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Italian Neoclassical Walnut Hinged Secretary / Bookcase on Fluted Legs, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical Walnut hinged slant front secretary / bookcase with molded edge cornice
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display Curio Bookcase.Tall
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
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.Tall
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
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.Tall
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
Rare Baker Furniture Co. Italian Rococo Style Walnut Mirrored Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Baker Furniture Co. Italian Rococo style secretary desk is a masterpiece of craftsmanship
Category
Vintage 1970s American Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
19th c. Venetian Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic Italian Venetian Painted secretary/cabinet. This piece has a wonderful color palette but
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Directoire Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Arts Secretary Desk in Walnut
By Carpanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning objet d'art that will add a lavish and refined accent in a private study or living room, this desk was crafted of wood covered in black walnut veneer. The surface of the p...
Category
2010s Italian Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
$10,090 / item
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk.
Trim three-drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
54% Off
Mid-Century Modern Secretary, Memphis Style
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Secretary, Memphis Style
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Veneered and Inlaid Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, hand carved, 18th century, parquetry inlaid and veneered, bonnet top, two-part secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Venetian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 20th century Italian lacquered secretary bookcase decorated in the Venetian taste with
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Wooden Secretary Desk
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant mahogany wood desk with aluminum inserts designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini in 1960. Hardwood and wood veneer, details on feet and the bottom in aluminum. Pull-out t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Sesamo Secretary by Frattini for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1981 and made by Bernini. Signed and in good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$4,550 Sale Price
30% Off
English Chinoiserie Georgian Style Japanned Scarlet Vermillion Cabinet Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Vintage bureau cabinet secretary in the English chinoiserie style with elements of Queen Anne and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Fantastic Paint Decorated Faux Marble Interior Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic paint decorated Venetian secretary desk with faux marble interior is a remarkable
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$3,000 Sale Price
38% Off
18th C. Venetian Secretary Hutch with a Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian tall secretary cabinet from the 18th century. This antique 7.75 feet tall
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Red and Yellow Ornate Large Venetian Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding Venetian painted secretary desk is a true statement piece, showcasing the artistry
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$14,000 Sale Price
22% Off
Wonderful and Extremely Rare Frattini Secretary for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
By pulling the drawer the tambour roll top opens automatic. Then you can double the size of the writing surface.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Electric Blue Pesaro Secretary
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Secretary with palms decor in gold-leaf.
In collaboration with Damonte & Lacarrieu, our Capsule Collection
Category
2010s Italian Other Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early 1900
s Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful antique slanted flap secretary, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful antique slanted flap secretary, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Solid wood with walnut
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fine Palermo Inlaid Burled Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Palermo inlaid burled walnut secretary desk with bookcase top is a stunning example of Italian
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Parma Blue Pesaro Secretary with roses
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Pesaro Secretary with Roses.
We love how the choice of sweet curves and pastello colors can turn this
Category
2010s Italian Other Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Paolo Buffa Pair of Cabinets, Dry-Bar Cabinet and Secretary, circa 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and rare pair of Paolo Buffa, Italy, circa 1950 mahogany cabinets with molded front
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian blind door secretary with a carved scrolled decorative cornice, upper case bookcase with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Sesamo Pop Up Desk / Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1981
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite and very rare Pop Up Desk by Gianfranco Frattini in Italy for Bernini.
Label present, and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Beech
$5,962 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut
Burl Veneer, Threaded Maple
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & burl Veneer, Threaded of Maple
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Barbarella Writing Desk / Secretary by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1966/1985
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ettore Sottsass Barbarella cabinet for Poltronova, Italy. Designed in 1966, produced in 1985. The
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano
s Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
What makes this piece unique and special is its originali twist to the characteristic Secretaire, a must-have object among Venetian aristocratic families that could not be missing in...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976
In Venetian style Louis XV
Painted and decorated
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
$4,250 Sale Price
43% Off
Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut
burl
By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini", restored and polished to wax.
The piece of furniture is made of solid walnut and b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Tall Boy or Secretary in tortoise shell and black lacquer by Ottini
Located in Beograd, RS
This unique Mid Century Tall Boy and/or Secretary, made from solid oak covered by real tortoise
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Oak
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany in the style of Aldo Tura work
By Aldo Tura
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany and bronze locks. This is an Italian work in the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$3,339 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Fine Olive Burl Wood 83" Tall Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest of Drawers MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Secretaire with Architectural Marquetry, Italy, circa 1770
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary
Italy
various precious woods
second half 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late 17th C Louis XIV Italian Walnut Scrittorio Con Scarabattolo, Burl
Inlay
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 17th Century Louis XIV Italian walnut secretary cabinet, termed a Scrittorio con Scarabattolo
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
$10,500 Sale Price
50% Off
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Contenitore
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare and very unusual piece of Italian modern design.
Vintage 1940s Italian bow-fronted secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Goatskin
18th century Italian Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Walnut Italian Secretary with display cabinet top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th century Italian Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted and gilded Italian Secretary, drop leaf desk over 3 drawers with 2door upper cabinet
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
1970s Italian Secretary in Plated Marble
Located in Paris, FR
1970's Italian Secretary plated marble fine quality
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Italian secretary in the Maison Jansen style
Located in Mobile, AL
A quality Italian secretary in the Maison Jansen style. Circa 1940, this decorative piece features
Category
Italian Secretaires
Italian Secretary Rolltop Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical kingwood, tulipwood, fruitwood and ebonized marquetry roll top desk from
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood
18th Century Louis XIV Italian Secretary Cabinet Walnut Painted Doors
Located in PALERMO, IT
Important Sicilian Trumeau cabinet, with front flap, two upper doors and three drawers, veneered in walnut and briar walnut. Particular processing of the upper doors, inside painted ...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Italian Gilded and Hand Painted Wood Writing Desk Secretary, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Rare midcentury Italian secretary set : hand decorated foldable writing desk with green lacquering
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Decoupage Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian painted secretary with decoupage scenes.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Vanities
$10,900
Italian Inlaid Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Southern Italian inlaid secretary. The upper case with swept broken pediment by a pair of arched
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$28,000
Italian Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
Italian painted and parcel silver-gilt two-part secretary bookcase (desk); the upper section having
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Paint, Wood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Secretary
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine North Italian Baroque 18th century olivewood and ebonized secretary bookcase with serpentine
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Olive
Secretary Desk, Italy, circa 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant secretary desk, Italy, circa 1950, polished rosewood, elegant shaped legs, polished solid
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Art Deco Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Art Deco secretary desk. Rosewood veneer with beech substrate material. Brass hardware.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Italian Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Italian secretary available at 1stDibs. An Italian secretary — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian secretary is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Baroque and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Italian secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini and Cantieri Carugati are consistently popular.
How Much is an Italian Secretary?
Prices for an Italian secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $750 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,800.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
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.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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