Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome antique secrétaire à abattant was crafted in France circa 1840 during the Louis Philippe period.
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Louis Philippe Burr Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant Desk Chest 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, elegant, antique 19th century French Louis Philippe walnut Secrétaire à Abattant, desk/chest, circa 1840.
Marble
Mid 19th Century French Louis-Philippe Secretaire a abbattant, Ash Burl, c. 1840
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Louis-Philippe secretary desk France Figured ash c. 1840 Dimensions: H x W x D: 140 x 102 x 41 cm Description: A French writing desk, known as a ‘secrétaire à abatt...
Ash
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*An Exquisite 19th Century French Flame Mahogany Fitted Secretaire
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th-century French flame mahogany secretaire à abattant, or drop-front secretary desk.
Brass, Steel
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Long Island City, NY
Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he is best known for refined small furnishings in neoclassi...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he is best known for refined small furnishings in neoclassi...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Highly Important Pair of Neoclassical Side Cabinets by Jules Piret, circa 1860
By Jules Piret
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The back of each cabinet branded with ‘LPI’ below a crown for Louis-Philippe-Joseph II, Duc d'Orléans (1747-1793).
Bronze
Unavailable
H 61.03 in W 43.31 in D 18.51 in
Early 19th Century Louis Phillipe Mahogany Secretary a Abattant with Marble Top
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique Louis Phillipe Secretary with drop front desk opening to writing desk. Interior is eye maple veneered in the background there are six drawers with small handles. Flames mahog...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis Philippe Secrétaire a Abattant
Located in New Orleans, LA
Both practical and eye-catching, this handsome Louis Philippe secrétaire à abattant is beautifully crafted of the finest materials.
Carrara Marble
French Louis Philippe Mahogany Secretary, C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French Louis Philippe ‘secretaire a abattant’ or fall-front desk, the simple geometric form in contrast with the dramatic highly-figured book-matched flame mahogany veneering.
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite Louis Philippe secrétaire à abattant. Made of a beautifully figured bookmatched burl mahogany with its original white marble top.
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Secrétaire a Abattant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful and wonderfully preserved fall front secretary exhibits striking amber and nut colored grain. The piece also retains its original blue gray fossilized stone top as wel...
Marble
Lovely Louis-Philippe period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Westport, CT
Louis-Philippe Secretaire Abattant in a burl wanut veneer with St Anne bevelled marble top, interior outfitted with drawers, secret compartments and veneered in exotic wood.
Marble
French Louis Philippe Mahogany Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome French 19th century bookmatched mahogany secretaire á abattant with a black marble top. A single drawer can be found at the top of the desk above a fold down writing surfa...
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Wilton, CT
Louis Philippe style burled Walnut. Locks with brass escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf. Below...
Leather, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Abattant Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Louis Philippe style burled cherry wood, locking with ivory escutcheon plate, drop front desk with embossed leather writing surface. The interior is fitted with 7 drawers and a shelf...
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT France, circa 1830 Item # 407TCJ10P This positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe abattant secretary desk in a walnut cherry wood with exterior front inlay with farmscapes, castle and flowers marquetry details. The secretary ...
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this elegant, antique fruitwood "Secretaire a Abattant". Crafted in France, circa 1840, and built of solid walnut, he tall secretary with classical s...
Leather, Walnut
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H 58 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "secretaire à abattant" found in Avignon, France, features a beautiful burl walnut decor on the front. Crafted circa 1860, the tall secretary has a bl...
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning French Louis Philippe walnut Secretaire a' Abattant in walnut.
Walnut
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE FLAMED MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A'ABATTANT France, circa 1830 Item # 407TCJ10P This positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
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H 56.13 in W 37.5 in D 17.25 in
French Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk Cabinet with Drawers ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED-MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT Paris, France circa 1830 unmarked Item # 408LTW21P A very good Louis Philippe period secretaire à abattant (sec...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This is an elegant 20th-century French Louis Philippe-style walnut painted escritoire, also known as a "secretaire à abattant," featuring a charming light blue painted finish.
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe French Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisite early 19th century Louis Philippe French secretaire à abattant, or fall front secretary, made of solid mahogany with beautifully patterned flame mahogany veneer and orig...
Marble, Brass
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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.
Leather, Fruitwood
Secretaire a Abattant, Drop Front Desk, France, 1840
Located in Belmont, MA
The interior which is decorated with maple root veneer has six drawers and an open compartment. The Louis Philippe secretaire was carefully refinished in our workshop.
Walnut
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H 59.85 in W 41.74 in D 17.72 in
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Greek Female Heads Writing Desk or Secretaire à Abattant A fine walnut veneered secretaire à abattant, with a mottled grey Gris-St-Anne marble top...
Marble, Bronze
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H 57.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.25 in
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretary with Grey Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "secretaire a abattant" was found in Lyon, France. Crafted, circa 1840, the tall secretary has a gray marble top and classical, straight lines through...
Marble
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H 58.75 in W 39 in D 17.5 in
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Secretary with Black Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood "secretaire a abattant" was found in Avignon, France; crafted circa 1840, the tall secretary with black marble top, has classical and straight lines, f...
Marble
Antique Walnut Secretaire à Abattant, Louis-Philippe Period
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Walnut root veneered secrétaire à abattant fitted with 2 doors in lower section.
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
Danish Secretaire a Abattant Figured Mahogany, mid 19th Century
Located in Santander, ES
Fine figured mahogany Secretaire a Abattant of Danish origin dating to the middle of the 19th century, exhibiting Louis Philippe influence.
A Louis Philippe style secrétaire à abattant
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Disguised as a semanier, this desk, beautifully veneered en exotic woods, opens to reveal a gold tooled leather writing surface and satinwood veneered interior with large cabinet, a ...
Satinwood, Wood
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H 67 in W 41 in D 18 in
19th Century French, Walnut and Rosewood Secretaire a Abattant, Fall Front Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Louis Philippe secretary in finely figured and matched burr walnut. The self-supporting fall front is counter weighted so that it opens and closes softly. Inside is a wel...
Rosewood, Walnut
Secretaire Biedermeier Burl Walnut Swedish origin
Located in Santander, ES
Secretaire a abattant Biedermeier of Swedish origin with Louis Philippe influence, with walnut and burr walnut veneer as primary woods. 4 large exterior drawers and a fall front doo...
Burl, Walnut
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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