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Double Bonnet Dome Top Burl Wood 3 Drawer Drop Front Secretary Desk 1900s Clean!
By Berkey
Gay Furniture, Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Double Bonnet Dome Top Burl Wood 3 Drawer Drop Front Secretary Desk 1900s Clean!
Category
20th Century American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Campaign Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese export Campaign or travel secretary the top with foliate carved backsplash over
Category
Antique 1790s Chinese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
French Roll-Up Secretary, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890
Wood and bronze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique secretary, Scandinavia, around 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the end of the 19th century, Scandinavia.
The furniture is in very good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Rolltop Teak Secretary
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic mid-century vintage Scandinavian Modern secretary desk with a lower chest of drawers. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak, Wood
Small Mahogany secretary .Georgian style .England
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice attractive small secretary . Georgian style .Mahogany .
Green Leather inlay . Good
Category
Vintage 1960s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with chair
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Teak Secretary Egon Ostergaard 1960s Sweden
By Egon Ostergaard, Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very decorative but also functional secretary or writing table designed by Egon Ostergaard. What is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Bronze Black Patina Julius Secretary by Eichkorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Black Patina Julius Secretary by Eichkorn
Dimensions: W 163 x D 70 x H 75 cm
Materials: Cast
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
French Tin
Slate Secretary with Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Romantic French hand painted anodized tin with slate table top and wrought iron chair with intricate scroll work.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate, Tin, Iron
$2,800 / set
Foldable Patent Secretary with Ink Drawing, English 19th-Century
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This filigree patent secretary, also known as a folding travel desk, is made of mahogany veneer and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Jürgen Lange, Secretary mod. Privé for Rosenthal Einrichtung, 1980
By Jürgen Lange
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
surfaces and slopes.
The result is a furniture "sculpture" that combines the advantages of a writing desk
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Wood
Contemporary
JULIUS
Secretary by Eichkorn, Black Bronze, Customizable
By Eichkorn
Located in Paris, IDF
Black Patina
Standard size: H.75 x 163 x 70 cm - Customizations are possible
Our „JULIUS“ secretary is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Black Lacquer Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century refinished Black Lacquer Napoleon III table desk Bonheur Du Jour.
Upper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$7,551 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The two door five drawer secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with beautiful pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Wonderful and Extremely Rare Frattini Secretary for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
writing surface.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French, 19th Century, Transitional Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
marble Secretary. The one door seven drawer secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with beautiful
French 19th Century Louis Philippe St. Crouch Mahogany Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French mid-19th century Louis Philippe period flamed Mahogany and ormolu secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Courtly ladies
secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Solid oak wood veneered with fine
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century English Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Sofa Table Secretary
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Mid Size English Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Sofa Table or Writing Desk. Single item
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,531 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Hans Eichenberger, Secretary mod. HE for the Kollektion Röthlisberger Schweiz
By Hans Eichenberger, Kollection Röthlisberger Schweiz
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Postmodern secretary desk by Hans Eichenberger for Kollektion Röthlisberger Schweiz.
Two drawers
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and
Category
Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!
Located in Austin, TX
secretary desk is a perfect addition to any French or Louis XV style decor. The desk is made of rich medium
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
marble secretary desk. The desk is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant pieced foliate ormolu sabots
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
The Secretary by Jonathan Nesci in Powder Coated Aluminum Plate with Leather
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Secretary: Designed by American industrial and furniture designer Jonathan Nesci, and is made
Category
2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In the manner of
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Very rare English travel writing desk/secretary chest around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare English travel writing desk/secretary chest around 1860
Solid mahogany lidded box that
Category
Antique 1860s English Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
This 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Dark Cherry Wood by Adolfo Natalini
By Mirabili, Adolfo Natalini
Located in Pistoia, IT
thoughts into figures, alphabets, ideograms, cosmology.
Writing desk or secretary in dark cherry wood.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine late 19th century French writing desk secretary with dore bronze mountings and Marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
This beautiful and unique 19th century Swedish Gustavian writing desk is perfect for any room or
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exceptional Baroque secretary or writing desk, probably from southern Germany, around 1760.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
Spectacular masterspiece ladies writing secretary desk Napoleon III, 1860 France
Located in Wien, AT
A masterpiece of French craftsmanship - a Napoleon III era ladies writing secretary desk, circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Barbarella Writing Desk / Secretary by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1966/1985
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Kansas City, MO
cabinet features three drawers over a drop-front writing surface concealing two drawers and open storage
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
a door and two drawers.
In the lower part there is a beautiful desk always decorated and painted
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
"Magic Box" by Mummenthaler
Meier, Switzerland, 1960
s
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
60's.
It is a foldable and closable writing desk or secretary desk called the "Magic Box".
The
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Bookshelf Console 65"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early American style secretary desk / bookcase / writing bureau / larkin / chalet . Made
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Macey Arts
Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Macey Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
model with fall front secretary/fitted writing desk interior, 2 dovetailed lower drawers, 2 bookcase
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Boulle Secretary Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Tarzana, CA
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Boulle Secretary Desk
Having a writing section
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$17,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A very fine antique secretary/ bureau.
With writing desk, 2 large and 2 small drawers and hidden
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H.W. Klein secretary Bramin Denmark 1960
By Bramin Mobler, H.W. Klein
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful Scandinavian secretary or writing desk designed by H.W. Klein for Bramin, Denmark 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
carvings. The secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original bronze hardware and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical Greek style with the original chrome hardware and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
will complete any setting whether it be as a desk chair with a secretary or small writing desk, side
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Gilded and Hand Painted Wood Writing Desk Secretary, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Rare midcentury Italian secretary set : hand decorated foldable writing desk with green lacquering
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Secretary Desk
Located in Westmount, Quebec
A mid-19th century French Secretary desk
Mahogany and limewood inlaid
Measures: 1m 57 x 1m (61" 5
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$390 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$354 / item
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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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