Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Rio Rosewood Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabri
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Model 68 drop front secretary desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik, 1960s. With beautiful interior drawers and storage dividers. Plenty of storage in the two drawers under...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers designed and manufactured 1950s Italy.
The beauti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Falsigs Secretary Desk in Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Brdr. Falsigs Møbelfabrik, Holstebro
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 34.75? wide x 19.75? deep x 46? tall
Conditi...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Modern Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Danish Modern Walnut Secretary Standing Desk
Pull down cabinet that can serve as standing desk
One shelf
Four solid walnut tapered legs
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Scricciolo Jewelry Case by Hans Von Klier for Planula Agliana, Italy, 70s
By Panula Agliana, Hans Von Klier
Located in Padova, IT
Designed by Hans von Klier for Planula Agliana Manufacturing. Jewelry case Scricciolo model.
Original jewelry box with a refined and innovative design. The structure is in wood painted in shades of blue and satin silver. Small drawers allow the orderly storage of jewels and small objects. Its design is the work of the Czechoslovakian designer Hans von Klier who actively collaborated with the well-known Italian architect Ettore Sottsass for the definition of the line of many Olivetti calculators...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Danish Mid-Century Teak Chest Drawers, Secretaire ore Writing Cabinet, 1950s
Located in München, Bavaria
Measures: Height: 100 cm
Width: 90 cm
Depth: 45 cm
Swedish Mid Century Teak Rolltop Bureau in the style of Egon Ostergaard manufactured by SMi ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Secretary Desk in Teak + Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 33.5? wide x 17.25? deep x 43.25? tall
Condition:
In excellent original cond...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury free-standing wall unit with shelving. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Rare Golden Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Secretary Cabinet 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
An exciting example of French design firm Maison Jansen’s commissioned pieces. This secretary cabinet is made from solid mahogany, lacquered in a rich dark brown and bronze–golden fi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Cenury Modern Secretary Cabinet, Fully Adjustable, Teak, Zebra Wood - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Secretary cabinet with shelves, two solid teak blocks with teak veneer and blackened steel, fully adjustable, zebra wood inside, shellac finishing. Po...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Steel
1950s Secretary Desk in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 35? wide x 18? deep x 44.5? tall
Condition: In excellent original condition.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen Desk and Chair, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of Mahogany
- Very good original condition with minor signs of use
- The dimensions of chairs : Total height 88cm Seat height 59cm width: 45cm depth 51cm.
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1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Secretary Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden secretary desk, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Luciano Frigerio Credenza Diamante, 1970's
Located in bari, IT
Mid-Century Modern 12-drawer Diamante chest of drawers is made of walnut and is decorated with a complex block pattern designed by Luciano Frigerio di Desio.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian 60's Style Solid Wood Sideboard Danish Bar Commode
Located in Lyon, FR
Scandinavian desk or chest of drawers from the 60's, structure in veneered and solid rosewood. This small desk is composed of a folding top with a leather under hand and various clev...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Living Room Wall, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of wood, oak, veneer
Cleaned
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1960s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Oak
Michel Pigneres Brass Chrome Black Cabinet Secretaire, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Unique French Mid-Century Modern cabinet secrétaire by Michel Pigneres made in the early 1970s. This piece is an exquisite example of refined, highly detailed and very well made furn...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Japanese Series Highboard by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, the Netherlands, 1960s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Dutch vintage design cabinet CU01 designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958. This design from the Japanese series is one of the top pieces from Pastoe's history. The warm teak and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Rosewood Secretary Desk With Etched Glass Sliding Doors
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 39.5? wide x 17.75? deep x 33.25? tall
Condition:
In excellent original ...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Poul Hundevad Rosewood - Drop Desk - Wall Unit Bookcase
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning rose wood book case or desk. Sliding door on the bottom with file draw and shelving. Two pieces. Top is shelves with a locked drop down desk on...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
George Nelson
George Nelson (1908-1986) was an important modernist whose work cut across the fields of interior, industrial and exhibition design. Nelson studied architecture at Yale University in the 1920s, and in the next two decades earned a strong reputation as a writer on design for Architectural Forum, Interiors and Fortune.
In 1945 Nelson began a long association with the Herman Miller Furniture Company of Zeeland, Michigan, where as head designer he developed an innovative line of furniture and commissioned new designs from others. His first commission was Isamu Noguchi`s biomorphic glass-topped coffee table, which began production in 1947, the first of many designs that the sculptor would create for Herman Miller in the late Forties. Nelson also was responsible for bringing the designs of Charles Eames to Herman Miller, and he collaborated with R. Buckminster Fuller on a number of projects.
Among Nelson`s own creations are classic works of 1950s design, including the bubble lamp, ball clock, marshmallow sofa and the pole-supported wall-storage system. Nelson also designed numerous exhibitions, including the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow, and the Chrysler Corporation display at the 1964 New York World`s Fair.
Vintage midcentury George Nelson walnut secretary
1960s
A great example of early George Nelson design. Secretary desk and dresser...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel of stylized Egyptian women and a chariot...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Birch
Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece
Located in London, GB
Gordon Russell, c. 1938
Bureau (desk, secretaire)
Walnut with brass and chrome fittings.
Original metal label to rear.
This is a rare item and a superb example of the best of B...
Category
1930s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard with Secretaire attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This so amazing cabinet with Secretaire of the 1950s is attributable to the design of Paolo Buffa.
The external structure is refinished with glass dividers and parchment feet.
Its ae...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood, Birch
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
1960s Danish Modern Tall Wardrobe / Entry Piece / Hall Stand in Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Dimensions: 35.5? wide x 12.5? deep x 71? tall
Condition: In excellent original condition with some light vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Midcentury Secretaire in Walnut, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Danish secretaire from circa 1950. Every visible surface has shows walnut veneer and the wood grains are 'mirror'/matched by the woodworker wherever this was possible. It has three...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Secretaire by A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna ‘SMF
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish secretary desk signed by the A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna (SMF), one of the largest furniture manufacture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Jacaranda
Paolo Buffa from Cav. Arrighi Serafino Mobili d'Arte Cantu Bookcase, 1950s Italy
By Paolo Buffa, Cantu
Located in Lucca, IT
Bookcase Trumeau by Paolo Buffa from Cav. Arrighi Serafino Mobili d'Arte Cantu, 1950s, Italy.
Rosewood and legs and handle in original brass. It bears the mark of origin in brass ins...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Birch Secrétaire with Three Drawers and Brass Details, Italy
By Massimo Campigli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This is a stunning birch secretaire that features brass hands and durmast interiors.
The flap has an oil painting in the style of Massimo Campigli, that is in a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
1950 Compact Home Office Desk in Oak and Blond Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 compact home office desk in oak and blond wood
Interesting desk storage.
Measures: 115 x 87 x 54 cm closed.
115 x 175 x 70 cm open.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore
Italian mid-century wood archive stand, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century wood archive stand, 1940s
Walnut archive dresser from forties, made in Italy. 28 drawers, with brass handles, were used to manage months and months of job, and st...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Guillerme et Chambron, Secretaire in Blackened Oak, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, Secretaire in blackened oak, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Secretary Cabinet, Walnut, Flap Door, Secret Drawer - France
Located in Girona, ES
Walnut secretaire cabinet with a flap door and a secret drawer, French polish.
France, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1940s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare and very unusual piece of Italian modern design.
Vintage 1940s Italian bow-fronted secretary in walnut with seven drawers with brass ring pulls, attributed to Osvaldo Borsani.
T...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Goatskin
1950 Compact Home Office Desk in Mahogany and Blond Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 compact home office desk in mahogany and blond wood.
Original lamp.
Interesting desk storage.
114 x 82 x 53 cm closed.
114 x 164 x 50 cm open.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore
Large Robsjohn-Gibbings Dresser Secretary w Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-century modern Robsjohn Gibbings walnut multifunction cabinet.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Hollywood Regency Secretary Desk Secretaire Bookcase w/ Chinese Motif
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hollywood Regency secretary desk secretaire bookcase with hand-painted Chinese motif featuring a breakfront cabinet with a small secretary ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Secretary Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful Italian pear wood secretary featuring a reverse painted glass top supported by compass like legs ending in heavy brass sabots. Above the desk are book shelves and an off c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Lacquered Wood Desk by Stilka, Argentina, circa 1970
By Stilka
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Lacquered wood desk by Stilka, Argentina, circa 1970.
Category
1960s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Étagères by Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A well scaled Mid-Century Modern étagère in bleached walnut designed by Paul McCobb. The cabinet or shelf set is constructed in solid walnut wood and brass and features two separate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Colored Italian Dry Bar Cabinet and Secretary Mid-Century Modern
Located in Rome, IT
Particular dry bar cabinet in wood covered with formica, Italy, circa 1950.
The left upper cabin contains a mirror which lights up at the opening.
The left lower cabin is composed ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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 modernism, James Mont, circa 1950. Hand rubbed cinnabar lacquered...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
1950s Secretaire Troumeau Desk, by Permanente Mobili Cantù, Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury precious, refined and treated in detail three drawers with flap on top, from Cantù, in blonde hand carved walnut, Gio Ponti style. Excellent patina, polished to wax
Measu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Tall Dresser for Widdicomb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully detailed and functional dresser cabinet with ample storage and unique pull out workspace. By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Ultra Rare Wall Secretary
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1938 and made by Karl Mathsson. There is a common version in birch. This one is in masur birch!
Located in hamburg.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
French Deco Ladies Secretary, Chest in Wood Circa 1930
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Secretary, chest with a drop front and two lower doors that open to reveal a polished mahogany interior. Images five, six, and seven show the piece's interior drawers and shelves.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Ramsay French Mid-Century Dark Green Lacquered Secretary
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) dark green lacquered drop front secretary with bronze dore rope design and trim (signed RAMSAY )
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Raymond Loewy Secretary Desk for Mengel Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak secretary desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture c.1950s, USA. This drop front oak desk features three cerused front oak drawers. The interior of the desk has drawers and she...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century Danish / Scandinavian Modern rosewood secretary desk / bookshelf / dresser / chest of drawers.
This piece is in excellent condition with few signs of a...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Cees Braakman CB07 Secretaire in Birch black / white plywood for Pastoe
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stylish Secretaire Model CB07 designed by Cees Braakman and manufactured by Pastoe in the 1950s, the Netherlands. This Secretaire was part of the 'Birch Series' of Pastoe and inspire...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Rare midcentury Raymond Loewy for Mengel desk / cabinet / secretaire, USA 1950s
Located in Hastings, GB
Rare Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture desk / cabinet with drop-down front, USA 1950s.
Oak veneer body, cerused oak drawers with incised geometric lines. Stands on angled black iron...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Iron
Mid century Vintage small TV cabinet by František Jirák, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century Vintage small cabinet or TV table from the 1960´s. It was designed by František Jirák and was manufactured by Tatra nábytok company in the former Czechoslovakia. Walnut v...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Plywood
Mid century Vintage small TV cabinet by František Jirák, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century Vintage small cabinet or TV table from the 1960´s. It was designed by František Jirák and was manufactured by Tatra nábytok company in the former Czechoslovakia. Walnut v...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Plywood
American of Martinsville "Dania" Secretary Desk by Merton Gershun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home iconic, authentic, mid-century, American design with the unmistakable "Dania" series by Merton Gershun for Virginia's American of Martinsville. Featuring the rich walnut g...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Secretere-Cabinet by Tomaso Buzzi 1950s
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Lucca, IT
Secretere di Tomaso Buzzi è stato disegnato per la casa della famiglia Spada a Buenos Aires , Tomaso Buzzi è stato un grande architetto del novecento Lombardo ha lavorato con Gio Po...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Danish Teak Drop-Down Door Secretary Bookcase Display Top
Located in Kensington, MD
This Danish Modern teak bookcase display top will store your precious items in minimalist splendor. This piece can be set directly on the floor or can be placed atop a cabinet. The 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Mid-century Modern secretaires for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern secretaires for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage secretaires created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern secretaires made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original secretaires, popular names associated with this style include Kai Kristiansen, Cees Braakman, UMS Pastoe, and Arne Wahl Iversen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for secretaires differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $512 and tops out at $77,668 while the average work can sell for $3,450.
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