$3,900Sale Price|50% Off
H 39 in W 50 in D 23 in
19th Century Italian Cherrywood Drop-Front Desk Secretaire with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A cherrywood drop front desk with four small drawers fitted in the upper interior and three drawers below.
Cherry
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.63 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode, Antique Italian Inlaid Walnut Bureau, Baroque Drop-Front Secretary, A traditional 18th-century Itali...
Brass
$5,800
H 75 in W 14 in D 42 in
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Olive, Burl
Important 16th Century Renaissance Florentine Drop Front Desk Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
An Italian Florentine Renaissance Carved Burl Walnut Fall-Front Writing Cabinet, Circa 1560, 16th century From the Davanzatti Palace Museum in Florence Height: 59 inches x 36 inches ...
Iron
$2,048
H 40.56 in W 28.94 in D 14.18 in
Small Antique Italian Drop-Front Scriban Desk In Original Paint And Gilt Accents
Located in London, Park Royal
The drop-front opens to reveal a solid oak interior matured to a rich, warm patina over time.
Wood
$5,257
H 52.17 in W 30.12 in D 19.1 in
Vintage Hardwood Marble Topped Chrome Drop Front Secretaire Desk with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite, tall, Rosewood with marble top and chrome fittings free standing Secratire desk A truly stunning desk, its very large and yet d...
Marble, Chrome
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow Italian burl walnut desk with a drop front top over two long graduated drawers and supported by graceful curved legs, 20th century.
Walnut
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H 20.75 in W 27.5 in L 20.75 in
Italian Neoclassical Style Marquetry Inlaid Fruitwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Overall with marquetry and parquetry inlay; with foliate vines to front, and scrolls to sides all over a single drawer; the drop front revealing fitted interior and writing surface.
Fruitwood
Painted Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian Painted Drop Front Desk, c. 1780. Writing slope - 41 1/2"h, Open depth - 38 1/2".
Italian slant front desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian, 18th century Bombe form drop front desk.
Walnut
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H 41 in W 43.5 in D 21.5 in
18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood & Burl Swell & Drop Front Desk c1770
Located in Big Flats, NY
18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood & Burl Swell & Drop Front Desk Raised on Cabriole Legs Terminating in Scroll From Feet c1770 Measures -41" x 43 1/2" x 21 1/2" A stunning ...
Olive, Rosewood, Burl
drop front desk with parchment interior attr. to Paolo Buffa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully detailed drop front desk with incredible marquetry. When the desk drops down a mechanism pulls up the center of the cabinet to reveal a knee hole. The interior is complet...
19th Century Italian Figured Walnut Desk of Smaller Size
Located in Essex, MA
Figured Italian walnut drop front desk or slant lid beautiful figuring three-drawer cabriole feet compartments. .
Walnut
Burr Oak Drop- Front Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
Europe, 19th century Lovely North European Burr Oak drop- front writing desk, interior is outfitted with an abundance of storage drawers for documents, letters, stationary, receipts...
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H 40.56 in W 28.94 in D 14.57 in
Small Antique Italian Drop-Front Scriban Desk Hand-Painted Venetian Chinoiserie
Located in London, Park Royal
The drop-front opens to reveal a contrasting interior in Verde Veneziano, a marbled Italian green paintwork framed with gilded borders.
Wood
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H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milano, MI
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating back to the third quarter of 18th century, of Genoese origin.
Walnut
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H 92.5 in W 45.5 in D 19.75 in
Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet with Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase cabinet with drop front secretary desk From the Armando Collection Italy, Late 20th Century Gorgeous carved mah...
Brass
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H 39 in W 18 in D 37 in
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a downswept lid and serpentine frame.
Olive, Burl
Unusual Italian Mid-Century Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage drop front desk features unique brass pulls, tapered legs with brass feet, and plenty of storage. Open shelves for display/easy access offsets the beautiful vin...
Late 19th Century Highly Carved Gilt Venetian Drop Front Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous desk with fantastic carvings, including a full body cherub dragons roaring lion drawer pulls and what possibly could be the family crest on the drop down panel door. Turned ...
Walnut
Italian Vittorio Lombardi Drop Front Writing Desk, Circa 1950's
By Vittorio Lombardi
Located in Toledo, OH
Handmade Vittorio Lombardi Italian inlay wood drop front desk with interior lighting and three drawers.
Wood
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H 39.5 in W 56.5 in D 24 in
17th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Drop Front Desk and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 17th century, with drop front desk and three large drawers.
Walnut
18th Century Italian Drop Front Desk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Stunning antique walnut drop front desk, Italian, 18th century. Measures: 48" W x 35.5" H x 17" D (closed) or 21" D (open).
Walnut
18th c. Italian Drop Front Desk Secretaires
Located in Summerland, CA
18th c. Wonderful patinated light walnut desk. Front drops down for writing surface with interior desk cubby and two small drawers. Three large drawers below for storage, still lin...
Walnut
Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Italian drop front desk with chinoiserie panels and banded inlay, from a prominent New Orleans family estate.
Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Olive Burlwood Drop front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful 18th century Italian desk with bookmatched olive burlwood inlay. The lockable dropfront houses 4 mini drawers and hidden center compartment. Below the dropfront there ar...
Burled Wood Drop Front Secretaire and Matching Chair
Located in Bridport, CT
Olivewood and fruitwood burled drop front secretary desk. Intricate inlaid wood details.
Burl
C. 1940 Italian Chinosserie Painted Drop Leaf Desk/ Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
C. 1940 Italian chinosserie painted drop leaf serpentine front desk/dresser.
Wood, Paint
Double drop-front secretary by Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Two drop-front surfaces conceal interior illuminated compartments, a glass shelf and storage. This form is illustrated on a 1942 cover of Stile magazine.
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Painted Italian Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century painted Italian desk.(drop front desk, writing desk)
Desk 19th Century Italian Bibliotheque
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Italian Bibliotheque desk. (cabinet, drop front desk).
Wood
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Manly P Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Facsimile XL book with 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
Foil
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$6,944 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany secretaire cupboard having well figured and banded top over one secretaire drawer to frieze, enclosing attractive satinwood in...
Mahogany
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Fiberglass, Linen, Fabric, Wood
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
$3,990 / item
H 33 in W 89 in D 39 in
Rudin Belgian Linen Sofa with Down Wrapped Seat Cushion in Cafe Noir Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Bloom Home Inc Rudin Sofa in Cafe Noir Stone Washed Linen A heavy 18 oz weighted linen, in a rich warm brown tone. Our linen is stone washed to give a soft hand and relaxed look. Th...
Linen, Wood, Down
$2,100 / set
H 33.25 in W 35 in D 18.25 in
Pair of Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes, A Pair Classic Pair Swedish Style Painted Chest of Drawers. Two drawer chests based on an 18th Century Gustavian anti...
Brass, Bronze
$6,895
H 44 in W 47 in D 23 in
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful walnut secretary desk from 19th century France. The desk can be separated into two bodies: a lower writing surface, and the upper glass-front cabinet. The top cabinet ha...
Walnut, Leather, Glass
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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