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Teak Drop Front Desk by Peter Hvidt
Orla Mølgaard
By Hvidt
Mølgaard
Located in Dallas, TX
A teak cabinet with locking drop front desk and drawers. Designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Teak
Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Drop Front Desk 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary offers tiger maple construction with drop front desk over case having
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Maple
Swedish Early 19th Century Painted Wood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish early 19th century period Karl Johan painted wood drop-front desk over two lower drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Drop Front Desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
Drop-front desk / secretary over a chest of drawers, designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel. Circa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Drop Front Desk / Dresser by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
A drop-front desk over drawers designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel. Circa 1940.
Features
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Antique Spanish Vargueno Carved Oak Drop Front Desk, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Spanish Vargueno carved oak drop front desk features carved foilate reserves on drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks
Materials
Oak
drop front desk with parchment interior attr. to Paolo Buffa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully detailed drop front desk with incredible marquetry. When the desk drops down a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Antique French 19th Century Walnut Drop-Front Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful, antique French walnut drop-front desk, with an unusual ebonized interior - quite rare
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
English Drop Front Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Classic form, top drawer folds down revealing unique desk with compartments
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
$2,800
Antique Arts
Crafts Stickley School Carved Oak Drop Front Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts drop front desk in the manner of Stickley offers oak construction with
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut
Burl Davenport Drop Front Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
scroll form crest over drop front desk opening to compartmentalized interior and surmounting lower case
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Danish Teak Drop Front Desk Peter Hvidt
Molgaard-Nielson John Stuart Modern
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern Danish teak drop front desk. Peter Hvidt & Molgaard-Nielson John Stuart
Category
20th Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique Chinese Figural Carved Hardwood Drop Front Desk
Chair Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese figural desk set offers carved hardwood construction with drop front desk having
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
Peter Hvidt for John Stuart Teak Drop Front Desk or Vanity
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peter Hvidt for John Stuart solid teak drop front desk or vanity with three storage drawers. Model
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Desks
Antique Hand-Painted and Carved Jacobean Style Figural Drop Front Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Jacobean style figural drop front desk features hand-painted coat of arms on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Stickley School Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Drop Front Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Stickley School Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Drop Front Desk with Upper Pigeon Holes and Lower Drawer C1910
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Marble Top Mahogany, Mid-1800s Louis Philippe Drop Front Desk
By Louis Philippe
Located in North York, ON
Marble Top Mahogany Mid 1800s Louis Philippe Drop Front Desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Asymmetrical Bookcase, Credenza, Drop Front Desk by Modernage
By Modernage Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco Asymmetrical Bookcase / Credenza / Drop Front Desk by Modernage, American, circa 1930's
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Grand Rapids Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Desk by The Cron Kills
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
paneled sides with slant drop front desk surmounting four long drawers and raised on straight and square
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Arne Vodder Style Teak Drop-Front Desk, Made In Denmark
By Arne Vodder
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Mid-Century "Arne Vodder" Style Teak Made In Denmark Drop-Front Desk, The desk is very space
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
On Hold Drop front desk with cabinet Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sleekly designed and highly practical drop front desk with three built-in drawers and storage
Category
Vintage 1960s Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Birch
French Napoleon III Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French, ebonized and mother of pearl-inlaid, drop-front writing desk, the interior with fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Giltwood
Antique Side by Side Cabinet With Drop Front Desk
Located in Trenton, NJ
This Antique Side by Side Cabinet with Locking Display Shelves and Drop Front Desk is a beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown American Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Bespoke Queen Anne Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk on Frame
Located in Peabody, MA
Custom hand built Queen Anne style drop front desk on frame with carved cabriole legs, gadrooned
Category
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Drop Front Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful drop front teak desk/bureau with drawers, cubbies and secret latches.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
Rare Jay Spectre "Perceptive" Drop Front Desk
By Jay Spectre
Located in Chicago, IL
Primavera and brushed steel drop front secretary has four drawers with brushed steel art deco
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Steel
Spanish Baroque Style Drop Front Desk
Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
46”H x 35.25”W x 15.50”D
Desk Height 29"
Bench:
18.25”H x 20”W x 13”D
Category
Vintage 1930s American Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rare French Louis XVI Drop-Front Desk/Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style chest of drawers with drop-front desk in solid, ebonized cherry wood
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow Italian burl walnut desk with a drop front top over two long graduated drawers and
Category
20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oak Drop Front Desk Secretary
Located in Petaluma, CA
done with respect for its age. The lower drawer pulls out to give extra support for the drop front
Category
Early 20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Drop Front Desk for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mahogany) veneer with steel M pulls and hairpin legs. Retains original label. Drop front lowers and pulls
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
19th Century English Painted Satinwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely hand painted. 19th Century. English. Satinwood. On original casters. Letter cubbies and drawers. Purchased in London in 1990 for 18,000 British Pounds. Legs spread (bow) ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Early 19th Century Dutch Bombe Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
In heavy, solid mahogany and outfitted with several pigeon hole drawers, bombe silhouette on bun feet. This is rare and a wonderful piece, original condition, Circa 1820.
Category
Antique 1820s Dutch Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Walnut and Secretary with Drop Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century English walnut and secretary with drop front desk
Gorgeous 19th century secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Teak Drop Front Desk by Franz Meyer Møbel
By Franz Meyer
Located in Trenton, NJ
modern piece is crafted from rich vintage teak, with a drop-front desk that locks for a secure, fold-away
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Teak
Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut
A 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th C. Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Painted Wood Desk / Chest with Three Lower Drawers and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Wood
Rare George Nelson Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on 102" Platform Bench
By George Nelson
Located in Dronten, NL
Important Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on rare 102" long Platform Bench, designed by George
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Maple
Dutch 19th Century Mahogany Drop-Front Desk/Linen Press
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century flame mahogany drop-front secretary/linen press, circa 1860s, is a Dutch
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Hardwood and Brass Drop Front Desk Bureau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A hardwood slant-front desk or bureau on carved stand, embellished with ornate pierced brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Drop-Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Louis Philippe marble-top walnut desk, circa 1830s is from France and features
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Carved Oak Drop Front Desk Liquor Cabinet Breton Brittany 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak drop front desk liquor cabinet Breton Brittany 19th c
~Direct from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak
A mid century modern cabinet with a drop front desk by Jentique furniture
By Jentique
Located in Houston, TX
A mid century modern cabinet with a drop front desk by Jentique furniture, circa 1960s. Features a
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
1970s Jacobean Style Drexel Sandia Drop Front Desk-A Pair
By Drexel
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning pair of drop front Drexel desks from their Sandia Jacobean style line.Lots of storage and
Category
Vintage 1970s Jacobean Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chippendale style slant front desk offers mahogany construction with drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Stunning Heavily Carved Antique Chinese Cabinet Cupboard with Drop Front Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
front desk
A truly stunning piece, carved from every single inch, the drop flap supports which are
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Art Deco Bar and Drop-Front Desk in the Taste of André Sornay
1902-2002
By Andre Sornay
Located in Paris, FR
Asymmetrical Art Deco bar and drop-front desk crafted of rosewood veneer in the taste of André
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk
By Daisy Line
Located in Petaluma, CA
. Even the narrow draw below has a unique design. When dropping down the front, we see several useful
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
French 19th Century Empire Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century solid walnut desk has many interesting features. The slant front folds
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
A Swedish Mid 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish Mid 19th Century Karl Johan Drop-Front Painted Wood Desk with Three Graduated
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, 1950s
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front storage cabinet or secretary desk with a lower
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Art Deco Haagse School Bookcase with Drop-Front Desk by P.E.L.Izeren, 1920s
By P.E.L. Izeren 1
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Oak Art Deco Haagse school bookcase with drop-front desk.
Design by P.E.L.Izeren for Genneper
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Macassar, Oak
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front secretary desk cabinet with a lower sliding
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Grasscloth, Maple, Lacquer
Antique Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Mahogany Drop Front Desk, Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hepplewhite style desk offers flame mahogany construction with bookmatched drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Desk, Circa 1900
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
In the manner of Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Paul McCobb Blonde Maple Drop Front Desk on Wrought Iron Base Cabinet
By Paul McCobb
Located in Ferndale, MI
Paul McCobb for Winchedon Furniture.
Drop front: 15" deep x 60" wide x 19.5" tall
Base cabinet
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks
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Drop Front Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of drop front desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all drop front desks available were constructed with great care. Drop front desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Drop front desks bearing Mid-Century Modern or Louis XV hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large drop front desks, so small drop front desks measuring 14 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Raymond Loewy, Hvidt
Mølgaard and Arne Wahl Iversen each produced beautiful drop front desks that are worth considering.
How Much are Drop Front Desks?
Prices for drop front desks start at $750 and top out at $30,000 with the average selling for $2,997.
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 Drop Front Desks
- 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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