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19th Century Swedish Clock Secretary
Located in Kramfors, SE
Dry scraped to original paint. Original lock and hardware.
The clock comes with the original clockwork, two iron weights and pendulum. The clockwork has not been serviced and is sol...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Swedish Rococo secretary.
Gustavian.
Measures: 34 1/4" deep when desk is opened.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Secretaires
$12,500
18th Century Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish having two upper doors above the fall front secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique 18th century Swedish secretary from the Gustavian period.
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th c. Swedish Painted Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exceptional Swedish secretary with library, circa 1780. This secretary has retained its
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Painted Oak Secretary Bureau circa 1800
s
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the refined grace, functionality and style of early 1800's Sweden.
Note
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique White Painted Swedish Country Secretary Bureau, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique secretary with graceful Swedish country charm.
Newer, professionally applied white
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish 1820s Gustavian Period Painted Clock Cupboard with Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this Gustavian period Swedish clock cupboard secretary, circa 1820 will be a problem solver in any home
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Rare antique Northern Swedish pine Secretary clock desk country
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Antique clock cabinet from Umeå Västerbotten ,Northern Sweden. . A good example of old ingenuity and compact living this piece combines three functions in one –...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gustavian Secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$8,700
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gustavian Secretary
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$9,740
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Gustavian Secretary in a worn grey and black patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$12,470
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gustavian Secretary with three bottom drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$12,470
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gustavian Secretary in a worn pale black patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$12,470
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary in a worn grey and black patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
$19,740
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary with two doors that open up on top and three drawers on bottom.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$10,875
Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Provincial Gustavian Secretary with ribbed drawers. Original hardware.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Blue Gustavian Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Gustavian Secretary in a worn pale blue patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$23,375
Gustavian Secretary With Clock
Located in Bedford, NY
Antique Gustavian Secretary. Drop-lid with writing surface and interior drawers- original clock
Category
20th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Black Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1810. The upper section has a guilloche
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary , Early 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a super handsome gustavian secretary in it's original condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary , Sweden Early 19thc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a beautiful gustavian secretary with 15 drawers in total. keys and hardware all original to piece.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Gustavian secretary, Sweden, circa 1780, with old lock and keys. The upper section has a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$12,500
Grain painted Swedish Gustavian secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Grain painted Swedish Gustavian secretary with 13 drawers and 2 doors with diamond pattern.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Secretary Cum Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden circa 1800. The upper library section has a bold
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary with Original Hardware
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary with library, Sweden circa 1820. The upper library section has two
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1830. The upper library section has a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary in White Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1800, in original condition, no repairs, and later white
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gustavian Secretary with Carved Detail
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1790, in two parts. The upper section retains its original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1820, in two parts. The upper, library section has double
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Secretary in Two Sections
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1790, with original hardware and secondary white paint. Top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
White Painted Gustavian Secretary Circa 1810
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1810, with fine carved detail. The base has three drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Period Gustavian Secretary with Pierced Cornice
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gustavian secretary, Sweden circa 1780, with exubernt form. Exaggerated pierced cornice with dentil
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gustavian fall front secretary with interior storage and three large drawers.
To see
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
$6,500
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Gustavian style painted secretary with four large drawers below (one with carved relief detail) and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
$8,750
Gustavian Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Large painted dropfront secretary with elaborate interior, bracket base and bonnet top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$8,500
Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early Swedish two-part secretary, circa 1820, with a squared cornice with keystone detail over a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary Gustavian Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Whitewashed Swedish Secretary With Four Shelves And Numerous Drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Period Gustavian Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A Swedish secretary desk dating from the end of the Gustavian period in old but not original white
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Period Late Gustavian Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two part secretary with library, Sweden circa 1820, with slant front and fitted interior. The upper
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Large swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Large and unusual Swedish drop front secretary. Crown with diamond molding ,above pair of doors
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Painted Gustavian Secretary, circa 1800
Located in Washington, DC
Swedish slant front secretary with fitted interior, raised panel doors on top and three drawers on
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Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Gustavian Secretary in White Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two-part period Gustavian slant-front secretary, circa 1820. Arched pediment over reeded doors and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Painted Oak Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Beautiful and unusual secretary cabinet in oak with milk paint finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Gustavian Secretary with Glass Front Library
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gustavian two-part secretary, Sweden circa 1800, with original glass in the upper section. The top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Secretary with Fitted Interior
Located in Sheffield, MA
Exceptional Gustavian secretaire with library, Sweden circa 1760, in blue paint. The library has
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Period Gustavian Secretary with Fitted Interior
Located in Sheffield, MA
Exceptional Gustavian secretaire with library, Sweden circa 1760, in blue paint. The library has
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late Gustavian Secretary in Black Paint
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part Swedish secretary, circa 1800, in black paint. The upper section has a pair of raised
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Secretary, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a stoically beautiful secretary from sweden in it's original and slightly better for it's age
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Period Gustavian Secretary with Original Painted Surface
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Beautiful Gustavian two-part secretary, Sweden circa 1780, in original blue paint. The library
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late Gustavian Secretary Signed and Dated 1838
Located in Sheffield, MA
Beautiful Swedish secretary from the last Gustavian period, in its original paint and signed and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gustavian Secretarie
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th Century Painted Gustavian Secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$14,500
swedish secretary
Located in Houston, TX
a very charming 19th century swedish gustavian secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
$21,500
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning 18th c Swedish Gustavian secretary in original paint, intricate details and carving. A
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Desks
Early Swedish Secretary in Black Paint
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Late Gustavian secretary in two parts, Sweden, circa 1820. The upper section has two doors with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Butler
s Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Queen Anne style Butler's secretary with original glass lights, dropfront and original
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Swedish Gustavian Painted Secretary
Located in Bedford, NY
A SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN PAINTED SECRETARY WITH CARVED DIAMOND SHAPED DESIGN ON THE UPPER DOORS. THE
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
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Gustavian Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic gustavian secretary available at 1stDibs. A gustavian secretary — often made from wood, metal and pine — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a gustavian secretary — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right gustavian secretary, those designed in Rococo styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Gustavian Secretary?
Prices for a gustavian secretary start at $1,750 and top out at $49,963 with the average selling for $7,940.
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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