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Broken Pediment Desk

Very Fine Edwardian Mahogany Ladies Desk or Vanity Cabinet
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian mahogany ladies desk or vanity cabinet, the broken swan neck pediment inlaid
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Secretary/Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Haven, CT
original ogee bracket feet and the broken arch pediment top are finely carved in the Chinese taste which
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Antique 1790s English Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Secretary/Desk
Chippendale Secretary/Desk
H 100 in W 48 in D 27 in
Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
broken arch pediment over a cast with double doors opening to vermillion red lacquered interior having
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20th Century Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Monumental Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk & Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
the writing surface. Crown is carved in classic Eastlake form with broken pediment with central
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Antique 1870s Eastlake Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mahogany secrétaire made in England circa 1890. This secrétaire is topped with a broken pediment
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Antique 19th Century English Other Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
H 99.5 in W 47.75 in D 20.5 in
English Mahogany Secretary With Mirrored Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany secretary with mirrored bookcase. Secretary has a upper case broken pediment top
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Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany broken pediment breakfront with carved floral medallions, candle light
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Bookcases

George III Glazed Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Batley, GB
broken arch pediment and brass eagle. In good clean order throughout with some historic repairs such
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Bookcases

Materials

Wood

George III Glazed Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
George III Glazed Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
H 87.8 in W 35.44 in D 19.3 in
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
By Marelli & Colico, Paolo Buffa, Giovanni Gariboldi
Located in Atlanta, GA
swan neck broken pediment. The secretary desk door is inlaid with a brass crest with working lock and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
fine bureau cabinet. Three sections: a broken pediment crown atop a tall cabinet with 2 shelves
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, the bookcase has a "broken molded pediment" with
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Secretaires

National Trust John Locke Secretaire
National Trust John Locke Secretaire
H 98 in W 45.5 in D 27 in

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English 1820s Georgian Period Black and Gold Chinoiserie Chest with Stone Top
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Georgian Carved Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet by Hickory
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
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Large English Porcelain Imari Pattern Dessert and Tea Service, Spode, circa 1815
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Hollywood Regency Upholstered Pillow Back Long Sofa with Fringe Skirt 20thC
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Grand Scale Mahogany Custom Bookcase with Leaded Glass Sliding Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large two-door bookcase with sliding leaded glass doors and adjustable shelves, originally a built-in floor to ceiling piece, with a cut-in on the left side, built around heat...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Antique Eastlake Victorian Chestnut 2 Door Bookcase China Cabinet with Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Chestnut 2 Door Bookcase China Cabinet with Drawers. Item features a carved backsplash, 5 adjustable wooden shelves, 2 swing glass doors, 2 drawers, unlock...
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Bookcases

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19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a top quality, unusual mid-Victorian copy of a Chippendale carved desk. The top drawer of the desk, when opened, reveals a rising writing panel and two lift up panels with...
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Mahogany

George III Style Walnut Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful George III vanity or dressing table with 3 drawers with dovetail construction. Measures 32" in height X 48" in width and 18" in depth. W3LL060122
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Early 20th Century American George III Vanities

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Walnut

English Victorian late 19th Display-Bookcase Secretary Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique English Victorian St great quality four doors bookcase display writing desk cabinet in flamed solid mahogany, circa 1890. Elegant masterfully crafted refined piece o...
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Early 1900s Curio Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Early 1900s lighted curio cabinet with glass doors.
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Glass, Wood

Early 1900s Curio Cabinet
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H 75 in W 31.5 in D 16 in
Claydon Pier Mirrors
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Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
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Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
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Antique Diminutive Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large French Louis XIV Style Gilt Syroco Wall Mirror 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large French Louis XIV style wall mirror offers gilt syroco construction with elaborate foliate frame, 20th century Measures- 56.5''H x 35.75''W x 2.25''D.
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20th Century Louis XIV Wall Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

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A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Providence, Rhode Island. The design of the broken-arch pediment, with twin raised panels fronting the scroll
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires

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18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
Located in Cleveland, OH
Mahogany and satinwood inlaid 13 lite secretary bookcase with reticulated broken arch pediment over
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

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Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
18th Century George III Secretary Bookcase
H 102 in W 48.75 in D 24.5 in
Antique 19th Century Early American Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
standing on four original wheel casters and is decorated t with swan neck broken-scroll pediment on top
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Swedish Mid 19th Century Rococo Style Tall Secretary with Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid 19th century Rococo style painted wood secretary with broken pediment and upper
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires

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Wood

Governor Winthrop Mahogany Slant Front Serpentine Ball & Claw Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
Governor Winthrop secretary features mahogany construction with broken arch pediment over two glass
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20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Slant Front Secretary in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Houston, TX
has a broken arch Pediment and made in the Queen Ann style.
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Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

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Spanish Bargueno / Portable Desk Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
door has six spiral bone columns supporting a broken pediment. The overall front consists of painted
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

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American Chippendale Mahogany Bookcase over Secretary Desk, Massachusetts
Located in Shippensburg, PA
rear corners and affixing to the bookcase with screws. The swan's neck pediment is beautifully molded
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Bookcases

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Brass

Wright Table Co. New England Style Cherry Blind Door Secretary Desk and Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
and veneers. Features a broken pediment with three flame turned trophy finials. The arched doors open
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Vintage 1980s American American Colonial Secretaires

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Cherry

Late 18th Century English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Fall Front
Located in Dallas, TX
late 18th century English mahogany desk and bookcase with fall front, broken pediment top with
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

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Mahogany

English Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany broken pediment glass door breakfront. Piece has upper and lower adjustable
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

English Mahogany Breakfront
English Mahogany Breakfront
H 109 in W 136.25 in D 23.5 in
Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase/Secretaire, of bombe form, painted and parcel gilt; scrolled broken arch pediment
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Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires

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Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
H 84 in W 38 in D 18.5 in
English Mahogany Fall Front Secretary With Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany fall front secretary with floral carved broken pediment, flanking upper glass
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Antique 1780s British George III Secretaires

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Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
under a broken arch pediment with carved rosettes. Label on back states- 'Harvey Nichols & Co., Ltd
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

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Leather, Glass, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Small Georgian Style Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
with a broken arch pediment and dental cornice. Unusual small proportions. England, circa 1940
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Bookcases

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English Mahogany Inlaid Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase. 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany secretary with bookcase. Upper case has a intricately carved broken pediment with
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Antique 1770s English George III Secretaires

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George III Style Green Painted Bookcase Secretary
Located in New York, NY
broken pediment above four mullioned glass doors each revealing four interior glass shelves, (the upper
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Mid-20th Century Georgian Bookcases

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Superb 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Probably by Gillows
Located in Charleston, SC
with very well carved rosettes on a broken swan neck pediment. Incredible grained Cuban mahogany
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Secretary, 18th Century, in the Manner of Henry Kettle
By Henry Kettle
Located in Charleston, SC
Kettle. Pierced cornice with broken arch pediment finishing in scrolled rosettes with centralized stop
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires

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Kingwood, Mahogany

Sheraton Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau Bookcase
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A late 19th century Sheraton Revival rosewood and marquetry cylinder bureau bookcase with a broken
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Antique 1870s English Sheraton Bookcases

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Wood

Beacon Hill Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet
By Beacon Hill
Located in West Hartford, CT
cabinet displays a broken pediment with floret accents, and four glass paneled doors just below opening to
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany

George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
broken pediment features gilt acanthus flourishes and rosettes with a central plinth with graduated
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Secretaires

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Chest-on-Chest of Drawers, England, circa 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
taste, it features a strong broken-arch pediment surmounted by a later giltwood finial edged with dentil
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Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Breakfront
Located in New Orleans, LA
English furnishings, including a broken arch pediment, dental molding, glazed astragal doors with their
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Bookcases

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Mahogany

George III Breakfront
George III Breakfront
H 104.25 in W 91 in D 22.63 in
Spanish Bargueno Portable Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
central door is ornated following architectural principles. A portico with a broken pediment with scrolls
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets

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Spanish Bargueno Portable Chest
Spanish Bargueno Portable Chest
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Antique Walnut Chairs, Queen Anne Chairs, 7 Dining Chairs, Scotland 1920, B1196
Located in Vancouver, BC
“curving shapes, the cabriole leg, cushioned seats, wing-back chairs, and practical secretary desk-bookcase
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Vargueno or Bargueno, Late-16th-Early-17th Century, Spanish Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
decoration and spiral bone columns. The central cupboard has a broken volute scroll pediment, spiral bone
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

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Bone, Walnut

Governor Winthrop Mahogany Slant Front Serpentine Ball & Claw Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
Governor Winthrop secretary features mahogany construction with broken arch pediment over two glass
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20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Glass, Mahogany

Italian Regency Florentine Trompe l'oeil Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
broken pediment cornice top. Made by Pieri and Sons, Florence, Italy with a makers stamp on the back of
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20th Century Italian Regency Secretaires

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Brass

Antique Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Carved Fretwork Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
carved fretwork broken arch pediment, fitted interior, bow front, spiral carved finial, beautiful wood
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

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Glass, Mahogany

English Chinoiserie 1920s Black and Gold Tall Secretary with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
décor, slant front desk, broken arch pediment and multiple drawers. Created in England during the first
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Queen Anne Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With broken arch pediment with floral carved scrolled volutes over a pair of arched glazed doors
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Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Bookcases

Queen Anne Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Queen Anne Walnut Secretary Bookcase
H 88.75 in W 36.75 in D 19.75 in
Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
four drawers, broken pediment at top with two keys.
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Wood

Chinoiserie Secretary
Chinoiserie Secretary
H 100.5 in W 52.25 in D 21.25 in
Mid 18th C English Mahogany Chippendale Secretary
Located in Charleston, SC
broken pediment with pierced fretwork surrounded by dental molding ending in a carved rosette. The
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Antique 1760s English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

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Mahogany

Antique Federal Inlaid, Carved & Filigree Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
topped with broken-arch filigree pediment and two pull-out candle stands; the base section a slant-top
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Antique Early 19th Century American Secretaires

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Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

Regal Chippendale Style Mahogany Highboy and Secretary
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant vintage Chippendale style highboy with with broken arch top and central finial, cabriole
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Vintage 1940s American Chippendale Dressers

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Mahogany

English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
secretary has a broken pediment cornice on the top case over two decorated doors. The doors are attached
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20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

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Iron

English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
18th century George III style broken pediment centered with a ball finial. The two front cabinet doors
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase with Provenance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
broken pediment features gilt acanthus flourishes and rosettes with a central plinth with graduated
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases

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Mahogany, Giltwood

English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
top case has a Georgian style broken pediment centered with a gilt finial. The double arched doors
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Brass

American Breakfront Bookcase "Library Bookcase with Wings"
Located in New York, NY
series of four plinth blocks and a central plinth within the broken arch of the pediment were never
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany, Wood

English 19th c. Writing Desk with Glass Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
A 19th Century English mahogany bureau bookcase, having a broken architectural pediment, Greek key
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Wood, Glass

Maitland Smith Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Raleigh, NC
oriental scene and with gilt.. Having a broken pediment top with three finials, arched doors, slant front
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Giltwood

Maitland Smith Queen Anne Style Chinosierie Secretary Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Raleigh, NC
oriental scene and with gilt.. Having a broken pediment top with three finials, arched doors, slant front
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Early 2000s American Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

Stunning 18th Century Portuguese Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Portuguese Chinoiserie Secretary with Glazed Doors. The carved broken pediment with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Secretaires

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Fine Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Bookcase
Located in Providence, RI
form takes. For example, the broken arch pediment employs dental work within its molding, which is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
Located in Dommelen, NL
has six spiral columns, supporting a broken pediment. It conceals two drawers inside adorned with very
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17th Century Renaissance More Art

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Walnut

Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
H 20.08 in W 34.65 in D 14.18 in
George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront bookcase
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Knutsford, GB
central broken pediment which is supported with intricate fretwork and also has a delicately carved
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chippendale Bookcases

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Mahogany

1940s Chinese Red Painted Secretary with Gilded Accents and Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
piece features an upper cabinet made of a broken pediment sitting above two doors exquisitely adorned
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Secretaires

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Giltwood, Wood

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Broken Pediment Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic broken pediment desk available at 1stDibs. A broken pediment desk — often made from wood, glass and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect broken pediment desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A broken pediment desk, designed in the Georgian, mid-century modern or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made broken pediment desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Paolo Buffa, Giovanni Gariboldi and Marelli & Colico are consistently popular.

How Much is a Broken Pediment Desk?

Prices for a broken pediment desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,160 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $9,500.

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.

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