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Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
the form of a Govenor Winthrop drop front desk with early English Jacobean style. Constructed of oak
Category

Vintage 1970s American 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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

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 English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
H 11.75 in W 18.75 in D 19.5 in
English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique executive desk. An English, satinwood and mahogany 13 drawer office desk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butler's Desk with Brass Hardware. Drop front writing surface with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
H 43.5 in W 43.75 in D 21.75 in
Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writer's desk. An English, mahogany side or serving table, dating to the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Writing Desk with working metal hardware, a drop-front writing desk opening to an assortment of
Category

20th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Metal

 English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
 English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
H 37.41 in W 31.89 in D 19.69 in
Fabulous English Bench Made Reprod. Burr Elm Leather Top Pedestal Partner's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
, traditional designs in desks, writing tables, corner cupboards, breakfronts, etc. In particular, this amazing
Category

2010s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Elm, Burl

Antique English Mahogany Secretair Bureau Desk With Cabinets
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Prince of Wales feather carved detail, flame mahogany, drop front writing bureau comes with key
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
drop down front with original large hinges and a terrific configuration of small drawers and cubbies
Category

Antique 1690s English Desks

Materials

Oak

English Bench Made Burr Elm Chippendale Style Pedestal Partner's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
adapted this desk with a lower right hand file drawer, drop-down center drawer for keyboard and rear faux
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Leather, Elm

Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Antique Apprentice Mule Chest, English, Oak, Miniature Coffer, Desktop, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, keys present Brass drop handles adorn the drawer front and to the sides for carriage Standing upon a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Desk Sets

Materials

Oak

Antique English 1920s Bureau with Drawers
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Drop front top with pigeons holes and small drawer, leather insert, three large drawers on bottom
Category

Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique English 1920s Bureau with Drawers
Antique English 1920s Bureau with Drawers
H 43.31 in W 29.14 in D 16.15 in
Antique 1780s George III English Oak Bureau
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Drop down front with 5 small drawers and 9 pigeon holes in desk bureau, 4 larger drawers comes with
Category

Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique 1780s George III English Oak Bureau
Antique 1780s George III English Oak Bureau
H 39.38 in W 35.83 in D 20.48 in
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and London A rare find, looking through Gillows of
Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
surface with damask inset and two banks of document drawers flanking pigeon holes. The drop front writing
Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Fine Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed Charles Frodsham
By Charles Frodsham
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
. The lower part has two drop handles to the sides, while the front has a lock and key with an inlaid
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English Georgian mahogany secretary, early 19th c.. This piece features an oak secondary
Category

Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compartments. Bottom of
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Mahogany Drop Leaf Sofa Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a solid mahogany drop leaf table made in England, circa 1825. The top, both leaves, the
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
space provided by the drop-front desk supported by a pair of functional pull out slides, over a chest of
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Antique circa 1920 Light Oak Military Campaign Chest of Drawers with Drop Front
Located in GB
Military Campaign chest of drawers with drop front top drawer. This is a nicely made and utilitarian
Category

Vintage 1920s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely early to mid 19th century English Mahogany two part campaign desk and chest of drawers
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique secretaire cabinet. An English, mahogany chest of drawers with drop front
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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

English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Item # 305PKI25A An incredibly beautiful George III mahogany fall-front secretary desk and bookcase
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Georgian Style English Desk Bureau Bookcase with Banded Drawers, Leather Top
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning vintage Georgian style English secretary desk with bookcase top. Crafted in mahogany
Category

20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Petite English Sofa Table Library Desk Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite English sofa table library desk renaissance carved oak gothic. Direct from
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
adjustable shelves at 8” deep. A drop front desk opens to a wine colored leather writing surface with gold
Category

Antique 19th Century English Other Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
English 19th Century Mahogany Secrétaire
H 99.5 in W 47.75 in D 20.5 in
Fine English Regency Figured Rosewood Sofa Table
Located in Free Union, VA
supported by carved scroll feet on casters. Two functional drawers on one side and with false drawer fronts
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
revealed by a drop-down front, which when opened, provides a leather-inset writing surface and an array of
Category

Antique 1790s British George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
original mirrors to the front. The drop down desk front opens to reveal 8 drawers and 4 cubbies with a
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
student desk by simply dropping open the slant front! Completely carved from solid old-growth oak, it
Category

Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Victorian late 19th Display-Bookcase Secretary Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique English Victorian St great quality four doors bookcase display writing desk
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet, an English, Edwardian, walnut cupboard dating to, circa 1910
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Regency Sofa/ Writing Table in Mahogany with Ormolu & Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine English Regency sofa table on trestle base with drop leaves, in mahogany with line inlays
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique Travelling Writing Slope, English, Correspondence Box, Victorian, C.1899
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling writing slope. An English, mahogany and brass correspondence box
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Furniture

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Wood

17th Century Hand Carved Antique Side Farm Table Desk Center Drawer Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
drawer fronts from old pulls. Circular scars around pulls from drop wear.
Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary End Tables

Materials

Metal

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

Georgian Style Two Piece Cerused Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted English Georgian style two-piece secretaire bookcase featuring a slant front or drop front
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Georgian Style Bubble Glass Satinwood Inlay Mahogany Bookcase Breakfront Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bookcase features individual panes of bubble glass, drop front writing desk surface with green tooled
Category

Vintage 1940s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

High Quality George II Mahogany Side Chair c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
A really beautiful English side chair c. 1740 with well proportioned and completely original frame
Category

Antique 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Charming Painted Desk on Stand
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Small traveling desk with drop front writing surface above two drawers. Chinese and English
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks

Charming Painted  Desk on Stand
Charming Painted  Desk on Stand
H 35 in W 14.5 in D 13.5 in
George III Style Burl Walnut Partners Desk Handmade in England
Located in Houston, TX
feature of this custom partner's desk is the centre drawer that opens to reveal a fold down front for a
Category

2010s English George III Desks

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Bookcase Desk
Located in Fulton, CA
An English tiger oak "Side by Side' combination drop front desk, bookcase and storage cabinet
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Art Deco Bookcase Desk
Art Deco Bookcase Desk
H 47.75 in W 42 in D 11.5 in
Stunning 16th Century Spanish Walnut, Baroque Period Bargueño
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning late 16th century Spanish walnut drop front bargueño with elaborate iron hardware
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

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

English Drop Front Desk
English Drop Front Desk
H 37 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
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

English Antique Drop-Front Desk
English Antique Drop-Front Desk
H 37.5 in W 30 in D 19 in
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

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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

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

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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.
Questions About English Drop Front 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.

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