The most famous English maker of secretaries, and many other wonderful pieces of furniture, was Thomas Chippendale, and his son of the same name, who created painstakingly detailed pieces for houses and grand halls throughout Great Britain.ĭesign Toscano furniture collection includes a wide selection of these desks to fit your own home decor. From the late 18th century through the 19th there were many inventive styles featuring elaborate carving, inlays, and marquetry made of exotic woods or even lacquered black to resemble a piece of Chinese furniture. Secretary desks have evolved into many forms over time. As a kid many enjoyable Saturday mornings were spent discovering all the treasures that could be found in my father's roll-top desk drawers and cubbies. These antique secretary desks were filled with drawers, pigeonholes and all types of secret compartments, all hidden behind a drop-down or pull out panel that when open acted as a desktop. ![]() Oeben produced the first fall-front desk (or drop-leaf desk), also known as a "secretaire a abattant," and was known for his mastery in the creation of marquetry and mechanical desks. The first authentic secretaire desk is believed to have been created in the 18th century by Jean-Francois Oeben the royal cabinetmaker to Louis XV. Originally taking its name from the French word for writing desk, secretaire, it is a term for a rectangular desk, usually taller than it is wide. ![]() The history of the "secretary desk" is a long and very interesting one.
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