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Secretaires For Sale
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carv...
Category
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
1960s Omann Jun Palisander Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good/Verygood original condition with minor signs of use
- The iron hairpin legs were aded afterwards
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Palisander
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers Edwards and Roberts. Moulded cornice over arched glazed panel doors with green fabric lined interior above a rolled front inlaid fan, shell and scroll decoration.
Pull out embossed green leather writing surface above graduated drawers on narrow feet: stamped "Edwards and Roberts" on top drawers edge. Famous cabinetry makers.
The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Mid Century Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk. In good vintage condition. A few minor issues. A new key has been fabricated for locking mechanism and works but is finicky. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning Biedermeier secretary was crafted in Denmark during a peak era known for high quality furniture craftsmanship. Enlarge photos to appreciate the beauty of the wood, note...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
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
Chapman Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk by Chapman. Item features 2 part construction, lighted interior with dimmer switch, 2 lower cabinet doo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Makassar Art Deco Secretary Desk with Maple Interior, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This striking Art Deco secretary desk from the 1930s showcases masterful craftsmanship paired with the expressive beauty of the finest materials. The high-gloss polished Macassar woo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire is composed with two...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal
19th Century Louis Philippe Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a Louis Philippe secretaire from the mid-19th century.
There are three bottom drawers, a removable board flush with the rest, and a narrow drawer with a concave-conve...
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$3,702 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece of symmetry, the cantilevered sides of the body meet the rectangular working surface, creating a setback for the upper writing surface. Crafted of Nordic birch and fir,...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Secrétaire scandinavo anni 60 con piano estraibile
Located in Brescia, IT
Secrétaire anni ’60 in teak con piano estraibile, cassetti interni e divisori portacarte. Grandi maniglie intagliate, linee solide e proporzioni eleganti.
Secrétaire scandinavo in t...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Beautiful French 19th Century Hand-Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French 19th century hand-painted secretary desk, the patina is so much beautiful in person, it has a little repair on one side, see...
Category
1880s French Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Stripped Pine Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted during the 19th century, this 19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Stripped Pine Secretary is ideal for the casual decor with its clean lines and sublime functionali...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Arne Hovmand Olsen Vanity / Secretary in Teak with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Arne Hovmand Olsen
Manufacturer: Linnebjerg
Era: 1950s
Materials: Teak, Glass
Measurements: 39.5" wide x 21.5" deep x 33" tall
Condition: In excelle...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak, Glass
Fantastic English Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Slant Lid Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English Adams paint decorated satinwood slant lid secretary desk is a stunning example of neoclassical artistry and craftsmanship. Dating to the late 18th or early 19th century ...
Category
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Art Deco Secretaire by Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deci secretaire desk was designed by Jacques Adnet, made of Tamo Ash Wood. The style of this secretaire features sleek lines, geometric shapes and a comb...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Ash
19th Century French Louis XV Style Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Louis XV Style Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Writing Desk
A very fine and well-proportioned 19th century French Louis XV style ladies desk...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$3,500 Sale Price
53% Off
19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand architectural scale with an incredible arched pedimen...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th-Early 19th C. French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th-early 19th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Single glass door upper display cabinet
3-drawer bombe form base &...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Glass
French Directoire Style Medium-Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange
Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period design is remarkable with its straight, classic...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Austro-Hungarian Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wearing a layer of Austrian walnut root veneer, this secrétaire has a unique grain that one does not often see; it swirls and undulates across the surface drawing the eye along in a ...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Secretaire by A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna ‘SMF
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish secretary desk signed by the A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna (SMF), one of the largest furniture manufacture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Jacaranda
Swedish 1856 Two-part Painted Secretary with Four Doors and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 19th century two-part painted wood secretary circa 1856 with slant front desk, four doors and bracket feet. of Scandinavian taste for light palettes. Enrich your space with a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish antique rustic Gustavian slant front secretary from early 19th century that is perfect for any home.
This originalpainted features a slanted top that pulls down to make a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Important Art Deco Console by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Roma, IT
An exceptional and early Art Deco console by Jules Leleu, dating from the early 1920s — a period marking the full emergence of Leleu’s mature decorative style. Presented at a time wh...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Amboyna
18th Century English Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Queen Anne period furnishings such as this walnut secretary are incredibly rare and important examples of English cabinetmaking. This secretary is of the most outstanding caliber, boasting desirable double bonnet, mirrored cabinet doors...
Category
18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Narrow 30" Wide 4 Drawers Slant Front Secretary Desk w/ Glass Doors Bookcase
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Narrow 30" Wide 4 Drawers Slant Front Secretary Desk w/ Glass Doors Bookcase MINT
Category
20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
The Secretary by Jonathan Nesci in Powder Coated Aluminum Plate with Leather
Located in Columbus, IN
The Secretary: Designed by American industrial and furniture designer Jonathan Nesci, and is made of powder-coated aluminum, steel, and leather.
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This is a beautifully built...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Secretaires
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary, Light Birch Wood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary from the Biedermeier period around 1830/1835.
Birch veneer with very subtle grain.
Architecturally structured interior with marquetry and band inlays. Exten...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold
Floral Carving
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed,
A Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with finely executed carved gallery to the top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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
18th Century Swiss Made Secretaire
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary or chest of drawers
Switzerland
Yew, oak
second half of 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 105 x 116 x 61 cm
Description:
Antique sloping flap chest of drawers ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swiss Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Yew
A fine 18th century Scottish Regency mahogany and satinwood inlayed secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine early 19th century Regency mahogany and satinwood inlayed drop front secretary . Signed in two places
Category
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Roger Landault — “Junior” Secretary Desk for Meubles ABC, France, 1951
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exceptionally rare “Junior” secretary desk in light oak, designed by Roger Landault and produced by Meubles ABC, one of the most distinguished French furniture manufacturers of th...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Venetian Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A painted Venetian secretaire with shelves and drawers on bottom portion of body.
Category
19th Century Antique Secretaires
Louis XV Secretary Desk, Paris 1750-60
Located in Leimen, DE
This stunning French Louis XV secretary desk, crafted in Paris around 1750, is a remarkable example of 18th-century artistry and sophistication. Standing on four elegant curved legs ...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Solid Oak Cabinet and Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, 1960
s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and rare "dos d'âne" style desk and cabinet by French designers Guillerme and Chambron featuring leather straps holding the desk tray. Chest of 4 drawers In overall good vint...
Category
1960s French Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Laminate, Oak
Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors.
Measures: Height from the floor to the open leaf: 32.40in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
18th-19th Century Grey Russian Two Part Bureau - Antique Baroque Oak Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, antique Russian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, designed and produced by an unknown carpenter from St. Petersburg, in good condition. The vintage secretaire...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique early Sheraton satinwood secretaire bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th Century Sheraton period satinwood Secretaire Bookcase, kingwood crossbanded throughout, having leaf & ribbon inlaid moulded cornice above painted swag & urn ...
Category
1780s English Sheraton Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Black Secretary Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
an exquisite vintage Louis XV style Minton-Spidell secretary desk. The secretary desk embodies timeless elegance and sophisticated craftsmanship. The upper portion features two doors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$3,300 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century French Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine late 19th century French writing desk secretary with dore bronze mountings and Marble. It is made of a variety of woods - f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase with beautiful, thick walnut radica veneer, wonderful color, ebonized moldings, most likely retaining the original mirror plates. The two upper doors open to reveal a fitted interior, the lower part has a fitted desk compartment...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the grace and sophistication of the 18th century with our exquisite English oak secretaire, an embodiment of Georgian Chippendale-style craftsmanship. Elegantly merging for...
Category
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful walnut secre´taire a` abattant was constructed in the style of Louis XVI during the 19th century. Topped with a great piece of black and white marble. A single, slim d...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Secretaire anni ’50 in teak maniglie scolpite allungate
Located in Brescia, IT
Secretaire anni ’50 in teak con inserti a contrasto, maniglie scolpite allungate, chiusura a rullo, tre ampi cassetti e puntali in ottone alle gambe.
Elegante secretaire scandinavo ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Neoclassical Cylinder Secretary Desk with Clock, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Significant neoclassical cylinder secretary resting on six tapered square legs, canted at the corners. The lower commode section, with two drawers, projects slightly in a risalit for...
Category
1780s German Neoclassical Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Stunning Poul Hundevad Rosewood Secretary Cabinet , Denmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Danish modern, two piece, book matched rosewood, bookcase secretary cabinet by Poul Hundevad ... Birch wood interior,,, features a 26 inch height bottom cabinet with sliding doors, a...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Antique Moroccan Desk or Escritoire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Important 19th century Moroccan escritoire or desk crafted in mahogany with strong aesthetics movement influences. Featuring Moorish architectural references, floral and geometric bone inlays...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Late Victorian Petite Oak Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian Oak Ladies Secretary Deks, Circa 1900. Features a carved backspash over shelf and slant front. Desk opens to a work surface, pigeon holes and one interior drawer. A...
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Hand Painted White Baroque Secretaire, Saxony 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque writing secretaire with slanted flap and curved front and frame. The secretaire has two large drawers and behind the arched writing flap small drawers and a deep compartment....
Category
18th Century German French Provincial Antique Secretaires
Materials
Softwood
Danish Teak Secretary Desk with Hidden Vanity Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish teak secretary desk crafted of teak with book-matched grain across the drawers. The secretary features a pull-out writing surface over three drawers. A pair of sliding glass c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880.
The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier (...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Venetian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 20th century Italian lacquered secretary bookcase decorated in the Venetian taste with dramatic Chinoiserie motifs. The two-part case has an intentionally distressed painte...
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one low door with compartment, beautiful marquetry oakwood . The wood inside opens to a c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$3,440 Sale Price
20% Off
c1900 French Antique Louis XVI Style Burl Wood Secretary/ Desk - Petite Size
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1900 French Antique Louis XVI style Petite Secretary/ Desk. Louis XVI style and made from Exotic Burl Wood. Upper cabinet book storage/ display. Dr...
Category
Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Burl
$2,264 Sale Price
20% Off
English Regency Style Wood and Brass Leather Top Campaign Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-Style (20th Century) maple and ebonized trim campaign / kneehole desk with two cabinet columns with four drawers each having rectangular inSet brass drawer pulls and ...
Category
20th Century European Regency Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies
Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies' desk or so-called "bureau de pente", its shaped fall-front opening to reveal a red lea...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the second half of the 20th century. Beautifully designed furniture, pleasantly lacquered and hand painted with floral decorations. High leg bureau equipped with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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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