1940's french drop front secretary bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s French Drop-Front Secretary – Goatskin Finish & Faux Leather Bookcase, Paris Provenance.
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Antique Early 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Goatskin, Faux Leather
French Drop Front Secretary
Vintage Distressed Drop Front Secretary Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This commanding antique French Provincial secretary cabinet is a masterclass in Neoclassical elegance and artisanal craftsmanship.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Metal
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top.
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
$6,320Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with bronze mounts, three drawers below and one drawer above.
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary Desk with Brass Trim
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and timeless, this antique French secretary desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship, combining graceful proportions with exceptional practicality. Crafted in richl...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Provencial Style Quarter Sawn Oak Drop Front Secretary
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Country French aka French Provincial secretary was made at the turn of the century. Its constructs are quarter sawn oak and plain oak. The legs are in the cabriole manner and it...
Category
Vintage 1910s American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Secretary Desk with Drop-Front Writing Surface and Interior Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant French-style secretary desk featuring a functional drop-front writing surface with green inset lining.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretaire Abattant Secretary Desk.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the manner of R.J.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Mahogany Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 40"
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Mahogany Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Victorian secretary / library writing desk.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Commode with Drop-Front Secretary Desk, 3 Drawers, Pierre Cardin 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in PARIS, FR
Best known for creating groundbreaking fashion designs from the 1950s onward, Pierre Cardin enjoyed great success in other design fields, most notably furniture. Cardin's desks, chai...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany Veneer Drop-Front Secretary Desk by René-Jean Caillette
By Rene Gabriel, Pierre Guariche, René-Jean Caillette, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautiful drop-front secretary desk in mahogany veneer, designed by René-Jean Caillette for Rosier SNA furniture, stamped on the back and dating from the 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Secretary, Ebonized Mahogany & Brass, Circa 1800s
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French Louis XVI style drop front secretary from the 1800s has impressive etched brass inlay on its exterior, which is made even more dramatic by the deep ebonized finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Louis Philippe Burr Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant Desk Chest 1840
Located in Portland, OR
This fine antique French drop-front walnut secretary chest dates from the late Restoration period and is made of highly figured book-matched walnut.
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
In the Manner of Jean Pascaud, Art Deco Drop Front Secretary, France, circa 1935
By Jean Pascaud
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco drop front secretary in the manner of Jean Pascaud.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
$3,440Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one low door with compartment, beautiful marquetry oakwood . The wood inside opens to a c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
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French Louis Philippe Drop Front Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Experience the timeless allure of a Louis Philippe secretary, resplendent in mahogany veneer and a black stone top. This exquisite piece of 19th-century craftsmanship boasts a drop f...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique French Drop Front Solid Wood Secretary and Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Writing desk from France, circa 1870. Features six larger drawers on the bottom and six small drawers inside the desk compartment. Three pigeon hole slotted areas and a main compartm...
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Petite 1860s French Empire Style Walnut and Marble Drop-Front Secretary
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H 33.75 in W 29.25 in D 16.5 in
Petite 1860s French Empire Style Walnut and Marble Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very small French Empire style walnut drop-front secretary with dark grey marble top from the mid-19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau, 1930s
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 18.9 in
French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, France, 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Mahogany Napoleon III Secretaire Secretary Drop-Front Desk
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H 57.5 in W 37 in D 15 in
19th Century French Mahogany Napoleon III Secretaire Secretary Drop-Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptional quality French Napoleon III secretary with lovely figured mahogany timber and brass inlay, the front corners of the case accented with brass fluted columns, the marble to...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
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H 38 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from exotic imported mahogany with precisely oriented grain patterns, this secretary features floral and foliate marquetry on the upper drawer; drop front desk surface and lo...
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
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H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
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H 84.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with orig...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Drop Front
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H 77 in W 42 in D 22 in
Antique French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Drop Front
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French carved oak desk secretary Bureau bookcase Louis XV drop front ~Direct from France~ ~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary, absolutely loaded with a...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
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H 39 in W 39.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
~ Direct from France ~ A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French style from top to bottom!
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
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H 38.5 in W 38 in D 17 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
~Direct from France~ ~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French style from top to bottom!
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
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H 69.68 in W 39.37 in D 20.27 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and three drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The w...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Table Louis XV Style
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H 37.25 in W 41.5 in D 17.25 in
French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Table Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French style from top to bottom!
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
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H 39.25 in W 37.5 in D 16.5 in
Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French carved dark oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style ~ Direct from France ~ A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessenti...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Mother of Pearl Inlay
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H 38.5 in W 28.63 in D 16.5 in
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk. The desk features beautiful mahogany wood grain, with floral marquetry and mother of pearl inlays. It offers good storage, with s...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Antique French Painted Secretary Desk Display Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite antique French hand-painted 2 part drop front secretary desk display cabinet.
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Style
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H 80 in W 36 in L 80 in
20th Century French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Style
Located in Choudrant, LA
Direct from France, a lovely vintage French carved “drop front” secretary, absolutely loaded with carvings and details!
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
French Restauration Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Astoria, NY
French Restauration mahogany drop-front secretary or secretaire a abbatant, with molded rounded rectangular cornice above a frieze drawer, drop-front desk and pair of cabinet doors, ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire à Abattant
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful petite antique French Louis XVI style drop front secretary desk France, Circa Late 19th century Mahogany with inlaid satinwood banding and marquetry, brass hardware...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secrétaire À Abattant
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H 57 in W 26.5 in D 17 in
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secrétaire À Abattant
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk By Drexel Heritage, "Brittany Collection" USA, Circa 1970s Carved walnut, with shell motif, hand painted flo...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
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H 58 in W 33.25 in D 15.25 in
Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burl wood, with ebonized columns, and original brass hard...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Drop Front Secretary
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very attractive French Drop Front Secretary in a highly figured crotch Mahogany veneer over a Pine case wood.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very nice flame Mahogany 18th century Louis XVI Drop front secretary desk with a nicely fitted Birdseye Maple interior housing several smaller drawers with two secret drawers that ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country French Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French drop-font secretary is a marvel of stylish efficiency!
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
A drop-front secretary desk - 1950 - France.
By Rene Gabriel, Marcel Gascoin, Charlotte Perriand
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A secretary desk from the 1950s, French craftsmanship. Solid elm wood with a beautiful patina. Height with the drop-down leaf open: 75 cm. Dimensions of the drop-down leaf: 45 cm ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Secretaires
Materials
Elm
Louis XV Style French Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XV style carved oak drop front secretary bureau or writing desk, when opened revealing a fitted desk interior with four drawers and a large writing area held by two pull out su...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Country French Gold Decorated Scollop Carving Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase
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H 85 in W 36 in D 26 in
Country French Gold Decorated Scollop Carving Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase
By John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French provincial drop front secretary desk writing table.
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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French Drop Front Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French drop front secretary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every French drop front secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French drop front secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French drop front secretary, designed in the Louis XV, Empire or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made French drop front secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Guillerme et Chambron and Votre Maison are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Drop Front Secretary?
The average selling price for a French drop front secretary at 1stDibs is $4,600, while they’re typically $1,104 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets 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.
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