Burl Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
English Drop Front Desk 28”x16”x38"
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Late 20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Wood
English Drop Front Desk
Lifetime Furniture English Jacobean Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1920s
$3,595
H 45 in W 42 in D 17.25 in
Lifetime Furniture English Jacobean Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1920s
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique English Jacobean or Renaissance Revival style drop front secretary desk By
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Vintage 1920s American Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 1800's English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Secretary Desk In English Style With Drop-Front & Display Cabinet In Mahogany
$2,137
H 72.45 in W 28.75 in D 17.33 in
Secretary Desk In English Style With Drop-Front & Display Cabinet In Mahogany
Located in Lejre, DK
Secretary desk in mahogany with drop-front and display cabinet in classic English style from around
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Antique 1890s English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Antique English Secretary Desk with Rustic Charm
Located in Linkebeek, BE
antique English drop-front secretary desk, featuring three large drawers and two smaller drawers in the
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Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
$2,906
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
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
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Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
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H 41 in W 37.25 in D 20.25 in
Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 18th Century drop front secretary desk in the Chippendale style, unbranded. Solid oak
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Drop Front Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Classic form, top drawer folds down revealing unique desk with compartments
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Mahogany Drop Front Desk Bureau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An eighteenth century English drop-front desk or bureau in mahogany, the case with three short
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Antique Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English Georgian style drop front desk with a fitted interior. Nicely made in mahogany, vintage
Category
Late 20th Century English Desks
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
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Antique Late 19th Century British British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century English Painted Satinwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely hand painted. 19th Century. English. Satinwood. On original casters. Letter cubbies and
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800
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H 43 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chippendale style slant front desk offers mahogany construction with drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
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H 41 in W 43.74 in D 22 in
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
Antique Hand-Painted and Carved Jacobean Style Figural Drop Front Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Jacobean style figural drop front desk features hand-painted coat of arms on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Desks
Materials
Wood
English Georgian Style Oak Marquetry Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Georgian fall front or drop front secretaire desk crafted from oak. The
Category
20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
18th Century English Walnut and Secretary with Drop Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century English walnut and secretary with drop front desk Gorgeous 19th century secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English George III Style Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1870
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H 91.75 in W 44.88 in L 91.75 in
English George III Style Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1870
Located in South Bend, IN
bookcase top with three adjustable shelves, a drop-front leather top desk with six small drawers and eleven
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cherry, Mahogany
Antique English Burl Wood Biedermeier Abattant, Drop Front Secretary Desk 19th C
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H 66 in W 38 in D 18 in
Antique English Burl Wood Biedermeier Abattant, Drop Front Secretary Desk 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawer surmounting drop front secretary opening to reveal writing surface and interior storage
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Burl
English 1840s Mahogany Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
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H 39 in W 35.5 in D 17.25 in
English 1840s Mahogany Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign mahogany chest from the mid 19th century, with drop front desk, four drawers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Drop-Front Desk with Multiple Drawers
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H 44.25 in W 36 in D 16 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Drop-Front Desk with Multiple Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign mahogany drop-front desk from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Created in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
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H 43 in W 36.25 in D 17.5 in
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign chest from the 19th century, with drop front desk, four drawers and brass
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Wellington Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Late Regency rosewood Wellington drop front desk with a fitted interior and a tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English Georgian Drop Front Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome English drop front desk in oak. Beautiful patina. New top in old leather. Handsome
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Marquetry Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1900s antique neoclassical style drop front desk is made of walnut wood in its original light
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Superb English Bamboo desk with drop front "Bird & Foliate" design
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb English bamboo desk with Bird & Foliate" design. Beautiful shape with lacquer all over. Its
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
19th c.English Bamboo Desk with Lacquer Drop-Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very unusual English Bamboo desk with lacquer drop-front desk and leather paper.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks
Superb 19th Century English Bamboo Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bamboo drop front writing desk with fitted interior and oriental motif. Late 1800s natural finish
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Bamboo
Carved English Drop Front Bureau
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Campaign desk (two pieces carried on a military or building campaign) with drop front and fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Late 18th Century English Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 18th century English mahogany drop front writing desk; the lid enclosing a fitted interior
Category
Antique 1790s Great Britain (UK) Desks
Antique English George III Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Houston, TX
An antique English Georgian oak crossbanded with mahogany drop front secretary bureau chest desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
1860s English George III Drop Front Desk with Original Walnut Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Explore the historic charm of our circa 1860s English George III Drop Front Desk, beautifully hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Bureau Desk, Mahogany, Slant / Drop Front, Georgian
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H 42.75 in W 41.5 in D 22 in
18th Century English Bureau Desk, Mahogany, Slant / Drop Front, Georgian
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful English Georgian (18th century) drop front bureau. Mahogany Bracket feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
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Located in Casteren, NL
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$6,550
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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$3,900Sale Price|50% Off
H 39 in W 50 in D 23 in
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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18th century Virginia inlaid walnut desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Great period Virginia inlaid walnut slant front desk with a family history of being made in Rockingham County. Nice proportions, incredible color and beautifully executed interior.
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Desks
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Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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$5,213Sale Price|24% Off
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$1,736
H 39.38 in W 36.23 in D 34.26 in
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Located in Harderwijk, NL
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Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 43 in W 44.5 in D 24 in
Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Brass
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Located in Debenham, Suffolk
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English Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the English drop front desk you’re looking for. An English drop front desk — often made from wood, brass and hardwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer English drop front desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right English drop front desk, those designed in Georgian and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is an English Drop Front Desk?
Prices for an English drop front desk start at $850 and top out at $9,500 with the average selling for $2,500.
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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 English 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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