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German Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Antique Library Table Desk by Z.K.W.A.M.Z.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
notes that the craftsman who executed this desk was "G. Liebold". A fine library table with a taste of
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Antique Victorian French Neoclassical Gold 3 Light Slag Glass Cast Iron Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique arts and crafts cast iron library, desk or parlor lamp featuring three lights with hexagon
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Library Desk

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Iron

1930s Vintage Oak Desk by Maggs Co, English Pedestal Library
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a 1930s vintage oak desk by Maggs Co of Bristol. An English pedestal library table
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Library Desk

Antique Late Victorian Quartersawn Oak Executive Kneehole Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late Victorian oak executive desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring rectangular form with
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique Leather-Top Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A well-proportioned Sheraton-revival mahogany library table or desk, with leather top and out-swept
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Late 19th Century French Antique Library Desk

19th Century, Regency Library Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century walnut two drawer library table supported by hand carved and turned trestle legs.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Mid 19thC Rosewood Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19thC Rosewood Library Table with one long frieze drawer standing on carved column legs with
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1840s English William IV Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

Antique Carved Oak Library Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Antique carved oak library table with acanthus leaf detail on the legs, geometric motif at corners
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Library Desk

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Oak

English Library Table of Rosewood
Located in Austin, TX
An English library table of rosewood featuring a beautifully-grained veneer top with beaded trim
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

Sterling and ivory library knives
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two English sterling silver-mounted ivory library knives, one with silver handle
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Early 20th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Silver

Irish Carved Walnut Library Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely carved walnut, two-drawer, Irish library or writing table with a rectangular molded-edge
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Early 19th Century Irish George IV Antique Library Desk

English Library Table of Rosewood
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English library table of rosewood featuring a lovely moulded top with frieze on a turned
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

Fine Italian Walnut Library Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian library table of exceptional quality in carved walnut in the neoclassical manner with
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1830s Italian Antique Library Desk

18th-C. French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th-C. French Walnut library table with fantastic hand-carved legs with vine twist decoration
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

George IV Oak Library Table
Located in London, GB
A fine George IV oak library table, circa 1825. The top banded in rosewood and with a leaf-carved
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19th Century George IV Antique Library Desk

Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS ROBERTS Library Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS & ROBERTS Library Table This is a large
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1850s Gothic Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Italian Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival Library table, Mid/late 19th century In satinwood, burl, ebony, and
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Library Desk

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Ebony, Satinwood, Burl

19th Century French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak library table from France with a beveled and gadrooned edge around the banded top
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Antique Rustic Oak Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-hewn from solid timbers of old-growth oak, this Antique Library Table was built to last for
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Early 1900s French Antique Library Desk

19th Century French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century library table from France with a hand carved decorated and beveled edge around the top
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th Century French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century library table from France made from oak. The top has a beveled and gadrooned edge and
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Fine Regency "Ribbon" Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany with inlaid ebony. Bronze fittings and original castors.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Wood

19th Century French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century library table from France made of oak. The top has a bevelled and carved decorated
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique English Victorian Carlton House Painted Library Writing Desk Vinyl Top
Located in Dayton, OH
"A lovely antique late Victorian Carlton House writing desk or library table. Features a ""D"" form
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Hardwood, Paint

Continental Renaissance Style Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fielded panels with egg and dart border surround, over a recessed frieze fitted with two drawers adorned with acanthus motif within an arched border? There's no fooling around with t...
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique English Partners Library Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome crotch grain mahogany table with crossbanded veneer, gorgeous and masculine William 4th legs on big brass egg casters; 3 drawers on each side, middle drawer opens to a wri...
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Neo-Classical Library Counter
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from solid French white oak, this counter has an identical twin that is available, sold separately. Corinthian capitals on the cornerposts and repeated twice on the main faca...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Library Desk

19th Century Italian Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted refectory table on carved and gilded legs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Library Desk

10th Century Writing / Library Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful large antique writing table with 3 drawers on both sides and a green gold-edged leather top. Table is on wheels. Table is in very good condition. Good to use by 2 people or...
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1860s Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Library Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique mahogany writing table with 3 drawers on both sides. Equipped with black leather with impressive tooling. The table is on brass wheels. Beautiful leg. Entirely in p...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

William IV mahogany Library table
Located in Long Island City, NY
The tooled brown leather top within moulded edge above one long and two short frieze drawers with brass knob handles with star motif, and three opposing dummy drawers, on trestle end...
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19th Century Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Painted French 19c. Library Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Library writing table, or desk, of oak, having a painted finish, its rectangular top with gadrooned
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19th Century French Antique Library Desk

19th Century English Mahogany Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English mid-19th century library table or writing desk with two drawers fitted to the frieze and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Library Table, circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique mahogany library table. The table was made circa 1900 and features gorgeous
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Brass

19th Century Carved Oak Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Victorian hand carved solid oak 19th century library table or writing desk with two frieze
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1870s English Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Wonderful Huge Victorian Mahogany Library Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb quality large Victorian mahogany library table/desk, with dummy drawers to one side, three
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Late 19th C. Italian Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paneled, Oak, Italian library table with two side drawers.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Victorian Renaissance Herter Style Library Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Victorian Renaissance Herter style library table. Inlaid with glass top.
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Glass, Wood

Rosewood and Calamander Regency Library Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A Regency rosewood and calamander library table of exquisite form and execution.
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1810s English Regency Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

Unusual brass-inlaid oval library table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual brass-inlaid, hand-carved oval library table on louis XVI-style legs with eight drawers
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

A William IV Mahogany Library Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A William IV Mahogany Library Table with Three Frieze Drawers on H-Form Turned Stretcher above
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Portuguese Ebony Barley Twist Library Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Portuguese Ebony Bronze Mounted Barley Twist and Turned Leg 3 Drawer Library Table w/ Gadrooned Top
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Library Desk

Antique Arts Crafts JM Young Mission Oak Library Table Desk circa 1910
By J. M. Young and Sons
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission library table desk offers quarter sawn oak construction with
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak

George III Style Mahogany Library Table
Located in valatie, NY
This handsome library table is made of rich mahogany and has the traditional gold-tooled green
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

Late Nineteenth Century Mahogany Library Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Late nineteenth century solid mahogany irish library table, the stretcher fitted with edged brass
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19th Century Irish Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

An Exceptional Anglo Indian Library Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An Anglo Indian serpentine library table of exceptional quality in solid rosewood. The intricate
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19th Century Antique Library Desk

Regency Walnut Leather Top Library Table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality tapered leg walnut, gilt and painted leather top library table. Burgundy tooled and
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Giltwood, Paint, Walnut

Antique Regency Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An exceptional quality Regency period mahogany library writing table having inset leather top
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century American Federal Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Federal style library table having a removable rectangular top and fronted by two large drawers
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19th Century American Federal Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Early 19th Century French Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1800 French oak library table with a beveled edge around the top following down to a carved
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th Century Leather Top Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English shaped library table with a serpentine top which has a double bevelled edge
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Oak

19th Century Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Impressive 19th century French carved oak Renaissance-Revival library table, the lavishly-carved
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Large 19th Century partners library table with tooled Green Leather top. The moulded rectangular
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19th Century Regency Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French walnut library table with a banded top with beveled edge and shrinkage
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Mahogany Library / Writing Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th century Mahogany Library / writing table with green leathered writing surface, three drawers
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century French Oak Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak library table from France with a beveled and gadrooned edge following down to
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Library Desk

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Oak

c.1840 French Walnut Library Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Unbelievable antique French walnut library table with a single hand-dovetailed drawer, turned legs
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19th Century French Antique Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Library Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique library desk you’re looking for. Each antique library desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique library desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique library desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique library desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster London, Gustav Stickley and Stickley Brothers are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Library Desk?

An antique library desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,045, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Questions About Antique Library Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables 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 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 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.
  • 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.