Tambour Secretary
Federal New England Mahogany Tambour Secretary Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
drawers and pigeonholes enclosed by two tambour doors, the lower section with a fold over top writing
Category
Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Maddox Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk & Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
compartment with tambour doors. The doors open to secretary storage with six pigeon holes set between six
Category
Vintage 1930s American Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 71.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
New England Hepplewhite Step Back Tambour Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hepplewhite tambour secretary flip top desk. Composed of mahogany solids and figured
Category
Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Brass
Federal Period Massachusetts Mahogany Secretary Desk with Cylinder Tambour
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk. Item features a 3 part
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 80 in W 37 in D 18.5 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 60.25 in W 48 in D 23.5 in
Vintage Traditional Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage traditional roll-top secretary desk with tambour closure, spacious writing surface, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desks
Materials
Wood
A Rare Modern Tambour Desk Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare roll top tambour desk/secretary in walnut with an extendable writing surface. As the tambour
Category
20th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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Danish Modern Rosewood Secretary by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Gorgeous rosewood secretary with tambour doors and a slide-out desk, designed by Børge Mogensen
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton Tambour secretary offers deeply striated mahogany construction with upper
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Metal
Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Hepplewhite style Bureau à Gradin Tambour secretary desk offers flame mahogany
Category
Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Bronze
Danish Mid Century MODERN TEAK Tambour Secretary DESK, c. 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Tambour Secretary Desk, c. 1960's. Incredible profile with hidden
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Tambour Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary offers flame mahogany construction with tower having tambour
Category
Mid-20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Brass
Federal Style Mahogany & Cherry Tambour Secretary Desk and Bookcase
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful Sheraton, Federal style, two part Mount Vernon Hickory Chair Company cherry secretary
Category
1990s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Quartersawn American Oak Roll Top Tambour Secretary Bankers Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
large lockable tambour door, six drawers, multiple letter / index / files / and cubbies. Includes brass
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Heppelwhite Inlaid Tambour Hall Secretary
Located in Hanover, MA
Heppelwhite Inlaid Tambour Secretary Desk with Hinged Writing Lid Over Three Drawers. Federal
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century Dutch Tambour Stripped Oak Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Dutch Tambour stripped oak secretary, bookcase was handcrafted from solid old-growth
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Antique Mahogany Secretary Mullioned Bookcase with Tambour Doors c1800
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique secretary offers mahogany construction with upper bookcase having double mullioned glass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 92.5 in W 36.5 in D 20.75 in
Antique Hepplewhite Tambour Mahogany and Tiger Maple Secretary C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Hepplewhite Tambour Mahogany And Tiger Maple Writing Desk With Banded Herringbone Inlay C1830
Measures - 46.5
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Roll Top Secretary by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Scandinavian Modern Danish teak tambour roll-top secretary by Dyrlund is a true showcase of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Teak Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk + Tambour Storage, Made in Denmark
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Teak secretary desk + Tambour storage, Made in Denmark by BPS Bernhard
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Danish Teak Bookcase Tambour Door Secretary Hutch with Pullout Desk Top
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exquisite Danish made bookcase with secretary desk. The piece packs a wallop with storage
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 71.5 in W 39.5 in D 16.75 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations MCM Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk
The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 71.25 in W 38 in D 18.25 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1966
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern bureau with tambour door secretary desk and bookcase
By Kipp
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 71.25 in W 38 in D 17 in
Mid Century Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Walnut Tambour Door Secretary D
By Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Chicago, IL
38” x 17” x 71.25”H
Drexel Declaration series walnut secretary desk. Versatile piece designed by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Walnut
H 71 in W 38 in D 17 in
Pull-Out Desk Top Borge Mogensen Danish Teak Bookcase Tambour Door Secretary
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
condo, apartment and cottage dwellers. The secretary desk also has spacious drawers at bottom. Artist’s
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 71.5 in W 39.5 in D 17 in
Pull-Out Desk Top Borge Mogensen Danish Teak Bookcase Tambour Door Secretary
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
condo, apartment and cottage dwellers. The secretary desk also has spacious drawers at bottom. Artist’s
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 71.5 in W 39.5 in D 17 in
Vintage S Curve Tambour Roll Top Secretary Office Library Banker Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Oak roll top office or library desk. Features a S curve serpentine tambour roll top that
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 51 in W 32 in D 66 in
New England Mahogany and Maple Tambour Door Secretary Desk Signed and Dated 1812
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine federal mahogany secretary desk features an upper section with tambour doors opening up
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
H 46.5 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
Maddox Hepplewhite Banded Mahogany Tambour Door Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hepplewhite or Federal style tambour door writing desk or secretary desk
By Maddox
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bernhard Pedersen & Sons Teak Secretary Desk
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful teak secretary desk with tambour door by Bernhard Pedersen and Son. BPS. Drop front desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany roll top desk ~ Secretary features a tambour cover that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Tambour Secretary Desk in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 35.5? wide x 18.25? deep x 40.25? tall
Condition: In excellent original condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Maddox Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, Circa 1930
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary by Maddox offers mahogany construction with upper bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 71.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Secretary Desk, Tambour Roll Top
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Clermont, FL
Secretary desk by Bombay Furniture Co. Beautiful veneer mahogany finish. Dated 2004. Table
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Tambour Graduated Hinged Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with a carved molded dental cornice, two hinged upper case doors
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 87.5 in W 43.75 in D 25 in
Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY
TAMBOUR CYLINDAR SECRETARY BOOKCASE
Attributed to John Aitken
Category
Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany
Belgian oak secretary with tamboured doors, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful antique Belgian oak secretary, circa 1890, with tamboured doors, ivory keyholes and
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
A rare size Geo. III secretary
Located in Tacoma, WA
A very rare size Geo> III mahogany secretary with a tambour rll front base opening to expose a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Design Vintage Secretaire Designed by Dyrlund Smith
By Dyrlund
Located in Sint Oedenrode, NL
, everything is thought of with large drawers and very small drawers incl. Tambour front top. The secretary is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Hepplewhite Ladies Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany two part ladies secretary desk, with tambour top section
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Poplar
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Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany
secretaire cupboard having well figured and banded
top over one secretaire drawer to frieze, enclosing
attractive satinwood in...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Rosewood Secretary Dresser Desk
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Rectangular Secrétaire in rosewood in frames of rosewood.
It opens with a drawer in the upper part and a flap discovering two drawers,
Feet with cut sides.
In the lower part ornamen...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Wilson, NC
George III mahogany secretary with original glass.
Outstanding patina with original brasses and bracket feet.
Two pieces. Mahogany and pine.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carved frieze. Two glazed doors with m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Federal Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
English 1880s Black and Gold Breakfront Two Part Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English two part black and gold breakfront bookcase from the late 19th century with Chinoiserie décor, gilded Greek Key and floral décor, chicken wire doors, drawers and additiona...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Wire
H 78 in W 57.5 in D 16 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Walnut, Germany, 19th Century, Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Elevate your workspace with this stunning secretary desk, a remarkable piece of furniture hailing from Germany, crafted in the first half of the 19th century. Made from pine wood and...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 48.82 in W 44.49 in D 22.05 in
English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
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"...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Having two glazed doors in the top, both opening to reveal adjustable shelves. Below this is the bureau section, with ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior, including two hidden compartments with faux split column fronts, open valanced cubbies and...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made from maple featuring a flip top that opens to a fan carved interior and multiple dra...
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Maple
H 40 in W 40.5 in D 19.75 in
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Gorgeous figured walnut, with original bra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Secretary Desk Chest Mahogany, Carrara Marble & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI mahogany secretary chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs and thorough dressed in bronze and bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 56.7 in W 32.29 in D 14.57 in
Antique William IV Mahogany Glazed Bureau Bookcase, circa 1835
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality William IV mahogany glazed bureau bookcase, circa 1835, 19th century.
We have a key for the bookcase and a small internal door only. Adjustable shelves.
Be...
Category
Antique 1830s William IV Bookcases
Materials
Wood
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Figured Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A good example of a Chippendale slant front desk with bookmatched figured mahogany veneers, a slant front which opens to a compartmentalized interior with fitted drawers and cubbies,...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 39.75 in W 37.5 in D 19.75 in
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 mahogany veneers, the desk has four ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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Tambour Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tambour secretary for your home. A tambour secretary — often made from wood, mahogany and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tambour secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tambour secretary, those designed in Scandinavian Modern, Georgian and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. A well-made tambour secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dyrlund, Hickory Chair Furniture Company and Maddox Furniture are consistently popular.
How Much is a Tambour Secretary?
Prices for a tambour secretary start at $1,155 and top out at $15,000 with the average selling for $2,723.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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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