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Antique Oak Side by Side with Bookcase & Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Freehold, NJ
finish, three adjustable shelves, two dovetail drawers, and drop front writing desk.
Dimensions: 37.75w
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookcases
Materials
Oak
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
H 40.75 in W 30.5 in D 16.25 in
Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 17.72 in
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 17.72 in
Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
for storage, drop front door becomes a writing surface, inset desk storage and drawers. A beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Danish Modern Drop Front Desk in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern desk from Denmark, circa 1960s. It features all teak wood construction with drop
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
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
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
H 44 in W 30.13 in D 11.38 in
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
H 45 in W 34 in D 17.5 in
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
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
H 43.5 in W 30.25 in D 13.63 in
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
H 43.5 in W 30.25 in D 13.5 in
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
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
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
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
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
Victorian Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print & Scroll Legs c1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print & Scroll Legs c1870
Measures - 48"h x 24"w x 15"d
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 48 in W 24 in D 15 in
Double Bonnet Dome Top Burl Wood 3 Drawer Drop Front Secretary Desk 1900s Clean!
By Henredon, Berkey & Gay Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
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
H 83 in W 40 in D 17 in
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
H 75 in W 14 in D 42 in
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Georgian Style Mahogany Satinwood Inlay Breakfront Bookcase Bubble Glass Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
features individual panes of bubble glass, drop front writing desk surface with green tooled leather top
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 66 in D 16 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
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood
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
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
Category
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
-front writing desk, and lower case which houses six raised-panel drawers and a single carved-panel door
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 87.5 in W 51.5 in D 25 in
Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior.
early-19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Victorian Flamed Hardwood Library Bookcase Secretaire Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
drawer is actually a drop front writing desk with the original distressed brown leather writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 83.86 in W 74.81 in D 24.41 in
Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique secretaire cabinet. An English, mahogany chest of drawers with drop front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 43.51 in W 42.52 in D 20.48 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian drop front secretary or library writing desk. Made of cherry featuring Eastlake
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique French Mahogany Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Victorian secretary / library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring drop front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightened early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop-Front Secretary / Writing Desk in Cherry Veneer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 68.12 in W 39.38 in D 17.33 in
French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
includes a drop front with fabric lined writing desk interior (later custom addition). A truly impressive
Category
Vintage 1920s Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 66.75 in W 61 in D 22 in
Art Nouveau Bureau by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in London, GB
An Art Nouveau mahogany drop front
writing desk with mother of pearl
inlay by Louis Majorelle
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl
Rosewood Asian Writing Desk with Drop Down Front
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rosewood writing desk with drop down front. 100% rosewood. No veneer in this piece, circa 1980
Category
Vintage 1980s Malaysian Malayer Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Louis Phillipe Mahogany Secretary a Abattant with Marble Top
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique Louis Phillipe Secretary with drop front desk opening to writing desk. Interior is eye
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 61.03 in W 43.31 in D 18.51 in
Louis Philippe period Secretary
Located in Toronto, ON
Gorgeous front veneer, four drawers (one at the top is a secret one). Drop down front is the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Burr Oak Drop- Front Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
Europe, 19th century
Lovely North European Burr Oak drop- front writing desk, interior is
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
French Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
An unusual and rare drop front writing desk. This is a two part cabinet, the top cover with fabric
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany, Fruitwood
Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Freehold, NJ
accented hardware, three dovetailed drawers and one drop front writing desk with interior storage
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Colonial Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Wood Gallery Top Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century mahogany wood gallery top drop-front writing desk / freestanding wall piece
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut Gothic Revival Drop Front Writing Desk Hastings Furniture Co
By Hastings
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique walnut Gothic Revival drop front writing desk by Hastings Furniture Co. circa 1920's. Hand
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 43.5 in W 28 in D 14 in
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th C. Antique American Pine slant top drop down desk with exposed dovetail joinery, generous
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
Elegant 19th Century Writing Desk with Neo-Japanese Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare and very elegant French 19th century drop-front writing desk in natural wood with neo-Japanese
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An early 19th century mahogany wood drop-front writing desk / freestanding wall piece. Beautifully
Category
Antique Early 1800s North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Napoleon III Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French, ebonized and mother of pearl-inlaid, drop-front writing desk, the interior with fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Giltwood
French 19th Century Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French walnut drop front desk. Fitted interior with four drawers and one hidden drawer. Green
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
Lovely painted drop leaf or slant front desk made more charming with painted blue interior
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Walnut & Mahogany Drop Front Bureau Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century walnut & mahogany drop front bureau desk
Gorgeous antique drop front bureau with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
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
Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany Drop Front Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental Chippendale desk offers upper gallery over drop front desk having carved
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 43.25 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
Italian Neoclassical Style Marquetry Inlaid Fruitwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
over a single drawer; the drop front revealing fitted interior and writing surface.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
H 20.75 in W 27.5 in L 20.75 in
Swedish Early 19th Century Painted Wood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish early 19th century period Karl Johan painted wood drop-front desk over two lower drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19Th. English Colonial Tortoiseshell Bamboo & Lacquer Drop-Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this 19Th. English Colonial Tortoiseshell Bamboo & Lacquer Drop-Front Desk .
Lovely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
French 19th Century Inlay Drop Front Desk with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A masterfully inlaid walnut and rosewood drop front desk with marble top from 19th century, France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Drop Front Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal drop front writing desk for your home. Each drop front writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect drop front writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A drop front writing desk, designed in the Louis XV, Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made drop front writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Ethan Allen, Hvidt & Mølgaard and Drexel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Drop Front Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a drop front writing desk at 1stDibs is $2,593, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Drop Front Writing Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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