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Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
By Italian Sculptor 19 th Century
Located in Milano, IT
18th and early 19th centuries. This remarkable piece of furniture represents a sublime expression of
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Cherrywood Drop-Front Desk Secretaire with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A cherrywood drop front desk with four small drawers fitted in the upper interior and three drawers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Cherry
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
French Louis Philippe Drop Front Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
black stone top. This exquisite piece of 19th-century craftsmanship boasts a drop front that unveils a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Mid-19th Century Chest with Convex Drop Front and Inner Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century chest. This Swedish chest features a convex-front opening in the top
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Syrian Inlaid Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderfully creative Levantine or Syrian cabinet that dates to the late 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Materials
Metal
19th Century Antique Trunk Chest with Front Opening
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Korean drop front blanket chest from the 19th century featuring decoration of stylized ornate
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
This handsome Carlos IV style "secretaire-abattant" or drop front desk combines functionality with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Antique Biedermeier-Style Drop-Front Mahogany Secretary Chest
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, IT
This marvelous Biedermeier-style drop-front secretary chest, dating back to around 1830 and crafted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Metal
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elm Side Cabinet with Fretwork Shelf and Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period brown elm wood side cabinet from the 19th century with fretwork
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
H 24 in W 17.5 in D 10 in
18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
oratory (prie-dieu / altar)
Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
two small drawers over one long drawer below the desk surface.
33" deep overall when drop front open
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burlwood Drop-Front Secretary, One of Four Produced; Båstad, Sweden, c. 1880
Located in Norwalk, CT
in the 18th and 19th Centuries nonetheless managed to carve out a distinctive style, characterized by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 50.25 in W 44 in D 17 in
Cabinet Spice Small Oak Cedar Snakewood Fruitwood Cushion Geometric Moulding
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
character
- Secret drawers add intrigue
A rare mid-17th century oak and cedar spice cabinet with
Category
Antique 1650s English Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak, Cedar
H 15.16 in W 14.77 in D 10.83 in
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Rare veneered wood secretaire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Transitional style tulipwood, ormolu, and white Carrara marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Secrétaire in Arbalette Shape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
doors open to reveal in interior shelf. The drop front above opens to four smaller drawers and several
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk.
This desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
George III Oak Secretaire Estate Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Truly wonderful early 19th Century George III oak secretaire estate cupboard.
This cupboard is of
Category
Antique 19th Century British Country Cabinets
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Pine Secretary ~ Bookcase is an unusual combination of tailored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Renaissance Revival Carved Hunt Cabinet
Located in Evergreen, CO
, which was created in France in the late-19th century from European oak. The cabinet is two pieces with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak
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
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
H 50.75 in W 43.25 in D 14.25 in
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
.
The whole is topped with a straight and slightly advanced cornice.
The drop front is flanked by small
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Baize
H 62.21 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in
Antique 19th Century Flame Mahogany Rope Twist Abatante Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
covered desk surface, a fronted upper shelf, open lower shelf with rope twist trim, five small dovetail
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Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th-Century Two-Part Dresser With Mirror in Brown Veneered With Rosewood
Located in Opole, PL
vanity.
It is from the late 19th century.
The base consists of three drawers and a drop front, which
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Dressers
Materials
Rosewood, Mirror
H 73.04 in W 38.98 in D 19.69 in
Rare Mahogany Folio Document Cabinet by François Linke, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
maker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and possibly the most sought after cabinet maker of his
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Collinson & Lock. Aesthetic Movement Anglo-Japanese Glazed Walnut Side Cabinet
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
wonderful scroll work elongated drop handles, with a small work area and three bow fronted drawers below
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 70 in W 32 in D 19 in
Biedermeier Writing Desk Chiffonier Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in LONDON, GB
detailing and provides both excellent storage and a writing desk with the drop down front lid.
The back
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
H 55.12 in W 43.31 in D 18.9 in
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XVI style commode.
By Henry Dasson
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XVI style parquetry commode
By Zwiener
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 38.5 in W 59 in D 21.5 in
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
small size, such as this narrow case piece that conceals a full size drop-front - secretary style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Alfred Beurdeley Tulip & King Wood Bronze Jewelry Casket on Stand Paris France
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in GB
the drop front
Condition wise this piece has been cleaned waxed and polished, I have left the overall
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
H 39.57 in W 16.34 in D 12.21 in
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
fitted interior, small glass inkwell, lion head drop ring handles, raised on turn carved feet, solid wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks
Materials
Metal
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th Century Style Bedside Cupboards
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An unusual pair of late 18th century style bombay front bedside chests in veneered walnut of a good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Maltese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Rare Victorian Flamed Hardwood Library Bookcase Secretaire Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
drawer is actually a drop front writing desk with the original distressed brown leather writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
H 83.86 in W 74.81 in D 24.41 in
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compartments. Bottom of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
front left foot, a few small chips to the right edge and drawer molding.Please see photos for details.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary
Located in Houston, US
Really beautiful Swedish secretary with drop front, interior drawers, cubbies and a secret
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
Louis XVI style secretaire early 19th century. It has the original white marble top, single larger
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Empire Secretary with Extraordinary Inlay, circa 1810-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
is made in three sections and covered in mahogany veneer with lighter inlays. Behind the drop front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 86.25 in W 40.75 in D 18.25 in
Neo-Renaissance Style Buffet, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
.
Good condition, consistent with age and use.
Work of Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
cm)
Width: 38 in. (96.52 cm)
Depth: 15.75 in. (40.01 cm)
Overall Cabinet Depth with the slant-front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional late 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany commode or chest of drawers featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19C Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Colonies at the end of the 18th Century and early 19th Century.
This piece of is of IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Travelling Cleric's Chest, Anglo Indian, Teak, Colonial Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
access within, the stout lid held securely by a brass chain stay
Distinctive arcading with a small
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
H 19.1 in W 32.88 in D 17.52 in
Nightstands French 19th Century Bedside Louis XVI Marble Snails Encrusted, Pair
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of side cabinets French Louis XVI with column, late 19th century
Rare red marble top with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands
Materials
Marble
H 34.65 in W 16.93 in D 14.57 in
Circa 1820 French Restauration Commode in Flame Mahogany, Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
embellishment often seen during the Restauration: rounded front corners. Directly underneath is a drawer with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Marble, Stone, Metal, Bronze
H 37 in W 52.5 in D 23.5 in
Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
lock — key present
A pair of lopers emerge from the cabinet with small brass pulls to support the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 41.15 in W 38.39 in D 20.87 in
Small Settee in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in New York, NY
Cabinet Manufactory, including a drop-leaf work table (ibid., p. 31 no. 1 illus.) and a gaming table (ibid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Wood
Antique Demilune Crystal Cabinet, English, Table, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
glasses within
Pair of tambour fronts open smoothly, dressed with small drop pendant pulls
Adorned with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Satinwood
H 30.71 in W 30.91 in D 16.15 in
Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Korean Bandaji with lots of original patina circa 19th century of late Joseon Dynasty
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
inset lock to the drop-front fascia — key absent
The fascia rests at a canted angle to provide a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
H 9.65 in W 17.92 in D 11.62 in
Small Venetian secretaire-bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small Venetian rococo polychrome and floral painted drop-front secretaire-bookcase of serpentine
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
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Small 19th Century Drop Front Cabinets For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of small 19th century drop front cabinets is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct small 19th century drop front cabinets — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Small 19th century drop front cabinets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Small 19th century drop front cabinets are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Victorian and Empire styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Biedermeier, Charles Baker and Collinson & Lock each produced beautiful small 19th century drop front cabinets that are worth considering.
How Much are Small 19th Century Drop Front Cabinets?
Prices for small 19th century drop front cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, small 19th century drop front cabinets begin at $613 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,995.
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.
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