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Empire Period Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Charleston, SC
the shape of an "Obus" (shell) and the top is covered by its original black marble having sharp
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Provincial Empire Walnut Secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice walnut French Provincial Empire secretaire with fitted interior, leather top and black
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chest of Drawers, Secretaire, French, circa 1860
Located in Honiton, Devon
attractive polished grey veined marble top in excellent condition. The internal drawers of the secretaire
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Marble
$1,296 / item
NeoClassic Faux Front Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Vanity
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unique and incredible Neoclassic faux Front Mahogany secretaire abbattant vanity.Louis XVI style
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Boston Classical Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
pulls and escutcheons, presents itself. White marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
French Antique Napoleon III Brass-Mounted Secretaire
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Napoleon III Brass-Mounted Secretaire. Rectangular marble top over three drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Louis XVI Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant Circa 1820, France
Located in Alexandria, VA
with brass mounts and a beautifully figured marble top. It has 3 large drawers (1 above and 2 below the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV style Secrétaire à Abattant, Holland circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
" marble-top over a fall front enclosing a fitted desk compartment above three short drawers, the whole
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Antique Walnut Secretaire à Abattant, Louis-Philippe Period
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
designed as paper organizer. Louis-Philippe period. Gray marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Flame Mahogany Rope Twist Abatante Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
veneers, decorative overhang to top, later added white marble top, wood keyhole escutcheons with brass
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Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Escritoire Writing Cabinet
Located in Macclesfield, GB
moulds and still retains its original white Carrara marble top.
All the locks are original and are in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Mahogany Commode with Pull-Out Desk
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A French 19th Century mahogany commode with Carrera marble top features a drop front panel that
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Secretary Napoleon III circa 1860 Rosewood
Located in Torino, IT
"Lady's" Secretary in Rosewood and marquetry quality fine item. with perfect marble top in the
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Rare Charles X Secretary in Burr Ash
Located in New York, NY
Burr Ash Charles X Drop Front Secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with Gray Marble Top, a long
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
BALTIC SECRETARY / DESK
Located in San Francisco, CA
A VERY NICE EARLY 19TH CENTURY SECRETARY / DESK. THE CASE COVERED IN HIGHLY FIGURED BIRCH VENEERS
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Stone
$7,950
Biedermier Escritoire
Located in Port Chester, NY
Good example of a Biedermier escritoire, dark green leather inlay, secret top and bottom drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
$7,920
Secretary/Abattant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Secretary/Abattant with Marble Top
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$3,900
19th Century Marble Top Louis Philippe Commode Secretaire Chest of Drawers
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A truly stunning superior quality French burr walnut and marble topped Louis Philippe commode chest
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Antique 1870s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Provincial Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare French provincial secretary in oak
rich natural lacquer with marble top
brass
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This French Empire mahogany secretaire-a-abattant has a Belgian fossilized black marble top above a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in New York, NY
marble top on front carved paw feet.
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
$12,500
German Biedermeier Secretary
Located in New York, NY
This German Biedermeier secretary has a rectangular variegated gray marble top above two cupboard
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$14,000
Richly Inlaid Dutch Secretary Desk from the 1800s, Made of Rosewood
Located in Barletta, IT
drawers with 1 drop-front door, a top in French red marble, and rich floral inlay motifs on the entire
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Marble Top French Commode Secretaire
Located in Norwalk, CT
Great over 180 year old french secrtaire with the original marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis Philippe Period Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis Philippe secretary with original Saint Anne gray marble top. Interior has new leather. Three
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Secretary
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
French walnut architectual style secretary, early 19th century.
With grey marble top and black
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$5,500
Fine Charles X burr ash drop front secretary
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fine Charles X burr ash drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant), the gray marble top over a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
19th century secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19th century burled walnut secretaire with 3 bottom drawers, a green leather lined inside
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
$5,500
Large secretary desk designed as wardrobe
Located in Paris, FR
hollow marble top with ravenhook. Varnished bronze foliaged ornamentation.
One part from Louis XV period
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
French Empire Period Mahogany Secretary Chest, circa 1810
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Granit Belgium" top marble.
French period Empire work, circa 1810.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Empire Secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Mahogany secretary
Black original marble top. It stands on claw wood painted feet
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Exceptional Empire Secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Mahogany secretary
Black original marble top. It stands on claw wood painted feet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French Empire-Style Flame Mahogany Wood Fall Front Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
French Empire style mahogany secretary with marble top has lower cabinets which are lockable (key
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Secretaires
Louis XV Chinoiserie Fall Front Secretary
Located in Chamblee, GA
leather pull down desk top, and two doors below. The original marble top sits above a small drawer with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Secretary Napoleon III Period Garnished with Gilded Bronze french
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
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White marble top.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Beech
Antique Napleon III Secretaire Chest of Drawers Marble Topped, circa 1860
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent antique French Napoleon III marble topped secretaire chest of drawers circa 1860, the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Napoleon III Secretaire Chest of Drawers Marble Topped, circa 1880
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent antique French Napoleon III marble topped secretaire chest of drawers circa 1860, the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Boulle Wellington Chest Secretaire
Located in Macclesfield, GB
sides and single brass string inlay with white Carrara marble top finished with bronze gilt ormolu
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unusual Early 19th Century French Secretaire Commode in Walnut
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual, early 19th century four drawer French secretaire / commode in walnut, with an
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Empire Style Console with Marble Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drop front secretaire - console in walnut with black/gray marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
19th Century Wood Charles X Rosewood Inlay Center Nightstand Top Marble, 1820s
Located in Roma, RM
finely inlaid in boxwood.
Original marble and in good state of conservation.
Of this is available chest
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Night Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Directoire style mahogany commode/ secretaire
Located in Oakville, ON
Unusual and fine workmanship of a Directoire style mahogany commode/secretaire.
The top drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century France Napoleon III Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretaire, 1870
Located in Roma, RM
mahogany wood, Napoleon III era, circa 1870. Marble top, second drawer, leather still original.
In
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Wood Charles X Rosewood Inlay Chest of Drawers Marble Top, 1830s
Located in Roma, RM
in pendant with the published secretaire. For those who have space, it would be a fantastic
Category
Antique 1810s French Charles X Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Hudson, NY
drawers, and with marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
French Restoration Chest with Secretaire
Located in Kirkland, WA
. Anne grey marble top that is original to the piece.
The chest is mahogany with a medium
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Louis Philippe mahogany chest/secretaire from France c. 1865
Located in Houston, TX
An unusual Louis Philippe style mahogany chest of drawers with the original marble top from France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Walnut French Commode or Secretaire - COM1
Located in Wrexham, GB
An impressive French commode or secretaire with marble top and bevelled mirror pediment. The top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Lous XVI Marquetry French Abatant
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis XVI marquetry secretaire with original grey Saint Anne marble top. French 18th Century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Tulipwood, Mahogany
19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Secretary is embellished with Column Pilasters with Brass
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
toe accents. The top of the desk features a multi colored marble slab. The original locks and key are
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Napoleonic Secretaire a Abattant, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very pretty French early 19th century Empire Napoleonic secretaire a abattant or fall
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Antique 1820s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Louis XVI Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
quartz white marble top a drop front desk original embossed brown leather top in good condition the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Quartz, Marble, Brass
Antique French Empire-Style Ebonized Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
smaller drawers. There is a grey and white marble slab on the top of the desk. This secretaire is sturdy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Secretaire Abattan, circa 1830s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This French Louis XVI style secretaire early 19th century has been restored and is in great
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Secretary Carrara Marble
Located in Fairhope, AL
Louis XVI style antique secretary, topped with a beautiful Carrara white marble. Has four
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Burl Walnut Secretary Abattant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burl walnut secretary Abattant, original marble top, original keys, France, circa 1860.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe 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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