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19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
in a file cabinet or file drawer. Wooton desks in good condition are sometimes sold in auctions for
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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
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

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

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early 19th century Federal Birch New England Slant Lid Desk likely New Hampshire in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Birch

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 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
Category

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
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
H 44 in W 51 in D 27 in
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

1940s Drop Front French Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s French desk with original faux leather books and key to lock and open both doors.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

1940s Drop Front French Desk
1940s Drop Front French Desk
H 62 in W 31.5 in D 17.5 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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique 1860s Swedish Gustavian Desks

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
Category

Antique 1870s Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Wood

French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
H 36 in W 28.75 in D 16 in
Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Slope front solid mahogany writing desk has a lift up center panel. It has six drawers with the
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Antique 1870s English Desks

Materials

Brass

Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
H 36.5 in W 48 in D 34.75 in
English George III Slant Front Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English George III slant front desk is inlaid with boxwood line and crossbanded in mahogany. The
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Antique 1780s English Desks

Materials

Brass

English George III Slant Front Desk
English George III Slant Front Desk
H 44 in W 37.5 in D 21 in
Italian Slant Front Desk with Bookshelf
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Architectural Slant front Desk constructed from oak with shelves on one side over top of 4 slant
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a
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Antique Early 1900s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
H 38.5 in W 27 in D 16 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
and hidden drawers and cabinets, the staircase gallery interior, above a short frieze drawer flanked
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks

Materials

Wood

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
H 44 in W 45.5 in D 45.5 in
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

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

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Birch

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
H 41 in W 41.25 in D 21.75 in
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks

Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine and fully restored Queen Anne slant front desk was crafted in burled walnut on an
Category

Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk Rhode Island 18th Century
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter Neat Front of House Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the
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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks

Materials

Oak

With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in GB
Shannon File Co LTD, tambour fronted desk in Walnut with a certificate of authentication from the British
Category

Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

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
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
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
By Charles Limbert
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous slant front desk made from quarter sawn oak c 1915. Has two drawers below and slotted box
Category

Vintage 1910s American Mission Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Neoclassical 18th Century Slant Front Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 18th century painted northern Italian slant front desk. Wonderful aged patina. It
Category

Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Victorian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An amazing mid-19th Century Victorian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk in good antique condition
Category

Antique 17th Century American Agra Desks

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Early 19th Century English Fall Front Butler's Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Early 19th century English fall front butler's desk, the pullout / pull-out fitted interior with
Category

Antique 1810s English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The
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20th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

William and Mary Walnut Burl Slant Front Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 18th century William and Mary Burled walnut veneer desk with book rest and side handles
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Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

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

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

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

Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Desks

Materials

Brass

English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel
Category

Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Inlaid English Mahogany Hepplewhite Slant Front Desk on Legs
Located in Wilson, NC
Inlaid English mahogany Hepplewhite Slant front desk on legs. It has quarter fans connected by
Category

Antique 1820s English Desks

Materials

Brass

Sykky lven Blode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s
By Brode Blindheim
Located in Hamburg, PA
amazing slant front desk is structured on a refined stretcher base. The cabinet has wonderful rosewood
Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

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
Category

Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1830's, this walnut Federal Sheraton style plantation desk has a single front drawer on the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Freehold, NJ
accented hardware, three dovetailed drawers and one drop front writing desk with interior storage
Category

Vintage 1960s American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

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

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century. A Louis XV period walnut and
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

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

1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk with 3 drawers with
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

1970s Jacobean Style Drexel Sandia Drop Front Desk-A Pair
By Drexel
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning pair of drop front Drexel desks from their Sandia Jacobean style line.Lots of storage and
Category

Vintage 1970s Jacobean Desks

Materials

Wood

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

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Maple, Walnut

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528 Scotland 1810 Solid walnut
Category

Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century painted wood Gustavian style slant-front desk or secretary with three
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Régence Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Maurice Villency Style Mid Century Teak Desk with Bookcase Front
By Maurice Villency
Located in Countryside, IL
Maurice Villency style mid century teak desk with bookcase front The desk measures: 52.5 wide x
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

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Front Desk Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal front desk cabinet for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every front desk cabinet was constructed with great care. There are 501 variations of the antique or vintage front desk cabinet you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the front desk cabinet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A front desk cabinet made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Raymond Loewy, Baker Furniture Company and Arne Wahl Iversen each produced at least one beautiful front desk cabinet that is worth considering.

How Much is a Front Desk Cabinet?

A front desk cabinet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,805, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $52,000.

Finding the Right storage-case-pieces 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 Front Desk Cabinet
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The front of a cabinet is typically called the cabinet face. Depending on the style of cabinetry, the face of a cabinet displays the front of the door and the surrounding frame. It may also feature a handle for opening a drawer. Find vintage and antique cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 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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