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Antique Victorian R.J. Horner Style Victorian Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
filigree corbell, drop front desk over serpentine drawer and lower cabinet, raised on cabriole legs, cast
Category
20th Century American Late Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Walnut
Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk
By Børge Mogensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Soborg Mobler, circa 1960's. This gorgeous teak drop-front secretary desk has three storage drawers. Tall
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
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
Interesting California Design Desk by Ray See for See Mar
By Ray See
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual small desk with drop front by Ray See for See Mar, circa 1950s. Measures 43.35" wide
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Bookcase Cabinet with Secretary Desk, Newly Restored
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinet with drop-front secretary
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Paldao
Baker Furniture Chippendale Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale or Georgian style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Henkel Harris Georgian Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch Top
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Alfonso Marina Chippendale Carved Pine Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch Top
By Alfonso Marina
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
1990s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Brass
Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture Black Lacquered Cabinet With Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
front secretary desk
By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "Far East Collection"
USA, 1960s
Black
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Midcentury Rosewood Wall Unit Desk over Dresser by Poul Hundevad
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Shippensburg, PA
bookcase over a drop-front secretary desk, the lid of which rests on the stepped-out edge of the eight
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen Secretary Desk in Solid Teak
By Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Peter Hvidt
Located in San Diego, CA
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen drop front solid teak desk opens to drawers with beautiful
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Ebonized Cabinet With Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
front secretary desk
By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "Far East Collection"
USA, 1960s
Ebonized
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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
Category
Antique 1690s English William and Mary Desks
Materials
Oak
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
Piero Fornasetti Architettura Trumeau White Black Secretary Armoire
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Fornasetti-Ponti furniture. A stunning hybrid of a drop-front desk, bar and credenza. Three drawers, double
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Iron
1960s Danish Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund, Børge Mogensen
Located in Miami, FL
...SOLD...Late 1960s Dyrlund Danish teak drop front secretary with three bottom drawers. With
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
English Georgian Style Oak Marquetry Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Georgian fall front or drop front secretaire desk crafted from oak. The
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
Unique Miniature Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mixed teak, mahogany, and oak drop front secretary features classic Danish design. Unique
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Drop Front Secretary Desk by Michel Mortier for Minvielle
Located in Pasadena, CA
This secretary desk has been made Atelier ARP which have had a very strong influence on the design
Category
Vintage 1950s French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1950 Drop Front Secretary Desk in Teak by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 drop front Secretary desk in teak by Børge Mogensen.
When the front door drops, four
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet with Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop front secretary
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
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
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Stickley American Colonial Cherry Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1960s
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century early American style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Colonial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Georgian Banded Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Scandinavian Modern Teak Bookcase Cabinet by Domino Mobler
By Domino Møbler
Located in Trenton, NJ
generations. Matching drop-front desk also available- contact seller for details.
Dimensions: 31.5w 16.75d
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Teak
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$148,500
Post-Modern Secretaire in Cork by Peter Maly, Serie 5 for COR, circa 1975
By Peter Maly
Located in Berlin, DE
-front desk opens to reveal a functional writing surface and storage compartments, while the lower
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Beech, Cork
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Biedermeier Secretaires
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cherry, Mahogany
Paul Frankl Black Lacquered Highboy Dresser Chest With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By John Stuart Inc., Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in South Bend, IN
drop front secretary desk
By Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture and retailed by John Stuart
USA, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Secretaires
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
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
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Mid Century Danish Drop-Front Secretary Desk
Wall Shelf by Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel
Located in Detroit, MI
legs the secretary cabinet features a step-back hutch with a locking drop-front door with small
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Cherry
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
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Bronze
Brights of Nettlebed Burr Walnut Media Cabinet Television Stand Chest of Drawers
By Brights of Nettlebed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
arrangement of drawers and drop front desk section. This sale is for the one mentioned above only, the other
Category
20th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker School Colonial Flame Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Cabinet, circa 1940
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
striated glass doors and flanking recessed side cabinets each with glass door, central drop front secretary
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Desks
Materials
Bronze
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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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