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Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive early 19th century Maple and Ebony German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Nice
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Maple

Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
H 80.5 in W 40.5 in D 18.5 in
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
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut

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
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Late 20th Century American Rustic Secretaires

Materials

Metal

German Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in New York, NY
bottom section and a centered drop front revealing a series of drawers and columns
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

German Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
German Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
H 82 in W 48 in D 25.5 in
Antique German Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
drawers, a mirrored cabinet door and secret compartments. The drop front is weighted and opens and closes
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South West German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South west German, 1820. This beautiful drop front desk has three
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Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Walnut

Birch Secretary Bureau from Germany, circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Rich birch and stately lines define this handsome Biedermeier drop front secretary. Refer to close
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Rare Vintage German Qualitasmobel Mcm 1950s Shrunk Glass Shelf Dry Bar Cabinet
By Karl Springer
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
An extremely rare stunning German Mid-Century Modern dry bar or entertainment cabinet by
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Jars

Materials

Gold Plate

18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
with 4 drawers, exceptionally strongly curved (galbée) front and protruding profiled top. Original
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak, Pine

18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
H 36.23 in W 45.48 in D 29.14 in
A fine 19th c Biedermeier birch secretary. Ebonized details and gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period drop front secretary. Fine Empire gilt bronze details . Ebonized
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Art & Crafts Oak and Leather Office Chair In The Richard Riemerschmid Manner 2
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Norwich, GB
constructed shaped back. The drop-in seat has been reupholstered and the leather hide seating has been
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Large Mid-Century Modern Bookcase or Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
options add to the appeal of this stunning piece. This vintage modern sideboard features side by side drop
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Regina Upright Music Box
By Regina Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
discs. The fine oak cabinet with a glazed glass panel and gallery, holds additional discs in a drop-down
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Antique 19th Century American Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Regina Upright Music Box
Regina Upright Music Box
H 64.75 in W 28 in D 14.5 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with four interior drawers
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
H 37 in W 27.55 in D 18.11 in
19th Century French Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with four interior drawers
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood

Box from Knockaloe internment camp Isle of Man 1916
Located in East Geelong, VIC
stars, all in contrasting timbers.The drop down front with its turned bone knob, reveals a drawer inlaid
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Vintage 1910s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Guillerme & Chambron Cabinet 'Thierry' in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
wonderful rhythmic and haptic surface to the front. The whole corpus rests on a stable base arranged in two
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Guillerme & Chambron Cabinet 'Thierry' in Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Cabinet 'Thierry' in Oak
H 58.47 in W 73.04 in D 18.71 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Mahogany Empire Secretary with Extraordinary Inlay, circa 1810-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
is made in three sections and covered in mahogany veneer with lighter inlays. Behind the drop front
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonised and Torto
Located in Benington, Herts
with ebonised geometric banding, opening to reveal five tortoiseshell and ebonised fronted drawers with
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Rare Antique Italian Jewelry Box Casket with Gilt Bronze Lockplate & Hasp Attrib
Located in Forney, TX
. The rectangular drop-front box casket, circa 1880, signed L'PUPLET, features an earlier finely cast
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Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ranch Oak Desk and Matching Chair by Brandt
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Lafayette, IN
Great little desk in the "Ranch Oak" style and manufactured by Brandt Furniture Co. of Fort Worth, Texas. Desk features a great size paired with that wonderful, faux-weathered wester...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Oak

Set of 4 Italian Rococo Painted Carved Columns
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Rococo Pedestals and Columns

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Wood

19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
Historicism -Faux Bamboo- chest of drawers Vienna (?) Bird's eye maple, beech second half of 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 107 x 61 cm Description: A piece of furniture...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech, Birdseye Maple

French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Louis XVI Style Bergère Giltwood Salon Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Belle époque Louis XVI Style bergère giltwood carved three-piece salon or parlor set, comprising of a two-corps settee and two armchairs, all upholstered i...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Living Room Sets

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Silk, Giltwood

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI cylinder desk, South German 1780. Walnut veneer with intarsia in yew and mahogany. The cylinder desk has a beautiful decor with geometric and garland motifs. The lower par...
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Desks

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Walnut

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South Germany, 1780
Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South Germany, 1780
H 50.4 in W 45.28 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk. This desk was made in Indiana, circa 1880 by the Wooton Desk Co. Made of walnut and burled wal...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract bronze ribbon sculpture created by William Robert Stevenson. The sculpture includes a beautiful wooden base that includes a plaque with the artist's name. Artist Biography...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Mid-19th Century Painted & Giltwood Bed Corona / Bed Crown, Large-Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian mid-19th century painted and giltwood bed corona (bed crown). This Italian bed corona has a nicely carved pattern wrapping around its front, reminiscent of a regal crown, ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Bed Coronas

Materials

Wood, Rope

18th Century Maria Theresia Baroque Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A so-called Maria Theresa cabinet (furniture type named after the Austrian empress) or Baroque hall cabinet from the 18th century. On ball feet standing two-door coniferous corpus...
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Cabinets

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Walnut, Pine

18th Century Maria Theresia Baroque Cabinet
18th Century Maria Theresia Baroque Cabinet
H 82.29 in W 74.81 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III Period mahogany wall bed is a superbly well-preserved example of French style and ingenuity from the Second Empire! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahoga...
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Mahogany

English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Chest of Drawers / Secretary in Dutch Style Marquetry Holland Design
Located in Lyon, FR
Chest of drawers in Dutch style from the beginning of the century. Entirely inlaid with floral decoration, with brass handles and a lion paw shaped base. The upper part consists of...
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Vintage 1910s Dutch Dutch Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Biedermeier Writing Desk Chiffonier Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish. It has t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires

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Birch

Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamp Bedside Lamp Marianne Brandt for Ruppelwerke 1920s
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus vintage table lamp or bedside lamp model Tastlicht by Marianne Brandt for Ruppelwerke 1920s Germany. The name "Tastlicht" features throughout a big switch for on/off, This t...
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal

French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James Monroe brought back from France in 1797. These desks are elegant examples of the popu...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Hand Carved and Hand Painted Queen Size Bed Frame Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century exquisite queen size beautifully hand carved bed frame in the elegant Louis XVI style. The headboard and footboard frames are raised on six legs and are hand curved and ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

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Cane, Wood

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Biedermeier Drop-Front Secretaire from Aileen Getty Collection
Located in San Francisco, CA
A commanding and regal Biedermeier secretaire with a drop down writing surface that reveals 18
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Biedermeier Birchwood & Satinwood Drop Front Secretaire-STORE CLOSING MAY 31ST
Located in San Mateo, CA
. There are three long drawers below the drop front writing surface with a long drawer above, all flanked
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Birch, Mahogany, Satinwood

German Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
This fine German Biedermeier secretaire in cherry veneer with ebonized accents signifies a step
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

German Biedermeier Secretaire
German Biedermeier Secretaire
H 59 in W 37 in D 18.5 in
Biedermeier Secretary from Northern Germany, circa 1825
Located in Dallas, TX
drop front panel and reveal the interior fitted compartments. Once again the emphasis is on
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Wood, Birch, Walnut, Burl

Paint Decorated “Unicorn” Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
The front with tripartite arch decoration, the center with black unicorns, the flanking outer
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests

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Pine, Poplar, Paint

1930s East African Masai Poster
By Ottomar Anton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely rare original poster. "To East Africa by German African Lines. Original. Mounted on acid
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Vintage 1930s French Posters

Materials

Lithograph

1930s East African Masai Poster
1930s East African Masai Poster
H 46 in W 32 in D 2 in
Art Deco Design Double Ended Cocktail Bar Cabinet
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
draw when fully opened, has a drop down front , and the inner area is an easy clean inlaid with glass
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1990s German Art Deco Dry Bars

19th c. German Biedermeier Drop Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Made from the finest quality satinwood Birch
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20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Wood, Ivory

Directoire Drop Front Secretaire, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Elegant Directoire drop front secretaire, France Early 19th century, mahogany and elm veneer. Brass
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Secretaires

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Mahogany

Peter Hvidt for John Stuart Teak Drop Front Desk or Vanity
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peter Hvidt for John Stuart solid teak drop front desk or vanity with three storage drawers. Model
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Vintage 1950s Danish Desks

German Inlaid Boulle Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
A German 18th century flip top/drop front boulle desk.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Desks

Materials

Bronze

German Inlaid Boulle Desk
German Inlaid Boulle Desk
H 31.5 in W 45 in D 28 in
19th Century German Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late-19th century German drop-front secretary in burl walnut, the desk opening to an interior
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Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

19th Century German Secretary
19th Century German Secretary
H 73 in W 45 in D 22 in
MCM Teak Veneer German Shrunk Wall Unit Secretary Liquor Cabinet 2-Piece
Located in Topeka, KS
inherent of this type of furniture and part of its beauty. The interiors of the drop front desk or liquor
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Grasscloth, Paint, Teak

Early 20th C Cabinet by F Sartorius
By Francis Sartorius
Located in London, GB
. Black polished stone base. Drop door on the front of the cabinet and a side door, all done to the best
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Early 20th Century German Industrial Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Early 20th C Cabinet by F Sartorius
Early 20th C Cabinet by F Sartorius
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 11.03 in
Quality Set of 12 Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by J. Reilly
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Victorian chair maker, each having shaped top rail with finely carved centre splat, drop in seat and
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Antique 1860s German Late Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

1969 Porsche Sunroof Delete
By Ferdinand A. Porsche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in front. Suspension: Tarrett Through Body Front Anti Roll Bar W/Tarrett Drop Links. Tarrett
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Vintage 1960s German Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

1969 Porsche Sunroof Delete
1969 Porsche Sunroof Delete
H 48 in W 162 in D 60 in
19th Century Coin Operated Polyphon
Located in Cheshire, GB
and coin slots either side with signs stamped ‘Drop a Penny in the Slot’, the walnut case having a
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Antique 19th Century German Musical Instruments

19th Century Coin Operated Polyphon
19th Century Coin Operated Polyphon
H 50 in W 27.5 in D 15.5 in
Lacquered Sideboard by Berner Huwil
Located in Chicago, IL
concealing four compartments with four removable shelves, one drop-front door concealing bar compartment with
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Brass, Steel, Silver Leaf

Lacquered Sideboard by Berner Huwil
Lacquered Sideboard by Berner Huwil
H 45 in W 104.25 in D 20 in
Nils Strinning String Storage Unit by Deutsche Gmbh
By Nils Nisse Strinning
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid birch shelves and drop front storage unit which can be used as a desk or bar suspended by
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Vintage 1940s German Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Art & Crafts Oak and Leather Desk Chair In The Richard Riemerschmid Manner
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Norwich, GB
the cabinetmaker. The chair has a continuous arm around the peg constructed shaped back. The drop-in
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Gold Plate and Crystal Chandelier by Ernst Palme
By Ernst Palme
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Palme in the 1970s. The piece is gold-plated and the crystal prisms are in a tear-drop form. Note: The
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Late 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate

George III Breakfront
Located in New Orleans, LA
is inset with round panels and a drop-front desk. The flanking doors open to reveal shelves and even
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

George III Breakfront
George III Breakfront
H 104.25 in W 91 in D 22.63 in
Scandinavian Karl Johan Birch Writing Table from the Estate of Alfred Grenander
Located in Miami, FL
terminating in carved "S" shaped feet on casters. Offers two functional drawers on one side and two faux-front
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Antique 1810s Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

19th Century French Secretaire with Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Plaques
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
furniture records a ‘secretary with drop front, mounted with a large Sèvres plaque and ten medallions
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Rare 1967 Alfa Spider Duetto with matching Vespa, Italy
By Alfa Romeo
Located in Berlin, DE
For sale is a rare 1967 Alfa Spider Duetto, accompanied by its original German registration
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Antique Ashwood Biedermeier Drop Front Abattant Secretary Desk, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Bierdermeier abattant secretary features ashwood construction with drop front desk
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
a pull-out drop front lid which reveals a fitted drawer interior with open shelve in the middle
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany, Walnut

19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
H 51.97 in W 49.61 in D 31.11 in
German Zeppelin Torpedo Bomb Cigarette Dispenser Cigar Cutter Cocktail
By J.A. Henckels 1
Located in Oakland, CA
Rare and unusual German zeppelin torpedo bomb cigarette dispenser cigar cutter. Predates the highly
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze

Performing Circus Elephant Wind Up Tin Toy, Germany U.S. Zone, circa 1940s
Located in Incline Village, NV
behind the elephant; the two balls provided start to rise up a spiral type conveyor belt and drop into
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Vintage 1940s German Folk Art Toys

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Tin

Satin Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Satin Birch Biedermeier secretaire, with three drawers below a drop front secretary with ivory
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Satin Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Satin Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
H 38 in W 42.5 in D 18.25 in
Credenza / Sideboard / Media Cabinet in Solid Birch
Located in Kansas City, MO
Blond solid birch credenza / storage cabinet in solid birch. Unique design with drawers and drop
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Birch

Vintage Modern Oak 4 Section Modular Wall Unit from Lord Series by Kämper Intl.
Located in Topeka, KS
modular units have a combination of storage and display space. One of the units has a drop front bar! And
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Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Glass, Mirror, Oak

Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler's Chest", France, 1790-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
, is a more modern version of the drop front desk. With a closed lid it resembles a chest of drawers.
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry

An Art Deco Satin Birch Honey Coloured Drinks Cabinet by Heal's of London
By Heal's
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
banding. Upper section features glass fronted glass storage, with a drop down mirrored mixing station
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars

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Satinwood, Walnut

Guillerme & Chambron Rare Sideboard with Dry Bar in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, adding a wonderful rhythmic and haptic surface to the front. A nice detail is the shelve that is located
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Ceramic, Oak

Guillerme et Chambron Cabinet in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
come hand in hand. The front holds the characteristics of the French designer duo Guillerme et Chambron
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Guillerme et Chambron Cabinet in Solid Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Cabinet in Solid Oak
H 50.79 in W 37.6 in D 18.9 in
Interwar Period Italian Blue Silk Handkerchief With Airplanes, circa 1930s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, flying a German-built monoplane, dropped one bomb on Zard and another on Taciura -- in Libya -- during
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Vintage 1930s Italian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

German Biedermeier Drop Front Writing Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This German Biedermeier writing cabinet, probably made in Thuringia, has a drop front door that
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

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Metal

Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
Located in Seattle, WA
that sit on top of the desk. There is a small drawer below this, and below the drawer is the drop front
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

Materials

Fruitwood, Leather

Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
H 76 in W 43 in D 19 in
A Magnificent Mahogany Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
The top case having one cupboard flanked by Corinthian columns above a central drop front case
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

Neo-Classical Secretary Abbatant in the Biedermeier Taste
Located in San Francisco, CA
the book-matched Burl Walnut drop front above three drawers with original brass escutcheons
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

Museum Quality Biedermeier Secratire a Abattant, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
drop front portion & two full width drawers below. The interior of the drop front hold many drawers
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Birch

Coin Operated Mechanical Arcade Music Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely music box is activated by dropping a coin into the plate - an American nickel works
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ebonized Viennese Biedermeier Console Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
the back and free standing columns in the front. Original fine detailed bronze ormolu mounts and
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Uniquely designed single Biedermeier library wingchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
Uniquelly designed Biedermeier barrel-back library wingchair. Veneered with walnut on pine. Front
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Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs

George III Period Painted Open Armchair, Attributed to Gillows, circa 1790-1795
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
splat with a floral cabouchon, paterae to the tops of the front square tapering legs terminating in
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Antique 1790s English George III Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Rockhausen Bar or Pastry Cart, circa 1930
By Ernst Rockhausen
Located in Woodbury, CT
This cart was designed and made by Rockhausen furniture in Germany and is believed to be from the
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Rockhausen Bar or Pastry Cart, circa 1930
Rockhausen Bar or Pastry Cart, circa 1930
H 34.5 in W 44 in D 20.25 in
Massive Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Wall Unit by Bartels of Germany
By Bartels
Located in Marietta, GA
unit has 15 cabinet doors, eight drawers, and a drop front bar area. There are three separate sections
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Beidermeier Secretary a Abattant
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
drop front lid.
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Antique 19th Century German Desks

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Drop Front German For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the drop front German you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each drop front German for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. Your living room may not be complete without a drop front German — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each drop front German bearing mid-century modern, louis xv or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. A well-made drop front German has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bas Van Pelt, Guillerme et Chambron and Regina Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Drop Front German?

The average selling price for a drop front German at 1stDibs is $10,650, while they’re typically $380 on the low end and $75,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Drop Front German
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A 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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