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Empire Secratary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Secratary with three drawers and retractable desk, Inset marble top. Adjustable sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$21,000
Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
By Jacob Frères
Located in Antibes, FR
EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY Secretary BY GEORGES AND FRANCOIS-HONORE-GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1805
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
1790-French Empire Writing Desk Secretaire Gilt Ormolu-manner Thomire/Desmalter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
interior drawer.
This most extraordinary period French Empire secrétaire slide top desk displays superb
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Burr oak French Escritoire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a high-quality French abattant escritoire, beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Small Antique French Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
A beautiful small French mahogany secretaire bookcase from the first part of the 19th century
Category
Antique 1840s French Empire Bookcases
Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in New York, NY
continued to produce superb pieces throughout the Empire period, but only recovered his distinguished career
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$300,000
Antique Ebonized Silver Empire Secretary an Abattant from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An original antique Empire secretary from the early 19th century from France. The secretary is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Winter Park, FL
Made of solid cherry retaining its original condition this secretaire has nice classical lines and
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant in Brown Walnut with Grey Marble Top, 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful French Empire secretaire a Abattant is veneered in walnut and has a grey marble top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Mid 20th Century French Empire Secretaire Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French empire secretary of unusually small proportions. Constructed with flame mahogany
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Austin, TX
Fabulous antique French Empire secretaire of Cuban flamed mahogany with a lustrous French polish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Secretaire, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Empire Secretaire standing on paw feet with lateral pilasters with brass caryatids and feet, the
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Empire Secretaire, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered Empire secretaire with a two-doored base, standing on tapered feet. The doors are
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abbatant
Located in Essex, MA
Bearing stamp of Jacob.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 19th century Empire secretary, in mahogany, from France. The desk has a black, fossil
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretaire
Located in IT
Empire Mahogany veneered folding desk secretaire. The folding desk is covered with recent black
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Empire Secretaire, Walnut, France, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Empire Secretary
France
Walnut
Empire around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 143 x 98 x 49 cm
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Very Small Antique Secretaire, Mahogany, Empire, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Empire secretary with fire-gilt fittings
France
Mahogany
Empire around 1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire French Elm Briar Drop Down Door Secretaire
Located in IT
19th century Empire French Elm Briar Secretaire, featuring a down drop door besides four drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empire Mahogany, Top Section of a Secretaire Abattant. Richly figured mahogany secretaire writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Antique French Empire Walnut Drop Down Secretary Secretaire Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautiful tall 19th Century French Empire walnut secretaire abattant features elegant patterns
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Fine Mahogany French Empire Period Secretaire a
Abattant, France Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured mahogany case showing a black marble top over a single flush mounted drawer, the drop-down panel fronting an interior compartment housing small drawers and a gilt ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Small Early 19th Century Empire secretaire, Mahogany, France circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Empire secretary
France
Mahogany
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 136 x 69
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Circa 1810 Empire Period Secretaire à Abatant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period, c.1810, Secretaire à Abatant, French. Walnut. Demi-columns with bronze dore mounts
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Rare Empire Secretaire with Side Drawers, Mahogany, Bronzes, France circa 1810.
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, unusual, petite Empire so called Secretaire / Secretary Desk / Escritoire from France around
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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a
Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT
France, circa 1830
Item # 407TCJ10P
This
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire with Drop-Front Door, France, 1810
Located in IT
This secrétaire is from France from circa 1810. It is entirely made with mahogany wood and presents
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Empire Style Walnut Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful French secretary characterized by a beautiful walnut wood. The plan opens and becomes a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Secretaire
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French secretaire made from mahogany. The top is ebonized and follows down to a case
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk
By Baker Furniture
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Antique Secretaire Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Made, circa 1810
Located in Kingston, NY
Fine antique Flame Mahogany and bronze mounted marble top Empire Secretaire. This secretary desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality French secretaire, circa 1860.
Made with matched flame mahogany veneers, and a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, French, in the Empire style and made of Cuban flamed Mahogany, finished in a Museum
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Secretaire with Internal Secret
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful French secretary characterized by a beautiful walnut veneer. Note the wood grain that
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire secretary having a fall-front desk opening to fitted drawers and with leather writing
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Secretaire in Thuja Root Veneer, probably France, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary desk with a white marble top and thuja root veneer. The front of the desk is designed as a highboy, with the top three drawers forming a door. Below, there are three additi...
Category
Antique 1830s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century French Mahogany, Oak
Marble Secretaire with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
Important Secretaire a Abattant, Paris, Empire, circa 1805. Mahogany on oak, marble top, ormolu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century solid walnut desk has many interesting features. The slant front folds
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Empire Style French Secretary “Retour d’Egypte”
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary from France in the Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Colonial Mahogany Secretary in Oval Shape
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
French Empire colonial mahogany secretary in oval shape.
The secretary comprises lots of store
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Secretary à abattant, France early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire secretary à abattant with a two-door base, two wide drawers and a flat writing flap
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Abbatant
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous antique French Empire flame mahogany fall-front abbatant or secretary. The Belgian black
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinarily handsome French Empire walnut secretary made in the middle of the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French Empire Brass Mounted, Light Walnut,
Ebonized Secretary, 1stq 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing three drawers, one faux drawer, and a fall front desk with a leather writing surface and interior shelving and secret drawers...
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant" was crafted in France, circa 1850. The tall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Imported French Empire Flame Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk Cabinet with Drawers ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED-MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT
Paris, France circa 1830
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Period French Empire Fall-Front Secretary with Fire-Gilded Mounts, circa 1810
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
This French Empire fall front mahogany Emoire secretaire with original ormolu bronze doré́ mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Empire Secretary, Mahogany and Ormolu Fittings, c 1820
Located in Greven, DE
19th Century Empire Secretary
France
Mahogany
Empire around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 143 x 97
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Black Ebonized French Empire Secretary with Silver-Plated Fitting and Marble Top
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique ebonized Empire secretary with silver-plated bronze fittings and original black marble top
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Silver, Bronze
Empire Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut Empire Secretary with Marble Top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$11,600
Antique Empire Style Mahogany Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Empire style mahogany secretary is the perfect companion for any room, especially a guest
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Empire Secretary Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Secretary Napoleon III 19th Century
opening with a flap and two leaves
Amounts in the shape
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Granite
19th Century Napoleon III Empire Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid conifers. Architecturally arranged front. High-rectangular body on pawprints in green. Above the writing table with drawer and below with two wide...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with lyres, foliages and cornucopias. Empire period. A few irregularities in the veneer and small
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
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French Empire Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French empire secretaire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every French empire secretaire was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a French empire secretaire — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French empire secretaire is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire styles are sought with frequency. Iporito Ceri each produced at least one beautiful French empire secretaire that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Empire Secretaire?
The average selling price for a French empire secretaire at 1stDibs is $6,677, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $90,000 for the highest priced.
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 French Empire Secretaire
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.
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