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Danish Teak Drop-Down Door Secretary Bookcase Display Top
Located in Kensington, MD
This Danish Modern teak bookcase display top will store your precious items in minimalist splendor
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Gustavian drop-front secretary cabinet, hand-crafted in the early 19th Century in Sweden
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Jasper Cabinet Georgian Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 71.25 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Cabinet Drop Leaf Desk Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
cabinet gives you shelf space, drawers and a small desk top. An unusual secretary, or secretaire.
Perfect
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 42.75 in W 56 in D 18 in
Danish Mid Century Modern Drop Down Secretary Desk Cabinet by Domino Mobel
By Domino Møbler
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Drop Down Secretary Desk Cabinet by Domino Mobler. Circa 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 75.5 in W 31 in D 19.5 in
Poul Hundevad Rosewood Secretary Cabinet
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern, two piece, rosewood, bookcase secretary cabinet by Poul Hundevad features a 26 inch
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Walnut French Provincial Secretary Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
Exceptional in every way! Imported from Belgium this French display cabinet with secretary desk is
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Stunning Poul Hundevad Rosewood Secretary Cabinet , Denmark
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Buffalo, NY
Danish modern, two piece, book matched rosewood, bookcase secretary cabinet by Poul Hundevad
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. royal antique burl wood secretary desk & black leather drop leaf top HRH . Very rare early
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
19th Century French Gothic Walnut Secretary, Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic walnut secretary ~ Cabinet is a superlative example of the mastery of
Category
Antique 1870s French Gothic Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Trosby Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet With Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style monumental breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop front
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 99.75 in W 88.5 in D 22 in
Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
small drawers. The lower cabinet with three serpentine drawers having unusual drop pulls with cross
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis Philippe Drop Front Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
black stone top. This exquisite piece of 19th-century craftsmanship boasts a drop front that unveils a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
patterns, created by the rich mahogany grain, and a drop down with black leather writing surface. It
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Granite
Early 19th Century Original Folk Art Painted Tall Cabinet Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
interior desk is painted green and holds 8 drawers and the drop down desk top. Please enlarge photos to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Cabinets
Materials
Paint, Wood
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80.5 in W 35 in D 15.75 in
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
Vintage French Provincial Hand Carved White Secretary Desk and Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
secretary desk has three drawers and a drop down desk. The top portion of this secretary desk can hold
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
H 91 in W 41 in D 19.5 in
Extraordinary Colorful Rococo Style Painted Secretary Cabinet with Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
having a strong form, ornate gilt hinges and pulls, escutcheons (with keys) and Top finials, if you’ve
Category
Vintage 1940s Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 94 in W 38.75 in D 19.5 in
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
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 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 84.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 81.13 in W 40.63 in D 21.25 in
Baker Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk with Mirrored Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 90 in W 37.75 in D 19.75 in
Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 44.1 in W 59.6 in D 17.9 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique French Empire drop front "abattant" secretary desk made with magnificent high
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain
Category
Late 20th Century North American Georgian Desks
Materials
Metal
Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain
Category
Antique Late 18th Century North American Georgian Desks
Materials
Metal
Baker Furniture French Library Cabinet Lighted Secretary Desk Stacking Unit
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Chester, PA
Catalogue Volume 1 page 62. Upper wire door cabinet section with adjustable shelf topped by a carved frieze
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 84.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.38 in
Burled Maple Cabinet Secretary with Drawers / Flat File, USA, 1960's
By Edward Wormley
Located in Austin, TX
Edward Wormley style Mid-Century Modern case piece with drawers at base and drop-down secretary at
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
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
H 83 in W 32.5 in D 18.75 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Flame Mahogany Secretary or Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine late 18th century French Louis XVI Secretary or drop leaf desk made of beautiful flame
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 54.75 in W 31.38 in D 15 in
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk on Iron Legs, Refinished
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front secretary desk
By Raymond Loewy for Mengel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
H 47 in W 36.25 in D 19 in
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
H 47.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in
Henkel Harris Georgian Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch Top
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 81.25 in W 40.75 in D 21.5 in
Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Brass Key
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mint Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Leather Top Brass Keys.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 59.5 in W 35.5 in D 17 in
Alfonso Marina Chippendale Carved Pine Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch Top
By Alfonso Marina
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
1990s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 88 in W 44.5 in D 22 in
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
a drop front secretaire. The case has a fitted white Italian Carrara marble top with clipped corners
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak 4 Part Triple Stacked Secretary Display Cabinet Dry Bar
Located in Topeka, KS
; an open cube on one side and a square cabinet with a drop-down door that can be used as a secretary
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
H 75 in W 47.5 in D 17.75 in
Børge Mogensen Two Piece Cabinet or Secretary for Karl Andersson and Sons
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This two piece storage cabinet has eight drawers along the lower cabinet and a drop front upper cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Teak
H 49.5 in W 53 in D 29.25 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top & Matching Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Italian bombe drop front secretary cabinet in olive wood with the matching chair. Bookcase
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 75.5 in W 41 in D 17 in
Stickley Secretary Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Portland, OR
and a variety of small sized drawers behind the drop down desk. The top showcases glass front doors
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Country French Walnut Baker Secretary with Drop Desk Mini Bar and Lattice Doors
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Asheville, NC
Marvelous walnut cabinets with dental moulding, rose floral trim, metal lattice doors, leather top
Category
Mid-20th Century English French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
H 84 in W 119 in D 18 in
Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk Cabinet / Bar in Teak Wood
By Paul McCobb
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
key, effortlessly unlocking the drop-down workspace and top drawer.
Boasting a stylish design ethos
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 41 in W 31.75 in D 17.5 in
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style secretary desk by Baker Furniture. Walnut with brass hardware, double bonnet
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
an open shelf beneath this top surface, as well as two drawers to the right and a cabinet on the left
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Secretary
Located in Malibu, CA
This early 19th-century drop-leaf secretaire features the traditional Biedermeier ebony accents
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Other
Renaissance Revival Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Design details indicate that this secretary was made at the end of the Biedermeier period as
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Arne Wahle Iversen Danish Modern Model 68 Teak Drop Front Secretary Desk, 1960's
By Vinde Møbelfabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Milford, NH
A sleek form Danish modern teak drop front desk designed by noted Danish furniture designer Arne
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
H 42.5 in W 37.25 in D 17 in
German Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in New York, NY
German Biedermeier (circa 1820) mahogany secretary cabinet with Corinthian columns on top and
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country French Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
small office or work-related items. Above the drop-front desk is a subtly contoured top onto which one
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Antique Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Secretary, drop front desk, from France, of Mahogany in the Louis XVI style. This cabinet is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary
Located in Houston, US
Really beautiful Swedish secretary with drop front, interior drawers, cubbies and a secret
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Paul Frankl Brass X-Pulls Brown Cherry High Chest with Drop Front Secretary
By John Stuart Inc., Paul Frankl
Located in Rockaway, NJ
. The dresser has nice drop front secretary compartment suitable for a lap top desk space. Super clean
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Peter & Molgaard Hvidt Rosewood Secretary
By Soborg Mobler, Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, masculine 6-drawer dresser with recessed pulls, topped with drop-front desk fitted with
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Steel
Venetian Painted Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an impressive bureau bookcase painted in a classic Venetian design. The top section with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Victorian Secretary Desk Circa. 1800's
Located in Fulton, CA
American Victorian secretary desk made of solid walnut. Circa. 1875. Drop-front desk with birdseye
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
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An assortment of drop top secretary cabinets is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct drop top secretary cabinets — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Drop top secretary cabinets have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Drop top secretary cabinets bearing mid-century modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many drop top secretary cabinets are appealing in their simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Henredon and Arne Wahl Iversen produced popular drop top secretary cabinets that are worth a look.
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Prices for drop top secretary cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, drop top secretary cabinets begin at $750 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,499.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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.
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