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English Chippendale Mahogany
Satinwood Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany and satinwood fall front secretary / bookcase with a molded edge
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1780s English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Of exceedingly good quality, this fine George III secretaire features a molded cornice projecting over glazed doors, each composed of sixteen individual panes of glass divided by int...
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18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century English George I Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase / Chest on Chest with Fitted
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Secretary
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Desk or Secretary Attributed to Gillows, English 1790
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Rome, IT
George III amazing cabinet desk or secretary in mahogany wood, brass and leather with a drawers
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1780s British George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique English Sheraton Satinwood Inlaid Secretary w/ Rosewood Banding Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheraton Satinwood Inlaid Secretary with Rosewood Banding, Circa 1880.
This is a
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique English Secretary
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in North Miami, FL
This piece just took our breath away - all the carved wood details and medallions are master craftsman quality. See all detail images to truly appreciate what an excellent antique pi...
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Early 19th Century English British Colonial Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C.1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany fall front secretary with carved molded edge finial cornice, flanking
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1780s English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th Century English Chinoiserie and Red Lacquered Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and elaborated 19th century Chinoiserie red lacquered slant front secretary. Hand
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
Fine Tall Inlaid Dark Mahogany English Carlton House Two-Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine tall inlaid dark mahogany English Carlton House two-piece secretary desk is an
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Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase on Splay Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency Mahogany fall front secretary bookcase with carved molded edge cornice, flanking
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Bookcase With Secretary - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb English mahogany bookcase from the end of the 18th century circa 1780 with a secretary
Very
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18th Century British Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
George III Double Secretary Bookcase of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double secretary bookcase of mahogany from the late Georgian era, c.1780, featuring
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass, Metal
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Collectors Doctors Cabinet 1790
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique George III English Mahogany secretary bookcase, with a fitted collector's or
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1790s English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A ca. 1810 English two part mahogany secretary, the top section with a carved swan's neck pediment
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Early 18th Century Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Early 18th Century Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
English Queen Anne Period Burl
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18th Century English Queen Anne Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Located in Greven, DE
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Exceptional English ship's or captain's secretary with interesting opening mechanism.
Strictly cubistic
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
George I Secretary Bureau or Escritoire of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English period George I large secretary bureau escritoire - or scriptor - of patinated
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18th Century English George I Antique English Secretary
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal
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Early 19th Century English Sheraton Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian English Mahogany Commode Secretaire, 1816
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important English commode secretary from the Georgian period with three large drawers. The upper
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1810s English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
$2,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Large antique 18th-century English oak chest of drawers / desk / chest with secr
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This antique English oak secretary features a beautiful stepped interior and dates from the 18th
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18th Century Antique English Secretary
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Elegant English slant front secretary desk from the Regency period, crafted around 1820. Made from
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$4,889 Sale Price
20% Off
1800
s Antique Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop, Secretaire, Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
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Early 19th century oak English drop front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns
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19th Century Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Oak
Antique 18th century English light warm brown oak Georgian slant front desk
Located in Casteren, NL
This English slant-front secretary, dating from around 1760–1780, is a fine example of Georgian
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Late 18th Century George II Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$6,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Georgian Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
This English slant-front secretary desk, crafted around 1800, is a fine example of late Georgian
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$4,670 Sale Price
20% Off
RICAUT [Rycaut]. History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire. 5TH ED 1682
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Empire. Rycaut was a British diplomat and traveler who served as the secretary to the English ambassador
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1680s American Antique English Secretary
Materials
Leather
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Rare Near Pair of Regency Bookcases
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare near pair of English Regency period secretary or bookcases with rosewood, ebony, mahogany
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
$84,000 / set
English Sheraton Mahogany Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
English Sheraton style (19th century) mahogany inlaid secretary with 2 lattice doors.
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19th Century Sheraton Antique English Secretary
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
English Georgian Style Secretary Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (19th century) red lacquered Chinoiserie decorated slant front secretary
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19th Century British Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
English Secretary Bookcase
Located in Athens, GA
English secretary bookcase in mahogany, 18th century, made in 3 parts, original shaped feet, period
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Important English Secretary, 19th Century
By English School
Located in Madrid , ES
English secretary with elevation
English, from the 19th century.
In mahogany wood.
Upper body
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Fruitwood
18th c. English Secretary Bookcase
Located in Savannah, GA
Exceptional late 18th century mahogany bookcase with mortise and tenon construction and satinwood inlay.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
English Secretary Bookcase in Mahogany with Greek Key Inlay and Original Brasses
Located in Athens, GA
English Regency secretary bookcase, circa 1820, mahogany with Greek Key inlay on the fall front
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century hand-painted lady's desk, purchased from a prominent antique dealer in Los Angeles, Paul Ferrante in the late 1950s. The piece has been in my family since.
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
English Butler Secretary
Located in Nashville, TN
Beautiful, all original glass, Mahogany with Maple interior.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$8,900
Antique English Traveling Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century English traveling secretary in calamander wood with birch wood interior.
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Late 19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Birch
English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite red chinoiserie piece was made in Italy circa 1920s. It is two-pieces. A bureau of three drawers sits below the drop front writing surface, revealing nine small draw...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique English Secretary
English Pine Copboard / Secretary
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Pine cupboard with drop leaf shelf revealing cubby holes and
drawers. Storage above and below. Interior in salmon paint.
Original backboards
drawers. Storage above and below. Interior in salmon paint.
Original backboards
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with slant front desk and leather writing surface and fitted
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Early 20th Century British Antique English Secretary
English Mahogany cabinet, Corner Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Mahogany Corner Cabinet
British Mahogany corner cabinet with glazed cupboard doors and
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The image displays an English George III mahogany two-piece secretary cabinet, a fine example of
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1790s British George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English William IV Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A ca. 1830 William IV period piece with arched tracery in the glass doors of the top cabinet, and a cabinet below fitted with linen slides. A fitted fall front desk is concealed wit...
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase on Desk, 19th Century
Located in Seattle, WA
Secretary bookcase on desk. Drawer pulls out and front drops down to reveal fitted desk interior
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Two-Part Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
English mahogany two-part secretary bookcase; the upper section with a molded cornice over two long
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19th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Regency Secretary Bookcase and Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exquisite, singularly unique Hepplewhite secretary bookcase in mahogany, satinwood, and boxwood
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Original Brasses, circa 1790
Located in New Orleans, LA
English George III mahogany secretary bookcase with original brasses (circa 1790).
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1770s Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Bureau Bookcase or Secretary, Exceptional Color and Style Inlaid Leather
Located in Athens, GA
English Bureau bookcase or secretary in light mahogany. Inlays on the inside, handsome black
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Early 19th Century English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 18th Century drop front secretary desk in the Chippendale style, unbranded. Solid oak
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
The Walton Hall Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase, English, circa 1705
Located in New York, NY
and bun feet, English, circa 1705. This magnificent piece of Queen Anne period furniture can be
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mercury Glass, Walnut, Burl
Near Pair of Secretary Bookcases
Located in Stamford, CT
A near pair of English Regency secretary bookcases with rosewood, ebony, mahogany and satinwood
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
$78,500 / set
George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
English, George III mahogany secretary bookcase in two parts, glazed doors and,
Shelved interior
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Baltimore Federal Sideboard with
Butler
s Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Bankson and Lawson 'School', Sheraton manner sideboard with a English influenced fall-front
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique English Secretary
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
18th Century, George II Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent English 18th century Chippendale secretary bookcase of exceptional detail. The
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1760s English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, English secretary with hand-blown glass and broken pediment detail.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Walnut, Glass
$44,500
18th English secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th English secretary. Satinwood with tulipwood and boxwood inlay. Original glass and mullons. The
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
English Secretary Bookcase
Located in Savannah, GA
English Secretary Bookcase. Slant top desk with leather writing surface features a number of
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$12,500
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Antique English Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique English secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique English secretary — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique English secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique English secretary, those designed in Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Antique English Secretary?
The average selling price for an antique English secretary at 1stDibs is $8,525, while they’re typically $1,250 on the low end and $165,000 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Antique English Secretary
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To date an antique secretary desk, start by determining the type of hinge used to secure the writing surface. Consult an authoritative resource to find out which furniture makers worked with that type of hinge. You can also look for the name of the manufacturer on the back or bottom of the piece. Find a range of expertly vetted antique secretaries 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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