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18k Rose Gold and Black Diamond Snake in the Grass Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are engraved
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, 18k Gold

18k White Gold and Black Diamond Snake in the Grass Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are engraved
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, 18k Gold

Skully Pops Table by Rob Sykes Design
By Rob Sykes 1
Located in London, GB
living. It comes fitted with two powerful wireless Sonos speakers, LED lighting and a secret
Category

2010s British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Crystal, Gold Leaf

Colorful Modernists Art Inspired Sculptural Mahogany Desk with Secret Drawers
By Bruce M. Schuettinger
Located in New Market, MD
centuries, in particular, the work of the Gillow’s Firm London. There are three secret compartment hidden
Category

2010s American Expressionist Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Tramp Art Desk
Located in Saint James, NY
a simple hidden wood mechanism that opens a secret compartment. The skeleton key still opens the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18 Karat Gold and Rainbow Sapphire Beacon Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are engraved with
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, 18k Gold

18 Karat White Gold and Rainbow Sapphire Beacon Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are engraved with
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold

18 Karat Rose Gold and Rainbow Sapphire Beacon Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are engraved with clouds
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold

18 Karat Gold and Black Diamond Snake in the Grass Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
features a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's top and shank are
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, 18k Gold

English Victorian Ministerial mahogany desk 15 drawers, circa 1860, scrivania
Located in Milano, IT
system. One of the drawers of the side structure hides a secret compartment, which can be opened using a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Spectacularly Detailed Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Long Island City, NY
secret compartments. Original mirror panels. Arched fronts, lower cabinet arched front with gilt wood
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Ebony, Giltwood, Walnut

Original Chinese Elm and Bronze Lowboy Altar Table c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
linings are original also, clean and solid, and there is a large ‘secret’ compartment beneath drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Lowboys

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie-Style Cabinet 2
Located in Merrimack, NH
animals. It has 3 shelves and one secret compartment at the bottom. This cabinet is kept almost at its
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

18k White Gold and White Diamond Nightingale Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signet features a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's shank is
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

18 Karat Yellow Gold and White Diamond Nightingale Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signet features a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's shank is
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

18 Karat Yellow Gold and White Diamond Nightingale Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signet features a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's face is
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

Federal Tiger Maple Slant Lid Desk, Midwest Ohio Region, circa 1825
Located in Providence, RI
drawers which reveal secret compartments, no doubt, for cash. The drawers behind the prospect door are of
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

Late 17th Century Large Oyster Kingwood Coffre Forte / Strong Box
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
is a slender secret compartment and the central drawer divider and the sides being secret, slide out
Category

Antique Late 17th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Brass

One-of-a-kind Macassar Wood and Amber Handle Console Table
By Eva Baron
Located in Oxford, GB
. The secret compartment, top and the side are wrapped in finest soft Italian leather with stitching
Category

2010s British Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Provincial Austrian Empire Off-Square Oak Kitchen Table
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
drawer - a rare feature - a secret compartment hidden behind the moulding, which is accessed by removing
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Country Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Oak

18k Rose Gold and White Diamond Nightingale Conservatory Signet Ring
By DRU.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signet features a "locket" that slides open to reveal a secret compartment. The signet's shank is
Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

See Food
By Laura Ann Jacobs
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Food has 2 secret compartments located in the Abalone Areolas and is made from resin, tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Curly maple coffee table striped series in stock
Located in Edinboro, PA
elegant and features a secret compartment on the top of the large leg.  Featuring wipe on polyurethane
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Coromandel Sterling Silver Vanity Box by James Vickery 19th Century
By Vickery
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
an engraved brass freestanding mirror, behind which is a secret letter compartment. The locks and
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

Antique Mahogany American Eagle Irish Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
compartments. Above this is a half rounded secret drawer, again veneered in flame mahogany; this unusually has
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Superb Quality Serpentine Shaped Satinwood Gentleman s Dressing Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
a finely fitted satinwood drawer of various compartments including an adjustable mirror, a secret
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Greek Key Calamander and Brass Writing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
be lifted to reveal more storage space, and a secret compartment. Removing the right hand inkwell and
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Unique Palace Entrance Desk
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Santander, ES
secret compartments, cabinets and drawers. Most of its design features and characteristics have never
Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

French Renaissance Oak Coffer, irca 1580
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
secret compartment for the key and removable tray retaining bar are also origins. Brittany or Normandy
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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Ova Red - Soft Upholstered Cylindrical Cabinet in semi-silk by Studio Yellowdot
By Studio Yellowdot
Located in Esentepe, 34
then carefully upholstered to completely cover the steam-bended cylindrical cabinet's walls. A secret
Category

2010s Turkish Organic Modern Cabinets

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Plywood

Victorian Leather Stationery Box
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
. Underneath the tray is a pen storage compartment with a secret compartment to the right. The interior
Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Oak

Empire / Biedermeier Secretary, Top Quality, Walnut, Mainz, Around 1820
Located in Volkach, BY
throughout the country. When set up, it has two secret compartments behind the letter trays. Another 3
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Oak, Walnut

Antique Grand Tour Olivewood Box, 19th Century
Located in Werkendam, NL
books brought back from the Grand Tour probably organized by " Cook's Tour" It has a secret compartment
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Exquisite "Chinese" Chippendale-Design Bureau Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
- one secret compartment operated by a spring-release hidden on the roof of the central
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest
By Peter Miller
Located in London, Middlesex
of pigeonholes, drawers, secret compartments, cupboards and an adjustable writing slide, above two
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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer

English Country House George I Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury, GB
interior with multiple compartments.. The bureau that is below the top section is fitted a well drawer
Category

Antique 1720s British George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rare and Important 17th Century Ebony and Pietra Dura Inlaid Cabinet, Florence
Located in Mosman Park, AU
hide several secret compartments. The portico flanked by four drawers each side, each drawer with a
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Venetian Illustrated, Polychrome, Gilt, and Leather Gondola Chair, c. 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
curious surprise awaits those who look under the muslin-lined seat cushion: a spacious secret compartment
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Exceptional Dated English Oak Press Cupboard with Secrets – 1723
Located in Heathfield, GB
that has secret drawers or compartments and this example has a particularly charming mechanism. The
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Antique 18th Century Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Victorian Natural Untreated Red Spinel Rare Secret Locket Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
mesmerizing Blood Red to the stone further than secret hidden compartment to the crown Amazing pierce work to
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Antique 1880s Victorian Solitaire Rings

Materials

Spinel, 14k Gold

Late 19th Century Milky White Opaline Bohemian Box. France 1850-1920
Located in Queens Village, NY
examine and discovered a little secret compartment she had previously overlooked. A cryptic French letter
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Extremely Rare French Fine Quality Mid-18th Century Louis XV Secretaire Cabinet
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in Suffolk, GB
floral marquetry panels and tooled red leather writing surface with secret compartment below. This
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Ormolu

Victorian Walnut Music Stool / Piano Stool / Dressing Stool
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
tartan cushion flanked by outswept ends with decorative turnings, all lifts up to reveal secret music
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Stools

Materials

Walnut

English George III Painted Oak Bureau, circa 1760
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
interior, containing secret drawers and compartments, circa 1760. Paintwork refreshed.
Category

Antique 1760s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century English Mahogany Architect’s Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
ink compartment, two secret drawers at each inside end. Three levels of working space.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret
Category

Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
various compartments, three hidden secret drawers and a double fold faded red velvet writing surface and a
Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Late 18th Century Provincial Secretary.
Located in Seattle, WA
grillwork and secret storage compartment (now sadly empty)
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires

Materials

Iron, Brass

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Modernist Sideboard by Brown-Saltman
By Brown Saltman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
adjustable shelves, four drawers(one fitted for flatware,)and secret bottom compartment for table leaves.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique English Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
working lock. It is has many compartments and secret hiding places. The top panel holds calendar cards
Category

Antique Early 1900s Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Qianlong Red Lacquer Qing Dynasty Chinese Official’s Travelling Seal Box 18th c
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
secret seal compartment coated in black lacquer. The metal fittings could be locked with a lock to keep
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Coromandel Jewelry Box by Fisher, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
. The underside of the lid has a removable velvet backed mirror, which when removed reveals a secret
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chanel Wallet on Chain (WOC) in black lambskin leather
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
the front of the bag. Most famous of all the compartments is the secret pocket which is zipped into
Category

1990s French Shoulder Bags

Sky B Plane Kids Bed in shape of an airplane by Circu Magical Furniture
By Circu
Located in New York, NY
bookshelf. The decorative suitcases include secret storage compartments and allow easy access to the bed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed...

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Victorian Black Enamel Diamond Ring
Located in New York, NY
approximately .20 ct. The ring has a secret locket compartment on the back, and it contains intact plaited hair
Category

Antique 1880s Victorian More Rings

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

George III Walnut Feather Banded Bureau
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
, opens to reveal a fitted interior consisting of a central door and to each side, a secret pull-out
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Desks

Materials

Walnut

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Secret Compartment For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the secret compartment you’re looking for. A secret compartment — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a secret compartment, we have 30 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a secret compartment — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right secret compartment, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Regency and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made secret compartment has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jonathan Field, Brown Saltman and John Keal are consistently popular.

How Much is a Secret Compartment?

Prices for a secret compartment start at $70 and top out at $20,527 with the average selling for $2,450.