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19th Century Gustavian Period Fall Front Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century Gustavian period desk, top section has a fall front, opening to a desk space and
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gustavian Period Fall Front Cabinet
19th Century Gustavian Period Fall Front Cabinet
H 20.48 in W 38.98 in D 20.48 in
Swedish Grace Fall-front Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth, Sweden, 1925
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning fall-front desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, made from mahogany with sculpted, darker wood
Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Style Fireplace Bar Cabinet
By Adrian Pearsall, Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
top with single fall-front cabinet door, opening to reveal a large open mirrored interior, the door
Category

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars

Materials

Mirror, Resin, Wood

Mughal Ivory Inlaid Wood Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
from native craftsmen, allowing them free rein with local materials. Fall front cabinets such as this
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Antique 17th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cabinets

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Mughal Ivory Inlaid Wood Cabinet, 17th Century
Mughal Ivory Inlaid Wood Cabinet, 17th Century
H 10.63 in W 15.83 in D 11.82 in
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Fall-Front Walnut and Iron Secretary Cabinets
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
2 American mid-century fall front secretary cabinets with light walnut cases and a front doors that
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Iron

18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Fall Front Desk
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
H 42.5 in W 49.5 in D 26 in
Early 19th Century Fall-Front Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome and functional Regency mahogany fall front desk, server, entry way piece, great inlay
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Antique 19th Century North American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satin

Early 19th Century Fall-Front Desk
Early 19th Century Fall-Front Desk
H 39 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George II style flame mahogany bureau, the sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior of faux book
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks

Materials

Wood

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
H 44 in W 45.5 in D 45.5 in
19th Century Swedish Fall Front Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century fall front desk from Kalix, North of Sweden. The overhanging rectangular top abowe a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Buffets

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century English Fall Front Butler's Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Early 19th century English fall front butler's desk, the pullout / pull-out fitted interior with
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Antique 1810s English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
exterior front inlay decoration. The secretary features lot of storage drawers above fall-front, followed
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
features lot of storage drawers above fall-front, followed by additional lower part space storage drawers
Category

Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
storage drawers above fall-front, followed by additional lower part space storage shelves. Fall-front
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Antique 1860s European Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Brass

American Hepplewhite Birch Fall Front Inlaid Desk. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite birch fall front desk with carved hinged molded edge top, fitted interior
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Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Brass

Swedish Fall-Front Secretary in West Indies Mahogany, circa 1850
Located in Miami, FL
mahogany along the entire front. There are three graduated storage drawers below the fall-front, and one
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th c. Louis XV Fall Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Inlaid Walnut Secretary
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

18th c. Louis XV Fall Front Desk
18th c. Louis XV Fall Front Desk
H 38 in W 33.2 in D 20 in
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Fall Front Desk with originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Late Gustavian fall front desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Buffets

Materials

Pine

Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th century oak English fall-front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns. Note
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Oak

English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in East Hampton, NY
This piece just took our breath away - all the carved wood details and medallions are master craftsman quality. See all detail images to truly appreciate what an excellent antique pi...
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Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Chippendale Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C.1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany fall front secretary with carved molded edge finial cornice, flanking
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Antique 1780s English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

American Tiger Maple and Cherry Fall Front Chest
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Tiger maple and Cherry fall front chest with interior fitted desk, turned bulbous columns
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Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Walnut, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish front cabinet with molded carvings and two compartments, the hight
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique English Satinwood Bookcase with Fall Front Desk, Circa 1870-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superb quality antique English satinwood bookcase with fall front desk, Circa 1870-1890.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood string inlaid secretary bookcase with a hinged fall front
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Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Antique French Red Chinoiserie Fall-Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XVI STYLE CHINOISERIE DECORATED RED-PAINTED FALL-FRONT SECRETARY DESK France, ca. last
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis Phillipe North German Fall-Front Secretary in Flame Mahogany, circa 1855
Located in Miami, FL
, curvi-linear drawer fronts and faux drawer fronts on the fall-front and the sides. Offers four hidden
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin
By Butler's of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th Century Irish, finely carved and richly patinated mahogany fall front bureau by
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Antique 19th Century Irish Desks

Materials

Brass

Sideboard in Teak with Two Fall Fronts by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Beerse, VAN
special composition with two fall fronts as doors, and is also in possession of the rarer black back
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

An 18th Century George I Walnut & Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
section with a dividing cross-grained waist moulding, demonstrating feather & cross banded fall opening to
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Antique 18th Century English George I Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Napoleon III French Travel Fall Front Desk in Rosewood and Boxwood Veneer 1860s
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III French travel fall front desk in rosewood and boxwood veneer 1860s. With inset
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Brass

Fall-Front Desk in West Indies Mahogany, Attrib to Gustav Friederich von Hetsch
Located in Miami, FL
elaborate and well-articulated pierced foliate carvings rests above a fall-front desk with a plethora of
Category

Antique 1830s Danish Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Military Chest With Miniature Fall Front Secretaire
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany military campaign chest with miniature fall front secretaire opening to
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s. The desk features a burl veneer fall front, over
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood, Burl

Portuguese-colonial Japanese Namban lacquer Vargueno Cabinet, circa 1600
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, brass mounts and carrying handles, the fall front lacking. A pictorial-style Namban cabinet, the top
Category

Antique Early 1600s Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Gold, Brass

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Marquetry Escritoire, circa 1680
By Thomas Pistor
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Furniture’, Leeds, 1996, p.44 that a “highly important kingwood fall-front cabinet inscribed ‘Thomas Pistor
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Bone, Oak, Olive, Pine

18th Century Italian Drop Front Bureau Burl Walnut Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Milan, IT
, three deep drawers and a fall-front opening to reveal an interior with two small drawers, compartments
Category

Antique 1770s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry, Walnut, Burl

Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
raised gallery + The fall front top and drawer fronts are inlaid + The desk opens to reveal a nicely
Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Classic Biedermeier fall top desk, South German, 1820, walnut veneer on the outside and mahogany
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
H 61.82 in W 40.95 in D 19.69 in
Art Deco Desk Top Filing Cabinet, Music Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco desk top filing cabinet, music cabinet. The cabinet has 5 Long Fall Front sections
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Plywood

French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
H 38.5 in W 27 in D 16 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
apparently original bail & rosette brass pulls. Old round mar near one fall front lid hinge on the writing
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Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Birch

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
H 41 in W 41.25 in D 21.75 in
English Glass Front William IV Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Free Union, VA
moving. A fitted fall front desk is concealed within the large drawer, complete with satinwood fronted
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Antique 1830s English William IV Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
indigenous hardwood. Created as a lockable (with key) slant or fall front desk the piece has a reading slide
Category

Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

Swedish Grace Cabinet, circa 1920-1930
Located in New York, NY
rectangular top with an ebonized molded edge, the fall front opening to reveal adjustable shelves on one side
Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Swedish Grace Cabinet, circa 1920-1930
Swedish Grace Cabinet, circa 1920-1930
H 27.75 in W 46 in D 20.5 in
Harvey Probber Mahogany and Cane Front Credenza, Circa 1950s
By Harvey Probber
Located in Peabody, MA
Mahogany sideboard with cane door fronts by Harvey Probber, made in Fall River, Mass., ca. 1950s.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Regency Brass-Inlaid Rosewood Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency brass-inlaid rosewood secretaire cabinet, the rectangular top with a pierced galleried
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Antique 1810s English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
storage area. The action of the front falling forward allows the ink well and pen storage area to
Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Fine George I Burr Walnut Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
original bevelled arched mirror plates. The base contains a fall-front fitted secretaire with small drawers
Category

Antique 18th Century English George I Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Edwardian 4 Slide Music Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
fall fronts for the storage of sheet music. The cabinet is in good antique condition, it is 33” high
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Beech

Edwardian 4 Slide Music Cabinet
Edwardian 4 Slide Music Cabinet
H 33 in W 20 in D 15 in
Inlaid English Mahogany Hepplewhite Slant Front Desk on Legs
Located in Wilson, NC
Inlaid English mahogany Hepplewhite Slant front desk on legs. It has quarter fans connected by
Category

Antique 1820s English Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century Brown Mahogany Irish Kneehole Cabinet
Located in Dublin, GB
door flanked by Corinthian columns, with a central fitted fall front compartment, resting on a knee
Category

Antique 1730s Irish George II Cabinets

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Walnut Lombardy Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
lockable drop front fall encloses two banks of three shaped small drawers with a sliding well to the centre
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Wood

Venetian Secretaire Cabinet in Hand Painted Yellow Lacquer
Located in London, GB
painted decoration throughout. With four drawers beneath the fall front desk and the upper cabinet with
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Henning Kjaernulf for Vejle Mobelfabrik Modular Teak Cabinet
By Vejle Stole & Møbelfabrik, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Norwalk, CT
A rare example of a modular cabinet system designed by the enigmatic 20th century Danish architect
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant Front Desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Located in Vancouver, BC
Original finish Three quarter brass gallery on top Inlaid fall front Opens to reveal a fitted interior
Category

Antique Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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Fall Front Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fall front cabinet for your home. A fall front cabinet — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are 210 variations of the antique or vintage fall front cabinet you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the fall front cabinet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A fall front cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Empire and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fall front cabinet over the years, but those crafted by Paul Frankl and Gordon Russell are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Fall Front Cabinet?

A fall front cabinet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,340, while the lowest priced sells for $932 and the highest can go for as much as $80,000.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets 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.

Questions About Fall Front Cabinet
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The front of a cabinet is typically called the cabinet face. Depending on the style of cabinetry, the face of a cabinet displays the front of the door and the surrounding frame. It may also feature a handle for opening a drawer. Find vintage and antique cabinets on 1stDibs.

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