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FLAPS AND SECRETAIRE

In this section you can find all the antique drop-front desks (fall-front bureaus) and antique secretaires available in our catalogue. A selection that includes pieces in different styles, materials, periods, and shapes so you can find the one that best suits your needs.

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Each piece is carefully selected by our experts. Enrico Sala, our antiques specialist, is a certified appraiser at the Collegio Lombardo.

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Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XX Century
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ANMOST0297188

Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

ANMOST0297188
Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Walnut veneered, curved three-drawer front, drop-leaf door concealing a four-drawer cabinet and a central door. Curved, carved feet. Italy, 20th century.

In Cart

450.00€

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Ancient Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Band Poplar Bronze
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ANMORI0196444

Ancient Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Band Poplar Bronze

Southern Italy, Early XVIII Century

ANMORI0196444
Ancient Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Band Poplar Bronze

Southern Italy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut flap, southern Italy, early 18th century. Front with flap door concealing a scarab with compartments, drawers and a secret on the top; pair of pulls supporting the door, 3 drawers with bronze knobs, shelf feet. Sides decorated with walnut border. Poplar interior.

In Cart

1,650.00€

In Cart
Antique Flap Cabinet Painted Linden Carvings Europe XIX Century
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ANMORI0294448

Antique Flap Cabinet Painted Linden Carvings Europe XIX Century

Northern Europe, XIX Century

ANMORI0294448
Antique Flap Cabinet Painted Linden Carvings Europe XIX Century

Northern Europe, XIX Century

Walnut-stained oak drop-leaf chest, richly carved on the front with floral, leafy, and arched motifs. The drop-leaf chest conceals an internal cabinet with three stepped drawers on the sides, five drawers and open compartments in the center, and a sliding top with a secret compartment underneath. The front has five drawers with bronze handles and escutcheons, and bracket feet. Some losses and restorations. The locks have been replaced. Northern Europe, 19th century.

In Cart

950.00€

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Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Poplar XVIII Century
ANMORI0291345

Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Poplar XVIII Century

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

ANMORI0291345
Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Poplar XVIII Century

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

A mid-18th century Baroque drop-leaf chest of drawers. Made of fir and poplar and clad in walnut with large burl veneer inserts. Curved at the front and supported by curved feet, it features two drawers and a drop-leaf door containing a cabinet with four smaller drawers and an open compartment concealing a secret. The back has been replaced, but the locks are original.

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2,350.00€

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Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Maple Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0288759

Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Maple Italy XVIII Century

Piedmont, XVIII Century

ANMORI0288759
Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Maple Italy XVIII Century

Piedmont, XVIII Century

Baroque walnut chest of drawers, maple fillets and inlays, and olive wood frames throughout. Two-drawer front, drop-leaf top concealing a four-drawer cabinet and an open central compartment, forty-five-degree uprights, and bracket feet. Gilded bronze pendants and escutcheons, missing lower drawer lock. Piedmont, 18th century.

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1,600.00€

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Antique Walnut Trumeau Walnut Root Cherry Wood 3 Drawers XVIII Century
ANMORI0288172

Antique Walnut Trumeau Walnut Root Cherry Wood 3 Drawers XVIII Century

Emilia, 18th Century

ANMORI0288172
Antique Walnut Trumeau Walnut Root Cherry Wood 3 Drawers XVIII Century

Emilia, 18th Century

Walnut and walnut burl trumeau with cherry trim. Three-drawer front with a pronounced leaf spring mechanism, bracket feet, a flap concealing three drawers, three open compartments, and a secret compartment accessible from a foldaway top. Fir and poplar interior. The upper part features a pair of mirrored doors, added in the 20th century. Emilia, 18th century.

In Cart

2,150.00€

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Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Burl Veneer Poplar Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0288171

Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Burl Veneer Poplar Italy XVIII Century

Mantua, Early 18th Century

ANMORI0288171
Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Burl Veneer Poplar Italy XVIII Century

Mantua, Early 18th Century

Walnut and burr walnut veneered drop-leaf chest, front with three leaf-spring drawers. Drop-leaf chest conceals a five-drawer internal cabinet, open central compartment with secret compartments. Poplar interior and back, bracket feet, burnished metal escutcheons and handles. Mantua, early 18th century.

In Cart

2,900.00€

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Antique Flap Cabinet Maple Bronze 5 Drawers Italy XIX Century
ANMORI0287399

Antique Flap Cabinet Maple Bronze 5 Drawers Italy XIX Century

Trentino Mid XIX Century

ANMORI0287399
Antique Flap Cabinet Maple Bronze 5 Drawers Italy XIX Century

Trentino Mid XIX Century

Walnut drop-leaf, maple and walnut fillets along the entire surface. Front with three drawers, central tripartite drop-leaf top, concealing two drawers and open compartments, flanked by a pair of drawers and secret compartments. Bracket feet, bronze knobs and escutcheons, fir interiors. Trentino, mid-19th century.

In Cart

1,300.00€

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Vintage Drop-Leaf Cabinet Exotic Wood Brass Design 1950s
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Vintage Drop-Leaf Cabinet Exotic Wood Brass Design 1950s

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Antique Secrétaire Directoire Walnut Drawer Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0283563

Antique Secrétaire Directoire Walnut Drawer Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII - Early XIX Century

ANMORI0283563
Antique Secrétaire Directoire Walnut Drawer Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII - Early XIX Century

Directoire period walnut secretary, truncated pyramidal feet, two doors at the base surmounted by a drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet composed of an open compartment and nine drawers; drawer in the band under the top. Missing parts and replacements.

In Cart

720.00€

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Antique Empire Secrètaire Mahogany Walnut Italy XIX Century
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Antique Empire Secrètaire Mahogany Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy, Early XIX Century

ANMORI0236401
Antique Empire Secrètaire Mahogany Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy, Early XIX Century

Empire secretaire made in Milan in the early 19th century in walnut veneered in mahogany and mahogany feather; on the front three drawers in the base body and in the upper part a flap door with a thin drawer under the top, contained between two pilasters with gilded bronze feet at the base and a female protome at the capital; the door with a mechanism with counterweights that accompanies the movement has a cabinet composed of open letter holders and six small drawers with a finely chiseled and gilded lion-shaped handle, all hiding complex and numerous secret compartments. Finely chiseled and gilded gilded bronze escutcheons. The bronzes are of a quality that in Milan can be attributed to the Manfredini brothers. Square plinth feet.

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5,200.00€

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Antique High Victorian Trumeau Various Essences England XIX Century
ANMORI0279795

Antique High Victorian Trumeau Various Essences England XIX Century

England, Late XIX Century

ANMORI0279795
Antique High Victorian Trumeau Various Essences England XIX Century

England, Late XIX Century

Elegant English Victorian trumeau in the George III model. In the base two doors and a compartment with a cabinet accessible thanks to a sliding door in maple, which shows off drawers and open compartments, sliding top covered in Moroccan; in the upper part two glass doors inserted in a wooden grid, with adjustable shelves; wavy cymatium with curls and inlaid with a classic Greek key and central rosette. The entire surface is veneered in citronnier with mahogany borders, fillets and inlays made of maple, mahogany and ebony.

In Cart

2,600.00€

In Cart
Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0279456

Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century

Italy, XVIII Century

ANMORI0279456
Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century

Italy, XVIII Century

Walnut drop-leaf, front with four drawers, the first two of which are small in size. Drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet with five drawers plus two in the balustrade, and open compartments. Inlaid fillets in maple and walnut. Bracket feet, escutcheons and handles replaced. Italy, 18th century.

In Cart

1,100.00€

In Cart
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Barocchetto Tuscan Drop-Leaf Secretaire Italy 18th Century
ANMORI0107505

Barocchetto Tuscan Drop-Leaf Secretaire Italy 18th Century

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

ANMORI0107505
Barocchetto Tuscan Drop-Leaf Secretaire Italy 18th Century

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Baroque drop-leaf secretaire of Tuscan production supported by curved legs; the inferior band is moulded both on the front and on the sides; it has two drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides a compartment with shelf and drawers. Veneered in olive tree with ebonized threads. The internal writing surface is finished with the same motives; inside in silver fir and poplar. The cabinet has sockets with enameled medallions representing landscapes; the vents are a later addition.

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3,400.00€

In Cart
Antique Roman Trumeau Walnut Bois de Violette XVIII Century
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ANMORI0276260

Antique Roman Trumeau Walnut Bois de Violette XVIII Century

Rome, Late XVIII Century

ANMORI0276260
Antique Roman Trumeau Walnut Bois de Violette XVIII Century

Rome, Late XVIII Century

Walnut trumeau completely veneered in bois de violette, fillets and phytomorphic inlays in maple, on the entire surface. Base with three drawers with a wavy front, pierced and carved pilasters with a curling movement, two placed on the front uprights at 45 degrees and another four halfway up the sides where the piece of furniture widens through a constructive leavening. Drop-leaf door, concealing a cabinet with a pair of lateral drawers surmounted and a central open compartment, secret in the sliding top. Upper part with a pair of mercury mirror doors and two lamp-holder drawers underneath, internal castle composed of three drawers and open compartments, cymatium with a carved scroll molding. The carved parts of the piece of furniture, frames and curls are ebonized, the feet end in a shelf at the front. Interior of the drawers in poplar. Antique escutcheons in chiseled and gilded bronze. Restoration. Rome, second quarter of the 18th century.

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12,000.00€

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Antique Writing Desk Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0276265

Antique Writing Desk Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

ANMORI0276265
Antique Writing Desk Walnut Drawers Inlays Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

Piedmontese walnut drop-leaf desk with floral inlays and maple scrolls and olive wood frames. Internal cabinet composed of a pair of lateral drawers and a central open compartment concealing various secrets. Drawer under the top, wavy legs, goat feet with reinforcements in the two on the left, poplar interiors. Chiseled and gilded bronze escutcheons. Italy, mid-18th century.

In Cart

1,800.00€

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Antique Trumeau Baroque Style Walnut Italy XX Century
ANMOST0274684

Antique Trumeau Baroque Style Walnut Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

ANMOST0274684
Antique Trumeau Baroque Style Walnut Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

Trumeau model Cà Rezzonico made in the 20th century. On the front two small doors and a revolving bottle holder, surmounted by a flap with a cabinet; in the upper part two mirrored doors and two smaller ones on the sides. Top with engraved mirror.

In Cart

650.00€

In Cart
Antique Writing Desk Mahogany Oak France XIX-XX Century
ANMORI0271648

Antique Writing Desk Mahogany Oak France XIX-XX Century

France, Early XIX Century

ANMORI0271648
Antique Writing Desk Mahogany Oak France XIX-XX Century

France, Early XIX Century

Mahogany drop-leaf desk, front with two paneled doors with drawers and open compartments inside, central drawer with curved shape. Drop-leaf concealing open compartment, missing top fabric. Three-drawer top with secret opening (drop-leaf open). Oak interior. France, early 19th century.

In Cart

980.00€

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Queen Anne Trumeau Walnut Oak Great Britain XVIII Century
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ANMORI0123580

Queen Anne Trumeau Walnut Oak Great Britain XVIII Century

England ca. 1705

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Antique Trumeau Walnut Veneer Drawers Italy XX Century
ANMOST0269567

Antique Trumeau Walnut Veneer Drawers Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

ANMOST0269567
Antique Trumeau Walnut Veneer Drawers Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Trumeau in style, veneered in walnut and walnut burl, leaf-shaped front with three drawers, internal cabinet with two drawers, central door and open compartments. Upper part with mirrored doors. Italy, 20th century.

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850.00€

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Drop-leaf chest of drawers, Rome, second quarter of the 18th century
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Drop-leaf chest of drawers, Rome, second quarter of the 18th century

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

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Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Parma Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0267963

Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Parma Italy XVIII Century

Parma, Late XVIII Century

ANMORI0267963
Antique Baroque Flap Cabinet Walnut Parma Italy XVIII Century

Parma, Late XVIII Century

Baroque walnut drop-leaf cabinet, wavy front with two tripartite drawers, wavy apron and feet, with leaf carvings. Drop-leaf cabinet with internal cabinet with four drawers and open compartment, upper shelf added to close the support surface of the riser that it originally carried. Interior and back in poplar, handles and escutcheons in bronze. Parma, third quarter of the 18th century.

In Cart

2,800.00€

In Cart
Antique Sécrétaire Charles X Mahogany 4 Drawers Italy XIX Century
ANMORI0268183

Antique Sécrétaire Charles X Mahogany 4 Drawers Italy XIX Century

France

ANMORI0268183
Antique Sécrétaire Charles X Mahogany 4 Drawers Italy XIX Century

France

France, Charles X period, secretary with four drawers, one of which is placed in the groove under the top and a flap door concealing a cabinet with drawers and open compartments, top in green Moroccan. The piece of furniture made of oak is veneered in mahogany feather. Black marble top

In Cart

920.00€

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Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XVIII Century
ANMORI0266182

Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII Century

ANMORI0266182
Antique Flap Cabinet Walnut 7 Drawers Italy XVIII Century

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Walnut drop-leaf desk with various wood and carob fillets added later as embellishment, internal cabinet with four drawers and open compartments. Front with three drawers, bracket feet. Hinges, handles and escutcheons replaced. Italy, late 18th century.

In Cart

740.00€

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What is the secretary?

The Secrétaire furniture was born in France in the eighteenth century which lasted until the early twentieth century.
This piece of furniture was particularly appreciated by the aristocracy and then broke the bourgeois limits.
The bourgeois residences, in terms of logistics and space, had nothing to do with the aristocratic ones and for this reason some modifications were made to the furniture to ensure that the functional purpose was added to the aesthetic purpose.
This Piece of Furniture was created for office secretaries, having a Folding Top designed as a support for writing, a sort of mix between a piece of furniture and a desk .
The bizarre aspect of these Antique Furniture is kept hidden in the heart of them.
They contain buttons and levers inside other drawers, in short, gadgets to be discovered.
They were mainly used to hide important documents and all the possessions they were worth, truly precious loot.
In addition to the working aspect, Wooden Secrétaires were usually found in bedrooms, which served as a desk for the ladies.
Over the course of those years, many copies of Antique Secrétaire were circulated according to the fashion of that moment and the geographical area concerned.

What is Limelight?

The limelight is a Piece of Furniture made up of two parts:

1. The lower part with drawers or doors.
2. The upper part includes a Folding Door (from which the name derives), which can be lowered or raised depending on the need.

When the Flap Doors antiques is open, it offers the possibility of using the support surface as if it were a desk, with the addition of small drawers where you can insert documents, papers or various stationery.
When we find the 18th Century Flap Doors closed, we can observe the wonder of their decorations and be able to place them in a specific historical/artistic period.
Over the years, the Flaps of the 700s have evolved to meet all the needs of society, especially women, who used the hidden compartments to keep their accessories and the top on which they placed a mirror to put on make-up or to write a great amount of letters.
We can recall various types of Ancient Flaps of that time (we are talking about the eighteenth century), such as Flap with Sliding Cover , Desk-Closet , Flap with Doors , Flap with Drawers or a Flap Bookcase in the upper part.

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Do you want to beautify your home? Not sure what to put in that bare corner?
Are you by any chance looking for Antiques Flap Doors Prices ?
We at DiManoinMano will take care of it and offer you a wide choice of our best Flap and Secretaire , what are you waiting for? Give that extra touch to your home and buy our Antique Secrétaires or, why not, our antiques !
In the online catalog you can find all our available pieces.
If you would like to see them live, just contact us and you can make an appointment in our stores. A seller will be able to help you in your choice thanks to the experience gained in over 20 years of DiManoinMano. Ancient Flaps for Sale , but not only. Our cooperative has been operating in the sector of buying and selling antiques, modern art and design for over 20 years. If you want to get rid of your Old Flap but don't know what to do, sell it! Contact us and we will let you know the evaluation of your piece of furniture as soon as possible.
In our catalog you can find a multitude of styles, such as Baroque , Baroque , Biedermeier , Charles X , Eclecticism , Empire Style , Napoleon III , Neoclassical , Queen Anne , Rococo .


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Restoration of ancient flaps

In addition to the vast choice of Antique Flaps that we offer, we can also offer you a restoration service (https://www.DiManoinMano.it/it/pg564/restauro).
Antique Secretaires are subject to the action of time and for this reason they can be damaged. DiManoinMano during the purchase, not only does it support its customers by an expert salesman but also by a Restorer . Thanks to him, in fact, you will be able to understand how to restore your Vintage Flap to its original beauty.