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Swedish Gustavian Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian style drop front desk , its been restored and repainted with Milk
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1860s Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Style drop front desk, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints
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1870s Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

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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19th Century European Chippendale Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

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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Early 19th Century English George III Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

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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19th Century American Federal Drop Front Desk Antique

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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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Mid-19th Century Italian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Cherry

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
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Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20. This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with
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1810s Danish Empire Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
H 68.9 in W 45.28 in D 23.82 in
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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19th Century English Adam Style Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

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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Early 19th Century American Federal Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

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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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

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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19th Century French Louis XVI Drop Front Desk Antique

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Ormolu

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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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Maple, Walnut

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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19th Century French Other Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

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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19th Century English Campaign Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

17th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Drop Front Desk and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 17th century, with drop front desk and three large drawers
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17th Century Italian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum
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1780s French Louis XVI Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut

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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19th Century French Empire Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Copper

19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
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Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany

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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19th Century British Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milan, IT
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Winged Griffin Slant Front Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Long Branch, NJ
desk is made of a fine mahogany and has two griffins flanking each side of the drop front desk. This
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Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with
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Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
H 59 in W 33.5 in D 17.5 in
Desk Walnut Art Nouveau with Brass Fittings, Fitted Interior, with Brass Accents
By Murray-Kay Limited
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful drop front desk in walnut with interesting fitted interior. Great Art Nouveau brass
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Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

18th Century French Drop Front Child Size Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Country French child's Size drop front desk from Alsace. Made of solid oak with
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Late 18th Century French Drop Front Desk Antique

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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19th Century English Early Victorian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Tapestry, Oak

18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century Dutch satinwood abbatant or drop front desk, with gilded beading and inlaid brass
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Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Satinwood

Chinoiserie Ebonized Wood, Fall-Front Vanity
Located in Buchanan, MI
Chinoiserie Ebonized Wood Fall Front Vanity. Bearing a mirror, atop two drawers. With a drop front
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19th Century English Drop Front Desk Antique

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Lacquer, Mirror, Wood

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
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19th Century French Empire Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Ormolu

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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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

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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Early 19th Century French Empire Drop Front Desk Antique

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Bronze

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
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1910s Scottish Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
. Features a drop front with neoclassical brass hardware over large central drawer with French pulls. Opens
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Early 20th Century European Chippendale Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compartments. Bottom of
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19th Century English Campaign Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

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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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Drop Front Desk Antique

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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1920s French Louis XV Drop Front Desk Antique

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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1920s French Louis XV Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

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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19th Century French French Provincial Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Victorian Secretary Desk Circa. 1800's
Located in Fulton, CA
American Victorian secretary desk made of solid walnut. Circa. 1875. Drop-front desk with birdseye
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Drop Front Desk Antique

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Victorian Secretary Desk Circa. 1800's
Victorian Secretary Desk Circa. 1800's
H 94.5 in W 40 in D 19.5 in
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
tabernacle on the left side. The Secretary is fronted with a solid walnut drop down desktop section with 4
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Drop Front Desk Antique

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 Walnut Gothic Revival Drop Front Writing Desk Hastings Furniture Co
By Hastings
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique walnut Gothic Revival drop front writing desk by Hastings Furniture Co. circa 1920's. Hand
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1920s North American Gothic Revival Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
design. The upper section reveals the drop-front desk, a charming surprise that opens to unveil a
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South West German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South west German, 1820. This beautiful drop front desk has three
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1810s German Biedermeier Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
intricate marquetry inlay gracing the drop-front of the desk. As the drop-front opens on filigree design
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

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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Late 19th Century Scottish Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

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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1880s French Renaissance Revival Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

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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1920s French Louis XV Drop Front Desk Antique

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Bronze

Antique 18th Century Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
mahogany featuring velvet drop front writing surface that leads to multiple cubbies / compartments
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Late 18th Century Sheraton Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

1780s Gustavian Period Swedish Grey Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
piece captures the essence of Scandinavian refinement. The drop-front desk opens to reveal a perfectly
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
wooden dowel construction to the top, shell and acanthus leaf carved drop front with fitted interior, and
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

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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19th Century French Belle Époque Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
adjustable shelves at 8” deep. A drop front desk opens to a wine colored leather writing surface with gold
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19th Century English Other Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
H 99.5 in W 47.75 in D 20.5 in
Antique Carved Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Brass Gallery, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawers over slant-front desk with carved patera reserve, raised on cabriole legs, c1910 Measures
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Early 20th Century Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

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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Late 19th Century Queen Anne Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
-front desk surface. When open, the interior reveals three cubby holes, 12 larger drawers and six smaller
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Steel

Painted French Provincial Ivory and Green circa 1920s Secretary/ Desk
Located in Essex, MA
. This lovely drop-front desk reveals four small drawers and cubby holes in the era's style. True to its
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Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Massachusetts Mahogany Chippendale Desk with Shell Drop & Ogee Feet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mahogany Chippendale slant front desk with serpentine case, dovetailed construction
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18th Century American Chippendale Drop Front Desk Antique

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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19th Century Drop Front Desk Antique

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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19th Century Drop Front Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 46 in W 48.5 in D 32 in
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Drop Front Desk Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the drop front desk antique you’re looking for. Each drop front desk antique for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. There are many kinds of the drop front desk antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each drop front desk antique bearing Victorian, Georgian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one drop front desk antique that is appealing in its simplicity, but Globe Wernicke, Gustav Stickley and Ira Yeager produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Drop Front Desk Antique?

A drop front desk antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,226, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $948,123.
Questions About Drop Front Desk Antique
  • 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.

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