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Exhibition Quality Satinwood Cylinder Desk, Maples Co
By Maple Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4097 Superb quality and very attractive, late Victorian satinwood cylinder bureau by Maples & Co
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Desk, Maple Co
By Maple Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5493 Superb quality and very attractive, late Victorian flamed cylinder bureau by Maples & Co
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Late 19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Fine Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Oakville, ON
A very fine quality mahogany roll top desk and a great size to enhance any room decor. There is
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

18th Century French Transitional Cylinder Desk / Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
sunburst design revolving cylinder part revealing pull-out embossed leather work surface, interior work
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Anglo-Indian or British Colonial Teak Wood Cylinder Desk
Located in Singapore, SG
A British Colonial teak wood cylinder desk with a shaped back above a rectangular moulded top and a
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Teak

An 18th Century Italian Inlaid Cylinder Desk in Frutiwood
Located in Woodbury, CT
An 18th century Italian fruitwood inlaid cylinder bureau desk with rectangular top over a curved
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Cylinder Desk

Important Regency Rosewood Cylinder Desk with Brass Details, English, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
# D274 - Important Regency rosewood cylinder desk in the neoclassical taste with distinctive gilt
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19th Century British Regency Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

French Cylinder Top Desk
Located in Wainscott, NY
Brass Galleried Marble Top Small Scale Cylinder Desk Leather Desktop, Brass Trim
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

Cylinder Marquetry Desk
Located in Bedford, NY
VERY DETAILED WALNUT INLAID MARQUETRY CYLINDER DESK...DETAIL WORK THROUGHOUT INSIDE ABD OUTSIDE
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

CLASSICAL CYLINDER TOP DESK
Located in Woodbury, CT
AN INLAID CYLINDER DESK RAISED ON TAPERING SQUARE LEGS, SLIDE OUT WRITING SURFACE, INTERIOR WITH
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Ebony

Cylinder Bureau/Writing Desk
Located in Sarasota, FL
An excellent Cylinder Desk Directorie style with branded satinwood. Leather desk top which slides
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood

Cylinder Victorian Desk or Bureau
Located in Roswell, GA
English Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Desk with pull out writing section and sloped black tooled and
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19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

English 19th Century Cylinder Roll Top Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
a very handsome English Mahogany Roll Top Cylinder Desk c. 1850. Classic form with a gallery top
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19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Cylinder, Roll Top, Pedestal Desk, Scotland 1890, H1176
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian Walnut Cylinder Desk, Roll Top, Pedestals, Scotland 1890, H1176 Scotland 1890 Solid
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1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

Victorian Pedestal Desk, Mahogany Bureau
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2878 fine example of Victorian, mahogany, twin pedestal cylinder desk, having moulded gallery to
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1870s English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Empire roll top desk
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fine Empire burr arborvitae cylinder desk, the upper section with two glass doors opening to
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase
Located in Stutton, GB
base with a lovely cylinder desk opens to reveal four drawers, below two-panel doors, standing on a
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

George III Period Cylinder Top Desk
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A George III period mahogany cylinder top desk, the main structure in satinwood and Harewood, the
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18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Kingwood

Fine Quality Edwardian Bureau
By Maple Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4216 An exhibition quality cylinder desk in mahogany, having brass gallery to top and three
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

DUTCH MARQUETRY CYLINDER TOP DESK
Located in Woodbury, CT
A BOMBE FORM CYLINDER TOP DESK WITH 4 DRAWERS, BRONZE HARDWARE, MARQUETRY ON ALL SURFACES ON WALNUT
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19th Century Dutch Antique Cylinder Desk

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Bronze

Edwardian Mahogany Cylinder-top Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming small-size piece, very pretty color mahogany and subtle veneer banding. The interior is compact, cubbies and small drawers. The leather writing area slides out for a good ...
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19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique British Edwardian Cylinder Writing Desk
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Cylinder roll top desk. Early 20th-century Edwardian mahogany cylinder roll top desk bureau
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Early 20th Century British Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Italian Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder-Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian marquetry-inlaid cylinder top desk Ca. 1760
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Cylinder Desk

Early 19th Century George III Cylinder Tambour Desk
Located in Hallowell, US
Early 19th century George III cylinder Tambour desk.
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

A Cylinder Bureau
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Fine English Late 18th Century Satinbirch Brass Mounted Cylinder Writing Table; the cylinder top
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Cylinder Desk

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunningly beautiful Antique late 19th-early 20th century cylinder roll top bureau, the roll top
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Late 19th Century Antique Cylinder Desk

Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Cylinder Writing Table, Scotland 1910s, B1458
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique walnut desk, inlaid cylinder writing table, Scotland 1910s, antique furniture, B1458
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1910s Scottish Antique Cylinder Desk

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Walnut

Elegant George III Inlaid Satinwood Cylinder Front Lady s Desk, Ca. 1800
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An elegant amber blond small lady's desk. The wood is outstanding and is nicely polished.
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19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Cylinder Desk

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Satinwood, Wood

Rare Sheraton Yew Wood Cylinder Bureau Cabinet
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The bureau is very close to a design on pl. 47 of Sheraton's Drawing Book. The roll-top cylinder
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Late 18th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

Mahogany Cylinder Bureau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Louis XVI brass mounted mahogany cylinder bureau, opening to reveal a fitted interior and leather
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Cylinder Top Bureau Sweden
Located in Santander, ES
Antique Biedermeier Revival* satin birch bureau with cylinder top and attractive interior of 9
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1890s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau De Cylinder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Neoclassic mahogany bureau de cylinder with mirror panels and leather writing surface.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Rare 19th Century, Miniature Cylinder Cabinet
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A rare rosewood mid-19th century miniature, cylinder bureau cabinet. With beautifully carved ripple
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

A Mahogany Inlaid Edwardian Period Cylinder Bureau
Located in Darwen, GB
A mahogany inlaid Edwardian Period cylinder bureau. Having a rectangular mahogany top cross banded
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Early 20th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

Kingwood Parquetry Vernis Martin Hand Painted Cylinder Bureau
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A lovely late 19th century French cylinder bureau. Well made in kingwood and rosewood and decorated
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Late 19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

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Kingwood

Danish Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Period Danish Biedermeier Secretary bureau in mahogany with satinwood trim with cylinder desk
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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

Antique Roll Top Desk Writing Table Mahogany Victorian 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A very elegant antique 19th century Victorian mahogany cylinder writing desk, the tambour slide
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19th Century Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Cylinder Secretary, North Germany, circa 1800-1810, Mahogany
Located in Muenster, NRW
North Germany, circa 1800-1810 Mahogany veneered Extendable writing record with leather covered Nice inner life with rolling fastener and pushes Bulged out body Secret compartme...
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Early 1800s German Empire Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

French Napoleon III Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1852-1870 charming jewel of a French Napoleon III Mahogany mechanical cylinder writing desk
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Barrel-Top Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful 19th century walnut cylindrical barrel top desk with mixed wood and brass inlays. Top
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19th Century Italian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Brass

Antique Roll Top Desk Writing Table Mahogany, Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 19th century Victorian mahogany cylinder writing desk, the tambour slide enclosing and
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19th Century Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

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Mahogany

Süe Mare, Chest of Drawers in Wood and Thuya Chest of Drawer, circa 1925
By Sue et Mare
Located in Paris, FR
completed with a cylinder desk and a pair of bedside tables. Bibliography: Florence Camard, "Süe et
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Wood

Revolver Ink Well
Located in New York, NY
looking and a stand out way to hide the ink bottle on the desk. The revolving cylinder that would
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Early 20th Century American Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

After Jean-Henri Riesener Louis XVI Cylindrical Secretary, Paris, 1880s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
woods. Very beautifully proportioned and richly designed cylinder desk of the highest quality
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Rosewood

19th Century Biedermeier Cylinder Top Bureau Desk
Located in Santander, ES
, probably Hamburg. Entirely constructed of figured mahogany veneers with a cylinder top that once open
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

Exceptional Sheraton Period Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Secretaire Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
centre of the secretaire cylinder desk is crossbanded in kingwood, with ebony and boxwood stringing and
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Cylinder Desk

Beautiful And Rare Cylinder Bureau Cherry Wood 1790
Located in Senden, NRW
Rare Cylinder Bureau - Roll-top desk with top - Cherrywood veneer - Louis
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18th Century and Earlier German Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

18th c Swedish Maquetry Desk
Located in Natchez, MS
Exceptional Swedish 18th c Louis XVI Desk with cylinder roll and tamboor door over drawers and a
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Wood

TAHAN Watch Holder, Napoleon 3 Period Rosewood and Ebony Marquetry, Good Cond.
By Tahan Paris
Located in VENDAYS-MONTALIVET, FR
filed a patent for the cylinder desk, as well as another for briefcases with translucent fronts in 1858
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Wood

English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned like a "cylinder roll" desk from the period. All the brass inlays are intact. Unusual
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Early 19th Century English Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Mahogany Secretaire, circa 1820
Located in Houston, TX
unlocked the doors open to reveal a storage space with a shelf. When raised, the cylinder front to the desk
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1820s French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Oak Freestanding Cylinder Desk
Located in Stutton, GB
Unusual antique oak freestanding cylinder desk, with a cylinder top opening to reveal a fitted
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Cylinder Desk with Bookcase Top, Eastlake Victorian
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Crockett, CA
Very nice Eastlake Victorian oak cylinder desk with a bookcase top section. The drawers and door
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Early 20th Century American Eastlake Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Brass

French Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Sarasota, FL
A French Louis XVI style mahogany mechanical cylinder writing desk with grey marble top, brass
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cylinder Desk

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Marble

Superior 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Parquetry/Marquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in London, GB
Superior 19th century French Louis XVI style parquetry/marquetry cylinder desk. It has a pierced
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19th Century French Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Wood

19th century mahogany cylinder top pedestal desk secretary
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Wonderful Victorian mahogany cylinder top desk circa 1860 . The desk has a large slide out work top
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Cylinder Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Cylinder top Bureau Secretaire
Located in Santander, ES
Imposing Biedermeier bureau of flame mahogany and of North German origin with cylinder top. The
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Cylinder Desk

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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 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.
  • 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.

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