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American Federal Mahogany
Satinwood Butler
s Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon holes, baize
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
Located in Billingshurst, GB
secret compartments and six pigeon’s holes for storage. The bureau stands on shaped bracket feet. The
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
drawer fronts. The interior is exquisitely appointed with pigeon holes, and small drawers flanking a
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Chippendale Mahogany Secretary / Bookcase with Interior Drawers, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
with the original brasses, interior desk drawers with pigeon holes, lower flanking blind doors with
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Late Victorian Petite Oak Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
slant front. Desk opens to a work surface, pigeon holes and one interior drawer. A larger dovtailed
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
An 18th Century George I Walnut
Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
framed by moulded gilt slip, enclosing shelves and pigeon holes above two candle slides. The bureau
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
George II Style Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
gilt crest, above two glazed doors enclosing 45 drawers and 19 pigeon holes above two slides, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$50,025 / item
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
attractive interior with block front and serpentine drawers beneath pigeon holes, flanking two columnar
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Walnut, Pine
19th Century Regency Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Essex, MA
drawer reveals a leather writing surface and pigeon holed compartments. Piece breaks down into nine
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Davis Cabinet Co. Colonial Style American Pine Secretary Writing Desk
By Davis Cabinet Company
Located in Dayton, OH
slant top that opens to a writing surface, with four rabbet jointed drawers and pigeon holes. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
over drop front desk opening to interior with pigeon holes and drawers, surmounting lower double blind
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
4 smaller drawers below 8 pigeon holes.
36" w., 20.5" d., 40" h.
Category
Antique 1750s English George III Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Georigian Bureau Desk Elm Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
interior comprising of pigeon holes, drawers and a sunken well
Presented in good condition
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk Cabinet, 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes.
Original Brass locks.
The top
Category
Antique Early 1800s Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Revival Bureau Ladies Desk Mahogany Inlay 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
and Shaped Pigeon Holes.
Category
Antique 1890s Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
proportioned interior pigeon hole area with six smaller drawers. Excellent color and patina on an old refinish
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Birch
George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
top opening to a fitted interior of pigeon holes, small drawers and pull-out adjustable leather-lined
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, with wonderful inlaid decoration to the fall front, opening to reveal a fitted interior of pigeon holes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
$19,690 Sale Price
20% Off
English Chippendale Mahogany Swan Neck Inlaid Breakfront with Desk, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
, centered fall front interior desk with drawers, pigeon holes, prospect door, and leather writing surface
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Period Georgian Bureau Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
drawers and fall having wonderful flame mahogany timbers
The interior featuring an arrangement of pigeon
Category
Vintage 1980s Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century George IV Yew Wooden Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
lower part having a hinged fall enclosing a fitted interior with small drawers and pigeon holes.
Also
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Yew
Outstanding Quality Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
to reveal a fitted interior consisting of 16 drawers, 16 pigeon holes, letter racks, bookends and a
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Other
18th c. English Architect
s Desk/Library Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
surface and drawers and pigeon holes and having leather lined writing surface, the sides with two lower
Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Antique George lII Mahogany and Oak Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes and six working drawers above a kneehole centre flanked by six
Category
Antique 18th Century European George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Brighton, Sussex
opening to reveal pigeon hole compartments and drawers within, a sliding inset leather writing tablet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Fine Art Deco Amboyna Cabinet By Georges De Bardyère Circa 1925
By Georges de Bardyere
Located in Norwich, GB
. There are a few light signs of use around the cabinet.
The cabinet interior features a pigeon hole unit
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Amboyna, Burl
$3,041 Sale Price
70% Off
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler
s Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
sliding fall front interior desk with 11 drawers and 3 pigeon holes, a keyed door cabinet, a baize
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Brass Inlaid Secretaire Chiffonier
Located in Dublin, IE
over a secretaire drawer enclosing four drawers, three pigeon holes and a gilt tooled leather inset
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Cabinets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
with a sloping-front,
Opening to reveal a cupboard and four drawers and a pigeon hole in the center
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$45,691 Sale Price
30% Off
George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
slide and various pigeon-holes and drawers; above four drawers all decorated and with brass handles
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
inlay, five walnut frieze drawers, the cylinder opening to reveal pigeon hole compartments within, a
Category
Early 20th Century European Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$5,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
interior consisting of satinwood drawers, pigeon holes and a secret door to the centre with a secret drawer
Category
Antique 1760s British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Walnut Parquetry Important Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux
Located in Rome, IT
with a sloping-front,
Opening to reveal a cupboard and four drawers and a pigeon hole in the center
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$52,218 Sale Price
20% Off
George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
with book rail opens to reveal pigeon holes and document drawers and column slides flanking a central
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Georgian Style Walnut
carved Bureau
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
with Walnut Cross Banding
Working Lock with Key, Open to Reveal :
Centre cupboard, 2 drawers & pigeon
Category
Vintage 1930s British George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase circa 1930s
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
lock & key, open to reveal:
centre letter rack, single drawer each side,
And Pigeon holes,
Two Shaped
Category
Vintage 1930s British Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$1,804 Sale Price
20% Off
Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Reveal :
Single centre door, with working lock & key,
3 fitted drawers with pigeon holes above,
Brown
Category
Vintage 1920s British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
Harris Lebus. An Arts and Crafts bureau bookcase in the Glasgow Style
By Harris Lebus
Located in London, GB
with slatted sides. An open writing area with pigeon holes to the back and a central drawer below with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Walnut Upright Glazed Bookcase Bureau, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
exterior. The fall opens to reveal a fitted interior consisting of varying sized pigeon holes . Beneath are
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
surface and an arrangement off drawers and pigeon holes above which there is a single oak lined drawer
Category
Antique 1860s Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
American Chippendale Oxbow Slant Front Desk, 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
by pairs of pigeon holes and outer bank of three stacked drawers. The lower center drawer is flanked
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
$17,640 Sale Price
37% Off
English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
fall front secretary desk revealing a leather writing surface, flanking pigeon holes, three interior
Category
Antique 1810s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
front revealing a leather writing surface with a fitted interior, pigeon holes, and three lower drawers
Category
Antique 1810s American American Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Poplar, Pine
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
fitted interior, with pigeon holes, drawers, an inset writing surface and a slide, concealing a well
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
$35,005 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts
Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. Original patina with English lever lock mark and dovetailed joinery. Pigeon hole compartments as well as
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
-down desk there are three graduated drawers on either side of a center pigeon hole with a long drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
piece features three small drawers, pigeon holes, and a secret panel inside the revolving cylinder
Category
Mid-20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
top tambour which conceals beneath it a fitted interior of pigeon holes, card index drawers and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
George II Carved Walnut
Feather Banded Bureau Bookcase
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
.
The scroll cornice above a pair of shaped mirror doors enclosing shelves and pigeon holes, the bass
Category
Antique 18th Century George II Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Walnut Burl Carved Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
with burlwood front that opens via a drop front for use as a desk. Secretary desk interior has pigeon
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Burl
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian period Mahogany Secretaire bookcase, circa 1780
Located in Brighton, Sussex
beautiful fitted secretaire interior, with Satinwood and Boxwood inlay to the pigeon holes and drawers. The
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Queen Anne Black Lacquered Toilet Mirror with Miniature Bureau Base
Located in Folkestone, GB
small drawers and pigeon holes, a further long drawer with shaped front below and standing on small bun
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Queen Anne Table Mirrors
Materials
Lacquer
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
with pigeon-holes and drawers.
Above three serpentine drawers with projecting canted corners and
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$78,920 Sale Price
30% Off
English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
secretary desk revealing a leather writing surface, central prospect door with key, flanking pigeon holes
Category
Antique 1810s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Antique George I Figured Walnut Bureau with Original Handles
Located in Suffolk, GB
brass handles and escutcheons, fitted interior consisting of drawers pigeon holes and a central door
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
drawers and pigeon holes above two long marquetry inlaid drawers with original brass handles. It stands on
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombé Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
fitted interior including various drawers and pigeon holes. Below this there are three graduated drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pigeon hole you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A pigeon hole — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a pigeon hole — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each pigeon hole bearing Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one pigeon hole that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pierre Jeanneret produced versions that are worth a look.
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Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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.
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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.
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