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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

Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style slant front standing desk or architect's desk By Baker
Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style. Direct from France, a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, carved knees, two dovetail constructed drawers, and ornate solid brass hardware. Desk further features
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk
By Drexel, Widdicomb Furniture Co., Baker Furniture Company, Heritage-Henredon, Kittinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk Dressing Table. The
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Spanish Antique Small Wooden Desk w/Unique Carved "Trunk" Appearance from Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
century. This antique desk from Spain features a nicely carved front side, filled with square and circular
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Spanish 17th Century Carved Desk
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
An ornately carved desk originating from Spain in the late 17th century. Heavy turned legs
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Spanish 17th Century Carved Desk
Spanish 17th Century Carved Desk
H 27.96 in W 54.73 in D 31.11 in
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Fall Front Desk
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
H 42.5 in W 49.5 in D 26 in
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Slant Front Writing Desk Early 17th Century
By Jacobean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 17th Century Hand Crafted English Jacobean Slant Front Desk on Later Stand also fashioned in
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Antique 17th Century British Jacobean Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
gorgeous ORNATE French oak "abattant" chest of drawers with fall front desk/secretary~~four WIDE drawers
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

German Biedermeier Slant-Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very good German slant front desk with a lower case of drawers. The writing surface very nicely
Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Brass

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Teak

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk This beautiful
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Antique Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Fall Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A great size and form Danish Mid Century Modern fall front desk in teak with compartmentalized
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Fall Front Desk
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Fall Front Desk
H 41.25 in W 33.63 in D 16.5 in
Sypher & Co. 19th Century Chippendale Block Front Slant Front Desk
By Sypher & Co.
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Sypher & Co. 19th century Chippendale block front slant front desk with excellent original finish
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Rosewood Mid Century Modern Desk with Bookcase Front
Located in Milford, NH
) and three fitted drawers on the right, and open bookcase storage on the front of the desk. Possible
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A 19th century Swedish fall-front bureau in the Rococo style wearing beautiful black paint, circa
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
H 37.63 in W 34.69 in D 19.69 in
Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality carved mahogany desk chair having a figured mahogany carved top rail
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dorking, GB
An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau
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Antique Late 17th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
front features French floral and foliate carvings, with carved scale trim to either side. Lower desk
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Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Carved and Chiseled Wood French Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large French writing desk of the 20th century. Furniture of great size and impact carved and
Category

Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880 $1250
Category

20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Wood Desk Table with Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
used as a desk (giving clearance for seating in front.) This rustic piece has a natural wood finish
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique burl walnut & inlaid marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860. The davenport is made
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl, Walnut, Satinwood, Maple, Leather

18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior
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Antique Late 18th Century American Desks

Materials

Brass

American Hepplewhite Birch Fall Front Inlaid Desk. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite birch fall front desk with carved hinged molded edge top, fitted interior
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Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French DIning Table Library Desk Renaissance Carved Oak Baroque c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
dimensional carved mask to the center front. The side aprons also feature these carved masks and flourishes
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Italian 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Reeded Apron, Drawers and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut desk from the 18th century with three drawers, pull-out, two doors and curving
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Late 18th Century Figured Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A good example of a Chippendale slant front desk with bookmatched figured mahogany veneers, a slant
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
, each having carved foliate scroll front panels, flanked by carved keystones~ ~Desk top has wide carved
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET. Direct from France
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence fruitwood bureau slant front desk with fitted interior, shaped apron with shell
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Antique Early 18th Century European Régence Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Desk with Carved Frieze and Two Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
carved with faux drawers in a manner similar to the front. The desk will therefore be able to float in a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
bookshelves, and flanked by reeded corner pilasters, over a lower case with slant front desk top, opening to a
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Spanish Trestle-Leg & Iron Stretcher Desk, Elaborately Carved
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish elaborately carved wood desk, with trestle-legs and forged-iron stretchers, from the turn
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk w/ Woven Wicker Front by Sligh Lowry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1960s Danish modern style teak writing desk with woven wicker front and dark stained
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Bleached Walnut and Iron Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a focal point to your study or library with this elegant antique fruitwood desk. Carved in
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Cherry Desk with Tan Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1890. Made of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Cherry

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Serpentine Cherry Desk with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique partner desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790. Made of
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century New England Chippendale Slant Front Desk in Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
A fine slant front desk in tiger maple with compartmentalized interior with eight open cubbies and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Brown Leather Carved Cherry Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
region of France circa 1850 and built of cherry wood, the desk stands on elegant cabriole legs over a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Cherry

19th Century, Leopold Eidlitz Carved Cherry Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American carved cherry desk, designed by Leopold Eidlitz and made by Weller, Brown and
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Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Library Console Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
features two hand carved drawers across the front dressed with the original wooden knobs, over a large
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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

Maddox Refinished Red Mahogany Block / Slant Front Secretary Desk with Key
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A refinished Maddox Red Mahogany Chippendale Block front, Slant Front Secratary Desk with Key
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s
Located in Miami, FL
Found in the South of France, this 19th century hand carved French walnut table or desk can be
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

Carved Walnut and Rosewood Desk with Matching Chair, Italy, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
red leather. The front of the hidden drawer unit is carved with images of writing tools and stationary
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Carved Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
gilt frame. The desk is fronted by two storage drawers with intricately carved fronts. The case is
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gesso, Wood

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Carved Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and metal, every carved front desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect carved front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A carved front desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made carved front desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Daisy Line, George Zee and Grand Rapids Furniture Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Carved Front Desk?

A carved front desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,570, while the lowest priced sells for $849 and the highest can go for as much as $22,750.
Questions About Carved Front Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A 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.