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19th Century Regency Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century ladies mahogany roll top desk, the top having a gallery above a cylinder top
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Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany

Antique George III Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Roll Top Secretary Desk, C1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
crest having satinwood inlaid elements over double glass door bookcase surmounting roll top desk with
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Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany, Glass

Neo Classic Walnut Inlaid Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Dutch Neo Classic walnut inlaid cross banded roll top desk with a fitted interior and
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Neoclassical Antique Roll Top Desks

1920s English Antique Oak Desk D Shaped Tambour Roll Top Library Home Office
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A good example of a 1920s roll top desk in a lovely honey-coloured quarter-sawn oak. It’s a very
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

Adams Style Vernis Martin Paint Decorated Antique Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique Adams style distressed paint decorated cylinder desk. Roll top desk containing storage, 2
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Roll Top Desks

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Wood

Roll-Top Softwood Mahogany Veneer Desk - Signed Circa 1910
Located in Opole, PL
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk Circa 1910 A large roll-top desk from 1910, signed with a
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1910s American Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany, Softwood

Antique Roll Top Pedestal Desk by Waring Gillows
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique roll top desk, with satinwood inlays. This was made in England by Waring and
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Wood

Directoire Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
Fine Directoire bureau a cylindre or roll top desk made of solid mahogany, with a cylinder top, a
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Roll Top Desks

Scandinavian Painted Roll Top Buffet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A lovely painted roll top desk with cupboards to the top and a bow front central door. Under the
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19th Century Scandinavian Country Antique Roll Top Desks

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Wood

French Louis XVI Inlay and Mahogany Lady s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Elegant French Louis XVI lady's roll top desk of mahogany and inlay, marble top has a pierced brass
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Roll Top Desks

French Louis XVI Bird s-Eye Mahogany Lady s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Elegant French Louis XVI lady's roll top desk of mahogany and Birdseye mahogany, a spectacular
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19th Century French Antique Roll Top Desks

Austrian Biedermeier Figured-Maple Roll-Top Antique Writing Desk circa 1830-1850
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Biedermeier figured maple roll-top desk Austrian, circa 1830-1850 Item # 007HQP30L With rich and
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Roll Top Desks

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Baize, Maple

Turn of the Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
playfully mimics that of a roll-top desk in miniature. A pair of generous drawers, decorated with ornate
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century William IV Mahogany Rolltop Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Ne quality English mahogany roll top desk, circa 1830. Rare piece of English furniture we found
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Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Golden Oak S-Roll Top Derby School Desk, Circa 1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top office desk in the manner of derby offers golden oak paneled construction with
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Early 20th Century American Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Metal

Stunning and Tall Dutch Art Nouveau Roll Top Cabinet 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and tall Dutch Art Nouveau roll top desk 1900s. Solid oak with 13 original solid oak
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique American Indianapolis Oak Wooton Roll Top Tambour Wells Fargo Desk 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Portland, OR
desk also with a tambour roll-top enclosing nine pigeon holes & two drawers and two carved pen slides
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1880s American American Craftsman Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Oversized Raised Panel S-Roll Top Oak Desk, Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large desk offers raised panel quarter sawn oak construction with s-roll top opening
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Early 20th Century American Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

Edwardian Period Mahogany Cylinder Desk by Maple Co
By Maple Co.
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality, early 20th century, Edwardian period mahogany free standing roll top desk from
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century William IV Mahogany Rolltop Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality English mahogany roll top desk, circa 1830. Rare piece of English furniture we
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Secretaire Desk Bookcase Hobbs and Co Coramndel
Located in Potters Bar, GB
see close up photo Roll top desk section opens out to reveal writing surface which has cormandel wood
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1860s Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Empire Rolltop Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Empire Style Roll Top Desk from Belgium. Oak with all Original Brass Hardware Circa-1820
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19th Century Belgian Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

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 Roll Top Desks

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Brass

Early 20th Century Oak Roll Top Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century oak roll top pedestal desk circa 1900/1910. Good quality edwardian influenced
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Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

Donald Ross Style Walnut Roll Top Bureau Desk
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
handles mounted onto their front, as well as the diamond parquetry design. The quarter-cylindrical roll
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Hobbs Co. English Roll Top Cylinder Desk
By Hobbs Co.
Located in Den Haag, NL
cylinder desk features a small up stand to top, a large barrel fronted desk compartment, and a quality
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1880s English Victorian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany

Very Elegant Roll-Top Secretaire or Bureau Desk, 1790s
Located in Greding, DE
Very elegant roll-top secretaire or bureau desk, cherrywood. Classicism style. West Germany
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1790s German Antique Roll Top Desks

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Cherry

Louis XVI Style Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this Louis XVI style roll top cylinder desk dates from approximately 1920. The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Tambour Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian roll top library writing desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a tambour
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19th Century Victorian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

Antique Victorian Quartered Oak Childs Roll Top Library Writing School Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian childs roll top writing desk featuring three drawers, a half cylinder roll top
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

1920s United States Roll Top Office Desk with Drawers and Wheels
Located in Marbella, ES
1920 United States roll top office desk with drawers and wheels.
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Wood

English 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A 19th century, English mahogany roll top writing desk with two drawers and four bales in front
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19th Century Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk, Freestanding, England, circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful mahogany roll top writing desk from the period around 1920 in England. An impressive
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique estate pedestal desk. An English, quality mahogany and satinwood roll-top
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Wood

19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier ~Direct from France
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19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Roll Top Desks

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Walnut

Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
Of transitional style in the manner of Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix, the cylinder opening to a gilt tooled brown leather writing surface beneath eight small drawers and a filing com...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Roll Top Desks

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Bronze

Antique Stow Davis Walnut C Curve Roll Top Executive Bankers Desk Tambour
By Stow Davis
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Stow Davis roll top executive desk, circa 1920s. Made of walnut featuring a "C" curve roll
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1920s Edwardian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk This
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Roll Top Desks

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Ormolu

Antique Arts Crafts Oak Roll Top Paneled Desk with Full Interior C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
*** Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Paneled Desk with Full Interior C1900 Measures - 51"h x 51 3/4"w x 32
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Early 20th Century Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

Shaw Furniture Co. Petite Roll Top Writing Desk Cambridge MA, circa 1920
By Shaw Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A unique writing desk with book-matched mahogany veneers has a petite upper roll top, which opens
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Early 20th Century American Antique Roll Top Desks

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Mahogany

Inlaid Brass Boulle Rosewood English Regency Cylinder Roll Desk with Leather Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and very clean 1840s era English Regency desk. Made of rosewood with brass
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1840s English Regency Antique Roll Top Desks

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Brass

Antique 60” Oak S-Roll Top Raised Panel Desk with 22 Interior Drawers, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
” Oak S-Roll Top Executive Desk with 22 Interior Drawers, Foliate Carved Pulls, Stylized Sunburst Cast
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Roll Top Desks

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Oak

Important French Bureau a Cylindre and Fauteuil de Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
The finest ormolu fixtures swathe this Restoration-period roll-top desk (bureau à cylindre) and
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19th Century French Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Russian Neoclassic Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
glass bookcase, roll top desk enclosing a fiutted interior above three long drawers.
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Roll Top Desks

Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut Burl Roll Top Paneled Executive Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Roll Top Paneled Executive Desk C1890 Measures - 62.5"H x 60"W x 32.5"D
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Roll Top Desks

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Walnut, Burl

19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe period French bureau à cylindre, or roll top secretaire with bookcase
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Roll Top Desks

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Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Roll-Top Bureau Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
of great pleasure. Roll-top bureau equipped with 6 external drawers plus 3 internal drawers and pull
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Roll Top Desks

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Wood

Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
Quality 19th century military campaign camphor wood roll top writing slope This extremely good
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Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Period George III Tambour Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique George III period roll top writing desk in solid wood. This was made in England
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Roll Top Desks

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Wood

Unusual Bronze Desk/ Piano Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
for a secretary, flat top, or roll top desk and for your upright piano. Also can be used over a
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Roll Top Desks

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Bronze

Tambour Wood Sconce
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
leather straps and have the look of a roll top desk. There is an amazing patina that just can't be
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Wood

Whimsical Austrian Bronze Figural Piano Lamp with Frog and Harp
Located in Petaluma, CA
used for a piano,top shelf of a roll top desk or secretary,or on the top of a bookcase.Really a very
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Ebonized Tambour Lamp
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
leather straps and have the look of a roll top desk. We took sections and created these unique lamps that
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Roll Top Desks

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Hardwood

Rustic Tambour Lamps
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
leather straps and have the look of a roll top desk. There is an amazing patina that just can't be
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Roll Top Desks

Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk In
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

Unique French Wooden Tambour Room Divider
By SNSA
Located in Peekskill, NY
the feel of an old roll top desk and looks to be 1920s. It's also a bit Arts and Crafts. That's
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Roll Top Desks

1880s Danish White Wooden Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A roll-top writing desk from Denmark, circa 1880. The exterior is painted a fresh white; the
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Late 19th Century Danish Country Antique Roll Top Desks

Materials

Brass

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Antique Roll Top Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique roll top desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and mahogany, all antique roll top desks available were constructed with great care. Antique roll top desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique roll top desks bearing Victorian or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique roll top desks are appealing in their simplicity, but François Linke, Toledo Metal Furniture Co. and A. Petersen Co. produced popular antique roll top desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Roll Top Desks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,500, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $135,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Roll Top Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A roll top desk is a piece of furniture that has a wooden cover that can be pulled down when the desk is not in use. Shop a collection of roll top furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Roll-top desks are originally from the late 18th century in the Georgian era of England. By the middle of the Victorian era, they were found in most offices and produced on a large scale. Shop a range of antique roll-top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Sometimes, roll-top desks are called tambours, sliding roll desks or roll-up desks. However, roll-top is the most commonly used name. The style of desk became popular during the 19th century. You can find a range of roll-top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A roll top desk kept small essentials and paperwork organized. The roll top design was ideal for business people to secure their desks at the end of the day without filing away their work. Browse a variety of roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A roll top desk can be worth anywhere between $3,000 to $6,000, depending on the condition, materials used and time of manufacturing. Roll top desks are expensive, as they are very popular on the antique furniture market and are considered timeless collectibles. Shop a range of antique and vintage roll top desks on 1stDibs.