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English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
English mahogany bureau bookcase, having broken arch pediment above dentil molded cornice, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Blown Glass, Mahogany
18th Century Italian Painted Pine Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian painted pine bureau. Circa 1780.
With lovely layers of old paint, this bureau
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
English Satinwood Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Satinwood secretary/bookcase. Two astragal glazed doors above open to reveal two adjustable shelves for display, a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted in...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular cornice over a single door with mirror, the desk section with fold down writing surface opening to a nicely fitted interior and sliding panel opening to a well, all over ...
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves and drawers, the base with a slant lid hinged writing lid opening to a fitted interio...
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass batwing pulls, diamond accent key holes and the top opening to reveal myriad nooks, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Majestic Blue painted Rococo Bureau / Secretary
Located in Kastrup, DK
: 56 cm – Open : 109,5 cm
Bureau is in two parts
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century French Kingwood Bureau De Dame
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French kingwood bureau de dame.
With gilt bronze decorative mounts.
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid-19th-century Danish Biedermeier secretary or "bureau" crafted in birch with a beautifully
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Birch
Antique George II period small walnut bureau
Located in London, GB
A George II period golden walnut Bureau of attractive small proportions, herringbone inlaid
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
This Federal Cherrywood Bureau cabinet dates to 1790. It is a beautifully preserved example of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A top quality French rosewood brass inlaid desk, with tambour front, you have to pull open the drawer to release the tambour and then fold over the original velvet writing surface, l...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI bureau made in Cuban mahogany.
Top cabinet as well as the base with fluted quarter
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$5,760 Sale Price
50% Off
Early 19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Early 19th-century Swedish pine secretary
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A very fine antique secretary/ bureau.
With writing desk, 2 large and 2 small drawers and hidden
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
round finials. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature statement piece" in a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau
Located in High Point, NC
Stunning and rare late 18th century rosewood fall front bureau desk from Italy.
We have never
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
drawer bottoms) do not impact the aged appeal nor function of this 200 year-old oak bureau.
Floor to Desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian 18th Century Mahogany Secretary Bureau Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Louis XVI style bureau secretary with quality rich in age, charm, and character with its
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
This remarkable Italian bureau
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Blue Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau. Interior is painted a contrasting black.
Please examine the photos
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Roll-Top Bureau, France
Located in New York, NY
French roll-top desk resting on fluted legs with brass inlays and sabots. The refined fluting continues along the pilasters, creating a cohesive design. The lower section offers ampl...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
$22,000 / item
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau in solid mahogany. In 3 parts.
Top with tooth cut profiled top list. Pair
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century German Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century German secretary or "bureau" crafted from walnut, featuring extensive marquetry. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
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
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
, enhancing the overall profile of the piece. This Danish bureau is both dramatic and elegant.
Decorative
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Small Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau On Legs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Early 18th Century, George I Period, Small Walnut Bureau, Having Superbly
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Danish Oak Secretary Bureau, Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
complement the age and character of this stately bureau.
The upper cabinet locks with a large skeleton key
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
$1,688 Sale Price
60% Off
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The piece features a three-drawer base and a three-door upper section with a projecting cen...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George III Diminutive English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Bureau
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800
George III Diminutive English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase Bureau
sku 2040
Together W59 x
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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 Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the second half of the 20th century. Beautifully designed furniture
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian 18' century walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$78,981 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 18th Century Inlaid Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
bureau.
The interior 11 drawers and 3 central cubbies create an inviting interior work space.
There are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Country Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Early 19th-century Danish pine
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Baroque Bureau / secretary In Walnut from Northern Germany
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architecturally refined 18th-century Baroque secretary desk crafted in oak and beautifully veneered with mirror-cut walnut in a classic and distinctive Baroque design....
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Bureau
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique late 18th century Dutch burr walnut and marquetry bombe' bureau.
It
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Baroque Ebonized and Eglomise Bureau Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Slightly arched top that may have held a bust at some point, over a middle section with drawers with reverse painted panels with scenes of ancient towns and ruins with a central mirr...
Category
Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Danish Mahogany Empire Inlaid Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish Empire secretary bureau crafted in mahogany veneer with both bowfront and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
18th Century Baroque Bureau In Walnut With Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very beautiful Baroque bureau. Thick walnut veneer with inlays.
Hidden "secret" locking system
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
$22,518 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country home writing bureau in folk art from northern Sweden. The bureau is from around 1820 to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Danish Blue Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
from the beauty nor function of this special secretary or "bureau."
Please refer to professional
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$78,981 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Antique English George II Virginia Walnut Bureau
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality George II period antique bureau in well figured walnut, standing on bracket feet and
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau
Located in Pasadena, TX
48" Victorian secretary desk writer’s Bureau
Crafted from solid cherry, this multi-function piece
Category
Antique Late 18th Century North American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish bureau secretary with a scalloped base in original paint. Circa 1870. Behind the drop
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Danish Late Empire Mahogany With Inlay Bureau / Secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Danish early 19th century secretary or slant front bureau.
Exquisitely crafted from mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
$9,963 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
dimension and character to this bureau.
Please examine the photos to appreciate the beauty and texture of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unique Art Deco Home Office Bureau, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful Art Deco bureau / sideboard produced in solid wood with the most beautiful details
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$962 Sale Price
50% Off
George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
George II walnut and walnut burl slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with original hand beveled
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Meuble secrétaire vintage en rotin et bois clair des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
: 1 niche ouverte, 1 partie secrétaire/bureau, 2 portes en partie basse avec une étagère intérieure
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Late 18th Century Black Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
not impact the beauty nor function of this striking 200 year old secretary or "bureau."
Please refer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Located in Dubai, AE
Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part reveals seven drawers, a leaf, and fifteen lockers, the flap revealing six drawers, s...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Bureau Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic bureau secretaire available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every bureau secretaire was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bureau secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each bureau secretaire bearing Georgian, Louis XV or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one bureau secretaire that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pier Luigi Colli, Erling Torvits and Giovanni Gariboldi produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Bureau Secretaire?
A bureau secretaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,694, while the lowest priced sells for $504 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
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.
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