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Elegant 19th Century Writing Desk with Neo-Japanese Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare and very elegant French 19th century drop-front writing desk in natural wood with neo-Japanese
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Late 19th Century French Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is
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1910s French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Burr Oak Drop- Front Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
Europe, 19th century
Lovely North European Burr Oak drop- front writing desk, interior is
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19th Century Italian Antique Drop Front Desk
Ornate Late Victorian Block Front Drop Front Secretary Desk
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is quite an incredible desk. As a starter the handsome block front style drawers with some of
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
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
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1880s English Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany
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
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Wood
18th Century George I Walnut Bureau Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very mellow burl walnut George I bureau desk, the drop front opening to reveal a bank of
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Mid-18th Century English George I Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
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
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19th Century English Regency Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Globe Wernicke Arts
Crafts Oak Secretary Desk with Leaded Glass Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk with leaded glass barrister
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Miniature Drop-Front Secretary Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Miniature drop-front secretary, early 19th century, likely English, including a miniature brass
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Early 18th Century Georgian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Secretaire with Ink Painting, Ebonized, Maple, Brass, Vienna circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine neoclassical Empire or early Biedermeier Secretaire / Drop Front Desk from Vienna, Austria
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Rare William
Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
twist drop front bureau desk on stand in solid English oak
A solid oak barley twist gate leg bureau
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1690s English William and Mary Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Oak
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
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
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
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19th Century English Regency Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian drop front secretary or library writing desk. Made of cherry featuring Eastlake
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Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Cherry
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
. Features a drop front with neoclassical brass hardware over large central drawer with French pulls. Opens
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Sheraton style breakfront bookcase or china cabinet with drop front
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Period Drop-Front Fruitwood Secretaire Desk, circa 1760
Located in Doylestown, PA
A mid-late 18th century French Louis XV period drop-front secretaire in fruitwood with lower
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Burr Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Drop Front Secretaire Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this super quality, antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire desk
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1880s Swedish Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Birdseye Maple Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 39"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique secretary / library writing desk. Made of Birdseye Maple featuring drop door that opens
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Early 20th Century Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Antique Arts
Crafts Mahogany Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts stacking barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk
By
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Catalan Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1790, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
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Late 18th Century Spanish Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Oak
English George III Style Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1870
Located in South Bend, IN
bookcase top with three adjustable shelves, a drop-front leather top desk with six small drawers and eleven
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cherry, Mahogany
Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
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1910s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique English Burl Wood Biedermeier Abattant, Drop Front Secretary Desk 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawer surmounting drop front secretary opening to reveal writing surface and interior storage
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19th Century English Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Satinwood, Burl
Antique French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Drop Front
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak desk secretary Bureau bookcase Louis XV drop front
~Direct from France
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Oak
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Arts
Crafts Oak Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1920s
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk
Recently
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
George III Breakfront
Located in New Orleans, LA
is inset with round panels and a drop-front desk. The flanking doors open to reveal shelves and even
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Mahogany
$148,500
Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved dark oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style
~ Direct from
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1910s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Spanish Walnut Drop Front Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Behind the drop front, the desk has three storage drawers with wood knobs. The interior of the top
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
pigeon holes and surmounting drop front writing desk over case having three long drawers and raised on
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Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire à Abattant
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful petite antique French Louis XVI style drop front secretary desk
France, Circa Late
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Original Painted Swedish Clock Cabinet With Secretary, Circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Remarkable original painted Swedish cabinet with clock and secretary with drop front desk.
The
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Metal
Antique Sheraton Revival Burea Bookcase Leather Top Hardwood Walnut
Satinwood
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bureau bookcase with brown leather drop front desk.
A very well made and bureau made in the Sheraton
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19th Century English Sheraton Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Leather, Glass, Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood
19th Century English Pine Drop Front Secretaire Dresser Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century English pine commode, chest, or dresser featuring a drop-front slant secretaire
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19th Century English Country Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Iron
Antique Federal Style Walnut Hutch Cabinet with Original Hand Blown Glass
Located in Portsmouth, VA
, collectibles, or blue-and-white porcelain. The drop-front desk opens to reveal small storage cubbies that once
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Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Blown Glass, Walnut
19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire with Drop-Front Door, France, 1810
Located in IT
original and a drop-front opens to a desk with a long open storage area for papers above a series of fitted
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique New England American Chippendale Curly Maple Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite New England Chippendale Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1800. Features a curly maple
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Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Secretaire Abattant Chest Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Desk on a chest or as "chest-on chest".
The fall front desk is also called a drop front desk or drop
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1780s Dutch Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Period Danish Chest/Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three draws under a drop front retractable desk with draws, cabinets and secret compartments.
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19th Century Danish Antique Drop Front Desk
$3,995
Louis XVI Secretaire Desk, circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice Louis XVI drop-front secretaire desk in blonde walnut, circa 1790, with its original grey
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
R. J. Horner Style Victorian Mahogany Glass Front Triple Bookcase with Secretary
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
front secretary desk
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Gorgeous mahogany, with
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1890s American American Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
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
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1820s Danish Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique French Painted Secretary Desk Display Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite antique French hand-painted 2 part drop front secretary desk display cabinet. Features
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
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19th Century English Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
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
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Glass, Cherry
George III England Antique Mahogany Secretaire Secretary Desk Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Hartford, CT
Early George III antique drop front secretary desk with gorgeous detail and multiple drawers and
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1810s English George III Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut Double Bookcase with Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian Eastlake double bookcase cabinet with drop front secretary desk
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Saginaw Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Butler Secretary Desk
By Saginaw
Located in Dayton, OH
with fretwork bubble glass doors, lower cabinet and drawers, and a drop front butlers writing secretary
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Hutch Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite antique Victorian Eastlake drop front secretary desk and bookcase; circa 1880s. Made
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1880s Eastlake Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
of quartersawn or "tiger" oak with a curved glass bookcase and drop front secretary desk. The
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Brass
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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19th Century Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Drop Front Desk
Materials
Olive, Burl
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Antique Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique drop front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique drop front desk — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique drop front desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique drop front desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique drop front desk over the years, but those crafted by Biedermeier, Grand Rapids Furniture Co. and Gustav Stickley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Drop Front Desk?
An antique drop front desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $38,000.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.
Questions About Antique Drop Front Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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