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1800's Antique Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop, Secretaire, Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning Antique Secretaire, Carved, Oak, Georgian, English, Slant Drop Front, 1800s, 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Teak
H 41.75 in W 36 in D 17 in
Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
or Desk with kidney-shaped drop leaves or flaps. The desk has a flip-top fitted rear with stationary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 42 in D 19.25 in
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
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XVI style ebonized and brass inlay drop leaf desk. This desk has brass ormolu and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Massachusetts Mahogany Chippendale Desk with Shell Drop & Ogee Feet
Located in Milford, NH
surface, four long drawers with original brasses, a skirt with a delicate central shell carved drop, all
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 45 in D 24 in
Antique Flap Writing Desk in Walnut, Carved Cross Legs, Early 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient flap, desk in solid walnut, with hand-carved legs and cross base, built, inlaid and briar
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 39.77 in W 34.26 in D 19.3 in
Colonial Revival Secretary Desk w/ Glass Bookcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. The drop-front desk opens to reveal an intricate array of drawers and pigeonholes, perfect for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Colonial Revival Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Drop-Front Secretary Desk in Stripped Oak adds both timeless style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 43.5 in W 36.5 in D 17.5 in
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare Early
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
Tall Double Glass Doors Ball Claw Carved Finial Drop Block Front Secretary MINT!
By Drexel, Kittinger Furniture Company, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tall Double Glass Doors Ball Claw Carved Finial Drop Block Front Secretary Desk Bookcase MINT!
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
H 85 in W 36 in D 21 in
Hand Carved Chinese Drop-Front Desk by George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Fulton, CA
compartmentalized drop-front desk by George Zee & Company, Hong Kong, circa 1960. Depicting architectural structure
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany Drop Front Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental Chippendale desk offers upper gallery over drop front desk having carved
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 43.25 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
Highly Carved Continental Drop Front Secretary Desk with Side Griffins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century highly carved continental drop front secretary desk with side griffins
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Lady’s Carved Oak Drop-Front & Serpentine Desk, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
having flanking pierced scroll and foliate corbels over drop front desk having carved oak decoration and
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Hand-Carved Jacobean-Style Drop-Down Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Hand-carved paneled Jacobean-style abbatant or secretaire with drop-down leaf for a writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Jacobean Desks
Materials
Iron
Antique Spanish Vargueno Carved Oak Drop Front Desk, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Spanish Vargueno carved oak drop front desk features carved foilate reserves on drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks
Materials
Oak
Ornate Carved Elm Wood and Brass Inlay Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous ornate carved elm wood Chinoiserie secretary desk. The desk features beautiful carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 41.5 in W 28.5 in D 14 in
Antique Chinese Figural Carved Hardwood Drop Front Desk & Chair Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese figural desk set offers carved hardwood construction with drop front desk having
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Desks
Materials
Hardwood
H 44 in W 40 in D 15.25 in
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
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ Direct from France
~ A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
H 39 in W 39.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique Carved Oak Drop Front RJ Horner School Cowboy Desk, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique RJ Horner School Cowboy desk offers oak construction with gallery having carved scroll
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Mirror, Oak
H 67.5 in W 31.25 in D 14.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Drop Front Desk Liquor Cabinet Breton Brittany 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak drop front desk liquor cabinet Breton Brittany 19th c
~Direct from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak
H 15.75 in W 34.5 in L 15.75 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley School Carved Oak Drop Front Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts drop front desk in the manner of Stickley offers oak construction with
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut & Burl Davenport Drop Front Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
scroll form crest over drop front desk opening to compartmentalized interior and surmounting lower case
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
H 65.5 in W 30.25 in D 22 in
Drop-Front Desk by George Zee
By George Zee
Located in Fulton, CA
solid teak hardwood compartmentalized drop-front desk by George Zee & Company, Hong Kong, circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, France, 1930s.
Opened it
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Table Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
H 37.25 in W 41.5 in D 17.25 in
Antique French Pine Louis Philippe Drop Lid Farm Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
A primitive, charming antique French Louis Philippe pine and walnut drop-lid farm desk with fitted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
Antique RJ Horner School Oak Drop Front Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1910
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
shaped case having slant drop-front desk over single long drawer and raised on cabriole legs having lower
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 39.5 in W 28.75 in D 17.5 in
Fine 18th Century American Oxbow Desk in Flame Birch with Center Drop
Located in Milford, NH
brass hardware, all supported by molded base with small center drop and four nicely carved bracket feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
French RJ Horner Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Drop Front Desk, circa 1900
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk in the manner of RJ Horner offers French styling with pierced brass gallery over
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
H 42.63 in W 57.88 in D 19.5 in
Grand Rapids Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk by The Cron Kills
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
paneled sides with slant drop front desk surmounting four long drawers and raised on straight and square
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Metal
Antique Carved Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Brass Gallery, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawers over slant-front desk with carved patera reserve, raised on cabriole legs, c1910
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 53.75 in W 33.5 in D 21 in
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secrétaire À Abattant
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut drop-front secretary desk with shell
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 57 in W 26.5 in D 17 in
Chinoiserie Decorated Chippendale Style Ebonized Drop Front Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
and garden scenes having pagodas and birds including herons, slant front drops down to reveal desk
Category
20th Century European Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Metal
Stunning Heavily Carved Antique Chinese Cabinet Cupboard with Drop Front Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
front desk
A truly stunning piece, carved from every single inch, the drop flap supports which are
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
H 51.58 in W 36.03 in D 16.74 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Oak Desk Secretary Bureau Bookcase Louis XV Drop Front
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak desk secretary Bureau bookcase Louis XV drop front
~Direct from France
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Tiger Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved dark oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style
~ Direct from
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 39.25 in W 37.5 in D 16.5 in
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 67.5 in W 37.5 in L 67.5 in
Unusual Walnut and Marquetry Drop Front Desk
By Daisy Line
Located in Petaluma, CA
We normally buy furniture that is pre 1920s, but this desk really caught our eye. Extremely high
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Ornate Late Victorian Block Front Drop Front Secretary Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
the best brass handles we have ever seen show off the commitment to quality. The ornately carved drop
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gothic looking carved drop down desk that is drop dead gorgeous.
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style French Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XV style carved oak drop front secretary bureau or writing desk, when opened revealing a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Highly Carved Gilt Venetian Drop Front Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
carved on 95% of it's body. Many possibilities including a dry bar, desk, entry
room console and also a
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Directoire-Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing Directoire style walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Ebony Asian Drop Front Desk Secretary with Carved Front
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome ebony wood Asian drop front desk or secretary with a carved design on the drop front. It
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary with Upper Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
, drop front desk opens to reveal felt writing surface, pigeon holes and drawers; lower doors with arched
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Swedish Mid-20th Century Drop-Leaf Secretary Writing Desk with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish drop-leaf secretary from the mid-20th century. This Swedish slant-top writing desk, with
Category
20th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
English George IV Parquetry Lyre Mahogany Regency Style Drop-Leaf Desk Table
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Early 20th Century original very fine drop leaf desk or table by Kittinger and purchased at Lord
Category
Early 20th Century American George IV Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Brass
H 28.75 in W 67 in D 22 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Bookcase Drop Front Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
doors opening to adjustable shelf interior with drawers and pigeon holes surmounting case having drop
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 83.5 in W 47 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV style
~Direct from France
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Dark Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 38 in W 37.5 in D 20 in
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 67.5 in W 37.5 in D 18 in
Antique Chippendale Style Shell Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Drop Front Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
beautiful antique blockfront desk, bell flower, acanthus, and urn carved drop front panel, shell carved top
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.5 in W 31 in D 20 in
17th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Drop Front Desk and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
, sitting above a drop front desk concealed behind a panel carved to give the illusion that we are in the
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 39.5 in W 56.5 in D 24 in
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Carved Drop Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of carved drop desks available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, all carved drop desks available were constructed with great care. Carved drop desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XV, Victorian and Arts and Crafts carved drop desks are consistently popular styles. Carved drop desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Daisy Line, George Zee and Grand Rapids Furniture Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Carved Drop Desks?
Carved drop desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,070, while the lowest priced sells for $1,000 and the highest can go for as much as $6,900.
Questions About Carved Drop 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.