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Bureau / Secretary Gustavian in Blue Painted In Pine. 18th Ctr. Swedish
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary crafted in pine, finished in a charming blue tone with an elegant patina.
The
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
European 1800s Two-Part Painted Wood Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall European painted wood two-part secretary from the early 19th century, with molded cornice
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Danish Blue Painted Rococo Secretary Desk in the Manner of Mathias Ortmann
Located in Kastrup, DK
gilded bronze mounts that form a refined contrast to the painted surface.
The secretary is constructed
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Rococo Style Chapeau de Gendarme 1820s Gray Painted Tall Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style tall secretary from circa 1820 with gray painted finish, chapeau de gendarme
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$9,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Oak Secretary Bureau With Painted Finish from Sweden circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
fascinating painted finish distressed perfectly to fit the age and grace of this attractive oak secretary
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Fantastic English Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Slant Lid Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English Adams paint decorated satinwood slant lid secretary desk is a stunning example of
Category
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Satinwood
19th-C. American Federal Ebonized
Gilt Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century American federal style drop front secretary desk. This was considering
Category
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front
Birch Interior
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
18th C. Venetian Secretary Hutch with a Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian tall secretary cabinet from the 18th century. This antique 7.75 feet tall
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th century Georgian secretary in hand painted blue wedge wood swirl finish
Located in Richmond, VA
Wonderful 18th century Georgian mahogany secretary with hand painted wedgewood swirl finish by “The
Category
18th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish antique rustic Gustavian slant front secretary from early 19th century that is perfect
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features a
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Mahogany
Danish 1810s Beige Gray Painted Two-Part Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish painted wood two-part secretary from circa 1810 with beige / light gray painted finish
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian Italian paint decorated secretary desk with bookcase, circa 1890s, is a remarkable
Category
1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Walnut
$1,800 Sale Price
61% Off
Secretary Swedish Rococo. Black
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Swedish Rococo Secretary Desk in Black-Painted Pine.
Executed in a beautiful and
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Huntington, NY
A two part Swedish Gustavian secretary. The bonnet top consists of an impressive overhanging arched
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass, Iron
Dark Gray Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary cabinet featuring a two-door glazed display hutch above and a lower section with
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Glass, Wood, Softwood
Baroque Secretary in Provençal Style, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Hand-painted baroque secretary, featuring a three-drawer commode base, slant-front writing flap
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless charm of this Classic Venetian Style Italian Polychrome Lacquered Hand-Painted
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Swedish Secretary Cabinet 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Swedish Secretary Desk with open book shelves above the fall front desk and bottom
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This elegant Swedish oak secretary shows off with a distinctive carved top bonnet or crown and
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak, Paint
Early 19th Century Stunning Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a stunning early 19th century Swedish Gustavian secretary. This secretary features a newer
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Clock Secretary Circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 19th-century Swedish clock secretary, circa 1820, combines functionality with
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine, Paint
English Regency Sheraton-Style Secretary and Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency period mahogany and satinwood two-piece secretary cabinet. Pine secondary wood. Top
Category
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century White Danish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish oak secretary bureau with a newer professionally applied antique white
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Florentine carved cream painted parcel gilt slant-top desk bureau with nicely aged dark warm
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
may have been performed, hardware, paint, and drawers may have been repaired, replaced, or touched up
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Danish Baroque Secretary Desk in Faux-Marble
Located in Kastrup, DK
Impressive Danish Baroque secretary desk in grey-blue faux-marble decoration. The piece is
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Secretary - Antique Scandinavian Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretary made of hand crafted painted
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal
Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century Napoleon III table desk Bonheur Du Jour.
Upper part showcase with three shelves and lower part with a couple of drawers and extendable top and legs with black...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal
$4,690 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 18th Century Black Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak rococo secretary reflects the timeless Scandinavian styling from the late 1700's.
The
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Olivewood Inlaid and Parcel Gilt Secretary / Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
German Biedermeier (18th Century) olivewood secretary / bookcase in shaped rectangular with the top
Category
18th Century German Biedermeier Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk. Hand Painted and with original
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood, Paint, Ribbon
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
shaped window with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The bureau cabinet has a
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
$14,000 Sale Price
22% Off
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk.
Nice quality
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
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
Category
1810s French Louis Philippe Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Marble, Brass
Small Decorative Carpenter
s Sample Secretary, Sweden circa 1800
s
Located in Round Top, TX
ordering a full size secretary. Note the size of 24" wide x 27" high.
All the paint is original, from the
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Black Swedish Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretary
Located in Kvidinge, SE
is painted in black, with an antique patina finish and a small distress surface.
The inside is
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
$2,287 Sale Price
40% Off
Fine 19th Century English Chinoiserie and Red Lacquered Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and elaborated 19th century Chinoiserie red lacquered slant front secretary. Hand
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Louis XV style lady’s secretary with red and gold chinoiserie decoration
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XV style, France, end of the 19th century. Various hardwoods and softwoods, veneered, primed in red, decorated in lacquer technique in the form of landscape scenes on the rever...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted painted
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Secretary - Scandinavian Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk is composed with two
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Metal, Brass
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood string inlaid secretary bookcase with a hinged fall front
Category
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Attributed to G. Viardot, France, Circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
A Japanese style carved wood cabinet attributed to G. Viardot. A painted decor imitating Japanese
Category
1880s French Japonisme Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
A fine late 18th c to early 19th c William and Mary black Chinoiserie secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 18th century William and Mary black lacquered secretary. Fine Chinoiserie hand
Category
Early 19th Century English William and Mary Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of Francisco de Reynoso y Baeza.
Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos and bishop
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
$1,524 Sale Price
20% Off
Turn of the 18th -19th C. Swedish Rococo Style Slant Front Secretary w/ Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century-early 19th century Rococo style slant front painted fir Swedish secretary with
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Fir
Late 18th-Early 19th C. French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
upper display cabinet
3-drawer bombe form base & secretary
Beautifully hand painted
32"W x 18"D x 84
Category
Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Glass
Very Rare Painted Secretary
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful shades of green and amber (the photo does not do it justice) Chinoise painted Secretary
Category
19th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$85,000
Italian Decoupage Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian painted secretary with decoupage scenes.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
$10,900
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Painted secretary with four lower drawers and fitted interior
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Painted and Decoupage Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Painted and Decoupage Secretary
Italian Polychrome and Decoupage Bureau, the drop
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
red desk secretary louis xv chinese hand painted
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
elegant donkey desk in red lacquered wood, in the style of China according to Martin varnish, the facades are decorated with scenes of characters in landscapes, it opens on the front...
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak
Swedish Baroque Secretary Display Cabinet Painted White, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary with glass doors, painted Swedish distressed white/cream color
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XIV Italian Secretary Cabinet Walnut Painted Doors
Located in PALERMO, IT
walnut and briar walnut. Particular processing of the upper doors, inside painted with oil.
Sicily Louis
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Swedish Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Spectacular period neoclassical secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1810. The upper section has
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
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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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