Secretaires

This is a refined example of an early 19th-century English mahogany secretary bookcase, likely dating to the late Georgian or early Regency period.. The upper section features a pai...

This bright secretary was hand painted and produced by Trouvailles Inc in the 1960s. It features a flip top desk and ample storage. Suitable for many interiors.

Very Fine Custom c1940s Bubble Glass Drop Front Butlers Desk Break Front MINT. Phenomenal quality piece of furniture, fine detail low key inlay decorations.

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...

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 ...

Ettore Sottsass Barbarella cabinet for Poltronova, Italy. Designed in 1966, produced in 1985. The cabinet features three drawers over a drop-front ...

Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Abbatant Secretary Desk for Bloomingdale's. Item features 2 dovetailed drawers with lined interior, working locks and key, green tooled leather top writing surface, original label which reads "Made expressly for Bloomingdale...

An impressive antique American Empire step back cupboard, crafted from rich mahogany around 1840, features a distinctive two-part construction. The upper section presents a bookcase ...

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 ...

An elegant European two-part vitrine cabinet dating to circa 1790, distinguished by its refined proportions and finely carved architectural details. The upper section features two gl...

This piece is a 19th century Aesthetic Movement "Bonheur du Jour" secretary desk, crafted from tortoise finished tiger bamboo with painted japanned lacquer. Originating from England ...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

Beautiful, tall secretary features a mixed wood inlay facade with elegant column legs. Pulls open to reveal a writing desk with a bookshelf on top. Locks with a key. Measures 74" hig...

Antique top secretary Italy various precious woods second half 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 219 x 89 x 50 cm Description: Slender and well-proportioned secretary with architectural marquetry. Two-piece piece of furniture standing on slightly curved stud feet. The three lower drawers are veneered diagonally and mirrored starting...

Early 19th-century Danish Empire secretary bureau crafted in mahogany veneer with both bowfront and concave cabinet doors. The piece features elaborate inlay and marquetry throughout...

An exceptional Spanish vargueno or collector cabinet with a sophisticated assemblage of decorated drawers and cabinets on the interior with columnar accents. The exterior with except...

Danish Design Danish glossy veneer secretary attributed Erling Torvits for Klim Møbelfabrik. This secretary has a hinged leaf that drops down and becomes a sturdy desktop. Inside the...

Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved furniture and veneered in walnut, burl, cherry and beech of excellent quality. Double body trumeau equipped with three external draw...

A wonderful form three part German Baroque secretary desk in walnut & fruitwood, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a case with a locking center door with pull out uppe...

18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet Scriban Desk Library Antique LA . An important and Rare 18th century Dutch burl walnut secretaire cabinet...

This Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Secretaire Bureau Desk in Danish style is a stunning secretaire that embodies great style and a design classic admired by enthusiasts. Perfect fo...

Secretary desk made by German company Wasa in 1992. it is made from solid pine. It has a lid that folds down to function as a work top. Behind the lid there are shelves and drawers....

A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and gold polychromed with Chinoiserie detailing, and red under-body. Desk opens to rev...

18th century Danish secretary with a decorative carved pediment. Below two glazed doors opening to storage, below fall front desk opening to useful work or computer space. With six ...

Vintage desk cabinet 1960s Sweden Period 1960s Design Unknown Sweden Condition Good Minor signs of wear Dimensions 100 x 78.5 x 39 cm (H x W x D) Details Teak; Brass; It...

A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet Con...

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...

This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for the British Ambassador to Russia. From its craftsmanship and materials to its exceptional artistry, it is a work of royal and historic significance that exudes power in each and every detail. The broken pediment at its apex features the simplified royal coat of arms bearing the king’s crown, while the interior is adorned by portraits of the British Royal Family. Placed within the ambassador’s St. Petersburg home, this entirely unique piece of furniture would have been a potent reminder of England's grandeur and political importance. Relations between England and Russia during this period were at an all-time high. Peter the Great had traveled to England in 1698 as part of his widely known “Grand Embassy” tour, wherein he attempted to gain foreign support against the Ottoman Empire. He spent a period of nearly four months there, meeting with King William III and his court on numerous occasions. Noted academic Arthur MacGregor wrote concerning the impact of the trip, “For two decades following Peter's visit, British influence in Russia reached a peak. It manifested itself in social custom, in craft practice and in ships and naval organization... it reached a significant sector of the population before relations cooled once again and the two nations pulled back from this era of unprecedented cordiality.” First and foremost, however, it is a reminder of British might and influence. By the reign of King George I, England had come into its own as a world power. Unique in its design, this cabinet is a reflection of the country’s might. It is crafted from the highest-quality solid walnut and burr walnut adorned by gilded lock plates and engraved hinges. The presence of ormolu at its apex and lining the doors was a rarity for this period, and its addition makes manifest the importance of the design. The outer doors open to reveal multiple interiors, including fifteen separate drawers around a central cupboard; the cupboard doors each bear mezzotint portraits of George I and his father, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover. An etching after the portrait of George I dating to circa 1716 is in London’s Royal Academy. A second, inner pair of doors are adorned by mezzotints of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Queen Caroline and George II), which are both after portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller dated 1716 in the Royal Collection. A final portrait is revealed on the very interior of the cabinet, where a mezzotint of Frederick, Anne, Amelia and Caroline, children of the Prince of Wales, resides. An etching (circa 1715-1720) after this portrait can be found in the National Portrait Gallery (London). Apart from its abundance of royal portraiture, the cabinet features stunning painted decoration, including floral designs as well as clouds, birds and trees in a bucolic motif reminiscent of Eden. Its lower portion is a study in both form and function, featuring a fitted secrétaire-drawer above three additional drawers for storage. The cabinet appears in The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture by R. Edwards from 1964, a text that is regarded as the bible of British furniture design. Edwards describes it as a “writing cabinet...given by George I to the British Ambassador at the Russian court.” The cabinet was likely made for the 18th-century German diplomat and writer Friedrich Christian Weber, who represented English interests at the Russian court from 1714 until 1719. Although Weber’s tenure as ambassador was relatively short, while in St. Petersburg, he authored his account entitled Das veraenderte Russland (The Present State of Russia), which was published in three volumes in 1721, 1739 and 1740. It may, however, also have been made for George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton, who served as ambassador alongside Weber in 1716. Diplomatic relations ceased between the two countries in 1721. In 1928, the cabinet appeared for sale at the International Exhibition of Antiques & Works of Art in Olympia. It had previously been in the collection of the Woltner family of Bordeaux, the celebrated vintners who owned the estate Château Laville Haut-Brion and produced wine of the same name. According to the family, Monsieur Woltner was given the cabinet as a gift from an aunt who lived in Russia for many years. After leaving the Woltner collection, the cabinet was acquired by William Berry...

Elegant secretary desk with glazed upper cabinet and a gracefully broken arched pediment. The softly patinated finish in pale blue-gray lends the piece a charming antique character. ...

A very attractive early 19th century Maple and Ebony German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Nice deep rich color and patina to the Maple surfac...

Antique French Victorian secretary / library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring drop front door inlaid with floral mother of pearl and shield motif, which opens to writing surf...

Dutch Rococo style burled walnut bombe front secretaire with carved ball and claw feet. Three drawers with cast brass pulls and cast brass detailed key ho...

Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...

Bold 18th century masculine painted oak bureau with a good fitted interior and hidden compartments. 1780. Height to the underside of the fall front is 78cm. Code: 8515 Dimensions:...

A generously sized 19th century secretary desk from Sweden, made in the Gustavian style, with a striking painted finish of ruddy, patinated oxblood enveloping the pine construction. ...

American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...

This is a charming George l style walnut diminutive secretary. The domed cornice over a conforming vitrine cabinet . The bottom section contains a drop-front opening to reveal a leat...

A magnificent mid 19th century circa 1841 continental chest secretaire slant top with figured bookmatched walnut mahogany fletches. Includes two large lower drawers and a secret bow ...

Table Top Escritoire with Revolving Tabernacle This piece is made in superb Walnut veneers, it is of European in origin with many drawers and a disguised central section, it has a ...

A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid and pewter decoration, and an enclosed fitted interior, Russian/Baltic, circa 1830.

Louis XV style oak secretary desk with intricate and highly detailed carvings on front, top and sides. The scalloped door, with a working key, drops...

French reconstruction designer Pierre Cruège's forme libre masterpiece bureau with abattant. Rare natural oak version Brass details Inside the desk compartment, a letter rack and ...

English Mahogany secretary desk, 19th century Three pieces: Crown, upper drawers and lower cabinet. Lowest draw pulls out as a secretary desk. Measures: 21" deep x 46.5" wide x 80.5"...

Fine Biedermeier Maple Secretaire, North Germany (Braunschweig), circa 1815 Description: An exceptional and rare Biedermeier secrétaire, crafted in North Germany, likely in the Brau...

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...

A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the legs and inside drawers. Features top double door vitrine...

Rare and important antique American early 19th century figured mahogany "Duncan Phyfe" style flap-top secretary bookcase with gorgeous lyre-shaped glazed doors. Color of mahogany has...

Baker Furniture from the 18th century French Stacking Units Collection as shown in the Baker Catalogue Volume 1 page 62. Upper wire door cabinet section...

French late 19th century Louis Philippe secretary with a mahogany veneer. The top drawer front folds down and pulls out to reveal a leather wr...

A Mid Century Danish Modern Mummenthaler & Meier Style Teak Secretary Desk Cabinet . Measures 39.5" in width, 20.5" in depth and 40.25" in height. Knee clearance is 28.5 and pull out...

Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the cabinet over slant-front desk with writing compa...

Gustavian, Swedish Painted Secretaire Desk, White Paint, Pinewood, Sweden, 1900s Gustavian secretaire desk or storage cabinet designed and produced in Sweden in the early part of the 20th century. This example features a white paint distressed finish. The top portion of the cabinet flips down to reveal a light green paint distressed writing desk...

A painted Venetian secretaire with shelves and drawers on bottom portion of body.  

An elegant 19th century secretary desk, professionally restored to a high standard. The front is adorned with a refined marquetry panel featuring a classical vase motif surrounded b...

Unique, Beautiful and rare Week Drawers Cabinet, elegant small chest of drawers in wood marquetry in frieze, ebony, amaranth fillets and Greek ebony on the drawers. Marquetry on the...

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique 19th C. Chippendale George III Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk. Item feat...

This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION designed by the Parisian designer Eric Gizard. Eric adopts for this collection the refined codes of Scandinavian design, combin...

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...

Designed by Borge Mogensen for Karl Andersson in the 1960s, this Swedish two-piece teak secretary cabinet embodies the enduring principles of Scandinavian Modern design, where beauty...

French 19th century Louis XV style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk. Elegant French burlwood and ormolu mounted Lady’s cylinder desk. The single door cabinet is raised by slend...