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19th Century English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century English black lacquered Chinoiserie secretary. Beautiful painted Asian designs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
A Spectacular English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in New York, NY
This impressive and grand Chinoiserie Secretary having an intricate detailed decoration both on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
19th Century Petite English Red Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative 19th century petite red Chinoiserie secretary from England. Very nice hand painted Asian
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Fine Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A black lacquer chinoiserie secretary in two parts. The upper cabinet with two doors that open to
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1930s Georgian Style Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1930s Georgian style painted chinoiserie secretary desk with open bookcase top. It is
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Midcentury French Style Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a midcentury French style hand painted chinoiserie secretary with a unique bombe form base
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Anne Black & Red Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
By Rose Tarlow
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Anne Black & Red Chinoiserie Secretary Desk. It features the most
Category
1990s American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Secretary From Jasper Cabinet Co
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Hartville, OH
Beautiful piece. Pristine original condition. Very rare leather writing surface inset. Artist hand-painted scenes from the orient.
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Vintage 1970s North American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
George II-Style Chinoiserie Secretary / Collector's Cabinet by Antonio's SF
By Antonio's
Located in Dallas, TX
a George II-style black lacquer secretary / desk with Collector's Cabinet above, gilt Chinoiserie
Category
20th Century American George II Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 105 in W 63 in D 25.5 in
Fine and Rare 18th C Georgian Black Lacquered and Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 18th century Georgian black lacquered and Chinoiserie decorated elaborate secretary.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Elegant Red Chinoiserie Hand Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful tall hand painted chinoiserie secretary desk. The red and gold case with front doors that
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Large Red Jappaned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Dubai, AE
Fine Queen Anne style red Japanned Chinoiserie secretary cabinet. The triple domed top with eight
Category
Antique 18th Century European Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th century chinoiserie Secretary bookcase. The top of the bookcase has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Italian Handpainted Secretary / Desk in Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian handpainted secretary / desk in chinoiserie design, top features molded shape cornice with
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wool
Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Jasper Chinoiserie Breakfront Secretary, Gilt Lacquer, Bubble Glass
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
Jasper Chinoiserie Breakfront Secretary, Gilt Lacquer, Bubble Glass
Offered for sale is a
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Secretary desk. Beautiful hand painted Chinoiserie detail on a saffron
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Karges Ebonized, Gilt & Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk 20th Century
By Karges Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A tall secretary by Karges offers ebonized wood construction with upper having carved shell form
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 91.25 in W 34.5 in D 21.25 in
19th Century Italian Lacquered Secretary with Raised Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary rare 19th century Italian lacquered red secretary with raised chinoiserie design
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 35 in D 17 in
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 92 in W 41 in D 17 in
Narrow Raised Lacquer Black Chinoiserie Slatfront Secretary Desk circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
raised Chinoiserie scenery of various wise elders and townspeople doing their daily business. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 40.5 in W 25.25 in D 21 in
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80.5 in W 35 in D 15.75 in
Fine 19th Century English Chinoiserie and Red Lacquered Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and elaborated 19th century Chinoiserie red lacquered slant front secretary. Hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 89 in W 45 in D 22 in
English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk and gold Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this secretary bookcase
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 86.5 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 64.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Chinese Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Experience the allure of the Red Lacquered Chinese Secretary Desk. Meticulously crafted with
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
chinoiserie decorated lacquered panels and brass gallery
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Hand Painted/Black Lacquered and Brass Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Lacquered and Brass Secretary Desk. Featuring intricate hand-painted scenes on a rich black lacquer finish
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Style Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style (19th century) red lacquered Chinoiserie decorated slant front secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Queen Anne Lacquer Secretary Desk
Located in Naples, FL
secretary with a slant-fronted hinged fall concealing a hinged door flanked by three pigeon holes over three
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Paint Decorated Baroque Style Armoire Secretary/ Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
interior. Overall charming painted decoration with floral swags with ribbons, some chinoiserie motifs and
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Ebonized Cabinet With Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie stacking cabinet or chest with drop
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 68 in W 40 in D 19 in
Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
with flowers, birds and butterflies. Opening onto two drawers and a paper filer, the upright-secretary
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 65.75 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
overall with gilt chinoiseries. This case piece was originally a traveling secretary. The top section has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinoiserie Secretaire in Lacquer by Jacques Dubois (1694-1763)
By Jacques Dubois
Located in NICE, FR
A brown-red low secretary in lacquer adorned with chinoiserie motifs by the great French
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 40.95 in W 38.19 in D 16.15 in
Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
, which opens with a fold-down flap as part of a secretary compartment. This section reveals ten small
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Black Lacquer and Gold Leaf Bar Cabinet, 1960s
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie stacking lighted wall unit or bar
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 83.75 in W 40 in D 19 in
19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
also increased. The centre for works of this type was Paris, although Chinoiserie and Japonisme
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Birdseye Maple
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary
A rare and
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely rare, possibly one of a kind, secretary cabinet with bookcase by the godfather of exotic
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century hand-painted lady's desk, purchased from a prominent antique dealer in Los Angeles, Paul Ferrante in the late 1950s. The piece has been in my family since.
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Red and gold hand-painted chinoiserie lacquered secretary/bookcase with a fitted interior for
Category
Antique 1860s English Secretaires
English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite red chinoiserie piece was made in Italy circa 1920s. It is two-pieces. A bureau of
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
1920s Chinoiserie Writing Desk by Rockford Furniture
Located in Alhambra, CA
Illinois. This uncommon style is from Rockford's line of Chinoiserie furniture. Original key included
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Decorated Secretaire
Located in Stamford, CT
A domed mullion graduated four drawer secretary bookcase set upon bracket feet having later paint
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Venetian Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
Exceptional 18th century lacquered secretary bookcase with mirrored doors. The lacquer features
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
A George I style lacquered Bureau Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George I style parcel gilt scarlet lacquered secretary bookcase; overall Chinoiserie decorated w
Category
20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French lacquered chinoiserie secretary with bronze mountings.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
19th c., English, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-carved and embellished, English, Chinoiserie secretary with mirrored doors.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rose Tarlow Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Anne Chinoiserie Secretary. A stunning, hand made, hand painted
Category
20th Century Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
Rose Tarlow Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Secretary
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Queen Style Anne chinoiserie secretary. A stunning, handmade, hand
Category
20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
1970s Vintage Karges Chinoiserie Secretary
By Karges Furniture
Located in Hartville, OH
Spectacular hand painted Karges Chinoiserie Secretary finished in the most sophisticated salmon
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century English Green Chinoiserie Secretary with Red Interior
Located in Charleston, SC
Very impressive 18th century English chinoiserie secretary with red interior on ogee bracket feet
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase, George III
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-18th century Georgian secretary bookcase with green lacquered Japanning. This chinoiserie
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Emerald Green Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk China Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent emerald green lacquer Chinoiserie secretary two part desk features a pagoda top and
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Paint, Leather, Wood
Red chinoiserie secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II style red chinoiserie decorated secretary, made in Italy, mid 20th century.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian George II Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic 19th century English black lacquered chinoiserie five-drawer secretary. Having wonderful
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
20th Century Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality chinoiserie 20th century secretery bookcase with pediment top and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Chinoiserie Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chinoiserie secretary for your home. A chinoiserie secretary — often made from wood, lacquer and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the chinoiserie secretary you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each chinoiserie secretary bearing Georgian, Rococo or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chinoiserie secretary over the years, but those crafted by Baker Furniture Company, John Widdicomb and Karges Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Chinoiserie Secretary?
Prices for a chinoiserie secretary start at $1,080 and top out at $50,000 with the average selling for $8,500.
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Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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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