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Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s
Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s

Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s

By Waring & Gillow

Located in Dereham, GB

, Working lock & Key open to reveal: Interior with Centre door with working lock & key 4 drawers & Pigeon

Category

Vintage 1920s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Oak Hotel Restaurant, Reception Greeting Station
French Oak Hotel Restaurant, Reception Greeting Station

French Oak Hotel Restaurant, Reception Greeting Station

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

. and 9 pigeon holes, at the very top there is a serving shelf The Reception desk is in good condition

Category

Antique 1880s Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of drawers and pigeon holes above four long

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Other

Antique Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Burea
Antique Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Burea

Antique Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Burea

Located in Suffolk, GB

quality floral marquetry fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of drawers, pigeon holes

Category

Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

George III Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire Bookcase
George III Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire Bookcase

George III Mahogany Astral Glazed Secretaire Bookcase

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire

drawer - depicting small internal drawers and pigeon holes. Height - 242cm  Width - 129cm  Depth

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

English Country House Estate Cabinet
English Country House Estate Cabinet

English Country House Estate Cabinet

Located in Greenwich, CT

smaller doors and drawers above enclosing curved file dividers, and central pigeon holes for mail or other

Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Oak

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase
An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

An Exceptional Burl Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Lyndhurst, NJ

glass enclosing a fully fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and tombstone arched door, several

Category

Antique 1720s European Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Brass

George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
George II Mahogany Harlequin Table

George II Mahogany Harlequin Table

Located in Dallas, TX

contains drawers and paper pigeon holes. All rests on cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. This table

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

William and Mary Kneehole Desk Walnut Bureau 1700
William and Mary Kneehole Desk Walnut Bureau 1700

William and Mary Kneehole Desk Walnut Bureau 1700

Located in Potters Bar, GB

crossbanding The fall opens to reveal a fitted interior comprising of oak lined drawers, pigeon holes and a

Category

Antique Early 1700s William and Mary Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase
Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase

Early 19th Century George III Chinese Chippendale Mirrored Secretary Bookcase

Located in Essex, MA

bottom section has slant lid that opens to a spectacular carved document drawer and pigeon hole interior

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Period Regency Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany
Period Regency Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany

Period Regency Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany

Located in Potters Bar, GB

reveal a fitted secretaire with an arrangement of mahogany lined drawers, pigeon holes and a leather

Category

Vintage 1920s Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Late Victorian Mahogany & inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Late Victorian Mahogany & inlaid Bureau Bookcase

Late Victorian Mahogany & inlaid Bureau Bookcase

By Maple & Co.

Located in Dereham, GB

banded inlay & centre shell inlay on fall Working lock &n key open to reveal: Pigeon hole & 2 drawer

Category

Antique 1890s British Sheraton Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period
William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period

William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Opens to Reveal a Birds Eye Maple Interior Consisting of Drawers and Pigeon Holes. The Desk Has a

Category

Antique 19th Century William IV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk
Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

/reading surface opening to reveal pigeons holes and a storage space, military brass carrying handles to

Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1860
Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1860

Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

this piece having an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes and a sliding well. Having Kingwood Cross

Category

Antique 1860s Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th century quality Dutch burr walnut floral marquetry bureau
Antique 18th century quality Dutch burr walnut floral marquetry bureau

Antique 18th century quality Dutch burr walnut floral marquetry bureau

Located in Ipswich, GB

shaped interior consisting of ten drawers, pull out bookends, pigeon holes, a central door and a sliding

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci

By Thomas Sheraton

Located in Dereham, GB

pigeon holes Pair letter slots each side on top, concave shaped book slides with locks & keys, under

Category

Antique 1880s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

drawers to the centre and pigeon holes either side. Inlay to the front with ornately carved columns either

Category

Antique 1870s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving

A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving

By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Located in London, GB

top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage and pigeon holes to the back, with Quatrefoil

Category

Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Desks

Materials

Oak

18th Century Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Ladies Dressing Chest
18th Century Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Ladies Dressing Chest

18th Century Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Ladies Dressing Chest

Located in Brea, CA

decorated with vignettes of courtly figures in landscape, enclosing fitted drawers and pigeon holes and

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860
Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860

Victorian Marquetry Bureau De Dame with Ormolu, England, 1860

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

fall front enclosing a fitted interior with pigeon holes flanked by short drawers and a tooled leather

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Anglo-Chinese Camphor and Ebony Campaign Secretaire Bookcase
Anglo-Chinese Camphor and Ebony Campaign Secretaire Bookcase

Anglo-Chinese Camphor and Ebony Campaign Secretaire Bookcase

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

adjustable shelves, the lower section with a secretaire drawer fitted with letter racks, pigeon-holes and

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases

Materials

Ebony

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk
Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk

By Thomas Sheraton

Located in Savannah, GA

and pigeon holes in back. When the desk is extended forward the measurement is an additional eighteen

Category

Antique 1810s American Sheraton Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

surface with damask inset and two banks of document drawers flanking pigeon holes. The drop front writing

Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet
19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet

19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet

Located in London, GB

, pigeon holes, and a tooled leather writing surface. Above, two glazed doors house the shelved interior

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Very Fine 18th Century George I Period Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Very Fine 18th Century George I Period Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Very Fine 18th Century George I Period Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

of pigeon holes, three small drawers and a pair of candle slides beneath, the hinged fall below

Category

Antique Early 18th Century British George I Bookcases

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Georgian Bureau Desk Period Antique Mahogany 1800
Georgian Bureau Desk Period Antique Mahogany 1800

Georgian Bureau Desk Period Antique Mahogany 1800

Located in Potters Bar, GB

, comprising an arrangement of pigeon holes and small drawers, ideal for organising correspondence and writing

Category

Antique Early 1800s Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet
George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet

George II Style Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet

By John Widdicomb

Located in Astoria, NY

eight drawers and eight pigeon holes surrounding small central cabinet and the lower half with fall

Category

Vintage 1980s American George II Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Mirror

William IV Davenport Desk Slide Top 19th Century
William IV Davenport Desk Slide Top 19th Century

William IV Davenport Desk Slide Top 19th Century

Located in Potters Bar, GB

slides forward to reveal a fitted interior comprising of pigeon holes and drawers To the right hand side

Category

Vintage 1980s William IV Desks

Materials

Oak

Pair of early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretaire chests
Pair of early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretaire chests

Pair of early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretaire chests

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

satinwood and mahogany drawers and pigeon holes.  Drawer front pulls down to form a small writing surface

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Oxidised Copper Side Table / End Table / Pair Available
Oxidised Copper Side Table / End Table / Pair Available

Oxidised Copper Side Table / End Table / Pair Available

By &New

Located in Leicester, GB

, hence they all have a slightly different finish. The robot side table features a pigeon hole box shelf

Category

2010s British Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper, Steel

19th century Victorian painted bureau
19th century Victorian painted bureau

19th century Victorian painted bureau

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

fitted interior of a double door lockable tabernacle, flanked each side by pigeon holes and drawers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase

Located in Suffolk, GB

above a figured walnut fall opening to reveal a fitted interior of seven drawers, pigeon holes and a

Category

Antique 18th Century English George I Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

George I Walnut Bureau
George I Walnut Bureau

George I Walnut Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

to reveal a fully fitted interior comprising of drawers, pigeon holes, a well and a leather writing

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

-executed stepped interior with small drawers and pigeon-holes surrounding a well. Below, there are two

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Empire Escritoire
19th Century French Empire Escritoire

19th Century French Empire Escritoire

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

top with ornate mounts, above a fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior comprising pigeon holes

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Secretaire, Vienna, Circa 1810, Bronze Fittings, Green Felt
Empire Secretaire, Vienna, Circa 1810, Bronze Fittings, Green Felt

Empire Secretaire, Vienna, Circa 1810, Bronze Fittings, Green Felt

Located in Greding, DE

thread inlays and pigeon holes. The writing surface is covered with a new green felt. The secretary is in

Category

Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Circa 1760 Boston Block Front Slant Front Desk
Circa 1760 Boston Block Front Slant Front Desk

Circa 1760 Boston Block Front Slant Front Desk

Located in Charleston, SC

fitted with carved cupboard doors, pigeon holes, small drawers, and several hidden compartments

Category

Antique 1760s American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Chinoiserie, bureau & Cocktail Cabinets 1930s
Pair Chinoiserie, bureau & Cocktail Cabinets 1930s

Pair Chinoiserie, bureau & Cocktail Cabinets 1930s

Located in Dereham, GB

, and pigeon holes, Single centre door beneath, to hold glasses & bottles, Back of each door fitted

Category

Vintage 1930s British Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Early 19th century mahogany astral glazed bureau bookcase
Early 19th century mahogany astral glazed bureau bookcase

Early 19th century mahogany astral glazed bureau bookcase

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

bearers to form the writing surface and access to the fitted interior of pigeon holes and inlaid drawers

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Sheraton Desk Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour 1880
Sheraton Desk Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour 1880

Sheraton Desk Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

section 4 drawers, 2 cupboards and an arrangement of pigeon holes Will ship to anywhere in the world

Category

Antique 1880s Sheraton Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation / Bookkeepers Desk
19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation / Bookkeepers Desk

19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation / Bookkeepers Desk

Located in Germantown, MD

top drawers above compartmented pigeon holes to store items upright and horizontally. Two large bottom

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Regency Desks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk

Located in Dublin, IE

surface and fitted interior with an arrangement of compartments comprising of small drawers, pigeon holes

Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk

Located in Bridgeport, CT

" drawers to the other. The hinged door opens to reveal faux drawers, one center drawer flanked by pigeon

Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Antique Quality Oak Bureau with Outstanding Interior
17th Century Antique Quality Oak Bureau with Outstanding Interior

17th Century Antique Quality Oak Bureau with Outstanding Interior

Located in Suffolk, GB

eight serpentine shaped drawers, four secret drawers, eight pigeon holes, serpentine shaped door flanked

Category

Antique 1680s English Desks

Materials

Oak

George III Secretaire Bookcase, 18th Century
George III Secretaire Bookcase, 18th Century

George III Secretaire Bookcase, 18th Century

Located in GB

with rosewood cross banding and four pigeon holes. The chest has three more oak lined drawers with

Category

Antique 18th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport

Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport

Located in Suffolk, GB

four drawers and pigeon holes, burr walnut shaped frieze, four burr walnut working drawers to the right

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase

Located in Richmond, Surrey

pigeon holes and 10 small drawers, below has three drawers with brass oval plate handles, raised upon

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Library Cabinet 1800
Georgian Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Library Cabinet 1800

Georgian Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Library Cabinet 1800

Located in Potters Bar, GB

featuring 8 drawers, pigeon holes, a central door with inlays and deed boxes The upper section having 2

Category

Antique Early 1800s Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase
Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase

Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase

Located in Suffolk, GB

knobs opening to reveal a fitted interior of eight drawers and pigeon holes. The writing surface pulls

Category

20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Other

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

fitted out with an inset leather writing surface, there are internal drawers and pigeon holes, with two

Category

Vintage 1920s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

opening the front drawer this opens the tambour compartment, which further extends to reveal pigeon holes

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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Pigeon Hole For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pigeon hole you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A pigeon hole — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a pigeon hole — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each pigeon hole bearing Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one pigeon hole that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pierre Jeanneret produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Pigeon Hole?

Prices for a pigeon hole can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $532 and can go as high as $24,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,550.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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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