19th Century Mahogany Writing Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany bookcase / writing cabinet in the style of Gillows. The cabinet with a lift up lid revealing a fitted writing interior with a leather top writing slope, circa 1...
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Lady's Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and patina.
Ebony, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Lady's Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and patina.
Ebony, Mahogany
Museum Empire Cabinet / Writing Cabinet, around 1800
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum Empire cabinet / writing cabinet, around 1800 Unique antique cabinet / writing cabinet.
Oak, Mahogany
A George III Period Mahogany Writing Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An unusual writing cabinet on square tapering legs, the top drawer folds down to reveal a pull out baize covered writing slope, below two doors to the top section Good colour and p...
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Floral Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Louis XVI Floral and Musical Instruments Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire, also called "Bonheur du Jour" A 19th century bonheur du jour writing cabinet or...
Wood
18th Century French Transition Louis XVI Small Writing Cabinet Meuble Ecritoire
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French transition Louis XVI small writing cabinet Meuble Ecritoire Rectangular cabinet with canted corners standing on four high cabriole legs with gilt bronze sabots...
Marble, Bronze
Writing Cabinet Scrittoio Escritoire Desk Walnut Italy Florence Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally rare, late-Renaissance, Florentine, walnut, writing cabinet, scrittoio, escritoire or desk in two parts This striking, writing cabinet has a classical form, ornam...
Walnut
An Important 18th Century George Iii Satinwood and Sabicu Writing Cabinet
Located in Benington, Herts
This very elegantly drawn writing cabinet is constructed with the finest cuts of satinwood, banded with sabicu and strung with boxwood.
Satinwood
Rare 19th Century Italian Renaissance Murillo Design Collectors Writing Cabinet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning and Rare 19th Century Handcrafted Tooled Brown Leather Italian Renaissance Design Fitted Writing Cabinet On Original Plinth Featuring fourteen hand-painted portraits (aft...
Leather
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Dressing and Writing Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique gilt bronze and porcelain mounted dressing and writing cabinet French, late 19th century Measures: Height 100cm, width 44cm, depth 38cm This elegant cabinet functions as...
Ormolu
$11,552Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique Fall-Front Bureau, English, Oak, Writing Cabinet, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, oak five-drawer writing cabinet, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1750.
Oak
18th Century Baroque Secretaire/ Writing Cabinet, Germany ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, museums quality late 18th century secrétaire or writing cabinet elaborately made in the baroque period in West Germany around 1770.
Brass
Late 17th Century, Lombard Louis XIV Walnut Canterano with Writing Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
The façade features four drawers, the topmost of which opens to reveal a concealed writing cabinet with a drop-front and a fitted interior of four small drawers, a hidden and practic...
Walnut
Antique Fall Front Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Cabinet, Georgian, C.1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, walnut six-drawer writing cabinet, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1750.
Brass
RESTORED ANTiQUE ART NOUVEAU STATIONERY WRITING CABINET WITH CALENDAR & KEy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Art Nouveau, fully restored stationary writing cabinet with date func...
Brass
Victorian Desktop Writing Cabinet in Dark Oak Automatic Tambour, 19th Century
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Antique Victorian desktop writing cabinet made in 19th-century England, crafted in dark oak wood with well-defined grain and original period hardware in silver-toned metal.
Metal
Secretaire Writing Cabinet in Antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality rosewood veneer on solid conifers. Conical body on profile frames. Base in the front, between four drawers, straight flap with shield-shaped filling. Behind it is a rich...
Mahogany
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with amazing provenance and historical and literary significance.
Oak
$2,320Sale Price|44% Off
Danish Baroque Writing Cabinet With Nautical Compass Decor, Circa 1740's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Baroque cabinet with pull down writing desk table top and interior drawers.
Iron
Antique George III Writing Cabinet Mahogany Oak Marble Leather Brass England
Located in Munich, DE
This charming writing and reading cabinet is made out of mahogany and oak.
Marble
$6,239Sale Price|40% Off
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather, with visible traces of use.
Brass
19th Century English Rosewood Campaign-Style Desk with Leather Writing Surface
Located in Atlanta, GA
With its richly figured surfaces and architectural detailing, this English writing cabinet from the 19th century is full of surprises.
Leather, Rosewood
1875s Antique Desk Painted White with Hinged Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Charming antique wooden writing cabinet with original paint in aged white tones and delicate blue details.
Wood
18 th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Lectern Desk on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming 18th-century writing cabinet is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and features a warm walnut patina enhanced by natural wear and age.
Walnut
$10,280Sale Price|20% Off
Napolean III Boulle Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Lady writing cabinet form the 19th century, French Napolean III period, with inlay in the Boulle style.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Secretaire
Located in Carmine, TX
This Louis Philippe secrétaire is a classic 19th-century French writing cabinet, known for its elegant yet understated design.
Marble
19th Century Baroque Oak Fall-Front Cabinet with Deep Carved Decoration
Located in BÉTERA, ES
A rare and statement piece, ideal as a bar cabinet, writing cabinet, or focal point in refined interiors.
Wrought Iron
Spanish Renaissance Carved Cabinet with Drop-Front Door and Two Drawers, 1880s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
The strong architectural form, combined with the deeply carved decoration, gives the cabinet a bold and sculptural presence. It can be used as a statement storage piece, a decorative...
Wrought Iron
Ladies writing, jewellery cabinet, French, circa 1890
By Jonathan Levien
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An early Victorian porcelain and ormolu mounted rosewood and tulipwood jewellery coffer on stand or coffre a bijoux attributed to Johann Martin Levien (1811-1871) Circa 1845, an iden...
Tulipwood
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
Tin
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This most extraordinary crafted writing cabinet displays superb proportion and distinguishes itself by the combination of both, standing and writing desk.
Marble
English Maple Davenport Desk of the Late Georgian Period
Located in London, GB
Constructed in a finely figured and patinated Maple; rising from a plinth base, incorporating four graduated drawers to the side, with turned wood knobs; the other three sides of fie...
Maple, Leather
Fine Gillows George III Period Satinwood Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
This small, beautifully-proportioned, and sophisticated antique writing cabinet (without doubt by the prestigious firm of Gillows & Co) is in well-figured West Indian satinwood all o...
Satinwood
Spanish Vargueno on later Metal Base ca. 1700
Located in MILL, NL
Spanish vargueño, circa 1700 A vargueño (also known as a bargueño) is a traditional Spanish piece of furniture from the Renaissance. It is a writing cabinet, often with a folding fr...
Nutwood
19th Century Spanish Colonial Walnut Secretary Chest with Fall Front Desk
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Its warm patina, solid construction, and versatile form make it ideal as both a statement storage piece and functional writing cabinet.
Hardwood, Walnut
18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Solebury, PA
A distinguished 18th-century George III mahogany astragal glazed bureau bookcase, also referred to as a secretary desk or writing cabinet, is crafted from rich plum pudding mahogany.
Mahogany
$5,697Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Tall Davenport, English, Walnut, Bureau Cabinet, Victorian, Circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A strikingly decorative and practical writing cabinet, showcasing elegant craftsmanship and rich tonality.
Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
Biedermeier Roll-Top Desk, Cherry Veneer, Brass, Ink, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
High-quality early Biedermeier Roll-top or Cylinder Secretaire or Writing Cabinet from South Germany around 1820. Very thick cherrywood saw veneer on softwood and solid cherrywood.
Brass
Fine Dutch Baroque Double Domed Walnut Cabinet, Hand-Crafted, 1700
Located in Antwerp, BE
The double dome is a rare feature in Dutch walnut cabinets of the early 18th century and was certainly influenced by the English double domed writing cabinet, so typical of the Willi...
Brass
19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk by Johan Oman
By Johan Öman
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century writing desk by Swedish Master Cabinet Maker Johan Öman (1789-1833) who worked for King Charles XIV.
Brass
Important 16th Century Renaissance Florentine Drop Front Desk Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
An Italian Florentine Renaissance Carved Burl Walnut Fall-Front Writing Cabinet, Circa 1560, 16th century From the Davanzatti Palace Museum in Florence Height: 59 inches x 36 inches ...
Iron
Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This extremely unusual piece of furniture can be thought of as a kneehole desk with a superstructure, a writing cabinet on a pedestal base or as a bureau cabinet with a kneehole sect...
Ormolu
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet decorated all-over with shaped enamel plaques depicting mythological scenes, inters...
Enamel
$26,249Sale Price|45% Off
William and Mary Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase or Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
This is a fine, rare and sophisticated piece of late-17th century walnut furniture, its form sometimes referred to as an escritoire, a scrutoire, or a writing cabinet. Measures: W 3...
Walnut
Large English Pedestal Desk with Kneehole Cabinet of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A large handsome English pedestal desk of mahogany from the 19th century, featuring a moulded rectangular top with a gallery rail, over an arrangement of nine drawers: three across t...
Metal, Brass
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Bureau Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare example of an 18th century mahogany bureau bookcase, the whole with finely carved mouldings and a swan neck pediment above the two doors. Good flame mahogany to the doors, fal...
Mahogany
Antique General Optical Mahogany Ophthalmic Cabinet Roll Top Medical Work Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Mahogany "Genothalmic" Ophthalmic Cabinet by General Optical Co, Roll Top Med...
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Desk With Small Cabinet Made In Walnut From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique desk with a small side cabinet for storage, made in walnut from the 1860s. In very nice condition. Dimensions: H:74.5cm W:104cm D:53cm
Walnut
$1,302Sale Price|55% Off
Louis XVI Style Five-Drawer Abattant Secretaire, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The combination of fine woods and metal detailing contributes to the secretaire’s solid and well-defined presence. Designed as both a writing cabinet and a storage piece, this abatt...
Bronze
Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors
Located in Suffolk, GB
This form was designed as a compact writing cabinet, allowing letters, documents and writing tools to be neatly organised while the fall front provides a practical writing surface.
Mahogany
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/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with bea...
Ormolu
$5,756Sale Price|20% Off
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored thro...
Glass, Walnut
$5,580Sale Price|20% Off
19th Catalan Spanish Cabinet on Stand in Carved Walnut and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Catalan Spanish cabinet on stand in carved walnut with two doors in the cabinet.
Iron
C R Mackintosh Guthrie & Wells, Glasgow School Stained Green Cypress Wardrobe
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Guthrie and Wells
Located in London, GB
For a comparable piece see my other listing here for, C R Mackintosh. Writing Cabinet. Additional measurements: Width with flaps up - 127cm / 50" Inches Depth body - 41cm / 16.14"...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut "Secretaire à Abattant" with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The piece retains all its bronze hardware and a functioning key. This Parisian writing cabinet is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, featuring a rich, warm walnut ...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Dutch Rococo Cabinet with Writing Desk, ca. 1750
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional 18th century Dutch Rococo secretary cabinet, dating to circa 1750, distinguished by its elegant proportions and beautifully figured mahogany veneer.
Brass
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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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