Chinese Drop Front Desk
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Teak
H 41.75 in W 36 in D 17 in
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 37 in W 40 in D 17 in
Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 30 in W 96 in D 42 in
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield China Cabinet with Drop Front Writing Desk
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
shelves in the upper cabinet. Four drawers, one with a drop front writing desk, and one cabinet with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Maple
H 60.5 in W 48 in D 18.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Secretair Bureau Desk With Cabinets
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Prince of Wales feather carved detail, flame mahogany, drop front writing bureau comes with key
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
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Beacon Hill Georgian Mahogany Broken Arch Breakfront China Cabinet Desk Bookcase
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Item features drop front desk surface with tooled leather top, beautiful wood grain, 2 part
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 91 in W 68 in D 17.5 in
Drexel Heritage Limited Ed Heirloom Federal Style Breakfront China Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Toledo, OH
drawers and a central drop front secretary. The desk area features many cubbies and four drawers and a
Category
Late 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
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Desk: 44.25" wide x 18.5" deep x 28" high (floor to bottom of drop down table)
6 Drawers
Center door
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base
Located in Milford, NH
adjustable supports with figural fronts to support the drop front of the chest as a writing surface with rope
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
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Wrought Iron
H 57 in W 41.5 in D 21 in
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he
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Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in New York, NY
Poirier. Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
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Marble, Bronze
H 38.5 in W 59 in D 21.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
display space for books, collectibles, or fine china.
Below the bookcase, the secretary desk portion is
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Antique 1790s British George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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Located in Fulton, CA
compartmentalized drop-front desk by George Zee & Company, Hong Kong, circa 1960. Depicting architectural structure
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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solid teak hardwood compartmentalized drop-front desk by George Zee & Company, Hong Kong, circa 1950
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Stunning Heavily Carved Antique Chinese Cabinet Cupboard with Drop Front Desk
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Chinese Red Lacquer Style Small Louis XV Style Slope Top Desk, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Chinese Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese drop front desk you’re looking for. Each Chinese drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese drop front desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese drop front desk, designed in the Art Deco, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made Chinese drop front desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Beacon Hill, Dakota Jackson and Drexel are consistently popular.
How Much is a Chinese Drop Front Desk?
Prices for a Chinese drop front desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $7,450.
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.
Questions About Chinese 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.
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