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Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georgian mahogany bachelors chest with writing slide and bracket feet.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Commodes and Chest...
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good George III mahogany bachelor's chest, the ogee molded top over writing/brushing slide over
Category
Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Yew Wood Chest with Slide
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality 19th century yew wood chest, serpentine in form, having a writing slide to the top
Category
Early 20th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
18th Century Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Commode with Writing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
surmounting a conforming case with a writing slide over three graduated drawers, each featuring bold brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
H 31.5 in W 39.5 in D 21.25 in
Georgian Bachelor's Chest with Slide Covered in Red Baize
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century mahogany four-drawer bachelor's chest with red baize covered slide for writing
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Baize, Pine, Mahogany
Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Writing Slide with fold up Book Stand. The Metamorphic Chest of Drawers has a One Board Fiddleback
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 32.5 in W 42.25 in D 23.75 in
Queen Ann Walnut Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
An extraordinarily rare English Queen Ann Walnut metamorphic chest of drawers with pull out writing
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Walnut
H 30.75 in W 33.75 in D 22.5 in
George III Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Commode w/ Fitted Leather Writing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
of this chest conforms to a design for a dressing commode by Gillows of Lancaster made by Thomas
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 34 in D 20.5 in
Antique French Desk Secretary Chest Server Drawers Barley Twist Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
drawers, three concealed/interior drawers in the drop down writing surface and three full length slide out
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56 in W 55 in D 24.75 in
Antique Queen Anne Early 18th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Escritoire Desk Chest
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
the right location! Later baize writing surface. The drawers slide freely.
Overall maximum
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 65.75 in W 38.19 in D 22.84 in
Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
materials; see images at end of slide. A side table and chest of drawers version is also available, see
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
materials; see images at end of slide. A side table and chest of drawers version is also available, see
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Parchment Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
materials; see images at end of slide. A side table and chest of drawers version is also available, see
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bowfront Chest With Pullout Tray
Located in Nashville, TN
This gorgeous light colored mahogany bowfront bachelors chest. This chest has a pull out writing
Category
Antique 1860s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Georgian Serpentine Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
molded edge over graduated drawers, the top one fitted with writing slide, tray and four lidded
Category
Antique 1760s British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Regency Coromandel Writing Box c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
writing slope is solid mahogany and it locks into the top of the box with small brass slide bolts. With
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Georgian Walnut Tall Chest on Stand with Radial Star Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
lined writing or brush slide, over two long drawers, the lower continuing with a larger concave radial
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
top drawer has a felt lined writing surface that slides back for storage, canted corners with Chinese
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Georgian Mahogany serpentine fronted Chest
Located in Brighton, Sussex
crossbanded top, the top drawer opening to reveal a writing slide, this slides back to further reveal
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Period Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
ring handles. The top drawer has a sliding writing table top. The chest of drawers rests on shaped
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century George III Bachelor’s Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III bachelor’s flame mahogany four-drawer chest with pull-out writing
Category
Antique Early 1800s Irish George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
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Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers an adjustable baize-lined lectern or writing surface
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1860s English George III Drop Front Desk with Original Walnut Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a drop front door supported by two slide wood brackets on the sides, revealing a functional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Vintage Wall System by Poul Cadovius, Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Vienna, AT
drawer chest, writing flap and storage chest with sliding doors.
The warm brown tone would work fantastic
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Teak
H 78.75 in W 115.75 in D 16.54 in
Biedermeier Burled Wood Three Drawer Commode, Austria, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
black leather writing surface with two sliding hidden compartments.
Unusual semi circle designed
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
George III Chippendale-Period Serpentine Commode
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare 18th-century serpentine chest of drawers was crafted in the style of the iconic Thomas
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Category
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
Exceptional George II Yew Wood and Walnut Bureau c. 1750
Located in Heathfield, GB
oak lined with small slide covers over.
The yew is cut in thick veneers and covers all visible faces
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Yew
English Maple Davenport Desk of the Late Georgian Period
Located in London, GB
slide action writing cabinet having a hinged lifting top inset with a tooled leather surface, fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Leather
A Biedermeier Chest with Secretaire Circa 1850
Located in Flower Mound, TX
combination of small drawers, cupboard and writing slide. Three long drawers below, and the uprights with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George II Miniature Campaign Bureau Chest on Later Chest Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
LOVELY sliding lid which gives access to the drawer underneath.
Below the writing area there is a large
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 38 in W 26.25 in D 16 in
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 43.51 in W 42.52 in D 20.48 in
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Italian Walnut Segretaire Chest of Drawers, 1997
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian segretaire chest of drawers desk model 804 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini in
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Glass
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 25.2 in
Antique High-Quality Mahogany Housekeeper's Cupboard with Secretaire, circa 1800
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian housekeeper's cupboard secretaire bookcase chest crafted during the George III era
Category
Antique Early 1800s George III Cupboards
Materials
Wood
H 72.84 in W 46.26 in D 22.05 in
Scandinavian Modern Teak Secretary by Gunnar Falsig 1960s
By Holstebro Møbelfabrik, Gunnar Falsig
Located in Asaa, DK
with curved front. Very elegant and versatile, both a writing desk and a chest of drawers. Manufactured
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
George III Secretaire Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
chest has a fitted top drawer with a fall front writing surface, inside there are seven mahogany drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Bookcase, Cylinder Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
interior drawers, plus a writing surface that slides out like a drawer, accessed with steel bale pulls
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Storage Headboard- Full Size Bed
By Harvey Probber
Located in Trenton, NJ
offering an array of bedside storage options. Matching nine drawer dresser, writing desk, chest of drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Gillows Antique English George III Mahogany Secretaire Low Press Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
drawer fronts below forming a deep secretaire drawer containing a writing slide with a hinged, ratcheted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 41.86 in W 48.63 in D 24.22 in
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
space provided by the drop-front desk supported by a pair of functional pull out slides, over a chest of
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
"Tecnica Library" Modular Shelving Bookcase by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'
By Dessie Studio, Jaime Tresserra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, five internal supports with double brackets, a section with doors (a container), a chest of three
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Nickel
H 112 in W 170 in D 13.77 in
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
indigenous hardwood. Created as a lockable (with key) slant or fall front desk the piece has a reading slide
Category
Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Signed Wolfgang Hoffmann for Romweber World's Fair Display Cabinet
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Forney, TX
top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
H 66.75 in W 47.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Desk Writing Table Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Georgian mahogany secretaire desk writing table chest of drawers.
A lovely item, that is
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.77 in W 41.74 in D 22.05 in
Antique Regency William IV Mahogany Secretaire Desk Writing Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Regency / William IV mahogany secretaire writing desk and chest of drawers, circa 1825-1835
Category
Antique 1820s British William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 56.3 in W 42.92 in D 20.48 in
18th Century Veneered Walnut Writing desk or escritoire
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
door cupboard that in turn opens to reveal a sliding compartment fitted with small drawers, twelve of
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Padauk Wood Bachelors Chest of Drawers with Writing Fitment, circa 1730
Located in GB
one, above this false drawer is a pull out writing slide which is inlaid with a finely tooled leather
Category
Antique 1730s British George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Padouk
H 31.89 in W 31.89 in D 17.72 in
Antique Georgian Regency Elm Secretaire Desk Writing Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Georgian / Regency elm secretaire desk writing chest of drawers, circa 1800-1830.
A
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
H 39.77 in W 37.8 in D 20.87 in
Antique Quality Georgian circa 1800 Mahogany Housekeeper's Cupboard Secretaire
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
! No woodworm. Key to cupboard door only. Later patinated leather writing surface. The drawers slide
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 72.84 in W 46.26 in D 22.05 in
George III Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
A George III mahogany bachelor chest with warm patina, the molded edge top over writing slide with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Commodes and Chests ...
A mahogany block front chest
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany block front chest with a writing slide, central drawer to the top drawer and two hidden
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Commodes and Chests o...
Victorian Burl Walnut and Mahogany Campaign Chest
By Hill and Millard
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
enclosing a hinged leather writing surface and various storage compartments with sliding lids. The top and
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Delightful Mid-18th Century Oak Bachelors Chest
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A beautiful bachelor chest consisting of four long drawers, the top fitted with writing slide and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English 18th Century Gentleman's Dressing Chest of Drawers, Fitted Top Drawer
Located in Wells, ME
chest has a mahogany fitted top drawer with sliding baize inlaid dressing panel that when slid back
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 32.5 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Walnut Highboy in the George 1st Style
Located in London, GB
A charming highboy or chest on stand with a brushing slide in the style of George 1st, circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Queen Anne Lowboy
Located in Miami, FL
writing slide above a central long drawer flanked by two short drawers, rising on cabriole legs.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English Secretaire Chest of Drawers Writing Cabinet Flamed Mahogany 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A fine quality 19th century secretaire chest of drawers.
The flamed mahogany boasting a well
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 33.59 in W 42.56 in D 24.85 in
George III Small Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
George III small mahogany Bachelors chest with pull out slide for brushing or writing sometimes
Category
Antique 18th Century Scottish Georgian Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest
By Peter Miller
Located in London, Middlesex
of pigeonholes, drawers, secret compartments, cupboards and an adjustable writing slide, above two
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Secretaires
Materials
Lacquer
H 68.9 in W 20.08 in D 43.31 in
18th Century George III Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
chest has a fitted top drawer with a fall front writing surface, inside there are seven mahogany drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the chest with writing slide you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every chest with writing slide was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a chest with writing slide, we have 83 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a chest with writing slide — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A chest with writing slide, designed in the Georgian, mid-century modern or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chest with writing slide over the years, but those crafted by Harvey Probber, R & Y Augousti and Egon Ostergaard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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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.
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