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ENGLISH WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT-VENEERED SECRETARY
Located in San Francisco, CA
A STATUESQUE ENGLISH WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT-VENEERED AND INLAID FALL FRONT SECRETARY. The
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
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 English Secretary
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century English Red Chinoiserie Laquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 19th c. English Red Laquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase with incised mirrored doors and
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19th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
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 English Secretary
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th C. English scarlet lacquer and chinoiserie decorated blind-door secretary
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1770s English George III Antique English Secretary
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Wood
Late 18th Century English Burl Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th C. English burl walnut secretary desk with domed bonnet over two blind doors
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Late 18th Century English George II Antique English Secretary
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Burl, Walnut
An English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George III mahogany bureau secretary with glazed doors, carved cornice and waist molding on a
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19th Century British George III Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
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 English Secretary
An Early 18th Century English Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Woodbury, CT
An English Early 18th century George I-II burl walnut bureau bookcase with mirrored doors, giltwood
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
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Walnut, Giltwood
Diminutive English Mid-18th Century Mahogany Bureau Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
sympathetically replaced. English, circa 1755
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1750s English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
English Country Gothick Motif Secretary Bookcase, Early 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
Late Georgian Oak "Gothick" Motif Secretary Bookcase, England, Early 19th Century;
with two
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Wood
Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome English Mahogany Secretary with arched dome top, gothic arched glazed doors. Satinwood
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
$15,000
Secretary
Located in Roswell, GA
Exceptional English Mahogany Late Georgian Secretary with Scroll cornice and original glass. Doors
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany, Satinwood, Glass
$15,950
18th/19th c. English Mahogany Secretary, Beautiful Carving/Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th/19thC ENGLISH MAHOGANY SECRETARY, BEAUTIFUL CARVING/PATINA
(TOP: 47.5" W X 12.5" D X 43" T
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18th Century and Earlier Antique English Secretary
English Drop Front Secretary Bookcase Mahogany, Mid-19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English drop front secretary bookcase in mahogany with flame veneer. This is an exceptional
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Mid-19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
Very Rare English 18th Century Red Lacquer Secretary Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice secretary bookcase with beautiful scenes of Chinese figures and decorations on red
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
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Lacquer
Antique English Arts and Crafts Secretary Base, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
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The bold carving seen in this antique English oak secretary base
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1870s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Secretary
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Oak
Oak Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century English George III oak secretary
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Wood
$11,000
19th Century English Mahogany Book Secretary Desk Etagere with Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Book Secretary Desk Etagere w/ Turned Legs and Mechanical Writing
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
Antique English George III Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Houston, TX
An antique English Georgian oak crossbanded with mahogany drop front secretary bureau chest desk
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
18th-19th Century English George II Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt Bureau Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th-19th century English George II mahogany and parcel-gilt bureau secretary and bookcase with
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Early 19th Century English George II Antique English Secretary
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Brass
Queen Anne Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
English walnut Queen Anne secretary. (bldd)8755/10
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood
$12,500
Georgian Oak Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century English Georgian oak secretary with a blind door book case and a fitted interior.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Brass
$11,000
Antique George III secretary.
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century English George III secretary. Mahogany. Secret compartments.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
Regency Period Secretary Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Regency Period English faded flame mahogany secretary book case with ebony inlay made
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Glass
George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
English, George III. mahogany secretary bookcase in two parts.
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19th Century Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exquisite English Georgian secretary bookcase of exceptional design and detail. The swan-necked
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Early 1800s English George III Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
English Breakfront Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid 19th Century English mahogany breakfront, secretary bookcase.
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
Materials
Wood, Leather, Glass
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 English Secretary
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Mahogany, Oak
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 English Secretary
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Wood, Glass
English Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This circa 1820s English Slant Front Secretary Desk is made of walnut wood with the original finish
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19th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
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Brass, Bronze, Iron
$2,900
English Mahogany Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome Mahogany English Secretary finished in a less formal manner
Bookcase doors hold the
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
English Walnut Secretary
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this stunning English walnut burled wood secretary. Starting on the bottom with a slightly
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique English Secretary
Materials
Burl
$1,695
English Regency Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Athens, GA
Mahogany secretary bookcase with satin wood line inlay on each drawer, interior pigeon hole drawers
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
18th Century Provincial English Oak Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Provincial English oak secretary, double bonnet planks with Provincial styling
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18th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Oak
English Mahogany Campaign Secretary, circa 1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Classic Campaign chest with a rarely seen secretary desk drawer. Made in England circa 1840 in
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1840s English Campaign Antique English Secretary
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superior quality, an important and highly stylized Edwardian period desk.
Magnificent rich color, elaborate pen work and a multitude of chinoiserie details
distinguish this desk. A...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Secretary
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Metal
B388 English Regency Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, BC
England,
1820.
Molded cornice above two glass doors.
Glass is all original.
Adjustable slide in shelves.
Base section fitted with pull down writing surface.
Tooled leather inte...
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1820s English Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
Rare 19th Century English Bamboo Desk Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th English bamboo secretary with four drawers, candleholders, bevel mirror japanning lacquer, all
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
19th Century English "Tortoise Shell" Bamboo Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The desk is designed with a slant front above a single drawer.
The bookcase top is fashioned with 2 glass paneled doors.
The desk has a bottom shelf as well. Wonderful eye-catchin...
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19th Century English Antique English Secretary
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Metal
English 18th Century Georgian Regency Small Secretary Chiffonier Bookcase
By Henry Holland 1
Located in Richmond, London
, of particularly delightful petite proportions.
English, circa 1800.
The three-tier superstructure
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique English Secretary
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Brass
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Regency Secretary Bookcase and Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exquisite Hepplewhite secretary bookcase in mahogany, satinwood, and boxwood. The cornice exhibits
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
Chippendale Secretary
Located in Athens, GA
Period English Chippendale Bureau bookcase with secretary interior. Only 36" wide, original dental
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
$3,300
Early 19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1830s English Slant Front Secretary Desk is made of walnut wood with the original finish and
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Early 19th Century English Renaissance Antique English Secretary
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Brass
George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase with Provenance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exquisite English Georgian secretary bookcase of exceptional design and detail. The swan-necked
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany, Giltwood
1800s English Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
A truly wonderful English mahogany secretary. This piece dates to 1800, and features lovely large
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19th Century British Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
English 1800s Neoclassical Butler
s Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful early 19th century butler's secretary from England. This piece features drawers for
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19th Century British Antique English Secretary
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Satinwood
18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase, George III
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-18th century Georgian secretary bookcase with green lacquered Japanning. This chinoiserie
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique English Secretary
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Pine
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
This stunning 19th century English Regency mahogany secretary, circa 1800, features an upper
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany, Oak, Pine
Mid 18th C English Mahogany Chippendale Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
This secretary was created in England in the mid-18th century, circa 1760. The piece has a top
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1760s English Chinese Chippendale Antique English Secretary
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Mahogany
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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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