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Walter Wirz writing desk secretary in teak Wilhelm Renz Germany 1960
By Wilhelm Renz, Walter Wirz
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful secretary or writing desk designed by Walter Wirz and manufactured by Wilhelm Renz
Category
Vintage 1960s German Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Napoleon III Writing Travel Table Desk Secretary Boulle Style, France, 1870
By André-Charles Boulle, Susse Freres
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III secretary writing travel case in Boulle marquetry folder with a violin shape
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany secretary with slant front writing desk
Superb antique
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Lady
s Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Carpathian Elm Secretaire Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual drop-leaf secretary or writing desk in rare Carpathian elm with dark stained accents. A
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Secretaires
Wonderful Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk Queen Anne Style
By Maitland Smith
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wonderful Maitland Smith Chinoiserie decorated secretary desk. Leather top writing surface that
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Saginaw Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Butler Secretary Desk
By Saginaw
Located in Dayton, OH
with fretwork bubble glass doors, lower cabinet and drawers, and a drop front butlers writing secretary
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Scandinavian Modern Teak Rolltop Writing Desk Attributed to Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome teak Scandinavian Modern rolltop writing desk or secretary which is attributed to Egon
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Erling Torvits Secretary
By Erling Torvits, Klim Møbelfabrik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Erling Torvits secretary with drawers and writing desk.
Veenered with rosewood.
Made by Klim
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
$2,632
Heppelwhite Inlaid Tambour Hall Secretary
Located in Hanover, MA
Heppelwhite Inlaid Tambour Secretary Desk with Hinged Writing Lid Over Three Drawers. Federal
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Danish Modern Teak Secretary, 1960s
By Hanbjerg Mobelfabrik
Located in Asaa, DK
This versatile beautiful Danish teak secretary works as both a writing desk, a vanity and chest of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Fine 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Birch and Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period Satinwood Birch drop front secretary. Ebonized writing desk front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau - Scandinavian Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the original window panes in glass. The secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Liquor Cabinet by Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
as a slant front writing desk or secretary.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood, Mirror, Satinwood
Neoclassical Biedermeier Secrétaire, Walnut, Yew, Ebonized, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
/ writing armoire or desk from Central Germany, circa 1830.
Finely chosen and continuously running and
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Single Danish Empire Side Chair in Mahogany, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
cushion. Perfect as a writing desk or secretary chair. French polish finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak and Brass Modular Wall Shelving Unit, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
secretary cabinet/ writing desk with shelve inside, desk space with two small drawers.
Brass hangers
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
chairs will compliment any setting whether it be as a desk chair with a secretary or small writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Renzo Rutili Leather Breakfront Library Cabinet
By Renzo Rutili, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
pull-out writing desk, or secretary. The next pair up actually conceal a single wide drawer. Finally
Category
Vintage 1950s American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Renzo Rutili Leather Breakfront Library Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
pull-out writing desk, or secretary. The next pair up actually conceal a single wide drawer. Finally
Category
20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Renzo Rutili Robin
s Egg Blue Leather Breakfront Library Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
lowest pair of drawer fronts conceal a pull-out writing desk, or secretary. The next pair up actually
Category
Vintage 1950s American Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaire, Ashwood, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
103 x 57 cm
Description:
Secretary or writing desk standing on plinth feet with three drawers at the
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash
George III Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
, writing desks, & secretaries, please visit our website: www.williamwordantiques.com
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Antique Victorian Eastlake Half Cylinder Walnut Roll Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian period Eastlake cylinder roll top secretary writing desk, circa 1880s. Made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Secretary Writing Desk Swedish Black Blue Interior, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Secretary writing desk Swedish black blue interior, 18th century, Sweden. A secretary made during
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
George Nelson Herman Miller Long Bench with Secretary Writing Desk Cabinet
By George Nelson
Located in Middlesex, NJ
George Nelson Herman Miller long bench with Secretary writing desk cabinet.
Bench:
92.25" L x
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century
A rectangular top sitting above
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Marquetry Ladies Secretary Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI style small secretary desk that features marquetry and inlay detail. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish 18th Century Baroque Oak Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th Century 4-drawer chest and writing desk with drop down top and a series of small
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Moderne Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous drop-front writing desk in rich combinations of wood with inset parquetry and crotch
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Mid-20th Century Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish drop-leaf secretary from the mid-20th century. This Swedish slant-top writing desk, with
Category
20th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Willett Early American Golden Beryl Maple Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Hutch
By Willett Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-20th century secretary with bookcase by H. Willett. Part of the Golden Beryl Maple collection
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Kristiansen Danish Teak Secretary Writing Desk Cabinet Scandinavian Cabinmodern
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
to underside of writing desk surface is 25.75 in. Please contact for economical freighting via Uship
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Swedish Art Moderne Oak Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in oak recently restored and refinished to a warm rich dark walnut
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Sheraton Style Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Sheraton style drop front secretary desk, circa 1930-40s. Made from mahogany with a bookmatched
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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 Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Elm
Swedish Miniature Birch Secretary Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish 19th Century Biedermeier 3-drawer chest and writing desk with drop down top and a series
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Models and Miniatures
Materials
Birch
Black Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Writing Desk
By James Mont, Edward Wormley
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Cron Kills Mission Arts
Crafts Craftsman Walnut Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1930 secretary desk by Cron-Kills Company. Made from walnut with a slant front that opens to
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mission Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Mid Century Danish Teak Writing Desk with Hutch
Located in Detroit, MI
This exceptional vintage mid century Danish modern teak and mahogany wood secretary writing desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Restauration Secretaire Dresser, 1830
Located in Traversetolo, IT
.
The topmost drawer folding down into a secretary writing desk with compartment for storage and
Category
Antique 1830s French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Monumental Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk
Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
A massive towering Victorian era Eastlake secretary writing desk and bookcase, circa 1870s. Made
Category
Antique 1870s Eastlake Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Ico Parisi Bar Cabinet Secretary
By Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian liquor bar cabinet or secretary writing desk book cabinet in rosewood with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Italian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Italian walnut wood side desk console, writing table, secretary with slant
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale secretary, bureau or writing desk. Made from mahogany featuring a flip top that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Marquetry Inlay Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant French secretary desk, writing table, with slant drop front and bottom drawers, with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Desk Writing Table Secretary Drawers Oak Petite Renaissance Table
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful 19th century petite Antique French Oak Renaissance revival small desk secretary and
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Marquetry Inlay Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant French desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful inlay decors in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET.
Direct from France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
American Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Chippendale style drop front dresser with hidden desk. Cherry wood dresser with brass
Category
20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
vintage secretary desk 60s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk 60s Swedish
period 60's
design Egon Ostergaard SMI Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Secretary Desk, Tambour Roll Top
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Secretary desk by Bombay Furniture Co. Beautiful veneer mahogany finish. Dated 2004. Table
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Handsome secretary desk features unique legs and a functioning skeleton key to open the drop down
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interior shelves. Lock with key.
Depth with writing surface down: 26.5",
Height of writing surface: 29".
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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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.
- 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 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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