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Maple Drop Front Desk

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk USA

Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary With Bookcase Hutch
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary With Bookcase Hutch

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary With Bookcase Hutch

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and

Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.

19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.

Located in Vienna, AT

This exceptional drop-front desk represents one of the finest examples of top-quality Viennese

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Mid Century Maple Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Mid Century Maple Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk

Mid Century Maple Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk

Located in Freehold, NJ

This antique secretary desk features hardwood construction, original maple finish, three dovetailed

Category

Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Birdseye or Tiger Maple Multifunctional Drop Front Cabinet Desk or Bar
Birdseye or Tiger Maple Multifunctional Drop Front Cabinet Desk or Bar

Birdseye or Tiger Maple Multifunctional Drop Front Cabinet Desk or Bar

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Interesting superb quality modern bird's-eye maple cabinet with many interesting feature and

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Birdseye Maple

French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk
French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk

French Faux Bamboo Secretaire à Abattant, or Drop Front Desk

Located in Winter Park, FL

A French secrétaire à abattant, or drop front secretary desk, with the case made of birdseye maple

Category

Mid-20th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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Deco drop front desk
Deco drop front desk

Deco drop front desk

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H 60 in W 57 in D 22 in

Deco drop front desk

Located in Hudson, NY

Maple drop front desk with side cabinets. Drop front has leather insert.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Desks

Materials

Maple, Leather

Paul McCobb Blonde Maple Drop Front Desk on Wrought Iron Base Cabinet
Paul McCobb Blonde Maple Drop Front Desk on Wrought Iron Base Cabinet

Paul McCobb Blonde Maple Drop Front Desk on Wrought Iron Base Cabinet

By Paul McCobb

Located in Ferndale, MI

Paul McCobb for Winchedon Furniture. Drop front: 15" deep x 60" wide x 19.5" tall Base cabinet

Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Federal Antique 1825 Drop Front Secretary Desk, Cherry & Tiger Maple
Federal Antique 1825 Drop Front Secretary Desk, Cherry & Tiger Maple

Federal Antique 1825 Drop Front Secretary Desk, Cherry & Tiger Maple

Located in Charleston, SC

Antique 19th century slant front desk. Desk has a Chippendale style. The wood is cherry. It has

Category

Antique 1820s American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Drop Front Desk 20th Century
Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Drop Front Desk 20th Century

Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Drop Front Desk 20th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

A Chippendale style secretary offers tiger maple construction with drop front desk over case having

Category

20th Century Desks

Materials

Maple

Ethan Allen Circa 1776 Maple Wood Drop Lid Slant Front Secretary Desk
Ethan Allen Circa 1776 Maple Wood Drop Lid Slant Front Secretary Desk

Ethan Allen Circa 1776 Maple Wood Drop Lid Slant Front Secretary Desk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Ethan Allen circa 1776 maple drop lid slant front secretary desk. Item features solid wood

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk
Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk

Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk

Located in Freehold, NJ

accented hardware, three dovetailed drawers and one drop front writing desk with interior storage

Category

Vintage 1960s American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Brass

Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk
Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk

Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Classical Empire butler's desk feature two toned inlay tiger maple with drop front desk

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks

Materials

Maple

Antique Walnut, Birds Eye Maple & Burl Lady’s Drop Front Desk c1890
Antique Walnut, Birds Eye Maple & Burl Lady’s Drop Front Desk c1890

Antique Walnut, Birds Eye Maple & Burl Lady’s Drop Front Desk c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Walnut, Birds Eye Maple & Burl Lady’s Drop Front Desk With Carved Pulls C1890 Measures

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, 1950s
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, 1950s

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, 1950s

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front storage cabinet or secretary desk with a lower

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1840's Cherry Chippendale Drop Front Desk
1840's Cherry Chippendale Drop Front Desk

1840's Cherry Chippendale Drop Front Desk

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H 42 in W 40 in D 19.5 in

1840's Cherry Chippendale Drop Front Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1840'S Connecticut cherry with tiger maple drawers Chippendale Drop front desk. Gorgeous interior

Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Cherry

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front secretary desk cabinet with a lower sliding

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Grasscloth, Maple, Lacquer

Antique Birdseye Maple Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 39"
Antique Birdseye Maple Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 39"

Antique Birdseye Maple Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 39"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique secretary / library writing desk. Made of Birdseye Maple featuring drop door that opens

Category

Early 20th Century Secretaires

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Rare Maple Chest w/ Hidden Drop Front Desk By Heywood Wakefield
Rare Maple Chest w/ Hidden Drop Front Desk By Heywood Wakefield

Rare Maple Chest w/ Hidden Drop Front Desk By Heywood Wakefield

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Very odd chest of drawers in champagne finish with an unusual drop front drawer that pulls out for

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk
Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk

Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk

By Daisy Line

Located in Petaluma, CA

. Even the narrow draw below has a unique design. When dropping down the front, we see several useful

Category

Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Walnut

On Hold Drop front desk with cabinet Paul McCobb
On Hold Drop front desk with cabinet Paul McCobb

On Hold Drop front desk with cabinet Paul McCobb

Located in Atlanta, GA

A sleekly designed and highly practical drop front desk with three built-in drawers and storage

Category

Vintage 1960s Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Birch

Vintage Louis Phillipe Mahogany Drop Front Desk High Chest of Drawers
Vintage Louis Phillipe Mahogany Drop Front Desk High Chest of Drawers

Vintage Louis Phillipe Mahogany Drop Front Desk High Chest of Drawers

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Beautiful warm highboy dresser with drop-front secretary. Leather embossed writing surface with 3

Category

20th Century Federal Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Wood, Birdseye Maple

Rare George Nelson Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on 102" Platform Bench
Rare George Nelson Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on 102" Platform Bench

Rare George Nelson Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on 102" Platform Bench

By George Nelson

Located in Dronten, NL

Important Guestroom Unit with drop front desk on rare 102" long Platform Bench, designed by George

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Maple

Fantastic Art deco Secretaire Abattant
Fantastic Art deco Secretaire Abattant

Fantastic Art deco Secretaire Abattant

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H 61 in W 32 in D 16 in

Fantastic Art deco Secretaire Abattant

Located in Westport, CT

A streamline French Art Deco Secretaire Abattant in maple wood veneer with a drop front desk, when

Category

Early 20th Century French Secretaires

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and exceptional mid-century modern drop front secretary desk cabinet with a lower sliding

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Grasscloth, Maple, Lacquer

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk with Sliding Door Credenza, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern drop front secretary desk cabinet with a lower sliding

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Skyscraper Style Drop Front Desk Secretary Bookcase Wall Unit Cabinet
Skyscraper Style Drop Front Desk Secretary Bookcase Wall Unit Cabinet

Skyscraper Style Drop Front Desk Secretary Bookcase Wall Unit Cabinet

By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Attributed to Paul Frankl Skyscraper three drawers one door utility cabinet bookcase drop front

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple

Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield China Cabinet with Drop Front Writing Desk
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield China Cabinet with Drop Front Writing Desk

Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield China Cabinet with Drop Front Writing Desk

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Freehold, NJ

shelves in the upper cabinet. Four drawers, one with a drop front writing desk, and one cabinet with

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple

Birdseye Maple Drop Front Desk, C. 1860
Birdseye Maple Drop Front Desk, C. 1860

Birdseye Maple Drop Front Desk, C. 1860

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H 55.5 in W 37 in D 22 in

Birdseye Maple Drop Front Desk, C. 1860

Located in Sheffield, MA

A birdseye maple one drawer drop front desk. The drop down reveals an interior with three cubbies

Category

Antique 1860s American American Classical Desks

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Deco Drop Front Desk
Deco Drop Front Desk

Deco Drop Front Desk

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H 60 in W 57 in D 22 in

Deco Drop Front Desk

Located in Hudson, NY

Maple drop front desk with side cabinets. Drop front has leather insert.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Desks

Materials

Maple, Leather

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk Console
Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk Console

Paul McCobb Planner Group Drop Front Desk Console

By Paul McCobb

Located in New York, NY

Rare to Market Paul McCobb Planner Group drop front secretary console Ca. 1955 in excellent

Category

20th Century American Secretaires

Materials

Maple

19th Century Louis Philippe Drop-Front Desk
19th Century Louis Philippe Drop-Front Desk

19th Century Louis Philippe Drop-Front Desk

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H 58 in W 33.5 in D 17 in

19th Century Louis Philippe Drop-Front Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century Louis Philippe drop-front desk. (secretary, secretaire a abattant ) Circa 1860 chest

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

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18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century English bureau desk has 3 rows of graduated hand dovetailed drawers and is raised on 4...

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox
American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

$750

H 39.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

By Maddox Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Cherry, Brass Pulls Dimensions: 39.25”H x 36”W x 19.25”D Table Height 28"

Category

Vintage 1950s American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Brass

Unique Furniture Makers Double Dresser with Mirror
Unique Furniture Makers Double Dresser with Mirror

Unique Furniture Makers Double Dresser with Mirror

Located in Germantown, MD

Unique mid-century Chippendale double dresser by Unique Furniture Makers in very good vintage condition. Dresser has been profesionally refinished in recent years. Measures 53.5 inc...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Dressers

Materials

Cherry

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Maple Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal maple drop front desk for your home. Each maple drop front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and birdseye maple. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect maple drop front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A maple drop front desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Army & Navy CSL and Jules Leleu each produced at least one beautiful maple drop front desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Maple Drop Front Desk?

The average selling price for a maple drop front desk at 1stDibs is $6,250, while they’re typically $1,895 on the low end and $24,878 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.

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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