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Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker
By Hooker Furniture, Mainline by Hooker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern secretary desk from Hooker’s renowned “Mainline” collection, this
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk C1890
Measures - 62 1/4
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk.
Nice quality
Category
Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,421 Sale Price
25% Off
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By
Category
1990s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Far East Collection
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In
Category
Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly
Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk
Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Wood
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Arts
Crafts Mahogany Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk
In the manner of Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Sevres Plaques Inset Bronze Mounted Parquetry Walnut French Secretary Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This magnificent French secretary desk is a true showcase of artistry and craftsmanship
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk
USA
Category
Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Secretary Desk by Drexel Heritage, Floral Motifs, French Provincial, Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Secretary Desk By Drexel Heritage "Brittany Collection" USA, circa 1970s
Floral Motifs, French
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian walnut secretary slant-lid desk is a fine example
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored Shabby Chic Wicker
Rattan Secretary Desk with Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
White shabby chic wicker and rattan secretary desk with matching chair. This late Victorian desk
Category
Vintage 1950s American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$1,650 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk W/ Side Shelf
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finished in rattan and mahogany, this Mid-Century era desk has an attached single drawer for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
$1,710 Sale Price
40% Off
Early 1900
s Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine Palermo Inlaid Burled Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Palermo inlaid burled walnut secretary desk with bookcase top is a stunning example of Italian
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period petite drop front secretary desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk
In the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front secretary desk
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Restored Art Deco Stacked Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired stacked rattan secretary desk with a mahogany top
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front writing desk
In the manner of
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950
s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, crafted circa the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood
Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood & Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Delicately shaped
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$2,831 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
with Fall Front Secretary Top~~Leather Writing Surface~~Upper and Lower Drawers
~~c. 1880s
With so
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Roll Top Desk Secretary Chest, 1970s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Mid-Century Modern Danish secretary chest crafted in rich teak, featuring a stylish roll
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th century French ladies secretary desk is a fine example of Louis XV craftsmanship
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
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
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
Bamboo and Formica White Desk Chest with Drawers and Secretary Unit
Located in Marbella, ES
Bamboo and Formica White Desk Chest with Drawers and Secretary Unit
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Formica, Wood
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
1960s Drexel Genuine Walnut Mid-Century Secretary Chest With Drop-Front Desk.
Located in Seattle, WA
serve as a writing desk, storage cabinet, or statement MCM accent.
Vintage condition as pictured
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Peter Hvidt
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Danish Secretary Desk
By Soborg Mobler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful secretary desk designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler. It
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Teak Mid Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Box Desk Cabinet MINT
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Teak Mid Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Box Desk Cabinet MINT
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Secretary Desk by National Mt. Airy, Circa 1960s
By National Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne, Georgian, or Chippendale style slant front secretary desk
By National Mount
Category
Vintage 1960s American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Globe Wernicke Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak drop front secretary desk with
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large blue Secretary Desk - design Eric Gizard, Paris - made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Art Deco / Machine Age Secretary , Desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann / Howell
By Howell, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Art Deco machine age Modernist #459 Secretary / desk sedigned by Wolfgang Hoffmann
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with beautiful finely detailed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Secretary
s Desk, Danish, Narrow Office Table, Sibast Mobel, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage secretary's desk. A Danish, rosewood narrow office table by Sibast Mobel, dating
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Tall Inlaid Dark Mahogany English Carlton House Two-Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
fine mahogany furniture, this secretary desk is both a functional writing table and a statement piece
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
French Directoire style handcrafted secretary desk in cherry wood
leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front writing desk
By Charles P. Limbert
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Egon Ostergaard for SMI Sweden Bookmatched Teak Roll Top Desk or Secretary
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the 1960s by Egon Ostergaard, this desk was made by SMI, a somewhat nebulous figure in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Slant Front Secretary Desk
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
In the manner of R.J
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
This beautiful
Category
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enamel dial clock and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Egon Ostergaard for SMI Sweden Bookmatched Teak Roll Top Desk or Secretary
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the 1960s by Egon Ostergaard, this desk was made by SMI, a somewhat nebulous figure in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dark blue secretary desk in wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
ÉGÉE collection
This secretary desk is part of the ÉGÉE collection designed by Eric Gizard in Paris
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Ash, Wood, Lacquer
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble 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
19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and Candelabra
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball
Claw Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Desk. Item features dovetail
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890
Mahogany and brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Marquetry
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair of gilt-bronze twin
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
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Secretary Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
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.
How Much is a Secretary Writing Desk?
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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