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Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish made mid-century modern drop front secretary desk in rich rosewood grain. Two wide drawers
Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 43.25 in W 37.5 in D 17.25 in
Georgian Red Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
Located in Rochester, NY
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category

20th Century Unknown Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Baker Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Chest MINT
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Chest MINT
Category

20th Century American Country Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk USA
Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Landstrom French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style drop front secretary desk By Landstrom Furniture USA
Category

Vintage 1920s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk By Gustav
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk By Gustav
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period petite drop front secretary desk By
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front secretary desk By Gustav
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk By Gustav Stickley
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Double Bonnet Dome Top Burl Wood 3 Drawer Drop Front Secretary Desk 1900s Clean!
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon, Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Double Bonnet Dome Top Burl Wood 3 Drawer Drop Front Secretary Desk 1900s Clean!
Category

20th Century American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Globe Wernicke Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak drop front secretary desk with
Category

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

Materials

Oak

Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

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

Georgian Solid Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian, Chippendale, or Early American style bureau with drop front secretary desk
Category

Vintage 1970s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

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

Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk This beautiful
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Drexel Georgian Mahogany Bombe Form Bureau With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category

Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

American Solid Cherry 4 Drawers Drop Front Secretary Desk Solid Brass Pulls MINT
By Pennsylvania House, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chippendale Style Bracket Feet American Solid Cherry 4 Drawers Drop Front Secretary Desk Solid
Category

20th Century American Country Dressers

Materials

Brass

Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk
Category

Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Early 19th c. French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 19th c. French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk. Gray black marble top. Bronze
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode, Antique Italian
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
$5,955 Sale Price
29% Off
H 36.63 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
Georgian Cherry and Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted
Category

Vintage 1980s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
H 56.25 in W 38 in D 16 in
A drop-front secretary desk in mahogany veneer - René-Jean Caillette - France
By Pierre Guariche, René-Jean Caillette, Rene Gabriel, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautiful drop-front secretary desk in mahogany veneer, designed by René-Jean Caillette for
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

A drop-front secretary desk in mahogany veneer - René-Jean Caillette - France
A drop-front secretary desk in mahogany veneer - René-Jean Caillette - France
$2,646 Sale Price
20% Off
H 53.15 in W 35.44 in D 11.82 in
A drop-front secretary desk - 1950 - France.
By Rene Gabriel, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A secretary desk from the 1950s, French craftsmanship. Solid elm wood with a beautiful patina
Category

Vintage 1950s French Secretaires

Materials

Elm

A drop-front secretary desk - 1950 - France.
A drop-front secretary desk - 1950 - France.
$2,126
H 47.64 in W 34.26 in D 14.57 in
Vintage Burl Drop-Front Secretary Desk With Chair
Located in Elkton, MD
Charming vintage Burl veneer secretary desk with a matching chair. The drop-front opens to reveal
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Burl

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Raymond Lowey, Mengel Furniture Co.
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

Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front writing desk In the manner of
Category

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

Materials

Oak

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA
Category

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

Materials

Copper

Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front writing desk By Charles P. Limbert
Category

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

Materials

Copper

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

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

Baker Solid Cherry Draped Doors Drop Front Secretary Desk Dresser Bookcase MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Spanish Colonial Style Cupboard Shelves Dresser Console Cabinet MINT
Category

20th Century American Regency Revival Cupboards

Materials

Cherry

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
$900
H 40 in W 24 in D 17 in
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and
Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Mahogany Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk In the manner of Stickley
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Studio Craft Drop Front Desk by Karel Mikolas
Located in Dallas, TX
An incredibly crafted drop front secretary desk by Karel Mikolas. Made from various solid hardwoods
Category

Vintage 1970s Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Studio Craft Drop Front Desk by Karel Mikolas
Studio Craft Drop Front Desk by Karel Mikolas
$14,000
H 86 in W 48 in D 24 in
Baker Furniture Style Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the manner of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category

Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored
Category

Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Red Lacquered Secretary Desk with Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category

Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Georgian Red Lacquered Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet With Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop front
Category

Vintage 1970s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique New England American Chippendale Curly Maple Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite New England Chippendale Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1800. Features a curly maple
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Raymond Lowey for Mengel Mid Century Secretary Desk c.1950’s
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Loewy
Located in Lutz, FL
Mid Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by designed by Raymond Loewy c.1950’s. Original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Iron

Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk
By Børge Mogensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish Secretary Desk by Børge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler, circa 1960's. This gorgeous teak drop
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk
Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Teak Secretary Desk
$4,250
H 39.5 in W 18 in D 46.5 in
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Birch

Faux Bamboo Chest Of Drawers With Desk & Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
functionality. Chest features a drop front secretary desk over three storage drawers. Interior of desk features
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Commodes and Chests...

Materials

Marble

American Colonial Solid Maple Eleven-Drawer Dresser or Credenza
Located in South Bend, IN
chest of drawers with removable hutch top with drop front secretary desk USA, 1970s Carved solid maple
Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Dressers

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop front secretary desk
Category

Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

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

Karges French Regency Louis XVI Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secrétaire á Abatta
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style bureau with drop front secretary desk By Karges USA
Category

Vintage 1980s American Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Brass

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Drop Front Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the drop front secretary desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every drop front secretary desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer drop front secretary desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A drop front secretary desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made drop front secretary desk over the years, but those crafted by Arne Wahl Iversen, Baker Furniture Company and Ethan Allen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Drop Front Secretary Desk?

A drop front secretary desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,545, while the lowest priced sells for $750 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

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.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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 Drop Front Secretary Desk
  • 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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