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Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary by Century offers mahogany construction with drop-front desk over
Category

20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow Italian burl walnut desk with a drop front top over two long graduated drawers and
Category

20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Jay Spectre "Perceptive" Drop Front Desk
By Jay Spectre
Located in Chicago, IL
Primavera and brushed stainless steel drop front secretary has four drawers with brushed steel Art
Category

Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Mid Century Danish Modern Arne Hovmand Olsen MK Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Danish Modern Arne Hovmand Olsen MK Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk. Item features
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Georgian Cherry Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase
Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Brass

Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
photos, circa mid-20th century. This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Teak

Early 20th Century Walnut & Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
French, in reference to the sloping-front drop-down desk surface, this particular example features the
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Baker Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk with Mirrored Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase
Category

Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Writing Desk with working metal hardware, a drop-front writing desk opening to an assortment of
Category

20th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Metal

 English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
 English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
H 37.41 in W 31.89 in D 19.69 in
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in
Category

Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Brass Key
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mint Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Leather Top Brass Keys.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Scandinavian Modern Teak Drop Front Desk Secretary in a Box, 1960-2000
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) vintage Scandinavian Modern drop front desk or secretary
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Edmond Spence Drop Front Desk for Industria Mueblera S. A. Mexico, c. 1955
By Edmond J. Spence, Industria Mueblera Mexico
Located in Camden, ME
Edmond Spence drop front desk manufactured in Mexico by Industria Meublera S.A. in the late 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
intricate marquetry inlay gracing the drop-front of the desk. As the drop-front opens on filigree design
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Arne Wahle Iversen Danish Modern Model 68 Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk, 1960's
By Vinde Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Milford, NH
A sleek form Danish modern teak drop front desk designed by noted Danish furniture designer Arne
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880 $1250
Category

20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category

20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Olive, Burl

Henning Kjaernulf Danish Mid-Century Oak Desk
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Norwalk, CT
Give your office some modern farmhouse flair with this Danish mid-century desk in carved oak by
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Henning Kjaernulf Danish Mid-Century Oak Desk
Henning Kjaernulf Danish Mid-Century Oak Desk
H 28.5 in W 61.75 in D 31.25 in
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
and a drop front desk surface. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Vintage Flame Mahogany & Crossbanded Pedestal Desk 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite Victorian Revival crossbanded flame mahogany desk dating from the late 20th
Category

Vintage 1980s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Carved Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Brass Gallery, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawers over slant-front desk with carved patera reserve, raised on cabriole legs, c1910 Measures
Category

Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Anne Secretary Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style drop front secretary desk, made in Queen Anne style with brass hardware. Petite size
Category

Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
H 40 in W 24 in D 17 in
American Chippendale Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Chippendale style drop front dresser with hidden desk. Cherry wood dresser with brass
Category

20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

American Chippendale Secretary Desk
American Chippendale Secretary Desk
H 39.25 in W 36 in D 19 in
Emile Galle "Ombelles" Floral and Pastoral Marquetry Writing Desk
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
scene back panel under a carved floral crest supported by two fluted & carved columns over a drop front
Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood, Burl

Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
desk features a drop front slope above an apron inset with three frieze drawers. The drop front on
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Hardwood & Green Leather Partner Desk with Sliding Keyboard Shelf Twin Pedestal
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Twin Pedestal partner desk with drop front sliding
Category

20th Century English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
his own father, who studied stage magic in early 20th century Poland.[1] Jackson began studying magic
Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Toledo, OH
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk. circa 20th century. A two-piece slant front walnut
Category

20th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik Model A10 MCM Swedish Desk
By Göran Strand
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk Model A10 l masterfully crafted by Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Stickley Secretary Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Portland, OR
1/4 @ Crown X 50 1/2 t 29 1/2 to Desk Drop Down Origin: America c: Late 20th Century Material
Category

Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Stickley Secretary Desk
Stickley Secretary Desk
H 90.5 in W 38.25 in D 19.5 in
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary Desk from G
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich dark wood and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary from Germany
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Lexington's Palmer Home Collection Mahogany Tooled Leather Drafting Desk W/ Tray
By Lexington Furniture 1
Located in Germantown, MD
Leather Slant Top Drafting Desk, drafting table with brass feet support and pull-out trays. Large storage
Category

Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Burr Walnut Partner Desk Specially Designed to Hide & House Computer Equipment
Located in GB
desks around, the middle drawer is a drop front sliding keyboard shelf, the two cupboards have
Category

20th Century English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Amanuense Secretary Desk by Adolfo Natalini for Mirabili Limited Edition 2/99
By Mirabili, André Arbus, Adolfo Natalini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
works of Andre Arbus. Desk measures 47" H x 33" W x 23" D. 31.5" Deep with drop front down. Drop front
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Cherry

Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Brass

Teak Mid-Century Modern Wall Storage Bookcase Cabinet with Drop Front Desk
Located in Topeka, KS
drop front desk in teak. It is in wonderful vintage condition but not without some signs of age
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Laminate, Teak

Hollywood Regency Ebony Ladies Desk Louis XV Style Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency ebony ladies desk. Finley crafted Louis XV style stamped Jansen flip front desk
Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
Category

Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Desk Walnut Art Nouveau with Brass Fittings, Fitted Interior, with Brass Accents
By Murray-Kay Limited
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful drop front desk in walnut with interesting fitted interior. Great Art Nouveau brass
Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks

Materials

Walnut

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

Børge Mogensen Drop Front Secretary Desk in Teak
By Søborg Møbler 1, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Børge Mogensen Manufacturer: Søborg Møbler Era: 1950s Materials: teak Measurements: 39.5? wide x 18? deep x 47.25? tall Condition: In excellent orig...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hardwood Marble Topped Chrome Drop Front Secretaire Desk with Drawers
Located in GB
fittings free standing Secratire desk A truly stunning desk, its very large and yet doesn't take up
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
Provincial France in early/mid 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, having a custom
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French secrétaire à abattant, or drop front secretary desk, with the case made of birdseye maple
Category

Mid-20th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Cerused White Wash Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Credenza
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Multi use limed oak credenza with built in drop front secretary. Beautiful large and heavy circular
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Oak

Model 63 Drop Front Teak Secretary Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen, Tørring Møbelfabrik, HNJ Møbler
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Kai Kristiansen Manufacturer: HNJ Møbel / Tørring Møbelfabrik Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 35" wide x 17" deep x 42.5" tall Condition: I...
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Rustic A. Brandt Ranch Oak Secretary Style Drop Front Student Desk with Bookcase
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Late 20th Century Rustic or Western secretary style drop front lighted student desk with
Category

Late 20th Century American Rustic Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE. Beautiful inlay
Category

20th Century European Biedermeier Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Solid Cherry Multi Compartment Drop Front Secretary Desk w/ Drawer File Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Cherry Multi Compartment Drop Front Secretary Desk w/ Drawer File Cabinet
Category

20th Century American Federal Dressers

Materials

Cherry

Birdseye or Tiger Maple Multifunctional Drop Front Cabinet Desk or Bar
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Interesting superb quality modern bird's-eye maple cabinet with many interesting feature and compartments as pictured. It could be used as a nice hall or entry cabinet or a wide pede...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Art & Crafts Oak and Leather Office Chair In The Richard Riemerschmid Manner 2
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Norwich, GB
Arts & Crafts oak and leather desk chair, Jugendstil, in the Richard Riemerschmid manner
Category

Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Rio Rosewood Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabri
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Model 68 drop front secretary desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik, 1960s. With
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood

Tall Vintage Bookshelves With Drop Front Cabinet & Drawers
By Drexel
Located in Trenton, NJ
offer ample storage while making a bold style statement. Offering a drop front cabinet perfect for a
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Walnut

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Drop Front Desk 20th Century For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic drop front desk 20th century available at 1stDibs. A drop front desk 20th century — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect drop front desk 20th century — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A drop front desk 20th century, designed in the mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made drop front desk 20th century has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Børge Mogensen and Arne Wahl Iversen are consistently popular.

How Much is a Drop Front Desk 20th Century?

The average selling price for a drop front desk 20th century at 1stDibs is $2,995, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $66,000 for the highest priced.

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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