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Secretaires For Sale
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass batwing pulls, diamond accent key holes and the top opening to reveal myriad nooks, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Painted Pine Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the aged and scraped patina of the original brown painted finish that draws one to this pine secretary with graceful Swedish country charm.
Desktop rests on two extended arms. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Country Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
Biedermeier Secretary, likely Berlin, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A representative Biedermeier secretary featuring full column supports with fire-gilt bases and capitals. The case is veneered in bookmatched mahogany and hand-polished. Resting on sq...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall custom Venetian baroque shaped frame, the double doors with inset beveled antiqued mirrors open to two shelves. The slant front opens to drawers and a cubby hole. The lower ca...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest Secretary
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century campaign chest secretary handcrafted in mahogany in a two-piece construction featuring a pull-out leather top secretary ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage,
The upper section with a shaped carved cresting, a shaped doors opening to reveal three shelves,...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$52,421 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire secretaire à abattant, France around 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary in mahogany veneer with two-door bottom part as well as dark marble shelf and fire-gilded fittings. Behind the writing flap with brown leather there are more drawers and co...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
1950 Compact Home Office Desk in walnut and Blond Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 compact home office desk in walnut and blond wood.
Original lamp.
Interesting desk storage.
114 x 82 x 53 cm closed.
114 x 164 x 50 cm open.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
A George I Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk, England
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautifully detailed and well appointed Georgian style secretary desk, made in England. The dovetailed drawers with brass hardware with a l...
Category
20th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini 804 writing desk for Bernini, 1962
Located in Misinto, IT
The Secrétaire 804 is one of the most representative designs of Gianfranco Frattini's creativity and the manufacturing excellence of Bernini, a historic Italian haute cabinet-making ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum
George III Double Secretary Bookcase of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double secretary bookcase of mahogany from the late Georgian era, c.1780, featuring a crown moulded top with two astragal glazed doors, each side opening to four long ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Metal
Antique Biedermeier-Style Drop-Front Mahogany Secretary Chest
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, IT
This marvelous Biedermeier-style drop-front secretary chest, dating back to around 1830 and crafted in Austria, is a true work of art. Made from precious mahogany wood, it features b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal
$6,195 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This beautiful Secretary comes from Germany and was made around 1820–1840. The piece is made of pine wood, veneered with mahogany veneer.
Upper Section – the so-called Tabernacle
...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut
burl
By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini", restored and polished to wax.
The piece of furniture is made of solid walnut and b...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini Mod. 804 Rolltop Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut writing desk model 804 designed in 1961 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Tambour top that hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface. Front side with...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and
bone pulls.
Category
1790s American Federal Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
$4,500 Sale Price
52% Off
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ash
$7,570 / item
1820’s Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
1820’s Biedermeier Fall Top Desk in Cherry Veneer
The 1820’s Biedermeier fall top desk features stunning book-matched cherry veneer, adding warmth and sophistication. Its lower secti...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Birch, Cherry
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800.
This elegantly curved secretary desk has three spacious drawers in the lower part. The writing flap ...
Category
1790s Dutch Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$4,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830
This exceptional Biedermeier secretaire, crafted in Germany between 1825 and 1830, embodies the elegance and refinement of th...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Secretary, Germany, 1820
A magnificent Empire-style secretary crafted in walnut veneer over coniferous wood, with ebonized accents and partial gilding. This piece showcases t...
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Bruno Mathsson reading stand, Karl Mathsson 40
s Sweden modernist collector
Located in Forest, BE
Table de lecture en bois et acier nickelé. Daté du début des années 1940. La tablette en bois a été restaurée mais la patine du piétement reste non touché et dans son état le plus proche de l'origine. Ajustable en hauteu. Il y à de beaux détails en laiton. Produite dans les ateliers de son père Karl Mathsson...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Steel, Nickel
$4,765 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features a double bonnet top, hand painted figural scenes to the front and sides, 2 swing doo...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Secretary Simulated Chiffonier, Napoleon III Period
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique 19th century secretary simulated chiffonier, Napoleon III period
A magnificent secretary simulated chiffonier. It is created with gre...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Secretary, Bookcase, Cherry, Walnut, 1840s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cabinet secretary from the biedermeier period around 1845.
Body in cherry, parts of the front and the wreath veneered in walnut. Handles and fittings made of brass in the sh...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
18th Century European Painted Bureau Bookcase with Glazed Doors, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant late 18th-century European bureau bookcase, crafted circa 1790 and retaining its original understated sophistication. This two-part piece features a glazed upper cabinet w...
Category
18th Century European Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine
Danish Edmund Jørgensen mid-20th century Secretary Marquetry Cylinder Des
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Danish Cylinder Desk – Mid-20th Century – Edmund Jørgensen
A beautiful Danish secretary desk (chatol), originally sold through the well-known Edmund Jørgensen Furniture store, found...
Category
1950s Danish Rococo Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Kashmir Walnut Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a slant front secretary or bureau made in England circa 1780. It is made of Kashmir walnut (the finest cut of burr walnut) and walnut. The top, ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk with Brass Shelf Railing and Carved Front
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk with Brass Gallery Shelf Rail and (4) drawers. It was made most likely before the 1880 or 1890s. A uniq...
Category
19th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Lovely Mixed Wood Inlay French Secretary
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exceptional classic French secretary having stunning floral inlay on all sides with a variety of different color woods. The interior features 6 drawers, an open shelf, and addition...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
CIRCA 1900 VENETIAN CHINOISERIE DECORATED PARCEL GILT BUREAU BOOKCASE DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made Venetian Secrtaire Bureau Bookcase made in the Chinosierie taste with a parcel gilt fi...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Chinoiserie Antique Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood string inlaid secretary bookcase with a hinged fall front leather writing surface, central arched tulip wood inlaid cornice with original bras...
Category
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baroque Fall-Front Secretary with Marquetry Surface, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small Baroque fall-front secretary on elegantly curved S-shaped legs, featuring four drawers and a central cabinet door. The surfaces are finely decorated with marquetry in a contras...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Italian Baroque Secretary, circa 1700
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The upper case with swept pediment and stepped molded edge fitted with 11 drawers and an arched door. The lower case with a slant front opening over a well above three long drawers e...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Olive
Art Deco Thompson Secretary Walnut Root Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Art Deco Thompson Secretary Walnut Root Wood
Art Deco is a style of design, architecture, and visual arts that originated in France in the 1920s. It was popular in Europe and the Un...
Category
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
American Victorian Walnut Secretary Glass Front Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian two-piece walnut secretary cabinet with a base having a drawer whose front folds down to create a desktop with interior drawers and green felt over two doors with ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Dark Gray Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary cabinet featuring a two-door glazed display hutch above and a lower section with a slant-front writing desk and three drawers. The dark gray paint finish is newly a...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Softwood
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Walnut Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Of unusually large scale; the upper section with arched cornice over a pair of wire-inset doors opening to fabric lined interior fitted with shelves; the lower section with a slant f...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Painted Oak Secretary, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece with paneled doors, crown and three large lower serpentine drawers.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custo...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant. Mahogany with mahogany & oak secondary wood. Ingenious hidden drawers & locking mec...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Luciano Frigerio Credenza Diamante, 1970
s
Located in bari, IT
Mid-Century Modern 12-drawer Diamante chest of drawers is made of walnut and is decorated with a complex block pattern designed by Luciano Frigerio di Desio.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$4,003 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers MINT!
Category
20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Børge Mogensen for Søborg Secretary Desk 1960s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Secretary desk / cabinet, designed in 1950s by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik Denmark. Made in fine walnut early 1960s. Front with three drawers and a writing flap. Behind the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$3,097 Sale Price
20% Off
Large blue Secretary Desk - design Eric Gizard, Paris - made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered fully mounted.
The overall dimensions of the b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Dental Moulded Flat Cornince
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Dental Moulded Flat Cornince and Splayed Feet
Category
19th Century English Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Incredible Carved Italian Luigi Frullini Narrow Figural Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible Italian secretary desk, attributed to the renowned 19th-century master carver Luigi Frullini, is a museum-worthy example of Renaissance Revival craftsmanship. Execute...
Category
1870s Italian Renaissance Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Charles X Secretary/Secrétaire à Abattant in Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Charles X secrétaire à abattant in mahogany, France, circa 1825. Fall-front has original counter weight for ease in lowering and closing. Dark green tooled leather on desk top appe...
Category
1820s French Charles X Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century American Federal Secretary, Seymour School, Boston
By John
Thomas Seymour
Located in Essex, MA
Important American Federal Period Secretary. School of John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, circa 1820. Mahogany and Mahogany Veneered Case on Pine Secondary Wood. Two Gothic Fenestra...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaire/ Bureau Cabinet, Nutwood, AT ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 18th Century baroque secrétaire/ bureau cabinet elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1770 in Austria. As former part of the inventory of an old Upperaustrian castl...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Shelving system Model 9 Made In Rosewood By Omann Juniors Møbelfabrik From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Model 9 shelving system with secretary, crafted from luxurious rosewood, is a prime example of Danish design from the 1960s. Manufactured by Omann Junior...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
$1,739 Sale Price
26% Off
Black Painted Baroque Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1810
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with a curved bonnet. Note the heavily carved panel doors and the large curvaceous lower three serpentine drawers.
T...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Model 63 Drop Front Teak Secretary Desk by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Kai Kristiansen
Manufacturer: HNJ Møbel / Tørring Møbelfabrik
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 35" wide x 17" deep x 42.5" tall
Condition: I...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
François Linke, Ormolu and Mahogany Secretaire After Riesener
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Louis XVI style secretaire in mahogany marquetry in frames of light wood and ebony fillets, rich ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze such as flower garlands, inte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing area and three graduated drawers. This Swedish Gustavian style drop-front secretary, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with...
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Antique Georgian Inlaid Solid Oak Bureau / Secretaire c.1800
Located in Leicester, GB
A stunning English Georgian bureau. This bureaux is from the Georgian era, just after 1800. Fabulous color and patina to the solid oak finish. The whole piece of furniture is made of...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$864 Sale Price
25% Off
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early-mid 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany secretaire abattant
The top having a drawer above the drop front with felt writing surface, multiple compartments/drawers. Bottom hal...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Louis XIII Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Danish Painted Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual 18th century Danish painted bureau bookcase with a very good fitted interior. 1780.
Height to the underside of desk is 77cm.
Code: 8569
Dimensions:
W: 44" (111.8 cm)
H: 80...
Category
18th Century Danish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Émile Gallé Game Table in Walnut and Marquetry of Veneered Wood with a Floral
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ixelles, BE
"Émile Gallé Game Table in Walnut and Marquetry of Veneered Wood with a Floral Thistle Motif (c. 1895).
Émile Gallé’s game table is an exceptionally refined work of art, perfectly e...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Secretaires
Materials
Nutwood
1940
s French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's French Art Deco Exotic Rosewood Secretary Cabinet. Top glass enclosed display area. Interior with special sections for desk needs. Rare form.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$2,680 Sale Price
20% 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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