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English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in North Miami, FL
is perfect for many uses; ample drawer storage, desk/ table top space and just pretty to look at
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
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
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 48.5 in W 46 in D 21 in
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
H 39.97 in W 33.27 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Bookcase With Drop Front Desk
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts stacking barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 63.75 in W 34 in D 11.38 in
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
gorgeous ORNATE French oak "abattant" chest of drawers with fall front desk/secretary~~four WIDE drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56.5 in W 39.25 in D 17 in
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
A stunning French Empire-style fall-front secretary, crafted from rich mahogany with striking grain
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Sheraton Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Macey Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
model with fall front secretary/fitted writing desk interior, 2 dovetailed lower drawers, 2 bookcase
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 59 in W 34 in D 14 in
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk. Made from American
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
H 32.5 in W 45 in D 12.5 in
19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk with Fall-Front
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
An outstanding mahogany stipo or secretary desk with three large drawers on its lower body, a fall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 94.49 in W 47.25 in D 22.05 in
Near Pair of Secretary Bookcases
Located in Stamford, CT
inlays having glass doors above and secretary fall front desk with two doors revealing five drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage Bassett Furniture Maple Wood Colonial Style Fall Front Secretary Desk
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bassett furniture maple wood colonial style fall front secretary desk. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century North American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
H 42 in W 36.5 in D 20 in
Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Midcentury Danish modern teak wood slant fall front secretary desk cabinet. Item features fitted
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Ethan Allen Georgian Court Cherrywood Queen Anne Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Georgian court cherrywood Queen Anne fall front secretary desk. Item features a solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Curly Tiger Maple Chippendale Highboy Fall Front Secretary Desk Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique curly tiger maple chippendale style highboy fall front secretary desk dresser. Item
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 72.25 in W 35.5 in D 21 in
Serpentine Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Asheville, NC
Fine serpentine shaped front on this reproduction mahogany secretary from the turn of the 20th
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
H 39.97 in W 33.27 in D 22.84 in
Edwardian Mahogany Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Built in Safe, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
writing desk features a built-in Chubbs safe in the lower cabinet. The top and fall front act together
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 48.88 in W 30 in L 48.88 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts stacking barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 68.5 in W 34.25 in D 12.38 in
Arts & Crafts Oak Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1920s
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk
Recently
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 47.25 in W 34 in D 14 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 56.25 in W 38.25 in D 15.13 in
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
gorgeous ORNATE French oak "abattant" chest of drawers with fall front desk/secretary~~four WIDE drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56.5 in W 39.25 in D 17 in
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
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Fall Front Writing Surface
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Elegant English secretary made of burled mahogany with bookcase top featuring old wavy glass, the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
H 75.25 in W 35.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Swedish Gustavian Fall-Front Secretary with Reeded Detail, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Swedish fall-front secretary from the late Gustavian period with brass hardware and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
H 47.63 in W 42.94 in D 20.5 in
Exceptional George I, Burr Elm Fall Front Bureau, Secretaire Burl Secretary
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptionally fine early 18th century burr elm veneered fall front bureau, the fall opening to a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Desks
Materials
Burl
H 41.34 in W 38.19 in D 21.26 in
Antique George III Mahogany Country Chippendale Bureau Secretary Desk 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique American George III Chippendale period bureau/desk, fall front secretary
Category
Antique 1750s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Golden Birch Ebony Biedermeier Fall Front Desk Secretary Chest
Located in Portland, OR
drawer below, the fall front flanked by columns with ebony capitals and bases. The fall front encloses a
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch, Ebony
H 54.75 in W 42 in D 22 in
North Italian Serpentine Front Banded Walnut Rococo Style Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine North Italian Austrian inspired fall front banded walnut secretary desk features a fall
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
English Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
An English Queen Anne style painted fall front two-part secretary desk. The upper section having
Category
Antique 19th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Mirror
Artes De Mexico Walnut and Oyster Burl Fall Front Bureau
Located in Chicago, IL
Oyster burl and walnut inlaid Venetian Baroque style fall front bureau or secretary desk by Artes
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique American Victorian Cherry Secretary Desk & Bookcase Hutch Curio Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Victorian fall/ drop front secretary desk, bookcase, hutch and curio. Made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Cherry
H 95.5 in W 44 in D 21 in
Ethan Allen Georgian Court Cherrywood Queen Anne Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Georgian court cherrywood Queen Anne fall front secretary desk. Item features a solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
American Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic American mahogany block front secretary desk. The glass doored top with swan neck pediment
Category
Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian 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
H 40.36 in W 28.15 in D 17.72 in
Antique Chest with Fall-Front Secretary Desk in West Indies Mahogany, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
with a stepped pedestal top over a single drawer above a fall-front desk, and followed by three storage
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
H 58.5 in W 42 in D 24.5 in
18th Century Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Swedish Secretary with Painted Finish having two upper doors above the fall front secretary
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Carved Oak Wood Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau carved oak wood secretary desk book case. Item features fall front
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Signed Maison Forest Antique Secretaire Secretary Desk in Louis XVI Style
By Maison Forest
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine French fall-front secretary desk from the first quarter of the 20th century, this piece was
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 50.25 in W 41.25 in D 18.63 in
French Provincial Cherry Wood Fall Front Small Secretary Desk Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial style cherry wood fall front small secretary desk attributed to Theodore
Category
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
19th Century Biedermeier Fall Front Secretary or Chest MOVING SALE!
Located in Denton, TX
19th century Biedermeier fall front secretary/chest with secret drawer and figured fruitwood front.
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Secretary Abattant Desk Chest 1870
Located in Portland, OR
chest having a stepped top with a fall front locking secretary desk below, the tall front is flanked by
Category
Antique 1870s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 50.25 in W 42 in D 21.25 in
Louis XVI Fall front secretary.
Located in Seattle, WA
French fall front secretary.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Fall Front Federal Secretary/Desk, Virginia, Circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rich book matched veneers covering the drawers and the fall front of this desk combined with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks
Chippendale Walnut Fall-Front Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Chippendale walnut fall-front secretary, the slant front opening to a plain writing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
Materials
Walnut, Maple
B304 Antique Scottish Victorian Oak Secretary, Fall Front Desk/Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, BC
glass doors.
Enclosed with three adjustable shelves.
Base with drop front drawer reveals spacious
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Desks
Materials
Oak
H 92 in W 20 in D 48 in
Antique Secrétaire à Abattant or Fall Front Secretary
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique Beidemier secrétaire à Abattant. Great timber, surprisingly good construction, lots of drawers and pidgeon holes.
French, circa 1820 £3,800.
Measures: 148½ cm high.
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Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Antique Secretary Desk, Victorian Oak Desk, Fall Front Desk, Scotland 1920 B1027
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Secretary desk, Victorian oak desk, fall front desk, antique furniture, Scotland 1920
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 82 in W 34 in D 17.5 in
French Empire-Style Flame Mahogany Wood Fall Front Secretary
Located in Fairhope, AL
French Empire style mahogany secretary with marble top has three lower drawers which are lockable
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Antique Secretary Desk, Fall Front Desk, Oak Bookcase, Scotland, 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
Secretary desk, antique fall front desk, oak bookcase, Scotland, 1920, antique furniture
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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Fall Front Secretary Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the fall front secretary desk you’re looking for. Each fall front secretary desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fall front secretary desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A fall front secretary desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Queen Anne and American Colonial styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fall front secretary desk over the years, but those crafted by Ethan Allen and Bassett Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Fall Front Secretary Desk?
Prices for a fall front secretary desk start at $695 and top out at $17,773 with the average selling for $3,075.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
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.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.
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