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.

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An antique English burr walnut and boxwood marquetry inlay…

19th Century English Burr Walnut Music Cabinet with Secretaire

An antique English burr walnut and boxwood marquetry inlay music cabinet with secretaire top compartment, leather tooled writing surface and handsomely fitted interior, late 19th century, 99 cm high, 61 cm wide, 40 cm deep

19th century Continental secretaire, in walnut veneer, of…

19th century Continental secretaire, in walnut veneer, of rectangular form, set with a black marble top, with upper drawer, with fall front opening to fitted interior of drawers, above three graduated drawers, 147 cm x 96 cm

A Biedermeier flame mahogany secretaire a Abattant, mid 19th…

A Biedermeier flame mahogany secretaire a Abattant, mid 19th century the moulded stepped cornice fitted with a serpentine drawer above a frieze drawer and a panelled fall front, enclosing an arrangement of drawers and central cabinet with pull out leather…

An inlaid tulipwood miniature secretaire cabinet, circa 1900…

An inlaid tulipwood miniature secretaire cabinet, circa 1900 the dwarf 'Bonheur-du-jour' secretaire cabinet in transitional style, with a pierced brass gallery over double doors, a small fold-out green tooled leather writing surface and three more drawers…

Fine Early-Mid 19th century mahogany secretaire / linen press,…

Fine Early-Mid 19th century mahogany secretaire / linen press, the top having a substantial cornice above Gothic doors over adjustable linen shelves. The secretaire desk is behind the top drawer front, having a green tooled leather work top with hutches…

A George I burr walnut bureau, the upper section with mirrored…

A George I burr walnut bureau, the upper section with mirrored doors and shelving for folios or music. The lower part a fall front desk with various drawers and hutches, including a secret compartment. There are three graduated full-length drawers. The…

A late 19th century flame mahogany French Empire style…

A late 19th century flame mahogany French Empire style Secretaire a Abattant, frieze drawer over the bureau, the interior with traditional drawers and pigeon holes above three full width drawers, the two half columns with brass detail, raised on plinth…

An impressive Continental tabernacle/ secretaire, probably of…

An impressive Continental tabernacle/ secretaire, probably of Germanic or Scandinavian origin, c.1800, in burr mixed veneers including walnut, birch etc, over a pine carcass. Contrasting marquetry panels with mixed timbers, stringing and crossbanding,…

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood secretaire a Abattant, circa…

Louis XV Style Inlaid Tulipwood Secretaire with Marble Top

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood secretaire a Abattant, circa 1890 the tall secretaire with a serpentine mottled red marble top, above a frieze drawer and a fall front enclosing small drawers and open compartments, with three drawers below, feather…

Antique Biedermeier secretaire desk with flame birch veneer…

Antique Biedermeier secretaire desk with flame birch veneer outer surface, a fall front writing surface door above three long drawers, 112 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 122.5 cm high

A 19th century Austrian Beidermeir secretaire, with domed top…

A 19th century Austrian Beidermeir secretaire, with domed top and a single drawer above a fall front, the interior fitted as an architectural gallery with mirrors and painted decoration, seven drawers, two cupboards and a secret compartment, three drawers…

A 19th century Continental walnut secretaire on stand, frieze…

A 19th century Continental walnut secretaire on stand, frieze drawer, the interior with traditional pigeonholes and small drawers the front of which in burr walnut veneer, one full width drawer over two quarter drawers, brass swan neck handles and pierced…