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19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Secretary ~ Bookcase was hand-crafted from exotic
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Exceptional 18th-Century Italian Slant-Front Bureau / Secretary
This remarkable Italian bureau
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
English Scarlet Gilt and Polychrome Japanned Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
A marvelous 18th century scarlet gilt and poly chrome secretary later Japanned. This English
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Original Painted Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A late 18th Century Folk Art Baroque Scandinavian original painted writing desk secretary. This
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Northen Italian Inlaid and Marquetry Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a diminutive Northern Italian inlaid secretary bookcase. A variety of hand selected woods
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Lattice Design Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
English Chinese Chippendale style (19th century) carved mahogany lattice design secretary with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Exquisite ebonised secretary desk from the 19th century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
We are honoured to present an exquisite ebonised secretary desk from the 19th century, hailing from
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Softwood
19th Century Bleached Mahogany English Butler
s Secretary Desk
Located in Viterbo, VT
Georgian butler's secretary hand-made in the United Kingdom in the early 1900s using mahogany and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Fall-Front Secretary with Marquetry Surface, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small Baroque fall-front secretary on elegantly curved S-shaped legs, featuring four drawers and a
Category
Antique 18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
J&J Kohn Austrian Secessionist Bentwood Secretary
By Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Secessionist Bentwood (19/20th Century) small secretary with 2 grill doors and 2 embossed
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Secretaires
Materials
Bentwood
Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in PARIS, FR
This oak desk from 1949 is an emblematic piece of Marcel Gascoin's work and of the housing Reconstruction period.
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died October 27...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in PARIS, FR
This oak desk from 1949 is an emblematic piece of Marcel Gascoin's work and of the Reconstruction period in French housing.
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier style
Mahogany partially blackened, on solid
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
This French Directoire traveling secretary is made of walnut. Its large size is unusual and would
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Baroque Bureau / secretary In Walnut from Northern Germany
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and architecturally refined 18th-century Baroque secretary desk crafted in oak and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
Top with brass stars decorations
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Style Cuba-Mahogany Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Classicist secretary, circa 1800-1810.
Cuba mahogany on solid softwood partly ebonized. High-right
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
Late 18th Century Inlaid Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that compliments
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Country Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Modern Bookcase with Secretary Desk Johannes Sorth
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tall Danish Modern Bookcase with Secretary Desk by Johannes Sorth. Tambour door and drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique Danish Late Empire Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire secretary bureau in mahogany veneered oak with beautiful grain.
In 2 parts.
Desk top
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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
$1,687 Sale Price
60% Off
Danish Teak Secretary Desk with Hidden Vanity Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
secretary features a pull-out writing surface over three drawers. A pair of sliding glass cabinet doors, a
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Louis XVI French Ebonized Scriban Secretary, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Scriban or secretary chest in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece is made of solid wood
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady
s Secretary
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary Ormolu mounted marquetry kingwood lady's desk, signed Swiener, also dated 1902 and bearing an initial of the persons that it was made for (see attached photo).
Meticul...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Gustavian Light Gray Painted Bureau / Secretary 1780 - 80
Located in Kastrup, DK
writing flap and drawers painted in blue.
The Bureau / secrétaire is in two parts: an upper cabinet with
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Carved and Painted French Oak Secretary is an antique piece of furniture that
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Painted Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 18th century Swedish gustavian period two-part secretaire cabinet or bookcase crafted
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Antique 18th Century European Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite English Regency mahogany butler’s secretary, dating to circa 1820, captures the
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Giovanni Offredi Midcentury Secretary in Hardwood
Birdseye Maple
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Midcentury secretary by Giovanni Offredi
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan – died 2007, Milan) was
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Birdseye Maple
Early 19th Century Danish Mahogany Empire Inlaid Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Danish Empire secretary bureau crafted in mahogany veneer with both bowfront and
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Fall Front Secretary Desk in solid oak, England, late 18th to early 19th Century.
This is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Sleek Danish Mid Century Modern Designer Secretary Desk
By Erling Torvits
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Danish Design Danish glossy veneer secretary attributed Erling Torvits for Klim Møbelfabrik. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Walnut tall Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tall secretary desk bookcase with doors.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Neoclassical Cylinder Secretary Desk with Clock, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Significant neoclassical cylinder secretary resting on six tapered square legs, canted at the
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Antique 1780s German Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase. Beautiful Georgian Fenestration. Base Cabinet
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Neoclassical Renaissance Revival Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Renaissance Revival Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk With Carved Pulls
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Antique Mid-19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Large Robsjohn-Gibbings Dresser Secretary w Bookcase
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-century modern Robsjohn Gibbings walnut multifunction cabinet.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI secretary is a truly astonishing work of the cabinetmaker's
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Highly Carved Pine Secretary from Denmark, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Elaborate carving accentuate the entire surface of this striking pine secretary.
Enlarge photos to
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Anglo-Indian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Secretary Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This secretary, designed and produced in Denmark around the 1960s, is a beautiful example of Danish
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
19th Century American Federal Secretary, Seymour School, Boston
By John
Thomas Seymour
Located in Essex, MA
Important American Federal Period Secretary. School of John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Solid Wood Italian Desk Secretary Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage solid wood Italian credenza with linen lined drawers and cabinets. A stunning Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Credenzas
Materials
Burl
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
detailed secretary is composed with two doors that open to two interior shelves. The cabinet is standing on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Queen Anne Style Walnut Secretary Bookcase – Chinoiserie
Mirror Doors
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
Queen Anne Style Secretary – with chinoiserie and mirror doors exemplifies the refined balance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Painted Oak Secretary Bureau, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a beautifully curved and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique High Gloss Secretary Desk, Scandinavia, circa 1850s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
ANTIQUE-UNIQUE. Impressive secretary from the mid-19th century in Biedermeier style. Antique
Category
Antique 1850s Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Danish Modern Secretary Desk with Sliding Door Storage, 1960s
Located in Seattle, WA
A vintage Danish Modern secretary desk from the 1960s featuring clean lines,warm veneer, and
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Kindel Furniture National Trust Collection Mahogany Carved Secretary Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Kindel Furniture National Trust Collection Mahogany Carved Secretary Desk
Dimensions : 95.5" Tall
Category
1990s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish folk art secretary in original paint.
With a curved pediment, below two
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
By Giovanni Gariboldi, Marelli
Colico, Paolo Buffa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo Buffa, Secretary, Italy c. 1948, Brass Intarsia by Giovanni Gariboldi, Manufactured by
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Maple Burl
By Biedermeier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined 19th-century Biedermeier secretary desk, exquisitely crafted in maple burl and veneers
Category
Antique 19th Century German Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Pine Secretary Bureau
Early 19th-century Danish pine
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
19th Century Hand-Painted Satin Wood Secretary Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite 19th-century antique hand-painted satin wood cabinet is a true work of art
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Dressers
Materials
Satinwood
Secretary Desk AB Bröderna Gustafssons - Scandinavian Mid-Century Design
By AB Bröderna Wigells Stolfabrik
Located in Torino, IT
Questo secretary desk prodotto da AB Bröderna Gustafssons è un raffinato esempio di design
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Mixed Wood Maggiolini Style Secretary Desk
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Fabulous Italian Inlaid Mixed Wood Maggiolini Style Secretary Desk
Dimensions : 95" Tall X 44
Category
1990s Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Burl
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
Mid-Century Modern Secretary by Poul Volther, 1960s
By Poul Volther, Munch Møbler
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Design desk
Fab mid century quality secretary desk with good size drawer section by Poul Volther
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak, Teak
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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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