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Secretaires For Sale
18th Century French Secretary ~ Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Secretary ~ Commode is a marvelous example of the cabinetmaker's art! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak to last for centuries, it features a "slant front...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Russian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
Russian (18th Century) mahogany secretary bookcase with brass gallery pediment and trim with 2 front doors revealing 3 drawers and shelves ...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Biedermeier flame mahogany secretary chest, circa 1860.
The cabinet having a stepped cornice with circular turned finial brackets at each corner, the top of the cabinet is fitted with a single locking drawer with an oval brass lockplate (key is present).
Below is a locking fall front panel (key present) with a wavy edge in relief, the fall when open reveals a fitted interior with a recessed storage area flanked with a pair of ribbed columns and having a central locking door enclosing a single drawer and six drawers to each side with ivory pulls.
The fall front has a green baize writing surface, below are a pair of cupboard doors with corresponding wavy recessed panels, to the interior is a single shelf and plenty of useful storage.
The cabinet is raised on a plinth base with turned feet and corresponding circular turned finial brackets.
Condition is excellent, the cabinet is made from the finest flame mahogany, this very elegant antique biedermeier secretary cabinet...
Category
1860s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mahogany Secretaire Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Meda, MB
Precious cabinet secretaire produced in Italy in the 1950s,
The whole cabinet is veneered in mahogany with a fine solid wood carving in the center of the two doors representing two b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Elegant Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau / Secretaire Cph. Approx. 1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bureau / Secretaire in 3 parts.
Top with tooth cut under profiled top list.
Pair of doors with fillings, sides with profiled quartz columns.
Bottom part with slopi...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Sheraton Mahogany Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
English Sheraton style (19th century) mahogany inlaid secretary with 2 lattice doors.
Category
19th Century Sheraton Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian blind door secretary with a carved scrolled decorative cornice, upper case bookcase with hand-painted parrots and foliage, slant top reve...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Period 18th Century Walnut Slant Front Secretary and Buffet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant front secretary from the 18th century with buffet in the lower section. Step into the world of regal elegance with this French Louis XV period w...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th C. French Louis XV Carved Oak “Secrétaire à Abattant” with Tavern Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in northern France circa 1860, this antique "Secrétaire à Abattant" is a striking example of 19th-century craftsmanship and narrative carving. Built from solid oak, the s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
Wooden Secretary Rustic with Flap 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This desk is composed of a cupboard and an openable drawer. Very nice piece of ironwork in metal trim. This little « Bureau de pente » is in solid wood.
France 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$1,139 Sale Price
20% Off
Secretary With Four Drawers In Mahogany With Intarsia
Flame Structure
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique chiffonier from the 1840s. Mahogany with inlay, flame structure and 4 drawers. H: 150 cm, W: 101 cm, D: 52 cm. Classic joinery.
— Origin: Europe (presumably Denmark)
— Perio...
Category
1840s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Fall-Front Walnut and Iron Secretary Cabinets
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century fall front secretary cabinets with light walnut cases and a front doors that open to create a desk surface and reveal a...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Iron
Donald Deskey Style Art Deco Skyscraper Design Secretary Wall Cabinet or Desk
Located in Westport, CT
In the style of Donald Deskey, Art Deco skyscraper design, cabinet/secretary desk, with draw compartments and desk, book shelf compartment. Functional dark mahogany wood, with nickel...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Nickel
German Biedermeier Slant-Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very good German slant front desk with a lower case of drawers. The writing surface very nicely finished veneers with interior drawers having inlay ...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H.W. Klein secretary Bramin Denmark 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful Scandinavian secretary or writing desk designed by H.W. Klein for Bramin, Denmark 1960. This very nice piece of Danish furniture is very functional with its plenty storage ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Campaign Style Bookcase W/ Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century stacking cabinet with drop front desk. Attractive campaign style with brass hardware.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Category
Mid-20th Century Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Dutch Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombé Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 19th century Dutch marquetry inlaid bombé bureau profusely decorated all-over with marquetry depictions of flowers, urns and birds. With a rectangular flap opening to reveal a stri...
Category
19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secrétaire scandinavo in olmo e radica, anni ’50
Located in Brescia, IT
Secrétaire scandinavo anni ’50 in olmo con ribalta. Interno con coppia di cassetti e mensola sagomata in radica. Elegante e raffinato.
Secrétaire scandinavo in olmo degli anni ’50 c...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Elm
Louis XVI Secretary in Mahogany Called Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely and rare bonheur du jour Louis XVI in mahogany from the end of the 18th century.
Very beautiful little secretary in mahogany with its...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th c. Swedish Secretary with Vitrine Library in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A charming Swedish vitrine bureau secreatry made in two parts from the 19th century. Original paint on the exterior and later interior paint. The glass was replaced some time ago. Th...
Category
19th Century Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an antique piece of furniture covered with mahogany veneer with beautiful grain. It is topped with a green marble board.
The whole is dated the turn of the 18th and th...
Category
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
$3,750 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV style lady’s secretary with red and gold chinoiserie decoration
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XV style, France, end of the 19th century. Various hardwoods and softwoods, veneered, primed in red, decorated in lacquer technique in the form of landscape scenes on the rever...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secrétaire scandinavo in teak con chiusura a tambour
Located in Brescia, IT
Secrétaire anni ’50 in teak con inserti in rovere, gambe scure a contrasto, piano estraibile e chiusura scorrevole a tambour con vani interni.
Secrétaire scandinavo anni ’50 in teak...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Teak
Antique Neoclassical Renaissance Revival Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Renaissance Revival Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk With Carved Pulls C1850
Measures - 82 1/4" x 49 3/4" x 21 3/4"
An antique Neoclassical Renaissance...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Wooden Mid-Century Modern Drop off Wall Secretaire Attributed to Marcel Gascoin
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Wooden wall secretaire with drop-off top desk, made in the 1950s.
The design and workmanship of this secretaire is very reminiscent of the works of Marcel Gascoin made between 1949 ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Patent Secretaire, France, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Patent secretaire with mahogany veneered frame and columns with bronze capitals and bases.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Turn of the 18th -19th C. Swedish Rococo Style Slant Front Secretary w/ Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century-early 19th century Rococo style slant front painted fir Swedish secretary with bonnet top, two doors and multiple drawers. The doors open up on inner shelves, inc...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Fir
Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec
Located in PARIS, FR
This oak desk from 1949 is an emblematic piece of Marcel Gascoin's work and of the housing Reconstruction period.
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died October 27...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Vintage Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century style vintage secretary desk adorned with a colorful abstract inlay on the front. Fold down front reveals a large writing surface as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian Empire trumeau in briarwood and brass with secrets
Located in Milano, IT
This Italian Early Empire Trumeau is a true masterpiece of elegance and mystery, masterfully crafted from burl feather wood, known for its fascinating grain that evokes the nobility ...
Category
1810s Italian Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$9,019 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Ebony Inlaid Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Regency period mahogany bookcase cabinet with secretary drawer, the molded cornice with ebonized ball drops over two astragal glazed doors over satinwood fitted pull out se...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
NVIN0583 Vintage Mahogany Councill Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Mahogany Councill Secretary Desk brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This item has all of the bells and whistles of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids, th...
Category
1990s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$2,256 Sale Price
29% Off
vintage secretary cabinet 1960s Swedish
Located in Lemmer, NL
Vintage bureau cabinet 1960s Sweden
period 1960s
design unknown Sweden
condition good minor signs of wear
size 96 x 85 x 44 cm (h x w x d)
details teak; brass;
item numb...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
19th Century, Anglo Indian Heavily Carved Rosewood Campaign Secretary Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Anglo-Indian campaign secretary bookcase (in 3-parts) is an extraordinary example of colonial-era craftsmanship, rendered in richly grained rosewood and heavily ado...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Anglo-Indian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Teak Sideboard
By Bodafors
Located in New York, NY
A multifunctional piece, this piece was primarily used to hold the traditional and festive Smörgåsbord, the centerpiece of every holiday, as well as storing the dishes, table linens ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Louis XV Style Walnut Secretary by Baker Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century Collector's Edition secretary cabinet by Baker Furniture Company in the French style of Louis XV. The secretary is made of upper and lower cabinets made of carved walnut with working locks and keys. The upper cabinet features an arching crown centered by a heavily carved cartouche. The beautifully paneled doors with brass decorative hardware open to reveal a shallow finished interior having a pair of adjustable display shelves. The abattant, or slant front desk, of the lower cabinet hinges...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers with pull-out desk drawer by Grosfeld House.
Category
1940s American Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gustavian, Swedish Secretaire Desk, White Paint, Pinewood, Sweden, 1900s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Swedish Painted Secretaire Desk, White Paint, Pinewood, Sweden, 1900s
Gustavian secretaire desk or storage cabinet designed and produced in Sweden in the early part of the 20th century. This example features a white paint distressed finish. The top portion of the cabinet flips down to reveal a light green paint distressed writing desk...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Paint
English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase on Splay Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency Mahogany fall front secretary bookcase with carved molded edge cornice, flanking hinged diamond mullion glass doors revealing six interior adjustable shelves, interio...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Wellington Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Secretary Desk Dovetails Clean
By Wellington
Located in Rockaway, NJ
19th Century Wellington Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Secretary Desk Dovetails Clean
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Travel Secretary Rococo
Located in New York, NY
A travel secretary with position. Made in Sweden during the Rococo period 1750-1775. Made from oak. Three drawers, a writing disc and compartements. Later painted and later fittings.
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$7,500
Louis Seize Secretaire à abattant, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Secretaire with fluted pilasters and two-door bottom part and white marble shelf and fire-gilded fittings. Behind the writing flap with green leather there are more drawers and compa...
Category
Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Top Desk with drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Pasadena, TX
A fine example of a classic Biedermeier design desk. Clad in fine mahogany veneer and sophisticatedly book matched, the roll top is just the beginning. The interior is done in a beau...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo Buffa, Secretary, Italy c. 1948, Brass Intarsia by Giovanni Gariboldi, Manufactured by Marelli e Colico, Cantù.
An exquisite and collectible Mid-Century secretary by esteemed ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Crotch Mahogany Individual Glass Pains Door Drop Front Secretary Breakfront MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Desk with central lock and beautiful patina
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century Cylinder Desk with beautiful Patina,
1800, France
Cylinder desk with straight sides, closed in the upper part with a semi-circular flap, with two drawers. The whol...
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Mahogany, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop Front Secretary Desk from South Germany around 1820, early 19th century.
Cherry wood book-matched veneered on softwood and cherry solid wood, partly ebonized. Inside in mahogany veneer with drawers and three open compartments. Above one long drawer under the cornice. Below two long drawers with old box locks. Fully restored and hand-polished with shellac.
Dimensions:
H 150 cm / 59.06 in
W 96...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with semi-cylindrical flap has eight drawers with pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. English Georgian Secretaire
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 19th-century English Georgian mahogany secretaire, combining refined form with practical function. The upper cabinet features original glazed mullioned doors with geometri...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
A Rare and Fine Early 19th Century William IV Irish Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and fine early 19th Century William IV Irish flame mahogany secretaire bookcase, beautifully hand carved with a rich patina. The pediment with a stunning centred scallop shel...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Fine George III Diminutive Mahogany and Satinwood Secretaire
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular cornice over a pair of gothic mullioned doors enclosing a fitted interior, the base with drawer enclosing a fitted desk interior all over three drawers ending on spl...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Sophie Gallardo and Georges Casssan, "Australian Desk", Unic and Stamped Piece
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Full height : 133 cm including 2 cm marble
Length : 90 cm
Depth : 44 cm
Table top : 82.5 x 70 cm
Inner dimensions « lower part »
Length : 76 cm
Depth : 44 cm
Made from an Italian desk from the late 1940s.
Birch bark marquetry and mineral inlays : stone, labradorite (inside outside), amethyst, crystals. The inside is enriched with straw marquetry and patinated silver foils.
The two doors present marquetry on both sides with an inner mirror to provide light and reflect the top marquetry. Rock crystal handles, Rain forest green marble from Rajahstan.
Sophie Gallardo has studied interior design before learning wood painting restoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Secretaires
Materials
Birch
French Secretary Desk, Jean-Georges SCHLICHTIG, Master from 1765
Located in Wien, AT
Louis XVI period, c. 1780, oakwood body, veneered with rosewood and amaranth, and with various, with marquetry panels, ornamental motifs and lattice pattern with partly dyed precious...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Swedish Rocco Style Secratery Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Rocco Style Secratery Hutch . its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1970s Swedish Rococo Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Pine
1940
s, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau secrétaire from Spain. The interior of the two-door top is wallpapered in faux bamboo fretw...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
17th Bargueño Bargas with a Polychrome Wooden Locker
Located in Marbella, ES
Impressive set consisting of a wooden bargueño (barga) on a matching chest. The chest features ornamental wrought iron fittings decorated in red, contrasting with the warmth of the w...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Very good condition, after professional renovation, a piece of furniture finished in polish.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions: height:...
Category
1860s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought iron hinges, a hand carved decorative crown and etched mirrored panels featuring a...
Category
1920s Italian Louis XV Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
$4,250 Sale Price
43% Off
Antique, New and Vintage Secretaires
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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