Antique Swedish Secretary Cabinet 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Swedish Secretary Desk with open book shelves above the fall front desk and bottom cabinet doors.
Wood
$85,000
H 106 in W 80.75 in D 25 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany broken pediment breakfront with carved floral medallions, candle light molding, four upper case glass doors with adjustable shelving, lower case conceali...
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original locks and brass.
Leather, Mahogany
Northern Italian Walnut Two-Part Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The lower half opening to a fall front desk inset with drawers and a center compartment above two more, relief carved doors bordered by images of vases amidst foliate details.
Walnut
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront With Secretary, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany breakfront with carved molded cornice, four upper case glass doors with arched oval mullions, adjustable interior shelving, lower case concealing a slidi...
Brass
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Located in Vo', Veneto
Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s Origin: Venice – Veneto Dimensions: Centimeters Height: 114 cm Width: 120 cm Depth: ...
Nutwood
$4,500
H 75 in W 43.25 in D 24.25 in
Vintage Biedermeier Birdseye Maple Ebonized Drop Front Secretaire Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An absolutely stunning late 20th-century Art Deco style reproduction of a classic early 19th-century German Biedermeier secretaire à abattant (fall-front desk). This striking cabinet...
Brass
$14,772
H 43.5 in W 43 in D 22 in
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 Butler of Dublin. The moulded fall front opens forwards revealing a writing surfa...
Brass
$3,013
H 53.15 in W 27.56 in D 13.39 in
Antique Napoleon III Secretary Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronzes
Located in PARIS, FR
The façade features a beautiful fall-front desk, revealing a fitted interior with drawers and shelves, resting on a writing surface lined with fabric.
Bronze
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 94.25 in W 46.75 in D 21.75 in
Niccolini Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombay Secretary Desk Signed 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
The upper section functions as a display cabinet, fitted with two glass-paned doors, offering an ideal space for showcasing treasured objects. Below this, a fall-front desk panel ope...
Wood
$10,800
H 38 in W 56 in D 30 in
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
The locking roll-top opens smoothly to reveal an ebonized sliding writing surface, combining elegance with excellent functionality. Behind the fall-front, the desk reveals a thought...
Maple, Walnut
$9,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 42 in W 17 in D 40 in
Three Pc. Set of Art Deco Paldao Line Rohde for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Set includes a two door cabinet, which opens to interior drawers, a fall front desk over open storage, and a book shelf with original sliding glass doors.
Wood, Burl
$4,950
H 83 in W 44.75 in D 23.75 in
George III Period Mahogany Bureau Desk / Bookcase, late 18th / early 19thc
Located in Houston, TX
The lower bureau section features a fall-front desk that opens to a beautifully appointed interior.
Mahogany
$11,231Sale Price|20% Off
H 56.5 in W 33.67 in D 17.13 in
Antique Tallboy Correspondence Desk, French, Kingwood, Escritoire, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Superb French craftsmanship, with exquisite bookmatched kingwood throughout Fall front desk, beautifully disguised as a faux drawer fascia, forming a practical writing surface Origin...
Kingwood, Satinwood
18th Century English Walnut Bureau Bookcase, or Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
The upper section had two doors with original beveled glass panes and opens to one fixed shelf and two adjustable shelves. Below, the fall-front desk opens to reveal a beautifully fi...
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Fall Front Secretaire Desk, Antique, 1890
Located in Leicester, GB
This is a wonderful English antique fall front secretary desk with Mahogany finish. The secretaire is elegantly designed with beautiful sculpted feet.
Mahogany, Pine
Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Fall Front Secretary Desk in solid oak, England, late 18th to early 19th Century.
Brass
18th Century Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The architectural cornice with gilt shell cresting and carved finials frames an arched mirrored door that opens to reveal a fitted interior. Below, the fall-front desk opens to a bea...
Oak
$33,090
H 41.34 in W 49.22 in D 22.45 in
French Provincial Walnut Fall Front Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Cesena, FC
Original Louis XV carved fall front writing desk with dark patina finish.
Walnut
$12,950
H 81.25 in W 46.75 in D 21.25 in
Late 18th-Century Scandinavian Two-Part Secretary, Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
The upper section features a pair of paneled doors fitted with original glass panes, opening to reveal a softly proportioned interior designed for storage and display. Below, a slant...
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Secretary Bookcase from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
The lower section includes a slanted fall-front desk decorated with inlaid star marquetry, opening to a flat writing surface and a beautifully arranged theater interior with six draw...
Walnut
Antique George III Secretary with Bookcase c. Late 18th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
Crafted from richly figured mahogany, it features a fall front desk with fitted interior compartments above four graduated drawers, providing both elegance and utility.
Mahogany
$10,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 45 in D 19.5 in
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York Circa late 18th Century to Early 19th Century , featuring three flawlessly working upper drawer, and A Abattant Door that o...
Brass
$15,000
H 41.25 in W 39 in D 18.5 in
English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English camphor wood and mahogany military campaign chest with an upper case central fitted hinged fall front secretary desk revealing a leather writing surface, flanking pigeon hole...
Brass
$15,000
H 42.5 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English camphor wood military campaign chest with an upper case fitted drawer hinged fall front secretary desk revealing a leather writing surface, central prospect door with key, fl...
Brass
$18,500
H 49 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
Brass
English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in North Miami, FL
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...
Brass
$5,625
H 48.5 in W 46 in D 21 in
Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk. A Rectangular form made from solid walnut with traditional wrought iron braces betwe...
Walnut
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 31.3 in D 15.75 in
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. Measures: Height from the floor to the open leaf: 32.40in.
Oak
$2,900
H 58.27 in W 38.59 in D 22.84 in
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 compartment has a sliding door that can be hidden easily to open the space and the ...
Oak
$2,398
H 38.88 in W 21.88 in D 24 in
20th-Century Tiger Oak Fall-Front Secretary Desk on Barley Twist Legs
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Crafted circa 1910–1930 in the Jacobean Revival style, this tiger oak fall-front secretary desk reflects early twentieth-century England’s reverence for craftsmanship and form.
Oak
Early 18th Century Rosewood Fall Front Bureau
Located in High Point, NC
Stunning and rare late 18th century rosewood fall front bureau desk from Italy. We have never had the pleasure to offer a finer piece of European history!
Rosewood
$9,500
H 90.5 in W 45 in D 22 in
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Collectors Doctors Cabinet 1790
Located in Portland, OR
The base having a deep drawer with a locking fall front desk, fitted with a tooled & gilded leather writing surface, and a fitted interior with pigeonholes with removable doors and d...
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
The clean-lined form includes an upper drawer, central fall-front desk area, and three lower drawers. The desktop drops on hinges to reveal a fitted interior with multiple small draw...
Birch
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Fall-front opens to a desk with a central cubbyhole, with more storage drawer / cubicles above.
Marble, Brass
$3,828
H 44 in W 38 in D 20 in
Medium Oak Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Medium Oak Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the front of the desk has a shelved cupboard, at the other side...
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
Located in Southampton, NY
The 'top drawer' pulls out and opens as a fall-front writing desk with four drawers and a central cubby holding 4 small spaces for ink well compartments.
Walnut
19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and numerous holding compartments, above an arrangem...
Brass
Late 18th-Century Swedish Two-Part Secretary, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
The upper portion has paneled doors with most original glazed panes, a fall-front desk with writing surface and interior with multiple compartment storages in various sizes.
Bronze
Fine Early 18th Century Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
Dimensions: 78" high × 40 1/2" wide × 23 1/4" deep Fine Early 18th Century Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase, English Queen Anne Period Burl Walnut Secretary Desk and Bookca...
Brass
$3,500
H 56.75 in W 41 in D 17.5 in
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 France in the mid-19th century, hand-crafted of rich solid fruitwood with warm wood tone...
Leather, Fruitwood
Antique Italian Marquetry Bureau Desk, Inlaid Secretary Cabinet
Located in BŘECLAV, CZ
Antique Italian marquetry bureau desk, inlaid secretary cabinet, circa 1920, fall-front writing desk define this elegant and highly decorative piece.
Brass
Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare English table top fall front writing desk in burl walnut and blue eglomise painted oval panels.
Wood, Walnut, Paint
$1,800
H 59 in W 34 in D 14 in
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Macey Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers 3 Stack Secretary Desk Bookcase. Very rare model with fall front secretary/fitted writing desk interior, 2 dovetailed lower dra...
Glass, Mahogany
$22,500
H 33 in W 59 in D 22.5 in
Italian Baroque Inlaid Early 18th Century Walnut and Fruit Wood Desk-Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Early 18th Century Marquetry Desk-Commode of Italian Origin, having three drawers, the top one having a fall-front featuring a desk compartment fitted with small drawers.
Walnut, Fruitwood
$70,000
H 88.75 in W 93.25 in D 22.75 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Swan Neck Inlaid Breakfront with Desk, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany swan neck breakfront with a carved molded edge cornice, centered carved foliage fret work, patera inlaid floral medallions, book matched mullion glass do...
Brass
$18,000
H 90.5 in W 101.5 in D 22.5 in
19th Century Georgian Astral Glazed Painted Bookcase with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The hidden door has an old paper ledger still attached to the back as seen in photos. The fall-front writing surface is fitted with brass hinges and large arched brass support stays,...
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Bombé Secretary Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
The piece features a beautiful warm ochre-yellow painted finish enhanced by a rich, beautiful patina. The fall-front writing desk opens to reveal a thoughtfully arranged interior fi...
Brass
Venetian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The bottom case has a slant or fall front secretaire desk with a large writing table and fitted drawers with cubbies for storage.
Brass
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front or cantilevered desk.
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front or cantilevered desk.
Marble, Ormolu
$5,500
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
The first three 'dummy' drawers form a fall front enclosing a fitted desk with a pair of drawers and two shelves, the fall front has the original blue velvet writing surface, the cab...
Marble, Ormolu
Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch and fir and veneered with hand-cut Nordic birch veneers, the secretary features an upper locking drawer which rests upon a fitted desk area hiding behind a...
Birch, Fir
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century George III mahogany inlaid bureau bookcase in the Neoclassical manner, the moulded and stepped cornice supported over two blind doors with Neoclassical architectur...
Glass, Mahogany
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.
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