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Charming Early 20th Century Italian Provincial Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fetching two part grey painted secretary desk features an upper cabinet crowned by shaped
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Painted Venetian Secretary or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
Venetian secretary with original hand painted finish and lovely floral design. Opening to 26" deep.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Impressive 18th Century Northern Italian Inlaid Bureau with Secretary Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Impressive 18th century northern Italian inlaid bureau with secretary desk. Incredible inlay work
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
Narrow Venetian Italian Circassian Walnut Mirrored Secretary Desk, circa 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
piece secretary desk. Measures 72 1/2" H x 26" W x 16" D.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted
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Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
North Italian Serpentine Front Banded Walnut Rococo Style Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine North Italian Austrian inspired fall front banded walnut secretary desk features a fall
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Italian Venetian Style Blue-Painted Trompe l
Oeil Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VENETIAN STYLE BLUE-PAINTED TROMPE L'OEIL SECRETARY DESK
Circa early 20th century with later
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20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Paint
Coke Bottle Form Italian Rococo Olivewood Secretary Desk with Patinated Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a drop-dead gorgeous olivewood Italian Rococo Florentine style secretary desk. The desk has
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Olive
Italian-Made Walnut French Louis XV Style Secretary Desk For Macys
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style two piece secretary desk. The desk is in good condition with minor signs of age and use
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Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Rococo Green Japanned Secretary Desk
Located in Essex, MA
With shaped arched cornice over a pair of doors enclosing a red painted interior with shelves over a fold down slant lid writing surface fitted with drawers, over seven drawers with ...
Category
Antique 1760s Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian 1850s Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Slanted Desk and Original Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style two-part secretary from the mid-19th century, with slanted desk, mirrored
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Early 20th Century Bovolone Secretary Desk Commode, finely inlaid walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Bovolone - Verona - secretaire commode. In hand-carved walnut, veneer walnut with maple finely inlaid . Wax polished
Measures cm: H 88, W 90, D 35.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display Curio Bookcase
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Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Olive, Burl
Modern Neoclassic Rococo Curio Display Case
Secretary Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Modern red-edition neoclassic curio display case & secretary desk with distinct Rococo hardware for
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Rococo Revival Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Italian 20th Cent Painted and Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Two-Part Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The upper part with an arched cornice features two doors opening up to a Venetian red painted interior. The lower part has a fall front opening up to a Venetian red and gilt decorate...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1930s Georgian Style Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1930s Georgian style painted chinoiserie secretary desk with open bookcase top. It is
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Vintage 1930s Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Stunning Louis XV Style Walnut Secretary or Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Feast your eyes on this rare and elegant Hollywood Regency Secretary. A gorgeous marriage between
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Vintage 1930s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet with Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
desk
From the Armando Collection
Italy, Late 20th Century
Gorgeous carved mahogany, with
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Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Fine Olive Wood Venetian Rococo Solid Walnut Mirrored Secretary Desk, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Venetian rococo mirrored Secretary desk. This is a one piece desk and doesn't
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Olive
1890s Secretary Writing Desk Console Vanity by Bassano
s Ebanistery in walnut
By Bassano
s Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious cabinet built with great attention to construction details by Bassano cabinet-making, in Umbertine style at the end of the 19th century for the Venetian aristocracy.
Top eig...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Bauhaus Style Shagreen Secretary Desk on Ebonized Steel Frame by R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This modern Bauhaus style secretary desk by legendary R & Y Augousti, Italy, features a shagreen
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Secretaires
Materials
Steel
Italian 18th Century Walnut Secretaire
Located in Winter Park, FL
A stunning Italian secretaire, or secretary desk, made of walnut in the Louis XV manner, retaining
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Italian Secretary Desk With Burl Wood Inlay
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Bring timeless elegance to your home with this Italian secretary desk featuring exquisite burl wood
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Neoclassical Italian Secretary Desk, around 1800
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Neoclassical Secretary desk dates back to the beginning of the 19th century, around
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Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Yew
Narrow Width Antique Italian Provincial Secretary Desk with Lined Surfaces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very narrow Italian secretary desk with one door containing 2 shelves, 10 drawers, and a
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20th Century Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Piedmonte Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional 18th century Italian secretary desk from the Piedmonte region made from solid oak
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Italian walnut wood side desk console, writing table, secretary with slant
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Trompe l
Oeil Painted Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Trompe l'Oeil Painted Secretary Desk.
Category
20th Century Desks
Antique French Louis XV Italian Burlwood Inlaid Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style Italian burlwood inlaid slant front secretary desk. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Secretary in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing table, teak and brass, Italy, 1950s
Beautifully and elegantly shaped Italian secretary
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Italian Burl Wood Inlayed Drop Secretary Desk with Matching Bench Bronze Ormolu
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine petit small compact burl wood inlay secretary drop front desk with matching velvet upholstery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Desks and Writin...
Materials
Burl
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Italian Neoclassical Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Italian Neoclassical style slant front writing desk or secretary desk
Italy
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Brazilian rosewood drop front secretary desk. Rich wood grain with beige laminate
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Colombo Mobili Baroque Style Burl Walnut Fitted Interior Secretary Desk
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Italian Colombo Mobili Baroque Style Burl Walnut Fitted Interior Secretary Desk
Dimensions : 93
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mahogany and Burl Inlaid Marquetry Petite Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian petite slant front writing desk or secretary desk
Italy, circa Mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Narrow and Shallow Depth Italian Mesh Door Secretary Desk Paper Lined Drawers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a narrow and shallow Italian made secretary desk perfect for a small space or hallyway area
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Rococo Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut
Secretary in Teak and Rosewood System from Proserpio Fratelli, Italy, 1960
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Secretary in teak and rosewood system from Proserpio Fratelli, Italy, 1960. The tablet unfolds
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
Secretary by Frattini, 1956
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Berlin, DE
D 66 cm
Design Gianfranco Frattini, 1956
Manufacturer Cantieri Carugati, Italy.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$17,088
Early 19th Century Venetian Hand Painted Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century Venetian hand painted secretary with a floral design. Has nice workable area and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Hand Painted Venetian Bombay Form Secretary
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1960s hand painted Venetian bombay form secretary. It is a wonderful shade of green with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Provincial Style Olivewood Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Italian Provincial style olivewood secretary desk with 2 doors with eglimose mirrored fronts
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Olive
Fornasetti Secretary Desk
By Fornasetti
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Fornasetti secretary desk with three drawers, a desk, and glass shelves on top section with back
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
$45,000
Italian Regency Florentine Trompe l
oeil Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Italian regency two-part Trompe l'oeil secretaire with a drop-front desk made in
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Venetian Floral Paint Decorated Antique Distressed Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular distressed-painted Italian-painted secretary desk from Italy. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Secretary Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful Italian pear wood secretary featuring a reverse painted glass top supported by compass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Rare Bright Green Italian Venetian Painted Rococo Secretary Desk Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb green and yellow splash of elegance and color disguised as a secretary desk. The
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Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Style Off White Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase Trumeau
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful Venetian style secretary desk, circa 1970s. Features classic Italian form with an off
Category
20th Century French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Exceptional 18thc Painted Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic painted Italian secretary with original designs, paint and interior silk fabric.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Century Antique Italian Lombardy Secretary Desk Walnut Burl Circa 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Elegant Louis XIV Bureau Secretary desk of walnut burl veneer and solids, featuring a hinged drop
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Olivewood Bombe Coke Bottle Curved 2 Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Secretary Desk is made with fine burled Olive wood veneer and made of the highest quality! if you look at
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Vitrines
Materials
Olive
Rare Italian Rococo Coke Bottle Curves Olivewood Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
quintessential Italian Rococo and is in good condition with a dro-down desk lid and a bookcase top. Dates to the
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Olive
Commode Desk Secretary Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1980s Burr Wood Italian
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian chest of drawers from the 1980s by the designer Giovanni Offredi for the publishing house
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Venetian Secretary or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century Baroque style Venetian polychrome painted pine tall secretary, in two parts
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
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Italian Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Italian secretary desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every Italian secretary desk was constructed with great care. There are 184 variations of the antique or vintage Italian secretary desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Italian secretary desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Italian secretary desk, those designed in mid-century modern, Rococo and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini and Colombo Mobili each produced at least one beautiful Italian secretary desk that is worth considering.
How Much is an Italian Secretary Desk?
Prices for an Italian secretary desk start at $353 and top out at $197,057 with the average selling for $4,790.
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Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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Questions About Italian Secretary Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
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