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Antique Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Drop Front Desk Bookcase Scotland, 1910
Antique Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Drop Front Desk Bookcase Scotland, 1910

Antique Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Drop Front Desk Bookcase Scotland, 1910

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique oak Arts & Crafts slant drop front desk bookcase Scotland 1910 B1650 Scotland 1910

Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Style Drop Front Oak Desk
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Style Drop Front Oak Desk

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Style Drop Front Oak Desk

Located in New York, NY

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Style Drop Front Oak Desk, the drop front opening to pigeon

Category

20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Drop-Front Desk
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Drop-Front Desk

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Drop-Front Desk

Located in Houston, TX

When drop front open, 30" deep. Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, ltd. continues its 36

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Empire Drop Front Secretary
19th Century French Empire Drop Front Secretary

19th Century French Empire Drop Front Secretary

Located in Fairhope, AL

A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary. Has a marble top and side columns with bronze

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

M|n Originals Lacquered Drop Front Secretary
M|n Originals Lacquered Drop Front Secretary

M|n Originals Lacquered Drop Front Secretary

By M | n Originals

Located in New York, NY

M| Originals lacquered drop down secretary desk with upper bookcase.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Burled Wood Drop Front Secretaire and Matching Chair
Burled Wood Drop Front Secretaire and Matching Chair

Burled Wood Drop Front Secretaire and Matching Chair

Located in Bridport, CT

Olivewood and fruitwood burled drop front secretary desk. Intricate inlaid wood details. Carved

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Secretary/Desk in Birch
Secretary/Desk in Birch

Secretary/Desk in Birch

Located in New Orleans, LA

Drop-front Writing Desk in Birch with three open shelves and seven interior compartments, raised on

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Vintage 1940s French Secretaires

A Good 18th Century Spanish Walnut 'San Felipe' Table with Drop-front
A Good 18th Century Spanish Walnut 'San Felipe' Table with Drop-front

A Good 18th Century Spanish Walnut 'San Felipe' Table with Drop-front

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine and rare early 18th century Spanish 'San Felipe' writing desk. Walnut. Unusual baroque style

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Ib Kofod Larsen Teak Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet
Ib Kofod Larsen Teak Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet

Ib Kofod Larsen Teak Secretary Desk Bureau Cabinet

Located in Vancouver, BC

Wonderful drop front writing bureau or secretary desk in teak designed by renowned Dane, Ib Kofod

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Two Sided American Walnut Room Divider with Multiple Drawers
Two Sided American Walnut Room Divider with Multiple Drawers

Two Sided American Walnut Room Divider with Multiple Drawers

Located in Pasadena, CA

bays over a drop front Formica top writing desk with three drawers and interior parcel and letter cubby

Category

Vintage 1960s American Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Mahogany Desk, Drop Front Writing Desk, Scotland 1920, B2172
Antique Mahogany Desk, Drop Front Writing Desk, Scotland 1920, B2172

Antique Mahogany Desk, Drop Front Writing Desk, Scotland 1920, B2172

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique mahogany desk, drop front writing desk, Scotland 1920, B2172 Scotland, 1920 Solid

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Red Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Antique Red Chinoiserie Writing Desk

Antique Red Chinoiserie Writing Desk

Located in Houston, TX

Antique red chinoiserie decorated drop front writing desk. Nineteenth century drop front desk with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920
Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920

Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920

Located in Vancouver, BC

Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Front desk Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920, H758 Scotland 1920

Category

20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Style Drop Front Desk
Louis XVI Style Drop Front Desk

Louis XVI Style Drop Front Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

finish. The desk features a small flat surface with gilt edges, a drop-front desk and original brass lock

Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk
Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk

Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk

Located in Hudson, NY

Beautiful drop front secretary desk. White leather writing surface.

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Midcentury Swedish Oak Secretary Desk with Drop Down Front Writing Tablet
Midcentury Swedish Oak Secretary Desk with Drop Down Front Writing Tablet

Midcentury Swedish Oak Secretary Desk with Drop Down Front Writing Tablet

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Midcentury Swedish oak secretary desk with drop down front writing tablet. Recently refinished.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Oak

19th Century Painted Italian Desk
19th Century Painted Italian Desk

19th Century Painted Italian Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century painted Italian desk.(drop front desk, writing desk)

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Desks

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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, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.