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Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
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1850s French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Glass

Antique Anglo-Indian Styled Cast Metal Figural Camel Inkwell or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted inkwell has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated
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Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Spelter

19th Century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side.
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 18th Century German Faience Rococo Encrier Inkstand Stockelsdorf
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
director 1772-85. Among the Baltic faience factories it is known for its very attractively painted enamel
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Faience

English McClark Tartanware Ink Stand Circa 1810
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
English McClark Tartanware Ink Stand Circa 1810 to 1840. Rare.
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Early 1920s Shaw Walker Industrial All Aluminium Task Chairs
By Shaw Walker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 1920s Shaw Walker Industrial painted aluminium task chairs, extremely comfortable, tilt
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1920s American Industrial Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Aluminum

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
removeable ink pot and cover and sand pot, both with pagoda-top finials, all painted with chinoiserie figures
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Faience

Cast Iron Dog Nut Cracker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black painted cast iron dog nut cracker. The condition is very good and in working order.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Dog Nut Cracker
Cast Iron Dog Nut Cracker
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
French Silver Mounted Blue White Pottery Faience Inkwell
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual French silver mounted faience pottery inkwell hand painted with blue and white designs
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Silver

Antique Anglo-Indian Styled Cast Metal Figural Camel Inkwell or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted inkwell has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in
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Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Spelter

Antique Edwardian Walnut Double Inkwell Handled Footed Writing Desktop Caddy
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Edwardian Era Ink Stand. Made from walnut with a rectangular form and centrally located handle flanked by two crystal cut inkwells. The beautiful caddy is double s...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Crystal

19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
/ card holder or desk stand with stunning, exceptionally executed city scape hand painting portrait
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Other

Antique Cloisonne Inkwell
By Inaba Cloisonne Co.
Located in Vienna, AT
This inkwell comprises a base and hinged cover. The base is elaborately decorated with red, gold, blue and white against a green background. The inside of the inkwell is colored red...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Inkwell, circa 1890
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. This elegant and sophisticated inkwell is of sarcophagus form with finely painted porcelain panels
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Champleve Inkstand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a luxurious combination of colors in the form of a French champleve inkstand, with a square crystal inkwell with a champleve top. 19th century.
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19th Century French Other Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Metal

Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Cherub bookends. Made of black metal and of the Victorian time period. Price is for the pair.
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1880s American Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Metal

Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Viennese Miniature Covered Silver and Enamel Cornucopia
Located in New York, NY
A very fine antique jeweled, silver Viennese enamel covered Cornucopia. Each panel is beautifully enameled with cupids, Angeles and Maidens with neoclassical mythological subjects, f...
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1850s Austrian Medieval Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Enamel

Yorkshire Prattware Mexborough Chapel Moneybox
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery Yorkshire money box which features Mexborough Chapel - with the box owners name, 'MIRIAM WINN', printed on the front. Flanked by two figures standing either sid...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends, Signed H.M. White, England, circa 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble bookends, signed H.M. White. England, circa 1920. With Chinese children studying.      
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Continental Ceramic Pink Gilt Striped Shell or Oil Lamp Styled Inkwell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique ceramic inkwell is presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The inkwell is clearly stamped with a maker's mark, howe...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
porcelain having 'Bleu de Roi' borders, and hand painted with polychrome foliate and rustic designs; of
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Encrier Inkwell by Boin Taburet
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze, mahogany and porcelain Encrier (Inkwell). The oval mahogany base surmounted with an ormolu mounted trim, dual-trays and fi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Satinwood desk painted in polychrome, England, 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
front with one central drawer and three on each side, decorated with floral garlands, top decorated with a medallion depicting Venus and Love between two wide foliate whorls, truncat...
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19th Century English Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Bureau Flat
Located in Dallas, TX
interesting compartments. Notice the faux books on the top of the desk that add an additional decorative
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Elegance of the Revolution: A Louis XVI Style Console Table (Late 19th Century)
Located in Berlin, DE
masterful craftsmanship of the Parisian Menuisiers of the late 19th century. The frame is painted in an
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Marble, Gold, Ormolu

19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

19th c Beautifully Decorated German Porcelain Figural Clock, Probably Meissen
Located in Milford, NH
Roman numeral enamel painted clock face, brass works, and hand painted panels on the base with scenery
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19th Century German Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Metal, Brass

V&A Marie-Antoinette Mantel Clock Sèvres Style Porcelain Gilt Bronze Decoration
Located in Wembley, GB
V&A Marie-Antoinette Mantel Clock – Sèvres Style Porcelain & Gilt Bronze, Sunburst & Swag Decoration, 39cm An impressive Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock, designed in homage to t...
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Early 1900s Malaysian Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Iron

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisse, NL
arranged in a dynamic, sculptural tableau enriched with finely modelled and hand-painted flowers. Both the
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Sevres Porcelain Table Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
enriched with gilded floral swags and a central hand-painted romantic scene depicting a maiden playing the
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Ormolu

American Victorian Wooden Drafting Table with Iron Base
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian wood tilt top adjustable drafting architects table desk with a tripod iron base.
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Red Chinoiserie Table Clock, French
Located in Bradenton, FL
is painted with gilt pagodas, and flowers, and birds, all on a dark red background. There is a hinged
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo Musician s Clock Candelabra Garniture Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
garlands of flowers and fruits wrapped around each arm. The bobeche's are hand-painted with leaf-like
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Automaton Clock And Music Box House
By Geneva Clock Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
hand-painted details, this exquisite cottage exudes provincial charm. Intricate floral motifs and ivy
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Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Norwood, NJ
clock. Loius XVI style. Figural and floral painted scenes. Features open escapement movement.
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Early 1900s German Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Large Masterly Carved Swiss Black Forest Nutwood Chalet with Clock and Music Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, hand carved and truly impressive antique clock with 8 music melodies. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest a...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass, Iron, Enamel

Antique French Chinoiserie Ormolu and Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Graniture
Located in New York, NY
graniture. The porcelain is marvelously hand-painted with intricately designed flowers, peaches, birds, and
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1860s French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian Country House Oak Letter Box Clock Tower
Located in Northampton, GB
aperture with black painted ‘letters’ below a circular silvered clock dial with black roman numerals. The
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Shelf Clock by Ansonia Clock Company. Brass Copper, 19th Century
By Ansonia Clock Company
Located in Southampton, NY
painted dial. An Ansonia brass and copper Co, calendar shelf clock, painted tin dial with stamped brass
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Glass, Rosewood, Paint

Pocket watch stand, designed by Friedrich Schinkel around 1830 - Berlin Iron
Located in Berlin, DE
Pocket watch stand, designed by Friedrich Schinkel around 1830, Berlin iron Pocket watch stand Designed by Friedrich Schinkel around 1830. Berlin cast iron, dark green patinated and...
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1830s German Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Berlin Iron

Small French Chinoiserie Clock Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small French, beautifully hand-painted clock set. Pair of urns measure to be: 12.5" H x 3.5" D.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paint

Swedish Scriban
Located in Washington, DC
A white painted 19th century, Swedish scriban with several drawers and pockets with drop down front.
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Mid-19th Century European Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Early Antique French Rococo Porcelain Boudoir Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A lovely early French porcelain clock by Samuel Marti. Beautifully styled in the Rococo style with C scrolls and flowing foliage. Delicately decorated with exquisite bouquets of flow...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, an inset Sevres style hand painted porcelain plaque, depicting classical cherubs in the clouds. The
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19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
$16,450 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Vienna Porcelain Boudoir Clock
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
would be ideal for a desk or dressing table, circa 1880. The French movement is of high quality and
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century table clock, made in Stockholm by Auguste Bourdillon
Located in SE
A table clock made in Stockholm by Auguste Bourdillon, 1728- 1799. He were a manufacturer of clocks and watches in Geneva and then in Stockholm 1761 - 1799, where he settled.
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1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock
Located in Forney, TX
acanthus double C-scroll crest, over a Sèvres style porcelain face with exquisite hand-painted floral
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
hand painted by the finest Sevres porcelain painters with decorations of cupids, flowers, bows and
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Glass Dome Bronze / Porcelain Face Ansonian Crystal Palace Mantel Clock
By Ansonia Clock Company
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your home decor with the exquisite fusion of artistry and function embodied in the Glass Dome Bronze and Porcelain Face Ansonian Crystal Palace Mantel Clock. This remarkable ...
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1880s American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French pendulum clock / mantel clock, Boulle style Paris, circa 1870. Paris, circa 1880 The waisted case, veneered with red tortoiseshell and grilled on the sides, rests on four ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, French Clock in the Chinoiserie Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century, French clock In the Chinoiserie style. An 8 day pendulum movement that bell strikes on the hour and half hour. Chinese porcelain body in the Kang His style by Samson. T...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century Charles X style gilt bronze with figural design detail mantel clock. The clock features a surmounted soldier holding a shield. Eight day spring driven brass moveme...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Swedish Bombe Shaped Bureau Signed by Eric Holm
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
maker Eric Holm. Fall front desk upends to work space and storage drawer and shelves, below two drawers
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Writing Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Gustavian writing desk in original paint. Tapered legs and a reeded drawer. Interior of 3
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19thC Scandinavian Green Painted Table / Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820. 19thC Scandinavian green painted table / desk. Excellent form and colour. Measures
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19th Century Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior. early-19th century
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

18th Century Original Painted Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A late 18th Century Folk Art Baroque Scandinavian original painted writing desk secretary. This
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Painted Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique painted desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique painted desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and softwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique painted desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique painted desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Victorian and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique painted desk over the years, but those crafted by Royal Copenhagen, Boin-Taburet and Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Painted Desk?

Prices for an antique painted desk start at $108 and top out at $78,500 with the average selling for $3,378.
Questions About Antique Painted 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 ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops 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 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.