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Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$534 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$594 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$594 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$534 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary White 80x80-2
Located in Berlin, BE
and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Sunrise by Joa Herrenknecht
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
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Alps by Joe Mania
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
$414 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Vallunaraju by Joe Mania
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
Midcentury Teak Secretary Desk by Turnidge of London
By Turnidge Furniture
Located in Norcross, GA
This is a beautiful teak secretary with 4 drawers and a cabinet door with key.
Made by Turnidge of
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary, Bubbles Indigo by Pattern Studio
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
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Fading Grey by Monika Strigel
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
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Egon Ostergaard Teak Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic mid century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron, Brass and Leather Secretary Desk by Mallin Furniture
By Tommi Parzinger, Mallin
Located in Houston, TX
This secretary or desk is a really unique piece of vintage furniture. The drawer opens up and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Contemporary Desk Secretary COM:POS:ITION 1.6 Minimalist Design Customizable
By Martin Mestmacher
Located in Wietze, DE
COM:POS:ITION 1.6 is a thinking space. The minimalistic interpretation
of an desk or an secretary
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Secretary Desk, Spanish Style Mahogany Wood with Stenciled Drawer Fronts
Located in Seattle, WA
" length, 23" depth, 44" height.
Writing surface 46" length by 14" depth, 32" height to desk top.
Knee
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary Wild and Free by Ingrid Beddoes
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
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x50-1 - Snowdreamer by Monika Strigel
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fläpps wall desk makes the perfect seated or
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Puerto Natales by Joe Mania
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
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Watercolor Dots by Kind of Style
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
Walter Wirtz for Wilhem Renz Secretary Bureau Desk Teak, Germany, 1960s
By Walter Wirz, Wilhelm Renz
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A rare vintage writing desk secretary in teak, designed by Walter Wirtz and manufactured by Wilhem
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Watercolor Stripes by Kind of Style
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
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - PS Collage 3 by Pattern Studio
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
Secretary Desk ‘Entremanos’ by Spanish Artist Andrés Nagel for Akaba, 1988 Spain
Located in Zagreb, HR
Postmodern anthropomorphic form secretary desk 'Entremanos' made of cut steel and wood
Stunning
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Antique English Traveling Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century English traveling secretary in calamander wood with birch wood interior.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Birch
Fläpps Secretary of State, White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$834 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State, Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$894 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fläpps Secretary of State-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$570 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State 80x50-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$594 / item
Secretary of Louis XV, Stamped by Jean Baptiste Saunier, 18th Century
By J. B. Saunier
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Upholstered secretary with curved front and decorated sides inlaid with geometric butterfly wing
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Restored Historicism Desk Secretary Gründerzeit Writing Furniture
Located in Senden, NRW
Elaborately crafted small men's desk from the Gründerzeit period.
This is a beautiful restored
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian Modern Secretary Desk in Mahogany with Pull Out Writing Surface
Located in
s Heer Arendskerke, NL
Stunning Mid-Century Scandinavian modern secretary desk in Mahogany
The pull out shelf is sturdy
Category
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Danish Writing or Secretary Desk, Teak, 1960s
Located in Warsaw, PL
Not too big writing desk from Denmark with retractable desktop - just the right size for a notebook
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Teak
Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
By Stephen Smith
Located in Andover, MA
secretary writing surface is finished with baize that appears to be 19th century with the desk being
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar
Ib Kofod-Larsen Rosewood Secretaire Vintage, 1970s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie
finished with rosewood veneer. Secretary has a large writing desk and numerous drawers. Maintained in good
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Ib Kofod-Larsen Rosewood Secrétaire Danish Design, 1970s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie
finished with rosewood veneer. The secretary has a large writing desk and numerous drawers. Preserved in
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table. Item features
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Lambert Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Secretary Writing Desk Console
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century Lambert Hitchcock Black Forest stenciled ladies' secretary writing desk or console
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Paint
French Art-Deco Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
French made Art Deco writing desk with rounded sides and streamline plated bronze pulls
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder)
Material
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
George Nelson Herman Miller Long Bench Secretary Writing Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Condition. Chrome Silver Plated M Wave Drawer Pulls. Interior Desk Light. Other Herman Miller Items
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
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
Antique William
Mary Spanish Revival Walnut Painted Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century Jacobean / Spanish Revival secretary desk. Made from walnut with hand carved and
Category
Early 20th Century William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Antique Curly Maple Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Writing Desk Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique secretary or writing desk. Made from tiger maple featuring a flip top that opens to
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Antique Jacobean Spanish Revival Walnut Hand Painted Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century Jacobean / Spanish Revival secretary desk. Made from walnut with hand carved and
Category
20th Century Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Antique Walnut French Country Provincial Executive Secretary Writing Desk Glass
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French executive kneehole library writing desk. Made of walnut featuring French Provincial
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and exceptional “Ladies Writing Desk“, this form and use of three inlaid columns in the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinese HuaLi Wood Secretary/Writing Desk with Mother of Pearl inlay
Located in Pomona, CA
beautiful HuaLi wood secretary/writing desk is traditional design with 2 small drawers, two large drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Maple
Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
office. A writing desk that is often petite yet functional. Made of maple with a serpentine form and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple
Midcentury Danish Draw Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern teak secretary desk, features draw leaf writing surface, adjustable shelving
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Teak Secretary Writing Desk, Denmark, 1960
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern secretary or writing desk designed by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard for
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Moderne Mahogany Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in rich ribbon mahogany with inset parquetry and crotch mahogany
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Winthrop Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau 84"
Located in Dayton, OH
secretary desk / dresser that opens to a writing surface with multiple cubbies and drawers. The piece is
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Writing Desk Ball
Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mahogany secretary or writing desk, circa 1930s. Featuring a flip top that opens to
Category
Vintage 1930s Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hollywood Regency Era Italian Florentine Petite Gilded Secretary / Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
For the Florentine collector, this is a rare find! It is a petite secretary with lovely fold out
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Poplar, Giltwood
Swedish Art Moderne Golden Elm Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal cubbyholes and
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Desks
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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.
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.
- 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 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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