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Antique French Provincial Oak Secretary/Bureau Bookcase, circa 1770
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Provincial oak secretary/bureau bookcase, circa 1770. The two section desk, having
Category
Antique 1770s French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III Secretary in Boulle style marquetry in the Queen style composed of four-leaf leaves
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Marble Top Mahogany Dresser/Secretary
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis Directoire style dresser/secretary, possibly first quarter of 1900s, the rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Late 19th C. Louis XV Style French Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th C. Louis XV Style French Secretary Bookcase with the upper section having segmented glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
1925
s Secretary
Located in Long Island City, NY
French 1925 Secretary with Exquisite Wrought Iron Hardware and Carved Wood Details. Original
Category
20th Century French Sideboards
$5,000
Secretary, 19th Century French Louis XVI with Inlaid Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI inlaid mahogany secretary features a tailored elegance that cannot be
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Style French Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Louis XVI style French inlaid secretary desk with two shelves, three drawers and a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique White Painted Oak Carved Secretary Bureau from France
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the grace and class of French styling in the early 1800's. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Rosewood Secretary Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
A French book fold rosewood glass front secretary bookcase of very fine color.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Glass
c.1780 Provincial French Secretary w/ Emile Chevassu Clockface
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
A provincial French cherry secretary abattante with a molded and flared cornice above the original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Louis Philippe Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis Philippe Walnut and Pear Secretary with Original Marble Top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
$7,700
French Louis Philippe Drop Front Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Experience the timeless allure of a Louis Philippe secretary, resplendent in mahogany veneer and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cherry Wood Secretary Desks-16 Drawers-Office Cabinet-Empire Style-70s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Countries.
Exquisite French secretary desks crafted from solid cherry wood feature extensive carvings on
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Vintage 1970s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Oak Secretary Desk Attributed to Robert Guillerme, France 1960s
By Robert Guillerme
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French secretary desk constructed of beautifully grained solid oak in a warm, honey hue
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
1880s French Bleached Oak Folding Secretary Desk with Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak desk produced in France circa 1880. An impressive antique vitrine standing tall like
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible 19th century Louis XV style secretary with ornate marquetry with a floral design and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$6,200
18th Century Louis XVI Style French Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
18th century Louis XVI style French
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style secretary in faux weekly (fake 7 drawers style) made in Boulle Marquetry with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
A stunning French Empire-style fall-front secretary, crafted from rich mahogany with striking grain
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fabulous Don Rousseau Attributed Country French Breakfront/Secretary
By Don Ruseau
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fabulous French Country breakfront/secretary with cream paint colored interior. This Don Rousseau
Category
Vintage 1920s American Country Secretaires
Room Secretary, Parchment, Metal and Wood, circa 1930, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Secretaire de chambre, parchment, metal and wood, circa 1930, France, with flap and two rows of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Style Hand Carved Walnut Vitrine or Secretary
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This c. 1920 hand carved walnut Louis XV style secretary or vitrine is finely detailed with scallop
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Antique French Inlaid Kingwood
Satinwood Parquetry Marble Top Secretary, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV style secretary offers kingwood and satinwood construction with marble top
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Superb Shallow Depth French Country Painted Mesh Door Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous distressed-painted SHALLOW DEPTH secretary desk with slide out leather writing
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Wire
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Secretary
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century French Louis Philippe period secretary is constructed of book matched burl
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Antique French L. Philippe Burled Walnut Secretary-As Shown, Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French burled walnut Louis Philippe secretary, a good candidate for restoration. This would be a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Vintage Leather Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secrétaire, French, Mid-Century Modern made of cherry wood covered with lambskin leather and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Secretary in the Manner of André Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Austin, TX
French Art Deco secretary of mahogany ebonized and French polished, a sleek piece with great lines
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Chinoiserie Style Faux Bamboo Secretary Desk Writing Table Secretaire
Located in West Hartford, CT
Statement making French chinoiserie style secretary desk features a drop down black leather writing
Category
Mid-20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo, Wood
Mid-Century Italian Pink / Green Painted French Style Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely mid-century hand painted Italian Secretary with French styling. The top is 8”W
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Desks
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Oak Renaissance Hunt Secretary, Circa 1860
s.
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome 19th century French Renaissance secretary was sculpted from solid old-growth quarter
Category
Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Kingwood
Satinwood Marquetry Ladies Secretary 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI ladies secretary offers kingwood construction with satinwood marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest/Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Louis XVI style French antique chest/secretary made of mahogany and finished with an ebony French
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, French, made of Cuban flamed Mahogany. This piece is finished in a
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, French, in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished in a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Indulge in the timeless elegance of our 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode Secretary
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Provincial Cherrywood Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style secretary desk with bookcase hutch
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Satinwood, Kingwood
Rosewood Lady’s Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XVI Satinwood, Kingwood and Rosewood Lady’s Secretary Desk with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in southern France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and functional; the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Sèvres Porcelain Boulle Marquetry Secretary, France 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle, Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III secretary in blackened fruitwood, Boulle marquetry style with brass nets, with two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Kingwood, Rosewood, Ormolu
Marble Abattant Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XV style abattant secretary offers shaped marble top over bookmatched kingwood and
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Metal, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marquetry Secretary Lady
s Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique slant desk or "Dos d'Ane" was created in Northern France, circa 1780. The fold out
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany roll top desk ~ Secretary features a tambour cover that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Louis Philippe Period French Secretary with Black Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale book matched walnut Louis Philippe period secretary features four drawers and a
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass
~Direct from France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Directoire Lady
s Secretary or "Bonheur-du-Jour" with Marquetry, France
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
cabinet door that slides to open to an interior with four small drawers and open cubbies. A shallow long
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Walnut Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous Carved Walnut Secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$36,000
Napoleon III Secretary False Weekend Style Boulle Marquetry, France, 1880
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III Secretary in false week-end, blackened wood veneer with Boulle style marquetry with
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Griotte Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Louis Philippe Blonde Burl Walnut Commode Secretary, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful, light blonde burled walnut wood veneer façade below.
The commode also doubles as a secretary
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Secretary Desk or Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare French Provincial secretaire a abattant or secretary desk features a long top drawer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
JANSEN SECRETARY AND CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
Secretary and chair. Six removable leather-front boxes beneath
three drawers. Leather
Category
20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 19th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French Secretary Made In Mahogany With Matching Marble Top From 1890s
Located in Lejre, DK
French secretary in mahogany with many intarsia and drawers with matching marble top from around
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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
"Lady
s" Secretary in Rosewood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A "lady's" secretary in rosewood, stamped by a famous 19th century Parisian cabinetmaker, Mr
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
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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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