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Antique Swedish Period Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Baroque secretary has a lovely distressed painted finish in greenish beige exterior and a
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Classical Mahogany Secretary, Probably Philadelphia, circa 1830
Located in Providence, RI
This secretary, with its kneehole desk, and large lid for writing, makes it a well thought-out
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany
18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Period Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary; 18th century.
Secretary has original locks and hinges and is
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Superb 19th Century English Bamboo Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English bamboo secretary bookcase, late 19th century, with a peaked spindled crown over two glazed
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19th Century English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Bamboo
Beautiful neo-classical secretary abbattant circa 1825
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Beautiful inlaid continental secretary abbattant, first half of the 19th century. It is ormolu
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19th Century Italian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Ormolu
Unusually Small Antique Secretary / Secretaire / Bureau Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
glass, fitted desk interior with well and working locks and keys. Please enquire for more photographs or
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Antique Swedish Painted Baroque Secretary of the period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Description: An exceptional two parted Antique Swedish Painted Baroque Secretary circa 1780 in a
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Pine
18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Slant Front Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
color inside. The slant desk secretary opens to reveal a centre cubby flanked by a set of four drawers
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
English George III Style Green Lacqured Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An English mid 19th century George III style secretary desk in an unusual green lacquer with
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19th Century British George III Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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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Mid-18th Century Baltic Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Walnut
Fine George III Chippendale Secretary Bookcase. Circa 1755
Located in New York, NY
feet.
English, C 1785
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18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Queen Anne Walnut Secretary / Escritoire England, circa 1710
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut Queen Anne secretary / escritoire, England, circa 1710. This useful and elegant desk / chest
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1710s English Queen Anne Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Walnut
French Empire Period Mahogany Secretary Chest, circa 1810
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
An lovely small French secretaire or secretary desk and chest of in mahogany, opening to a desk
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany
Antique French Blue Painted Secretary
Commode De Scriban
Located in Round Top, TX
due to its lack of exposure, protected behind the drop down desk surface and secretary doors.
The
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18th Century Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
English George III mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very well designed Georgian secretary bookcase in the Gothic taste with a well fitted secretary
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
ROSEWOOD CAMPAIGN CHEST OF DRAWERS / SECRETARY
Located in St.amford, CT
A rosewwod two part campaign chest / secretary, with inset brass handles and corners. Fall front
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19th Century English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Brass
Antique Period Painted Swedish Baroque Secretary circa 1760-80
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful Antique Period curved Painted Swedish Baroque Secretary with original looks, hinges and
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
A Fine English Secretary Bookcase in Mahogany by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Woodbury, CT
An impressive mahogany Gillows secretary bookcase with dentil crown molding over glazed doors with
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18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Heart of Pine Slant Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century heart of pine secretary from Sweden with original paint. Two smaller drawers over two
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19th Century Swedish Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
English Country Gothick Motif Secretary Bookcase, Early 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
doors opening to reveal shelving above a slant front secretary desk with six drawers and cubby holes
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19th Century English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY
TAMBOUR CYLINDAR SECRETARY BOOKCASE
Attributed to John Aitken
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1790s American Federal Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany, Rosewood
Classical Carved Mahogany Secretary of Grand Scale, New York
Located in Providence, RI
This monumental secretary is composed of highly figured radiant mahogany worthy of the secretaries
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
19th c Louis XVI commode/secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Louis XVI French Provincial fruitwood commode with pull out desk.
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19th Century French Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Brass
Neoclassical Roll Top Painted Antique German Secretary, circa 1830
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first!
This unusual painted roll top antique German desk circa 1830 is notable for its
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1830s German Neoclassical Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Late Federal Fall Front Secretary, circa 1820, New England
Located in Alexandria, VA
two drawers below. Desk section has fold-out cloth writing surface supported by three pull-out slides
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1820s American Federal Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Antique Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary with Glass Doors, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Gustavian painted secretary, 19th century Swedish cream-white color. Upper section
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Pine
Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Secretary-Bookcase, Mid-19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Gustavian style painted secretary-bookcase mid-19th century
Painted in Swedish
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Rare 18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Period Serpentine Secretary Bureau
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
arching Rococo top cabinet with inset panelled doors, over a fall front bureau desk with stunning pale
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18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Beidemeier Secretary Chest of Drawers in Birch
Located in Hudson, NY
Small Beidemeier chest of drawers with fitted interior for a desk with small compartments with
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19th Century Swedish Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
After Jean-Henri Riesener Louis XVI Cylindrical Secretary, Paris, 1880s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
After Jean-Henri Riesener: Cylindrical Secretary, Paris, 1880s. Made of rosewood and other fine
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Rosewood
Bench made Hepplewhite Style Secretary/Bookcase, New England, Circa:1910
Located in Alexandria, VA
design was inspired by late 18th Century New England Hepplewhite styled secretary bookcases. It was
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Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Brass
Antique French Secretaire Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French antique secretary desk in old oak which we have bleached and stripped to reveal the gorgeous
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Edwardian Sheraton Revival Walnut Secretary Bookcase Glasgow Scotland 1910 H1101
Located in Vancouver, BC
Edwardian Sheraton Revival Walnut Secretary Bookcase "A Gardner & Sons", Scotland 1910, H1101
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1910s Scottish Sheraton Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Oak
18th Century Fallfront Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Italian secretary with mellow color and fine detail making this extra nice. Showing inlay on three
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Directoire Secretaire / Desk / Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Secretary with Drop LeafFront,three drawers at the bottom and one on the top, the interior
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19th Century French Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Walnut
Varagueno Desk on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming ebonized fall front secretary on stand decorated all over with inlay and penwork. The
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19th Century Italian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
$4,950
Swedish Drop Front Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish drop front secretary with scrumbled, partial stripped paint finish. Interior paint in blue
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
$7,850
19th Century French, Walnut and Rosewood Secretaire a Abattant, Fall Front Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Louis Philippe secretary in finely figured and matched burr walnut. The self-supporting
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Rosewood, Walnut
19th Century Carved Mahogany Butler
s Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
American Classical carved mahogany butler's desk from the 19th century. Rectangular top over a fall
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany
Victorian English Mahogany Bookcase or Desk c.1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice English Breakfront secretary book case or desk made about 1860 in mahogany. A very nice
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood, Glass
Early 19th Century American Linen Press Butler
s Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
leather inset secretary desk above three additional drawers all with original hardware and brasses and
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1810s American Federal Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany
Stately George I Burl Walnut Slope Front Desk. English Circa 1720
Located in New York, NY
replaced. English, Circa 1720
See similar examples of secretaries, tall desks and cabinets on our web
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18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Walnut
Rare Early 18th Century French Oak Bibliotheque Desk from Normandy
Located in San Francisco, CA
original hardware).
Dimension: 50'' W x 103'' H x 23'' D and top 12'' D.
Also: Bookcase, secretary
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Early 18th Century French Rococo Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Oak
Important Regency Rosewood Cylinder Desk with Brass Details, English, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
similar examples of tall cabinets, secretaries, desks and bookcases on our website.
Florian Papp, fine
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19th Century British Regency Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Rosewood
CLOSING SALE THREE MORE DAYS Desk Louis XIV Period Walnut ( closing business )
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of the period Louis XIV Burled walnut Bibliotheque from Strasbourg.
(Also: Bookcase, secretary
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood
Fine George III Mahogany Inlaid Secretaire, Desk or Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very beautiful example of a George III period mahogany chest with an elaborately fitted secretary
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19th Century English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood, Mahogany
Antique Louis Philippe Commode Chest of Drawers Desk Burled
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique French Louis Philippe burl walnut Commode/Drop front Secretary. Original marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Marble
Louis XVI Secretaire in Mahogany with Bronze Detail and Marble Top
Located in San Antonio, TX
Elegant and highly functional French drop front mahogany secretary with original leather writing
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Marble, Bronze
Late 1700
s Swedish Birch Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
( desk, bibliotheque, secretary)
80''h x 52''w x top 23''d x 13''d
(also: bibliotheque, secretary
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Antique Swedish Painted Baroque Sectetary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Swedish Antique baroque Secretary 18th Century circa 1780
Two part secretary from Sweden The
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Pine
18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Period Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish graceful Baroque Secretary with a beautiful curved front, original locks and curved
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
English 18th Century Banded Oak Stepback Secretaire
Located in Port Chester, NY
An excellent quality antique English stepback oak secretary. Lovely glazed original glass doors
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Mahogany, Oak
19th Century Antique Swedish Gustavian, Secretaire with Raised Panel Doors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gustavian period secretary with library, Sweden circa 1820. The upper library section has a top
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
Georgian Oak Bookcase on Bureau
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Oak Secretary; detailed crown with dentil molding, glazed, 9-inch-deep bookcase with three, routed
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19th Century English Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
three below the desk area. The secretary workspace features its original weathered leather writing
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1840s French Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Walnut
French Faux Bamboo Secretaire
Located in Stamford, CT
Chest of Drawers with drop down front and marble top. Four drawers and drop-leaf secretary desk
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Faux Bamboo
Antique Swedish Gustavian Secretaire with Raised Panel Doors, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Gustavian period secretary with library, The upper library section has a top arched
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
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Wood, Paint
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Find a variety of antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, all antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Georgian and Louis XV styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by André-Charles Boulle, George Hepplewhite and Larkin
Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries?
Antique desks and secretaries desks and secretaries can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,671, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Desks And Secretaries Desks And Secretaries
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
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