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19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French Louis Philippe style mahogany secretary, from circa 1890.
Made with mahogany veneer and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Nutwood, Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk Display Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
" (secretary bookcase) is an essential piece of furniture for a study or library. The traditional secretary was
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique European Secretary Hutch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 1900s European pinewood hutch. Featuring beautiful antique hardware, glass cabinet doors
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Rustic Secretaires
Materials
Pine
20th Century French MD Compartment Oak and Glass Secretary, Bookcase, 1960s
Located in LEGNY, FR
20th century French "MD" vitrine with five compartments in oak and glass.
You can adjust the five
Category
Vintage 1960s French Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Napoleon III Secretary Desk in Bronze and Boule Marquetry, France, 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Precious Napoleon III style secretary desk in boule marquetry and gilt bronze ornamentations
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique Secretary in the Style of Napoleon III, France, circa 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
Historic secretary from the mid-19th century in the style of Napoleon III.
Dimensions: Height
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Rosewood Circassian Walnut Inlaid Beveled Glass French Louis XV Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your living space with this stunning Rosewood Circassian Walnut Inlaid Beveled Glass French
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Baker Furniture Country French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Bonnet Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable quality two-piece walnut secretary desk by Baker Furniture Co. in the Country French
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany Napoleon III Secretaire Secretary Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptional quality French Napoleon III secretary with lovely figured mahogany timber and brass
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
Mid 19th Century French Semainier or High Chest with Secretary Compartement
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pier chest of drawers with secretary compartment - so-called Semainier Galbé
France
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Antique French Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Mahogany, circa 1835
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
French Louis Philippe fall front secretary in mahogany with original marble top and bird's-eye
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
18th C Style Minton Spidell French Country Buffet à Deux-Corps Secretary
By Minton-Spidell
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Minton Spidell French Country Buffet à Deux-Corps Secretary
Category
1990s French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Writing Travel Table Desk Secretary Boulle Style, France, 1870
By Susse Freres, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III secretary writing travel case in Boulle marquetry folder with a violin shape
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry and Bronze Lady
s Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique bombe secretary in an office or a bedroom. Crafted in Paris circa 1870
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Drop Front
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak desk secretary Bureau bookcase Louis XV drop front
~Direct from France
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style mahogany secretary with marble top, original red leather writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Solid Walnut Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style solid walnut secretary with leather top drop down front, two
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Secretary False Week Style Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III secretary in false week style blackened wood veneer with Boulle style marquetry with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
1880s White Patinated Secretary Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
From late 19th Century France, this country cabinet features a unique painted finish. Charming
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
19th. c Petite Walnut Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Walnut Secretary with Embossed Leather Decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Authentic 19th Century Paint Decorated French Louis XV Provincial Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is the epitome of charm. This gorgeous antique 1850s era French-made and original paint
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely vintage French carved “drop front” secretary, absolutely loaded with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
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
18th c. Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI era secretary in walnut.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
18th c. Louis XV Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small scale period Louis XV walnut secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
$24,500
Late 19th Century French Henri II Hand Carved Walnut Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Henri II hand carved walnut secretary features fluted columns at the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Walnut
Rustic Antique Country French Hand-Crafted Stripped Oak Secretary~Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This rustic antique Country French secretary bookcase features clean lines with subtle design flair
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Country Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Black Ebonized French Empire Secretary with Silver-Plated Fitting and Marble Top
Located in Vienna, AT
opened through two doors and has three large drawers.
The antique French secretary is in very good
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Silver, Bronze
Important Napoleon III Cylinder Secretary
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent and very imposing Napoleon III cylinder secretary made of burl walnut and solid walnut
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Cylinder Secretary, Roll Desk with Marquetry, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Dimensions: H × W × D: 120 × 132 × 75 cm
Description:
Writing cabinet on tapering legs with trompe-l'œil
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
Antique Venetian Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Venetian painted secretary bookcase showcases the flair for the dramatic that characterizes
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Secretaires
19th Century Bleached Oak Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
19th century bleached oak drop front secretary. A pair of drawers aligned neatly beneath a drop
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Pair of Rosewood and Sycamore Secretary Cupboard
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in LEGNY, FR
Exceptional Art Deco pair of cupboards forming a secretary in rosewood and sycamore.
The base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cupboards
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
"commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Bombe Cherry Scriban Secretary from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
"commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France circa 1760, the "secretaire a abattants" is both stylish and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Boulle Marquetry Style French Black Secretary Bonheur du Jour Napoleon III
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
"Bonheur Du Jour In Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III Period - Gradin Desk - Two Bodies - Showcase" This gorgeous piece of furniture is at the end of restoration and will be finished at ...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ Direct from France
~ A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis Philippe Mahogany Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
on the façade, this secretaire features a large drop-down desk surface with a pair of cabinets below
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine Carved Walnut French Louis XV Secretary Desk Abatant Basket of Flowers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved walnut secretary abatant that's perfect for narrow hallways or shallow
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood, Walnut
Antique Painted Slant Top Secretary/Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Found in France this antique painted slant top secretary/chest has a beautiful worn pale yellow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Lady
s Secretary, 31-In Wide
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This eighteenth century French Louis XVI period mahogany secretary features striated bronze plaques
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small-Scale 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Secretary, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A rare period piece due to its small-scale, this eighteenth century French Louis XVI mahogany
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black French Secretary Napoleon III and Boulle Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Small Secretary In Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III Period Napoleon 3"
Beautiful and elegant little
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "secretaire à abattant" found in Avignon, France, features a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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
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
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
French Black Lacquered Art Deco Secretary by Maurice Jallot, Signed Front Plaque
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very elegant French Art Deco secretary from the early 1930s by Maurice Jallot.
Rounded outer edges
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bleached Oak Secretary Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
From France circa 1860 this three drawer cabinet is topped with a locked upper panel, originally
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Painted Bombe Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style bombe chest of drawers, the green onyx marble atop a red distress painted
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Table Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Cupboard with Secretary, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Louis XIV style custom hand-carved French china cupboard features walnut construction with
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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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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