Drop Front Writing Desk
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Oak
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Copper
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Brass
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Walnut
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
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Brass
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Steel
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Brass
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Copper
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Oak
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
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Brass
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Walnut
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Brass
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Olive, Burl
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Walnut
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Brass
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Satinwood
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Rosewood
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Walnut
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Wood
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Wood
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Hardwood
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Wood
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Cherry
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Mahogany
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Brass, Iron
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Glass, Walnut
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Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl
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Rosewood
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Marble, Bronze
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Walnut, Mahogany, Fruitwood
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Brass
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Mahogany
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Walnut
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Brass
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Wood
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Mahogany
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Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
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Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
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Walnut
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Mahogany
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Fruitwood
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Wood
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Bamboo
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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How Much is a 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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