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Swedish Gustavian Style Gray Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Fluted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
, carved fluted motifs and gray painted finish. This Swedish Gustavian-style secretary, crafted during the
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Period Slant-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian period painted wood slant-front secretary from the early 19th century with
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
1790s Swedish Period Gustavian Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Lower Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood drop-front secretary with original hardware from the late
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Venetian Painted and Gold Leaf Bombe Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement in your home with this beautifully painted antique secretary from Italy, circa
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Unusual Swedish Antique Tall Country Secretary Desk in Painted Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Swedish secretary desk dated 1847 and monogrammed. The secretary desk is made in painted pine
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
20th Century Painted and Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Two-Part Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This charming Italian neoclassical style chinoiserie decorated secretary desk features an arched
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Swedish 1890s Rococo Style Painted Wood Tall Secretary with Glass Doors Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style light grey / blue painted tall secretary with glass doors cabinet from the
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Directoire Period Hand Carved Painted Bureau De Pente or Secretary Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This exceptional rare Directoire period bureau de pente or writing desk features intricately executed Louis XVI motif carvings of bows, drapes, and ivy circling Directoire arrows. Th...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Bronze
Fine Adams Paint Decorated Slantlid Secretary Desk in Satinwood, Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
There are secretary desks and then there are masterpiece level secretary desks! This is one of
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Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer and Gold Secretary Desk Hand Painted Secretaire
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, one of a kind, vintage Asian black and gold lacquer chinoiserie secretary desk. What
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1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Antique Venetian Secretary Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In all-over pale salmon paint having floral details. Drop-front desk reveals four small drawers and
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19th Century European French Provincial Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
over three drawers raised on bracket feet. Decorated overall with gilded and painted chinoiserie
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1720s Dutch Queen Anne Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak, Paint
A Spectacular English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
This impressive and grand Chinoiserie Secretary having an intricate detailed decoration both on
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Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
19th Century Swedish Clock Secretary
Located in Kramfors, SE
Dry scraped to original paint. Original lock and hardware.
The clock comes with the original
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Gustavian or Swedish Secretary Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
multitude of small drawers with painted faux grained fronts. The tambour section is original, as the painted
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine, Paint
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Oak
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
hand painted porcelain miniature.
The whole secretary is supported on thin, bent legs.
Inside, there
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Early 19th Century French Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Italian Venetian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
painted with floral decoration and overall parcel gilt.
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century Danish Rococo Period Secretary Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
18th Century Danish Rococo period secretary cabinet in two parts. Oak painted in a beautiful blue
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century English Red Lacquer Secretary
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The whole having a lacquer decoration in the chinoiserie style with a top section of 2 glass paned doors and a shelved interior, over a fall front revealing a fitted interior, over 2...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Lacquer
Secretary Gustavian Cinnabar Red , Swedish c. 1800
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary painted in an elegant cinnabar red and a black-painted top with a profiled edge
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
lower section of the secretary showcases three drawers. The desk is painted in a soft color typical of
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Tulipwood, Paint
18th c. Swedish Early Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish early Gustavian period secretary with library from the 18th century with shaped cornice
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Antique Georgian Style English Secretary Bookcases
Located in Morristown, NJ
A handsome pair of 19th c., English Georgian secretary bookcases. Arched dentil molded cornice over
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century 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
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1820s Italian Louis XVI Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
19th Century Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This is a Classic Venetian style Italian polychrome lacquered bookcase with hand painted floral
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish Rococo period slant-front secretary from the 18th century in two parts with original
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Paint
Impressive 18th Century Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive 18th century English chinoiserie red lacquered drop front secretary. Fine quality
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Harewood
Rococo Chinoiserie Secretary, Swedish, 18th Century, Origin Sweden, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Rococo 18th century secretary in two parts, 19th century chinoiserie painting with the original
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Paint
Swedish 18th Century Slant, Front Secretary with Multiple Inner Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century secretary. This Swedish slant-front secretary from circa 1720 features
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18th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Gustavian Period Swedish Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine late 18th century Gustavian period Swedish pine secretary desk in original ox blood, yellow
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine, Paint
1790s Fine Gustavian Secretary, Made by Stockholm Master
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine Gustavian secretary, with finely painted decorations, made by Stockholm master, circa 1790
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
A fine 19th century English Chinoiserie designed slant front secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century English Chinoiserie decorated slant front secretary . Fine raised detail with
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Swedish Slant Front Desk Secretary over Three Drawers with Inner Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century secretary. This Swedish secretary features a slant-front desk over three
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Swedish Late Gustavian Period 1820s Two-Part Secretary with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Late Gustavian period two-part painted wood secretary from the early 19th century, with
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
18th Century Scandinavian Tall Secretary with State of Denmark Provenance Plaque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish 18th century tall secretary with provenance plaque indicating 'The State of Denmark'. This
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18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Two-Part Secretary with Glass Doors and Slanted Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
graduated drawers sit below, while the ensemble is raised on bracket feet. The secretary is painted in a
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18th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
European 1790s Two-Part Tall Secretary with Glass Doors and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European painted wood tall two-part secretary circa 1790 with glass doors, carved dentil molding
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Late 18th Century European Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Painted Fall-Front Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful 18th century Swedish painted fall-front secretary chest from the Gustavian period with
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sailing off Cowes Fine 1820
s English Marine Oil Painting Shipping in Choppy Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. Locker of the Hospital, Exmouth's former secretary. He also painted two other pictures for the Gallery.
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Danish Rococo 18th Century Secretray
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Danish Rococo period painted wood two-part secretary from the 18th century. Exterior painted in
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass, Iron
Painted 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
Pine
$8,500
Italian Painted Secretary
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Luigi XVI Red Painted Secretary with Drop Front Writing Surface and Two Drawers
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
English painted secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
English painted secretary from the 19th C. Top and bottom doors open to shelves, middle desk
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19th Century English Antique Painted Secretary
$10,600
Venetian Painted Secretary
Located in Alexandria, VA
Light grey painted secretary with with gold trim & off-white panels. Hand-painted armorial neo
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19th Century Antique Painted Secretary
$12,000
Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary
Located in Bedford, NY
A SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN PAINTED SECRETARY WITH CARVED DIAMOND SHAPED DESIGN ON THE UPPER DOORS. THE
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
ITALIAN FLORAL PAINTED SECRETARY
Located in Essex, MA
A celadon green painted secretary, decorated overall with parcel gilt, hand painted birds, flowers
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Italian Double Bonnet Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 19th century double bonnet top painted secretary bookcase
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Painted Secretary with Glass Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 19th Century Swedish Painted Secretary with Glass Top
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Gustavian Style Cream Painted Secretary with Brass Hardware
Located in Memphis, TN
Cream painted secretary with the fluted legs and graceful lines quintessential of the Gustavian
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Brass
Superb Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb late 19th century chinoiserie hand-painted secretary desk with fitted top and featuring both
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary with Glass Doors, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Gustavian painted secretary, 19th century Swedish cream-white color. Upper section
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
Swedish Painted Secretary
Located in Bethesda, MD
Swedish Rococo painted tall secretaire in two parts. Upper piece has arched cornice, pair of raised
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Antique French Blue Painted Secretary
Commode De Scriban
Located in Round Top, TX
Purchased in L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France this blue painted secretary boasts it's original finish
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18th Century Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
Italian Painted Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An 18th Century Painted Italian Secretary with Chinoiserie Decoration on a Light Green Ground and
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$35,000
Painted Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Painted drop-front secretary cabinet with shaped bonnet, fitted interior and four lower drawers on
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Pine
$15,000
Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Fabulous Paint decorated Secretary Desk in a Delicious shade of Apple Green with a whimsical
Category
19th Century Antique Painted Secretary
Materials
Wood
$4,600
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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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