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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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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
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Antique Late 18th Century Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
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
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 45 in D 24 in
18th Century Italian Piemonte Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
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A fine Italian walnut and inlaid bureau with drop leaf dating back to 18th century, waving front
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 40.16 in W 28.35 in D 20.87 in
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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Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th C. Italian Butler's Desk Nicely Raised on Turned Leg Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian butler's desk from the 18th century raised on later base. This antique case piece from
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
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
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Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
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The drop front opens up to reveal an oak writing area and stepped drawers. This compartment is
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
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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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Arbalete Front Chinoiserie Writing Desk, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Slant/drop front secrétaire commode, with arbalete front. Louis XIV style, decorated with hand
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
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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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writer's desk. An English, mahogany side or serving table, dating to the
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Antique Late 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33.27 in W 61.23 in D 25.6 in
Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
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Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage 6ft Georgian Revival Partners Pedestal Desk 20th C
Located in London, GB
An exquisite Vintage flame mahogany partners pedestal desk that dates from the late 20th Century
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Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Flame Mahogany & Crossbanded Pedestal Desk 20th C
Located in London, GB
Century.
This desk has been beautifully made from flame mahogany by a craftsman, and embellished with
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Vintage 1980s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fabulous English Bench Made Reprod. Burr Elm Leather Top Pedestal Partner's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Pedestal Partner's Desk is made nearly identical to one made in the late 18th century in the UK. The top
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2010s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm, Burl
H 31.5 in W 67 in D 37 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
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 42.5 in W 47 in D 30.75 in
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
last decade of the 18th century.
The Monroe Doctrine Desk, is known for having been the drawing board
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
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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Antique Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century, Louis XIV Carved Walnut Wood Drop-Leaf Cabinet
Located in IT
This elegant drop-leaf cabinet was made in the early eighteenth century in walnut wood finely
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Antique Early 18th Century European Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
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
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Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Swedish neoclassical painted secretary desk will make the perfect addition to your
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Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Steel
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 50.5 in W 43 in D 21.7 in
18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk, from the 18th century. This antique "secretaire an abattant" from France features an arched top
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 87.5 in W 51.5 in D 25 in
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary
A rare and
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
By Italian Sculptor 19 th Century
Located in Milano, IT
18th and early 19th centuries. This remarkable piece of furniture represents a sublime expression of
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Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Marble
18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
oratory (prie-dieu / altar)
Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
original mirrors to the front.
The drop down desk front opens to reveal 8 drawers and 4 cubbies with a
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely early to mid 19th century English Mahogany two part campaign desk and chest of drawers
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
student desk by simply dropping open the slant front! Completely carved from solid old-growth oak, it
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Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 43.51 in W 42.52 in D 20.48 in
Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow/Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III carved mahogany elbow/desk chair having a wonderful shaped carved top and rail
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Antique 18th Century English George III Side Chairs
Materials
Other
Elegant French Louis XV Period Secretary Writing Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
writing desk features a slant-leaf front with elegant plaque shaped carved panel, when dropped down into a
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 44.75 in W 35 in D 23.25 in
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare one of a kind early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
H 32.5 in W 45 in D 12.5 in
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
the desk top with open drop 75 cm
The Louis XVI belief was built in the late 18th and early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in New York, NY
Lockplates stamped MON THEAU/THIEFFINE SUCCR/SERRURIER/PARIS.
After the very famous 18th century model by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 38.5 in W 59 in D 21.5 in
High Quality George II Mahogany Side Chair c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
high quality detail as are the ring turned stretchers. One unites the lovely cabriole front legs which
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Antique 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
consists of a beautiful central secretaire desk accessed by drop down front with working lock and key and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
18th-century craftsmanship. The cabinet is constructed from rich mahogany, a wood chosen for its beauty
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Antique 1790s British George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century, Dutch Marquetry Drop Front Secretary / Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This splendid drop front desk / secretary / secretaire, is completely covered with a beautiful
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th Century Inlaid, Drop Front Desk (Varguena) with Inlaid Fitted Interior
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th Century Inlaid Drop Front Desk (Varguena) with Inlaid Fitted Interior
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks
H 54 in W 48 in D 17.5 in
French Provincial Walnut Drop Front Desk circa 1750
Located in Carson City, NV
This is a lovely country French drp front desk in walnut circa 1750. The desk is in very good
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Desk 'Baroque Period'
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian walnut desk with olivewood book match veneering and marquetry inlay.
The upper section
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
gilt brass drop handles.
The secretaire drawer front has two oval panels of figured mahogany that are
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Antique 1790s British Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Dropfront Desk, Late 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular top above a drop front revealing an interior writing surface with chubby holes and
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Desks
Materials
Wood
18th C Bureau Dos D'ane
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Charming 18th C drop front desk with secret compartment and fitted interior.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV lacquer bureau en pente
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XV ormolu-mounted lacquer bureau en pente, the rectangular top over a drop-front, enclosing a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Period Bombé Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
disguised drawers and original drop pulls. Under the slant front are two full width drawers with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Period Writing Desk with Original Hardware
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish slant-front writing desk, circa 1780, with fitted interior and retaining its original brass
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Stunning 16th Century Spanish Walnut, Baroque Period Bargueño
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning late 16th century Spanish walnut drop front bargueño with elaborate iron hardware
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Bureau bookcase, by Francesco Abbiati
By Francesco Abbiati
Located in New York, NY
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This drop front desk is fitted with a series of recessing shelves for candle over drawers, where the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Drop Front Desk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Stunning antique walnut drop front desk, Italian, 18th century. Measures: 48" W x 35.5" H
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Drop-Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine Louis XV walnut "dos d'ane" (donkey's backside) drop front desk, circa 1760, with nice
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century drop front desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, walnut and mahogany, every 18th century drop front desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A 18th century drop front desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Baroque and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency.
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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.
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