with a grey marble top. It features many useful compartments, including four drawers under the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Antique French Red Chinoiserie Fall-Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
quarter of the 19th century
Item # 310RZP04W
An incredibly attractive 19th century fall-front secretaire
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary Desk Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Mahogany secretary desk with sculpted and gilt bronze accents and Saint Anne marble top. The facade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
dark marble top.
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique, Louis XVI style, mahogany roll-top "secretaire" with red marble top. An exquisite
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Black French Secretary Napoleon III and Boulle Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
multiple ingot molds framing the top and drawers, apron, high and low falls. Top in white Carrara marble. 2
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century Very Small Secretary in Louis XVI Style with Marquetry, France 1890
Located in Greven, DE
formed by a top made of white marble.
The sides of the secretary are also beautifully veneered with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
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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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