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19thC Swedish Painted Drop Down Secretary over 3 drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a late 19th century painted drop-front secretary over 3 drawers. Great storage for
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Antique Period Painted Swedish Baroque Secretary circa 1760-80
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful Antique Period curved Painted Swedish Baroque Secretary with original looks, hinges and
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Beautiful 19th Century Venetian Painted Two-Part Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful 19th century Venetian painted two-part slant front secretary desk; the upper section with
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Painted Cabinet with Secretary Original Patina
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful details and marvellous patina.
Offers many drawers in th top part and the bottom part has 3 large drawers.
The patina is between ochre, light green and beige colors , wit...
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Secretary/bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted Swedish secretary/bookcase in original pale grey paint.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$15,000
Secretary bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted Swedish secretary. late 19th/early 19th century. Original finish.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$12,500
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Large painted dropfront secretary with elaborate interior, bracket base and bonnet top
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$8,500
Lacca Povera Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A. 19th Century Italian lacca povera secretary. Great small scale!
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint, Glass
$6,950
Venetian Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive late 19th century painted Venetian Secretary. Painted in light celadon and
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Gesso
$12,500
Period Norwegian Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Norwegian secretary, circa 1820, in gray paint with the original locks and brass hardware
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Early 19th Century Norwegian Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Norwegian Rococo Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rare compact secretary, Norway, circa 1760, in blue paint. The upper section has a graceful arched
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Mid-18th Century Norwegian Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Swedish Secretary
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A Swedish Rococo period secretary desk dating from the middle of the 18th century with with
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Hardwood
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early Swedish two-part secretary, circa 1820, with a squared cornice with keystone detail over a
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Black Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1810. The upper section has a guilloche
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Gustavian secretary, Sweden, circa 1780, with old lock and keys. The upper section has a
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$12,500
Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Early Swedish secretary, circa 1800, in two parts. The upper section has a bold cornice with
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early Swedish Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Slant-front secretary in two parts, Sweden circa 1790. The upper section has an arched cornice and
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$6,800
18th Century Swedish Drop Front Secretary with Faux Marble Painted Interior
Located in Nashville, TN
18th century Swedish drop front secretary with faux marble painted interior. Beautiful original
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1870s Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Red chinoiserie secretary
Located in Santa Monica, CA
decorative piece of furniture with patina - decoration in relief
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Early 20th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Large and unusual Swedish drop front secretary. Crown with diamond molding ,above pair of doors
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Venetian Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Original painted Venetian slant front secretary bookcase with mirror door and two drawers. Original
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Glass
$18,500
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Swedish secretary, circa 1780, in black paint. The upper section has four shelves, one
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period two-part Baroque secretary, Sweden circa 1770, in blue paint. The upper section has a bold
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early Swedish Baroque Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period two-part Baroque secretary, Sweden circa 1770, in blue paint. The upper section has a bold
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Queen Anne Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Queen Anne crimson and gold double bonnet top bureau bookcase or secretary with hand-painted
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19th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
$59,995
Gustavian Secretary Cum Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden circa 1800. The upper library section has a bold
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Baroque Period Swedish Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Baroque secretary, Sweden, circa 1800, in two parts. The library section has an arched
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Bombe
Italian Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Venetian Red Chinoiserie Secretary. Very exagerated Bombe' form. Wonderful interior.
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Francis Elkins English Japanned Secretary
Located in Lake Forest, IL
A late 18th Century Lacquered Slant Front Bevelled Mirrored Secretary with later refreshed Japanned
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak, Paint
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning 18th c Swedish Gustavian secretary in original paint, intricate details and carving. A
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Drop Front Swedish Secretary
Located in New Preston, CT
A beautiful drop front secretary in oyster paint with 4 outside drawers, all with brass hardware
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Period Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1830. The upper library section has a
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
Red, gold and black hand-painted chinoiserie lacquered secretary or bookcase with a fitted interior
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Late 19th Century Antique Painted Secretary
Gustavian Secretary with Carved Detail
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1790, in two parts. The upper section retains its original
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Period Neoclassical Secretary Cum Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two-part neoclassical secretary, Sweden, circa 1800, with reeded cornice and central panel with
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Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Secretary with Glazed Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish neoclassical secretary cum library, circa 1860. The upper section has glazed doors under a
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Secretary with original paint, 18th Century. Doors at top open to four shelves. Center
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1820, in two parts. The upper, library section has double
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early 1900s Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Summerland, CA
Highly decorative early 1900's Chinoiserie desk. Hand painted with exquisite fine details. Hidden
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Early 20th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Shaker Style Drop Front Secretary
Located in Culver City, CA
drawers and compartments with the original yellow paint. Below the desk are two doors with a shelf for
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Mid-19th Century Shaker Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal
19th C. Scandinavian Secretary
Book Case
Located in Houston, TX
writing and storage area, as a secretary desk. It is hand painted in light blues and creams.
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19th Century Norwegian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint, Glass
19th Century Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding quality with an unusual blue hue including a blue leather
writing surface.
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal
18th Century Swedish Slant Front Secretary
Located in Nashville, TN
Late 18th century antique Swedish slant front secretary in an original beautiful gray blue and
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Period Swedish Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part secretary in black paint, Sweden, early 19th century, with original lock and key. The
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Swedish Secretary in the Baroque Style
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two-part Baroque style secretary in black paint, Sweden, circa 1880. The upper section has a bold
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Late 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Period Secretary with Clock from Hälsingland
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period secretary from Hälsingland with integral Mora clock and with original paint, Sweden, circa
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass, Steel
Early Swedish Secretary with Green Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rare early Swedish secretary, circa 1760, in two parts which retains its original green glass. The
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Glass, Wood
Black Swedish Secretary in Two Sections
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Swedish secretary, circa 1810 having raised panel doors with reeded detail. The lower
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Period Rococo Swedish Blue Secretary
Located in Encinitas, CA
. Painted inside the secretary is a lovely shade of ochre with the exterior scraped to an original soft
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Painted Swedish Secretary
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Swedish Secretary in Three Parts
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Secretary with breakfront library, Sweden circa 1810. The upper section has a bold cornice with
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Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Superb 18th Century Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with detailed figures and landscapes, a nicely fitted interior and interior doors painted
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Late 18th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Period Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque period secretary; 18th century painted in light blue with white interior
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Swedish Period Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Baroque secretary has a lovely distressed painted finish in greenish beige exterior and a
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Period Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary; 18th century.
Secretary has original locks and hinges and is
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Late Gustavian Secretary Signed and Dated 1838
Located in Sheffield, MA
Beautiful Swedish secretary from the last Gustavian period, in its original paint and signed and
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Period Swedish Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque period secretary; 18th century, in two sections.
The upper section has
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
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Antique Painted Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique painted secretary available at 1stDibs. Each antique painted secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and pine. Your living room may not be complete without an antique painted secretary — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique painted secretary, those designed in Baroque and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Antique Painted Secretary?
The average selling price for an antique painted secretary at 1stDibs is $4,200, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $9,900 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 Painted 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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