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Secretaires For Sale
Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
By Remploy
Located in Ely, GB
Mid Century, Teak Bureau / Desk Made by Remploy - 1970s.
The bureau has 1 drop-down writing desk, 1 single drawer and 2 cupboard doors.
The cabinet does show signs of wear to the c...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Early 19th Century French Mahogany, Oak & Marble Secretaire with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
Important Secretaire a Abattant, Paris, Empire, circa 1805. Mahogany on oak, marble top, ormolu mounts. Caryatides, trophy weapons, fasces, antique Roman and Egyptian ornamentation a...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Walnut and plum Baroque Secretary à deux corps around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à deux corps
Baroque around 1760
Walnut and plum veneered on softwood, lower part with concave corrus and three drawers,
two-door top with symmetrically arranged compart...
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Lovely Vintage Secretary with 3 Drawers and Shelves on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty vintage American secretary cabinet having slant front desk that opens to a 29.5 d surface and cubbies with one little drawer. The top has gl...
Category
1950s American Country Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
A fine British military officer’s Campaign ware secretary or secretaire from the 19th century, fashioned as a chest of drawers, featuring a patinated mahogany exterior, showing two s...
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930's Art Deco Secretaire Desk with hidden locking mechanism
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary
wooden body, shellac hand polished
probably stained ash
One drawer can be locked/unlocked by a hidden locking mechanism.
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
Widt...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of upright furniture benefits from a wealth of useful storage compartments, both internal and external. The front flap lowers down to become a writing surface, revealing three spacious open shelves and a range of slim drawers suitable for documents or trinkets. Four further external drawers, wide and shallow, and a white marble top, complete the design. The side edges are fluted, with glorious brass, rounded detailing at the top, while the legs are tapering, ending in ‘toupie’ style feet.
The ‘secretaire’ was an extremely popular choice in its time, being economical in space and perfectly suited to intellectual activities and letter writing...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
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
19th Century Swedish Pine Secretary Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Sideboard with a secretary desk made during the early 1800s, 1820 to 1830, in northern Sweden from pine. The sideboard is a large, well-made quality furniture of very nice quality. It measures a meter and half in width, 151 cm to be precise, and 61 cm deep. That results in a heavy and solid furniture with a strong presence and dependable character. The side doors are curved which are an unusual feature in furniture of this time and style...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall cabinet made in two parts in blue paint with polychrome painted floral and gilt figural decoration. With a serpentine baroque crest with a gilt landscape in the center cartouc...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk With Leather Flip-down Worktop
Located in Torquay, GB
Retro 1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk with leather lined flipdown platform
Lockable 1960s home office desk with several useful storage comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Teak Mid-Century Modern Wall Storage Bookcase Cabinet with Drop Front Desk
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern large wall storage cabinet and bookcase with a drop front desk in teak. It is in wonderful vintage condition but not without some s...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Laminate, Teak
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Mahogany, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant early Biedermeier / neoclassical secretaire 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:
* Metric: H 150 cm x W 96...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
Mid-Century Modern Desk/Secretary by Maurice Pre and Janette Laverrière, 1958
Located in Brussels, BE
Dimensions D: 40 cm (15.75") H: 317 ( MAXIMAL HEIGHT) cm W: 80 cm (31.50")
Category
1950s French Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Walnut Austrian Biedermeier Abatante Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Biedermeier style abatante secretary desk, unbranded. Walnut with walnut & other wood veneers, decorative overhang to top, wood keyhole escutcheons to doors with brass key...
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Circa 1810 Empire Period Secretaire à Abatant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period, c.1810, Secretaire à Abatant, French. Walnut. Demi-columns with bronze dore mounts. Bronze dore pulls & escutcheons. Chic black marble top with white-grey figure. Grea...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Birch Karl Johan Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1840-60
By Karl Johan
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning Karl Johan Swedish birch secretary or "bureau" with twelve inner drawers surrounding a 3-part central cubie area. Exterior has one upp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Trumeau, secretaire Luigi XV originale settecentesco
Located in Torino, IT
Trumeau, secretaire
Luigi XV / Transizione
in legno lastronato con
motivo a lisca di pesce.
Doppia anta superiore,
piano a ribalta
e tre cassetti.
PERIODO
Originale del Settecento
...
Category
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1860 WALNUT SCRIBAN BUREAU BOOKCASE MUST SEE PICTURES
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1860-1880 Walnut framed Scriban bureau bookcase
Please note the delivery fe...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Swedish Rococo Secretary Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
Desk 32 inches high, 43 inches open
Upper cabinet 12 inches deep, bottom 25 inches deep.
Category
1780s Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1790s Scandinavian Slant Front Desk with Carved Panel and Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Scandinavian light/medium grey painted slant-front desk from circa 1790 with carved panel and four drawers. Emanating the quiet elegance of Scandinavian design, this circa 1790 lig...
Category
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Victorian Secretary Desk Circa. 1800's
Located in Fulton, CA
American Victorian secretary desk made of solid walnut. Circa. 1875. Drop-front desk with birdseye maple detail. Carved walnut pulls with "rac...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Skandinavian secretary with beautiful and functional secretary desk made of solid pine wood. The contrasting center of the secretary is made of walnut with a wonderful grain.
The co...
Category
1830s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 1820s Grey Blue Painted Slant Front Desk Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood secretary circa 1820 with slant front desk, carved fluted motifs, three drawers and carved feet. Transport yourself to the elegant Swedish Gust...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Pennsylvania House Slant Front 4-Drawer Cherry Secretary Desk with Lock
Located in Germantown, MD
Pennsylvania House Slant Front Cherry Secretary Desk with Lock. Features four fully functional drawers with dovetail construction and Chippendale...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Midcentury modern secretary in teakwood, 1960s Denmark.
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Lovely Midcentury modern secretary in teakwood, 1960s Denmark.
This exquisite piece features a vibrant wood grain, a set of three small dra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
English Secretary, Cabinet with Mahogany Glass Top, circa 1850, Victorian
Located in Berlin, DE
High rectangular carcass, two doors. over it extendable writing board provided with several drawers and shelves. Rear-mounted glass top with rung glazing. Extremely rare in this vers...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Gunnar Nielsen for Tibergaard bureau, secretary, 1960s
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic secretary from the 1960s by Gunnar Nielsen for Tibergaard. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with a hinged work surface, four interior drawers, one compartments, three drawe...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Semi Antique Mahogany Secretary On Chinese Chippendale Style Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Provenance: Sotheby's NY. The secretary with a drop front in the form of three drawers but opening to drawers and cubby holes. With a black tooled writing surface. The stand with two...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Wood: Mahogany
dimensions :
h. 130 cm w. 112 cm d. 62 cm
Category
1860s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
George III Scarlet Japanned Secretary Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
The case 18th century with later scarlet Japanned decoration. With shaped arched pediment over a pair of arched doors with beveled glass. Opening to a...
Category
1750s English George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has all the outstanding qualities of an antique origina...
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Stunning Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a stunning early 19th century Swedish Gustavian secretary. This secretary features a newer, professionally applied white and gray e...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Wooton desk, produced from 1874 to 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Designed by entrepreneur William S. Wooton.
Produced in mahogany on large sledge feet, four large brass hinges op...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810
Located in Hellouw, NL
Beautiful Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864).
Jean-Joseph Chapuis (born in Brussels) was a famous furniture maker. He obtained a master craftsman ti...
Category
Early 1800s Belgian Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Writing Desk in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A period Rococo writing desk from the 18th century in original painted alder wood with period key hole fittings, circa 1760. There are two smaller drawers behind the writing surface ...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
STUNNiNG ANTIQUE CIRCA 1840 SHERATON REVIVAL LIBRARY BUREAU BOOKCASE ON DRAWERS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England, Sheraton Revival, Library Bureau bookcase circa 1840
Please note the deli...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk in the John Stuart's Janus Collection Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern secretary/ wall unit cabinet in the John Stuart's Janus Collection Style. Circa 1960s
Features a pull-out writing shelve surface hidden by a false front d...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George III Glazed Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Batley, GB
A Georgian mahogany beurau bookcase with 4 long drawers raised on bracket feet. The desk fitted with a delicate interior retaining all its original drawers and keys. The astral glaze...
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Erling Torvits Brazilian Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Erling Torvits
Manufacturer: Klim Møbelfabrik
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 41″ wide x 18.75″ deep x 47.75″ tall
Condition: In excellent ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Louis XV Style Minton Spidell Drop-Front Hand Painted Secretary Cabinet
This Vintage Minton-Spidell Louis XV Style Drop-Front Secretary Cabinet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Gold Leaf
ANTIQUE SHERATON REVIVAL BUREA BOOKCASE LEATHER TOP HARDWOOD WALNUT & SATiNWOOD
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Sheraton Revival Walnut, Mahogany & Satinwood Bureau bookcase...
Category
20th Century English Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary in the manner of Quervelle offers deeply striated flame mahogany construction with Greco-Roman features having upper bookcase with double glass doors with arch...
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Dimensions : 30" Wide X 19" Deep X 52.75" Tall
This stunning ladies ...
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive early 19th century Maple and Ebony German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Nice deep rich color and patina to the Maple surfac...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Maple
Antique Traditional Secretary Wood Desk with Shelf, FR-1062
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Traditional Secretary Wood Desk with Shelf
The secretary desk with shelf originates from France. The wood desk has a warm, worn black fi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Arne Vodder Rosewood Vanity Dresser
Located in Oakland, CA
circa 1955 Brazilian rosewood vanity with flip-top mirror and lights. Crafted of stunning Brazilian Rosewood with dark grains and dynamic book-matched patterns across the front of dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
French Provincial Style Floral Painted White Oak Secretaire
By John Hall
Located in Chicago, IL
French Provincial Style painted white oak secretaire with chicken wire cabinet top and leather desktop. Floral design painted on front and sides; interior ...
Category
1990s American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wire
European 1790s Two-Part Tall Secretary with Glass Doors and Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European painted wood tall two-part secretary circa 1790 with glass doors, carved dentil molding, slant-front desk and four graduating drawers. Enhance your home decor with this ex...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the outstanding qualities of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids and maho...
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-century George Nelson Secretary Dresser and desk for Herman Miller, 1960's
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson Secretary for Herman Miller, 1960's
Walnut
Herman Miller tag on inside of drawer.
5 drawers and a pull-down desktop.
Measures: ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
We present you this piece of furniture composed of a three-drawer dresser with a sliding de...
Category
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary, Walnut, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier Secretary
Austria
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 158 x 108 x 49 cm
Description:
Strictly cubist secretary standing on square feet.
The furniture front and also the sides have a beautiful and carefully selected walnut veneer. The symmetrical laying of the grain makes the piece of furniture look incredibly calm and coherent.
The furniture view begins with three drawers at the bottom, the writing flap above and another wide drawer at the very top.
The top is finished off with a surrounding profile moulding.
The interior consists of eight drawers arranged around a central open compartment. Ornamental marquetry decorates the top and bottom drawers.
The lower drawer opens by a secret mechanism...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Painted Secretary Desk with Fallfront, Mid 19th century
Located in South Salem, NY
This stunning Mid-19th-century French Painted Secretary Desk has a captivating fall-front design. This piece showcases an elegant white exteri...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
A fine Biedermeier period walnut and inlayed roll top secretary. Circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and rare Biedermeier walnut roll top secretary . Fine satinwood inlay . French polished and ready to place. Several drawers and compartments for storage .
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
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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