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Swedish 19h Century Painted Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming painted secretary style desk from 19th century, Sweden. The Swedes will often paint
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Empire Secretary à abattant, France early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire secretary à abattant with a two-door base, two wide drawers and a flat writing flap
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
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
French Kingwood and Rosewood Secretaire Abattant
Located in Cheshire, GB
French kingwood and rosewood secretaire abattant in the Louis XVI style, the raised three quarter
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Dutch Neoclassical Inlaid Satinwood Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Dutch neoclassical inlaid satinwood secretaire abattant on square tapered legs with inlays
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Antique French Kingwood Secretaire Abattant c.1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Secretaire a Abattant, C 1880 in Louis XV style.
This piece
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a
Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT
France, circa 1830
Item # 407TCJ10P
This
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
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 drop-down panel fronting an interior compartment housing small drawers and a gilt ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique Kingwood and Rosewood Secretaire Abattant, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique kingwood and rosewood secretaire/abattant, circa 1820 in date.
It is
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Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires
Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Secretaire Abattant Chest Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive antique Dutch marquetry walnut secretaire à Abattant - fall front desk, which
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Antique 1780s Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Louis Philippe style burled cherry wood, locking with ivory escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf...
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Wilton, CT
Louis Philippe style burled Walnut. Locks with brass escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf. Below...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Secretaire a
Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century mahogany Biedermeier Secretaire a' Abattant
Category
Antique 19th Century German Desks
$3,600
French Louis Philippe Mahogany Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome French 19th century bookmatched mahogany secretaire á abattant with a black marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style French Marquetry and Bronze Ladies Secretaire Chest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
"Secrétaire à abattant" - a so called ladies secretaire from the time around 1870-1890 in the style
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
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Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Granite
French Provincial Secretaire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French Provincial secretaire a abattant, circa 1800. Very unusual walnut grain. Original leather.
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Abattant Secretary Carved Desk Cabinet Renaissance Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~Lovely 19th century French “secrétaire à abattant”, so elegant and classic
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Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Kingwood Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This impeccably crafted French kingwood secretaire a abattant is as functional as it is stunning
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Cabinets
Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
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~ Stunning 19th century French “secrétaire à abattant”, SO elegant and Classic, with over-the-top hand carved
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Desk
This 19th-century French Empire-style secretary desk is a true work of art. Crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Secretaire in Cherry, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
37.5" wide x 16" deep x 60.5" high
Charles X Secretary
a Abattant in cherry
France, c. 1825
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Secretaires
19th Century Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary/Chest
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century Swedish Biedermeier secretaire a abattant, birch desk/chest with three drawers and key
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
19th Century Brazilian Rosewood Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning 1800s desk having Brazilian rosewood exterior and leather desk surface. A gorgeous and extremely rare secretary.
The black leather is in wonderful antique condition, wond...
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A divine 19th century mahogany secrétaire à abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Abattant Secretaire Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
19th century Dutch Marquetry bureau abattant secretaire desk.
This is a rare breathtaking
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Walnut Marquetry Bureau Directoire Secretaire from Albenga Liguria 1840
Located in Milano, MI
1840s Directoire walnut secretaire, an elegant Italian Directoire bureau with flap with finely
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning French Louis Philippe walnut Secretaire a' Abattant in walnut. Beautiful details grace
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dutch 18th Century Birch Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive 19th century birch secretary made in the Netherlands circa 1800. The exterior is
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Other Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Secretaire á Abattant Designed as a Semainier
By Napoléon III
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Napoleon III Secretaire á Abattant designed as a Semainier (7 drawer cabinet: 1 drawer for each day
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dignified 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France . This desk has an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Transitional Secrétaire À Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful mahogany desk with a wood top. The hardware and escutcheons are mixed adding a playful whimsy to this cased piece. A single drawer can be found at the top of the desk tha...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature Secretaire Abattant
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful miniature secretaire abattant featuring mixed veneers including oyster burl, rosewood
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Burl
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant". Crafted
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant antique fruitwood secretaire a abattant from Italy, circa 1870; the bookcase secretary
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant" was crafted in France, circa 1850. The tall
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire-Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful 19th century mahogany secretary, c. 1820. This desk has a black, fossil marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "secretaire à abattant" found in Avignon, France, features a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Marble Top Abattant Secretaire
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous 19th century Louis XV style French marble top inlaid abattant secretaire. The secretaire
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Inlaid Secrétaire à Abattant with Pull out Writing Table, 19th Century
By Napoléon III
Located in Houston, TX
Antique inlaid kingwood secretary cabinet with a drop down bottom cabinet. The writing surface pulls out from under the top cabinet. Inside the top cabinet is a silk lined interior w...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
SATURDAY SALE .LOUIS XVI period "Secretaire a Abattant".
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant LOUIS XVI secretaire a abattant from the North East of France ( Lorraine ). Original grey
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Philadelphia Empire Secretaire à abattant of Temple Form
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Designs for the secretaire were not limited to France. The tabernacle top of
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Antique 19th Century American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Marble-Top Mahogany and Fruitwood Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular mahogany and fruitwood desk, with marble top, from 19th century, France. The marble
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire à Abattant
Located in South Bend, IN
19th century
Mahogany with inlaid satinwood banding and marquetry, brass hardware, and leather top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
French Ebonized
Brass Inlay Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful French 19th century ebonized and brass inlay Secretaire a Abattant. A single drawer can
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
William IV Antique Rosewood Writing Desk Secrétaire á Abattant, English
Located in Shippensburg, PA
“Secrétaire à Abattant“, it is dressed in a chaotic and exotic rosewood veneer throughout the sides and front
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a
Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT
France, circa 1830
Item # 407TCJ10P
This
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
French Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk Cabinet with Drawers ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED-MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT
Paris, France circa 1830
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Secretaire Abattant Mother of Pearl 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French ebonised and brass inlaid Secretaire a Abattant, C 1880 in Louis
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite Louis Philippe secrétaire à abattant. Made of a beautifully figured bookmatched
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire a Abatant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful solid walnut secre´taire a` abattant was constructed in the style of Louis XVI
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century French Secretaire with Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Plaques
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
, 1932, lot 43
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has in its collection a similar secrétaire à abattant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Ebony, Hard Stone and Ormolu Mounted Secretaires
Located in London, GB
19th century taste’ edition Mare et Martin 2012, shows a secretaire with similar foliate mounts on pp
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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19th Century Secretaire A Abattant For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century secretaire a abattant available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every 19th century secretaire a abattant was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 19th century secretaire a abattant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A 19th century secretaire a abattant made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made 19th century secretaire a abattant has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by A. Leclaire, Jean Joseph Chapuis and H. Kickert are consistently popular.
How Much is a 19th Century Secretaire A Abattant?
Prices for a 19th century secretaire a abattant start at $895 and top out at $90,000 with the average selling for $5,325.
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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