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19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
Lovely painted drop leaf or slant front desk made more charming with painted blue interior
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80.5 in W 35 in D 15.75 in
Antique Walnut Gothic Revival Drop Front Writing Desk Hastings Furniture Co
By Hastings
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique walnut Gothic Revival drop front writing desk by Hastings Furniture Co. circa 1920's. Hand
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 43.5 in W 28 in D 14 in
Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
H 80 in W 35 in D 17 in
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Stylish Dutch 19th Century painted bombe bureau desk with wonderful carved lions paw feet and
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 35 in D 17 in
18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
a striking pierced foliate family crest shaped keyhole escutcheon. The drop down front displays a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 49.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.75 in
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
and a drop front desk surface. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Drop Front Child Size Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Country French child's Size drop front desk from Alsace. Made of solid oak with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
faux key-hole escutcheon adorned hinged drop-front that opens to a spacious interior fitted with ten
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
a drop-leaf case fronted by a small storage drawer. The table has a reeded edge and measures 28.5
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
enamelled gilt-metal mounts, surmounted by a pierced baluster gallery, the front angles with a standing
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Enamel
1780s Gustavian Period Swedish Grey Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period grey painted drop-front secretary from circa 1780 with multiple inner
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 50.5 in W 43 in D 21.7 in
Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 44.1 in W 59.6 in D 17.9 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Raymond Lowey, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
H 47.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in
Swedish Scriban
Located in Washington, DC
A white painted 19th century, Swedish scriban with several drawers and pockets with drop down front.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style Drop Front or Slant Front Secretary, Late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This late 19th-century Gustavian style drop-front secretary bookshelf is a true embodiment of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Fall Front Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century fall front desk from Kalix, North of Sweden.
The overhanging rectangular top abowe a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Buffets
Materials
Pine
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The black, drop front secretaire represents the neoclassical Greek style with the original brass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
No Reserve
H 42.5 in W 47 in D 30.75 in
Arbalete Front Chinoiserie Writing Desk, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Slant/drop front secrétaire commode, with arbalete front. Louis XIV style, decorated with hand
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Swedish 19th Century Painted Pine Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine escritoire writing desk circa 1870.
We are pleased to offer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Secretaires
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Swedish neoclassical painted secretary desk will make the perfect addition to your
Category
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Steel
Painted French Provincial Ivory and Green circa 1920s Secretary/ Desk
Located in Essex, MA
. This lovely drop-front desk reveals four small drawers and cubby holes in the era's style. True to its
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary
Located in Houston, US
handmade with drawers that are dovetailed, mortised joints, planed panels and painted.
When the drop front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Karges Ebonized, Gilt & Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk 20th Century
By Karges Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
crest over single door case having internal bookcase; lower drop front desk surmounts three long drawers
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 91.25 in W 34.5 in D 21.25 in
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Birch
Hand Painted Italian Secretaire Inspired by XVIII Century Chinoiserie Furniture
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
. This piece is hand painted chinoiserie with landscape and scenery on front and sides. It has 2 pieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 92.5 in W 51 in D 20 in
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
bombe shaped dresser base with a drop front diminutive writing table. The drop front has two storage
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
case with drop-front secretary desk style slant-front bar work surface, over double-door cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
French 19th C. Secretary Chest Neoclassic Brass Hardware, Black Finish w/Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
France features a drop down/fall front door, which opens to a desk-top surface (complete with leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 42.75 in W 40.75 in D 20 in
Georgian Style Two Piece Cerused Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted English Georgian style two-piece secretaire bookcase featuring a slant front or drop front
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Style Mid-Century Storage Cabinet
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
package. Numerous drawers and cabinets are matched with a drop front writing desk, all within this
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
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Desk: 44.25" wide x 18.5" deep x 28" high (floor to bottom of drop down table)
6 Drawers
Center door
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Antique Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Gustavian drop-front secretary cabinet, hand-crafted in the early 19th Century in Sweden
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Early 18th Century English George I Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
original mirrors to the front.
The drop down desk front opens to reveal 8 drawers and 4 cubbies with a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base
Located in Milford, NH
adjustable supports with figural fronts to support the drop front of the chest as a writing surface with rope
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 57 in W 41.5 in D 21 in
Vintage Painted drop front desk
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative well made desk with paint decorated finish
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Wood
Swedish Drop-front Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully painted drop-front desk with 3 exterior drawers and 16 interior drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Wood
Charming Painted Desk on Stand
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Small traveling desk with drop front writing surface above two drawers. Chinese and English
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks
Antique French Painted Writing Table with Two Drawers, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
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An antique French painted writing table circa 1900 with two drawers standing on
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Modular 5600 Series Desk / Bookcase by Andre Cordemeijer for Gispen
By A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in New York, NY
drop-front desk with letter holders, a lower white drop front storage cabinet, an upper cabinet with
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
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".
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Hollywood Regency Style Drop Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
Faux painted drop front desk with three drawers, circa late 20th century. The piece is decorated
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Wood
Swedish Early 19th Century Painted Wood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish early 19th century period Karl Johan painted wood drop-front desk over two lower drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Painted Satinwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely hand painted. 19th Century. English. Satinwood. On original casters. Letter cubbies and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Painted fall front desk
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish painted fall-front secretaire, Second Quarter 19th Century, the overhanging rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Pine
Swedish Mid-19th Century Karl Johan Drop Front Painted Wood Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century Karl Johan drop front painted wood desk with three lower drawers and
Category
20th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Hand-Painted and Carved Jacobean Style Figural Drop Front Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Jacobean style figural drop front desk features hand-painted coat of arms on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Desks
Materials
Wood
Drop Front Desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Drop-front desk / secretary over a chest of drawers, designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel. Circa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Drop Front Desk / Dresser by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
A drop-front desk over drawers designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel. Circa 1940.
Features
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
A 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th C. Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Painted Wood Desk / Chest with Three Lower Drawers and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Wood
A Swedish Mid 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish Mid 19th Century Karl Johan Drop-Front Painted Wood Desk with Three Graduated
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Adam Style Painted Decorated Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Adam style mahogany drop-front secretary features bookmatched panels with hand-painted
Category
20th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 71 in W 35.75 in D 18.25 in
Gustavian Style Drop Leaf Writing Table by Richard Mulligan
By Richard Mulligan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted drop-leaf writing table made in the Gustavian taste by Richard Mulligan. Features a 9" drop
Category
Late 20th Century American Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Desk
Located in London, GB
a back ground, the front side with a configuration of seven drawers with brass drop handles, the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted Swedish Drop Front Desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Governor Winthrop Mahogany Slant Front Serpentine Ball & Claw Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
front doors opening to bookshelf with painted interior seated on slant drop front desk opening to reveal
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
18th c. Gustavian Swedish Desk with Distressed Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c. Gustavian Swedish Desk with Distressed Paint Finish. Lockable Drop-front Desk with three
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Drop Front Secretaire
Located in Pasadena, CA
multitude of small drawers with painted faux grained fronts. The tambour section is original, as the painted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Paint
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Painted Drop Front Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of painted drop front desks available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paint and glass, all painted drop front desks available were constructed with great care. Painted drop front desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Painted drop front desks bearing Hollywood Regency or Louis XV hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made painted drop front desks over the years, but those made by Maddox Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Painted Drop Front Desks?
Painted drop front desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,300, while the lowest priced sells for $1,250 and the highest can go for as much as $8,950.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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.
Questions About Painted Drop Front Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
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