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Late 18th Century Swedish Black Painted Pine Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
not impact the beauty nor function of this striking secretary or "bureau."
Open Depth: 37.5"
Floor to
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
White Painted Swedish Pine Secretary, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
new life to this lovely "bureau" or secretary desk.
Desktop rests on two extended arms (no lock
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
George II Bureau Mahogany Desk Edwards and Roberts Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
stamp)
A good quality George III bureau secretary in mahogany with original brass handles on bracket
Category
Antique 1790s George II Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Black Painted Secretary from Sweden with Hidden Storage
Located in Round Top, TX
This inviting secretary or "bureau" likely graced a Swedish country manor house in the 1800's. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Black Painted Rococo Secretary from Denmark circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine rococo secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's.
The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Artes De Mexico Walnut and Oyster Burl Fall Front Bureau
Located in Chicago, IL
Oyster burl and walnut inlaid Venetian Baroque style fall front bureau or secretary desk by Artes
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Tall Pine Secretary Chest of Drawers, Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Tall pine secretary or "bureau" from Sweden from the latter 1800's.
Standing over 4' tall, this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Antique English George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant-Front Bureau Bookcase
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb quality antique English George III inlaid flame mahogany slant-front bureau bookcase or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
storage/display space with adjustable shelving.
For many more fine bookcases, bureaus
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
MAISON FORNASETTI PAIR Serving Trays, Pistol Motif,
Pistole
, Italy, circa 1960
By Fornasetti
Located in Sherborne, GB
collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Vintage 20th Century Pair Of Italian Table Lamps By Fornasetti
By Fornasetti, Piero 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
20th Century Italian Glass Floor Lamp by Fornasetti
By Antonangeli, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Vintage 20th Century Italian Table Lamp By Fornasetti
By Piero 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
A Vintage 20th Century Italian Table Lamp By Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature
Category
20th Century Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Pair of Late 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps by Fornasetti
By 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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
20thC Occasional Table With Flower Motif By Piero Fornasetti, Made In Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and
Category
20th Century Italian Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Set of Twenty Four Early Piero Fornasetti Adam and Eve Porcelain Plates
Located in Benington, Herts
created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms
Category
20th Century Italian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A 20th Century Italian "Musicale" Chair By Fornasetti Studios c.1980
By Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Other Chairs
Materials
Wood
Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This Danish oak secretary bureau is in the style of Henning Kjærnulf, crafted in the 1960s, it is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Pine secretary or "bureau" from Sweden from the latter 1800's.
Standing 4.5' tall, this secretary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Pine Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Elegant Empire Secretary / Bureau, Copenhagen 1810
Located in Kastrup, DK
Architectural and elegant empire secretary, made in high quality with many refined intarsia details
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Birch Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Evocative birch biedermeier secretary with 20 inner drawers surrounding a central cubbie(a "hidden
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Birch
Antique White Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
19th Century Venetian Style Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in Madrid, ES
Venetian style bookcase, made of walnut root. follows the models of the 18th century,
The furniture is divided into two parts, bottom with three large drawers and two small at the t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Blue Painted Oak Rococo Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling in the early 1800's
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
19th Century Antique Gustavian Style Painted Secretary Bureau
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Swedish Slant Front secretary with solid columns,
Sweden, 1800-1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Swedish Painted Oak Secretary Bureau circa 1800
s
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the refined grace, functionality and style of early 1800's Sweden.
Note
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary Bureau Painted Blue
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of this oak secretary or "bureau" reveal its Swedish country heritage. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
George III Bookcase or Secretary Bureau of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English bureau bookcase or secretary from the George III period, featuring a canopy top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Secretary Bureau Bookcase of Mahogany from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bureau bookcase or secretary (secretaire) of mahogany from the Georgian era.
The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique White Painted Swedish Country Secretary Bureau, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
exterior and blue interior painted finish bring new life to this lovely "bureau" or secretary desk.
Upper
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Elm Secretary Bureau With Inlaid Starburst Pattern, Denmark circa 1780-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
The warm patina of the aged elm glows with life in this lovely rococo secretary or bureau with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Elm
Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale secretary, bureau or writing desk. Made from mahogany featuring a flip top that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Bureau /Secretary Denmark c 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque secretary /bureau in two parts.
Upper cabinet with curved top, pair of doors with marked
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style French Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XV style carved oak drop front secretary bureau or writing desk, when opened revealing a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Georgian mahogany drop front secretary bureau desk, the crossbanded lid revealing a nicely fitted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Directoire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Sheffield, MA
French antique secretary bureau is made of merisier (prune wood). It has a Provincial Directoire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secretary, Attributed to Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
decorated bombé secretary bureau-plat, attributed to Maison Millet. The kidney shaped body surmounted with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Georgian Regency Mahogany Bookcase Secretary John Ashton Northampton
Located in Portland, OR
A fine George III, Regency period mahogany secretary/bureau bookcase, signed "J. Ashton Northampton
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Bureau Bookcase Secretary of Burr Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bureau bookcase secretary of burr walnut from the Georgian era, circa 1780
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Baroque Style Inlaid Walnut Bureau Secretary
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Italian Baroque style walnut secretaries or bureau that has been intricately inlaid
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
of the top bonnet or crown. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Gray Painted Gustavian Secretary Desk Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
diamond details in the door panels. Also known as a bureau, this secretary would have been a "signature
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire secretary in West Indies mahogany, also known as Cuban mahogany, considered to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English George III Secretary Bowfront Bureau Bookcase, circa 1810
Located in Bradenton, FL
A fine and rare example of an antique English George III mahogany secretaire bookcase. What makes this model unusual is the bowfront to the bottom section with a slide out flat writi...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk Bureau. Item features a fall
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Bureau Bookcase Butler
s Secretary Desk 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1780.
The
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Georgian George II Figured Walnut Bookcase Bureau Secretary Desk, 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique George II figured and inlaid walnut bureau bookcase/secretary, circa 1750.
The
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique Queen Anne Burl Walnut Bookcase / Bureau / Secretary Desk, circa 1710
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Queen Anne Burl walnut bookcase / bureau / secretary desk, circa 1710. The bookcase in two
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Burl
Antique Small Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An unusually diminutive Georgian inlaid mahogany bureau, slant front desk, circa 1780.
This is a
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Directoire Period Hand Carved Painted Bureau De Pente or Secretary Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This exceptional rare Directoire period bureau de pente or writing desk features intricately
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Rare Ib Kofod Larsen Secretary Desk / Bureau, PA Pedersen, 1954, Denmark
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Very rare Ib Kofod Larsen secretary desk / Bureau, made by PA Pedersen, 1954, Denmark. Made of teak
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique Barley Twist Jacobean Desk Secretary Drop Front Oak Bureau, circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique barley twist jacobean desk secretary drop front oak bureau.
You will love this handsome
Category
Early 20th Century North American Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Queen Anne Period Double Dome Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase Secretary 1710
Located in Portland, OR
A fine Queen Anne, Period, burl walnut 'double dome' bureau bookcase/secretary, circa 1710.
The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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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.
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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.
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