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English Regency Burl Walnut Blind Door Secretary Bookcase with Bun Feet, C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency burl walnut arched dome pediment slant front secretary bookcase with three carved
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1810s English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Queen Anne two part double dome yew wood secretary desk with mirrored arched doors, bun
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Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century English George III Chest on Chest in Oak with Pull Out Secretary
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
swan-neck bail handles. The bottom drawer of top opens to a stand up pull-out, fall-front secretary
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
George II Figured Walnut Secretary Bookcase with Mirrored Doors
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English George II inlaid walnut secretary cabinet with mirrored doors, the upper stage with 2
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1720s English George II Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
George III Bookcase or Secretary Bureau of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English bureau bookcase or secretary from the George III period, featuring a canopy top
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Early 19th century oak English fall-front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Oak
Antique English Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Pomona, CA
A 19th century English secretaire (secretary) bookcase in mahogany. Top drawer opens down to the
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1890s English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century English chinoiserie secretary bookcase made in the George III taste. Two part
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
English Late Victorian / Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Sectretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Edwardian inlaid mahogany secretary bookcase with an unusual mechanical roll-top / drop
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Secretary
Located in Seattle, WA
English Secretary.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
$15,000
English Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
English Secretary
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Early 20th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Burl
$4,800
18thC/19thC ENGLISH SECRETARY
Located in Atlanta, GA
18thC/19thC ENGLISH SECRETARY
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
English Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An 18th century English burl walnut secretary. The upper section has solid mirrored doors and
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
$6,900
Antique English Secretary/Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century English George III mahogany secretary/bookcase.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English secretary/bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century George I walnut secretary/bookcase.
Circa 1720
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique English Secretary
Materials
Walnut
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 English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
19thC English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baltimore, MD
A 19thC English Secretary/Bookcase. Slant top desk with red leather writing surface features a
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Metal
Secretary English slant front with glass doors
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a mid-19th century English secretary with three glass doors to useful shelves for
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
English painted secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
English painted secretary from the 19th C. Top and bottom doors open to shelves, middle desk
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
$10,600
English Butler
s Secretary
Located in Athens, GA
English Butler's secretary in dark mahogany with inlay stringing on each drawer and around the top
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Middleburg, VA
ENGLISH MAHOGANY FALL FRONT DESK WITH ASSOCIATED BOOKCASE - THESE CAN EITHER BE PURCHASED TOGETHER
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Glass, Leather
English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Norwalk, CT
Black lacquered with gilt figural and landscape decoration, the broken pediment top with carved and gilt palmette finial. The double doors open to a red lacquered interior with gilt...
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Antique English mahogany secretary.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany secretary. Satinwood banded.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English mahogany secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century English mahogany secretary. Secret compartment. Georgian.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Secretaire / Butler
s Secretary
Located in Hinsdale, IL
English Secretaire (often refered to as a Butler's Secretary in this country) with original
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Secretary Bookcase
Located in Athens, GA
English Regency secretary bookcase with fine inlaid interior pigeon holes in satinwood, inlaid
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Secretary Bookcase
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant English mahogany secretary bookcase from the Regency period, c. 1815, with fine dental
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19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
English Victorian burl walnut and oak secretary bookcase; the two door glass bookcase over a slant
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Glass
English Georgian Secretary Bookcase
Located in Athens, GA
English Georgian secretary bookcase, circa 1800, with fine oval inlays of light crotched mahogany
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Kensington, MD
A fine English George III mahogany secretary, circa 1770. The upper case with a dentil molded
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
Red, gold and black hand-painted chinoiserie lacquered secretary or bookcase with a fitted interior
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Late 19th Century Antique English Secretary
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Renaissance Revival Oak Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century, English Renaissance Revival oak secretary.
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique English Secretary
Materials
Oak
English, mahogany slant-top secretary
Located in New York, NY
English, mahogany slant-top secretary bookcase, Ca.1800
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Walnut Secretary/Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century English George I walnut secretary/bookcase.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Walnut
English Sheraton Two-Part Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Sheraton Two-Part Secretary in a rare small size
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
English Regency Inlaid Bookcase Secretary
Located in Natchez, MS
Period English Regency Inlaid Secretary Bookcase slant front and bracket feet with a shaped top and
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19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An English mahogany secretary comprised of two parts. The top case has a nice overhanging molding
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 18th c slant front mahogany secretary. Georgian with what appear to be original hardware. Nice
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Mahogany Secretary
Located in Wilson, NC
18th century English mahogany Secretary, with the frieze having blind fretwork. The cornice has
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1780s English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
Francis Elkins English Japanned Secretary
Located in Lake Forest, IL
A late 18th Century Lacquered Slant Front Bevelled Mirrored Secretary with later refreshed Japanned
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Oak, Paint
English 18th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very pretty secretary featuring burl walnut veneer crossbanded in walnut on the slope
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
English George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany secretary with partridge wood stringing detail. Lower cabinet interior contains press
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine quality English neoclassical mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase with astragal glazed doors
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18th Century and Earlier English Neoclassical Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English mahogany secretary. George III.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany secretary. George III.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary
Located in Natchez, MS
English George III Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Secretary
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique English Secretary
Hand-Painted English Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceptional hand-painted English red chinoiserie secretary with mirrored doors and multiple hidden
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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mirror
18th Century English Colonial Secretary Bookcase
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 18th century English Colonial sun-faded mahogany fall-front secretary bookcase with teak
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Late 18th Century Asian Antique English Secretary
English Regency Secretary Desk and Bookcase
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An extremely elegant and beautifully proportioned secretary bookcase made of sun faded mahogany
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Early 1800s British Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
English Regency Brass Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Regency brass inlaid secretary desk
This Regency brass inlaid secretaire desk was made circa 1820
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1810s English Regency Antique English Secretary
Materials
Rosewood
Carved Rosewood 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Morristown, NJ
Carved Rosewood 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English George III mahogany secretary/bookcase.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George III mahogany secretary/bookcase.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid secretary.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid secretary.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase Mahogany
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English Georgian style mahogany secretary bookcase with cross banding to drawers and doors
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19th Century British Georgian Antique English Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Red Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
18th century English George III Secretary Bookcase with molded paneled doors over slant front and
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique English Secretary
An English Chinese Lacquer Fall Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Lacquer Fall Front Secretary Decorated with Chinese Scenes in Gold. Made for the English
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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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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