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Fine Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
fabulous as is the cylinder desk below which boasts stunning satinwood marquetry inlay and original brass
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Other

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood

Pair of important Georgian satinwood cylinder cabinets
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Georgian cylinder cabinets/bookcases, the raised pierced gallery, and well-figured
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Early 19th Century British Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood

19th Century French Bookcase, Cylinder Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Bookcase ~ Cylinder Secretary is a stately reminder of a bygone era! Hand
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cylinder Bureau. By François Linke, Paris
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Ormolu

Antique 18th Century Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau having a fantastic
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18th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Other

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI Style Cylindrical Bureau with slides, leather writing surface, fitted interior and marble
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble

French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Brass Inlaid and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau A 19th
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to
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Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Cylinder Barrel Desk This
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Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk, the cylindrical tambour top opening to reveal a fitting
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1820s British Regency Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Top Desk with drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Pasadena, TX
A fine example of a classic Biedermeier design desk. Clad in fine mahogany veneer and
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

Neoclassical Cylinder Secretary Desk with Clock, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Significant neoclassical cylinder secretary resting on six tapered square legs, canted at the
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1780s German Neoclassical Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Directoire Style Desk with Cylinder Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire style desk with cylinder top, France 19th century Mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays
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1860s French Directoire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Bookcase Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Beautiful Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features 2 part
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Glass, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Bureau Bookcase with Writing Desk Cupboard
Located in King s Lynn, GB
A Victorian Walnut Cylinder Bureau Bookcase. This 3 in 1 piece has a bookcase, writing area, and
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Leather, Walnut

Antique Eastlake Chip Caved Walnut Barrel Roll Cylinder Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chip Caved Walnut Barrel Roll Cylinder Secretary Desk C1890. Measures - 87 1/2" x 38" x 22". This
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Late 19th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string
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Early 20th Century European Sheraton Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

LADY S DESK WITH CYLINDRICAL TOP 20th Century French Louis XVI style
Located in Madrid, ES
LADY'S DESK WITH CYLINDRICAL TOP 20th-century French, Louis XVI style, mahogany wood. Lifted with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Very Rare Italian Hardwood Cylinder Bureau Bookcase Desk with Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
bookcase with ornately inlaid internals This is one of the finest flamed mahogany cylinder top desks I
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1820s English Regency Antique Cylinder Desk

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Hardwood

Louis XVI Satin Secretary Stamped Conrad Mauter In Paris
By Conrad Mauter
Located in BARSAC, FR
, small flat or cylinder desks, bonheurs-du-jour and bookcases, and much more rarely furniture in rosewood
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble

Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Mahogany, 1820s Austria
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder) Material: Mahogany. Completely restored, Shellac
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1820s Austrian Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer

Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Mahogany, Wien 1820-1829
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder) Material: Mahogany. Completely restored, Shellac
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1820s Austrian Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood, Lacquer

Gothic Armoire
Located in New York, NY
. Gothic pattern” (p. 17 no. 353 [incorrectly numbered 453]); “and 1 mahogany cylinder fall desk and
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19th Century American Gothic Revival Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Mahogany Cylinder Desk with Églomisé Panel
Located in Salisbury, GB
A mahogany cylinder desk with églomisé panel to the back. In the manner of John Maclean, circa
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Early 19th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

Large Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A superb quality mid-Victorian period mahogany cylinder desk. Of fine construction and of generous
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Louis XVI cylinder desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully inlaid fruitwood 19th c Northern Italian cylinder desk with 3 drawers and slide.
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19th Century Italian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Georgian Cylinder Desk by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A Georgian mahogany cylinder desk by Gillows of Lancaster. The desk has two drawers, a slatted
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1810s English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Stunning Victorian Burr Walnut Cylinder Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
High quality Victorian walnut cylinder desk. Standing on a plinth base. Three mahogany lined
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1860s British Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

cylinder desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
burl-mahogany with bronze gallery very refine piece
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19th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

Cylinder Desk with a Extendable Writing Plate, 1880, Germany
Located in Homburg, DE
Cylinder desk with a extendable writing plate - birchwood veneer - star inlays - shellac
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1880s German Neoclassical Antique Cylinder Desk

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Birch

Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
A fine quality late Victorian mahogany inlaid cylinder desk, circa 1890 The crossbanded top with
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1890s English Sheraton Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

18th Century Provincial French Carved Walnut Cylinder Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Provincial French carved walnut cylinder desk, the cylinder with carved ribbon and flowers opening
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18th Century French Country Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

19th Century Louis XV Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Louis XV roll top cylinder desk, the rectangular marble top with three quarter pierced
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble, Bronze

19th Antique Cylinder Desk in Louis XVI Style Marquetry
Located in Hudson, NY
Handcrafted marquetry inlaid cylinder desk with original brass hardware. The marquetry inlay is
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

American Partner s Cylinder Desk in solid wood and veneers mahogany
Located in Biarritz, FR
This important center cylinder desk is marked on the lock cylinder " Corbin Cabinet lock co, New
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Continental rococo walnut cylinder desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Continental rococo walnut bureau de cylindre desk.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

Dutch Marquetry Cylinder Desk, circa 1830
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unusual Dutch marquetry cylinder topped desk, circa 1830. The rectangular shaped desk is in a
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1730s Dutch Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

Impressive Louis XVI Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
: It opens with a cylinder topped with three drawers, and a pierced gallery. The lower part opens
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble, Brass

Cylinder Desk in Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Turquin blue marble top overhangs three drawers framed by two gilded bronze palm leaves. The unfolded superior panel opens on a writing surface covered with gold tool leather top,...
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Mid-19th Century Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

7 Louis XVI Period Cylinder Desk, 18th Century
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A small but elegant Louis XVI desk in molded mahogany and Caribbean mahogany veneer, engraved and
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Cylinder Desk in Blond Walnut, First Part of the 19th Century, Biedermeier Style
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Cylinder desk offering in its upper part a writing surface which, once unfolded, allows to write
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bone, Leather, Chestnut

Edwardian satinwood decorated cylinder desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian painted satinwood cylinder bookcase We are pleased to offer you this elegant Edwardian
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood

A very nice Dutch mahogany cylinder desk, circa 1770
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This very nice well-figured classic desk is good condition. The interior contains several drawers.
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahagony Cylinder Desk signed Ancellet
By Denis-Louis Ancellet
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI period gilt-bronze mounted mahogany bureau a cylinder signed D.L. Ancellet , the
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

Miniature Cylinder Desk, 18th Century
Located in Bamberg, DE
Probably southwest German or Strasbourg/Alsace, around 1780 Very high quality and elaborately worked miniature furniture for storing letters or other personal valuables, inlaid wit...
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Late 18th Century German Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

Late George III Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Desk by T. Willson, London
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Late George III mahogany, satinwood and inlaid cylinder writing desk, circa 1810. One drawer
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Paris Cylinder Inlaid, 1790 Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Beautiful cylinder desk with five drawers and all original bronzes.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

Eastlake Cylinder Roll Top desk or Secretary
Located in Manhattan, NY
19th century American cylinder desk with bookcase and drawers.
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Late 19th Century North American Eastlake Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

An Eighteenth Century Mulberry Roll Top Desk
Located in London, GB
An Austrian cylinder desk dating from the Late Eighteenth Century. This neo-classical desk is a
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18th Century and Earlier Austrian Antique Cylinder Desk

A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in New Haven, CT
A most elegant Russian Plumpudding mahogany cylinder desk, circa 1810. Raised on four tapered legs
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1810s Russian Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Cylinder Front Desk
Located in Naples, FL
This antique cylinder front desk is a stunning piece of furniture that is sure to catch the eye of
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Late 18th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood, Mahogany, Oak

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Charleston, SC
Interesting Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with a white marble top having a brass gallery
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

American Walnut Desk
Located in Carson City, NV
This is an American Renaissance Revival Cylinder Desk made in circa 1865. The desk was made in
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19th Century American Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut, Burl

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll up Desk, Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1870, H345 Scotland 1870
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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive George IV mahogany cylinder bureau. The rectangular top with inlaid marquetry
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19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Late George III Period Cylinder Top Mahogany Desk Desk Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in South Croydon, GB
A sulperb cylinder top writing desk attributed to Gillows. The quality of the craftsmanship and
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

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Antique Cylinder Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique cylinder desk you’re looking for. An antique cylinder desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique cylinder desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique cylinder desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Victorian and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique cylinder desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hobbs Co., Maple Co. and Paul Sormani produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Cylinder Desk?

The average selling price for an antique cylinder desk at 1stDibs is $5,500, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $58,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Cylinder Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.

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