Cees Braakman for Pastoe Desk
Unavailable|$5,900
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Braakman Cabinet with Drop Down Desk and Hairpin legs series CBO1
Vintage 1950s Dutch Secretaires
Rosewood, Beech
Unavailable|$5,900
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Braakman Cabinet with Drop Down Desk and Hairpin legs series CBO1
Rosewood, Beech
Unavailable
Philippon and Lecoq Secretary Cabinet
By Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline le Coq
Located in New York, NY
Drop down desk with drawers, includes key.
Teak
Unavailable|$3,500
Pierre Guariche/A.R.P. Bookcase
By Studio A.R.P. (Joseph-André Motte, Michel Mortier and Pierre Guariche)
Located in New York, NY
Modular system secretary with drop down desk and sliding glass panels. black enameled legs
Glass
Unavailable|$2,900
Midcentury G Plan Teak Highboard Credenza with Secretary or Bar
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Norcross, GA
Dimensions: 74" x 18" x 48" L x W x H. Height of drop down desk / bar from floor 29.5".
Teak
Unavailable|$2,200
Midcentury Teak Wall Unit by Meredew
By Meredew
Located in Norcross, GA
Featuring a base with 2 drawers and 2 cabinets with adjustable shelves. The top features a drop down desk and adjustable shelves on the left and the right.
Teak
Unavailable|$1,595
Midcentury Teak Display Cabinet Secretary and Bar by Ellman Furniture
Located in Norcross, GA
Featuring glass sliding doors at the top. A small drop down desk and a small drop down bar with light.
Teak
Unavailable|$1,550
French Secretary by Pierre Balmain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W35.5 D17.5 H49.5 KC25 Vintage 1980s drop down desk in a dark walnut finish. Item features brass inlay joinery, original textured hardware and comes with original key.
Wood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in San Marcos, CA
This exquisite case piece, recently imported from Europe to California before its restoration, features on its upper part a drop down desk revealing a set of drawers, a small cubby a...
Teak
Unavailable|$821
Antique English Mahogany Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
Structurally, the bureau is in good condition, with 4 drawers and a drop down desk, all moving as they should. The cabinet does show small signs of wear with marks and scuffs in-kee...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$3,400
Lawyer's Bookcase by Humphrey Widman
By Humphrey Widman
Located in Carson City, NV
The case is in excellent condition The middle part of the cabinet unfolds to a drop down desk with many cubby holes for special papers.
Unavailable
RARE MOGENS KOCH BUREAU, DENMARK, c. 1930
By Mogens Koch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fully fitted with drawers of various sizes, drop down desk front fitted with original patinated leather.
Oak
Unavailable|$5,895
Antique 19th Century Walnut Austrian Biedermeier Abatante Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
Upper section has one large lockable drawer of dovetail construction at the very top over the lockable drop down desk surface door which reveals a large solid desk surface, open mirr...
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
Upper blind bookcase has "Antique French" mirror glass arched double doors which are lockable that reveal two adjustable wood shelves. Lower desk features slant front locking drop-do...
Brass
LARGE Mid Century Modern Teak China Cabinet / SIDEBOARD by G-Plan, c. 1960’s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Weehawken, NJ
This piece boasts so much functional storage space....a drop down desk / cubby storage, shelving storage both above and below plus three deep and spacious drawers.
Teak
Unavailable|$2,495
Rosewood Asian Writing Desk with Drop Down Front
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rosewood writing desk with drop down front. 100% rosewood. No veneer in this piece, circa 1980.
Rosewood
Unavailable|$995
Mid 20th Century Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
Bottom features pull down lockable drop front desk top which conceals one small drawer and nine cubbies.
Brass
Unavailable|$547
Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
By Remploy
Located in Ely, GB
Mid Century, Teak Bureau / Desk Made by Remploy - 1970s. The bureau has 1 drop-down writing desk, 1 single drawer and 2 cupboard doors.
Teak
Unavailable|$5,400
Louis Philippe period Secretary
Located in Toronto, ON
Gorgeous front veneer, four drawers (one at the top is a secret one). Drop down front is the writing desk, covered in leather.
3-Bay Ladderax Teak Midcentury Shelving System by Robert Heal for Staples
By Ladderax, Robert Heal
Located in Glasgow, GB
The cabinetry consists of a vinyl record or filing cabinet, a glass fronted display cabinet and a bureau unit with drop down desk top. Two of the units are lockable and the key is pr...
Teak
Sold|$2,250
Pastoe Drop Down Desk or Cabinet
By Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A top drop down desk adds additional storage and organization.
Teak, Birch
Sold|$6,250
Apothecary Chest with Drop-Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual combination of an apothecary chest with a drop-down desk. C.1940. Rich colour and patina on this vintage piece.
Brass
Sold|$4,900
Danish Wall Unit with Drop-down Desk
Located in Stratford, CT
Large Free Standing Teak Wall Unit with Sliding Door Cabinets and Drop-down Desk
Iron
Classic Teak Wood Wall Unit, Drop Down Desk, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice sculpted hand pull detail,Unit features drop down desk,bottom storage and two drawers,Finished back so can be used as room divider,
Teak
Tambour Door Cabinet with Drop Down Desk by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Tambour door cabinet with drop down desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. This piece was a custom order.
Brass
Sold|$4,900
Hand-Carved Jacobean-Style Drop-Down Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Hand-carved paneled Jacobean-style abbatant or secretaire with drop-down leaf for a writing surface and storage space. Two drawers below and three-door cabinet at the bottom. Decor...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bookshelf Room Divider W Drop Down Desk, 1950s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, etagere bookcase, made of walnut, with a drop down desk, circa the 1950s. In excellent condition.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bookshelf Room Divider with Drop Down Desk, 1950s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, étagère bookcase, made of walnut, with a drop down desk, circa the 1950s. In excellent condition.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Wall Shelving Unit Bookshelf Drop Down Desk Room Divider
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful walnut wood bookcase wall unit, with several compartments, cabinet, drawers, drop down desk, magazine rack and shelfs circa the 1960s.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wood Wall Unit with Drop Down Desk
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An elegant Mid-Century Modern walnut wall unit, cabinet is also a drop down desk. This piece is in very good vintage condition.
Walnut
Sold|$1,467
Bookcase with Drop-Down Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage rosewood cabinet with gold detailing. Elegant bookcase with drawers and flap of 1960s Scandinavian manufacture. Consisting of two modules it can be easily moved and assem...
Rosewood
Sold|$2,132
Bookcase with drop-down desk
Located in Brescia, IT
1960s teak cabinet with flap and shelves. Particular piece of vintage furniture consisting of a frame whose lower part has a storage compartment with sliding doors while the upper p...
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Drop Down Desk Secretary Dresser Peter Hvidt 1960
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, teak drop down desk secretary dresser made in Denmark, circa the 1960s.
Teak
Geometric Cabinet Bookcase with Drop Down Desk by Johan Tapp for Gumps
By Gumps, Johan Tapp
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Fantastic Art Deco bookcase with hidden drop down desk by Johan Tapp. Completely restored with dark burl wood veneer and glass insert shelving.
Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Danish Drop Down Desk Dresser Combination
Located in New York, NY
Three lower drawers. Two small drawers in desk section along with pigeonholes.
Antique Georgian Style Drop Down Desk by Henredon Heritage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 83”H x 34.50"W x 18”D
Walnut
Mid Century Large Danish 4 Bay Wall Shelves Unit Drop Down Desk Light
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This stunning wall unit is an organizers dream come true. 4 separate bays have adjustable, modular pieces including 8+ shelves, large and small closed storage and a drop down desk wi...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Deco Drop Down Desk with 2 Bookcases
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Deco Mid-Century Modern flip down desk with 3 lower drawers and 2 matching bookcases. The shelves are all adjustable or removable. The center top flips down into a desk and has a rem...
Oak
Sold|$5,800
19th Century Secretary with Drop Down Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
Gorgeous antique secretary with two drawers and original hardware and skeleton keys.
Mahogany
Walnut Mid Century Modern Drop Down Desk Secretary
By Harvey Probber, James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square and straigh lines Mid Century Danish modern drop down front secretary desk with large Art Deco style Pulls and storage cabinet on the bottom.
Aluminum
China Cabinet in Teak with Secretary Drop Down Desk Top After Poul Hundevad, 70s
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Deland, FL
Equal parts elegance and functionality this gorgeous Danish Modern display cabinet is as versatile as it is beautiful. Featuring a drop-down secretary desk top with functioning lock ...
Teak
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant patterns, created by the rich mahogany grain, and a drop down with black leather writing...
Granite
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Antique American Pine slant top drop down desk with exposed dovetail joinery, generous single drawer, lovely turnings to the legs & stretcher & ball feet.
Brass
American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A few sections of moulding are missing but nothing that detracts from the overall look and fell of the piece. The drop down desk has its original green leather inlay, unfortunately ...
Mahogany
Sold|$3,980
19th Century Swedish Painted Desk / Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th century Swedish painted desk/bureau. The serpentine top over a drop-down desk flanked by six drawers over a central cabinet having one shelf flanked by two cabinets having three...
Wood
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Birch Desk-Bookshelf
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice little Secretaire in from the early 1950s by Cees Braakman drop down Desk with adjustable bottom shelf. Lightly Refinished but Shows Some Signs of Wear Consistent with Age and U...
Wood
Antique Italian Parquet Style Wood Secretary Desk With Brass Accents
Located in Saddle River, NJ
The drop-down desk and multiple drawers offer ample storage space, making it a functional and stylish piece.
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Hepplewhite Tambour Desk Circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Hepplewhite secretary offers upper with tambour doors opening to storage compartments over drop down desk opening to writing surface over two long drawers having b...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid Century Modern Teak Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Secretaire Desk Bureau Danish
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous bureau by Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark is a fantastic piece as well as being pleaseing on the eye it is a useful piece for working at. Featuring a drop down desk and plent...
Teak
Sold|$10,250
Swedish Clock Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cabinet with a drop down desk and attached clock. The clock is not in working condition.
Wood
Sold|$6,871
Cabinet-Table-Desk British Modern, 1930-1940
By Walter Gropius
Located in Brussels, BE
Very original and rare drop-down desk-cabinet. Modernism in Britain. Designer: Unknown.
Wood
Stephen Casey "Remembering Sam Maloof" Craft Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted walnut secretary with drop down desk inscribed "Remembering Sam Maloof" by Stephen Casey, 2009.
Walnut
Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary, Bookcase & Desk, C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary with Upper Bookcase with Double Glass...
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Governor Winthrop Secretary Desk Circa 1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Governor Winthrop secretary offers mahogany construction with upper having broken arch crest with central flame finial over double door bookcase, seated on lower with drop...
Mahogany, Glass
Danish Modern Teak Secretary Foyer Cabinet, Made in Sweden, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Drop down desk surface would make an excellent entry way unit.
Teak
Antique Classical American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk c1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Classical Greco American Empire secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper having bookcase with double glass doors each with carved scrolled foliate filigree ...
Mahogany
Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk for Søborg Møbelfabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complemented with four classic drawers and a drop down desk that reveals additional storage compartments and two small drawers, this beautiful piece serves for multi-purposes.
Brass
Antique French Drop Front Solid Wood Secretary and Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Original brass hardware and locks with a key that locks the drop down desk area. When open as a desk, depth is 39.75" and height to top of desk top is 29.5."
Wood
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.
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