secretaires - desks
Secretaire. A French term for a type of bureau desk in translation a 'secretary'. Like a bureau, it has a drop front that pulls out to reveal a writing surface, small drawers and pigeonholes. Its front, however, is usually disguised as a drawer which, when let down, is supported on semicircular brass slides known as quadrants. The secretaire may have either cupboards or drawers beneath the writing desk.
77 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
19th century mahogany secretaire chest. Top section opens to fully fitted interior. Three lower drawers. Reeded pediment and base on reeded bulbous feet. Height 120 cm. Width 110 cm. Depth 60 cm
A French transitional-style tall cabinet, in the form of a secretaire a abattant, with a fall-front enclosing an un-fitted space above a pair of doors, on tapering turned and fluted feet, geometrically-veneered and cast metal-mounted throughout.…
A 19th century flame mahogany fall front secretaire the fall front enclosing pigeon holes and cupboards, single drawer above and cupboard doors bellow 103 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 154 cm high
A fine French tulipwood secretaire a abattant, with marble top, the drawers with ebonized banding, cast foliate decorated handles flanked by ormolu corbels.
A 19th century French mahogany secretaire a abattant, with a marble top, the fall enclosing drawers and inset leather writing surface, above a pair of panelled doors. Height 142 cm. Width 73 cm. Depth 40 cm.
A William and Mary secretaire, late 17th century/early 18th century, the fall front, top and sides decorated with quatrefoil marquetry panels of birds and butterflies among the flowers with smaller medallions to the side,…
A fine French 19th century kingwood secretaire a abattant, of bomb¦ outline with a marble top a fall enclosing inset writing surface and small drawers above a pair of marquetry decorated doors with a shaped on short supports with ormolu sabots.…
A 19th century Anglo-Indian rosewood secretaire military chest, in two sections, the rectangular top with egg and dart moulded edge above a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes, drawers and secret compartments,…
An early 20th century Louis XV style kingwood secretaire a abattant with black marble top, having a pair of marquetry decorated doors, below a writing slide and three graduated drawers, on tapering supports terminating in ormolu sabots. Width 32 cm.…
A French Empire gilt wood and mahogany secretaire a abattant 19th century,…
A Swedish Art Deco teak and coromandel secretaire signed Nilsen, circa 1938, the rectangular drop front opening to a fitted interior, above three long drawers, raised on block supports, 90 x 109 x 42 cm.
A French provincial style pine secretaire chest rectangular with a hinged fall front secretaire drawer above three further long drawers, raised on squat bun feet, 135 x 105 x 62 cm
Edwardian inlaid mahogany secretaire with leadlight glazed doors
A 19th century walnut secretaire chest with fully fitted interior drawer with cupboard door below
Early C19th mahogany secretaire chest with fitted interior & column supports (key in Office)
A provincial Georgian oak fall front secretaire, circa: 1800, the fall front opening to a fitted interior of drawers with turned ivory knops and door over four drawers with brass handles all on bracket feet. Height 113 cm width 95 cm Depth 49 cm.
George III mahogany four drawer secretaire chest of drawers with cross banding
A fine gilt lacquer and gilt bronze mounted secretaire abattant, French or north European circa 1800, 149 x 94 x 44 cm
A decorative French Louis XV style 19th century walnut secretaire a abattant,…
A Continental 19th century mahogany desk with three small drawers above a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes and small drawers on two end pedestals each with three drawers
A decorative French Louis XV style kingwood secretaire a abattant with a marble top bomb¦ outline the superb marquetry decorated fall front enclosing drawers and compartments above a pair of doors on short cabriole legs with fine ormolu sabots.…
A superb French late 19th century kingwood secretaire a abattant,…
A fine French walnut and floral marquetry decorated secretaire desk fitted with three drawers
Victorian flame mahogany bureau, with two short and two long cockbanded drawers, with fitted secretaire top. Chip to top right corner of fallfront door. Height 109 cm. Width 105 cm. Depth 54 cm
A Louis XV style marquetry inlaid secretaire a Abattant, circa 1870,…
A Swedish 19th century secretaire chest in mahogany comprising of an interior of a central cupboard flanked either side by three drawers above a frieze drawer, the lower section with three full length drawers, escutcheons and drawer pull knobs in bone,…
A Regency satinwood, mahogany and kingwood bonheur de jour,…
A French Empire fall front secretaire in birch and ebonised wood standing on stepped square section feet, the lower bureau with two cupboards opening to shelving and a drawer above the fall front,…
Secretaire early 20th century mahogany petite secretary desk with fitted interior
A French 19th century Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany secretaire a abattant, the rectangular Bleu Turquin marble top above a frieze drawer, the fall-front inset with a brown leather writing surface, the arched interior fitted with six drawers,…
A French 18th century transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood, satine and parquetry secretaire a abattant, by Louis-Noel Malle, Paris,the shaped stepped marble top above a frieze drawer with foliate handles and escutcheon, the drop-front inlaid with a star,…
A French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and amaranth secretaire a abattant, by Pierre Macret, Paris,surmounted by a shaped stepped marble top, above two small drawers, the drop-front with two quarter-veneered cartouches,…
A French 18th century transitional ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood secretaire a abattant, the shaped marble top above a frieze drawer,…
An early 19th century Dutch mahogany and floral marquetry secretaire a abattant, the frieze drawer above a fall enclosing a fitted interior above three further drawers on tapering block feet. Width 102 cm. Depth 45 cm . Height 159 cm
A Directoire mahogany and brass mounted secretaire a abbatant, the galleried carrara marble slab above a drawer and panelled fall enclosing drawers above shelves, the lower section with a pair of panelled doors, flanked by fluted column cornersaw,…
A George III secretaire estate cabinet, by Matthew Horne and dated, 1791, the upper section with dentil cornice above a pair of cut corner panelled doors enclosing an arrangement of drawers, pigeonholes and folio divisions,…
A Georgian style burr walnut secretaire, the full front opening to a tooled leather top and fitted interior over a single drawer flanked by pull out lopers on a base with shaped skirt and four slender cabriole legs with pad feet. Height 94 cm. Width 62 cm.…
A fine French 19th century mahogany and brass inlaid Napoleon III secretaire a abattant with inset rouge marble, a frieze drawer below a fall front with brass inlay, enclosing a fitted interior, three graduated drawers flanked by pilasters. Width 67 cm.…
A Louis XV style walnut and inlaid serpentine commode with secretaire drawer and gilt metal mounts. Width 104 cm. Depth 47 cm . Height 86 cm
A fine late 19th century French kingwood and floral marquetry fall front secretaire a abattant with inset marble top, a frieze drawer with the fall enclosing writing surface and drawers below four drawers on turned supports. Width 36 cm. Length 72 cm.…
Secretaire 'A' Abatant mid 19th century mahogany bureau
Wmiv figured mahogany secretaire Abattant small drawer top, long frieze drawer fall front revealing fitted interior, three drawer base within leaf carved supports on small turned feet
A Georgian mahogany secretaire chest, English, circa 1800. Width 103 cm. Depth 56 cm . Height 106 cm . Provenance: from the Estate of Sir Eugene Gorman and Dr Pierre Gorman
George IV secretaire mahogany chest, rectangular outline the top with ebony stringing, with a secretaire drawer, the fall enclosing drawers and pigeon holes, below three graduated drawers above a shaped apron on bracket feet
19th century Scandinavian mahogany secretaire a abbatant having a stepped top, leading to a foliate carved apron, and a central hinged panel door, enclosed a selection of short boxwood strung drawers and pigeon holes, and three graduated long drawers,…
Anglo Indian campaign chest, the top with dentil frieze above a well fitted secretaire drawer, four short and one long deep drawer, on four carved bun feet, the front with brass handles and escutcheons, the sides with brass drop handles, padouk wood.…
Louis XV style serpentine walnut secretaire Abattant, with marble top fall front enclosing pigeon holes and drawers above three long drawers all cross-banded and strung with applied scrolled metal handles and mounts, 128 x 75 x 43 cm
An Empire gilt bronze mounted secREtaire abbatant, French, circa 1815. Width 92 cm. Depth 42 cm . Height 144 cm
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