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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian hand painted drop top desk. Writing top H 31”
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
Lovely painted drop leaf or slant front desk made more charming with painted blue interior
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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
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20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Cherrywood Drop-Front Desk Secretaire with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A cherrywood drop front desk with four small drawers fitted in the upper interior and three drawers
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk. This desk
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
any room or space in your home. This American Drop-front Desk is simplistic in design, yet unique in
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Biedermeier drop front desk is the best example of top-quality Viennese
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Maple, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
drop front desk. The desk is raised by four square columns joined by a bottom tier and decorated with a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany Drop Front Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental Chippendale desk offers upper gallery over drop front desk having carved
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Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Winged Griffin Slant Front Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This late 19th century slant front desk was made in the USA most likely by R.J Horner of NYC. The
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Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
pulls and decorative escutcheons. The top drawer/desk front keyhole is encircled with a matching
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

French 19th Century Mahogany Travel Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk French, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Early 1800's English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A lovely architectural form secretary with marquetry inlay doors.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th century solid mahogany desk chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a fabulous shaped 19th century solid mahogany desk chair. The quality is very high with the
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Antique 19th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th century solid mahogany desk chair
19th century solid mahogany desk chair
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu desk, signed
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood inlaid pedestal desk. Having its original Moroccan
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Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
H 29.53 in W 43.31 in D 24.02 in
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
By Italian Sculptor 19 th Century
Located in Milano, IT
18th and early 19th centuries. This remarkable piece of furniture represents a sublime expression of
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Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Marble

Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
H 105 in W 120 in D 62 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very high quality French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany and ormolu cabinet
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Abattant Chest of Drawers and Desk
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Oak Library Desk Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French oak office library desk sofa table barley twist Louis XIII ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Barley Twist Fold Down Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome, impressive carved mahogany desk with gem-cut decorations and fitted bird's-eye maple
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Leather, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

French 19th Century Barley Twist Fold Down Desk
French 19th Century Barley Twist Fold Down Desk
H 48.63 in W 58.25 in D 27.13 in
19th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Sheraton revival satinwood and inlaid writing desk / cabinet attributed to Edwards
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Antique 1880s British Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Renaissance Revival Desk Library Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in Savannah, GA
Very ornately carved Renaissance Revival rich golden oak desk or library table with leather insert
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Antique 1870s American Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cie. The drop front desk is raised by most elegant square tapered legs with striking foliate topie
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on
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Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century "Secretaire Abattant" Style Standing Drop Front Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking 19th century "Secretaire Abattant" style standing desk with a drop front writing surface
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Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Mahogany & Brass Inlay Secretary Boulle Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century Louis XIV style mahogany and brass inlaid drop-front
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of flamed birchwood, ebonized handles, brass keys. Drop front writing
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 42.5 in W 50.5 in D 26 in
Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
. Drop front writing surface with interior drawers above three large exterior drawers.
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 46 in W 48.5 in D 32 in
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign chest from the 19th century, with drop front desk, four drawers and brass
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
19th century. Topped with a great piece of black and white marble. A single, slim drawer at the top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Early Victorian Oak Escritoire Desk Oriental Tapestry Laptop Work Table Campaign
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare Victorian oak Escritoire drop front desk with Oriental tapestry
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tapestry, Oak

French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French mid 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, and Brèche Violette
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French Charles X Birdseye Davenport Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X bird’s-eye maple davenport table desk with amaranth marquetry inlaid top and drop
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Stylish Dutch 19th Century painted bombe bureau desk with wonderful carved lions paw feet and
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Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
H 44.3 in W 53.94 in D 25.2 in
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5033, exceptional quality Sheraton Revival satinwood and marquetry desk attributed to Edwards and
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Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
H 36.23 in W 48.23 in D 25.2 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique French Empire drop front "abattant" secretary desk made with magnificent high
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Drop-Front Marquetry Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one low door with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Oak

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
surface with damask inset and two banks of document drawers flanking pigeon holes. The drop front writing
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Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

1800's Antique French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather, Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Century! French Napoleon III period writing desk, mid to late 19th c., superstructure with two drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique executive desk. An English, satinwood and mahogany 13 drawer office desk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique late 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk or writing table is made of solid
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany open arm desk chair having an attractive shaped top rail and carved splat to the
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
H 95.5 in W 63.5 in D 47 in
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Metal

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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 two
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Quality Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian carved mahogany desk chairs having a quality carved mahogany shaped top
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

Antique Walnut Museum Quality Exhibition Hand Carved Italian Davenport Desk
By Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
desk is of the same quality especially the lions and the drop front panel, the wardrobe is currently
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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19th Century Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century drop front desk available at 1stDibs. Each 19th century drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 19th century drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right 19th century drop front desk, those designed in Victorian, Empire and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Biedermeier and Reid and Sons each produced at least one beautiful 19th century drop front desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a 19th Century Drop Front Desk?

Prices for a 19th century drop front desk start at $850 and top out at $14,100 with the average selling for $3,784.

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