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A German Biedermeier Secretaire Circa 1820
Located in London, GB
A German Secretaire with two drawers and curved top cabinet with a drawer and glazed center cabinet
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
An Architectural North German Birchwood Biedermeier Secretaire Circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A North German Secretaire with four drawers and top cabinet with upper closing moulding on columns
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
19th C Biedermeier Birch Secretaire
Located in London, GB
A North German Secretaire with four drawers and top cabinet with upper closing moulding on columns
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Exemplary German Biedermeier Fall-Front Secretaire
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cubical body on block feet with 3 lower and 1 upper drawer. Cornice with Schinkel pediment. Cherry wood in book match pattern on pine wood. Inlaid with multiple hairlines in mahogany...
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Ebony
A Large German Architectural Biedermeier Secretaire, 1830
s
Located in London, GB
A Large German Biedermeier Secretaire with two black polished columns flank the three drawered body
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19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier marble mounted mahogany and burl birchwood full front secretaire.
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Marble
$35,000
Biedermeier Secretaire Abattant
Located in Manchester, GB
A stunning mid 19th century North European secretaire abattant. Sat on beautiful burr walnut
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Brass
Northern European Birch Secretaire Abattant
Located in New York, NY
Northern European, Biedermeier, Birch Secretaire Abattant
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
19th C Biedermeier Birch Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Fall front secretaire with a pair of free-standing columns on the exterior. It has an architectural
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Lacquer
Biedermeier Secretaire a Abattant, Early 19th Century
Located in Santander, ES
Biedermeier secretaire a abattant dating to the first quarter of the 19th century with finely
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
German Biedermeier Secretary
Located in New York, NY
This German Biedermeier secretary has a rectangular variegated gray marble top above two cupboard
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$14,000
German biedermeier High Writing Secretary
Located in Sarasota, FL
Early German Empire Biedermeier mahogany tall secretay writing desk. Simple box form with flanking
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
South German Biedermeier Secretary Cherrywood 1820
Located in Senden, NRW
German Biedermeier secretary
- Secretary, Cherry
- Veneered, Biedermeier
- South German
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Louis XVI Secretary, Germany, 1790s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Louis XVI secretary, Germany, 1790s. Made of cherrywood and other fine woods.
Turned feet
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1790s German Louis XVI Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
German Biedermeier Drop Front Writing Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This German Biedermeier writing cabinet, probably made in Thuringia, has a drop front door that
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Metal
Baroque Secretary, Dresden, Germany, circa 1745
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque Secretary, Dresden, Germany, circa 1745. Of courtly provenance.
Made of walnut and plum
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1740s German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Empire Secretary from Schleswig, Northern Germany, 1820s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Empire secretary from the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein state, northern Germany, 1820s
Category
1820s German Empire Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Representative Biedermeier Secretary, Northern Germany, circa 1820-1825
Located in Muenster, NRW
Ash veneered, parts ebonized.
Three drawers in bottom, cylinder fastener.
Extendable writing plate as well as puttable up writing surface.
Nice architectural inner life with numer...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Baroque Secretary from Baden-Württemberg, Germany ‘Tabernakelsekretär’, 1720s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque secretary from Baden-Württemberg, Germany (so-called "Tabernakelsekretär"), 1720s. Made of
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1720s German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Biedermeier Period Secretary, circa 1820-1830, Germany, Cherrywood Veneered
Located in Muenster, NRW
19th century Biedermeier period secretary, cherrywood veneer, circa 1820-1830, Germany, three
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Beautiful Biedermeier Period Secretary, Southern Germany, circa 1820, Cherrywood
Located in Muenster, NRW
• Southern Germany, circa 1820.
• Cherrywood.
• Decorative inner life.
• Three large drawers in
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Neoclassical Roll Top Painted Antique German Secretary, circa 1830
Located in Houston, TX
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This unusual painted roll top antique German desk circa 1830 is notable for its
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1830s German Neoclassical Antique German Secretaire
18th Century Southern German Walnut Bureau Cabinet, circa 1750
Located in East Sussex, GB
A mid-18th century southern German figured walnut bureau cabinet dating from circa 1750 of
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
1925 Art Deco Macassar Secretary from Germany, High Gloss Finish
Located in Senden, NRW
Bruderhaus" in Reutlingen, Germany in 1925. This specific cabinet features a bookmatched Macassar veneer with
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1920s German Art Deco Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Macassar, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary Cherrywood Veneer
Located in Muenster, NRW
Biedermeier secretary with a symmetrically running cherrywood veneer from Germany, circa 1820. The
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1820s Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
19th C Biedermeier Birchwood Secretairs
Located in London, GB
A secretaire with two drawers and curved top cabinet with a drawer and glazed center cabinet, the
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretary In Cherry Wood Veneer With A Beautiful Image
Located in Senden, NRW
Germany around 1825
- shellac French polish
Country of Origin: Germany
year of construction
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
High Quality Early Biedermeier Cylinder Office Circa 1820
Located in Senden, NRW
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Biedermeier, southern Germany around 1820
Width: 114.00 cm, Height: 137.00 cm, depth: 66.00 cm
Country
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Antique Biedermeier secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
German Biedermeier fruitwood secretary. Ebony banded. Circa 1830.
Category
19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Fruitwood
Beautiful Biedermeier Cylinder Secretary 1820
Located in Senden, NRW
Biedermeier cylinder secretary,
- Walnut veneer,
- Biedermeier, southern Germany
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Biedermeier style secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Diminutive German Beidermeier style secretary with a door above and three drawers below the pull
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Pine, Oak
A Magnificent Mahogany Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
The top case having one cupboard flanked by Corinthian columns above a central drop front case revealing a similar smaller cupboard and columns flanked by six stacked drawers each, t...
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Neo-Classical Secretary Abbatant in the Biedermeier Taste
Located in San Francisco, CA
the book-matched Burl Walnut drop front
above three drawers with original brass escutcheons
with black ebonized columns terminating
above three drawers with original brass escutcheons
with black ebonized columns terminating
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
18th Century Bureau Desk
Located in Santander, ES
18th century figured walnut German bureau desk of small dimensions and of intricate serpentine
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
$5,600
19th Century Biedermeier Cylinder Top Bureau Desk
Located in Santander, ES
Fine Biedermeier Bureau dating to the beginning of the 19th century and of north German origin
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Baroque Desk with Hutch "Tabernakelschreibtisch", Würzburg, Bavaria, 1790s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque desk with hutch (a so-called "Tabernakelschreibtisch"), Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1790s
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1790s German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Bureau Cabinet Profusely Decorated With Architectural Perspective Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
The upper section with curved corners is set with a fall flap revealing a later fitted interior, reinstated following lines of original witness marks. Below the fall are three short...
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Secretaire
Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
Located in Seattle, WA
This Biedermeier secretary desk has a square cupboard at the top with two half-moon side shapes that sit on top of the desk. There is a small drawer below this, and below the drawer ...
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Fruitwood, Leather
Biedermeier Secretary, Brandenburg, Birchwood, circa 1825
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Biedermeier Secretary, Brandenburg, Germany, circa 1825. Made of birchwood, mahogany, and other
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Desk from 1830
Located in Senden, NRW
Unique large 1830s Biedermeier mahogany desk from northern germany. It offers a pyramid mahogany
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Brass
18th Century Writing Cupboard, Secretary, Made in Saxony “Glauchau”, circa 1750
Located in Muenster, NRW
Walnut-tree and walnut-tree root on softwood body.
Several times curved drag.
Six drawers behind the writing record.
Bulged out upper top with two doors and 12 small drawers and s...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Secretary, Cherry Tree Veneered, Shingle Roof
Located in Muenster, NRW
Biedermeier secretary, circa 1820-1825.
Cherry tree veneered.
Rare shingle roof.
One head push.
Nice architectural inner life with chess board inlaid works below the central mirr...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany, 1730s. Made of walnut and other Fine woods. Provenance: A noble family. Unique museum-quality
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1730s German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
18th Century Baroque Secretary, Walnut-Tree and Nut Root Wood Veneered
Located in Muenster, NRW
Baroque secretary, circa 1750-1760.
Walnut-tree and nut root wood veneered.
Very fine veneer.
Numerous tape inlaid works.
Straight body.
Bottom with three big drawers and a smal...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut
Biedermeier Tallboy / Secretaire
Located in London, GB
The fourth drawer has a fold out lectern and small compartments
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Tallboy / Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Six graduated drawers, the fourth drawer has out lectern and small compartments. Architectural facade with two columns.
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire with gilt bronze hardware and an exquisite French
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19th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Cylinder Top 18th Century German Bureau Secretaire Desk
Located in Santander, ES
Outstanding 18th century Bureau Secretaire of German origin with cylinder top that rolls open
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18th Century German Antique German Secretaire
Biedermeier Period Secretary, circa 1830, North Germany, Mahogany Veneered
Located in Muenster, NRW
Secretary, circa 1830, North Germany
Nice reflected mahogany veneered
Architectural inner life
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Biedermeier Birch Secretary
Located in Millbrook, NY
Nice Biedermeier birch and burl-birch secretary. The removable superstructure with one cabinet door flanked by two shaped drawers. The case having one long drawer over a letter holde...
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19th Century German Empire Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Birch, Burl
$12,500
Exceptional Continental Burr Walnut Secretaire
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4035, a very impressive, burr walnut, Biedermeier secretaire, having white veined marble top with
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1850s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Cylinder top Bureau Secretaire
Located in Santander, ES
Imposing Biedermeier bureau of flame mahogany and of North German origin with cylinder top. The
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Secretaire
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Antique German Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
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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