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Biedermeier Butler
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Comprised of three locking drawers, and a "faux" drawer above which locks and falls to reveal secret drawers and compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fir
Widdicomb Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Display Cabinet with Butler’s Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Milford, NH
shelves with glass inserts, over a lower case with a fitted butler’s desk with brass pulls
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique American Mahogany Baltimore
Butler
s
Desk/Secretary Chest, circa 1820
By John Needles
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American mahogany Baltimore 'Butler's' desk/secretary chest, circa 1820. The desk made of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Fabulous Antique British Colonial Butler
s Desk
With Secret Compartments
Located in Atlanta, GA
reveals a series of small drawers and cubbies for storage within. What could make this Butler's desk even
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian British Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
A Biedermeier Butler
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
various bits and pieces a butler might have needed to have at hand. Nowadays, this type of chest normally
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fir
A Biedermeier Butler
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A fine chest of drawers crafted of mahogany and fir, adorned with hand-cut flame mahogany veneers, the chest features four locking drawers. The upper most drawer, however, has a se...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A Biedermeier Butler
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A locking, four drawer chest, whose uppermost drawer drops to reveal six interior drawers and a double-doored inner cabinet designed for safeguarding valuable documents or jewelry. ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Antique Scottish or English Campaign Butler
s Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Centennial, CO
An elegant and functional antique Scottish or English campaign style butler's desk chest of drawer
Category
Early 20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Walnut Carlo X Commode / Butler
s Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Carlo X butler's desk / chest of drawers made in Italy in the mid 1800s using walnut. The first
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Walnut
Antique American Federal Mahogany Drop-Front Butler
s Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Federal secretary bookcase features mahogany construction with long drawers with flame mahogany insets below drop front writing surface opening to reveal storage dra...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th / Early 20th Century French Louis XV Butlers Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome antique French Louis XV style chest of drawers butler's desk.
Late 19th / early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Fruitwood Neoclassical Three-Drawer Chest/ Butlers Desk.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian fruitwood neoclassical three-drawer chest. Top drawer drops down as a desk. Measure
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood
French Inlaid Rosewood and Kingwood Butlers Desk Dresser Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Description
Inlaid. Marble top. Top drawers has open space and 3 drawers with flip down door. 2 doors in middle containing 3 drawers. 1 drawer on bottom. 37 1/8" h x 52" w x 24 1/2" ...
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mahogany 2 Part Campaign Secretary Chest or Butlers Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful 2 part campaign chest with a faux 2 drawer top drawer, dropping down to reveal a secretary interior with tooled green leather inset, pigeon holes, and a single drawer. We...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
English Campaign Secretary Chest on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
featuring exotic cuts of flame mahogany and a fall front butlers desk with slots, drawers and retaining the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Georgian Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
a pull out Butler's desk and graduated drawers on bun feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Great Small Home Office - Narrow Arts
Crafts Cabinet
Located in Bellport, NY
English oak" Butlers Desk" with pull out desk,pigeon hole storage,good drawers and lower cabinet
Category
20th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Petite English Regency Mahogany
Burl Walnut Antique Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
face of the lower section drops down in the same manner as the butler desks of the same period, this
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Bronze Butler Monkey Business Card Holder Trinket Tray Desk Accessory
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Card holder
Adorable Butler Bronze Monkey Business Card Holder Trinket Tray
7 H x 4 W x 3 D
Category
1990s Unknown Hollywood Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
George III Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
glazed doors enclosing later glass shelves, over a base with a butler's desk drawer flanked by frieze
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Sublime Large Hardwood
Oxblood Leather Partner Desk Twin Butlers Seving Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this exquisite vintage hand made mahogany twin pedestal partner desk with
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Sublime Large Hardwood
Green Leather Partner Desk Twin Butlers Serving Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
desk with green leather top and double butlers serving trays
A beautiful, desirable and a very
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Luxury Twin Pedestal Partner Desk, Twin Butlers Trays, Mahogany
Green Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
gold leaf tooled writing surface and twin butlers serving trays
This desk, in a world of twin
Category
20th Century English Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Antique Mahogany Butler
s Bookcase and Desk, circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rich and interesting form generally dubbed a "Butler's Desk", this gorgeous Regency bookcase-over
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Burr Yew Wood Oval Pedestal Partners Desk Oxblood Leather Top Butlers Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
a desk they make good mouse shelfs or if your lucky enough to have a butler (or loved one that makes
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew
Stunning Light Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Two Butlers Serving Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
brown leather top and twin “butler” slip serving trays
A very good looking and nicely formed desk
Category
Vintage 1950s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Butler
s Stationery Tidy, Oak, Storage Box, Arts
Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique butler's stationery tidy. An English, oak storage box in Arts & Crafts taste
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Oak
Renaissance Revival Victorian Glazed and Carved Walnut Cabinet or Bookcase
Located in Milford, NH
felted butler’s desk with interior cubbies over a single centre door flanked by two fitted drawers and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Italian Petite Nicely Carved Walnut Cabinet w/Floral Carved Panel Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian small-sized walnut wood cabinet, with butler's desk style top, from the 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Diminutive English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
case is fitted as a "Butler's" desk, pulling out and dropping down by depressing a pair of brass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Glass, Mahogany, Oak, Pine
Rosewood English Regency Style Butler
s Secretary Desk Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Rosewood English Regency style secretary desk with a tooled leather writing surface and 9 drawers.
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Butlers Secretary Desk
Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental late Victorian Butler's Secretary, England; circa 1880s. Made from quartersawn oak with
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Oak, Satinwood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Antique Warsaw Flame Mahogany English Georgian Butlers Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Warsaw Furniture Mfg Co Federal or Georgian stepback butlers secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Butler
s Secretary with Satinwood Inlays and Outfitted Desk Interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany butler's secretary on splay feet. Large brass knobs draw the eye to the drawers. The three
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany
Gorgeous Solid Cherry Signed Francesco Molon Marble Top Butlers Commode Desk
By Francesco Molon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous butler's commode with a dropdown desk with cubbies. The commode is made of
Category
1990s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Vintage English Mahogany Campaign Butler
s Chest of Drawers With Desk (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
, also called a butler's chest. Seven drawers offer ample storage and the top drawer fold out desk
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Colonial MFG Co Vintage Pine Breakfront Butler Secretary Desk China Cabinet
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
featuring drop front leather butler writing surface with multiple cubbies and drawers, with side cabinets
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Pine
English George III Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
reveal the butler's desk of four stacked graduated drawers flanking a series of pigeon-holes and a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Two-Drawer with Butlers Serve Tray Burr Walnut Filing Cabinet Green Leather Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing surface two drawer filing cabinet with rare butlers serving tray
The green leather writing
Category
20th Century English Modern Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Union National Lacquered Chinoiserie Breakfront China Display Secretary Cabinet
By Union National
Located in Dayton, OH
drawers. The butler's desk was designed for those in service of fine houses to keep documents and records
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique American Federal Classical Period Mahogany Butler
s Secretary Dresser NY
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Federal Classical period mahogany and maple butler's secretary, dresser
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Rare and Fine Federal Mahogany Linen Press with Secretary Desk, circa 1805-1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Carolina shops, including a wardrobe with a butler’s desk top drawer made by Thomas Lee and signed by
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Linen Presses
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III (Hepplewhite) mahogany and oval inlaid butler's secretary desk in two parts on French
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Antique Mahogany tray table Victorian 1880 England
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Antique tray table ,small desk .Butlers tray ,al kind of different uses for this
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Baltimore Fall Front Butler
s Desk
By William Camp 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
American.
Early 19th century Baltimore fall front butler's desk.
Attributed to William Camp (fl
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
New York Mahogany Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York flame mahogany federal butler's desk with drop down (side snap operation) door revealing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
George III Mahogany Butlers Chest. Solid Mahogany molded top over three cock beaded drawers with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$1,295
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany and Bronze Butler
s Desk, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Sheraton butler's desk features flame mahogany construction with cabinet of three long
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Desks
Materials
Bronze
Bleached Louis Phillipe Commode with Butler’s Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached Louis Phillipe commode with butler’s desk and carrara marble top, 19th century.
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Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Butler’s Desk with Full Columns C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
American Empire Flame Mahogany Butler’s Desk with Full Columns C1840
Measures - 43" x 49 1/8" x 23 3/4
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Sideboard or Server with Butler’s Desk, Boston, circa 1810
By Seymour School
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a figured mahogany veneered sideboard or server with fitted hidden butler’s desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Federal Period Hepplewhite Fall-Front Butler
s Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare American Federal 1780-1810 Hepplewhite fall front Secretary/Butlers Dresser. North Eastern
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
Neo-Gothic Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
desk and resting on a carved original bracket feet circa 1810 Gothic Revival. Butler desk
Beautiful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler
s Chest", France, 1790-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
ships from Germany and includes shipping to Boston.
The Butler’s desk commonly known as butler’s chest
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
open to three shelves with grooves to display china. Bottom part has drop down butler's desk having a
Category
Vintage 1940s American George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
, fall front desk and resting on a carved original bracket feet or butler desk. Great workmanship and
Category
Antique 1820s English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the butlers desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each butlers desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. Find 171 options for an antique or vintage butlers desk now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a butlers desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butlers desk, those designed in Georgian, neoclassical and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butlers desk over the years, but those crafted by John Widdicomb, Brian Holcombe and Butler's of Dublin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Butlers Desk?
Prices for a butlers desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $145 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,900.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets 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 Butlers Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023A butler, with respect to furniture, is a desk. Its roots are in the 18th century, when a butler's desk referred to a piece of furniture that belonged to a head servant or butler in a wealthy home. It eventually became a practical piece of furniture in England and in homes in the United States. Shop a variety of butlers from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
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