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Continental Baroque Secretary, Mahogany
Parcel-Gilt
Located in Dallas, TX
block feet. The drawer fronts and doors have cross banding. Probably of German origin.
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Gray painted Baroque Secretary, 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque slanted-flap bureau on pressed ball feet with three drawers and curved front. Behind the coffered writing flap is a black interior division with further small drawers and a c...
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Wood, Softwood
Very Fine 19th C Biedermeier Satinwood Birch and Ebonized Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century period Biedermeier secretary. The finest quality satinwood birch with ebonized accents and fine gilt bronze mounts. Carved and gilded lions adorn the top cyl...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Cylinder Front Bureau Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahogany cylinder front bureau cabinet which opens to reveal pidgeon holes and drawers, two large drawers at bottom and a single a narrow drawer above cylinder, two doors at top on e...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
1905s German Arts
Crafts Secretaire
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Arts & Crafts secretaire.
It's a great example of a piece of furniture created in a very
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Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
Cylinder Secretaire, South Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
walnut and burl wood inlays. The corners are decorated with a carved plaited band. The secretaire was
Category
1780s German Louis XVI Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut, Burl
19th Century German Biedermeier Corner Cupboard, Secrétaire, Cherrywood
Located in Greven, DE
19th century corner cupboard / secretary
Germany (Rhineland)
Cherry tree
Biedermeier, circa
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Small Biedermeier Chest with Writing Compartement, Secretaire, German, C. 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Small Biedermeier commode with secretary compartment
Northern Germany
Birch
Biedermeier around
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
1930s Weimar Republic Bauhaus German Modernist Secretaire Bookcase Suite Walnut
By Georg Schoettle
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare living room suite comprises three individual pieces and is a super example of early European modernist furniture. Typical of the period, the suite has a Minimalist appearan...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Nickel
Secretaire a
Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century mahogany Biedermeier Secretaire a' Abattant
Category
19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
$3,600
Very Elegant Roll-Top Secretaire or Bureau Desk, 1790s
Located in Greding, DE
Very elegant roll-top secretaire or bureau desk, cherrywood.
Classicism style.
West Germany
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1790s German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Baroque Multifunctional Lectern, Secretaire or Chest of Drawers
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque lectern, secretaire or chest of drawers
Southern Germany
Cherry tree, walnut tree and
Category
Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier German Secretaire Chest
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique German Biedermeier flame mahogany secretaire abbatant, c. 1830 in date
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood
Biedermeier Secretaire, Central Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier secretaire with three drawers and flat writing flap. The body is veneered in cherry and
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Baroque Secretaire, Central German, circa 1750
Located in Greding, DE
Large elegant Baroque secretaire with a very beautiful veneer pattern and three-drawered commode
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretaire, from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Unique 18th century Baroque secretaire, from Germany, circa 1760. Beautiful walnut veneer on a
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
Biedermeier Commode-Secretaire, Southern Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier slanted flap secretaire on square tapered feet with two drawers and recessed writing
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
German Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry, Beautiful Patina, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cherry wood secretary
South Germany
Cherry wood
Biedermeier around 1820
Dimensions
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
German Biedermeier Secretaire with Columns, Walnut, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier secretary with Schinkel roof and columns
Southern Germany
Walnut, maple burl
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century South German Biedermeier Secretaire, circa 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Origin of this secretaries probably from a hunting castle. The whole corpus is made of Walnut Root veneer. Straight two-door body on printed ball legs. Straight writing plate, behin...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Conical Secrétaire, 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary in Birch, Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Conical secretary
North-East Germany
birch,
19th century, Biedermeier, circa 1820
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Roll-Top Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier cylindric secretary or roll-top secretaire from southern Germany, Munich, around 1820
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Brass, Iron
Satin Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Satin Birch Biedermeier secretaire, with three drawers below a drop front secretary with ivory
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Biedermeier Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Secretaire a abattant, Germany 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two doors
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretaire, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Cherrywood Biedermeier Secretaire with a three-drawer chests of drawers base and a lockable top
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A beautiful small Secretaire made of walnut veneer from the time of Biedermeier. The Secretaire is
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Pine, Cherry, Walnut
Biedermeier Secretaire, Probably Franconian, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
A cherry veneered secretaire standing on low ebonized S-legs, with a two-drawer chest of drawers
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Small Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A beautiful small Secretaire made of walnut veneer from the time of Biedermeier.
The interior of
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Pine, Birch, Walnut
Princely Empire Secretaire Writing Furniture, circa 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid conifers. Architecturally articulated front. High-right body on padfoot feet. Supplied with three drawers. Straight writing board, behind it archi...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Secretaire a Abattant
Located in New York, NY
; the lower part with drawer over fall front secretaire door revealing a mirrored niche flanked by
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Fall Front Mahogany Secretaire, Berlin, circa 1820
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century Biedermeier fall front secretaire of tapering shape with a Schinkel pediment
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Wood
Biedermeier Secretaire, Light Birch Wood, Secret Compartement, Circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Bright Biedermeier secretary
North-East Germany
Birch
Biedermeier around 1830
Dimensions: H
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Secretary Desk, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This secretary desk comes from Germany and was constructed in the second half of 19th Century. It
Category
19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Secretary Desk, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from Germany and was constructed, circa 1825. It is made of
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Secretary, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from Germany and was constructed in 19th century. It is made of
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Secretary, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from Germany and was constructed in 19th century. It is made of
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany 1750, walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful Baroque Secretary Desk comes from Southern Germany and dates back to 1760/70. The
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century South German Painted Bureau
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful 3-drawer South German painted bureau circa 1830. Having shaped front, delicate painting
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Plain Biedermeier secretary
Middle Germany
Birch
Biedermeier around 1830
Dimensions: H x W
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Roll Top, Walnut Marquetry, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This beautiful Secretary comes from Germany from the beginning of 19th century. The piece is made
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Very Rare German Biedermeier Secretary and Dazzler in Walnut, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
A Biedermeier Secretary and Dazzler in Walnut c. 1830
Germany (Pfalz)
Walnut
Biedermeier around
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary, Maple Veneer, Ink on Wood Decor, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This beautiful Secretary comes from Germany and was made in 19th century. The piece is made of
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Maple
19th Century German Louis Philippe Pine Secretary with Fall Front
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely secretary in pine with four exterior drawers and fall-front opening to a series of smaller desk drawers and open cubby hole. With original carved foliate bonnet and finials....
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Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Pine
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary, Light And Warm Maple Wood, Circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Extraordinary top secretary
Northern Germany
Maple
Biedermeier around 1815
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Maple
North German/Danish Ash Wood Empire Secretary with Inlay Silhouettes, circa 1810
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a handsome Empire
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Oak, Ash, Kingwood
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Birch Secretary with solid Columns,
Germany, Thuringia 1825
Beautiful Secretary with
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Secretary, 1820 Germany
The secretary body with straight lines, standing on four
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Fine 19th Century Period Biedermeier Birch and Ebonized Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century German Biedermeier birch secretary with ebonized accents.
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Cylinder Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Cylinder Secretary
North Germany, Ca.1825
Mahogany
A rare and impressive 19th
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
This Empire Secretary was made in Germany, circa 1810. It is mahogany veneer on oak. The
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Folding Secretary, circa 1825, Ash
Located in Berlin, DE
Drei-Schübiger Korpus, Esche Holz. Im Innenleben befinden sich 8 Schubladen sowie im Zentrum eine große Ablagefläche. Biedermeier um, 1825.
(L-135).
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Biedermeier Secretary
By Biedermeier
Located in New York, NY
Biedermeier secretary. The piece shows fine scratches and minor cosmetic wear but is in good condition overall. The desk part is 31" wide and extends out 21-3/4" when it is open. Res...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
$5,000
Historicism Secretary circa 1880 Walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful secretary original from the Historicism Period 1880 walnut
a flap to open
inside are small drawers
the plate is there for writing. Above it 1 drawer, below again 3 drawe...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Walnut
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A beautiful secretary made of walnut veneer on a pine wood body, from the time of the Biedermeier.
The interior of the secretary is made of bird’s-eyes maple. In very good restored ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Pine, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bureau, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cylinder bureau from the southern German Biedermeier period circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
German Secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
18c German Secretaire or Desk with original hardware.
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Wood
$8,495
19 th German Secretaire Tabernacle
Located in Boca Raton, FL
German Secretaire Tabernacle in walnut and fruit woods veneer, in 4 pieces, three lower drawers
Category
19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique German secretaire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique German secretaire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and birch. Your living room may not be complete without an antique German secretaire — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique German secretaire bearing Empire hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Antique German Secretaire?
The average selling price for an antique German secretaire at 1stDibs is $5,000, while they’re typically $2,058 on the low end and $17,000 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.
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