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Napoleon III Boule Marquetry Cabinet Secretary, France, 1875
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III secretary, Boulle marquetry in the queen style inlaid with brass and mother of pearl
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry and Bronze Lady
s Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique bombe secretary in an office or a bedroom. Crafted in Paris circa 1870
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from exotic imported mahogany with precisely oriented grain patterns, this secretary
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique Dutch Rococo Inlaid Marquetry Walnut Bombe Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine 18th century Dutch Rococo walnut inlaid marquetry bombe shaped desk, circa 1780.
The desk
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
18th Century Cylinder Secretary, Roll Desk with Marquetry, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Cylinder desk with elaborate marquetry
Alsace / Upper Rhine
walnut, maple, etc.
around 1780
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
Napoleon III Secretary False Week Style Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III secretary in false week style blackened wood veneer with Boulle style marquetry with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Fine Antique Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Secretary Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique burl & figured walnut marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860.
The davenport is
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Italian Louis XV Bombe Style Marquetry Roll Top Secretary Bookcase, 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This superior Italian Marquetry inlaid roll top secretary bookcase features a scrolled broken up
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Secretary Compartment, Fine Marquetry, c. 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Fine Louis XVI chest of drawers with secretary compartment
Eastern France
Cherry, plum and others
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
Bonheur Du Jour Secretary in Marquetry and Gilded Bronze End of Xixth Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Bonheur Du Jour secretary in marquetry and gilded bronze end of XIXth Century
"
Secretary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
c.1600 Primitive Antique Spanish Secretary w/Marquetry
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Handmade primitive Spanish desk with extensive inlay. We were told by a European antique expert that this piece is from the 1500's. It has beautiful hand-cut, crude barly twist colum...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
Rare Queen Ann Walnut Seaweed Marquetry Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rare Queen Ann walnut seaweed marquetry inlaid secretary desk with mirror doors (original glass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Fine Swedish Art Deco rosewood and marquetry secretary cabinet.
Located in New York, NY
Very fine Swedish Art Deco secretary cabinet in rosewood and marquetry veneers. One large external
Category
20th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Very Small Secretary in Louis XVI Style with Marquetry, France 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Very small secretary in Louis XVI style with fine marquetry
France
rosewood, mahogany and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Napoleon III Period Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Fayetteville, AR
finished on top with inset Carrara marble. The incredibly fine detail of the marquetry on this piece stands
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Louis XV Style Butterfly Wing Marquetry Guillotine Secretary - -1X05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
reminiscent of Thomas Hache circa 1750.
Adorned with exquisite butterfly wing marquetry, this secretary
Category
Antique 1750s Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Made in England
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique marquetry writing secretary desk with inlaid patterns. Brass plaque on lever and etched
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Empire Style Fall-Front Secretary in Walnut with Marquetry
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Empire style, this handsome secretary has a beautiful design and is very finely constructed. Marquetry
Category
1990s Italian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Boulle Marquetry Style French Black Secretary Bonheur du Jour Napoleon III
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
"Bonheur Du Jour In Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III Period - Gradin Desk - Two Bodies - Showcase
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible 19th century Louis XV style secretary with ornate marquetry with a floral design and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$6,200
Rare Two Piece Antique Dutch Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet with Mirrored Door
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare two-piece antique Dutch marquetry secretary desk cabinet is an exceptional example of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Satinwood, Walnut
18th C. Dutch Marquetry Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk Bombe Commode Secretaire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dutch marquetry hand inlaid bombe form drop front desk or secretaire, circa 1790. This
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mahogany secrétaire (secretary desk) made in England circa 1890. This secrétaire is topped with a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Ornate Secretary by André Gilbert
By Andre Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable secretaire à abattant by master ébéniste André Gilbert features colorful marquetry
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Secretary Stamped Ohneberg (Paris)
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in BARSAC, FR
Martin Ohneberg. Paris. Master on July 7, 1773.
Splendid secretary in rosewood marquetry in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
German Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier writing secretary
Northern Germany
birch, mahogany
Biedermeier around 1835
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Louis XVI Stained Fruitwood Marquetry Secretaire
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI stained fruitwood and kingwood marquetry drop-front secretary or secretaire a abbatant
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Satinwood
Napoleon III Period Secretary from the 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Napoleon III period secretary from the 19th century. "
19th century gilt bronze and marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Biedermeier Secretary, Early 19th Century, C. 1810-1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier top secretary
Northern Germany/Denmark
Elm and others
Biedermeier around 1815
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Elm
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary with Architectural Design, circa 1835
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier secretary in cherry
Central Germany
Cherry
Biedermeier circa 1835
Dimensions
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Baroque Tabernacle Secretary Desk from Austria
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The tabernacle secretary desk stands on low round feet and is richly decorated with noble wood
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Walnut
English secretary/desk 19 th c. With display
Located in Houston, TX
Construction that is exceptional with cabinetry that is difficult to find
In a piece of furniture of this time period. It is mid nineteenth century
And has been well preserved. The u...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors.
Boulle
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Austrian Mahogany Maple Inlaid Biedermeier Secretary Chest Cabinet 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian flame mahogany & bird's eye maple Biedermeier secretary cabinet, circa 1850
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Ebony, Birdseye Maple
Antique Swedish Golden Ash Biedermeier Secretary Chest Dresser Desk inlaid 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Swedish Biedermeier golden ash secretary chest, circa 1820.
The chest is made
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Ebony
Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and rare Napoleon III Bureau Desk, writing table Secretary in Boulle Marquetry.
In ebony
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Small and Light Wood Art Deco Secretary, Birchwood, Sweden, 1920s-1930s
Located in Greven, DE
1920s-1930s small Art Deco secretary
Sweden
birch
Dimensions: H x W x D: 120 x 87 x 42 cm
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Birch
18th Century Southern German Baroque Tabernacle Secretary, Louis XV, c. 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque tabernacle secretary in walnut with strapwork.
Upper Bavaria
Walnut
Baroque around
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Mid 19th Century French Semainier or High Chest with Secretary Compartement
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pier chest of drawers with secretary compartment - so-called Semainier Galbé
France
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Ladies Secretaries in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style ladies secretaries, Napoleon III period,
Late 19th century period, Napoleon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Wedgwood Porcelain Napoleon III Desk Secretary Cabinet Belle de Jour
By André-Charles Boulle, Enoch Wedgwood
Located in Paris, FR
Rare "Bonheur du Jour" desk writing table in boule marquetry in brass with geometric ornamentations
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Book Matched Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century Louis Philippe period secretary features an exquisite book matched burl
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Italian 1820s Walnut and Maple Slant Front Desk with Floral Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
slant front secretary. Expertly crafted with marquetry decor, this piece seamlessly melds form and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip
Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
painted knobs, replaced), and two small secret compartments, all with inlaid marquetry detail. The bottom
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-18th Century Swedish Period Baroque Tall Secretaries
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish mid-18th century period Baroque tall slant-front secretaries with exquisite
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Baroque Secretary, Tabernacle, Walnut, Plum, Maple, Austria c. 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque tabernacle secretary with figural marquetry
Austria
Walnut, plum, maple
Baroque around
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Black French Secretary Napoleon III and Boulle Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Small Secretary In Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III Period Napoleon 3"
Beautiful and elegant little
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
18th Century German Baroque Secretaire, Louis XV, Walnut, circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque top secretary with Fine marquetry
Brunswick
walnut etc.
Baroque around 1750
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Small secretary in Boulle marquetry in brass fruitwood and mother-of-pearl. Four drawers outside
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Secretary in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Louis XV secretary in false week style decorated in Queen's style doucine Boulle marquetry
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
William and Mary Marquetry Secretary, circa 1700
Located in Austin, TX
A fine secretary with foliate and figural marquetry inlay, two-paneled doors on top open to divided
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Secretary/Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century Dutch scriban, secretary or commode, from Holland.
Top lid, sides and front
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
Directoire Lady
s Secretary or "Bonheur-du-Jour" with Marquetry, France
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely lady's writing desk in mahogany with marquetry inlays in geometric patterns using
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Lady
s Secretary or "Bonheur-du-Jour" with Marquetry, France
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely lady's writing desk in mahogany with marquetry inlays in geometric patterns using
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Secretary Marquetry For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic secretary marquetry available at 1stDibs. A secretary marquetry — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer secretary marquetry, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A secretary marquetry made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made secretary marquetry over the years, but those crafted by André-Charles Boulle, Wedgewood and Alexandre Chevrié, Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Secretary Marquetry?
Prices for a secretary marquetry start at $895 and top out at $398,000 with the average selling for $8,496.
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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