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Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary Desk Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
clawed. In good condition with working locks and key. Slight deformity on the door. Empire period
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Empire Period Mahogany Napoleon Secretary Attributed to Pierre-Benoit Marcion
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful mahogany desk and mahogany veneer, dating from the early 19th century, Empire period
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Cherry Wood Secretary Desks-16 Drawers-Office Cabinet-Empire Style-70s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Autumn Sale: Enjoy FREE IN-HOME delivery to France and special Shipping Offers for many other
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Vintage 1970s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Empire Mahogany French Semanier with Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine French Empire figured mahogany semanier with secretaire, the variegated marble top above a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Very Rare Transformation Secretary, Commode, Empirestyle, Circa 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Very rare transformation furniture
France
Mahogany
Empire style around 1890
Dimensions: H x
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire-Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
of brass knobs. There are no keys that work the locks for the drawers. This Empire-style secretary
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A divine 19th century mahogany secrétaire à abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
French 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dignified 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France . This desk has an
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Brass
Antique Second Empire French Marble-Top Flame Mahogany and Ormolu Abattant
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Second Empire French secrétaire à abattant features flame mahogany construction with long
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
1850s French Empire Secretaire a Abattant Brul Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1850s French Empire secretaire also known as a drop-front brul mahogany secretary desk. White
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Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th C French Empire Style Secretaire Abattant
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1930s French empire style secretaire abattant in mahogany with decorative gilt brass mounts
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Early 20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Empire Secretaire with Multiple Columns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Another classic with more internal columns. Beautiful in the entry or any niche in your home.
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Secretaire, France, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
French Secretaire, standing on conical tapered legs. The secretaire has a commode base with three
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Writing Desk or Secretaire à Abattant
A fine
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Napoleon III Secretaire in Mahogany 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Napoleon III secretaire in mahogany 19th century
France
Width 100 - Prof. 45 - Height. 143
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Petite Empire Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French Empire mahogany secretary or lady’s correspondence desk. This secretary has an
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Secretary from Countess of Schulenburg-Wolfsburg
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire secretary 1815 from Countess of Schulenburg-Wolfsburg.
High-quality Cuba mahogany on
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Empire Bronze Mounted Secretary Abattant
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unique slender and narrow stand alone French Empire period Secretaire à Abattant. Drop front panel
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Empire Flame Mahogany a Abattant/Desk with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th c. French Empire flame mahogany a abattant with gilt bronze mounts & noir marble top
Drop
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Drop Front Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive French Drop Front Secretary in a highly figured crotch Mahogany veneer over a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Flame Mahogany Secretaire A
abttant Desk C1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very high quality secretary desk or "Secretair A'abattant" as it's more often called. The desk is in good antique condition and has a beautiful marble top and exceptional w...
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Very Fine Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A positively exceptional work from the first quarter of the 19th Century, this fine Secrétaire à
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Secretaire "A Abattant" 19th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
French Empire Secretaire " A Abattant " 19th century
Palm wood
Marble
France
89cm x 47cm x
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire, Secretaire a Abattant by Ipolito Ceri
By Iporito Ceri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Secretaire a Abbant is from the French Empire period and was created by the workroom of
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Mahogany Empire Secretaire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality 19th century French Empire secretaire, in mahogany, that would work well in most
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Provincial Empire Walnut Secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice walnut French Provincial Empire secretaire with fitted interior, leather top and black
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant with black marble top. Piece consists of a fall front
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20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Desk
Located in Kirkland, WA
First Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abbattant Desk with wonderful petina and nice interior.
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Secretaire, First Empire
Located in Paris, FR
Secretaire from the First Empire.
Mahogany and golden bronze.
Perfect condition.
Measures
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$77,137
Empire Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful 19th century marble topped secretaire a abattant, excellent condition recently restored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Period Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Charleston, SC
This Empire Secretaire follows the general forms of the 18thC. one but with a more massive, more
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
19th Century, France, Empire Mahogany Secretaire with Bardiglio Marble
Located in Roma, RM
Superb example of French Secretaire, very early 19th century. In mahogany and mahogany feather
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Secretaire a Abattant
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drop front secretaire in maple with interior compartments and three lower drawers. One hidden
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$11,400
Empire Style Secretaire in Walnut with French Leather Top from 1820
Located in Bari, IT
Secretaire Empire entirely in walnut both the inside and the outside of French origin dated 1820
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Empire Period Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Charleston, SC
This Empire Secretaire follows the general forms of the 18thC. one but with a more massive, more
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Period "Secretaire a Abattant", circa 1810
By Jacob Freres (French)
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Early 19th century, French First Empire period, attributed to Jacob Freres Rue Meslée, flame
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This French Empire mahogany secretaire-a-abattant has a Belgian fossilized black marble top above a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Excellent C, 19th French Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers
Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire
A top quality mahogany secretaire chest of drawer, with an excellent chestnut colour, book matched
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Empire French sectretaire abattant
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Empire French walnut sectretaire abattant with cast brass mounts , escheons & drawer pulls. The
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French Secretaires
French Empire Period Mahogany Secretary Chest, circa 1810
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
An lovely small French secretaire or secretary desk and chest of in mahogany, opening to a desk
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th French Furniture Seven Drawers Empire
Located in Paris, FR
19th French Furniture Seven Drawers Empire in mahogany flame and golden bronzes
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Empire-Style Flame Mahogany Wood Fall Front Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
French Empire style mahogany secretary with marble top has lower cabinets which are lockable (key
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Antique Early 19th Century Secretaires
Exceptional Empire Secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Mahogany secretary
Black original marble top. It stands on claw wood painted feet
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Exceptional Empire Secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Mahogany secretary
Black original marble top. It stands on claw wood painted feet
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Empire roll top desk
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fine Empire burr arborvitae cylinder desk, the upper section with two glass doors opening to
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
$11,500
Empire Secretary or Writing Cabinet in Mahogany, Paris, 1800s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Elaborately designed, courtly Empire secretary / writing cabinet in mahogany, Paris, 1800s.
The
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Secrétaire Abbatant Desk Empire Style 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 19th century French Empire style Secretaire à abattant, circa 1850 with fall front
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Antique 19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Empire-Style Ebonized Secretaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1890s French Empire style secretaire is made of wood stained in a deep black color with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaire Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
houses three drawers with their original oval pressed brass bale pulls and escutcheons, Empire style
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Early 19th Century Napoleonic Secretaire a Abattant, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very pretty French early 19th century Empire Napoleonic secretaire a abattant or fall
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Antique 1820s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Mahogany Secrétaire À Abattant with its Marble Top, Early 1800s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lovely early 19th century French mahogany secrétaire à abattant has a drop front with fitted
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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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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