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Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Walnut Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Antique Furniture, Scotland
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 39.38 in W 30.71 in D 16.93 in
Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 40.56 in W 31.7 in D 17.72 in
18th Century Italian Drop Front Bureau Burl Walnut Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Milan, IT
An Italian bureau with flap dating back to the second half of 18th century. A slightly curved front
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Walnut, Burl
H 39.77 in W 42.13 in D 20.87 in
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milan, IT
front of this antique Italian drop front bureau shows two short, small and convex drawers above two long
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The black, drop front secretaire represents the neoclassical Greek style with the original brass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 42.5 in W 47 in D 30.75 in
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 38 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 42.52 in W 34.26 in D 20.08 in
1960s Poul Cadovius Modular Teak 3-Bay Danish Royal System Wall Unit Shelving
By Royal System, Poul Cadovius
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
includes a very attractive basket weave lockable drop front bureau / desk with key, inside are four
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
H 77.96 in W 96.86 in D 14.57 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 41.15 in W 38.39 in D 20.87 in
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
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80.5 in W 35 in D 15.75 in
Georgian Cherry Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 84.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 81.13 in W 40.63 in D 21.25 in
Jasper Cabinet Georgian Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 71.25 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
Baker Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk with Mirrored Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 90 in W 37.75 in D 19.75 in
Swedish Secretary Bureau
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bureau
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
Art Deco bureau in figured and burr walnut. Both the top and drop down leaf stepped in the Art Deco
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 32.5 in D 18.75 in
Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 84.5 in W 44.25 in D 25 in
18th Century Italian Bureau
Located in Kettering, GB
An 18th century Italian bureau with beautiful inlay detailing and a fall front that opens to form a
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
bottom section contains a drop-front writing surface above three long drawers and supported by shaped
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Wood
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
decorative scrolled cabinet work.
With a rolled drop down front that opens to reveal the magical inside with
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th C. Rococo Swedish Bureau Chest
Located in Houston, TX
1770's Swedish rococo Bureau chest. Serpentine front chest with drop front secretary. interior
Category
Antique 1770s Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Enamel
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with arcaded niches, small
Category
Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique English 1920s Bureau with Drawers
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Drop front top with pigeons holes and small drawer, leather insert, three large drawers on bottom
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique 1780s George III English Oak Bureau
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Drop down front with 5 small drawers and 9 pigeon holes in desk bureau, 4 larger drawers comes with
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Style Flame Grained Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique bureau bookcase of very slim proportions. This is in the
Category
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Leather, Glass
18th Century Italian Walnut Lombardy Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
lockable drop front fall encloses two banks of three shaped small drawers with a sliding well to the centre
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Wood
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
space provided by the drop-front desk supported by a pair of functional pull out slides, over a chest of
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
faux key-hole escutcheon adorned hinged drop-front that opens to a spacious interior fitted with ten
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique English Mahogany Secretair Bureau Desk With Cabinets
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Prince of Wales feather carved detail, flame mahogany, drop front writing bureau comes with key
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century French Oak Large Bureau With Drawers
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Parquetry detail drop front, when open shows 11 various small drawers, there is a little door that
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Birch Secretary Bureau from Germany, circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich birch and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary.
Refer to close
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
(included but not shown in photo) and two drawers. Atop a slope front bureau writing section with three
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, the single frieze drawer having a drop front, opening to reveal a secretaire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Corinthian capitals. The upper cupboard of the secretary is situation on a bottom section with a drop front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet, an English, Edwardian, walnut cupboard dating to, circa 1910
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.35 in D 12.21 in
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique Metamorphic Drink Cabinet, English Oak, Bureau Form, Cocktail, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique metamorphic drinks cabinet. An English, oak bureau form cocktail cabinet, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Oak
H 48.63 in W 33.86 in D 16.54 in
George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
crossbanding.
Once the bookmatched and crossbanded fall front is dropped, the eye is drawn to a warmly grained
Category
Antique 18th Century British George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
1960's Sycamore & Walnut Bureau by Peter Hayward for Vanson
By Peter Hayward, Vanson
Located in London, GB
the quality is outstanding. The sycamore front slants outwards very slightly, with a fantastic drop
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut, Leather
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
Category
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
Ernest Gimson A walnut bureau inlaid with holly chequered string inlay.
By Ernest Gimson
Located in London, GB
string inlay. The quality of this craftsman handmade bureau is a step above. The fold-down front is
Category
Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 36.03 in W 27.56 in D 13.98 in
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 39 in W 18 in D 37 in
Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique secretaire cabinet. An English, mahogany chest of drawers with drop front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 43.51 in W 42.52 in D 20.48 in
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau Bookcase Attributed to Liberty & Co
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Glasgow, GB
V.R.C. JUNE 7TH 1911’ above a leaded green bullion glass door and open shelves, the bureau fall-front
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 51.25 in W 57 in D 20 in
Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Walnut, Dressing Table, Swing, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
feet to the front with inset rear trestle feet
This is an attractive antique bureau mirror, with a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
H 19.49 in W 14.38 in D 8.08 in
Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Walnut, Queen Anne Taste, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau mirror. An English, walnut and glass mirror in Queen Anne taste, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
H 26.58 in W 13 in D 7.29 in
Georgian Style English Desk Bureau Bookcase with Banded Drawers, Leather Top
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
compartments for storage, often featuring a drop-down front that serves as a writing surface when lowered and
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 87 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
suited as a work station for a compact area. It has a lovely drop flap front which doubles as a writing
Category
20th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 37.01 in W 20.87 in D 15.95 in
Vintage Cresent Queen Anne Style Cherry Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
and lattice covered glass doors with an arched arcade along the top. The drop front opens two one
Category
Vintage 1970s Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 71 in W 19 in D 34 in
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 40.16 in W 28.35 in D 20.87 in
Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 35 in D 17 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the drop front bureau you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, oak and metal, every drop front bureau was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect drop front bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A drop front bureau made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made drop front bureau has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bevan Funnell Ltd., Brights of Nettlebed and Paolo Buffa are consistently popular.
How Much is a Drop Front Bureau?
The average selling price for a drop front bureau at 1stDibs is $2,828, while they’re typically $1,017 on the low end and $17,285 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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 Drop Front Bureau
- 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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