Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20. This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with
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Materials
Mahogany
Empire Drop Front Desk
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
$6,500
H 61.5 in W 41.25 in D 20.25 in
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk. Item features 2
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Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
$7,800
H 56.25 in W 38 in D 16 in
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
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French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
$7,500
H 37 in W 36.5 in D 18.5 in
French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional
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American Empire Classical Mahogany Butlers Chest With Drop-Front Desk c1840
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 46.5 in D 22.5 in
American Empire Classical Mahogany Butlers Chest With Drop-Front Desk c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
American Empire period. The chest features a drop-front mechanism that reveals a meticulously organized
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19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
$5,450
H 58.67 in W 38.98 in D 18.51 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
$5,450
H 55.71 in W 35.24 in D 14.97 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
$5,450
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Solid Marble Top Mahogany Secretaire
$3,600
H 55.75 in W 38.25 in D 17.75 in
French 19th Century Empire Solid Marble Top Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Carmine, TX
This Empire secrétaire (drop-front desk) reflects the bold, architectural elegance of the early
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Empire Secretaire, Walnut, Maple, Paw Feet, Austria circa 1815
$10,641
H 59.45 in W 39.38 in D 18.31 in
Empire Secretaire, Walnut, Maple, Paw Feet, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine Early Biedermeier or late Empire Secretaire / Drop-Front /Secretary Desk from Austria around
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Brass, Gold Leaf
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Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
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Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century solid walnut desk has many interesting features. The slant front folds
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
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Walnut
Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk
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H 44 in W 40.5 in D 21.75 in
Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire butler's desk feature two toned inlay tiger maple with drop front desk
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks
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Maple
Antique American Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Drop Front Abattant Desk C1840
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H 55 in W 37.25 in D 20.5 in
Antique American Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Drop Front Abattant Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Drop Front Abattant Desk Unsigned C1840. Measures - 55"H x 37.25"W x
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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Desks
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19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
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H 69.68 in W 39.37 in D 20.27 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
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H 58 in W 33.25 in D 15.25 in
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk By Baker Furniture
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Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
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Empire Secretaire with Ink Painting, Ebonized, Maple, Brass, Vienna circa 1815
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H 66.93 in W 37.8 in D 18.51 in
Empire Secretaire with Ink Painting, Ebonized, Maple, Brass, Vienna circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine neoclassical Empire or early Biedermeier Secretaire / Drop Front Desk from Vienna, Austria
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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
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Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Baker Signature Empire Style Drop Front Desk / Secretary with Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Toledo, OH
American, mid-20th century, mahogany Empire style secretary by Baker Furniture. Gilt trim, applied
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20th Century American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Bookcase Drop Front Secretary, circa 1840
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H 83.5 in W 47 in D 21.5 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Bookcase Drop Front Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An American Empire flame mahogany secretary features upper bookcase with double fretwork glass
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Classical Flame Mahogany Empire Abattant, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire abattant (drop front desk) features bookmatched flame mahogany, drop front
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Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Carved Slant Front Secretary 19th Century
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H 96 in W 53 in D 22 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Carved Slant Front Secretary 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Empire slant drop front desk features flame mahogany with cared floral and foliate
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
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A First Period Empire Bombay Shaped Drop Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
A first period bombay shaped Dutch Empire drop front desk with five lower drawers, a fitted
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks
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Oak
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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire Drop Front Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Fairhope, AL
French Empire style mahogany secretary with marble top has three lower drawers which are lockable
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks
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Empire Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the empire drop front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each empire drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect empire drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. Each empire drop front desk bearing Empire hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Empire Drop Front Desk?
An empire drop front desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,750, while the lowest priced sells for $1,895 and the highest can go for as much as $31,300.
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.
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Questions About Empire Drop Front 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.
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