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Swedish Drop-Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
golden European oak and Nordic fir and inlaid with mahogany and birch, the Classic secretary offers
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$14,500
Swedish Rococo Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
Desk 32 inches high, 43 inches open
Upper cabinet 12 inches deep, bottom 25 inches deep.
Category
Antique 1780s Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
vintage secretary desk cupboard Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk cupboard Swedish
period 70s
design Ruben Widman Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
vintage secretary cabinet 1960s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary cabinet 1960s Sweden
period 1960s
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
vintage secretary desk 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Egon Ostergaard Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
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
vintage secretary cupboard 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary cupboard 60s Sweden
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Copper
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Bröderna Gustafssons Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Bröderna Gustafssons Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
vintage secretary cupboard 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary cupboard 60s Sweden
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Rococo Style Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Rococo style secretary hutch. its been restored and repainted with milk paints
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Pine
vintage secretary desk cupboard Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk cupboard Swedish
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Copper
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary Broderna 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Bröderna Gustafssons Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Rococo Style Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Rococo Style Secretary Hutch. Its been restored and repainted with Milk
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Swedish Mora Clock/Secretary Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish Mora clock/secretary desk, circa 1800.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Chinoserie Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Late 18th Century Swedish Chinoserie secretary of elegant scale and proportions.
With decorative
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Antique Small Pine Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
The smaller scale of this secretary, combined with the darker patina of the interior drawers make
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Period Secretary from Varmland Sweden
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 19th century Gustavian secretary.
With a carved deep pediment with two doors with diamond
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish paint decorated secretary / desk.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Bonnet top secretary desk with two doors over a four drawer base. Both top and bottom having hidden
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretary Tall Swedish Gustavian White, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Secretary Swedish Gustavian white, 19th century, Sweden. A secretary made during the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1820s Swedish Wooden Secretary Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden secretary desk was made in Sweden, circa 1820. Elegantly ornamented with decorative
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
19th C. Swedish Painted Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
19th. Century Swedish Bureau chest hand scraped to original ox blood red paint. Interior upper
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood
vintage wall cupboard secretary 60s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage wall cupboard secretary 60s Swedish
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Teak
vintage secretary desk teak 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk teak 60s Sweden
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
vintage wall cupboard secretary 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage wall cupboard secretary 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Hovmantorp Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Brass
vintage secretary cabinet 1960s Swedish SMI
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary cabinet 1960s Swedish SMI
period 1960s
design SMI Sweden Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
vintage secretary wall cupboard 60s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary wall cupboard 60s Swedish
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
vintage secretary desk cupboard 60s Sweden
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk cupboard 60s Sweden
period 60's
design Bröderna Gustafsson Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
vintage secretary desk cabinet 1960s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk cabinet 1960s Swedish
period 1960s
design unknown Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Period Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exquisite, richly carved Swedish Gustavian secretary with library and original hardware
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Antique White Painted Secretary from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of this secretary or "bureau" reveal its Swedish country heritage. The addition
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Rococo Secretary Hutches
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a rare pair of Swedish Rococo Secretary Hutches. They have been restored and repainted with
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Pine
$6,896 / set
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Secretary
Located in Wichita, KS
A new Maison & Co. favorite! A beautiful Swedish Gustavian period secretary with original lock and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Grayish Green Painted Swedish Clock Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
A grayish green painted Swedish clock secretary.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Swedish White Secretary, circa 1860
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely Swedish pine secretary had been given "new life" with a fresh white painted finish
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
Period Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exquisite, three-part Swedish Gustavian period secretary with library and original locks
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Antique Pine Secretary, Sweden circa 1860
Located in Round Top, TX
The lines of this secretary remain simple, remaining true to its Scandinavian roots. Inside the
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Swedish Baroque Period Secretary in Oak
Located in New York, NY
A secretary made in oak during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Original hardware in brass
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Antique White Painted Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Stately and elegant, this tall white gustavian pine secretary shows off with the distinctive shape
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo secretary.
With decorative carved pediment with clock, below
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Pine Secretary Desk from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
secretary from Sweden. The simple lines of this country piece are complimented by the warmth of the waxed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Exceptional 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretary
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional architecturally designed 19th century Swedish Empire secretary in flame birch with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
18th Century Swedish Rococo Clock Secretary
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rococo clock secretary in folk art from northern Sweden. The cabinet - or the secretary - is in two
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Rococo secretary.
With a decorative carved pediment with two doors opening to
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Modern Rolltop Secretary
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern desk with pull-out writing tablet.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
Period 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish secretarie.
Fabulous period shape with a fall front desk opening to a useful
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish White Gustavian Oak Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Swedish Gustavian oak secretary featuring a newer, professionally applied layered
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
vintage secretary wall cupboard teak 60s Sweden
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary wall cupboard teak 60s Sweden
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Teak
vintage wall cupboard 60s secretary cupboard Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage wall cupboard 60s secretary cupboard Swedish
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Teak
Vintage Secretary Desk Cabinet 60s SMI Sweden
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage secretary desk cabinet 60s Ostergaard
period 60s
designs Egon Ostergaard SMI Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Teak
19th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish provincial Gustavian secretary cabinet with carved pediment.
Featuring two
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Swedish Painted Drop-Front Secretary, Circa 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful painted drop-front secretary chest decorated with a faux marble top and side pilasters
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Antique White Painted Gustavian Secretary Bureau, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Stately and elegant, this tall white gustavian pine secretary shows off with the distinctive shape
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning secretary is made of birch wood with a shellac finish which brings the wood to life
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Gustavian Two-Part Secretary, Sweden, circa 1800
Located in Culver City, CA
Gustavian two-part secretary, Sweden, circa 1800.
Unique piece in beautiful original paint
Category
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary in Birch
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome Swedish Empire secretary in birch with cylinder top opening to a desk featuring
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Antique Swedish Pine Bureau Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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Swedish Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Swedish secretary for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and softwood, every Swedish secretary was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Swedish secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Swedish secretary bearing Rococo, Baroque or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Swedish secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Egon Ostergaard, Bröderna Gustafssons and Svegards Markaryd produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Swedish Secretary?
The average selling price for a Swedish secretary at 1stDibs is $6,600, while they’re typically $552 on the low end and $120,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
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 — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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