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Midcentury Roll Top Secretary Desk, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
vintage teak roll top secretary desk is the way to go. You can even pretend you're in a 1920s detective
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Børge Mogensen Danish Teak Secretary Desk
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Long Beach, CA
Beautiful teak secretary desk by Børge Mogensen. Ample storage in this multi-function piece with
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Italian Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
This antique secretary desk was handcrafted from precious mahogany in a neoclassical style in Italy
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Ebony
1950s Spanish Midcentury Bureau or Secretary Desk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Midcentury secretary desk completely restored and renovated with blue-turquoise gradient paint on
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Zurich, CH
Mid-Century Modern Danish cabinet desk . The hinged shelf easily creates a desk area, ample storage
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique Oak Desk, Edwardian Slant Front Secretary Desk, Scotland 1910, B1820
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak desk, Edwardian Slant front secretary desk, antique furniture, Scotland 1910, B1820
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Danish Rosewood Roll-top Secretary Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This exquisite rosewood veneer roll-top secretary desk is a quintessential example of Danish mid
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th c. French Hand Made Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Summerland, CA
Simple but charming desk secretary made from pine wood. Flip down desk top with mail slots
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Large Rosewood Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Vinde Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Long Beach, CA
A fantastic large-scale secretary desk designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik of
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood Secretary Desk by Bernhard Pedersen
Sons, circa 1965
By Bernhard Pedersen
Son
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Beautiful and rare rosewood secretary desk by Bernhard Pedersen
Sons of Denmark, circa 1965
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Organic Teak Secretary Desk, Danish Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Multifunctional teak secretary desk. Rare Scandinavian design, 1950s.
Organic shape, 3 drawers and
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
1960s Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautifully designed desk by Arne Wahl Iversen executed with well crafted details. The desk is in
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Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Gilt Bronze with Six-Drawer Secretary Desk
By Rudolf Linke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Double-sided 19th century French secretary desk in excellent used condition. This secretary desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Secretary Desk in Rio Rosewood, 1960s
Located in Surprise, AZ
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian writing desk in gorgeous Rio Rosewood, 1960s. Often attributed to
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20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Gianfranco Frattini Mahogany Secretary Desk with Roll Top, Bernini, Italy, 1961
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Gianfranco Frattini Mahogany secretary with roll top, Bernini, Italy, 1961.
A total of 10
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rococo Secretary in a worn red patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$9,740
Small secretary
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
open top wooden desk with three side drawers and cabinet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$1,650
Boho Chic Rattan Secretary Desk Designed by Ramon Castellano for Kalma Furniture
By Kalma Ramon Castellano
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Beautifully curved capsule-shaped entryway desk designed by Ramon Castellano for Kalma Furniture
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Vintage 1970s Asian Bohemian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Exceptional Italian Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Elegant green-blue patinated secretary desk with a ceramic relief medallion called " biscuit".It
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Danish rosewood secretary
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful and charming rosewood secretary.
Category
20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Signed Hekman Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Secretary signed Hekman in the drawer.
Modern and elegant style can adapt with
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Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
$4,800
Addison Mizner Vargueno Secretary
By Addison Mizner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved Spanish Revival Secretary desk attributed to Addison Mizner. Reduced from $2,800.00
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
French 1940
s secretary
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
French lacquered secretary in the style of Jansen.Age appropriate wear to brass as seen in photos.
Category
French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,400
Egon Østergaard Midcentury Teak Secretary
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Teak Secretary/ desk / drawers by Egon Østergaard.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Napoleon III French Secretary
Located in Charlotte, NC
Very pretty Napoleon III Ebonized with tooled leather inserts. Ornamented with brass/bronze ormolu.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Secretary in teak from Denmark
Located in Brussels , BE
Small and elegant writing table with three drawers and a foldable tabletop with a lock. The desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Rare Hungarian Art Deco Secretary
Located in Vienna, AT
Exeptional writing desk with functional design, leaf folds down to reveal shelves, fine material
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Fall front secretary.
Located in Seattle, WA
French fall front secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Red Lacuered Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire Drop Front Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary. Has a marble top and side columns with bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
M|n Originals Lacquered Drop Front Secretary
By M | n Originals
Located in New York, NY
M| Originals lacquered drop down secretary desk with upper bookcase.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Secretary, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
vintage teak roll top secretary desk is the way to go. You can even pretend you're in a 1920s detective
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
George Nelson for Herman Miller Secretary Chest
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Bridport, CT
Three drawer dresser chest with fourth drawer being a drop down secretary with desk organizer
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique ladies
secretary Louis Quinze around 1750
Located in Würzburg, DE
: 55cm
Article: Antique ladies secretary
Item no.: 1039
Provenance: France, Louis XV around 1750
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Drop lid Art Deco / Ruhlmann styled secretary in Macassar Ebony
Located in New York, NY
Drop lid front secretary with interior compartments of curly maple. Exterior of unit in macassar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Danish Secretary in Teak by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik
By Vinde Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Beveren, BE
Midcentury secretary desk designed by Arne Wahl Iversen and manufactured by Vinde Møbelfabrik in
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Secretary in Rosewood by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Vinde Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Beveren, BE
Midcentury secretary desk designed by Arne Wahl Iversen and manufactured by Vinde Møbelfabrik in
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander, Rosewood
Dos d
âne Secretary Louis XV style and a Volante chair
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
1.little secretary, say "dos d'âne" with his handmade sculpture door and his secret curve drawer
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Wilhelminian Style Desk Secretary Writing Furniture Oak Wood
Located in Senden, NRW
writing table is an eye-catcher in your study or office, featuring nine lockable drawers. The desk is in a
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
1920
s Spanish Revival Writing Desk/Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
Handsome and functional writing desk concealed in vargueno-like cabinet, sits atop turned legs
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Early 20th Century American Secretaires
19th Century American Antique Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful well-maintained late 19th century American antique writing desk with a pull down table
Category
Early 20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Danish Modern Secretary Bureau Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Very fine rosewood writing desk or secretary burau desk with slide out tablet and lift top portion
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Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Rosewood Danish Modern Secretary Bureau Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Stunning Danish rosewood secretary desk. Slide out writing surface and plenty of storage makes this
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Ib Kofod Larsen Teak Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wonderful drop front writing bureau or secretary desk in teak designed by renowned Dane, Ib Kofod
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Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Egon Ostergaard Teak Dresser / Secretary / Writing Table, Inlaid Roll Top Door
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This gorgeous Danish modern teak barrel top dresser doubles as a handy secretary desk or writing
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Rare Alfred Hendrickx
Belgium
Rosewood Drop Front Secretary Desk by Belform
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Denver, CO
, designed by Alfred Hendrickx, serves nicely as a secretary or writing desk and could easily be re
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Jacaranda
Vintage British Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk by A. Younger Ltd.
Located in San Marcos, CA
England to California, offers multiple storage options plus a drop down door-writing desk.
This secretary
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
George Nelson Butler
s Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pullout writing desk.
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Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Danish Teak Secretaire, 1960s
Located in Odense, Denmark
Midcentury Danish teak secretaire, 1960s.
Writing desk (Secretary) with pull-down curved door
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish Design Bureau Vintage, 1960-1970
Located in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie
. The secretary has a writing desk and practical drawers, which top is lockable with a key. At the top
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Wicker and Rattan Secretary Writing Desk with Matching Chair
Located in Geneva, IL
Beautiful Victorian wicker desk with curved kidney shaped wooden top. The desk and chair have a
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Wicker
Swedish Art Deco Mahogany Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk, 1930s-1940s
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Swedish cabinetmaker roll-top secretary with a pull out / pull-out writing desk. Made in mahogany
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Moderne Secrataire Desk Dresser
Located in Bronx, NY
Mid-Century Modern secretary writing desk and dresser with organizer roll top that swings up away a
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Danish Rio Rosewood Secretary Desk, 1960s
Located in BEAUNE, FR
Danish rio rosewood secretary / writing desk from the 1960s (identification search in progress
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Swedish Modern Egon Ostergaard Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic midcentury Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Swedish Modern Egon Ostergaard Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic midcentury Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 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 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 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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