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Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk Additional
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Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Desk. Item features dovetail
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Secretary Desk, Hutch, Early American, Walnut, C. 1800s, Office, Living
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Antique Secretary Desk, Hutch, Early American, Walnut, C. 1800s, Office, Living Room, Plantation
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown American Craftsman Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Wood

1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished. Measure 45.75
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size
Located in Downingtown, PA
Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size, late-19th century. The secretary desk is black
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
Louis XVI style secretaire early 19th century. It has the original white marble top, single larger
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMPIRE STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK Composed of 19th century elements ref
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20th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Restored Solid Oak Standing Secretary (circa 1820)
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Antique Restored Solid Oak Standing Secretary (circa 1820) Description: This exquisite standing
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Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Rococo secretary. With a decorative carved pediment with two doors opening to
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
H 85.44 in W 44.49 in D 20.87 in
Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Regency inlaid mahogany secretary Upper hinged glass bookcase with three interior shelves
Category

Antique 1820s English Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early XIX Century Mahogany Secretary Germany, 1800 Mahogany This classicist cylinder bureau made
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
H 47.25 in W 42.92 in D 23.63 in
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
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish secretary. Decorative carved pediment with two doors with reeded
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
H 41.34 in W 42.13 in D 20.48 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
surface makes this chiffonier an unusual case piece. Below the secretary drawer are two cabinet doors
Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
are characteristic of the Empire period, reflecting the neoclassical influences of early 19th-century
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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Georgian Style Walnut and Burr Secretary Desk or Vanity
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th century Georgian style walnut and burr secretary desk, vanity or chest with four drawers
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Wonderful Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Early American 19th C Plantation Desk Secretary Bookcase Hutch Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite Early American Plantation, clerk or mail Desk, Circa mid 19th C.. This exceptional 2
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830
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Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

1800's Antique Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop, Secretaire, Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
!! Early 19th Century Georgian Secretaire slant front desk. 20 ins x 38 ins x 36 ins This antique
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Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to
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Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Louis XVI Country French Secretary Desk is the epitome of efficiency with style
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th c. French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 19th c. French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk. Gray black marble top. Bronze
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
grandeur and functionality of early 19th-century design. The mahogany boasts a rich, deep patina, enhanced
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century A rectangular top sitting above
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century A rectangular top sitting above
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
H 55.75 in W 40.5 in D 18.25 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Empire Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich mahogany and stately lines define this handsome Empire drop front secretary. Refer to close up
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Brass

The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean
By Robinson, Edkins, & Aston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean, of rectangular form
Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Silver

English mahogany secretary with fitted interior early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English secretary with fitted interior fall front desk early 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Secretary Desk/ Secretaire, Austria ca. 1820/25
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Splendid early 19th century Biedermeier secretaire/ secretary desk from the renowed period in
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Secretary, Birch and Birch burl veneered
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Secretary Desk, circa 1820, Braunschweig An exceptional secretary desk from around 1820, crafted
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch

19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Small German Biedermeier Secretary, Walnut, Early 19th Century circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Very small Biedermeier secretary Southern Germany Walnut Biedermeier around 1815 Dimensions: H x
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Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior. early-19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique American Federal Flame Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive antique early 19th century Federal Period flame Mahogany secretary and
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Antique Early 19th Century Federal Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier tall secretaire with a writing flap made of hand crafted
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

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
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Pine

19th c. Venetian Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
I believe that was done in the early 20th century. The piece is so versatile that it can be used in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Directoire Cupboards

Materials

Wood

19th c. Venetian Painted Secretary
19th c. Venetian Painted Secretary
H 96.25 in W 53 in D 17 in
Rare Northern Swedish Antique Pine Secretary Clock Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Swedish antique clock secretary desk made around 1820 to 1840 in northern Sweden. The desk and
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Pine

19th Century German Biedermeier Veneered Mahogany Cabinet - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier two-part cabinet with a writing flap made of hand
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Elegant Mahogany Empire Secretary Desk with Satinwood Intarsia
Located in Kastrup, DK
This small charming Empire secretary desk, crafted in Copenhagen around 1810, consists of three
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bone, Leather, Mahogany, Maple, Satinwood

Antique Genuine Swedish Country Corner Clock Secretary Cabinet Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Early 19th century northern Swedish corner clock secretary cabinet desk. This country house
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Corner Cupboards

Materials

Pine

Antique Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Gustavian drop-front secretary cabinet, hand-crafted in the early 19th Century in Sweden
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Antique Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Antique Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
H 49 in W 47.75 in D 21 in
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
a kind mahogany secretary-desk-bookcase with satinwood marquetry detail of seashell motif. The
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Russian secretary with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Birch

French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer
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Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Directory Cherry Wood Secetary Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
A French Directory era secretary desk, from the early 19th century, made of beautiful cherry wood
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI
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Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare Early
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
end of the 18th century, while the base was created sometime later in the early 19th century. The
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Iron, Brass

Antique Genuine Swedish Escritoire, Original Faux Paint Country Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique Swedish escritoire from the early 1800s. This escritoire, or secretary desk, is a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Pine

19th Century Black French Empire Polished Ebony Secretary, Antique Birch Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French secretary with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

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Early 19th Century Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the early 19th century secretary desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An early 19th century secretary desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the early 19th century secretary desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each early 19th century secretary desk bearing Georgian, Empire or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Jean Joseph Chapuis and John Needles each produced at least one beautiful early 19th century secretary desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Early 19th Century Secretary Desk?

Prices for an early 19th century secretary desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,225 and can go as high as $19,800, while the average can fetch as much as $5,449.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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