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French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century French Empire secrétaire à abattant made of richly figured, bookmatched
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 66.93 in W 41.34 in D 18.12 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted secrétaire à Abattant, In The Manner Of André
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Bombe Marquetry Secrétaire à Abattant, Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
19th century bombe marquetry secrétaire à abattant, marble top and bronze mounts.
Offered for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 51.25 in W 27.75 in D 15 in
Louis XVI Ebonized 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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Rococo Revival Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
Dating from around 1850, this is a wonderful antique French Rococo Revival Secretaire a Abattant
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Exceptional French Louis XVI Period Secrétaire à Abattant with Parquetry Detailing and Marble
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Tulipwood
Antique French Charles X Secretary/Secrétaire à Abattant in Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A Charles X secrétaire à abattant in mahogany, France, circa 1825. Fall-front has original counter
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 58.5 in W 37.75 in D 16 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Burled Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall cabinet with carved cavetto cornice, over a slim curved frieze drawer and one upper and two lower long drawers. The middle faux drawers drop down to the secretary. The fitted ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French 18th century J.F. LELEU stamped secretaire à abattant
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in AALSMEER, NL
secretaire à abattant By J.F Leleu with its original ‘Bianca Carrara’ marble top with rounded front corners
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretaire "À Abattant" Signed Hyppolyte-Edme Pretot, Paris, 19th Century
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Madrid, ES
Secretaire "à abattant". Fine woods, marquetry, interior with drawers in rosewood and textile
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 42.92 in W 31.5 in D 17.33 in
French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statley 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire secretaire à abattant, France around 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Secretary in mahogany veneer with two-door bottom part as well as dark marble shelf and fire-gilded fittings. Behind the writing flap with brown leather there are more drawers and co...
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT
France, circa 1830
Item # 407TCJ10P
This
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French secrétaire à abattant, or drop front secretary desk, with the case made of birdseye maple
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Ormolu-Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant by Millet
Located in London, GB
The brèche d'Alep marble top above a long frieze drawer, the hinged fall front with gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface, the fitted interior with four open compartments and a l...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail w...
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Desk, Secretaire a Abattant!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous antique secretaire a abattant, desk, French Empire style, mahogany, gilt, 1800s, 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 56.5 in W 37.25 in D 22.5 in
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secrétaire À Abattant
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk
By Drexel Heritage, "Brittany Collection"
USA, Circa 1970s
Carved walnut, with shell motif, hand painted flo...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 57 in W 26.5 in D 17 in
Special 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
The shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 59 in W 43 in D 17 in
French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
Located in Savannah, GA
This extraordinary French Second Empire period secre´taire a' abattan features flame mahogany, gilt brass-mounts and retains its original dark grey speckled granite top. Decorated th...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century Dutch satinwood abbatant or drop front desk, with gilded beading and inlaid brass stringing. The case also has various exotic woods inlaid into the satinwood. There i...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Secrétaire à abattant d'époque French Louis XVI Style Secretary c. Late 19th C.
Located in Westfield, MA
This Secrétaire à Abattant, crafted in the French Louis XVI style in the late 19th century, remains
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 39 in D 20 in
Exceptionally Rare 19th Century French Secrétaire à Abattant by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Secrétaire à Abattant
After the designs of Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 60 in W 42.5 in D 16.5 in
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with bronze mounts, three drawers below and one drawer above. Double brass locking syste...
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Charles X Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 56.11 in W 38.59 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Charles X Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 56.5 in W 36.62 in D 16.15 in
Very Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Abattant by Diehl.
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI marquetry inlay secretaire A Abattant by Charles Diehl. Kingwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 52 in W 32 in D 18 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 58.67 in W 38.98 in D 18.51 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 55.71 in W 35.24 in D 14.97 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
French Walnut Secrétaire á Abbatant
Located in Faversham, GB
A beautiful walnut Secrétaire à Abattant in the Empire style of the 19th century,
The top bears a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XV Style French Marquetry and Bronze Ladies Secretaire Chest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
"Secrétaire à abattant" - a so called ladies secretaire from the time around 1870-1890 in the style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 50.2 in W 25.99 in D 13 in
Directoire Diminutive Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant and a Similar Diminutive
Located in Buchanan, MI
A 19th century Directoire diminutive walnut Secrétaire a' Abattant and a similar diminutive five
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Directoire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
H 19 in W 12.5 in D 7.5 in
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
secretaire abattant, circa 1880.
The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretary With Impressive Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
"Secrétaire à abattant" from the late 18th century with pleasing proportions.
A piece of furniture with two
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
H 58.67 in W 35.04 in D 18.12 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Burlwood Drop-Front Secretary, One of Four Produced; Båstad, Sweden, c. 1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
Dating from around 1880, this exceptional "secrétaire à abattant" is one of four identical chests
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 50.25 in W 44 in D 17 in
Louis XVI Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from mahogany and morado, and delicately line-strung for contrast, this secrétaire à
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in Astoria, NY
.
Keywords: Designer Furniture, English style, Desk, Secretary, Bookcase, Secretaire a Abattant, Writing
Category
Vintage 1980s American Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Marble
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Heavily Carved Oak Desk Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in northern France circa 1860, the "secretaire a abattants" is both stylish and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant" was crafted in France, circa 1840; the tall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, the antique "secretaire a abattant" with upper display
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or bedroom with this elegant antique "Secretaire a Abattant". Crafted in Paris
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 58.5 in W 38 in D 16.5 in
Napoleon III Secretaire Abattant, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique secretaire abattant cabinet with drop down writing panel with interior carved wooden rails
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite Louis Philippe secrétaire à abattant. Made of a beautifully figured bookmatched
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Secretary Desk, France 1770-80
Located in Belmont, MA
craftsmanship.
Unveil the timeless allure of this Secrétaire à abattant, a masterpiece hailing from late 18th
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Colombo Mobili Burlwood Secretaire Abattant
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Countryside, IL
Colombo Moboli burlwood secretaire a abattant
Desk measures: 42 wide x 21 deep x 75.5 inches
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
Empire Secretary à abattant, France early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire secretary à abattant with a two-door base, two wide drawers and a flat writing flap
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
Victorian Enameled Waterfall A Abattant Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Victorian White Enameled Waterfall A Abattant Secretary Chest of Drawers
Measures 29.5" in width
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Amazing Secretary "À Abattant" Napoleon III French, 19th Century VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
AMAZING SECRETARY "À ABATTANT" NAPOLEON III
French, 19th century
in painted and gilded wood with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 53.75 in W 36.62 in D 14.57 in
Biedermeier Style Burled Birchwood Secretary Desk by Colombo Mobili
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Shippensburg, PA
# 411OBP20A
A truly remarkable Biedermeier style secretaire a'abattant desk from the custom furniture maker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th century secretary " Secrétaire a' Abattant " desk " Retour D'Egypt " Provenance, Succession
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
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Secretaire A Abattant For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the secretaire a abattant you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every secretaire a abattant was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the secretaire a abattant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A secretaire a abattant, designed in the Louis XVI, Empire or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A. Leclaire, B. Butte and Christian Dell each produced at least one beautiful secretaire a abattant that is worth considering.
How Much is a Secretaire A Abattant?
A secretaire a abattant can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,307, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $398,500.
Finding the Right Secretaires for You
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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