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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

Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
contains many drawers inside of fall-front.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
H 42.25 in W 57.5 in D 23.5 in
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s. The desk features a burl veneer fall front, over
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood, Burl

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch
Category

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
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume A mid-18th century ladies
Category

Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Jørgen Berg. Danish Writing Desk In Rosewood, 1960-1970
By Jørgen Berg
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jørgen Berg. Danish writing desk in Rio rosewood. Fall-front fitted with a writing slope with brown
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Continental Régence Inspired Commode With Rococo Carved Desk Top
Located in Free Union, VA
block front case piece with three drawers and a slightly sloped fall front lid above, designed to be
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Buffets

Materials

Pine

Art Deco Style Walnut and Maple Reception Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
with beautifully figured Bird’s Eye Maple inset panels, there are 2 fall front slide covers over the
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desks

Materials

Maple

20th Century Inlaid Wood Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture in Rococo style richly
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
drawer plus a discreet service fall-front. Interior complete with two small drawers and a small writing
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

Rococo 18th Century Yew and Elm Bureau Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning Swedish rococo period bombe
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

Materials

Elm, Yew

19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
opened reveals four small drawers with storage space for papers etc. The front of the desk has nice
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

American Antique Hand-Painted Birds and Poppies Desk
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Two simple shelves are located in lower section of desk. This hand crafted fall front desk is painted
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Inlaid Ladies Desk with Vitrine
Located in Sofia, BG
fall front opens to reveal an interior of writing surface, and bank of two drawers. The top has a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

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
Category

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

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
Provincial France in early/mid 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, having a custom
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
fall front enclosing six drawers above a shaped frieze incorporating scrolls flanking a central scallop
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Iron

19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray, Of Unusually
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
H 3.5 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood Genoese Trumeau, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
capacity. Inside of the fall-front complete with five drawers, different openings and desk top of good
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Mirror, Kingwood, Rosewood, Burl

20th Century Inlaid Wood Genoese Trumeau, 1930
20th Century Inlaid Wood Genoese Trumeau, 1930
H 88.98 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Anglo Indian teak davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
A good quality mid 20th Century teak davenport, the top structure having two panelled hinged doors
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Victorian Desks

Materials

Teak

Anglo Indian teak davenport
Anglo Indian teak davenport
H 48.75 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front & Birch Interior
Located in Miami, FL
drawers above the fall-front and three storage drawers below. The desk's birch interior offers a warm and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

French Painted Secretary Desk with Fallfront, Mid 19th century
Located in South Salem, NY
This stunning Mid-19th-century French Painted Secretary Desk has a captivating fall-front design
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Mid 19th Century Walnut Wood Italian Desk Dresser, 1850
Located in Rome, IT
Italian chest of drawers of 1850, with a door that opens up to form a desk. All veneered in
Category

Antique 1850s Italian Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
and a small middle door, the slanted top with a fall front desk compartment. Beautiful rich color.
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Wonderful 19th Century Parquetry Commde/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Italian fall front desk/commode.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

20th Century Wood Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant mid-20th century Lombard trumeau. Double body cabinet in Baroque style carved in walnut
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1950
20th Century Wood Lombard Trumeau Desk, 1950
H 96.46 in W 48.43 in D 22.45 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary with classical straight lines features a shaped top over a frieze drawer. The fall front opens and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Walnut

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Plywood

Danish Mid Century Teak Modern Modular Wall Unit Bookcase c. 1950/60's
By Poul Cadovius, Poul Hundevad
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional freestanding wall unit, bookcase, fall front desk, constructed of teak, teak veneer
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

20th Century Walnut Wood Italian Trumeau Desk Cabinet, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
. The fall-front offers inside two drawers, two compartments for documents and a desk of a discreet size
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Style Trumeau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
fruitwood. Double body trumeau equipped with two drawers and fall-front in the lower part. Inside of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Wood

20th Century Veneered Wood Italian Trumeau Secrétaire Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Moved furniture and veneered in walnut, burl, cherry
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
made clear by its slightly organ-curved front. From 1730, these fall-front bureaus were quite popular
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

20th Century Wood Italian Vitrine Double Body Trumeau Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian trumeau from the mid 20th century. Double body display cabinet carved and veneered in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Vitrines

Materials

Wood

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from the mid-20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered and hand painted wood
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Walnut Burl and Beech Wood Italian Trumeau Desk Secrétaire, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard trumeau of the mid-twentieth century. Moved and rounded, double body, richly carved in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Rosewood Maple Walnut Cherry Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French bureau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture inlaid with floral decorations
Category

Vintage 1960s French Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Nutwood

18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk, from the 18th century. This antique "secretaire an abattant" from France features an arched top
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Black Lacquered Midcentury Secretaires by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
three drawers and a fall front desk compartment, with writing desk and fitted interior. One interior in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Beech

Elegant 19th Century Trumeau Cup Board or Cabinet
Located in Rome, IT
exotic woods . Double body bookcase equipped with two doors and fall-front in the lower part, of
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
century with their sloping fall fronts. They became incredibly popular throughout georgian england with
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau
Small Georgian Mahogany Bureau
H 39 in W 25 in D 20 in
Georgian 18th Century Elm Table Top Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare Mid 18th Century, George II Period Elm Table Top, Miniature, Bureau Retaining
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures

Materials

Elm

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
and bronze feet. Double body bookcase equipped with two doors and fall-front in the lower part, of
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
and bronze feet. Double body bookcase equipped with two doors and fall-front in the lower part, of
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
and bronze feet. Double body bookcase equipped with two doors and fall-front in the lower part, of
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk. Born in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Vargueno Set on a 19th Century Mission Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
hold the fall front in place. The chest has two large drawers and a small square cupboard door. The
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Mexican Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Henning Kjaernulf for Vejle Mobelfabrik Modular Teak Cabinet
By Henning Kjærnulf, Vejle Stole & Møbelfabrik
Located in Norwalk, CT
Scandinavian provincial style, less common, and highly desired, are his traditional Danish mid-century modern
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Gothic Armoire
Located in New York, NY
. Gothic pattern” (p. 17 no. 353 [incorrectly numbered 453]); “and 1 mahogany cylinder fall desk and
Category

Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Gothic Armoire
Gothic Armoire
H 104 in W 73 in D 30 in
French Provincial Walnut Louis XV Style Slant-Front Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome 19th century desk resting on cabriole legs, the fall front, drawer fronts and sides all
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Modular Etagere with Bar
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual cerused mahogany mid-century modern modular etagere with a fall front bar section and
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Danish Model 75 Executive Teak Desk by Gunni Omann, 1960s
By Gunni Omann
Located in Nyborg, DK
Mid-Century Modern, model 75 executive desk dating from the 1960s. The refinished vintage desk
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Italian Walnut 18th Century Baroque Desk
Located in Bantam, CT
A good Italian 18th century serpentine shaped fall front desk, Veneto region, circa 1750.
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

Materials

Walnut

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