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Antique French Empire Period Mahogany Desk Chair, Circa 1810-1820.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Period Mahogany Desk Chair, Circa 1810-1820.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Early 19th Century Italian Empire Small Antique Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
the sumptuous Empire period. This desk, crafted from fine walnut, is characterized by refined
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Figural Bronze Marble Hunting Dog Desk Double Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Figural Bronze & Marble Hunting Dog Desk Double Inkwell. Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Empire Revival Quarter Sawn Oak Single Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
This desk was made at the turn of the 20th century. Its made of quarter sawn oak. The legs are
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Early 1900s American Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Oak

Empire Gilt-Bronze Variegated Green Marble Desk Set, c.1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
The base is composed of variegated green marble with a pen tray, ormolu trim and patarae motif. The ormolu well with lid is beautifully decorated with laurel wreath garland surround...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Marble

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Desk Armchair with Bronze Mounts Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man’s office or study with this elegant Empire armchair. Hand-carved in France circa
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Antique French Empire Figural Bronze Sphinx Green Marble Desk Top Double Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Figural Bronze Sphinx Green Marble Desk Top Double Inkwell. Item features
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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Miami, FL
warm patina throughout. This French Empire or Napoleon III desk is stunning having been recently
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Empire knee hole desk we date to circa 1890 Wonderful French desk with brass
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1890s Antique Empire Desk

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Wood

Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
Of generous proportions and presence . The front mounted with well cast bronze mounts (of some size and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very att...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Wood

Empire writing desk in cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, England
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Empire writing desk in light cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, It has ebonized inlays
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19th Century English Antique Empire Desk

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Chestnut

1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!! Antique
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Empire Desk

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Marble

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings Great space
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1880s French Provincial Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Empire Bronze and Marble Desk Top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
Empire bronze and marble desk top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium. This magnificent large scale
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19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique American Empire Style Mahogany Library Table Writing Desk Harp Lyre Base
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century mahogany library desk featuring American Empire styling with a harp / lyre base
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality Continental 19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical
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19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Ormolu

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
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1880s Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed brown leather top, bronze dore mounts
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

French Empire Style Ebonized Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ebonized mahogany writing table desk with a leather top & claw
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather

R. J. Horner Style American Empire Writing Desk or Library Table, Circa 1890s
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire writing desk or library table In the manner of R.J. Horner &
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Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th century, with gilt-tooled tan leather top with central
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique American Empire Classical Flame Mahogany Butler’s Desk c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Empire Classical Flame Mahogany Butler’s Desk Unsigned C1840 Measures - 41 3/8" x
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk, Bookcase Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Empire Revival Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Three-Piece Study
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Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Empire Bureau Plat, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Empire writing desk (Bureau Plat) in mahogany. The desk stands on tapered, smooth legs with
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Style Desk with Ormolu Mounts by Saddier et Ses Fils
By Saddier et Fils
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century French Empire style well figured mahogany office desk, finely hand carved
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire mahogany pedestal desk with gilt bronze mounts, black leather top, two
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Ormolu Inkwell
Located in London, GB
A fine French Empire ormolu desk standish. Set upon a circular base with top and bottom mouldings
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Bronze Egyptian Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze inkwell with silver Egyptian motifs and sphinx top.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Italian Empire Painted and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The boldly proportioned painted and parcel gilt desk. Having 2 large drawers with fine carving
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Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date. The panelled roll
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner
Located in London, GB
A pedestal desk in the French Empire manner of freestanding breakfront form with everted angles
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (19th Century) bronze inkwell in the form of Napoleon's casket covered by a shroud
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style French Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Empire style French bronze inkwell. Dark patinated cast bronze encrier/ink-stand on paw feet with
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Rosewood Flip Top Writing Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique European rosewood writing table. Hidden beneath the flip top, a desk in excellent condition
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Rosewood

Rosewood Flip Top Writing Desk
Rosewood Flip Top Writing Desk
$2,306 Sale Price
30% Off
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Empire style table clock and inkwell Origin France Circa 1900 The watch has a Paris machine and
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk Measures: cm H 103 x W 52 x closed D 9. Open D 59 cm This
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

Empire period gilt bronze obelisk inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
Chased and gilded bronze inkwell on a canted base with a frieze of interlacings centered on rosettes. Leobelisk model, topped by a seeded fruit. It features two covered cups decorate...
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany open swivel base arm chair with black
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular top inset with a beige tooled leather writing surface and slide outs on both ends. Above five drawers, the reverse side with dummy drawers raised on columnar legs wit...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
$8,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Clock Empire France
Located in New York, NY
A table clock made in France during the Empire 1790-1820. Made from blackened wood and burnt-gilt
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1790s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Italian Empire Bronze Sienna Marble Ink Well
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Italian Empire Bronze Sienna Marble Ink Well. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Clock Pendulum Empire France
Located in New York, NY
Table pendulum clock made in France during the empire period, 1790-1810. Made from gilt bronze
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) 4 piece bronze inkwell set with swan design. Inkwell
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph
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19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Empire Cast Iron Sphinx Paperweight, Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Empire Cast Iron Sphinx Paperweight, Early 19th Century A charming cast iron paperweight
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Iron

Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
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Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Steel And Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (19th Century) steel inkwell with gilt bronze trim with four original glass inserts
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand Encrier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base mounted with a round lidded ink pot with a porcelain container and a sand pot, each raised on winged lion feet, centered by a palm decorated columnar carrying ha...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Table Clock Empire Period France
Located in New York, NY
A mantel clock made during the Empire period 1790-1820 in France. Made from burnished gilt bronze
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1790s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Empire St. Oval Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Empire st. oval ormolu inkwell. The inkwell is raised by pawed
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany, Brass Leather Writing Desk, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
cabinet) 30 5/8" H (top of desk) x 57 1/2" W x 29 5/8" D An attractive late 19th century Baltic bureau
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

Italian Empire Silver and Silver Gilt Inkstand
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of oval shape, with a cupid holding a bow and arrow riding aloft a gilt dolphin forming a lid over a compartment, flanked by ink and sand pots on masked plinths cast with Medusa mask...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Silver

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Maison Forest. Paris, circa 1900. Bearing
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Empire Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique empire desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every antique empire desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique empire desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique empire desk made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. Coduri of Lyon, France, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Albert Marionnet each produced at least one beautiful antique empire desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Empire Desk?

The average selling price for an antique empire desk at 1stDibs is $5,192, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $348,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Empire 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.