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20th Century French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely vintage French carved “drop front” secretary, absolutely loaded with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
Randers Danish Teak Secretary with Pull-Out Desk Top
Drop-Down Vanity Mirror
By Randers Møbelfabrik
Located in Chattanooga, TN
the same vintage. This particular secretary desk doubles as a vanity with a mirror at top and several
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Superb Etched Mirror Brass Inlaid Marble Top Boulle Style Dresser Secretary Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning and extremely elaborate dresser with a built-in secretary desk and a beautiful
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Dressers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Modular Wall Unit- Secretary by Louis Van Teeffelen For Webe, Dutch Design 1950s
By WéBé, Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in The Hague, NL
made this a well known and much desired Dutch design icon.
Secretary peace comes with the key (81cm
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Brass
TEAK Mid Century MODERN Secretary DESK + Storage, Made in Denmark, c. 1960
s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk + Storage, Made in Denmark, c. 1960's. This piece
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
TEAK Mid Century MODERN Secretary DESK + Dresser by Elliotts of Newbury, c. 1960
By Elliots of Newbury
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid century Modern Teak Secretary desk + dresser by Elliotts of Newbury, Made in the UK, c
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved dark oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style
~ Direct from
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
vintage wall cupboard 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 MILITARY CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS WiTH AGED GREEN LEATHER
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Vintage Military Campaign Secretary Chest Of
Category
20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Danish Teak Bookcase with Drawers
Located in Ranst, VAN
Danish vintage bookcase/secretary in teak. The bookcase has three drawers and a pull-out desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Mid 20th Century French Empire Secretaire Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French empire secretary of unusually small proportions. Constructed with flame mahogany
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Plantation Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage "plantation desk" or secretary in wood. The piece has a single pull out drawer with wood
Category
20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Large Danish Teak Wall Bookcase by Poul Cadovius 4 Sides, F139
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
cabinets, 5 shelves and 4 pedestals: one with drawers, two with sliding doors and a secretary. Very nice
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Large Danish Teak Wall Bookcase by Poul Cadovius 3 Sides Scandinavian, F139
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
cabinets, 6 shelves and 2 pedestals: one with sliding doors and a secretary. Very nice vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
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
Vintage Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage secretary desk
Good condition. Upholstered in a black and white floral toile inside.
Top
Category
20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Wood
AB Broderna Gustafssons Scandinavian Mid Century Vintage Secretary Desk
By Bröderna Gustafssons
Located in Baltimore, MD
Classic 1960s Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian designed teak secretary desk by AB Bröderna
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Secretary Dresser in Rosewood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An incredible vintage secretary dresser in rich rosewood, this Mid-Century Modern piece offers
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Rosewood
George Nelson Secretary Chest by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage secretary chest designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century Danish / Scandinavian Modern teak secretary desk / dresser / chest of
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Teak Secretary Desk 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Teak Secretary Desk 1960s
Mid-century modern Danish secretaire with curved front
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Georgian Burl Secretary Bookcase Italy
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Georgian drop front secretary. Made for Bibi Furniture, Italy. appointed burled fruitwood
Category
20th Century Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Entry Way Cabinet or Secretary Desk
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage entry way cabinet or secretary desk.
Dimensions. 33 W ; 49 H ; 16 D.
Category
Vintage 1970s Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Secretary Desk / Vanity
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century Danish / Scandinavian Modern teak secretary desk / vanity with mirror
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern teak roll top secretary desk made in Sweden with four drawers, pull out
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Superb Vintage Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive and elegant vintage breakfront and secretary in two shades of mahogany and having a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century Danish / Scandinavian Modern rosewood secretary desk / bookshelf
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Mid-Century American of Martinsville Highboy Secretary
By American of Martinsville
Located in Pasadena, TX
Tall dropfront dresser secretary.
Drop front desk with louver details with storage drawers
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Burl Walnut Small Secretary Desk Table Chest
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and small in size, a traditional burl walnut secretary desk. Features a drop down writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Teak Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern secretary desk in teak designed by Egon Ostergaard for Svensk Mobelindustri
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Birch, Teak
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Trompe L’oiel Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency secretary desk. Incredible hand painted Trompe L’oiel design. A real
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Vintage Trompe-L
oeil Painted Secretary in Fornasetti Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian hand painted Secretary in the style of Fornasetti. An outstanding, finely executed
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk. Item features a 3 part
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Maddox Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, Circa 1930
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary by Maddox offers mahogany construction with upper bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Vintage Solid Maple Secretary Cabinet, Desk, Storage, Entryway, Living Room
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Solid Maple Secretary Cabinet, Desk, Storage, Entryway, Living Room, Colonial, Early
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown American Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Maple, Wood
Danish Midcentury Secretary Dresser
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Danish midcentury teak secretary desk.
Danish modern teak secretary desk features a
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Secretary desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This vintage Danish secretary desk features a retractable desk top surface, 3 sweater drawers, two
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Black Lacquered Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular vintage Asian secretary desk. A chic black lacquered cabinet with hand painted gilt
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Metal
Secretary Cabinet Gothic Cast Iron
Wood Paper Storage Cubby Vintage Industrial
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial cast iron and wood secretary storage cabinet. In two pieces, top is not attached
Category
Mid-20th Century American Gothic Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Unusual Early 20th Century Vintage Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Lafayette, IN
Very unusual Arts & Crafts drop-front secretary desk made in the early 20th century. Desk cabinet
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Brass
VINTAGE PAIR OF MILITARY CAMPAIGN SECRETARY CHEST OF DRAWERS WiTH BRASS HANDLES
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale these stunning Vintage Pair Of Military Campaign Chest Of
Category
20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Yew
Unique Mid-Century Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern secretary, features drawers at base with shelving on top and one pull-out writing
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Mid-Century Arne Vodder Secretary Desk
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern teak secretary featuring uniquely sculpted body with ample drawer and cabinet space
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
New York World`s Fair.
Vintage midcentury George Nelson walnut secretary
1960s
A great
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage Mid-Century Modern secretary desk features a fold-out writing surface that opens to
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Secretary Desk
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add functional and stylish storage to your workspace with this fantastic vintage Danish teak wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Mid-Century Danish Modern Compact Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage mid-century Danish Modern compact secretary desk. Circa 1970s.
Features a minimalist
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Beautiful Secretary Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
provide them for you.
Antique and vintage used items will show signs of wear which form part of their
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Secretary with Bookshelf
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern secretary combines Mid-Century Danish style with space saving
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Drop-Leaf Slant Front Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury drop-leaf slant front pine secretary desk in very good vintage condition.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Flame Mahogany Secretary Secrétaire Two-Piece with Mirrored Top
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent vintage flame mahogany two-piece secretary with mirrored front at top and multiple
Category
Early 20th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Danish Teak Bookcase Desk Secretary Designed by Poul Hundevad
By Hundevad
Co., Poul Hundevad
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Poul Hundevad secretary bookcase desk. This one is all teak and in wonderful vintage
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Secretary Desk by Hooker
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern secretary desk features a tambour roll top that hides additional
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Laminate, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern secretary features a drop front desk that hides a compartment with a
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Red Chinoiserie Paint Decorated John Widdicomb Tombstone Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful red chinoiserie paint decorated secretary desk by John Widdicomb. The desk
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Features a sleek Mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Midcentury Swedish Modern Egon Ostergaard Rolltop Secretary Desk with Key
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Chattanooga, TN
team performed a relatively passive rehabilitation because this beautiful, honey colored secretary was
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
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Vintage Secretaries For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage secretaries available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage secretaries was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. Vintage secretaries have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage secretaries to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XVI vintage secretaries are of considerable interest. American of Martinsville, Bassett Furniture and Maddox Furniture each produced beautiful vintage secretaries that are worth considering.
How Much are Vintage Secretaries?
Vintage secretaries can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,995, while the lowest priced sells for $570 and the highest can go for as much as $84,748.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vintage Secretaries
- 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.
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