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Edwardian, Tall Secretaire, Black Lacquer, Bronze, Abalone Inlay, Marble, 1880s
Located in Manhasset, NY
This spectacular Edwardian Bouille inlaid And bronze-mounted Abattant chest desk has been meticulously refinished and hand rubbed French polished to its original form. Having wonderf...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Materials
Wood
H 50 in W 28.5 in D 14.75 in
18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful French Louis XVI carved-cherry wood tall secretarie cabinet, with original leather on
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 87.5 in W 51.5 in D 25 in
Spanish Late 18th Century Pine Secretaire with Slanted Desk and Geometric Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish pine tall secretaire from the late 18th century, with carved date, slanted desk and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 86 in W 43.75 in D 21 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 64.5 in W 41.75 in D 20.25 in
Chinese Export Secretaire Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Tall Chinese secretaire chest, similar to a campaign chest.
With a wonderful drop front, this
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Bonheur du Jour Secretaire in Lous-Seize-Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Bonheur du Jour ladies' secretaire standing on tall, tapered legs with brass sabots
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Tall Mid-Century Highboy Drop Front Secretary
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique highboy dresser with burl wood drop font writing surface with fitted insert. Additional storage drawers above and below. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Tall Walnut Cabinet with a Bureau Desk Compartment
Located in Dubai, AE
Tall walnut desk cabinet in Baroque style with gilded brass ornamentation. The upper glazed part
Category
Antique 19th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Secretary Wood Desk Tall With Hidden Compartments
Located in Greer, SC
Available is this vintage beautifully designed large 3 piece secretary. Featuring ornate carved wood doors and carved wooden figure drawers. Includes 50 drawers/compartments, some of...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Tall Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau, circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment and decorative skirt.
The secretary has been given a professional custom teal gree...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Paint
Tall Craft Cabinet by Robert and Joanne Herzog
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted walnut tambour door cabinet with interior drawers. Made by Robert and Joanne Herzog, 1970s, California.
Category
Vintage 1970s Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Tall Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This 7' tall oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chapman Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk by Chapman. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 96 in W 50 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display Curio Bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Laminate
H 82 in W 36 in D 20 in
Vintage French Provincial Blue Painted Bookcase Tall Secretary Desk by Danby
By Danby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Blue Distress Painted Bookcase Tall Secretary Desk by Danby. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86 in W 39.5 in D 16 in
18th C. Venetian Tall Secretary Cabinet with Beautiful Hand-Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian tall secretary cabinet from the 18th century. This antique 7.75 feet tall
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Rococo Style Chapeau de Gendarme 1820s Gray Painted Tall Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style tall secretary from circa 1820 with gray painted finish, chapeau de gendarme
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 84.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
1960s Danish Modern Tall Wardrobe / Entry Piece / Hall Stand in Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
12.5? deep x 71? tall
Condition: In excellent original condition with some light vintage wear
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Tall Cabinet in Solid Patinated Pine Designed by Martin Nyrop for Rud Rasmussen
By Rud Rasmussen, Martin Nyrop
Located in Lejre, DK
Tall cabinet with glass doors in patinated solid pine. Designed by MAA. Martin Nyrop as interior
Category
Antique Early 1900s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Glass
H 84.26 in W 34.26 in D 18.9 in
European 18th Century Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Old Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European two-part tall secretary from the 18th century with gray / cream painted finish, old
Category
Antique 18th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 86 in W 46 in D 22 in
Tall Cabinet in Solid Patinated Pine Designed by Martin Nyrop for Rud Rasmussen
By Martin Nyrop, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Lejre, DK
Tall cabinet in patinated solid pine. Designed by MAA. Martin Nyrop as interior for Copenhagen town
Category
Antique Early 1900s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 83.86 in W 37.01 in D 17.72 in
Very Fine Olive Burl Wood 83" Tall Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest of Drawers MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 38 in D 22 in
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
rare and Tall Scribing bibliotic secretaire Library desk of a Gentleman or a Lady. Enclosing fitted
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Metallic Thread
H 108 in W 50 in D 24 in
Tall 19th century elm secretaire chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Tall 19th century elm secretaire chest of drawers circa 1870.
We are pleased to offer this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
19th Century burr walnut secretaire tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
has the addition of a secretaire.
Top drawer slightly overhangs the other drawers to allow space for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Secretaire Tabernacle Early 19th Century Biedermeier Signed
Located in Santander, ES
Outstanding figured mahogany Biedermeier tall secretaire with columned tabernacle and rounded Doric
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Tall English Secrétaire Bureau Bookcase Astragal Glazed Mahogany Library Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An attractive 19th century flamed mahogany glazed secrétaire.
The mahogany boasting a well
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 91.07 in W 47.68 in D 21.7 in
1800s Tall Secretary with Lower Chest of Drawers
Located in Memphis, TN
1800s tall secretary with lower chest of drawers. Gorgeous wood grain on dresser face, bun feet
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1800s Burl Wood Veneered Tall Secretary with Black Trim Throughout
Located in Memphis, TN
Tall secretary from 1800s. Beautiful burl wood veneered drawer and cabinet facing with detailed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
Irish George III Tall Secretaire Chest.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Irish George III Mahogany Tall Secretaire Chest on Bracket Feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish 1810s Late Gustavian Painted Two-Part Tall Secretaire with Bonnet Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this tall painted secretaire features a bonnet-shaped cornice sitting above two doors opening to reveal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 81.75 in W 49.5 in L 81.75 in
Ebonized Secretaire Tall Boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
one of the 5 drawers open to a writing table.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Secretaires
Materials
Nickel
Tall Swedish Secretaire with clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tall Swedish Secretaire with clock on left side. One of a kind. Visit our site at
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Tall Ebonized Secretaire with White Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1920s mahogany cabinet has a locking front panel that opens into a writing desk. Locking storage compartment below and a narrow top drawer with brass har...
Category
Early 20th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Writing Desk or Secretaire, Swedish, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paying bills is almost inspirational at the Swedish secretaire! Graceful curved crown atop
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Tall Thin Secretary Secretaire Desk Banded Mahogany One-Piece
Located in West Hartford, CT
Great scale and size to thin banded mahogany secretary with veneer, circa mid-1970s and comes in
one piece. Features desk that flips open and glass display cabinet at top with shelv...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gustavian Tall Black Writing Desk Secretaire, Sweden 1820
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful 19th century Gustavian tall black writing desk secretaire was made in Sweden around
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
H 85.04 in W 42.13 in D 21.26 in
Rare Danish Modern Borge Mogensen Tall Secretary Secretaire Desk Cabinet
By Børge Mogensen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century Borge Morgensen teak secretary desk is part desk, part storage. Bottom part has three drawers. Top leaf drops down into a writing surface. Multifunctional and elegant, th...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Teak
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaire
Located in Mckinney, TX
century, this tall painted secretaire features a bonnet-shaped cornice sitting above two doors opening to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique French Kingwood Secretaire Abattant c.1880
Located in London, GB
white Carrara marble on the top and all locks are original.
Literature: Secretaire a abattant - tall
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
French Walnut and Ebonized Birch Renaissance Revival Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
This tall, slim secretaire is crafted of solid walnut and fir, and exquisitely veneered and inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Antique French Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant C 1880
Located in London, GB
decorated with marquetry.
Secretaire a abattant - tall French writing-desk, the top part of which
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Danish Modern Tall Secretary
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Danish modern pull-out style desk, drawer and incidental storage and bookshelves to boot.
Professional, skilled furniture restoration is an integral part of what we do every day....
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
French Patinated Tall Secretary Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
A hardwood secretary cabinet from France, circa 1900. This two-door cabinet features a unique tall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Danish Design Teak Secretaire by Johannes Sorth for Bornholm Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Danish Design Secretaire
This tall Danish chest of shelves with pull out desk is manufactured
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 71.66 in W 39.38 in D 16.93 in
1950, Slim Scandinavian Art & Craft Secrétaire Vanity in Elm and Rosewood Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful slim high quality Arts & Craft Gustavian style secrétaire / vanity on tall legs in elm
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Rosewood
H 14.97 in W 31.89 in L 14.97 in
Gray Painted Antique Swedish Tall Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
The simple stately lines of this tall Swedish secretary are accented well by the (recent) soft dove
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Tall Blue Painted Secretary Bureau from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This stately tall secretary is an elegant and classic statement piece. The entire secretary has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Sublime Narrow Tall English Antique Secretary with Shell Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredibly pretty tall narrow English secretary having gorgeous bookshelf top with original glass
Category
Antique 1880s English Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Tall Blue Painted Secretary from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate latticework bonnet and finials.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century English Tall Secretary with Original chinoiserie 'Inside Too!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
A English George III tall secretary, with its original chinoiserie painted exterior and interior
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 85 in W 37.5 in D 21 in
Pair of Mid-18th Century Swedish Period Baroque Tall Secretaries
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish mid-18th century period Baroque tall slant-front secretaries with exquisite
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Tall Pine Secretary Chest of Drawers, Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Tall pine secretary or "bureau" from Sweden from the latter 1800's.
Standing over 4' tall, this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Gustavian 18th Century Scandinavian Tall Slanted Desk Secretary with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Scandinavian Gustavian painted wood tall secretary from the 18th century, with reeded accents
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 81.75 in W 37.25 in D 21.5 in
Swedish Mid 19th Century Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
cabinet above a drop-front desk and three lower drawers. This Swedish tall secretary features an exquisite
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 95 in W 49.5 in D 23.75 in
Swedish 1790s Tall Slant-Front Secretary with Glass Doors and Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish two-part tall secretary from the late 18th century, with slanted front desk, carved
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 86.5 in W 43 in D 20 in
Tall Green Painted Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, Circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment.
The secretary has been given a professional custom teal green layered/striated pa...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian 1800s Painted Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood tall secretary from the early 19th century, with diamond
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 79.25 in W 47.25 in L 79.25 in
Spanish Grain Painted Tall Secretary Bookcase, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tall and shallow, this unique cabinet is faux grain painted and is one piece construction, the
Category
Antique 1870s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
H 93.25 in W 38 in D 12.5 in
Scandinavian Two-Part Painted Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
tall secretary features an eye-catching carved crest adorned with pierced motifs, sitting above a
Category
Antique 18th Century Scandinavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 84.25 in W 46.75 in D 20.25 in
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Tall Secretaire For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tall secretaire for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every tall secretaire was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tall secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A tall secretaire made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tall secretaire over the years, but those crafted by Martin Nyrop, Rud Rasmussen and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Tall Secretaire?
Prices for a tall secretaire start at $995 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $6,750.
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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