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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

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
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

French Secretary Desk, Jean-Georges SCHLICHTIG, Master from 1765
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XVI period, c. 1780, oakwood body, veneered with rosewood and amaranth, and with various
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe abattant secretary desk in a walnut cherry wood with
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Antique 1860s European Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe style secretary chest cabinet desk in a satin / burl wood
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Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Rare Signed Mercier Freres Cartonnier with Secretary Desk and Leather Panels
By Mercier Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
secretary desk with multiple drawers and compartments, ideal for both storage and display. The piece is
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Louis XV period marquetry secretary from the mid-18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A very elegant and rare Louis XV period drop-leaf secretary desk, characteristic of Rococo
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze

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
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Black Secretary Cabinet
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Plainview, NY
an exquisite vintage Louis XV style Minton-Spidell secretary desk. The secretary desk embodies
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Secretary of Louis XV, Stamped by Jean Baptiste Saunier, 18th Century
By J. B. Saunier
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Upholstered secretary with curved front and decorated sides inlaid with geometric butterfly wing
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk Secretary
Located in Liverpool, GB
Very high-class, impressive secretary with a retractable writing table, made in the second half of
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Wood

red desk secretary louis xv chinese hand painted
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
elegant donkey desk in red lacquered wood, in the style of China according to Martin varnish, the
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires

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Oak

French secretary desk in Louis Philippe style, made of mahogany wood from the 18
Located in Barletta, IT
Secrétaire français de la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle, de style Louis Philippe, en bois de
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Louis Phillipe Mahogany Secretary a Abattant with Marble Top
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique Louis Phillipe Secretary with drop front desk opening to writing desk. Interior is eye
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Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Secretary Desk by Louis Van Teeffelen for Wébé, 1960s
By Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in Hilversum, NL
Unique secretary desk by Louis Van Teeffelen for Wébé, 1960s. Modern design from the Netherlands
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Unique Secretary Desk by Louis Van Teeffelen for Wébé, 1960s
By WéBé, Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in Hilversum, NL
Modern design from the Netherlands by Louis Van Teeffelen. Two large drawers, organic shaped
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

French Louis XV Baker Furniture Louis XV Secretary Desk Collector s Edition
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare item from Baker furniture. It's a French Louis XV style secretary desk in walnut
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1990s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Style Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An interesting walnut desk or secretary, in the style of Louis Philippe, from 19th century, France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

French Louis XVI-Style Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Mahogany, Marble Top, Brass Handles & Gallery
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Late 19 th century French louis XVI style desk/secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bautiful and elegant French louis V\XVI stlyle desk/secretary, it has it original leather top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Carved Cherry Grand Scale French Louis XV Auffray Style Secretary Desk
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Auffray of New York or perhaps Don Ruseau but isn't marked. It's a large two piece secretary and all
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Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wire

Antique French secretary desk, around 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Neat antique secretary desk made in France, around 1860. Made of walnut wood with brass ornaments
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI -Style Asian Chinoiserie Desk/Secretary with Verni Martin Decorating
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is in the manner of Jacques Dubois , the shaped, rectangular top Has a pierced three quarter pierced brass gallery above a slant front opening To a storage well and draw...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style. Direct from France, a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Marble Top French Louis XVI Style Secretary Abatant Desk, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Nice condition. Marble Top. Good interior. Measures 38 wide x 58 tall x 16 deep. Dates to the 1920s. Good antique condition.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French slant front secretary desk France, 19th century Flame mahogany, with brass
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Painted Drop Leaf Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely breathtaking, this Louis XV drop leaf secretary has gorgeous carvings and original
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Vintage Antique Louis XV-Style Inlaid Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 58.25”H x 32.50”W x 21”D Desk Height 30.25”
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Vintage 1940s American Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors. Boulle
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Louis XV Style Secretary
Located in Pomona, CA
Louis XV style secretary with three drawers and ormolu accents. Comes with a key.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis Seize Style Ladies Desk / Secretary in Walnut, circa 1925
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Ladies desk restored Louis Seize style circa 1925 walnut secretary Features: High quality
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Satinwood, Kingwood Rosewood Lady’s Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XVI Satinwood, Kingwood and Rosewood Lady’s Secretary Desk with Figural Ormolu 19thC
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the manner of Louis XVI by an able rural artisan, this antique country French
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Small and Elegant Louis XV Style Secretary Desk in Chinese Lacquer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XV style . Black lacquered with Asian decor . Gilt bronze . Curved on each side . Circa
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Authentic 19th Century Paint Decorated French Louis XV Provincial Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
decorated desk has mortice and tenon joinery and big chunky locks in the drawers. This is a perfect piece
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Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII. Direct from
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Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

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
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Oak

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
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Oak

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
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe period French bureau à cylindre, or roll top secretaire with bookcase
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted
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Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Louis XVI marble-top secretary, the surface veneered entirely with kingwood parquetry, with
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Napoleon III French Black Gold Bronze Desk Secretary Cabinet 19th Cent
By Napoléon III
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous black desk cabinet with a writing table, composed by two parts. The lower part is a desk
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, France, 1930s. Opened it
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV Style and Boulle Marquetry style big secretary cabinet desk in ebony veneer and Brass ball
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk. The desk features beautiful mahogany wood
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful hand-painted vintage, two-piece secretary desk with matching chair. The pieces are
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Cane, Wood

French Louis XVI Leather-Top Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Louis XVI cylinder bureau, secretary desk. A retractable cylinder encloses three drawers
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Cherrywood Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style secretary desk with bookcase hutch By Baker
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

Late 19th C. Louis XV Style French Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th C. Louis XV Style French Secretary Bookcase with the upper section having segmented glass
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Louis XV Secretary in the Style of Jacques Dubois, Rosewood and Ormolu
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Miami, FL
on every side, which make this secretary perfect to be settled in the middle of a room. The depth
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Fayetteville, AR
, rosewood, and lemonwood. Finished precisely with bronze mounts and banding, this piece is a writing desk
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Find many varieties of an authentic louis secretary desk available at 1stDibs. A louis secretary desk — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect louis secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A louis secretary desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made louis secretary desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Louis Van Teeffelen and Comatec are consistently popular.

How Much is a Louis Secretary Desk?

Prices for a louis secretary desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,104 and can go as high as $59,600, while the average can fetch as much as $4,145.
Questions About Louis Secretary Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Secretary 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, 2023
    A 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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, 2021
    An 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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