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Swedish Gustavian Period 1820s Drop-Front Painted Secretary with Bronze Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted drop-front secretary from the early 19th century, with reeded
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic ~Direct from France
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretary Bureau Desk with Original Red Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
the lower cabinet are two full and two half drawers below a drop front desk with a fitted interior
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Desk Table Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~ ~A wonderful antique French carved oak library tale or “bureau plat” desk
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

19th C. Chippendale Flame Mahogany Bookcase Side Secretary Desk Curio Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
design made from crotch mahogany with carved backsplash. Features a drop front writing desk flanked by
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Antique 19th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century French Carved Lion Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic Large Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved lion library table desk Renaissance Gothic large oak. Direct from
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Tables

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century French Henri II Hand Carved Walnut Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Henri II hand carved walnut secretary features fluted columns at the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Walnut

Early 19th Century Danish Empire Fall-Front Secretary in Cuban Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
pedestal top above top drawer, with drop-front opening to a desk with open storage area for papers
Category

Antique 1820s Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Early American 19th C Plantation Desk Secretary Bookcase Hutch Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite Early American Plantation, clerk or mail Desk, Circa mid 19th C.. This exceptional 2
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Large 19th Century Swedish Painted Wood Corner Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
doors. Two doors up and down. Centered on the piece is a small drop front desk area. Karl Johan is
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Corner Cupboards

Materials

Fir, Paint

19th Century German Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late-19th century German drop-front secretary in burl walnut, the desk opening to an interior
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical 19th century Italian secretaire bookcase featuring a slant-front or drop front desk. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century European Glass Door Painted Wood Bureau Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European 19th century glass door cabinet with three lower drawers and drop front desk. The
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Antique 19th Century European Rococo Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

French Neoclassical Style 19th Century Secrétaire with Arabesques and Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
a narrow drawer at the top sitting above a drop front desk adorned with a bouquet of flowers
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Wood

English George III Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
drop front leather top desk writing surface and four long drawers, 19th century Measures - 84" H x
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Glass, Mahogany

Colonial Revival Slant Front Secretary Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Colonial Revival 19th-century mahogany slant-front secretary desk/chest, rectangular with a slanted
Category

Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Country French Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century country French secretary was designed with an unusually diminutive width making it the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Country Secretaires

Materials

Oak

English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
front desk, offering multiple storage compartments: one large niche and center and two small slots
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
warm tones of the wood. A drop-front desk opens to a moss-colored leather writing surface with gold
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
adjustable shelves at 8” deep. A drop front desk opens to a wine colored leather writing surface with gold
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Antique 19th Century English Other Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compartments. Bottom of
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Mahogany Antique Bedside Nightstand Table / Office Cabinet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
century elements, probably at the end of the 19th century: lower section rebuilt to withdraw as a single
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Renaissance Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
by angels on the cornerposts above. Paw feet and elaborate carvings on the drop-front desk, cabinet
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Large Swedish 19th Century Karl Johan Corner Cabinet Made of Painted Fir Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
doors. Two doors up and down, mall drop front desk and cutaway opening for storage. Karl Johan is the
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Corner Cupboards

Materials

Fir, Paint

French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Louis Philippe style burled cherry wood, locking with ivory escutcheon plate, drop front desk with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Wilton, CT
Louis Philippe style burled Walnut. Locks with brass escutcheon plate, drop front desk with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French 19th Century Transitional Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
wrapping the front and both sides. The drop-leaf work surface opens with a key and has a leather insert
Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Period Danish Chest/Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three draws under a drop front retractable desk with draws, cabinets and secret compartments.
Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

English Mahogany Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The drop-down front of this rare, mint condition English mahogany campaign chest reveals a fully
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Fruitwood, Satinwood, Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Chippendale Style Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany armchair in the Chippendale style, with a carved and pierced splat in the
Category

Antique 1880s English Chippendale Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Troy, MI
closed. With drop front down, depth is 30.25". Height of Drop Down Desk: 32.5". Excellent antique
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
-front, drop down desk surface which opens to reveal cubby holes and drawers. Carved drawers below
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century Inlaid Oak Secretary Bureau from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
striking inlaid double star pattern along desk front. The interior 14 drawers and one central cubbie with
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Fine Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality inlaid burr walnut Bonheur de Jour bureau desk writing table 19th Century
Category

Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Baroque Renaissance Carved Walnut Bargueño Desk or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique Spanish Baroque Renaissance drop front desk or bar cabinet on stand Spain
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with drop
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Victorian Cherry Secretary Desk Bookcase Hutch Curio Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Victorian fall/ drop front secretary desk, bookcase, hutch and curio. Made of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Cherry

19th c. Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
details. Many drawers but no keys. Marble top and drop-front with leather desk top.
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

Fine 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Birch and Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period Satinwood Birch drop front secretary. Ebonized writing desk front
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Antique German Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Outstanding early 19th century German Biedermeier secretary desk, circa 1830, with exceptional book
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
flanking a drop front secretary that opens to writing surface with multiple cubbies and a drawer. Above
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Oak

Biedermeier Secretaire From the 2nd Half of the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Secretaire From the 2nd Half of the 19th Century Imagine a piece of furniture that
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Mahogany Secretary and Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
special feature, however, is the drop front desk that when opened, reveals cubby holes, drawers and a
Category

Antique 1880s English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood, Mahogany

19th Century Danish Mahogany Brown Secretary Cabinet in the Biedermeier Style
Located in Opole, PL
19th Century Danish Mahogany Brown Secretary Cabinet in the Biedermeier Style We present you a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Mid 19th Century Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
cabinet above a drop-front desk and three lower drawers. This Swedish tall secretary features an exquisite
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century Mahogany Armchair in the Chippendale Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century mahogany armchair in the Chippendale style, with a pierced splat in the back, the
Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Oak Secretary Bureau Painted Green
Located in Round Top, TX
This drop front secretary is charming in every way. The soft green paint (newer, professionally
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Wood

French 19th C. Secretary Chest Neoclassic Brass Hardware, Black Finish w/Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood secretary chest from the 19th century. This antique slat front chest from
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Danish Louis Philippe Empire Style Mahogany Secretary Desk This exquisite 19th-century
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk With Ivory Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
Drop front mahogany bureau desk dates from 1825. Ivory inlay, beautiful wood grain, several
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
form overlay surmounting lower case with drop front desk and long drawers raised on bracket feet, 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Antique William IV Carver Armchair / Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
shaped design, and the front legs are beautifully turned. We have had this recently re-polished and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Armchairs

Materials

Wood

18th-19th Century Rosewood and Ebony Italian Table Cabinet, Box or Mini Trunk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Box 18th-19th century. Rosewood and ebony Italian table cabinet with bone inlays geometrically
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Victorian Parcel-Gilt Armchair / Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
the front and back of the backrest, seen in the close up images. This sits on cabriole legs and has
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Secretary, 19th Century French Louis XVI with Inlaid Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI inlaid mahogany secretary features a tailored elegance that cannot be
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Pine Secretary Bureau Desk from Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This drop front secretary is charming in every way, with a soft, satin wax finish that compliments
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Continental Baltic Flame Mahogany Veneer Two Section Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Baltic (19th Century) flame mahogany veneer two part secretary desk / cabinet with an upper section
Category

Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

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Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century drop front desk available at 1stDibs. Each 19th century drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 19th century drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right 19th century drop front desk, those designed in Victorian, Empire and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Biedermeier and Reid and Sons each produced at least one beautiful 19th century drop front desk that is worth considering.

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