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Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style secretaries abbattant, having bombe
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany
$9,286 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine Louis XVI style upright secretary, executed in veneered wood, finely decorated with
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
$63,953 Sale Price
38% Off
c1900 French Antique Louis XVI Style Burl Wood Secretary/ Desk - Petite Size
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1900 French Antique Louis XVI style Petite Secretary/ Desk. Louis XVI style and made from Exotic
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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Burl
$2,264 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Folding Secretary Made of Marquetry Topped with a Carrara Marble
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
-leaf door and two lower leaves with a Carrara marble slab on top.
This is a French work. Louis XVI
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Early 1800s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Carrara Marble
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
$9,356 Sale Price
31% Off
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Secretary In Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant Louis XVI style cylinder secretary in mahogany and light wood marquetry with floral
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
François Linke, Ormolu and Mahogany Secretaire After Riesener
By François Linke
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Louis XVI style secretaire in mahogany marquetry in frames of light wood and ebony fillets
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Ormolu
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretary, Walnut, Marquetry, Cylinder Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder desk with marquetry
Germany (Westphalia)
Walnut etc.
Classicism around 1795
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Copf Style Cherry Inlay Secretaire Cabinet, ca. 1800
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Early 19th century hutch, (combination of a writing secretaire and a glass cabinet) in Copf-Style
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Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Pine
$4,263 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Secretaire With Flap In Marquetry, Late 19th Century
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Massive secretaire with flap in marquetry of cubes on the doors and sides and bronzes (partly
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
French Upright Secrétaire Design Dry Bar, Siding Tambour Doors, Marble Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI style detailing. The wood grain veneer is artfully arranged in geometric patterns on both
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre
An exceptional marquetry
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
French 18th century J.F. LELEU stamped secretaire à abattant
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in AALSMEER, NL
Exceptionally high quality furniture from an estate of a private collector
Louis XVI Mahogany
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Brass
$13,738 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine Italian 18' century ormolu-mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant with a dark Grey
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
$23,212 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Desk with central lock and beautiful patina
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century Cylinder Desk with beautiful Patina,
1800, France
Cylinder desk with straight sides, closed in the upper part with a semi-circular flap, with two drawers. The whol...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Secrétaire Cabinet by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur, circa 1860
By Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted Secrétaire cabinet with a marble top by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
18th Century High Adjustable Secretaire Desk with integrated Hidden Chair, 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Antique desk as transformable furniture with standing desk and integrated chair
Southern Germany
Cherry
around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 115 x 107 x 69 cm
Description:
Exception...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Cherry
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI St. Bonheurs du Jours, which literally
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Dutch Chinoiserie Secretary and High Chest
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI style, the strongly tapered square legs standing on brass knobs are set at an angle and thus
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Satinwood
French Secretary Desk, Jean-Georges SCHLICHTIG, Master from 1765
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XVI period, c. 1780, oakwood body, veneered with rosewood and amaranth, and with various
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Small Ladies’ Writing Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Masterfully Crafted Small Ladies’ Writing Desk
A superbly detailed ladies’ secretary desk, richly decorated with intricate marquetry in walnut, maple, ash, and various other fine wo...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Secretary Desk, France 1770-80
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI. It boasts stunning marquetry décor and elegant brass fittings. Adorned with musical
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Lovely Mixed Wood Inlay French Secretary
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exceptional classic French secretary having stunning floral inlay on all sides with a variety of different color woods. The interior features 6 drawers, an open shelf, and addition...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary is an antique piece of furniture that features painted oak and nice carvings. This elegant secretary desk showcases the craft...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Oak
Cylinder Desk, Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI cylinder desk, Germany circa 1780, so called "Zopfstil". Walnut, rosewood and maple
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Maple, Rosewood, Walnut
19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
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Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Hardwood
Scandinavian 18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Louis XVI style bureau secretary with quality rich in age, charm, and character with its
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Ebonized
Inlay Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French Louis XVI style drop front secretary from the 1800s has impressive etched brass inlay
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Brass
Dutch 18th century Cuban mahogany bombé writing cabinet with glass upstand.
Located in AALSMEER, NL
Very beautiful Cuba flower mahogany writing cabinet with 'S-lid' inlaid with olive green leather.
wall cabinet with two (old) glass doors, mirrored flower veneer and carvings on the ...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
$8,432 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Cabinet with Secretaire, South Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Secretary Cabinet, South Germany, 1780
This remarkable Louis XVI Secretary
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1780s Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
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 Louis Xvi 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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Brass
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top), 18th C. French
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful French Louis XVI carved-cherry wood tall secretarie cabinet, with original leather on
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secrétaire en Cabinet by Jean-Francois Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Riesener and became master in 1764. He quickly established himself on his own and soon counted Louis XV
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble
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 Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Floral Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady
s Secrétaire
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Louis XVI Floral and Musical Instruments Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century Dutch satinwood abbatant or drop front desk, with gilded beading and inlaid brass stringing. The case also has various exotic woods inlaid into the satinwood. There i...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Satinwood
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful walnut secre´taire a` abattant was constructed in the style of Louis XVI during the
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century Vernis Martin French Secretaire Cabinet Attributed To Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dublin, IE
Eugénie furnished then her palaces in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, with some of Sormani’s creations
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Sevres Style Porcelain Mounted Secrétaire, 19th Century, After Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
of Louis XIV, XV and XVI style furniture using the finest gilt bronze mounts.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
$63,368 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptionally Rare 19th Century French Secrétaire à Abattant by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Secrétaire à Abattant
After the designs of Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Pair of Italian Inlaid Walnut Chests of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Brescia, IT
has an inlaid frame in the front of drawers. The fall- front opens to a secretaire, over three large
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1770s Italian Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Pearwood, Walnut
French Louis XVI Secretaire Signed by "Jean-Baptiste Vassou"
By Jean-Baptiste Vassou
Located in Long Island City, NY
Magnificently detailed important French Louis XVI secretaire a abattant. Signed by Jean - Baptiste
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Tulipwood Amaranth and Marquetry Louis XVI Secretaire À Abattant
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Moulded marble top, above a frieze drawer, a drop-front enclosing pigeon holes flanked by six drawers, the double doors with shelve and coffer, on short cabriole legs with ormolu sab...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Mahogany Inlaid Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Werkendam, NL
This fine mahogany Louis XVI secrétaire (circa 1780) from the second half of the 18th century is a
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Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Louis XVI Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI period mahogany secretaire with breche d'Alep marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble
$10,600 / set
18th Century Louis XVI Period Inlaid Woods Secretaire
Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo
Ancient and rare Secretaire à abattant Louis XVI entirely paved in walnut briar, rosewood, maple
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Wood
Small Louis XVI Ormulu-Mounted Mahogany Traveling Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
With an independent slant-front writing compartment bearing a three-quarter gallery and marble top which hooks to the body consisting of a two-tiered console, the top fitted with a m...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Secretaire a Abattant, circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a rather stylish French country neoclassical Louis XVI period cherrywood late 18th century
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Mahogany Secretaire Bureau, circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
An exceptional French Louis XVI mahogany secretaire abattant (or two-cupboard desk bureau) with a
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1780s French Louis XIV Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted, Marquetry and Parquetry Secretaire à Abattattant
By Leonard Boudin
Located in London, Middlesex
neoclassical plaques and on paw feet, stamped twice L BOUDIN and JME
A very similar secretaire is
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Kingwood
1780s Louis Seize Secretaire
Located in Senden, NRW
A great Secretaire in Louis Seize style. This marvellous piece is veneered in bright walnut with a
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire
Materials
Walnut
$13,996
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Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique louis xvi secretaire for your home. Each antique louis xvi secretaire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are many kinds of the antique louis xvi secretaire 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 louis xvi secretaire, those designed in Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique louis xvi secretaire over the years, but those crafted by Maison Forest are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Louis Xvi Secretaire?
Prices for an antique louis xvi secretaire can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,750 and can go as high as $8,059, while the average can fetch as much as $4,885.
A Close Look at Louis-xvi Furniture
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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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