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Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow Italian burl walnut desk with a drop front top over two long graduated drawers and
Category
20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
This exceptional Biedermeier drop front desk is the best example of top-quality Viennese
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Walnut Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Antique Furniture, Scotland
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 17.72 in
French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
A stunning French solid walnut commode with a fold-down secretary desk housed in its top drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
This beautiful
Category
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 39 in W 42 in D 20 in
Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1830's, this walnut Federal Sheraton style plantation desk has a single front drawer on the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Baker Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk with Mirrored Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 90 in W 37.75 in D 19.75 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
Early 1800's English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 35.83 in W 29.53 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
tabernacle on the left side.
The Secretary is fronted with a solid walnut drop down desktop section with 4
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 83 in W 32.5 in D 18.75 in
Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Brass Key
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mint Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Leather Top Brass Keys.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 59.5 in W 35.5 in D 17 in
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
Early 20th Century Walnut & Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
French, in reference to the sloping-front drop-down desk surface, this particular example features the
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 40.16 in W 28.35 in D 20.87 in
George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 45 in W 52.5 in D 32 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Walnut Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
H 89.5 in W 46.25 in D 21.5 in
Bert England Persian Walnut and Leather Desk for John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb, Bert England
Located in Chicago, IL
extraordinary desk is made of Persian walnut and solid mahogany.
Wrapping around the front and back
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Walnut Museum Quality Exhibition Hand Carved Italian Davenport Desk
By Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
desk is of the same quality especially the lions and the drop front panel, the wardrobe is currently
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 50.01 in W 45.28 in D 21.46 in
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
Burr Walnut Partner Desk Specially Designed to Hide & House Computer Equipment
Located in GB
desks around, the middle drawer is a drop front sliding keyboard shelf, the two cupboards have
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 31.11 in W 59.85 in D 35.83 in
Desk Walnut Art Nouveau with Brass Fittings, Fitted Interior, with Brass Accents
By Murray-Kay Limited
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful drop front desk in walnut with interesting fitted interior. Great Art Nouveau brass
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 48 in D 18 in
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 37 in W 40 in D 17 in
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lower three drawers. The front of the desk opens to reveal the writing surface and interior storage. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique Burr Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Drop Front Secretaire Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super quality, antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire desk
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 54.34 in W 48.63 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A lovely architectural form secretary with marquetry inlay doors.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Toledo, OH
John Widdicomb Chippendale Style Secretary Desk. circa 20th century. A two-piece slant front walnut
Category
20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
17th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Drop Front Desk and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 17th century, with drop front desk and three large drawers
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 39.5 in W 56.5 in D 24 in
18th Century Italian Piemonte Commode Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
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A fine Italian walnut and inlaid bureau with drop leaf dating back to 18th century, waving front
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 40.56 in W 31.7 in D 17.72 in
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Italian Genoese Walnut Marquetry Drop-Front Desk
Located in Milan, IT
An exceptional Italian Genoese walnut veneered and inlaid fall front bureau secretaire desk, dating
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 44.1 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 37 in W 36.5 in D 18.5 in
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 Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Ebonized Cabinet With Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
front secretary desk
By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "Far East Collection"
USA, 1960s
Ebonized
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
H 68 in W 40 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cie. The drop front desk is raised by most elegant square tapered legs with striking foliate topie
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
H 50.75 in W 43.25 in D 14.25 in
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Drop Front Secretary
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 84.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Biedermeier Style Inlay Drop Front Secretary Desk 3 Drawers Dresser NICE.
Beautiful inlay
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Dressers
Materials
Walnut
H 41.5 in W 45 in D 21 in
Paul Frankl Black Lacquered Highboy Dresser Chest With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl, John Stuart Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
drop front secretary desk
By Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture and retailed by John Stuart
USA, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 45.25 in W 40 in D 21 in
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 38 in D 16.54 in
Oiled Medium Walnut Mid Century Modern Art Deco Drop Down Desk Secretary Cabinet
By Harvey Probber, James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square shape lines Mid Century Danish modern drop down front secretary desk console table with
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Aluminum
H 39 in W 36 in D 17 in
Tall Vintage Bookshelves With Drop Front Cabinet & Drawers
By Drexel
Located in Trenton, NJ
offer ample storage while making a bold style statement. Offering a drop front cabinet perfect for a
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk & Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
from Walnut with a slant front desk over three drawers. Features walnut bur front with applied acanthus
Category
Antique 1870s Eastlake Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 106.5 in W 43.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Carved Writing Desk 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
desk features a drop front door with griffons and castle courtyard scene that opens to multiple cubbies
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th century Baroque Spanish Desk ‘Bargueño’ in solid walnut
Located in Casteren, NL
1880. This typical Spanish desk with drop down front has been decorated with many brass applications
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 53.55 in W 44.89 in D 16.54 in
Writing Cabinet Scrittoio Escritoire Desk Walnut Italy Florence Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
frieze incorporating a finely figured piece of walnut. The fall front below with a single moulded panel
Category
Antique Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 77.96 in W 45.28 in D 17.72 in
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
Category
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
: Solid American Walnut
Desk Partitions and Shelves : Solid American Walnut
Drawer Fronts : Solid
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
H 32.5 in W 45 in D 12.5 in
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Walnut Drop Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic walnut drop front desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every walnut drop front desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the walnut drop front desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A walnut drop front desk, designed in the Louis XV, Victorian or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made walnut drop front desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Abraham A. Patijn, Baker Furniture Company and Biedermeier are consistently popular.
How Much is a Walnut Drop Front Desk?
Prices for a walnut drop front desk start at $650 and top out at $14,878 with the average selling for $3,500.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets 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 Walnut Drop Front Desk
- 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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