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Swedish Art Moderne Golden Elm Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Description: Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Desks
Stunning Rosewood Modernist Arne Vodder Secretary Writing Desk
By Arne Vodder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rosewood chest or dresser pull-out desk, beautiful bookmatched woods, superior quality, birch
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Secretaires
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Elm
Swedish Art Moderne Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Uniquely sized drop-leaf secretary in sleek golden elm. Leaf folds down to reveal shelves
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Secretaires
Vintage Pennsylvania House American Cherry Chippendale Secretary Writing Desk
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Pennsylvania House secretary desk. Features a slant front that opens to a writing surface
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Gothic Carved Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Jacobean secretary desk. Made of oak, featuring Gothic style carvings with iron hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk
West Germany
Walnut and others
Louis XVI
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Art Moderne Elm Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in golden elm with inset parquetry and crotch mahogany panels. Top
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Elm
19th Century Unique Czech Walnut Biedermeier Secretary/Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Biedermeier secretary and writing desk, (Cylinder
Category
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Gunnar Falsig Rosewood Secretary Writing Desk Holstebro Mobelfabrik Denmark 1960
By Gunnar Falsig, Holstebro Møbelfabrik
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful Scandinavian secretary or writing desk designed by Gunnar Falsig for Holstebro
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian drop front secretary or library writing desk. Made of cherry featuring Eastlake
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique Farmhouse Country Pine Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Kitchen Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th century pine secretary desk or cupboard. Features an glass covered upper bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century Country Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Pine
Swedish Neoclassical Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk of Flame Birch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Grace style drop-leaf secretary in two beautiful shades of flame birch. Leaf folds down to
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Vintage Cresent Queen Anne Style Cherry Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful Queen Anne style secretary desk and bookcase by Cresent Manufacturing Company, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Antique Birdseye Maple Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 39"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique secretary / library writing desk. Made of Birdseye Maple featuring drop door that opens
Category
Early 20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple
18th Century Antique Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Arne Wahl Iversen Danish Teak Secretary Writing Desk Leaf Vinde Mobelfabrik
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rarely Seen Arne Wahl Iversen design from Vinde Mobler of Denmark. Desk features four drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
1890s Secretary Writing Desk Console Vanity by Bassano
s Ebanistery in walnut
By Bassano
s Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious cabinet built with great attention to construction details by Bassano cabinet-making, in Umbertine style at the end of the 19th century for the Venetian aristocracy.
Top eig...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mission Quartersawn Oak Chifferobe Armoire Dresser Secretary Desk 63"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique multi function chifferobe armoire / secretary writing desk / dresser cabinet. Made of
Category
Early 20th Century Mission Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip
Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Danish Teak Secretary Desk And Bookcase Unit, Ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Vintage Danish standing secretary writing desk, with bookcase shelving
and three storage drawers
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak, Lacquer
Theodore Alexander Chippendale Style Burl Wood Arch Top Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Chippendale style ladies burl wood secretary writing desk. Historical
Category
20th Century Unknown Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Burl
Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Antique French Walnut Louis Philippe Secretaire Drawer Commode
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful walnut Louis Philippe commode. The second drawer folding down into a secretary writing
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique French Walnut Louis Philippe Secretaire Drawer Commode
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful walnut Louis Philippe commode.
The second drawer folding down into a secretary writing
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Brass
French Faux Bamboo Cabinet Bureau Secretary or Bookcase Desk of Curly Maple
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French faux bamboo bureau secretary writing desk or bonheur du jour, c.1900, featuring a
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Danish Teak Free Standing Wall Unit, ca. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Danish teak free-standing wall unit consisting of drop front secretary writing desk, two cabinets
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Cabinets
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Chest, Secretary, circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
top in good condition with the top most drawer folding down into a secretary writing desk with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Marble
Aesthetic Movement Tiger Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Drawer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
. A single drawer in the center is a feature of this compact-style secretary writing desk.
The only
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Maginificent Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Magnificent secretary writing desk table Bonheur Du Jour in marquetry Boulle à La Reine .
Napoleon
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Victorian Eastlake Aesthetic Maple Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Aesthetic period cylinder roll top secretary writing desk. Made of maplewood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Maple
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Secretary Writing Table or Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
writing desk with gold detailing is from the city of Lyon, France. Its lower writing table surface
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk. Made from American
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Italian Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully crafted lady's writing desk of walnut parquetry.
Please contact us with
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Victorian Carved Walnut Standard Grade Signed Wooton Secretary Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a completely original finish Wooton desk with cubbies and slots. The desk is a rare find
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk Writing Telephone Table
Located in North York, ON
This is a solid mahogany antique small secretary desk with original leather top and finish. It is
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Asian Chinese Chinoiserie Carved Writing Desk Secretary
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual dark Chinese secretary desk, circa early 20th century, features intricately carved detail
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
1920s Travelling Box, Mobile Secretary, England, London
Located in Greven, DE
Antique traveling secretary, writing desk
England (London)
Oak
1920s
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Vintage 1920s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Walnut Sliding Top Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Italian walnut wood side desk console, writing table, secretary with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Orange Lacquer Writing Desk Bookcase Secretary
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare writing desk with top bookcase done in an Hermes orange lacquer. One of several pieces from a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century German Gründerzeit Nutwood and Burl Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A small German "Gründerzeit" (Wilhelminian) period desk with attachment or secretary from the 2nd
Category
Antique 1860s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Pine, Burl
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th C. Antique American Pine slant top drop down desk with exposed dovetail joinery, generous
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
Antique Early American 19th C Plantation Writing Desk Secretary Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful plantation or secretary desk featuring primitive styling with upper cabinet or bookcase
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Poplar, Walnut
Napoleon III Desk Secretary Writing Table and Its Armchair France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III desk secretary writing table with 5 drawers with beautiful ornamentation of
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Dassi Secretary Desk 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small secretary Desk by Dassi & Figli--oh soo chic.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
British Colonial Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive secretary was once found in an colonial office in Rangoon, Burma. The large door
Category
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage S Curve Tambour Roll Top Secretary Office Library Banker Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Oak roll top office or library desk. Features a S curve serpentine tambour roll top that
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Bookcase Hutch with Secretary Bar and Storage Cabinet
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Chattanooga, TN
secretary writing desk or bar. Keep glassware in the top display case. The display case is protected with
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Jens Risom Secretary Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Jens Risom secretary with three drawers and original tan leather top.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Ib Kofod-Larsen Teak Writing Cabinet Secretary
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning writing cabinet! Open the desk to reveal secret locking drawers, storage cubbies, and more
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Secretary desk, France, ca. 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Secretary desk, France, ca. 1880
Very good condition.
Wood: mahogany
Dimensions: 112 cm width 98
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid Century Secretary, Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid century secretary in Brazilian Rosewood. Four drawers when open the desk height is 30
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
vintage secretary desk 1950s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk 1950s Swedish
period 1950s
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Chinese Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Experience the allure of the Red Lacquered Chinese Secretary Desk. Meticulously crafted with
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
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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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