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20th Century French Secretary in Louis Seize Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Palisander mirror veneer on solid softwood. Rectangular body on pointed legs. In the front between four drawers straight flap. Behind it rich office layout. The sides and the front a...
Category
20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu, Bronze
Fruitwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ebonized fruitwood drop front secretary. The secretary is raised by four square tapered legs ending with
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of elm, oak and padouk woods, c.1780
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
We present you this piece
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
$7,105 Sale Price
20% Off
Semi Antique Mahogany Secretary On Chinese Chippendale Style Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Provenance: Sotheby's NY. The secretary with a drop front in the form of three drawers but opening
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Omni Freestanding Shelving Unit w/ Secretary Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. Modular freestanding unit with secretary desk. Walnut wood with omni metal rods.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Antique Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique Queen Anne style burr walnut bureau bookcase with secretary desk. Circa early 20th
Category
20th Century American Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau
By Kittinger
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Georgian mahogany slant front secretary desk Adam style slant-front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Tessellated Black Marble Brass Inlay Secretary Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
Maitland Smith 20th Century tessellated black marble Secretary. This phenomenal and monumental
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Georgian Solid Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian, Chippendale, or Early American style bureau with drop front secretary desk
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Baroque secretary in three sections ("à trois corps"), raised on compressed bun feet and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Secretary in Mahogany Called Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brussels, Brussels
beautiful little secretary in mahogany with its back in polished solid mahogany which is unusual and a sign
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
American Country Benchmade Pine Clerks Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
American Pine Clerks Desk, Circa 1930-40s. Features a hinged and sloped top over chamfered, tapered legs. The petite hutch along the back is divided into compartments and is perfec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Desks
Materials
Pine
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Chippendale Style Mahogany Secretary Desk and Chair by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
Chippendale style mahogany secretary desk by Milling Street Baker
10 drawers with brass pulls
Category
Late 20th Century North American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Burl
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century German Biedermeier Two Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier two part bureau, secretary with a two door glass display made of hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Pine
19th-C. American Federal Ebonized
Gilt Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century American federal style drop front secretary desk. This was considering
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Macey Arts
Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Macey Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers 3 Stack Secretary Desk Bookcase. Very rare
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a curved bonnet. Note the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak is a superlative example of the design
Category
Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Danish Teak Secretary by Erling Torvits for Klim Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Klim Møbelfabrik, Erling Torvits
Located in Rosendahl, DE
This elegant vintage design secretary from the 1960s was designed by Erling Torvits for Klim
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Secretary Bookcase from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
cabinet is built in two sections. The upper portion features a graceful arched bonnet cornice with central
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George III English Antique Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of this distinguished George III Secretary Bookcase, a
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
secretary, both lined in green tooled leather. Cubby holes and drawers are at the back with brass knob pulls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Federal Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Scarce Teak Secretary Desk attrib. to Torbjorn Afdal / Denmark / Modernist
By Torbjørn Afdal
Located in Buffalo, NY
Scarce Teak Secretary Desk attrib. to Torbjorn Afdal / Denmark / Modernist . Elegant
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Electric Blue Pesaro Secretary
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Secretary with palms decor in gold-leaf.
In collaboration with Damonte & Lacarrieu, our Capsule Collection
Category
2010s Italian Other Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Dorothy Draper Lacquered Viennese Secretary Desk for Henredon, circa 1963
By Dorothy Draper, Henredon
Located in Saint Louis, MO
sized and oh so elegant Viennese Collection Secretaries Desk Breakfront. Regal. Whimsical and gregarious
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Deco Ladies Secretary, Chest in Wood Circa 1930
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Secretary, chest with a drop front and two lower doors that open to reveal a polished mahogany
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique American Federal Flame Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive antique early 19th century Federal Period flame Mahogany secretary and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$5,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Fantastic English Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Slant Lid Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English Adams paint decorated satinwood slant lid secretary desk is a stunning example of
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Kittinger Williamsburg Adaptation Mahogany Two Piece Secretary Desk / Bookcase
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a two piece mahogany blind door secretary desk / bookcase in the Chippendale
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Eastlake Chip Caved Walnut Barrel Roll Cylinder Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chip Caved Walnut Barrel Roll Cylinder Secretary Desk C1890.
Measures - 87 1/2" x 38" x 22".
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exceptional Baroque secretary or writing desk, probably from southern Germany, around 1760.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
A fine 19th century Biedermeier satinwood birch and ebony secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century Biedermeier satinwood and Birch secretary . Ebony and fine quality inlayed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
American Federal Period Mahogany Secretary Chest with Eagle Inlay, New England
Located in Norwood, NJ
A handsome American Federal period mahogany secretary chest, stylistically attributable to New
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style Red
Gold Chinoiserie Decorated Burton-Ching Secretary Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Georgian Style Red & Gold Chinoiserie Decorated Burton-Ching Secretary Desk.
Category
2010s Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Dental Moulded Flat Cornince
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Dental Moulded Flat Cornince and Splayed Feet
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century, Anglo Indian Heavily Carved Rosewood Campaign Secretary Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Anglo-Indian campaign secretary bookcase (in 3-parts) is an extraordinary example
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Anglo-Indian Sec...
Materials
Brass
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
George II Style Black
Gold Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
George II Style Black & Gold Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase.
Category
2010s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Queen Anne Style Burton-Ching Black Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Queen Anne Style Burton-Ching Black Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Red Queen Anne Style Burton-Ching Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Red Queen Anne Style Burton-Ching Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase.
Category
2010s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Secretary With Four Drawers In Mahogany With Intarsia
Flame Structure
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique chiffonier from the 1840s. Mahogany with inlay, flame structure and 4 drawers. H: 150 cm, W: 101 cm, D: 52 cm. Classic joinery.
— Origin: Europe (presumably Denmark)
— Perio...
Category
Antique 1840s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
A ca. 1810 English two part mahogany secretary, the top section with a carved swan's neck pediment
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretary, Cherry and Hungarian Ash, c. 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier secretary in cherry
Austria
Cherry and others
Biedermeier around 1830
Category
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Cherry
French Provincial Style Secretary Desk with Marquetry Inlays and Key
Located in Soquel, CA
French Provincial Style Walnut Secretary Desk with Marquetry Inlays and Key. Original Finish.
Category
Antique 1860s Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Danish Edmund Jørgensen mid-20th century Secretary Marquetry Cylinder Des
By Edmund Jørgensen Møbelfabrik
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Danish Cylinder Desk – Mid-20th Century – Edmund Jørgensen
A beautiful Danish secretary desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Bombe Secretary Inlaid Marquetry, Signed, Henry Dasson.
By Gervais Durand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV style bombe secretary inlaid marquetry, Ormolu Mounted. Signed Henry Dasson.
This 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$7,200 Sale Price
44% Off
Napoleon III Ebony Chiffonier with Secretary Desk, Brass Inlay Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and practical Napoleon III style chiffonier with hidden secretary desk has been
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Circa 1810. French Empire Mahogany Secretary With Ormolu Fittings
Trim
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1810. French Empire Mahogany Secretary With Ormolu Fittings
Trim
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$2,730 Sale Price
58% Off
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
charming secretary circa 1960 in solid walnut, gilded metal base.
Located in Mouscron, WHT
charming secretary 1960 in solid walnut, gilded metal base.
The leather is stained
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Vermis Martin Style Bonheur Du Jour Secretary Desk. Hand Painted and with original
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood, Paint, Ribbon
Adams Style Mahogany Half Cylinder Secretary Writing Desk Hutch Curio 92"
Located in Dayton, OH
mahogany finish with upper bookcase curio cabinet with fretwork doors supported by a lower secretary desk
Category
Late 20th Century Adam Style Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Secretary With 2 Drawers In Hand Polished Birch
Intasia From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique secretary from the 1840s, made of hand-polished birch wood with beautiful intarsia details
Category
Antique 1840s Danish Other Secretaires
Materials
Birch
English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English satinwood Adams style inlaid secretary desk with vitrine top and original inkwells is
Category
Antique 1890s English Adam Style Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk. Item features 2
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange
Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
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Secretary Cabinets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of secretary cabinets available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, all secretary cabinets available were constructed with great care. There are 2162 antique and vintage secretary cabinets for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 18 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of secretary cabinets available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Secretary cabinets bearing Mid-Century Modern or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made secretary cabinets over the years, but those made by Børge Mogensen, Baker Furniture Company and Herman Miller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Secretary Cabinets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,516, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $398,000 highest priced.
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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