Sold|$16,500
1720-1740 New Hampshire Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
Intermittently, two small pulls were likely present near the center of each drawer, probably of the brass, Hepplewhite style used on slant-lid desks, which would explain the two smal...
19th Century Louis Philippe Larch Drop-Front Bureau from Italian Alps Mountains
Located in Milano, MI
Very similar to farmhouse furniture, this antique wooden bureau is typical of the Italian Alps mountains of Northern Italy, completely handcrafted in solid larch, this slant-lid desk...
Wood
American Chippendale Walnut Cabinet Cupboard, Mid Atlantic States, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
It is crafted to be a flexible piece that could be placed on top of a slant front desk, a table or a chest of drawers.
Small 17th Century Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
One could refer to this as a slant-front writing desk. A similar marquetry bureau on stand with later additions, re-veneering and later stand, sold at Christies, 14-15 April 2011, l...
Walnut
Early 19th Century Dutch Marquetry Slant Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century Dutch marquetry slant desk with front drawer. The desk is in good antique condition with wear appropriate to age / use.
Wood
Early 19th C. School Master Slant Desk, C.1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
A hand painted early 19th century school master desk from a Catskill Mountain stone farmhouse with tapered legs, top cabinet and a slant front desk.
Brass
Sold|$1,600
Large Industrial Slant Desk/Hostess Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy duty metal desk with slanting top, perfect for bar or restaurant use.
Metal
Swedish 18th Century Two-Part Secretary with Glass Doors and Slanted Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century two-part tall secretary with slanted desk, glass doors and leather desktop. Born in Sweden during the 18th century, this exquisite tall secretary features a mo...
Leather, Glass, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Late 18th Century Tall Painted Secretary with Slanted Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
The central section showcases a slant-front desk with multiple painted compartments ideal to organize papers and stationary.
Wood
Sold|$5,334
18th Century Rococo Slant Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century slant front Rococo desk. With an attractive fall front desk opening to five compartments.
Wood
Antique Italian Hand-Painted Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Exceptional diminutive antique Italian slant front desk with hand-painted florals and gilt embellishments, raised on bracket feet.
Fine Antique Chippendale Style Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With four graduated drawers with fine brass pulls. The slant front opens to a fitted dark mahogany interior with drawers, cubby holes and a center compartment with door. The two half...
Brass
Sold|$2,500
Italian Bombe Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian burl olive wood bombe form slant top desk, mid-20th century. This desk has an unusual bombe form and the burl olive wood used is exquisite.
Wood
Sold|$4,500
Chinoisserie Decorated Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Asian export Georgian style slant top desk, late 19th century. With lacquered exotic birds and floral decorations, an excellent stepped interior with secret compartment and e...
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very nice New England Cherry Chippendale Slant Front desk with a great color and patina on an older refinish.
Cherry
Sold|$1,595
New England Slant Lid Desk
Located in East Aurora, NY
New England late 18th / early 19th century Cherry slant front desk sitting on nicely formed tall bracket feet.
Cherry
Vintage Oak Slant / Lift Top Travel Desk / Laptop Desk, C.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oak slant / lift top travel desk / laptop desk, C.1930, 20th century writing desk Great for 21st century laptop use Measures: 13.5" wide x 15" deep x 3" high at th...
Oak
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in Classic figures all around the piece and saber legs.
Brass
Sold|$795
Antique American Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mixed woods with four graduated long drawers. The banded hinged top opens to three banks of two drawers each over four shaped side compartments and a single center one , the whole ra...
Sold|$3,750
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A George III mahogany slant-front desk Third quarter of the 18th century the rectangular top above a slant front enclosing drawers and fitted compartments, over a long drawer above...
Wood
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood Inlay In Foliate Design.
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Sold|$3,080
American Cherry Wood Slant front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
American Cherry Wood Slant front Desk with fitted interior with a center door flanked by pigeon hole compartments above four graduated drawers.
Brass
Painted Writing Table Slant Top Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French slant top desk and writing table, 19th century.
Poplar
Mid-Century Drop-Leaf Slant Front Pine Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury drop-leaf slant front pine secretary desk in very good vintage condition.
Hardwood, Pine
Henkel Moore Chippendale Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style slant front standing desk or architect's desk By Henkel Moore USA, Late 20th Century Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Sold|$2,500
George II Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II Mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a single board rectangular top, single board drop front, interior with letter slots and drawers with central prospect door flank...
Brass
Antique Italian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Italian walnut wood side desk console, writing table, secretary with slant front.
Brass
American Chippendale Maple Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, Massachusetts
Located in Shippensburg, PA
American Chippendale maple slant-front writing desk Massachusetts, circa 1780 Item # 010KIO06M A Fine writing desk that likely originates on the North Shore of Massachusetts ci...
Brass, Iron
19th Century Slant Front Country Plantation Cupboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An American, possibly Southern Plantation Cupboard with slant front desk in a medium stained Pine with fine graining and color.
Other
Sold|$1,895
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very attractive Georgian Mahogany Secretary Desk with reeded quarter columns sitting on splayed ogee feet. Mahogany, pine and Quarter saw Oak secondary woods. Original hardware a...
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk, circa 1790
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding columns and a small locking door.
Brass, Iron
Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark wood inlay decors in classic figures all around the piece.
Brass
Sold|$8,500
Fine George II Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English George II period walnut feather banded slant front desk having a rectangular top and slant front opening to a fitted interior, with a well, over two short and two long...
Walnut
19th Century Diminutive Pine Slant Front Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century diminutive slant front desk constructed from mostly pine having a rustic finish.
Wood
Paul Mayen for Habitat Slanted Tubular Polished Aluminum Lamp
By Paul Mayen
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Mayen polished tubular aluminum slanted desk lamp for his Habitat design company (not to be confused with the UK retailer of the same name).
Aluminum
Sold|$3,500
French Provincial Louis XV Slant-Front Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Provincial Louis XV walnut parquetry slant-front desk, 18th century. The interior gallery having four drawers set into a figured rack with a well and a leather writing surfa...
Fruitwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Gustavian slant front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, thirteen pull out drawers, four cubbies, two pull out document holders and a small compartment with ...
Brass, Iron
Sold|$4,850
George III Red Japanned Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
With later decoration with hinged slant lid and fitted interior, drawer below and square section legs.
Pine
Sold|$2,800
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch.
Wood, Cherry, Birch
Antique French Louis XV Italian Burlwood Inlaid Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style Italian burlwood inlaid slant front secretary desk. Item features slant front with pull out supports, fitted interior, bronze ormolu, beautiful wood gra...
Wood
French Marquetry Inlay Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant French secretary desk, writing table, with slant drop front and bottom drawers, with the beautiful inlay decors in classic figures all around the piece.
Brass
French Marquetry Inlay Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant French desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful inlay decors in classic figures all around the piece and the amazing bronze sculptures on the legs.
Brass
Antique Italian Neoclassical 18th Century Slant Front Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 18th century painted northern Italian slant front desk. Wonderful aged patina. It features two large drawers underneath and a slant front top.
Wood
Mid-19th Century Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-19th century slant top ladies writing desk with exterior floral design details.
Walnut
A French Louis XV style Painted Slant Front Desk, 18th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant desk, the carved case features a fall-front writing surface that opens to reveal six small interior drawers. Below are three full-length drawers fitted with decorative bra...
Wood, Paint
18th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period late 18th century American slant front or lid desk. Good wood figuring. Ball and claw feet.
Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Victorian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An amazing mid-19th Century Victorian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk in good antique condition.
Hardwood, Walnut
Maple Slant Front Colonial New England Style Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A maple slant front desk made in the style of colonial New England.
Brass
American Federal Mahogany Slant Front Desk, circa 1800
Located in Milford, NH
A fine American federal mahogany slant front desk with compartmentalized interior, including six drawers and eight valanced pigeon holes, over four graduated drawers, all supported b...
Mahogany
19th Century Pine Slant Top Lap Desk in Old Blue Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
in original blue paint, with hinged top
Paint, Pine
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire, in beautiful decorated and veneer wood with three drawers.
Brass
Swedish 1880s Blue Gray Painted Slant Front Desk with Carved Panels and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish slant-front desk from circa 1880 with blue gray painted finish, carved panels, two drawers and cabriole legs.
Wood
Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Queen Anne style slant front walnut secretary desk with two drawers.
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Italian Neoclassical style slant front writing desk or secretary desk Italy, Early 20th Century Rosewood, with gorgeous mahogany and satinwood marquetry inlay, a...
Brass
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk By Henkel Harris USA, 1981 Carved solid mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Brass
English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel strings of satinwood surrounding the herringbone crossbanding that is used throughout...
Walnut
18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior, including two hidden compartments with faux split column fronts, open valanced cubbies and...
Brass
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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