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Faux Bamboo Chest Of Drawers With Desk
Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th century tall faux bamboo and maple chest of drawers with fall front desk and white marble
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Commodes and Chests...
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
doors is a fall front desk; fully functional. When open, the fall front desk features ten drawers that
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Karl Johan Swedish Fall-Front Secretary in Figured Walnut, circa 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
of Sweden and is truly a work of art. It offers one drawer above the fall-front desk with small
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century English Pine Secretaire
Located in Atlanta, GA
front desk. The case holds three more drawers below. When open, the secretaire measures 30.5" deep.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
two doors is a fall front desk; fully functional. When open, the fall front desk features fourteen
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Allerum, SE
front desk that opens up to a single compartment storage. Top two and bottom doors open up to storage
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaire
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
design opening to useful storage.
Below is a fall front desk with small drawers and a place for your
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
. Below sits a fall front desk, opening to useful writing or computer space.
With two further small
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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
18th Century Swedish Fall Front Bureau with Small Interior Compartments
Located in London, England
Late Circa 18th century Swedish fall front bureau. The interior comprises of small drawers and
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Hepplewhite Revival Mahogany Secretary Desk/China Cabinet, circa 1890
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Portland, OR
center is a fall-front desk with a tooled and gilded writing surface and fitted interior above a single
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Mid Century Teak Modern Modular Wall Unit Bookcase c. 1950/60
s
By Poul Hundevad, Poul Cadovius
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional freestanding wall unit, bookcase, fall front desk, constructed of teak, teak veneer
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
American Mid-Century Modern Walnut Room Divider Bar Desk Buffet Hutch, 1960
s
Located in Portland, OR
etagere top with several shelves and a fall front desk or bar cabinet. The base having a pair of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Painted and Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Two-Part Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
with large and small compartments. The lower part is a fall front desk opening up to an interior fitted
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary or Chest MOVING SALE!
Located in Denton, TX
19th century Biedermeier fall front secretary/chest with secret drawer and figured fruitwood front.
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Danish Style Twin Tier Credenza in Teak by Portwood, 1960s
By Portwood Furniture
Located in Portland, OR
tier credenza having a central fall-front desk/bar and flanked by twin smoked glass doors, each
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Fine Hand-Painted Venetian 19th Century Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
surmounted by foliate carving, over double cupboard doors inset with arched mirrors, fall-front desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Antique Aesthetic Movement Carved Ash Leaded Glass Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1890
Located in Portland, OR
a single drawer with brass buttons that once depressed release a fall-front desk with a fitted
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Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Bookcases
Materials
Stained Glass, Ash
English Regency Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
, upper hinged glass bookcase revealing three interior adjustable shelves, fall front desk with gilt
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century Period Swedish Rococo Secretaire Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
arched pediment over glazed panel doors with two interior shelves and notched spoon shelf. Fall front
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Period Gustavian Swedish Secretaire with Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
front desk with multitude stack of small drawers and detailed compartments over the handsome two
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
French Buffet à Deux-Corps with Drop-Front Secretaire
Located in Atlanta, GA
writing desk, and lower cabinet with beautifully carved raised-panel wood doors. The fall-front desk
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
Cado Danish Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in New York, NY
front desk, with a sliding drawer, white laminate work surfaces, and a mirrored back, the other cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase Bibliotheque 1890
Located in Portland, OR
correspondence and a pen tray, the desk also with two drawers with recessed brass handles, the fall front is
Category
Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Queen Anne Period Double Dome Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase Secretary 1710
Located in Portland, OR
bookshelves and pigeon holes and three small drawers below. Above the fall front desk are a pair of candle
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Provincial French Louis XVI Secretaire Desk, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Provincial fall-front secretaire desk in walnut with original leather writing surface, French
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Walnut
Modular Wall Unit in the style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
cabinet with door and drawers, a hanging cabinet with glass doors, an overhead light and a fall front desk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Spanish Walnut Bargueño on Stand with Hand Painted Landscape Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
vargueño desk is a form of portable desk, resembling the top half of a fall front desk. Originally, the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Secretary in Cuban Mahogany, Copenhagen, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
one long drawer above fall-front desk, with three large storage drawers below. Interior offers a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Charles X Style Petite Burlwood Fall Front Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
. It is an early burlwood fall front secretary desk. It has French styling but is most likely an
Category
Early 20th Century American Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Burl
Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Early 19th century oak English fall-front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns.
Note
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Walnut, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Walnut, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Massive Rosewood Cado Danish Wall Unit Att. to Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in New York, NY
, shelves, cabinets which open to storage space, and a fall front desk. This example is free standing, so
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Gustavian Period Fall Front Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century Gustavian period desk, top section has a fall front, opening to a desk space and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Fall-Front Secretaire Abattant
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic fall front secretaire abattant desk made in the French Louis XVI taste. Features a large
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Dark Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
there is an opening fall front
The Reception desk is in good sound condition, it is 41” tall, 26
Category
Antique 1880s Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Pine
Swedish Karl Johan Fall Front Biedermeier Secretary in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
three drawers and mirrored colonnade opening to reveal a secret compartment. Fall front opens to desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Birch, Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Fall-Front Secretary with Three Drawers in Birch, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome fall front secretary in birch wood with a light relaxed finish. The fall-front opens to
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
English George I Style Burl-Walnut Antique Bookcase Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
in the manner typical of the period. The desk below is accessed by lowering the fall-front onto a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Secretary Abattant Desk Chest 1870
Located in Portland, OR
chest having a stepped top with a fall front locking secretary desk below, the tall front is flanked by
Category
Antique 1870s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Carved Oak Wood Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau carved oak wood secretary desk book case. Item features fall front
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Signed Maison Forest Antique Secretaire Secretary Desk in Louis XVI Style
By Maison Forest
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine French fall-front secretary desk from the first quarter of the 20th century, this piece was
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish having two upper doors above the fall front secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
shelves. The lower case features a fall front or drop front slant desk measuring 36 inches wide and 13
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Iron
18th Century Danish Rococo Period Secretary Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
pediment with carved flower decorations.
Below two glazed doors is a fall front writing desk opening to
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Oak
Danish Mod Century Freestanding Wall Unit in Rosewood After Cado Ca 1950/1960
s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in New York, NY
supports. and black handles. The cabinets include a fall front writing desk, a record storage case, a 3
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Scarce 17th Century Indo-Portuguese Caixa Contador - Antique Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon.
Fall front cabinets such as this were designed for and popular amongst
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Antique 17th Century Indian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Very Fine Neoclassical Empire Swedish Secretary by Johan Högman, circa 1814
By Johan Högman
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
if the writing represents another facet of the cabinet's history.
Fall-front opens to a writing
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Walnut Baroque fall front desk
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine Italian walnut serpentine fall front desk with well fitted interior
Veneto region, in very
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Neoclassical Fall Front Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Neoclassical fall-front desk, Sweden circa 1850, in light gray paint. Above the drop front with its
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Oak Fall Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century English Oak Fall Front Desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Oak
William and Mary style fall front desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English William and Mary style fall front desk with inlay on barley twist legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian mid 18th Century Fall Front Desk
Located in Bantam, CT
A mid 18th century Italian Venetian walnut fall front desk serpentine fronted and with a fitted
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Fall Front Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
MAHOGANY FALL FRONT DESK WITH 4 GRADUATED EXTERIOR DRAWERS--DESK INTERIOR WITH 8 DRAWERS & PIGEON
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Dutch Marquetry Fall Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Dutch fall front desk with exquisite marquetry work inside and out. Fitted with one top drawer and
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
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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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