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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian hand painted drop top desk. Writing top H 31”
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Cherry

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.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Edwardian, Crotch Mahogany Woman's Petite Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This late 19th, early 20th Century Edwardian Style, Crotch Mahogany woman's drop front desk is so
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Fine 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

Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well made and very decorative Drop Front Desk with boldly carved Scallop Shells, intricate brass
Category

Antique 19th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print & Scroll Legs c1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print & Scroll Legs c1870 Measures - 48"h x 24"w x 15"d
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

French 19th Century Mahogany Travel Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk French, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers, Shaped Skirt, Tapered Legs & Opalescent Glass
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Opaline Glass, 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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century This charming Italian Rococo Style painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sheraton Cherry Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers & Brass Gallery, C1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
Cherry Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers & Brass Gallery, C1820 Measures - 50 5/8" x 41 1/4" x 19 1
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Sheraton Desks

Materials

Brass

Fine Antique American Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautifully crafted late 18th Century Slant Front Desk with dovetailed top and drawers, fine
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Bench-Made Antique Drop Front Desk With Original Hand Blown Glass
Located in Portsmouth, VA
. Handcrafted in the early 19th century, this magnificent desk offers an unparalleled blend of beauty and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century North American Desks

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu desk, signed
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood inlaid pedestal desk. Having its original Moroccan
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
19th Century Satinwood Knee Hole Desk
H 29.53 in W 43.31 in D 24.02 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

Quality Antique 19th Century Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique regency mahogany desk chair having a quality shaped figured mahogany back with a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very high quality French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany and ormolu cabinet
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
Category

Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Marble

Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
H 105 in W 120 in D 62 in
1800's Antique Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop, Secretaire, Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning Antique Secretaire, Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop Front, 1800s, 19th Century
Category

Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Abattant Chest of Drawers and Desk
Category

Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Sheraton revival satinwood and inlaid writing desk / cabinet attributed to Edwards
Category

Antique 1880s British Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Swedish 19th century hand painted pine escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine escritoire writing desk circa 1870. We are pleased to offer this
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Desks

Materials

Pine, Paint

Late 19th Century English Chippendale Style Mahogany Partners Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Chicago, IL
appearance. The brass pulls are bail drop handles with decorative backplates, enhancing the desk's overall
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Renaissance Revival Desk Library Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in Savannah, GA
Very ornately carved Renaissance Revival rich golden oak desk or library table with leather insert
Category

Antique 1870s American Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Early to Mid 19th Century American Walnut Plantation Desk 2-pc
Located in Louisville, KY
The 19th Century was known as a golden age of letter writing and diary keeping. As such, desks were
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

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
Category

Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

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

Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut Butler's Chest with Drop Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut butler's chest from the 19th century with drop front desk, ebonized
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Walnut

19th Century English Mahogany Butler's Desk Unrestored - Restoration in Progress
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Unionville, TN
This early 19th-century English mahogany butler’s desk, dating to circa 1800-1810, exemplifies the
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of flamed birchwood, ebonized handles, brass keys. Drop front writing
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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.
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 46 in W 48.5 in D 32 in
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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
19th century. Topped with a great piece of black and white marble. A single, slim drawer at the top
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French mid 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, ormolu, and Brèche Violette
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak adds both timeless style
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5033 Exceptional quality Sheraton Revival satinwood and marquetry desk attributed to Edwards and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
H 36.23 in W 48.23 in D 25.2 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French Charles X Birdseye Davenport Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X bird’s-eye maple davenport table desk with amaranth marquetry inlaid top and drop
Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
surface with damask inset and two banks of document drawers flanking pigeon holes. The drop front writing
Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

1800's Antique French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather, Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Century! French Napoleon III period writing desk, mid to late 19th c., superstructure with two drawers
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique executive desk. An English, satinwood and mahogany 13 drawer office desk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany open arm desk chair having an attractive shaped top rail and carved splat to the
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
H 95.5 in W 63.5 in D 47 in
Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique late 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk or writing table is made of solid
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Metal

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

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

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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

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19th Century Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century drop front desk available at 1stDibs. Each 19th century drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 19th century drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right 19th century drop front desk, those designed in Victorian, Empire and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Biedermeier and Reid and Sons each produced at least one beautiful 19th century drop front desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a 19th Century Drop Front Desk?

Prices for a 19th century drop front desk start at $850 and top out at $14,100 with the average selling for $3,784.

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