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20th Century Venetian Trumeau in Walnut and Burl
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
proportion and good taste. Double body trumeau provided with one door and fall-front in the lower body and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
20th Century Small French Bureau in Rosewood
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
working key, inside of the fall-front with two drawers and desk top of discrete measure. Bureau of special
Category
Late 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Painted Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
drawers and fall-front (complete with a working key) of good service. Rough and convex furniture of high
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Two Part Italian secretary
Located in New York, NY
A two part Italian transitional style secretary desk with fall front surface above single drawer
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Venetian Trumeau in Walnut and Burl Wood, 20th Century
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
double body equipped with three external drawers of good capacity. Inside of the fall-front with writing
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
18th Century Grey-Painted Swedish Gustavian Fall-Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful Gustavian secretary with fall-front opening to a desk offering six interior
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine
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
North Italian Serpentine Front Banded Walnut Rococo Style Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine North Italian Austrian inspired fall front banded walnut secretary desk features a fall
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
Globe Wernicke Arts
Crafts Mahogany Barrister Bookcase With Drop Front 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
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
18th C. Dutch Marquetry Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk Bombe Commode Secretaire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mounted on the top which is inlaid into the sides of the chest. The fall front reveals a hidden desk top
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milano, MI
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
An English Queen Anne style painted fall front two-part secretary desk. The upper section having
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mirror
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
Feldballes Mobelfabrik Danish Modern Teak Wall Unit Bookcase Desk Cabinet
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
doors, various shelves, fall front door with desk/writing surface, beautiful wood grain, 6 part
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk. Made from American
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Item # 305PKI25A
An incredibly beautiful George III mahogany fall-front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wall Unit Desk Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
front door, desk fitted interior, sculpted wood pulls, beautiful wood grain, finished back, very nice
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Fine 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Birch and Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary drawers. Secret drawers in the fall front stair casing desk compartments. French polished and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bubble Glass Breakfront Cabinet Bookcase by Vanleigh
By Vanleigh Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
features 2 part construction, fall front secretary desk with leather top, bubble glass, and beautiful wood
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
fall fronf desk with several small drawers and compartments on shaped feet.
circa 1750.
With
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Antique Mid-18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
20th Century Italian Louis XIV Style in Lacquered Painted Wood Trumeau Cabinet
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
home. Lower body with door, fall-front writing desk and small comfortable drawers. Upper body with two
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Owned by the second owners of Coco Chanel
s Villa La Pausa.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French ebonized ‘Napoleon III’ era fall-front writing desk in mother of pearl with matching side
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
18th Century Gustavian Painted Four-Drawer Commode with a Concealed Bureau
Located in London, England
front pull-out writing desk or bureau. It’s interior has a lovely well-worn appearance with useful small
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
20th Century French Inlaid Secrétaire in Rosewood
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
. Interior of the fall-front with a desk floor covered in leather (with some signs of wear), two drawers and
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Folk Art Secretaire Cabinet with Marquetry Map of the U.S.
By Van Patten
Located in NYC, NY
Unique fall-front secretaire desk and cabinet, dated . The upper two sections featuring striking
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Secretaires
Materials
Wood, String
Karl Johan Swedish Fall Front Desk
By Karl Johan
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large fall front desk by Swedish furniture maker Karl-Johan.
This fall front desk opens to a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Oak Fall Front Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English fall front desk made from oak with a wonderfully hand carved decorated case
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Modern Child
s Hanging Fall Front Desk with Shelf
Located in Huntington, NY
Danish modern child's hanging fall front desk with shelf. Measures: Width- 31 1/2”, depth closed
Category
20th Century Danish Other Desks
Materials
Teak
Mahogany and Satinwood Fall Front Desk, American, Circa 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century American fall front desk.
Mahogany with satinwood inlay detail. Slant front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Fall Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Gustavian Style fall front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, eight pull
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish Västerviks Mobelsnickareskola Fall-Front Desk, circa 1975
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish birch, walnut and burl walnut fall-front desk, circa 1975, the rectangular top above a
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Cabinet with Fall Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
. This cabinet features a fall front desk, shelving, glass display, and ample storage.
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Art Nouveau Pyrography Flemish Art Figural Carved Fall Front Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau pyrography Flemish art figural carved fall front desk. Item includes a carved
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Dutch Marquetry Miniature Early 19th Century Fall Front Desk with Mirror
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Unusual Miniature fall front desk with dressing mirror. Inlaid floral designs. Great condition for
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
French Painted Fall Front Desk - KAR Balance
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial style Secrétaire à Abbatant with a grey-blue painted exterior fall front writing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
French Painted Fall Front Desk - KAR Deposit
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial style Secrétaire à Abbatant with a grey-blue painted exterior fall front writing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
Period French Empire Fall Front Desk from Wildercliff Estate of Grayson Hall
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine mahogany fall front desk comes from France and is period empire, circa 1810. Crafted as a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The Secretarie is made in France in the time of Louis XVI, the secretary is made of solid walnut and veneered on pine wood. The locks, fittings (brass), brass shoes of the feet are o...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Georgian Style Escritoire Fall Front Desk, American or English
Located in Lomita, CA
The fall front and the flame mahogany make this secretary desk a standout. This is a compact and
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Charming 18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut and Fruitwood Inlaid Fall Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
especially attractive. Measurements below refer to the desk with the front closed.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th c. Spanish Bargueno or Vargueno Fall Front Desk or Storage Box
Located in Round Top, TX
18th c. bargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box.
It's walnut
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century Swedish fall-front bureau from the Gustavian period wearing beautiful black paint
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Painted Fall-Front Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful 18th century Swedish painted fall-front secretary chest from the Gustavian period with
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
resting on a four drawered fall front desk with Chippendale feet.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Rococo Slant Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century slant front Rococo desk.
With an attractive fall front desk opening to five
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Vi-Ma Mobler Drop Front Danish Modern Desk
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Sleek sophisticated architectural design fall front desk by Danish maker Vi- Ma Mobler. The desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Danish Modern Wall Unit with Desk, Shelving, Drawers Cabinet
Located in Big Flats, NY
Mid-Century Danish modern walnut wall unit includes fall front desk, two storage cabinets, record
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
New Hampshire Chippendale Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1790
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Chippendale style tiger maple slant top or fall front desk with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Maple
Neo-Gothic Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Regency inlaid mahogany secretary Upper hinged glass bookcase revealing three interior shelves, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century American Slant Front Secretary Pine+Mahogany
Located in Houston, TX
19th century American Slant Front Secretary made from mahogany and pine. The fall front desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Pine
Antique Chest with Fall-Front Secretary Desk in West Indies Mahogany, Denmark
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
with a stepped pedestal top over a single drawer above a fall-front desk, and followed by three storage
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
English mahogany secretary with fitted interior early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English secretary with fitted interior fall front desk early 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
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
French Provincial Cherry Wood Fall Front Small Secretary Desk Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial style cherry wood fall front small secretary desk attributed to Theodore
Category
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Ethan Allen Georgian Court Cherrywood Queen Anne Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Georgian court cherrywood Queen Anne fall front secretary desk. Item features a solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
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Fall Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fall front desk for your home. A fall front desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Find 78 options for an antique or vintage fall front desk now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fall front desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A fall front desk made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one fall front desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ethan Allen and Bassett Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Fall Front Desk?
The average selling price for a fall front desk at 1stDibs is $4,800, while they’re typically $695 on the low end and $70,000 for the highest priced.
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 Fall 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.
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