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Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk

Antique Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Drop Front Desk C1820
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Drop Front Desk C1820

Antique Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Drop Front Desk C1820

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Drop Front Desk Unsigned C1820 Measures - 39.75"w x 39 3/4 This Federal Hepplewhite desk, dating from around 1820, features a classi...

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Antique 19th Century Hepplewhite Desks

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Antique American Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Antique American Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk

Antique American Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

This antique American Federal period Hepplewhite slant-front desk is meticulously crafted from warm, richly grained mahogany dating back to the early 19th century (circa 1800–1820). ...

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Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers
Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers

Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk with Graduated Drawers, Shaped Skirt, Tapered Legs & Opalescent Glass Sandwich Pulls C1820 Measures - 44"h x 43.75"w x 22"d A classic exa...

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Antique Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Mahogany Drop Front Desk, Late 19th C
Antique Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Mahogany Drop Front Desk, Late 19th C

Antique Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Mahogany Drop Front Desk, Late 19th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Hepplewhite style desk offers flame mahogany construction with bookmatched drop front opening to writing surface and interior pigeon holes and storage compartments, over c...

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Antique 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

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Questions About Hepplewhite Drop Front Desk

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A 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.