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Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage Mid-Century Modern secretary desk features a fold-out writing surface that opens to
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Traditional Birds Eye Maple Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique secretary desk with birds eye maple through out the desk. Features ample
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Danish Rosewood Secretary Desk by Riis Antonsen
By Riis Antonsen
Located in Peabody, MA
Rosewood secretary desk with pull-out desk top, three large lower drawers (one with key) and two
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Large Hand Carved Antique Edwardian Secretary Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large hand carved antique Edwardian secretary desk featuring a folding down front with the front
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Secretary Desk With Burl Wood Inlay
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Bring timeless elegance to your home with this Italian secretary desk featuring exquisite burl wood
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
18th Century Spanish Secretary Desk Bedside Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A small and elegant Spanish secretary desk, from the end of the 18th century, in olive wood, when
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Danish Modern Compact Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage mid-century Danish Modern compact secretary desk. Circa 1970s.
Features a minimalist
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
inlaid pulls, an extendable writing surface, and additional storage space behind the desk's rolling top
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique Oak Roll Top Storage Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
This antique right-hand pedestal roll top desk features dovetailed drawers, 20 desktop compartments
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Wave Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Refinished rattan and mahogany "wave" desk with a single drawer for storage.
Also available are a
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Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique English Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
A gorgeous late 19th century English mahogany antique secretary desk. The desk features amazing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Burl Walnut Small Secretary Desk Table Chest
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and small in size, a traditional burl walnut secretary desk. Features a drop down writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Style Secretary Desk on Casters
Located in Asheville, NC
secretary is quartered off by a wrought iron railing. Three small drawers sit atop the writing surface and
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Roll Top Secretary Desk by Andreas Hansen Hadsten
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roll top secretary desk by Andreas Hansen Hadsten.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Bernhard Pedersen Danish Rosewood Secretary Desk Ca. 1960s
By Bernhard Pedersen
Son
Located in Peabody, MA
Rosewood secretary desk by Bernhard Pedersen, made in Denmark circa 1960s.
Measurements when
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Restored Stacked Rattan Secretary Desk made with Mahogany
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stacked rattan secretary desk with mahogany top, centre drawer with two sets of drawers on each
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Secretary Desk with Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut secretary desk is an especially
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut secretary desk
This is an
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
AB Broderna Gustafssons Scandinavian Mid Century Vintage Secretary Desk
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Baltimore, MD
Classic 1960s Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian designed teak secretary desk by AB Bröderna
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Drop-Leaf Slant Front Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury drop-leaf slant front pine secretary desk in very good vintage condition.
This
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Black and Gold Chinoiserie Directoire Secretary Desk and Chair
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant chinoiserie secretary desk with chair. Great scale to the desk, not too big and will fit
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique George III Mahogany Kneehole Secretary Desk, circa 1780
Located in Portland, OR
Antique George III mahogany kneehole secretary desk, circa 1780. The desk having one long drawer to
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Country Tramp Art Style Notch Carved Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Tramp Art-style secretary desk with two drawers, a low back and side gallery, and
Category
20th Century American Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Trompe L’oiel Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency secretary desk. Incredible hand painted Trompe L’oiel design. A real
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Solid American Cherrywood Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Madrid, ES
Andreas Hansen writing desk or secretary made of solid American cherrywood. Designed in 1979
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
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
Mid Century Walnut Roll-Top Secretary Desk by Hooker
By Hooker Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut roll top desk designed and manufactured by Hooker furniture in the united states
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Faux Bamboo Base Campaign Secretary Roll Top Style Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Campaign style desk with two neat roll top or tambour doors
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Arne Wahl Iversen Danish Modern Teak Secretary Desk Model 70
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Practical and elegant teak secretary desk designed by Arne Wahl Iversen and made in Denmark by
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Landstrom French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style drop front secretary desk
By Landstrom Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1920s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Features a sleek Mid
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Tall Walnut Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase
By American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern American walnut tall drop front secretary desk bookcase.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Henredon Folio 10 Walnut Chippendale Bowfront Secretary and Bookcase Desk
By Henredon
Located in Dayton, OH
A Chippendale style bow front secretary desk by Henredon from their Folio 10 collection. Made of
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Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak slant front writing desk
In
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century Gustavian Period Swedish Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine late 18th century Gustavian period Swedish pine secretary desk in original ox blood, yellow
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Maddox Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, Circa 1930
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary by Maddox offers mahogany construction with upper bookcase
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Country French Gold Decorated Scollop Carving Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase
By John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French provincial drop front secretary desk writing table.
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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 and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Fine Quality 18th Century English Burled Walnut Yewood Georgian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular bruled walnut and yew wood two piece secretary desk from the late 1780-90s
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Yew
French Provincial Cherry Wood Fall Front Small Secretary Desk Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial style cherry wood fall front small secretary desk attributed to Theodore
Category
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Restored Stick Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk with Side Shelving
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare dark stain finished stick rattan desk with a mahogany top. This late Victorian desk has an
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk Secretary over Three Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Burl walnut slant front desk secretary over three drawers, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Larkin Golden Oak Eastlake Victorian Secretary Desk Cabinet with Labels
By Larkin
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Larkin golden oak eastlake Victorian secretary desk cabinet with labels. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century North American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Antique American Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll-Top Desk Secretary 1875
Located in Portland, OR
writing surface, below a pair of drawers with brass handles, the desk standing on turned legs.
Category
Antique 1870s American Eastlake Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Two-Tiered Secretary or Desk signed Emile Jacquemin
Located in Miami, FL
A truly rare and stunning French Art Deco two-tiered secretary desk. Originates from Nancy, France
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Italian Burlwood Inlaid Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style Italian burlwood inlaid slant front secretary desk. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Ethan Allen Georgian Court Cherrywood Queen Anne Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Georgian court cherrywood Queen Anne fall front secretary desk. Item features a solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk.
By Stickley Brothers
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
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
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Restored Aesthetic Movement Tiger Bamboo Secretary Desk with Rice Mat Shelves
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiger Bamboo Secretary desk with handwoven rice mat top, center drawer, Bottom shelf, three-tier
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Organic Material
1970s Secretary Desk Teak Magic Box Cabinet Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen Denmark
By Vantinge Møbelindustri, Niels Erik
Glasdam Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Hideaway secretary desk cabinet
Danish modern teak hideaway desk-cabinet. Denmark 1970s
Teak 'Magic
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Italian Burl Wood Inlayed Drop Secretary Desk with Matching Bench Bronze Ormolu
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine petit small compact burl wood inlay secretary drop front desk with matching velvet upholstery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Desks and Writin...
Materials
Burl
L.
J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak slant front writing desk or secretary
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut
Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
Very elegant writing table by Waring & Gillow.
This little masterpiece of early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Find many varieties of an authentic secretary writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each secretary writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. There are 191 variations of the antique or vintage secretary writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect secretary writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each secretary writing desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. Gianfranco Frattini, Ethan Allen and Arne Wahl Iversen each produced at least one beautiful secretary writing desk that is worth considering.
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Prices for a secretary writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $695 and can go as high as $34,850, while the average can fetch as much as $3,450.
Questions About Secretary Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- How does a secretary desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A secretary desk works with the help of hinges that secure the writing surface to the rest of the piece. To use one, you simply pull down on the wooden door to open the hinge and lower the writing surface. Return the desk to its closed position by lifting the writing surface up. You'll find a selection of secretary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Secretary desks originated in the early 18th century. They were typically used by secretaries and clerks and featured plenty of compacted drawers for stationary storage. On 1stDibs, find a collection of secretary desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A secretary desk is called by its name because of its original function. When the desks first emerged in 19th-century France, the secretaries of estates used them to conduct business. Once they finished paying bills and reconciling accounts, they could raise the hinged writing surface and close the desk. Secretary desks are the workstations of choice in many busy households, especially those with spaces pulling double duty as offices by day and living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms at night. On 1stDibs, shop an array of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. 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, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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