Antique Drop Front Desk
1860s Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
1870s Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
19th Century European Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
19th Century American Federal Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Drop Front Desk
Cherry
Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
1810s Danish Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Maple, Walnut
19th Century French Other Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
19th Century English Campaign Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Desk
Copper
Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Drop Front Desk
Hardwood
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Tapestry, Oak
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Desk
Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Drop Front Desk
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Bronze
1910s Scottish Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
19th Century English Campaign Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Oak
1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Oak
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Drop Front Desk
Satinwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Drop Front Desk
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
1920s North American Gothic Revival Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Desk
Bronze
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Drop Front Desk
Oak
Late 18th Century Sheraton Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Drop Front Desk
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
19th Century English Other Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Drop Front Desk
Walnut
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
19th Century Antique Drop Front Desk
19th Century Antique Drop Front Desk
Brass
1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Desk
Steel
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany
1880s Dutch Country Antique Drop Front Desk
Wood
19th Century American American Empire Antique Drop Front Desk
Mahogany, Glass
18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Drop Front Desk
Lacquer
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How Much is a Antique Drop Front Desk?
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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