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18th Century Dutch Baroque Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine 18th century Dutch Baroque burl walnut veneered secretary cabinet. The intricately carved
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaire, Walnut Secretary circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
19th century Biedermeier secretary with columns
Germany / Rhineland
Walnut
Biedermeier, circa
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century, Empire Solid Walnut Secretary from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very rare small oblique flap secretary made of solid walnut from the time of the Empire. Two
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Pine, Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
in France, circa 1840, and built of solid walnut, he tall secretary with classical straight lines
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Hutch Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite antique Victorian Eastlake drop front secretary desk and bookcase; circa 1880s. Made
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1880s Eastlake Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century George II Walnut Secretary With Mirrored Doors
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A petite size secretary with lots of style. Mirrored doors are beautiful.
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Early 19th Century British Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Victorian Oak
Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian secretary features oak construction with walnut paneling throughout and has
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Secretary
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century French Louis Philippe period secretary is constructed of book matched burl
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
French-Polished Italian Rococo Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase, circa 1840
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Venetian secretary desk in burled walnut. The desk is absolutely gorgeous and in excellent condition and is
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1840s Italian Rococo Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Antique American Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A very grand antique American Renaissance Revival carved bookcase secretary, circa 1870. The
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1870s American Renaissance Revival Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary with classical straight lines stands on bracket feet and features round columns on both sides
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Marble
Italian, Piemontese, Carved Ebonized Walnut Secretary Commode, 17th/18th Cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge, the top split and hinged opening to reveal a drop front at the first drawer, the interior with nine carved drawers, the lower three drawers...
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Early 1700s Italian Louis XIV Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Antique South German Marquetry Fruitwood
Walnut Secretary Dresser Desk, 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique 19th century South German marquetry walnut & fruitwood inlaid desk, circa 1850.
The
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1850s German Baroque Revival Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Italian, Sicily, Neoclassic Revival Walnut Secretary Cabinet, 3rdq 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Featuring a shaped and molded pediment above upper doors and a center section folding downward and then inward to become a writing surface, the inner cabinet with drawers and storage...
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1860s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Antique French L. Philippe Burled Walnut Secretary-As Shown, Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French burled walnut Louis Philippe secretary, a good candidate for restoration. This would be a
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Louis Philippe Period Bookmatched Walnut Secretary with Marble Top and Leather
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Exemplifying the beauty of bookmatched walnut, this quintessential Louis Philippe period secretary
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1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Marble
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Book Matched Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century Louis Philippe period secretary features an exquisite book matched burl
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk Display Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
" (secretary bookcase) is an essential piece of furniture for a study or library. The traditional secretary was
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Secretary
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Glass, Walnut
Charles X Period Burl Walnut Secretary Signed Mathias Bregenzer, circa 1824
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Charles X meets Louis Philippe in this exquisite early 19th century French secretary. Signed by the
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1820s French Charles X Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Secretary Desk or Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare French Provincial secretaire a abattant or secretary desk features a long top drawer
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful burl walnut decor on the front. Crafted circa 1860, the tall secretary has a black marble top
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Marble
American Blind Door Secretary Walnut, circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut secretary with fitted secretary and fitted top behind blind doors
New Jersey c
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1780s American Antique Walnut Secretary
18th c. Louis XV Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small scale period Louis XV walnut secretary
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Walnut Secretary
$24,500
18th c. Walnut Tuscan Slant Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Graceful Walnut Secretary
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
c.1900 Venetian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic, burl wood and walnut secretary with scrolling crown and hidden and serpentine drawers.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Burl, Walnut
$42,500
periob Biediemeier Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c Important Biediemeier Walnut secretary. Karelian Birch interior with carved gilt recumbant
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19th Century German Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Wood
Early Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine early Queen Anne walnut secretary desk with beveled glass doors, fitted interior on raised
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Walnut Secretary
18th Century English Walnut Cottage Secretary
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a spectacular early 18th century English walnut secretary or bureau cottage bookcase. The
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Brass
English Crotch Grain Walnut Leather Chinese Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
George III antique Burl walnut secretary 2 piece desk. Drop down door containing fitted interior
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1920s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Walnut Secretary
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Burl, Leather
Exceptional English Victorian Burl Walnut Fitted Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptional English Victorian burl walnut secretary, the fitted desk folding down to reveal leather
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional English Victorian Burl Walnut Fitted Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Victorian burl walnut secretary, the fitted desk folding down to reveal leather writing
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19th Century English Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut, Burl
German Biedermeier Secretaire Desk with Fine Burled Veneered Walnut
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Rich colored finely figured walnut secretary desk with string inlays that terminate into acorns
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
English Aesthetic Movement Artfully Decorated Bamboo and Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This unique English bamboo and figured walnut secretary desk combines traditional chinoiserie style
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Wood
Gothic Revival Secretary Desk, Walnut, France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Gothic Revival walnut secretary desk, France.
This piece is designed after "Viollet le Duc" style
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19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
North Italian Serpentine Front Banded Walnut Rococo Style Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine North Italian Austrian inspired fall front banded walnut secretary desk features a fall
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Bronze
Fine Carved Walnut French Louis XV Secretary Desk Abatant Basket of Flowers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved walnut secretary abatant that's perfect for narrow hallways or shallow
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century One Of A KInd Chinoiserie Secretary with Heavy Bronze Mounts
Located in Manhasset, NY
A spectacular one of a kind Continental walnut secretary bookcase in the chinoiserie taste, late
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Walnut Secretary
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Secretary
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Walnut
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
~Direct from France
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19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Biedermeier Secretary, C.1860
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Biedermeier secretary, made in Germany C.1860
Beautiful mix of walnut and ebony, flanked with
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1860s German Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Brass
Dutch Bureau Secretary of Burr Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Dutch secretary bureau desk or writing table of burled walnut in the Baroque style
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Metal, Brass
Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Queen Anne style bureau bookcase / secretary with mirror doors was reproduced sometime in the
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19th Century English Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Oak, Walnut
French Walnut 19th Century Slant Front Secretary
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French walnut 19th century slant front secretary chest or desk with storage in three drawers and
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Late 19th Century European Antique Walnut Secretary
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Walnut
Small Biedermeier Secretary, Walnut, Austria, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Biedermeier secretary
Austria
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Maple, Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and practical 19th Century French neoclassical commode secretary, meticulously crafted from
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Walnut Drop Front Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Behind the drop front, the desk has three storage drawers with wood knobs. The interior of the top and bottom galleries contains a single shelf. Decorative metalwork hinges add to th...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Antique walnut wellington chest of drawers with secretary
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique walnut wellington chest of drawers with secretary in good and completely original
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1840s British Early Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
c.1900 French Walnut Art Nouveau Desk/Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Marvelous hand-carved French walnut Art Nouveau desk with original hand-beveled, glazed, bookcase
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Early 20th Century French Antique Walnut Secretary
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Walnut, Leather
Northern Italian, Lombardia, Walnut
Mixed Veneer Secretary Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
the two piece cabinet expertly veneered in an array of woods, walnut being primary, the upper with
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Burled Walnut Commode with Herringbone Crossbanding, Secretary Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dutch Burled Walnut Commode with Herringbone Crossbanding, Secretary Drawer, 3 Graduating Drawers
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Walnut Secretary
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Walnut
Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut
Burl Wooton Secretary Desk C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Wooton Secretary Desk C1880
Measures - 61"H x 58.5"W x 61"D
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19th Century Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut, Burl
18th C French Walnut Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c Rare Walnut slant front secretary all original
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Wood
Small Writing Desk / Secretary in Burl Walnut, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little writing desk or secretary in burl walnut from the 19th century, England.
Superb
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Fall-Front Secretary in Figured and Burled Walnut
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exceptional Biedermeier Secretary in book-matched figured walnut and burled walnut with one top
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1840s Danish Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Birch, Burl, Walnut
Antique Eastlake Walnut
Burl Barrell Roll Secretary Desk C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Eastlake secretary offers walnut and burl construction with upper having double glass
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Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Walnut, Germany, 19th Century, Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
in extraordinary walnut, this secretary desk showcases timeless craftsmanship and exquisite attention
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Secretary
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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Antique Walnut Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique walnut secretary for your home. Each antique walnut secretary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. There are many kinds of the antique walnut secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique walnut secretary, designed in the Georgian, Baroque or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique walnut secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hastings, Josef Danhauser and Kittinger Furniture Company produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Walnut Secretary?
An antique walnut secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,700, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $437,700.
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 Walnut 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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