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A drop-front secretary desk - 1950 - France.
By Marcel Gascoin, Charlotte Perriand, Rene Gabriel
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A secretary desk from the 1950s, French craftsmanship. Solid elm wood with a beautiful patina
Category
Vintage 1950s French Secretaires
Materials
Elm
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis Philippe Drop Front Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
black stone top. This exquisite piece of 19th-century craftsmanship boasts a drop front that unveils a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Period two Part Flame Mahogany Drop Front Abattant. Item features beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 61.5 in W 41.25 in D 20.25 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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
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
H 51.97 in W 24.41 in D 10.04 in
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Parquetry Inlaid Drop Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style 19th century parquetry inlaid drop front secretary (abattant) with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
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
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 17.72 in
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
. Features a drop front with neoclassical brass hardware over large central drawer with French pulls. Opens
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Burlwood Drop-Front Secretary, One of Four Produced; Båstad, Sweden, c. 1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
secretary compartment. Inside, a central cabinet door is decorated with a stunning and highly detailed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 50.25 in W 44 in D 17 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 47.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56.5 in W 39.25 in D 17 in
French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
A stunning French solid walnut commode with a fold-down secretary desk housed in its top drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French secrétaire à abattant, or drop front secretary desk, with the case made of birdseye maple
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
, such secretaries, when closed, add a style element to the room yet with the two drawers and drop front
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Country French Regence Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Regence style Secretary was hand-crafted from solid oak, and features a
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Secretary
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid drop front secretary abattant with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Secretary ~ Desk combines fine craftsmanship with an efficient, space
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Country French Louis XV Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XV secretary is a classic slant-front design, originally
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Gothic Walnut Secretary, Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic walnut secretary ~ Cabinet is a superlative example of the mastery of
Category
Antique 1870s French Gothic Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century French Louis XVI secretary was fashioned from hand-selected indigenous oak to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Ramsay French Mid-Century Dark Green Lacquered Secretary
By Maison Ramsay
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) dark green lacquered drop front secretary with bronze dore rope design
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
a drop front secretaire. The case has a fitted white Italian Carrara marble top with clipped corners
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Pine Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted during the 19th century, this French Louis Philippe period pine secretary is ideal for
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase is an unusual combination of tailored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Deco Ladies Secretary, Chest in Wood Circa 1930
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Secretary, chest with a drop front and two lower doors that open to reveal a polished mahogany
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Walnut Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
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 French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
H 89.5 in W 46.25 in D 21.5 in
Painted French Provincial Ivory and Green circa 1920s Secretary/ Desk
Located in Essex, MA
the century, a French provincial secretary/desk came out of a New York City Park Avenue apartment
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80 in W 35 in D 17 in
French 19th C. Secretary Chest Neoclassic Brass Hardware, Black Finish w/Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood secretary chest from the 19th century. This antique slat front chest from
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 42.75 in W 40.75 in D 20 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
a striking pierced foliate family crest shaped keyhole escutcheon. The drop down front displays a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 49.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.75 in
Renaissance Revival Secretary
Located in New York, NY
of the piece. The choice of carefully selected French walnut veneers both on the drop-front and the
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
veneered panels framed within lovely scrolled foliate inlaid designs also repeated at the drop down front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 47.5 in W 29.75 in D 14.25 in
Elegant French Louis XV Period Secretary Writing Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Rococo secretary with hidden compartment, circa 1760. This antique French
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 44.75 in W 35 in D 23.25 in
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode Secretary with Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode secretary features fluted bronze columns
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 38 in W 50 in D 22 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 47.13 in W 22.75 in D 18.5 in
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Walnut & Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
French, in reference to the sloping-front drop-down desk surface, this particular example features the
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Louis XV Marquetry Secretary, circa 1850 -1X22
Located in Bordeaux, FR
front of the secretary opens to reveal five drawers, including one with a gracefully curved front and
Category
Antique 1850s Secretaires
Materials
Marble
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
features slant front locking drop-down desk lid with external book tray, pull out supports, interior
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charnwood band. The drop front 'Abattan' above displays faux leather books with fine gold-tooled writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
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
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French drop front secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every French drop front secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French drop front secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French drop front secretary, designed in the Louis XV, Empire or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made French drop front secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Guillerme et Chambron and Votre Maison are consistently popular.
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The average selling price for a French drop front secretary at 1stDibs is $4,600, while they’re typically $1,104 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.
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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.
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