Antique Secretary Hardware
Antique English Secretary Campaign Chest With Brass Hardware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Diminutive Antique English mahogany campaign secretary chest with four drawers, the upper of which
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Collectors Doctors Cabinet 1790
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique George III English Mahogany secretary bookcase, with a fitted collector's or
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1790s English Georgian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$9,500
H 90.5 in W 45 in D 22 in
Neoclassic Period French Commode W/Hidden Butler
s Secretary
Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with hidden secretary and original hardware, from the turn of the
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
$6,720
H 35.75 in W 49.25 in D 23.75 in
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Stunning Lacquered Inlay Secretary with Gorgeous Hardware
Located in Memphis, TN
Bring the grandeur into your home with this fantastic secretary desk with stunning marquetry design
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
Early 1800s Swedish Pine Secretary with Original Brass Hardware
Located in Memphis, TN
Early 1800s Swedish pine secretary with original brass hardware. Substantial and gorgeous, the
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Pine
Anglo Indian Rosewood Campaign Secretary Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
Important Anglo-Indian secretary bookcase with campaign hardware. It has a soft fragrance when it
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Rosewood
Louis XVI Hickory Secretaire (ref. PAR 70)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hickory 12 drawer secretary with drop front. Brass hardware. Simple and clean design with great
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19th Century French Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Hickory
French 19th C. Secretary Chest Neoclassic Brass Hardware, Black Finish w/Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood secretary chest from the 19th century. This antique slat front chest from
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
H 42.75 in W 40.75 in D 20 in
18th Century Scandinavian Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautifully carved Scandinavian secretary with original locks and hardware from the 18th century.
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Secretary Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A stunning low secretary with original brass hardware. Interior with several compartments and
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Oak
19th Century Painted Swedish Secretary
Located in Richmond, VA
bookcase with wrought iron hardware over a secretary that opens to reveal a beautiful blue interior.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Iron
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
piece boasts gilt brass trim and hardware. The secretary is topped with an intact Carrara marble slab.
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1910s French Louis XVI Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A new Maison & Co. favorite! A beautiful Swedish Gustavian period secretary with original lock and
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Swedish Gustavian Period Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exquisite, richly carved Swedish Gustavian secretary with library and original hardware
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretary
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish Folk Art secretary with original hardware. The original lock and key are present and in
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Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Pine
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the refined grace and style of early 1800s, Sweden. The paneling along
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
Antique Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
hardware. This secretary has been restored, all drawers fuction, desk top is solid and ready to be used and
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
structural integrity. The secretary retains its original hardware and finish, showing age-appropriate
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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
, updating the look and accented with brass hardware.
This secretary has been restored, all drawers function
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Early 19th Century Danish Country Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gray Painted Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
red interior, updating the look and accented with brass hardware.
This secretary has been restored
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gustavian Style Swedish Painted Black Secretary Chest
Located in Round Top, TX
Adorable black painted chest that has a drop front top drawer to become a secretary with gold brass
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Period Bookmatched and Inlaid Secretary or Bureau Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Louis XVI period secretary has its original bronze hardware and marble top. The book matched
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Fall-Front Secretary Chest with Reeded Detail, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
hardware. This secretary displays neoclassical carving such as the beaded detail around the top, fluted and
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
H 40.25 in W 38.88 in D 18.13 in
Swedish 1790s Gustavian Period Two-Part Painted Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period two-part tall secretary from circa 1790 with elegant carved décor
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
H 82 in W 49.75 in D 23.5 in
George III Secretaire Bookcase in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
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This secretary bears many distinct characteristics to several pieces from Chippendale's workshop. The
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1760s English Chippendale Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exquisite Swedish Gustavian period painted secretary with library. Brass hardware and
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish Gustavian period painted secretary with library. Brass hardware and original locks, circa
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Style Secretary Desk on Casters
Located in Asheville, NC
one large drawer sits below, all draws feature dainty iron hardware. These secretaries are constructed
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Early 20th Century Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Iron
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 Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
H 48.75 in W 42.75 in D 20 in
Antique Barley Twist Jacobean Desk Secretary Drop Front Oak Bureau, circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
design with great oak markings
Original hardware
Secretary lid with rope carving with center oval
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Early 20th Century North American Jacobean Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Oak
H 40 in W 36 in D 17 in
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Painted Fall-Front Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Wichita, KS
brass hardware. This secretary displays neoclassical carving such as the dentil molding detail around
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gustavian Secretary with Original Hardware
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary with library, Sweden circa 1820. The upper library section has two
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
Traditional Secretary Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional drop-leaf mahogany secretary desk with three large drawers. Brass pulls and interior
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Secretary Hardware
Two Part Baroque Secretary with Original Hardware
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Early Swedish Baroque secretary in two parts dated 1734. The upper section has two doors with
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Early 18th Century Macedonian Baroque Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Bronze
Early Two-Part Secretary with Original Hardware
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish slant-front secretary cum library, circa 1740. The upper section has two doors with
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
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 Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Provencial Secretary
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Handsome French secretary has all original hardware and construction. Beautiful finish. Timeless
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19th Century French Antique Secretary Hardware
Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Provincial Gustavian Secretary with ribbed drawers. Original hardware.
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Very handsome Swedish secretary with beautiful hardware. Great color and overall presence.
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Period Rococo Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish rococo secretary, circa 1790, with original hardware. Upper library section has three
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Painted 19th century Swedish Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Painted fallfront Swedish secretary. Pleated panel doors. Original hardware
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Circa 1825 Biedermeier Cherry Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 1825 Biedermeir Cherry Secretary w/ orig. hardware. Solid & veneered cherry
42"W x 18.5"D x
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Circa 1825 Biedermeir Cherry Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 1825 Biedermeir Cherry Secretary w/ orig. hardware. Solid & veneered cherry
42"W x
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Swedish Secretary, early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Swedish secretary with original hardware and secret drawer.
To
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19th Century Swedish Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wood
c. 1830
s Biedermeier chest / secretary
Located in New York, NY
, top drawer secretary, original hardware. 40in.Hx52.5in.Wx25.5in.D
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19th Century Baltic Antique Secretary Hardware
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Bureau
Located in Madrid, ES
Late 18th Century Gustation Swedish secretary with original paint, brass hardware and hand-carved
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Early Swedish Secretary with Original Hardware
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Early Swedish secretary in two parts, circa 1810. The upper section has a molded cornice with two
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
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By Spode
Located in New York, NY
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Iconic Limited Edition Fred Stein Photo of Albert Einstein
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large gelatin silver limited edition photograph; one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. One of only 450 in the edition.
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1940s Antique Secretary Hardware
Gustavian Bench
Located in Cirencester, GB
This beautiful antique Swedish bench is early 19th century from Northern Sweden.
The layers of paint have been dry scraped revealing the original colours and beautiful carved deta...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Pine
Carl-Axel Acking Attributed Cabinet in Elm, Oak and Brass, SMF Bodafors, 1940s
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Carl-Axel Acking
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare cabinet was produced by AB Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors, Sweden in the late 1940s. The striking design is attributed to Carl-Axel Acking, one of the leading des...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
$14,952
H 51.97 in W 35.12 in D 16.34 in
French Art Deco Wrought-Iron Set, circa 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very elegant garden set of Directoire inspiration, comprised of two armchairs and a table, of beautiful and unusual design. The wrought iron is of lovely, heavy quality, with origina...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Wrought Iron
NY Public Library
By Richard Silver
Located in New York, NY
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2010s Contemporary Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Archival Pigment
English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Ebony Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany bow front sideboard with a upper case centered long drawer, flanked by a cutlery drawer and bottle box drawer, lower case arched centered silver drawer, flan...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
$24,000
H 37.5 in W 72 in D 27.25 in
Exceptional Pair ofLeather Louis XVI Style Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of fine leather upholstered fauteuils with square shaped backrest surrounded by carved beads. Upholstered in soft neutral leather. The arms with manchettes and silver-tone nail ...
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20th Century Louis XVI Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,400 / set
H 37.25 in W 25 in D 22.5 in
Louis XVI 18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th Century French fruitwood 3 drawer commode with a thick marble top. 1790
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Marble, Brass
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By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Secretary Hardware
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Metal
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Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Secretary Hardware
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Ebony, Maple, Oak, Walnut
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H 53 in W 56 in D 19 in
Lovely Murano Chandelier Pink Flowers, 1970
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1980s Antique Secretary Hardware
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Pair of eglomise glass and brass side table
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of French eglomise glass and brass side table
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1960s French Antique Secretary Hardware
Materials
Brass
Portuguese Library Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Martyn Lawrence Bullard's custom Portuguese library table.
The design taken from a table found in a quinta in Lisbon, the intricate turning and carved details make this piece highly...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Secretary Hardware
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Ebony, Oak, Walnut
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Antique Secretary Hardware For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of antique secretary hardware you’re looking for. An item from our selection of antique secretary hardware — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of antique secretary hardware — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of antique secretary hardware made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of antique secretary hardware over the years, but those crafted by Europa Antiques, Globe Wernicke and Lifetime Furniture Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Secretary Hardware?
A piece of antique secretary hardware can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,950, while the lowest priced sells for $975 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
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 Secretary Hardware
- 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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