Louis XVI Secretaires
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
18th Century High Adjustable Secretaire Desk with integrated Hidden Chair, 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Antique desk as transformable furniture with standing desk and integrated chair
Southern Germany
Cherry
around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 115 x 107 x 69 cm
Description:
Exception...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Secretary ~ Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Secretary ~ Commode with Carrara Marble exudes an elegance that cannot be denied. Although it appears to be a wonderful example of the timeless Fre...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Ebonized
Inlay Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French Louis XVI style drop front secretary from the 1800s has impressive etched brass inlay on its exterior, which is made even more dramatic by the deep ebonized finish. The t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Folding Secretary Made of Marquetry Topped with a Carrara Marble
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful marquetry drop-leaf secretary is made of an oak frame, opening with a drawer, a drop-leaf door and two lower leaves with a Carrara marble slab on top.
This is a Fren...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Secretary Chest Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI secretary chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs and thorough dressed in bronze and brass details...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis XVI Desk/Secretaire a Abattant c. 1790-1800
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late 18th century Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant. The secretaire is crafted of solid walnut and is a generous 39.5" wide. The fall front when down r...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis 16
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1790-1810.. Louis XVI. This chest features great curves and carving skills and undoubtful high quality. Made in so...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James Monroe brought back from France in 1797. These desks are ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$4,818 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secretaire Stamped Sotto
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a canted white marble rectangular top with a three-quarter pierced gallery above a frieze drawer, the fall-front with gilt-tooled black leather writing surface enclosing a fitte...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Rolltop or cylinder desk, France, 1780. This original Louis XVI cylinder desk has an elegant mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays. I...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine Louis XVI style upright secretary, executed in veneered wood, finely decorated with painted medallions representing mythological scenes. Fine chiseled and gilded bronze m...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$64,083 Sale Price
38% Off
C.F. Harsdorff Louis XVI Secrétaire in Mahogany Exceptional Quality
Located in Kastrup, DK
C.F. Harsdorff, 1735–1799
A small, elegant Louis XVI secrétaire designed by the renowned Danish architect C.F. Harsdorff. Crafted in exceptional cabinetmaker quality from richly gra...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Secretary Desk, France 1770-80
Located in Belmont, MA
Antique French Secretary Desk from the Late 18th Century
Explore this French 18th century secretary desk, crafted in France circa 1770-80...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Secretary
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Secretary
Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality Inlaid Marquetry Petite Louis XVI Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XVI secretary desk embodies the refined elegance and timeless craftsmanship of 18th-century design. Beautifully constructed in mahogany with intricate mar...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI style Secrétaire à abattant with marquetry after Roentgen
By David Roentgen
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis XVI style ‘Secrétaire à abattant’ with marquetry after Roentgen.
Oak, thuya burl and ebonized pearwood veneer, wood marquetry, gilt bronze, green ‘Campan’ marble.
France.
ca. 1...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Satin Secretary Stamped Conrad Mauter In Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XVI period secretary made of satin and amaranth veneer, front uprights in cut corners simulating fluting, rear uprights in projection with simulated fluting as w...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Secretary Desk, France, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Secretary Desk – France, c. 1780-1800
This stunning Louis XVI secretary desk, crafted in France between 1780 and 1800, is a masterpiece of 18th-century craftsman...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Secretary, Walnut, Marquetry, Cylinder Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder desk with marquetry
Germany (Westphalia)
Walnut etc.
Classicism around 1795
Dimensions: H x W x D: 118 x 116 x 62 cm
Description:
Beautiful writing fur...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XVI secretary desk exemplifies the refined elegance and craftsmanship of late 18th to early 19th century French furniture. Constructed from rich mahogan...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI bureau made in Cuban mahogany.
Top cabinet as well as the base with fluted quarter columns.
Copenhagen Denmark, circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$5,755 Sale Price
50% Off
Maison Gouffé Paris French Transitional Louis XV XVI Secrétaire Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning fine quality French Transitional Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, Brocatelle Violette secrétaire bookcase by renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Maison Gouffé. circa 1925
...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This Louis XVI walnut slant-front secretary desk is a fine example of 18th-century French craftsmanship and sophistication, ideal for collectors and interior enthusiasts seeking time...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
$8,449 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
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...
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Burl
$2,264 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely antique French Louis XVI painted secretarie. This piece has a very fine patina and nice clean lines. Top section has a nice area for display and there is a good amount of stor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The piece features a three-drawer base and a three-door upper section with a projecting cen...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid drop front secretary abattant with gilt bronze trim and ring hands with 4 drawers below a fitted interior with a leather writin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis XVI French Ebonized Scriban Secretary, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Scriban or secretary chest in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. It has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous Fr...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Elegant Louis XVI Cherrywood Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Louis XVI cherrywood secrétaire cabinet.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Leather
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretary With Impressive Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Louis XVI Secretary With Marquetry
The Netherlands
Amaranth, satinwood and others
Louis XVI around 1790
Dimensions: H x W x D: 149 x 89 x 46 cm
Description:
Elaborate...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine Italian 18' century ormolu-mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant with a dark Grey marble top.
Measures: cm. 170 x 105 x 46.
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$23,259 Sale Price
30% Off
Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a single drawer & a white marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated and stately Danish secretary bookcase. The partially pierced cornice and a secondary tiered; a shaped cornice over tw...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with white marble top. In very good condition.
The se...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted secrétaire à Abattant, In The Manner Of André Charles Boulle.
This drop-front writing cabinet or secrétaire à abattant is finishe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
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...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Secretary Desk, South German 1770-80, walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite Louis XVI Secretary Desk South Germany, 1770-80
Discover a stunning Louis XVI secretary desk from South Germany (circa 1770-1780), a true masterpiece of late Baroque and ...
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1770s German Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire, Paris 1780.
The secretaire stands out for its elaborate kingwood and satinwood marquetry.
The inside is embellished with several dra...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Painted Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Painted Secretaire is a marvelous example of rural artisans in the provinces emulating the styles in current favor of the court. In the instanc...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre
An exceptional marquetry secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a stand with four ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century, French Louis XVI Inlaid Wood Secretaire with Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, French Louis XVI inlaid wood secretaire with marble top and gilt bronzes.
This elegant secretaire Louis XVI was made in F...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI secretary is a truly astonishing work of the cabinetmaker's art! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth in...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Secretary Bookcase, South German 1780, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI secretary bookcase, South German 1780.
Elegant and unique secretary bookcase with beautiful cherry veneer and Louis XVI style geometric ...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
Amazing very rare limited edition cylinder secretary desk in Lucite late 1980s
This is the best secretary kept in town: A fine art, exquisite...
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1980s Vintage Louis XVI Secretaires
French Antique Transformation Chest of Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
The French antique transformation furniture chest of drawers, originates from Paris and dates back to around 1800. The special feature of this...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Upright Secrétaire Design Dry Bar, Siding Tambour Doors, Marble Top
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century, French secrétaire with beautiful feathered woodwork, eucalyptus fillet inlay with Louis XVI style detailing. The wood grain veneer is artfully arranged in geometric p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with ample storage space. Top, front and sides feature detailed marquetry inlay in geome...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Important Louis XVI Cherrywood Secretary 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Surprising and rare Louis XVI secretary in cherrywood from the 18th century
Uncommon secretary given its large size of 1m74 and its very beautiful interior
Very beautiful patina an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Ribalta secretaire Luigi XVI in legno di noce intarsiato. Fine XVIII sec.
Located in Torino, IT
Ribalta secretaire
Luigi XVI
in legno massello
di noce intarsiato,
con due cassetti esterni
e cassettini interni.
PERIODO
Fine Settecento,
Primo Ottocento
MODELLO
Ribalta con due c...
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style secretaries abbattant, having bombe shaped sides, gilded rococo style scrolling ormolu mounts. Wonderful hand painted Ver...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$9,310 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Rolling Secretary in Louis XVI, 20th Century, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive rolling secretary in Louis XVI, 20th Century.
Scroll function with a Watteau painting, signed. Extendable writing surface covered with leather. Rich marquetry on the si...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top
Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Secretary In Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant Louis XVI style cylinder secretary in mahogany and light wood marquetry with floral basket decorations on the front of the cylinder and floral arrangements on the sides ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Louis Xvi secretaires for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI secretaires for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage secretaires created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI secretaires made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original secretaires, popular names associated with this style include Maison Jansen, Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, and Comatec. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for secretaires differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,011 and tops out at $86,260 while the average work can sell for $7,765.
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