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18th Century Gustavian Mora Clock Bureau
Located in Mckinney, TX
compartment, with a small door below that opens to reveal a narrow shelf.
The center section forms the bureau
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th Century American Slant Front Bureau
Located in Hixson, TN
A superb mahogany 18th century slant front bureau. American made and purchased at one time from a
Category
Antique 1790s American Chippendale Secretaires
Mid-Century Rosewood Bureau by Erling Torvits
By Klim Møbelfabrik, Erling Torvits
Located in London, GB
Finest cabinetry from Klim Mobler. Secretaire bureau designed by Erling Torvits in the late 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
1960s Danish Teak Vintage Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stylish and practical vintage Danish bureau in teak, this dates from the 1960s. It’s a great size
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
This antique Georgian style mahogany bureau has a lovely detailed writing compartment and the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Black Painted Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
layer of burnt red underneath, adding both dimension and character to this lovely bureau. The open
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Secrétaire à Abattant by André Gilbert
By Andre Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
in the early 18th century in France, secrétaires, writing bureaus, and bookcases became increasingly
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Danish Mid-Century Teak Desk / Writing Bureau, 1960s
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
bureau or workspace. A classic mid-century piece combining practicality and timeless Scandinavian style
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Queen Anne Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A beautiful piece reputedly purchased by the previous owner from Kentshire Antiques in New York for 185,000 in the 1980s. With flat top over a pair of beveled mirror doors enclosing ...
Category
Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
GEORGE NELSON THIN EDGE SECRETARY BUREAU
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nelson for Herman Miller Walnut Thin Edge drop front secretary unit circa 1955 . Door to right reveals single shelf over pull out drawers , left side of three drawers beneath ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Secretaires
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with a...
Category
Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George III Scarlet Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts. With double dome cornice with brass central ho-ho bird over a pair of paneled doors opening to two shelves with a lower section of drawers and cubbies. The base section...
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Louis Seize Bureau, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize secretaire with mahogany veneer and brass moldings and fittings. The secretaire stands
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Blue Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
underneath, adding both dimension and character to this bureau. Please examine the photos to appreciate the
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Louis XV Transition Period Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
An exceptional marquetry secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a Stand
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Louis XVI Bureau, Denmark circa 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Architectural Louis XVI bureau made in Copenhagen, circa 1780-1790. The bureau is in two parts. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
1980s Spanish Wicker Bureau with Four Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Spanish wicker bureau with four drawers.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Bureau and Display Cabinet by Kaj Winding
By Poul Jeppesens Møbelfabrik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bureau and display cabinet in rosewood. Maker P. Jeppesen.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
18th Century Antique Continental Walnut Corner Bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL WALNUT CORNER BUREAU
CIRCA 1730
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Antique Oak Bureau Circa 1750
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE OAK BUREAU CIRCA 1750
VERY GOOD COLOUR
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Alfred Hendrickx Rosewood Belgian Sixties Bureau/Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A smart rosewood cabinet/bureau with a built-in bar and desk and drawers by famed Belgian architect
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Secretaires
Materials
Chrome
18th Century English George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this English Antique Bureau, circa 1780 (George III) in date for sale in
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Antique Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
18th century Georgian antique mahogany bureau bookcase having an ogee shaped cornice to the top
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Louis XVI Bureau, Mahogany, circa 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Louis XVI bureau, mahogany. High-quality craftsmanship. Original condition, carefully
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Meuble secrétaire vintage des années 50 60 en teck
Located in BESANÇON, FR
ouverte, 1 partie secrétaire/bureau avec jolie poignée teck aimantée et petite étagère intérieure, 2
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Louis XVI Bureau, Denmark, C. 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architectural Louis XVI bureau.
Made of solid mirror-cut Cuba mahogany.
Top with a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique Mahogany Arts
Crafts Writing Bureau, Liberty
Located in London, GB
This antique solid mahogany bureau has a lot of Arts & Crafts influences, plus a bit of Art
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Dutch Marquetry Cylinder Bureau c.1780
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning late 18th Century Dutch marquetry cylinder bureau.
It has been accomplished
George III period Secretaire Bookcase in Mahogany, c. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Antique Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
photos to appreciate the incredible craftsmanship in this classic Swedish bureau; even the petite bone
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Birch
18th century Norwegian carved oak bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning and rare Norwegian baroque oak bureau bookcase circa 1760.
Comprising of 3 sections due
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Norwegian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Arts
Crafts Mahogany Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Arts & Crafts period bureau in solid mahogany, dating from around the 1890-1900
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Pine Bureau Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
adding to the aged grace of this traditional bureau with lovely bonnet. The interior holds 10 petite
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1930s Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Bureau
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of furniture
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, South Germany/Munich, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant and unadorned Biedermeier secretaire/ bureau/ escritoire from Munich, circa 1820.
It
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bone, Wood, Cherry, Walnut
Swedish Gray Painted Secretary Bureau, circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
distressed perfectly to fit the age of this attractive bureau. Any cracks, scratches, separations (including
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Antique Mahogany George III Bureau, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
This is an antique mahogany George III bureau with a beautiful fitted interior, circa 1780 in date
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Queen Anne English Burled Walnut Bureau, c. 1730
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite early 18th century bureau bookcase is finely crafted in the Queen Anne style with
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Original English 1930s Art Deco Blonde Wood Bureau
Located in Devon, England
Very impressive 1930s Art Deco blonde burr walnut secretaire. Large glass full height door to the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Early 19th Century Carved Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We believe this piece to be English but could be also be Irish. In 2 parts, the top part with original glazing set in gothic astral wood work, 3 adjustable shelves. Harvest and music...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Birch Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Evocative birch Biedermeier secretary with 19 inner drawers surrounding a central cubby. Please enlarge photos to appreciate the natural beauty of the burled birch. A key is used as ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Birch
George II Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With double arch top over a pair of mirror doors opening to an elaborately fitted interior, the base with two candle slides and hinged slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted i...
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase Secretary
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome secretary with great storage. Very nice .
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Jacobean Revival Oak Bureau Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A delightful Jacobean Revival oak bureau, mid 20th century in date.
Condition:
In good
Category
Vintage 1960s Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish late Gustavian slant-front bureau, c. 1800, the case paint scraped back to the first two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Vintage Art Deco Heals Style Oak Bureau Bookcase, 1930s
By Heal
s
Located in South Shields, GB
A beautiful quality, 1930's oak bureau bookcase, in the manner of Heals
There's a leaded glass door
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Satinwood and Marquetry Bureau De Dame
Located in London, GB
, therefore, delighted to be able to present this lovely Victorian satinwood and marquetry antique bureau de
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk With Ivory Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
Drop front mahogany bureau desk dates from 1825. Ivory inlay, beautiful wood grain, several
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Ernest Gimson Attributed, Arts
Crafts Cotswold Walnut Bureau
By Ernest Gimson
Located in London, GB
An early Arts and Crafts Cotswold school walnut bureau of petite proportions, the design attributed
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Holly
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine mahogany bureau, circa 1790.
Shaped and fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Burr Walnut Bombe
Bureau
Located in London, GB
walnut and floral marquetry ‘bombe’ shaped walnut bureau which is believed to date from around 1780.
The
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Two Door Bureau Bookcase of Small Proportions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Queen Anne style walnut bureau bookcase, of small proportions, the double domed top above two
Category
Early 20th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A stately George III mahogany bureau bookcase or secretary. The upper section has a shaped cornice
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Danish Pine Breakfront Bureau / Desk, circa 1840
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Danish circa 1860 pine breakfront bureau / desk features simple lines and is fully functional
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th Century George III Large Inlaid Mahogany Bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Four drawer George III bureau of large proportions, circa 1790.
Comprising of four drawers, the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Danish Country Pine Bureau / Drop Front Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
of this delightful bureau.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Country Secretaires
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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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