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Important Louis XVI Cherrywood Secretary 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Surprising and rare Louis XVI secretary in cherrywood from the 18th century
Uncommon secretary given its large size of 1m74 and its very beautiful interior
Very beautiful patina an...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary
Located in Brussels, BE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
Antique Napoleon III Desk and Bookcase, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Napoleon III desk and bookcase, circa 1860-1870. This museum quality antique has fine briarwood and wonderful ormolu throughout.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk or Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Louis XV style French dore bronze mounted Boulle Marquetry secretary desk or cabinet
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1830s French Louis XV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
$59,600 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Cylinder Bureau with Original Fittings
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Refined Louis XVI cylinder bureau from France, circa 1780-1790. The carcass is pine with
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
$9,356 Sale Price
31% Off
Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with semi-cylindrical flap has eight drawers with palmette keys on the front: five on t...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
$2,253 Sale Price
29% Off
Louis Philippe Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis Philippe secretary with marble top.
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble
18th Century Transition Secretary, Paris, circa 1770, Master
s Stamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Rose veneer on oak. High-rectangular body with finely veneered wood on four feet. Foldable writing board (leather cover missing), a drawer, lower wing door. Gilded bronze mountings. ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
Rene Prou Secretary
By René Prou
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
A Rene Prou palissander and sycamore secretary.
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Sycamore, Shagreen, Rosewood
$32,536 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an antique piece of furniture covered with mahogany veneer with beautiful grain. It is topped with a green marble board.
The whole is dated the turn of the 18th and th...
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble
$3,742 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe style secretary chest cabinet desk in a satin / burl wood with exterior front inlay musical instruments and flowers marquetry scene details. Th...
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1810s French Louis Philippe Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau de Dame by Alphonse Giroux et Cie
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Montreal, QC
furniture. Patronized by various members of the French Royal Family, including Louis XVIII, Charles X, Henri
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Empire Marquetry Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commanding attention with its exquisite craftsmanship and timeless design, this vintage French
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Secretaire abbatant
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Kingwood Bombe shaped Secretaire Abbatant, having the
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
This antique secrétaire, crafted in the style of Louis
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
and polished with French wax paste. When open, the maximum depth is 32-¾” Writing surface is 26-¾”H
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1900
Desk very convenient to store and
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
$3,221 Sale Price
20% Off
French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire
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19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Petite Secrétaire
Located in Malibu, CA
This petite secrétaire is perfect for small spaces. Small drawers with original hardware and
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,536 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Brass
$4,808 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Rare veneered wood secretaire
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Four Drawer Abattant Secretaire, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This Louis XVI style abattant secretaire dates to the 19th century and was produced in France
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
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1870s French Empire Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
$6,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Specimen Cabinet, French Oak Cupboard, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique specimen cabinet, a French, oak cupboard offering a secretaire desk dating to
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Oak
19th C Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Louis Philippe Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis Philippe buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, circa 1850-1860
Desk very convenient
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
$1,790 Sale Price
56% Off
1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!!
Antique
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Mahogany Secretaire / Commode With Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode with secretaire hand-crafted in France using mahogany and pegged construction
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Brass
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute
France
19th c.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Marble Top Miniature Secretaire a Abbatant, Fall Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
French late 19th century marble top miniature secretaire abbatant with four drawers, two shelves
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Amboyna
Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top), 18th C. French
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk, from the 18th century. This antique "secretaire an abattant" from France features an arched top
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
Antique French Renaissance Revival Hunt Desk / Secretaire Barley Twist Oak 19th
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French antique 19th century Renaissance revival / Hunt style Writing desk in carved oak
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
$3,434 Sale Price
32% Off
Secrétaire à abattant d
époque French Louis XVI Style Secretary c. Late 19th C.
Located in Westfield, MA
This Secrétaire à Abattant, crafted in the French Louis XVI style in the late 19th century, remains
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Brass
Empire style Mahogany secretaire abattant, circa 1840
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French Mahogany marble topped Empire style Secretaire Abattant
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Spectacular Napoleon III Empire Secretaire 19th Century RESTORED
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular Napoleon III Empire Secretaire 19th Century
France
in mahogany, mahogany root
rich
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This Louis XVI walnut slant-front secretary desk is a fine example of 18th-century French
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
$8,432 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Floral Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady
s Secrétaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Secrétaire, also called "Bonheur du Jour"
A 19th century bonheur du jour writing cabinet or small lady's
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
of age and use. The secretaire is in very good restored condition and can be separated into an upper
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Pine, Walnut
$15,159 Sale Price
26% Off
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
surface and a number of drawers and prospect door, France, circa 1840.
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Late 18th Century French Charles X Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Special 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
The shaped
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
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Late 18th Century French Charles X Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
$4,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Sevres Style Porcelain Mounted Secrétaire, 19th Century, After Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French side cabinet with a marble top, a fall front secrétaire
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
$63,368 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Louis XV 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Secretaire By Befort Jeune
By Befort Jeune
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
secretaire is in good antique condition with normal age related Surface scratches, a few chips to the painted
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$12,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secrétaire en Cabinet by Jean-Francois Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in Kittery Point, ME
, the king of France, the king's mistress Madame du Barry, and the Prince de Condé among his clients
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble
Henri 2 Cabinet or Secretaire in Sculpted Oak Renaissance Style, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
borrowed from the floral, vegetal and architectural repertoires,
France
Neo Renaissance style,
circa
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Oak
$2,747 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique French Marquetry Escritoire c.1880
Located in Worcester, GB
century French escritoire or secrétaire à abattant in the Louis XV style, crafted circa 1880. The piece is
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19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Kingwood
$3,072 / set
Rare Louis XV French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this French Louis XV Slope Desk "Bureau De Pente" ,in natural Yellow Birch, .
This French
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one
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Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Oak
$3,440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Secretaire
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century narrow French Secretaire features a top drawer which opens to reveal a desk and
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19th Century French Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Secretaire a`Abbattant with a Marble Top, circa 1830
Located in Salisbury, GB
A 19th century French secretaire a' abbatant. The marble top over a marquetry inlaid mahogany base
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19th Century French Empire Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble
19th Century Charles X French Secretaire with Marble
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A 19th century French Charles X mahogany and sycamore line inlaid secretaire à àbattant
The rounded
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19th Century Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Charles X Inlaid French Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Tricase, Italia
Rare secrétaire à abattant Carlo X, in flamed mahogany wood, finely inlaid in light wood with
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Marquetry Inlaid Secretaire Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
French secretaire abattant with magnificent marquetry inlay depicting Portico Ruins in a landscape
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century France Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire Marble Top, 1840s
Located in Roma, RM
Beautiful French secretaire of the Louis-Philippe era, of excellent quality and quality of the
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique French Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
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Antique French Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique French secretaire you’re looking for. An antique French secretaire — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique French secretaire, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique French secretaire bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Henry Dasson, André-Charles Boulle and Wedgewood each produced at least one beautiful antique French secretaire that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique French Secretaire?
Prices for an antique French secretaire start at $799 and top out at $1,769,442 with the average selling for $5,787.
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 French Secretaire
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