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Solid Dark Mahogany Ball
Claw Chippendale Style Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Dark Mahogany Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet CLEAN!
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Drexel Georgian Mahogany Bombe Form Bureau With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
$3,374 Sale Price
42% Off
18th Century Black Swedish Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretary
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Fold-down flap with hidden drawers, secret compartment and writing interior
Four larger drawers on the lower part of the front.
Beautiful brass fittings, working lock and keys inc...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$2,278 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid Century Walnut Burl Carved Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
with burlwood front that opens via a drop front for use as a desk. Secretary desk interior has pigeon
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Burl
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
This 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted painted
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Secretary Desk
Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th Century George III Period Secretary Desk & Bookcase. Made from mahogany with a hooded
Category
Antique Late 18th Century George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$5,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Bureau / Secretary Gustavian in Blue Painted In Pine. 18th Ctr. Swedish
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary crafted in pine, finished in a charming blue tone with an elegant patina.
The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Bureau Secretary 4 Drawers Chest with Original Mirror, circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
C. 1920s American Oak 4 drawers bureau secretary Chest of drawers with original mirror. Mirror
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Oak
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique . A very important
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Metallic Thread
$96,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Ash, Walnut
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
George IIII Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770, in the
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on
Category
Antique 1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight
Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This rather straight, very heavy solid oak Viennese baroque folding desk has been carefully restored to its original condition - no replacements! Even the 2 main keys are still there...
Category
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Miniature Bureau Bookcase
Located in Pomona, CA
Miniature bureau bookcase or secretary made from oak wood and brass.
1820, Made in Belgium.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Sheraton Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A slender mahogany bureau bookcase with secretary desk, made in England, circa 1820. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Venetian Secretary, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian Venetian Secretary (Secretaire / Bureau Cabinet)
18th Century
An 18th-century Italian
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Pine Secretary, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Pine secretary or "bureau" from Sweden from the latter 1800's.
Standing 4' tall, this secretary has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th Century English Kashmir Walnut Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a slant front secretary or bureau made in England circa 1780. It is made of Kashmir walnut
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Danish Late Empire Mahogany With Inlay Bureau / Secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Danish early 19th century secretary or slant front bureau.
Exquisitely crafted from mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
$9,962 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Secretary - Antique Scandinavian Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretary made of hand crafted painted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Walnut Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a bookcase / secretary or Bureau bookcase, made in England, circa 1825. There is a Pagoda
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Bookshelf Console 65"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early American style secretary desk / bookcase / writing bureau / larkin / chalet . Made
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary and writing area.
The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Historical Memora...
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oakwood Secretary Cabinet - Baroque Revival, Austria ca. 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
real unique, perfect sized bureau cabinet/ secretary made of solid oakwood and stained to a very
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
look of this over 250 year old masterpiece of a baroque secretary/ tabernacle or bureau cabinet.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique George III Sheraton inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1795.
A
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$7,797 Sale Price
34% Off
Early 18th Century French Petite Secretaire or Bureau with Projecting Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 18th-century French dark wood secretary or fall-front bureau cabinet with charming
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Marquetry
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair of gilt-bronze twin
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Encinitas, CA
bureau chest featuring secretary drop lid with lock and key revealing small drawers and compartments
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
54% Off
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight
Occhio
, Italy 1950s.
By Gio Ponti, Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray, Italy 1960s.
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti
Located in Malmö, SE
patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic Gold
Caramelle
Jar, Italy 1960s.
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Dinner Plates
Posateria
, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic
Tissues
Jar, Italy 1960s.
By Gio Ponti, Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with Fornasetti’s decorative motifs
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic
Spezie
Jar, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic
Spezie
Jar, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic
Spezie
Jar, Italy 1960s
By Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars
Serie Spighe
, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars
Serie Spighe
, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars
Serie Spighe
, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Vase / Jar
Serie Spighe
. Italy, 1960s.
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Full Set of 6 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Gilded Small Bowls, Italy 1950s.
By Gio Ponti, Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Very rare antique desk or secretary, so-called bureau à transformation "à la Bourgogne" in Louis XV
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 20th Century Italian Table Lamp By Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries
Category
20th Century Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Roll bureau or roll secretary. Mid 19th century. Solid mahogany and veneered on oak.
Standing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Early Rare Piero Fornasetti
Corona di fiori
Convex Optical Mirror, Italy 1950s
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti
Located in Malmö, SE
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer
Walter Wirtz for Wilhem Renz Secretary Bureau Desk Teak, Germany, 1960s
By Walter Wirz, Wilhelm Renz
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A rare vintage writing desk secretary in teak, designed by Walter Wirtz and manufactured by Wilhem
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Map of United States Territories and Insular Possesssions, circa 1953
Located in West Hollywood, CA
interior - Douglas McKay - Secretary.
Bureau of Land Management - Edward Woozley - Director.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1950s American Other Prints
Materials
Paper
Bureau Bookcase/Secretary
Located in Roswell, GA
English Georgian mahogany Secretaire with satinwood stringing and rosewood embellishments. Top bookcase section has 3 adjustable (or removable shelves) and the cupboard doors have a...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$12,500
Queen Anne bureau secretary
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality small late 19th century Queen Anne revival walnut bureau .
The bureau is a fantastic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English Walnut Bureau Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Georgian style burl walnut bureau bookcase with mullion glass doors, urn inlaid slope, good fitted
Category
Vintage 1980s Bookcases
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Secretary Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal secretary bureau for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every secretary bureau was constructed with great care. Find 72 options for an antique or vintage secretary bureau now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the secretary bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A secretary bureau, designed in the Georgian, Louis XV or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one secretary bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ib Kofod-Larsen, Alfonso Marina and Paolo Buffa produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Secretary Bureau?
Prices for a secretary bureau start at $1,104 and top out at $89,000 with the average selling for $5,742.
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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