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18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
"Secretaire a Abattant" is in excellent condition and includes all the original keys; put a sophisticated spin
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant". Crafted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Biedermier Secretaire Abattant
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Biedermeier inlaid secretaire abattant with a stepped architectural interior, 19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empire Mahogany, Top Section of a Secretaire Abattant. Richly figured mahogany secretaire writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Antique French Renaissance Secretary Abattant Desk Carved Oak Embossed Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
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~ Stunning 19th century French “secrétaire à abattant”, SO elegant and Classic, with over-the-top hand carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Continental Neoclassical Maple Secretary Cabinet
Located in Astoria, NY
Continental Neoclassical sécretaire à abattant, 19th century, the fall-front burled and figured
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant" was crafted in France, circa 1850. The tall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Lovely Louis-Philippe period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Westport, CT
Louis-Philippe Secretaire Abattant in a burl wanut veneer with St Anne bevelled marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite Louis Philippe secrétaire à abattant. Made of a beautifully figured bookmatched
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Handpainted Italian Bookcase Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
-front that opens to four (4) miniature storage drawers, and a secrétaire à abattant with one (1) drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
One Door Wardrobe
Located in Baltimore, MD
A charming small wardrobe, the single door detailed in the manner of a faux secretaire a abattant
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
$1,995
Provincial Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial distress painted fall front secrétaire A' Abattant. With a three-quarter wooden
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
$6,645 / item
French Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk Cabinet with Drawers ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED-MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT
Paris, France circa 1830
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Stunning Secretary "a Abattant, "
Located in Greding, DE
Stunning Secretary "a Abattant", Louis XV, Palisander and Rosewood and finely inlaid "en papillon
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Palisander
Empire Secretary à abattant, France early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire secretary à abattant with a two-door base, two wide drawers and a flat writing flap
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
Antique French Secretaire Abattant Mother of Pearl 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French ebonised and brass inlaid Secretaire a Abattant, C 1880 in Louis
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Art Deco Oak Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco oak secrétaire cabinet, the abattant revealing a fully fitted oak secrétaire with
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
as a "secretaire à abattant," featuring a charming light blue painted finish. It has a rounded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Walnut
Miniature Secretaire Abattant
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful miniature secretaire abattant featuring mixed veneers including oyster burl, rosewood
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Burl
Antique Paneled Walnut Rotary Library Desk by Wooton, Indianapolis, Circa 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
nooks for papers and small objects.
As in a "secrétaire à abattant" or in a fall front desk, the main
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Secretaire with Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Plaques
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
, 1932, lot 43
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has in its collection a similar secrétaire à abattant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Transition Small Cabinet Ecritoire Stamped by Bon Durand
Located in Berlin, DE
décoratifs of Lyon, Waddesdon Manor in London and the Mobilier National in Paris.
For a secrétaire à
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Ebony, Hard Stone and Ormolu Mounted Secretaires
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of secrétaires à Abattant
Attributed to Alexandre-Louis Bellangé
Constructed in ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
# 312SBP08Q
A truly remarkable Biedermeier style secretaire a'abattant desk from the custom furniture maker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century secretaire a abattant, mahogany veneer with marquetry in elm. Expertly restored in
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century, French Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretaire a abattant that dates to the end of the 18th century. The interior of the secretaire
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis Philippe French Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisite early 19th century Louis Philippe French secretaire à abattant, or fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Walnut Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive solid walnut secretaire a abattant from late 18th century France. This specialized
Category
Antique 18th Century French Other Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive solid walnut secretaire a abattant from 19th century France. This specialized antique
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretaire a Abattant, Drop Front Desk, France, 1840
Located in Belmont, MA
This secretaire a abattant or drop front desk is an absolute masterpiece. It dates back to around
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Secrétaire à Abattant, by Leclaire, circa 1860
By A. Leclaire
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoléon III gilt-bronze mounted sycamore, amaranth and mahogany secrétaire à Abattant with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Secretaire a Abattant in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
A transitional Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant that dates to the beginning of the 19th century. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Writing Desk or Secretaire à Abattant
A fine
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early Baker Furniture French Regency Secrétaire à Abattant, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency style secrétaire à abattant
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Vintage 1920s American Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XV Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Belmont, MA
Fall top Louis XV secretary, kingwood and rosewood veneer on oak.
The rounded rectangular marble-top above a mirror veneered drawer and a cross banded quarter veneer drop front. Insi...
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Kingwood
Beautiful Dutch Secretaire a Abattant or Upright Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
This secretaire is made by the renowned craftsmen of C. Giethoorn and Sons who were located in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV-Style Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Belmont, MA
Small chiffonier which upper part transforms into a fall top secretaire, the inside with two
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Secretaire a Abattant
Located in New York, NY
; the lower part with drawer over fall front secretaire door revealing a mirrored niche flanked by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Sheffield, MA
French antique secretary bureau is made of merisier (prune wood). It has a Provincial Directoire drop front, one top and two bottom drawers. Main drawers and desktop lock with same k...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Beautiful French Moderne Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Lovely burl wood secretary abattant with a leather writing surface. The interior features sold wood
Category
Vintage 1940s French Streamlined Moderne Dry Bars
Materials
Silver Plate
1850s French Empire Secretaire a Abattant Brul Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1850s French Empire secretaire also known as a drop-front brul mahogany secretary desk. White
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Charles X Classical Secrétaire à Abattant Desk Chest Walnut 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & elegant antique French Charles X figured walnut secretaire abattant, circa 1825.
A high
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Drop-Front Marquetry Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one low door with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Empire Bronze Mounted Secretary Abattant
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unique slender and narrow stand alone French Empire period Secretaire à Abattant. Drop front panel
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Secretaire a abattant, Germany 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two doors
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secrétaire
Located in Austin, TX
Ebonized Louis XVI style secrétaire - A very well proportioned “secretaire a abattant” made of
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary Drop-Front Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A charming Swedish Gustavian style secretaire a abattant, late 19th-early 20th century, overall
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Period Secrétaire 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary with Black Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood "secretaire a abattant" was found in Avignon, France; crafted circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Secretary Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement in your study or office with this elegant fruitwood antique "secretaire a abattant
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Trompe l
Oeil Marquetry Desk or Secrétaire Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
excellent gilt-bronze mounted and trompe l'oeil marquetry secrétaire à abattant or secretaire chiffonière à
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Flame Mahogany Secretary or Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Miami, FL
mahogany.
This very good quality secretaire a abattant, secretary or drop leaf desk dates back to circa
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Burled Walnut Locking Biedermeier Secretaire, Three-Drawer, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Biedermeier burl walnut secretaire a' abattant (fall front secretary) features bookmatched
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretary with Grey Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "secretaire a abattant" was found in Lyon, France. Crafted, circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique "secretaire a abattant" in an office or a bedroom. Crafted in Paris
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Faux Bamboo Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century secrétaire à abattant from France, circa 1880, this drop-front secretary desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
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Secretaire A Abattant For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the secretaire a abattant you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every secretaire a abattant was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the secretaire a abattant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A secretaire a abattant, designed in the Louis XVI, Empire or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A. Leclaire, B. Butte and Christian Dell each produced at least one beautiful secretaire a abattant that is worth considering.
How Much is a Secretaire A Abattant?
A secretaire a abattant can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,307, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $398,500.
Finding the Right Secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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