Antique Mahogany Drop-Down Desk with Claw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Mahogany, Brass Pulls & Hardware Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Vintage 1950s American Chippendale Desks
Brass
Antique Mahogany Drop-Down Desk with Claw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Mahogany, Brass Pulls & Hardware Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Brass
Hans Wegner Model Ry 100 Wall Unit / Room Divider Shelving with Drop Down Desk
By Hans J. Wegner, Ry Møbler
Located in Chicago, IL
Shelves are 14" deep, and drop-down desk measures 27.5" deep when opened.
Teak
Sold|$2,976
Three-Door Chest and Drop Down Desk
By Usm Haller
Located in Tulsa, OK
Haller storage system with drop down doors by USM. This modular storage system is lovely to use as a desk, but also closes to have a finished clean look.
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Wood Bookcase with Drop-Down Desk, 1960
By Bjerringbro Kontormøbler
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century Danish modern teak wood bookcase with drop-down desk by BBM Bjerringbro Møbler was made in Denmark circa 1960.
Brass
Mid Century Paul McCobb Drop Lid Desk with Storage Cabinet, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool Paul McCobb for Planner Group drop lid desk with bottom storage. In original condition, multiple surface scratches on drop down desk area.
Maple
Sold|$2,800
19th Century Chinese Drop Front Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fronted by one large drop down desk, a pair of drawers, and two doors with inside storage.
Mid-Century Drop-Leaf Slant Front Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury drop-leaf slant front pine secretary desk in very good vintage condition.
Hardwood, Pine
Sold|$2,750
Cees Braakman Secretaire for Pastoe, 1953
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lightly refinished with drop down desk and lower storage cabinet. Original condition with some wear consistent with age and use.
Wood
19th Century British Colonial Rosewood Campaign Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Four drawers below with a two over two configuration for more storage. Hinges on drop down desk have been replaced. All inquiries please call or just press "Contact Dealer" button.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Secretaire Bureau by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Desk 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 pleasing on the eye it is a useful piece for working at. Featuring a drop down desk and plenty...
Teak
Italian Louis XV Style Folding Secretaire Desk with One Drawer, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Spider legs, elegant shields / pulls with two drawers and drop-down desk revealing interior compartments and drawers.
Walnut
Sold|$2,650
Wall-Mounted Drop-Front Desk by A.A. Patijn
By Abraham A. Patijn
Located in Dronten, NL
Dutch modern wall-mounted cabinet in European walnut designed by A.A. Patijn. Drop down desk with original key opens to a writing surface and compartments with glass shelves and a s...
Glass, Walnut
Danish Teak Secretary Desk and Cabinet by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
By Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Soborg Mobler, Peter Hvidt
Located in Littleton, CO
Both Hvidt and Mølgaard-Nielsen, revered designers of the "first wave" of Scandinavian Modern furnishings to be imported to the US in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, have only become more ce...
Teak
Sold|$2,495
Louis XIV Style Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XIV style secretary desk with two shelves on top and a drop down desk over one drawer.
Mahogany
French Art Deco Two-Tiered Secretary or Desk signed Emile Jacquemin
Located in Miami, FL
Measures: 48 1/4" W x 51 1/4"H x 15" D height under the abattant or drop down desk 29 1/4"
Walnut
R & Y Augousti Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Denton, TX
Husband-and-wife design team: Ria and Yiouri Augousti of Paris created this shagreen covered desk. Features Mahogany veneer drop down desk top, lock with key, six interior drawers.
Iron
19th Century French Louis Philippe Marble Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
An upper drawer underneath the original coal-colored sandwich marble top and cabinets below the drop-down desk ~ which open to reveal storage and another hidden drawer ~ combine to c...
Marble
Paul McCobb Secretary Desk for Winchendon Furniture Company, circa 1950s
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Famed Mid-Century Modern Designer Paul McCobb is celebrated for his unique ability to combine sleek design with common sense functionality and this 1950s Paul McCobb secretary desk d...
Grasscloth, Birch
Sold|$4,800
Burl Maple Chest of Drawers
Located in Culver City, CA
Beautiful Chest with drop down desk
Burl
Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s Features a sleek Mid Century Modern Design, the perfect compact size to fit in any small area or room, a dro...
Wood, Walnut
Mid Century Danish Modern Wall Unit or Shelving Unit in Rosewood with Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unit consists of various storage cabinets, shelves and drop down desk. Tons of storage. In very well cared for condition throughout the years.
Wood, Rosewood
Delightful Antique Drop Front Bureau Desk with Soft Gray Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
One can imagine this secretary or drop front desk gracing a European lady's country home in the 1840s.
Sold|$2,800
Burl Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Culver City, CA
Burl maple chest, with ebonized moulding. Upper drawers hide a drop down desk with original green leather insert, and compartmentalized storage.
Burl, Leather, Maple, Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Globe Wernike School Oak Stack Bookcase with Desk C1910
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts barrister secretary bookcase in the manner of Globe Wernicke offers quarter sawn oak construction with three stacks (two bookcase sections with pull-out glas...
Oak, Glass
Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
There are three more drawers under the drop down desk and two more drawers above the flame mahogany doors that open to a single shelf.
Glass, Mahogany
Sold|$2,400
Danish Rosewood Bookcase in Three Sections
Located in Dallas, TX
There is plenty of storage, a drop down desk and all shelves are adjustable.
Rosewood
Sold|$2,995
Midcentury Dark Mahogany Desk/Liquor Cabinet
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this piece piece dates from the 1960s and can be used as a dry bar cabinet or secretary desk. Covered in dark mahogany veneer with brass hardware, this cabinet featu...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Danish Rosewood Wall Unit Shelving Bookcase, 60s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a ravishing, rosewood wall unit, made in Denmark, circa the 1970s. Includes drop down desk with key. In excellent condition.
Rosewood
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Bar, Denmark, circa 1950s
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Featuring a drop down desk or bar, three smaller drawers over two large drawers.
Teak
Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized, Gilt, & Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinoiserie decorated secretary offers black lacquered wood construction with upper having a broken arch pediment over a cast with double doors opening to vermillion red lacquered ...
Wood
Vintage Drexel "Kensington" Faux Bamboo Wall Unit
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flexible, multipurpose unit providing multiple storage options with (7seven) adjustable shelves, (two) storage cabinets, (three) drawers, and drop-down desk or writing surface. Pleas...
Wood
Pair of Architectural Danish Hanging Cabinets in Oak
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Dronten, NL
Can be used as hanging secretaire/drop down desk. Excellent fast and affordable worldwide shipping.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Danish Rosewood Secretary, C1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant secretary desk with 4 drawers below the drop down desk lid.
Birch, Rosewood
French 19th C. Table w/ Unusual & Creative Drop Down Storage-Great for Crafting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This fabulous little 19th century French table will make a great stationary/writing or crafting desk, or perhaps just a fun conversational piece!
Wood
Sold|$2,850
Antique Country French Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Taking up no more floor space that a medium-sized chest of drawers, it provides the same type of storage with two generous full-width drawers as well as an upper section that feature...
Brass
WeBe 2 Section Shelving Unit by Louis Van Teeffelen
By Louis Van Teeffelen, WéBé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lightly refinished teak shelving (8.8" and 12.75" deep) with drop-down desk and storage cabinet with ribbed glass door.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bookcase by Carlo Jensen for Hundevad
By Carlo Jensen
Located in San Antonio, TX
Vintage bookcase with drop desk is in good overall condition.
Teak
Sold|$7,600
Modular Shelving Unit by Michel Ducaroy
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Stratford, CT
Every part is modular, including the aluminum supports, which can be configured all in-line, or in a corner or stepping configuration. Two cabinets are drop-down desk pieces and one ...
Aluminum
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Stack Barrister Secretary Bookcase, c1910
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Barrister bookcase in the manner of Globe Wernicke offers quarter sawn oak construction with four stacks (three bookcase stacks and one drop-down desk stac...
Oak, Glass
Poul Cadovius Danish Teak Royal System Freestanding Cado Wall Unit
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Peabody, MA
Unit includes two basket weave door front cabinets with drop-down desk or serving surfaces, a three-drawer cabinet, and eleven book shelves.
Teak
Paul McCobb Planner Group Midcentury Modern Secretary Desk with Grasscloth Doors
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Decatur, GA
Stellar Paul McCobb model 1564-b drop down desk with moss green grasscloth sliding doors, circa 1953.
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Fall-Front Top Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
Top drawer converts to a desk with drop-down desk top and bank of small drawers and two standard drawers below.
Iron
Mahogany Cabinet Covered with Nordens Flora Illustrated Paper
Located in Madrid, ES
Mahogany veneered cabinet from the 1940s, inside drop down desk and drawers made of Masur Birch. Decorated with printed paper at a later date.
Birch, Mahogany
Antique Arts &Crafts Five-Stack Oak Barrister Bookcase Secretary C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** An antique Arts and Crafts barrister bookcase by Gunn offers oak construction with four stacks havi...
Glass, Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Globe Wernicke Oak Barrister Secretary Bookcase c1910
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts barrister secretary bookcase by Globe Wernicke offers quarter sawn oak construction with upper stack having drop down desk opening to interior with storage...
Glass, Oak
Chinoiserie Style Carved Black Lacquer Secretary Desk, Bookcase, Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
The cabinet is setting on a drop down desk that reveals a two inside small drawers and three fitted interiors.
Metal
Poul Nørreklit Wall Unit in Plexiglass / Lucite and Rosewood, Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Nørreklit, George Peterson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Poul Nørreklit wall unit in plexiglass / Lucite and rosewood, Denmark, 1960s A substantial and functional storage system consisting of drop down desk, five shelves, cube with 3 draw...
Aluminum
Sold|$2,800
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The domed top has a lighted interior with two glass shelves and a locking concave glass door with fine gilt crosshatch detail in the glass. Below is a drop down desk with a six-drawe...
Brass
Outstanding Early George Nelson C S S, , 4-Bay Wall System, Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Outstanding and Early George Nelson C S S (comprehensive storage system) ,,manufactured by Herman Miller..4 bAYS consisting of 10 Shelves,,1 tilting book holder....Drop Down Desk wit...
Aluminum, Steel
Sold|$15,000
Large Four Bay George Nelson Omni System
By George Nelson, Structural Products Inc.
Located in Dallas, TX
Unit has one cabinet with dual doors, two cabinets with sliding glass doors, one cabinet with three drawers each, one cabinet with a drop down desk and one cabinet magazine rest. Sev...
Metal
Danish Teak Wall-Mounted Shelving Unit by Poul Cadovius (Cado)
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Peabody, MA
Danish teak three bay wall unit by Poul Cadovius, circa 1960s featuring a basket weave door front cabinet with drop-down desk surface and interior storage for folders, a cabinet with...
Teak, Glass
Sold|$2,200
New York Mahogany Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York flame mahogany federal butler's desk with drop down (side snap operation) door revealing a green leatherette tooled work surface.
Brass
Sold|$2,250
L & J.G. Stickley Quarter Sawn Oak Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stickley quarter sawn oak desk with drop down hinged door, fitted interior, two short over three long drawers, with key.
Oak
Danish 18th Century Baroque Oak Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th Century 4-drawer chest and writing desk with drop down top and a series of small drawers inside.
Brass
Arne Vodder Mid-Century Modern Kidney Desk with Finished Back
By Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three front drawers with sculpted handles and a finished back with open cabinet and drop down storage compartment. Very unusual desk!
Sold|$3,959
1960s Italian Teak Wall Unit Bookcase
Located in London, London
Crafted from rich teak with a beautifully aged patina, the unit features a dynamic arrangement of open shelving, enclosed cabinets, and a drop-down desk compartment, offering both di...
Steel
Mid-Century English Modern Fresco Teak Highboard
By G-Plan
Located in High Point, NC
The upper portion features a unique and practical drop-down desk on the right, perfect for a workspace or writing nook.
Teak
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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