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18th Century George III Quartersawn Oak Slant-Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome George III slant-front bureau, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1780), is a
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Late 18th Century Oak Secretary Bureau Painted Black, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak rococo secretary reflects the style and functionality of the late 1700's in Sweden.
The traditional interior with 8 unique, small drawers and central “cubbie” (with addition...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century German Biedermeier Two Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier two part bureau, secretary with a two door glass display made of hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Pine
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$45,688 Sale Price
30% Off
Original Painted Pine Secretary Bureau from Sweden, dated 1847
Located in Round Top, TX
to appreciate the craftsmanship and paint technique used to create this special bureau.
This entire
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Tall Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
, adding both dimension and character to this bureau.
The middle section (with contrasting blue painted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
CIRCA 1900 VENETIAN CHINOISERIE DECORATED PARCEL GILT BUREAU BOOKCASE DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Venetian Secrtaire Bureau Bookcase made in the Chinosierie taste with a parcel gilt finish
Please note
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich mahogany and stately lines define this handsome Empire drop front secretary.
Refer to close up photos to appreciate the stunning color and pattern of the mahogany veneer.
Multip...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$52,215 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique early 19th century secretary writing storage desk. Made of flame mahogany featuring Georgian styling with three large dovetailed drawers and a drop front that open...
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
$2,625 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Tall Davenport, English, Walnut, Bureau Cabinet, Victorian, Circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique tall Davenport. An English walnut, boxwood and rosewood bureau cabinet
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
Mid Century Walnut Burl Carved Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century Secretaire with bookcase, Circa 1940s. Features a rectangular frame made from walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Burl
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful 18th-century Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, internal drawers, and hidden
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler
s Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, clothing and
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of elm, oak and padouk woods, c.1780
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Bureau Bookcase, Two Doors over Slant Front Fitted Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian bureau bookcase, two doors over slant front fitted desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau
By Kittinger
Located in Chula Vista, CA
bureau.
Dimensions:
Cabinet 37.88" H x 35.25" W x 18.88" D.
Desk 33.63" W x 22.63" D x 27.5" H
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Solid Dark Mahogany Ball
Claw Chippendale Style Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Dark Mahogany Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet CLEAN!
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century European Painted Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant late 18th-century European bureau bookcase, crafted circa 1790 and retaining its
Category
Antique 18th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
reveal the original oak underneath, adding both dimension and character to this bureau.
Please examine
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour Bureau Desk - Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour Bureau Desk / Writing Table
Full of
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk.
With a grey marble top over
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$23,734 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The moulded cornice above two shaped glass panelled doors opening to shelves, the lower part with a hinged sloping fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with a central door ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
$7,719 Sale Price
51% Off
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string
Category
Early 20th Century European Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$5,160 Sale Price
20% Off
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1860 WALNUT SCRIBAN BUREAU BOOKCASE MUST SEE PICTURES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1860-1880 Walnut framed Scriban bureau bookcase
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk.
With a grey marble top over
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$23,734 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Black Swedish Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretary
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Fold-down flap with hidden drawers, secret compartment and writing interior
Four larger drawers on the lower part of the front.
Beautiful brass fittings, working lock and keys inc...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$2,280 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Queen Anne Double Dome Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Here we have a beautiful antique Queen Anne double dome bureau bookcase in burr walnut and dated by
Category
Antique 1720s Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
COLLECTABLE 1940
s ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON BUREAU DESK DRAWERS ORIGINAL RECEIPT
By Robert Thompson
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Robert Mouseman Thompson custom made to order, fully restored Writing Bureau over a bank of drawers with
Category
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Oak
George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Truly a spectacular example of its kind, this grand secretary grabs your attention with its broken arch pediment and doesn't let go until you admire the original bracket feet. In bet...
Category
Antique 18th Century British George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Cylinder Bureau with Original Fittings
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Refined Louis XVI cylinder bureau from France, circa 1780-1790. The carcass is pine with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
$9,375 Sale Price
31% Off
Oak Bureau with Ceramic Handles by Guillerme
Chambron, France, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Guillerme et Chambron, 1960 secertary cabinet with ceramic handles by Boleslaw Danikowski. Votre Maison Edition.
We can organize fast shipping for competitive prices. Please contact...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
IMPORTANT ANTiQUE GEORGE II 1740 FIGURED WALNUT
HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER BUREAU
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
English circa 1740 Figured Walnut, Rosewood & Boxwood writing bureau with brown leather gold leaf tooled
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Pine Roll Top Desk Bureau from Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely pine roll top desk or bureau from Sweden from the 1800's.
The age of this secretary is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Early George III Period Bureau Bookcase with Swan Neck Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early George III period bureau bookcase with fretwork swan neck pediment, 30-paned bookcase
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Exceptionally Fine Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dome Top Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
The best English Queen Anne / George I burl walnut secretary bureau bookcase in two sections. The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$18,000 Sale Price
53% Off
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique . A very important
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Metallic Thread
$96,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Ernest Gimson A walnut bureau inlaid with holly chequered string inlay.
By Ernest Gimson
Located in London, GB
Ernest Gimson attributed. Arts & Crafts Cotswold school walnut bureau inlaid with holly chequered
Category
Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Standing Bureau, Great Library Accent Piece, Good Color.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A George III mahogany standing bureau, great library accent piece.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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 piece is composed of two sections with refined detailing throughout.
The upper cabi...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Secretary Desk
Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th Century George III Period Secretary Desk & Bookcase. Made from mahogany with a hooded pediment showcasing dentil molding over a glass covered display portion with beautifu...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$5,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirrored Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirrored Doors
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design
This
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made from maple featuring a flip top that opens to a fan carved interior and multiple dra...
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
$3,374 Sale Price
42% Off
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ornately Carved English Oak Library Bureau Bookcase Lion
s Head Brass Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1860 Jacobean revival, Antique Library Bureau bookcase
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a
Category
Antique 1860s English Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Brass
STUNNiNG ANTIQUE CIRCA 1840 SHERATON REVIVAL LIBRARY BUREAU BOOKCASE ON DRAWERS
By Sheraton Revival
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
England, Sheraton Revival, Library Bureau bookcase circa 1840
Please note the delivery fee listed is just
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
George IIII Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770, in the
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Oak Secretary Bureau With Painted Finish from Sweden circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George I Secretary Bureau or Escritoire of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English period George I large secretary bureau escritoire - or scriptor - of patinated
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
George III circa 1760 English Oak Thomas Chippendale Carved Bureau Bookcase
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bureau bookcase with Thomas Chippendale carvings
This is a true piece of classic English townhouse
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Large Empire Bureau Of Hand Polished Mahogany With Inlaid Wood from 1820s
Located in Lejre, DK
This grand Empire bureau is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship of the 1820s, crafted from
Category
Antique 1820s Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a stand with four rectangular tapering legs
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century George II Miniature Campaign Bureau Chest on Later Chest Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Bureau Chest on later Chest/Stand.
Mid-18th century, made in Britain, circa 1760-1770.
The bureau chest
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
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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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