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Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783

Secretary, Martin Carlin and French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, and other marquetry wood; brass; green-colored metal; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top. Soft paste porcelain plaques from the Sèvres Manufactory. — Secretary
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1781–85

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire), Guillaume Benneman, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87

Secretary (sécretaire à abattant), Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass, Austrian — Secretary (sécretaire à abattant)
Austrian
ca. 1815–20 with later additions

Secretary, Amboyna wood veneered on pine; gilt-bronze mounts, French — Secretary
French
ca. 1804–09

Desk (Secretary), Pine; carved, painted, gilded, and varnished linden wood decorated with colored decoupage prints; mirror glass; the inside of the fall front lined with silk not original to the secretary, Italian, Venice — Desk (Secretary)
Italian, Venice
ca. 1730–35

Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, James Cox British, Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels, British, London — Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
ca. 1766–72

Fall-front Secretary, Mahogany veneer, mahogany, ebonized wood, pine, poplar, cherry, white oak, brass, leather, mirror glass, American — Fall-front Secretary
American
1833–ca. 1841

Secretary from the Jay Gould House, New York City, Herter Brothers American, Ebonized cherry, mahogany, cedar, and brass, American — Secretary from the Jay Gould House, New York City
Herter Brothers
1882

Secrétaire à abattant, Duncan Phyfe American, born Scotland, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, yellow poplar, white pine, gilded brass, mirrored plate glass, marble, ivory, American — Secrétaire à abattant
Multiple artists/makers
1835–47

Secretary and bookcase, Mahogany, satinwood, ebony with white pine, cedar, American — Secretary and bookcase
American
1795–1810

Secretary-bookcase, Robert Fisher American, Ebonized mahogany, mahogany, mahogany veneer, gilding, bronzing, stamped brass ornaments, and glass (secondary woods: pine, poplar, cherry), American — Secretary-bookcase
Robert Fisher
1825–35

Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790

Secretary (secrétaire à abattant), Adam Weisweiler, Oak veneered with mahogany; white marble top and shelf; gilt-bronze mounts and adjustable candleholders. — Secretary (secrétaire à abattant)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1780–90

Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790

Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant), René Dubois, Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
René Dubois
ca. 1770–75

Secretary cabinet, Oak, pine, and walnut decorated in red, gold, and silver japanning; brass; mirror glass, British — Secretary cabinet
British
ca. 1735

Secretary and bookcase, Joseph Bramah British, Satinwood and mahogany, British — Secretary and bookcase
Joseph Bramah
ca. 1775

Upright secretary, Pierre I Roussel, Oak, pine, king-wood, satin-wood, holly, stained woods, satiné, purple-wood, tulipwood, sycamore, gilt bronze, marble, French, Paris — Upright secretary
Pierre I Roussel
ca. 1775–80

Upright secretary, Guillaume Kemp, Oak, pine, tulipwood, purple-wood, satiné, green-stained sycamore, satin-wood, holly, black-stained wood, marble, gilt bronze, French, Paris — Upright secretary
Guillaume Kemp
ca. 1775–80

Upright secretary, Philippe Pasquier, Oak, burl yew-wood, black-stained wood, amboyna, harewood, satin-wood, tulipwood, satiné, holly, purple-wood, gilt bronze, marble, sketches on paper, French, Paris — Upright secretary
Philippe Pasquier
late 18th century

Secretary, Mahogany, tulipwood, harewood, boxwood, myrtle, holly, and ebony, on oak carcass; gilt bronze, marble, French — Secretary
French
ca. 1780–90

Secretary cabinet, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, drawer linings of mahogany and oak, British — Secretary cabinet
British
ca. 1760

Secretary, Pine carcase, veneered with satinwood, sycamore and rosewood; mahogany drawer linings; gilt-bronze mounts, British or Irish — Secretary
British or Irish
ca. 1800–1820

Secretary, Kingwood, tulipwood and various other marquetry woods, gilt bronze, French — Secretary
French
mid-18th century

Secretary desk, Wood, marble, gilt bronze, French — Secretary desk
French
last quarter 18th century

Secretary and bookcase, Mahogany, mahogany and satinwood<br/>veneers with white and yellow pine,<br/>yellow poplar, cedar, American — Secretary and bookcase
American
1795–1805

Gentleman’s secretary, Nehemiah Adams American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood with white pine, American — Gentleman’s secretary
Nehemiah Adams
1800–1810

Secretary, John and Joseph W. Meeks American, Rosewood, satinwood, poplar, pine, walnut, American — Secretary
John and Joseph W. Meeks
1836–50

Upright secretary, Pierre Macret, Lacquer, satinéwood, tulipwood and purplewood; brèche d'Alep marble, French — Upright secretary
Pierre Macret
ca. 1765–70

Secretary, Carlo Bugatti Italian, Walnut, tin, copper, vellum, and mirror glass — Secretary
Carlo Bugatti
ca. 1895

Drop-front secretaire (secrétaire à abattant), Jean-François Dubut French, Veneered on oak, in front with panels of black and gold lacquer, partly Chinese and partly European, and on the sides with floral marquetry in tulipwood, rosewood, satinwood, purplewood, and various other end-cut woods; mounts of gilded and chased bronze; top of breche d'Aleps marble, French — Drop-front secretaire (secrétaire à abattant)
Jean-François Dubut
ca. 1760

American

1760–75