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19th Century Unique Czech Walnut Biedermeier Secretary/Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Biedermeier secretary and writing desk, (Cylinder
Category
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder)
Material
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Modernist Willem Penaat Secretary Cabinet for Metz
Co, Netherlands, 1930
By Willem Penaat 1, Metz
Co.
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare secretary cabinet was designed by Willem Penaat (1875-1957) and manufactured by Metz & Co
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Modern Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
George Nelson Herman Miller Long Bench Secretary Writing Desk
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Original Configuration, Highly Functional/Versatile. Original Finish, Very Good Vintage Condition. Chrome Silver Plated M Wave Drawer Pulls. Interior Desk Light. Other Herman ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Fine 18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine late 18th century English George 11 black lacquered and Chinoiserie decorated secretary. Red
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early 19th C Style George III Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Early 19th C Style George III Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase.
Category
2010s American George III Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Anne Black
Red Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
By Rose Tarlow
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Anne Black & Red Chinoiserie Secretary Desk. It features the most
Category
1990s American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Parchment Secretary Desk in the Style of Aldo Tura, Italy 20th Century
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning Italian secretary desk in the style of Aldo Tura. This desk features a lacquered
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker 8 Drawer Burl Wood Bachelor Chest Dresser Flip Secretary Top Desk MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker 8 Drawer Burl Wood Bachelor Chest Dresser Flip Secretary Top Desk MINT!
Baded top.
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Collection Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie drop front secretary desk
By Michael
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Very Fine George 11 Style 19th C Grand Tortoise and Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A magnificent 19th century large George11 faux tortoise and Chinoiserie decorated secretary. Hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Teak Pull Out Desk Secretary or Bachelor Chest Bookcase Bow Front
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Danish modern cabinet pull-out desk secretary.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Teak
Lady
s Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Italian Paolo Buffa black and white couple of Cabinets Secretaries
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind pair of cabinet-secretaire in black lacquer wood and parchement attibuted to Paolo
Category
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer, Parchment Paper
Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Brass Key
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mint Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Leather Top Brass Keys.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
English Chinoiserie / Georgian Style Red and Black Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style contemporary black and red faux lacquer Chinoiserie two-piece secretary desk
Category
20th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Motif Hand Painted Drexel Black Lacquer Console Table with Drawer
By Henredon, James Mont, Drexel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
pairing this piece with our Maddox black lacquer Chinoiserie secretary desk (sold separately). Drexel logo
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
A Fine 1950
s Neoclassical Secretaire / Bar by De Coene
By De Coene Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine Belgium Mid-Century neoclassical black lacquered bar / secretary with bronze details
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Early T.H. RobsJohn- Gibbings Gentlemen
s Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lacquered crimson gentlemen's chest with secretary. Color matched to the original finish. Gold
Category
Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Anglo - Chinese Secretaire
Located in Bronx, NY
Anglo-Chinese Steel-mounted Plum-and-gray-lacquered Roll-top Draw-front Secretary -Bookcase,third
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wardrobes and Armoires
Chinoiserie Carved Black Lacquer Secretary Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinoiserie carved black lacquer secretary desk having a black lacquer and gilt slant top and
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Lacquered Secretary with Raised Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century Italian black lacquered secretary. Beautifully done raised chinoiserie design
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Style Carved Black Lacquer Secretary Desk, Bookcase, Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Chinoiserie style carved black lacquer secretary desk having a black lacquer and gilt
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Metal
English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Italian chinoiserie lacquered secretary bookcase crafted in the English George III
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Writing Desk
By Edward Wormley, James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary George III Lacquered Secretary
Located in New York, NY
A George III secretary of exceptional quality dating from the late 18th century with later
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century English Red Lacquer Secretary
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The whole having a lacquer decoration in the chinoiserie style with a top section of 2 glass paned
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Brilliant English George III style secretaire bookcase featuring a polychrome parcel gilt lacquer
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt,
Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
George III Style Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A George III style chinoiserie red lacquered bureau bookcase, the broken dentil cornice with gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Sideboards
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand English George III style secretaire bookcase embellished with parcel gilt chinoiserie reserves. The 2 part case is beautifully decorated with idyllic Asian scenes having figure...
Category
20th Century American George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Stunning Lacquer Secretary by Pierre DUNAND (1914-1996) circa 1950
By Pierre Dunand
Located in Paris, FR
Art deco period secretary in plum lacquer (frame and base) and coral lacquer (facade). The body is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive secretary bookcase made in the Chinese taste featuring a decorative gilt faux bamboo
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Red Lacquer chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
A William and Mary Chinoiserie decorated secretary 18th century, the superstructure with two
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century and later decorated chinoiserie Bureau bookcase. The top of the bookcase has two panelled doors, both profusely decorated with chinoiserie, op...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Gilt and Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century, chinoiserie and gilt decorated 20th century Bureau bookcase. The bookcase has a double dome top with decorative finials, above two paneled do...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Oak
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Sheffield, MA
Europe. The tall two-piece case features a dark lacquer background embellished with idyllic hand painted
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Italian Chinoiserie secretary bookcase crafted in the English George III taste
Category
20th Century Italian George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. The case is embellished with idyllic Asian scenes with landscapes, pavilions, and figures. The lacquer
Category
20th Century Italian George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Black Lacquer with Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Georgian black lacquer and chinoiserie decorated slant front secretary cabinet on bracket
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Yellow Lacquer Chinoiserie Style Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A stunning one of a kind yellow lacquer chinoiserie style decorated secretary desk. Supported on
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
English Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand English Georgian style lacquered secretaire featuring a parcel gilt decoration in the
Category
20th Century Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Breakfront China Hutch Drop Front Secretary Bookcase Black Lacquer
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Chinoiserie breakfront China hutch cabinet or drop front secretary bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Steel
18th Century George III Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III chinoiserie secretary bookcase. Having a double dome top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Giltwood, Lacquer
Impressive 18th Century Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive 18th century English chinoiserie red lacquered drop front secretary. Fine quality
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Harewood
18th Century English Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality English 18th century George II lacquer and gilt chinoiserie secretary bookcase
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Modern Corner Secretary Desk in Teak + White Lacquer
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: teak
Measurements: 21.25? wide x 41.25? tall
Condition:
In excellent original condition with typ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
19th Century English Lacquered Gilt Chinoisoire Bookcase Secretary or Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a lacquered gilt chinoiserie bookcase secretary or desk made in England, circa 1830. There
Category
Antique 1830s English George IV Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood
Secretary/davenport In Bamboo And Lacquer With Asian Decor - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb and unique secretary called davenport in bamboo and Chinese lacquer with Asian decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Bamboo
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
Narrow Raised Lacquer Black Chinoiserie Slatfront Secretary Desk circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English George III Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 18th century chinoiserie Bureau. The exterior of the bureau is profusely decorated with oriental scenes. The fall front opens to reveal a fully fitted inte...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Black Lacquered Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular vintage Asian secretary desk. A chic black lacquered cabinet with hand painted gilt
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Metal
Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer and Gold Secretary Desk Hand Painted Secretaire
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, one of a kind, vintage Asian black and gold lacquer chinoiserie secretary desk. What
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Antique chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase. The bookcase has a nicely shaped top with two decorated paneled doors below opening to reveal a fitted interior with v...
Category
Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Oak
A Spectacular English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
This impressive and grand Chinoiserie Secretary having an intricate detailed decoration both on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Danish Modern Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This elegant secretary desk is made from Cuban mahogany, which tends to have a honey colored
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Lacquered Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lacquered secretary for your home. A lacquered secretary — often made from wood, lacquer and metal — can elevate any home. Find 100 options for an antique or vintage lacquered secretary now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the lacquered secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each lacquered secretary bearing Mid-Century Modern, Georgian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lacquered secretary over the years, but those crafted by Baker Furniture Company, Herman Miller and A. Gargiulo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Lacquered Secretary?
A lacquered secretary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,750, while the lowest priced sells for $797 and the highest can go for as much as $78,000.
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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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