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19th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the manner of Louis XVI by an able rural artisan, this antique Country French
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Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from France and was constructed in 19th century. It is made of oak
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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Louis XVI marble-top secretary, the surface veneered entirely with kingwood parquetry, with
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Fruitwood Secretary, 19th Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French fruitwood secretary with inlaid interior, circa 1850. This is an exceptional piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French inlaid vitrine/ secretary/ bar /desk
Located in New York City, NY
French asymmetrical cabinet with vitrine, bar, two drawers and open shelving decorated with mother
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20th Century French Art Deco Buffets
Gothic Revival Secretary Desk, Walnut, France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Gothic Revival walnut secretary desk, France.
This piece is designed after "Viollet le Duc" style
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Wooden Secretary
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk created in early 20th century France. A crest of musical instruments and vines is
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An absolutely stunning French 19th century Louis Philippe mahogany secretary. Behind it's two
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
French Consulat Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
it at a auction house in Lyon (France).
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Walnut Secretary, Red Patinated
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
18th century French walnut secretary. Red patinated.
Three drawers, two small and a large one
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1960’s France Secretary/Bureau Desk
By Stag Furniture 1
Located in London, Lambeth
Simple functional Bureau with excellent storage draws finished in light oak
Cc 1960.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Stunning Art Deco secretary cabinet in the style of Ruhlmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, expertly crafted Art Deco secretary cabinet. Beautiful, geometric design. In the manner
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Vintage 1930s French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Style Cylinder Roll Top Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
French mahogany cylinder roll top secretary with leather inset writing surface and brass trim and
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Early 20th Century Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautifully painted in Franc,e we present this lovely French blue-and-gold giltwood hand-painted
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Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Guillerme et Chambron Oak Secretary, Midcentury, France
By Guillerme et Chambron, Boleslaw Danikowski, Votre Maison
Located in Austin, TX
White oak cabinet or secretary by midcentury French design duo Robert Guillerme and Jacques
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Pine Faux Bamboo Secretary
Located in Hixson, TN
A fun!!! and unique French pine secretary with a faux bamboo look. The top cabinet opens to reveal
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Fine French
40s Maple Roll Top Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French secretary in solid maple. Roll top with drawer system opens to a white leather
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Vintage 1940s French Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Leather
Rare French Secretary and Chair by Raphaël .
By Raphael Furniture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare and fine French rosewood secretary by Raphaël. Front door reveals a sycamore interior with
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Louis XV Style Secretary, France, circa 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Louis XV style secretary, France, circa 1880.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Slant Front Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing French 19th century walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
French 19th Century Walnut Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and practical 19th Century French neoclassical commode secretary, meticulously crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
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Antique 1820s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Walnut Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French Louis XVI style mahogany secretary with brass trim and the original marble top. Drop
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century Country French Louis XIV Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Country French Louis XIV secretary was designed for centuries of daily use ~ hand
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Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Roll secretary, Louis XVI, France, around 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Beautiful Louis XVI roll-top secretaire in bird's eye maple and walnut. The secretary has been
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Country French Louis XVI secretary performs two functions at once ~ copious storage in
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Style Whitewashed Carved Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine quality French style whitewashed oak secretary. Beautifully carved crest on the top of
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Mid-20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Henri II Walnut Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Henri II walnut secretary is an elegant way to provide a compact work station
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Bird
s-Eye Maple and Ebony Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An adorable Louis Philippe drop front secretary! Bird's-eye maple wood with ebony detailing all
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
19th Century French Regence Secretary, Dry Bar
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence Secretary, dry bar was sculpted from select French oak, and features
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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Louis XVI Style Secretary Desk
Located in Austin, TX
, and gilded trims throughout. This Louis XVI Style French antique secretary desk has three dovetailed
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Period Bookmatched and Inlaid Secretary or Bureau Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Louis XVI period secretary has its original bronze hardware and marble top. The book matched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence roll top secretary is a relatively uncommon design when crafted by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style French Rosewood Secretary
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Miami, FL
This secretary is in hight quality rosewood ( the veneer is thicker than usualy at tis time)
The
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20th Century Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Directoire Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A French secretary made in mahogany with gilt bronze details. Gilt bronze details around the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
$6,200
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Louis Philippe style burled cherry wood, locking with ivory escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf...
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
French Louis Philippe Mahogany Secretary, C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French Louis Philippe ‘secretaire a abattant’ or fall-front desk, the simple geometric form in
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Antique 1840s French Secretaires
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Marble
French LXV/LXVI Transitional Fruitwood Semainier Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge and rounded front corners atop a conforming case with slightly canted corners, the upper and lower drawers separated by faux drawers opening...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Wilton, CT
Louis Philippe style burled Walnut. Locks with brass escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf. Below...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
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Leather, Walnut
Rare 1860s era Kingwood Louis XVI Style Tambor Secretary Abatant Cabinet Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
model. This is a rare tambor door secretary desk abatant with gorgeous rosewood on top and kingwood
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Cabinets
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Brass, Bronze
Empire Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut Empire Secretary with Marble Top
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$11,600
20th Century French Vintage Vitrine and Secretary, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French vintage vitrine and secretary from the 1940s.
Two sliding glass
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Vintage 1940s French Secretaires
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Glass, Wood
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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 19th century French painted secretary. Original paint in beautiful shades of celadon and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Bookcase and Secretary or desk, circa 1950s
Located in San Angelo, TX
A unique and one of a kind French cabinet from the 1950s featuring 3 shelves and a drop down door
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
French Rococo Style Green Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Rococo Style green painted and parcel-gilt secretary, the molded top with a two-door cabinet
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20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Regence Walnut Roll-Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence walnut roll-top secretary is a very unusual example of the genre, with
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Antique 1880s French Régence Secretaires
Art Nouveau Marquetry Secretary Desk Signed Bize, France
By Bize
Located in Paris, FR
French Art Nouveau style secretary desk made in a lovely light ton wood and decorated with floral
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Secretaires
Materials
Wood
c.1900 French Walnut Art Nouveau Desk/Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Marvelous hand-carved French walnut Art Nouveau desk with original hand-beveled, glazed, bookcase
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Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Petite Painted Antique French Louis XVI Ladies Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Oo-la-la! Is the perfect expression, as your eyes dance over this outstanding petite French ladies
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Maple, Porcelain
19th Century French Directory Cherry Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
A French Directory era secretary desk, from the early 19th century, made of beautiful cherry wood
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV stripped oak secretary is a marvel of craftsmanship ~ rendered in
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Louis XV Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Beautiful vintage American rendition of a French styled secretary. Cabriole legs, a scalloped apron
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Vintage 1940s American Secretaires
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
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
French Walnut 19th Century Slant Front Secretary
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French walnut 19th century slant front secretary chest or desk with storage in three drawers and
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Antique Late 19th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Painted Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century country French Louis XVI painted secretary features the charm of the Provincial style
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Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th C French Walnut Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c Rare Walnut slant front secretary all original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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French Secretary Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French secretary cabinet for your home. Each French secretary cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a French secretary cabinet, we have 387 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French secretary cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French secretary cabinet, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French secretary cabinet over the years, but those crafted by Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron and Baker Furniture Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Secretary Cabinet?
The average selling price for a French secretary cabinet at 1stDibs is $5,423, while they’re typically $980 on the low end and $398,000 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.
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