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19th Century English Cylinder Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very rare 19th century English original painted cylinder bureau bookcase, 1860 Dimensions
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Pine

Cylinder Secretaire, South Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Secretairy desk on fluted feet with a retracktable writing surface and an unusual veneer with
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut, Burl

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl

Office Cylinder, 18th Century, Forming Above Library, Louis XVI
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Office cylinder, 18th century, forming above library, Louis XVI, rosewood marquetry. h
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

Antique Lady s Rosewood and Marquetry Cylinder Bureau, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian rosewood and marquetry cylinder front desk, circa 1880. The retractable
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1880s British Antique Cylinder Desk

Napoleon III Inlaid Cylindric Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient French cylindric bureau Napoleon III. Furniture richly inlaid with geometric motifs in
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

George III Yew and Boxwood Strung Cylinder Bureau, circa 1790-1800
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A George III yew and boxwood strung cylinder bureau, circa 1790-1800. The curved cylinder top
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1790s British George III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Boxwood, Yew

20th Century Rosewood Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French cylindrical bureau of the 20th century. Furniture richly inlaid in rosewood, mahogany
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards Roberts
Located in London, GB
Here we have a very large and impressive late Victorian cylinder bureau made by the well-known and
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1880s English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century French rosewood and ormolu cylinder bureau on four cabriole legs, with one long drawer
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1890s French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

19th Century Burl Walnut and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
Located in London, GB
This stunning and excellent quality English burr walnut cylinder bureau features an ornate Ormolu
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Cylinder Desk

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Ormolu

Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
cabinet doors. The top full drawer pulls out as a writing surface and behind the cylinder desk front, the
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Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
with silvered bronze stringing, a suite that include the same model cylinder desk. The present model
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bureau a Cylinder
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a handsome mahogany cylinder bureau de dame of delicate proportions. The hand selected
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
cylindre, circa 1890 in date. This gorgeous cylinder bureau has a stunning marquetry panel of musical
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1870s French Antique Cylinder Desk

French Louis XVI Leather-Top Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Louis XVI cylinder bureau, secretary desk. A retractable cylinder encloses three drawers
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
mechanical cylinder lady's desk. Vernis Martin style paint decorated cylinder depicting romantic couple and
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Cylinder Desk

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Ormolu

Spanish Renaissance Style Carved Desk with Iron Stretcher, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
19th century Spanish Renaissance style finely carved chestnut three drawer desk on four cylindrical
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19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Cylinder Desk

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Iron

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A George III mahogany desk with a cylinder tambour.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, South Germany 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
originally belonged to a salon which included a settee, a cylinder desk and a single chair. These pieces are
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Early 1800s German Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut, Yew

19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
carved cylindrical desk cover which rolls back to reveal an equally beautifully executed interior
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble

Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Hutch Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
cylinder desk with hutch and three lower drawers. Desk opens to a large work surface, pigeon holes cubbies
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1880s Eastlake Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors. Boulle
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass, Bronze

18th Century Cylinder Secretary, Roll Desk with Marquetry, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Cylinder desk with elaborate marquetry Alsace / Upper Rhine walnut, maple, etc. around 1780
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI
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Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

19th Century American Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase/Secretary/Desk, circa 1860
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique 19th century american mahogany cylinder bookcase/secretary/desk, circa 1860. The
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Cylinder Roll Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Burl walnut cylinder roll secretary desk bookcase cabinet. Item features a carved
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Glass, Walnut

Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder) Material
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

Antique Victorian Eastlake Aesthetic Maple Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Aesthetic period cylinder roll top secretary writing desk. Made of maplewood
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Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Cylinder Desk

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Leather, Maple

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840
Located in London, GB
, mounted cylinder desk, circa 1840 in date. It has an architectural upper section with a pediment
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Cylinder Roll Desk and Chair, 19th/20th C.
Located in Kingston, NY
Chinese export gilt black lacquer desk with a cylinder roll top supported on cabriole legs together
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Early 20th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

Lady s Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
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Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Spectacular Original Antique American Empire Settee/Loveseat
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
expensive pieces including sofas, cylinder desks, and bedsteads, too. ** Height (1) was taken at the back
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19th Century American Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Swedish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary in Birch
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome Swedish Empire secretary in birch with cylinder top opening to a desk featuring
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1810s Swedish Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Birch

19th Century Unique Czech Walnut Biedermeier Secretary/Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD Biedermeier secretary and writing desk, (Cylinder
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19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood, Walnut, Lacquer

Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Edwardian period mahogany inlaid cylinder desk, having compartments within, a
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid cylinder desk having the original brass gallery to the
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Other

19th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Cylinder Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
An Italian walnut cylinder desk with exquisite inlaid woods and brass stringing. The cylinder has
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Mid-19th Century Italian Other Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

Rare Victorian 3-Piece Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Rare Victorian 3-piece cylinder desk on casters. The side bookcases each have 1 door with 3 shelves
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

19th Century French Cylinder Desk in Louis XVI Style Marquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century cylinder desk in Louis XVI style Marquetry, rich gilded bronze ornamentation. Three
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

English Adams Paint Decorated Solid Mahogany Cylinder Desk with Leather Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional paint decorated cylinder desk is in good original antique condition and features
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1920s English Adam Style Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century French Mahogany Cylinder Desk or Writing Table in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Mahogany and mahogany veneer cylinder desk, adorned with a medallion centered with a trophy, the
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Louis XVI Cylinder Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style cylinder desk or secretaire in rosewood with beautiful marquetry and
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Cylinder Desk With Inlaid Musical Instruments
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This circa 1880 Louis XVI marquetry cylinder desk rests on four tapered legs ending in bronze
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

French Cylinder Desk, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
, three upper drawers over a cylinder lid concealing cubby holes and interior drawers, a pull-out writing
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

French Directoire Style Cylinder Desk c1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany cylinder shape desk with brass gallery around inset leather top above three short drawers
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Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Victorian Bureau Bookcase Cylinder Desk Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very handsome piece of classic English furniture in the form of a bureau bookcase with cylinder
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1880s Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut and Burl Cylinder Desk with Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional 19th century Eastlake Victorian carved walnut and burl wood cylinder secretary desk
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Antique French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Ormolu Marble Cylinder Desk, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique French walnut ladies Louis XVI cylinder/ roll-top writing desk, circa 1880
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

French Directoire Roll-Top Writing Desk From Savoy Hotel In London
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique cylinder desk from the London Savoy Hotel, label no 968.
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Antique Victorian Eastlake Spoon Carved Burl Walnut Cylinder Secretary
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Eastlake cylinder secretary features burl walnut construction including cylinder desk
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Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

Antique Victorian Carved Burl Walnut Cylinder Bookcase Secretary, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
double glass doors surmounting cylinder desk opening to pull out writing surface with pigeon holes above
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Glass, Walnut, Burl

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk
Located in Austin, TX
drawers, a cylinder opening giving way to a main desk board or writing surface, and a “theatre” interior
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Ormolu

Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Top Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique Victorian mahogany cylinder top desk has nice small proportions & is in very good
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Small Lovely French Antique Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Houston, TX
pull-out writing desk and the quarter-cylinder-shaped roll-up flap. Large Marquetry work on the front
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Early 20th Century European Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Fruitwood

Antique Small 19th Century Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality small 19th century Marquetry cylinder bureau desk. This is a rare breathtaking
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19th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

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Wood

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very elegant Louis XVI style freestanding antique French cylinder writing desk veneered with walnut
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood, Walnut

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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 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 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 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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