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French Mahogany Directoire Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
condition and antique charm of this desk!
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique French Desk Louis XV Style Cylinder Bureau de Dam
Located in Buxton, GB
Style. The desk is dated late 19th Century and of French origin. The Bureau is Inlaid and veneered in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Louis Philippe Period French Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A handsome French bureau plat (writing desk), c.1840, Louis Philippe period, with figured walnut
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Antique Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

19th Century Petite English Regency Mahogany Burl Walnut Antique Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A simply gorgeous presentation piece, this delicate writing desk features fine and vibrant mahogany
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Desks

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Brass

French Directoire Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat writing desk with nicely aged patina
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
Located in Shreveport, LA
of desk without top carved crown, 43”. NOTE: All of our antiques are direct from Europe. I
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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Louis Philippe Writing Desk Nut Wood, France, circa 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
impressing restored antique desk from the famous Louis Philippe era shows best the recurring influence of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Cherry Wood Writing Desk with Kneehole Late 18th Century, Austria, circa 1790
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
embellished with inlayed brand painted flowers in each corner. This elaborate made antique writing desk offers
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Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Walnut Desk with Cross-Banding and Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Louis XVI style walnut desk from the 19th century with five drawers, cross-banded inlay
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine English Satinwood Kidney Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb English kidney desk of nine drawers, all with gilt brass swan handles, veneered in the
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

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Satinwood

Antique Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A diminautive kingwood Louis XV bureau plat with ormolu mounts. The top is gold tooled dark red leather. There are three drawers along the front. Bronze mounts on the knees and sabot...
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Mahogany Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant and essential antique Italian writing desk. Rare and precious veneered Mahogany wood
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Antique 1850s Italian Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant and essential antique Italian writing desk. Louis Philippe period with Classic shapely legs
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Antique 1850s Italian Louis Philippe Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant and essential antique Italian writing desk. Rare and precious solid walnut wood
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Antique 1850s Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Massive George III Partners Desk in Mahogany, England, c. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and large Georgian-design Partner's desk, dating from the late 1800s, and English in origin
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Antique French Writing Table Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Writing Table / Bonheur du Jour Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI This
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
brass ornamentation found on this handsome antique desk. All fluted carvings are filled with brass
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Spectacular antique French desk in precious rosewood. The line is typical of the Louis XV style
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Montreal, QC
characteristics of a period piece. The two-tone kingwood veneer is exceptionally well-chosen, the bronze figural
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

English 19th Century George IV Rosewood Library Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
fantastic table features a book-matched rosewood veneer top that is in excellent antique condition. The top
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Antique Mid-19th Century English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

French Bureau Plat, circa 1910
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French bureau plat comprised of fine kingwood and rosewood veneers with beautifully cast
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks

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Kingwood, Rosewood

19th Century Antique Veneered Wooden Desk Curves Bronzes, Leather Carpet, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique important veneered wooden desk and decorated on all sides, with wavy curves, bronzes and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Center Tables

Quality Antique Burr Walnut Lowboy, Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
A quality antique burr walnut lowboy writing desk on cabriole legs. This very good quality lowboy
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Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Lowboys

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Walnut

1930s Antique Art Deco Burlwood Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Detroit, MI
This unique antique Art Deco burl wood and glass secretary desk cabinet is circa 1930. This small
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Secretaires

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Brass

French 19th Century Louis Philippe Style Commode Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning Louis Philippe style mahogany commode with a fold-down secretary desk housed in its top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Swedish 1870s Birchwood Butler s Desk with Drop Front and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
bring character to this antique desk. Adorned with ornate brass hardware, this Swedish desk displays
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

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Brass

Late 19th / Early 20th Century French Louis XV Butlers Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome antique French Louis XV style chest of drawers butler's desk. Late 19th / early 20th
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Biedermeier Pedestal Partners Desk Swedish Antique Ormolu Posts Mahogany Veneer
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
Rare antique Swedish Biedermeier style pedestal partners desk with the finest grade of quilted
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Lyra Secretary desk antique Viennese Biedermeier Style Birdseye maple veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Princely Lyra secretary Viennese Biedermeier style 1815 High quality bird's-eye maple root on massive coniferous wood.  
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20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple

Antique French Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
A piece of history, a sense of timelessness, a finely crafted piece, this antique French Provincial
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Stunning Shaped Antique Burr Walnut Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
A stunning shaped antique burr walnut desk of fabulous quality having a leathered inset top. Dating
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Vintage 1920s English Georgian Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Louis XV style French kingwood, ormolu-mounted bureau de-dame. Having six leather fronted drawers to the top, bombe sided. Three frieze drawers, raised on elegant...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis Philipe Mahogany Veneered Centertable or Writing Table, France circa 1850
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice antique French table or desk. Mahogany veneered, the tabletop has rounded corners and a fine
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Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique English Writing Table or Small Desk of Exquisite Quality Tooled Leather
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique English Regency style writing table or Regency small desk, hand-crafted with incredible
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Antique 1860s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Palisander

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
hardware, old and typical cracks in rosewood veneers.
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very elegant Louis XVI style freestanding antique French cylinder writing desk veneered with walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
veneers are chosen carefully for their chaotic and very pleasing swirling grains, these applied in such a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk
Located in Austin, TX
inside. Overall, this antique 18th century cylinder desk is a rare and unique item and truly captures the
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis Philippe Style Kingwood Black Leather Antique Pedestal Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This finely crafted desk has such variety of rich material - the brass framing elements are of very
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman s Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de toilette d’homme) in the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Walnut Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive antique walnut desk, with roll top, from 19th century, France. This handsome desk
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany, Leather Top Writing Table or Desk, circa 1835
Located in San Francisco, CA
good heavy, strong and solid legs. An excellent antique working desk.
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Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Bone, Leather, Mahogany

Antique Olive Wood Small Writing Desk Slope Stationery Box
Located in Norwich, GB
A small antique olive wood writing slope, stationery box. English. Circa 1880. Delivery included
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Dutch Secretaire Desk with Bombe Chest Finished in Fruitwood Marquetry
Located in London, Park Royal
Antique Secretaire desk: Early 20th century, Dutch with intricate cabinet work and bombe chest all
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

19th Century Antique Italian Lombardy Secretary Desk Walnut Burl Circa 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Elegant Louis XIV Bureau Secretary desk of walnut burl veneer and solids, featuring a hinged drop
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Signed Maison Forest Antique Secretaire Secretary Desk in Louis XVI Style
By Maison Forest
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine French fall-front secretary desk from the first quarter of the 20th century, this piece was
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Marble, Bronze

Extra Large Bauhaus Desk with a Macassar Veneer
Located in Senden, NRW
Antique Bauhaus CEO-desk extra large with a formed body from architect’s office. Wonderful
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Vintage 1950s American Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar

French Olivewood Veneered Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual early 20th century olivewood veneered writing desk with five drawers in Art Noveau style
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20th Century French Desks

American Antique Reproduction Roll Top Desk with Top Cupboard
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Made in American this reproduction of an antique style desk has all the bells for modern day use
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Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Secretaire Writing Desk
Located in Honiton, Devon
A most attractive secretaire writing desk, French, circa 1880. This delightful antique desk is in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Gillows Georgian Mahogany Bureau
Located in Cheltenham, GB
"Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an exquisite Antique Gillows Georgian Mahogany
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Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Gentleman s Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
A fine large sized antique Regency gentleman's writing slope box. Hand made in England from
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Antique 1820s British Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Mahogany

Old French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
wear with the brown color fading to warm tones. It would be a good working desk as well as a beautiful
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Vintage 1950s French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Secrétaire Chest, Semanier, Marquetry, French, circa 1910
Located in Honiton, Devon
delightful antique Semanier has 4 smoothly running drawers below the central marquetry panel, This drop-down
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Carlton House Style Writing Desk Burr Veneer Superb Antique Style
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A quality 'American of Martinsville" burr veneered Carlton House type desk, the raised back fitted
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Gilt Louis XVI Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary antique gilt Louis XVI desk is hand-crafted out of mahogany wood, is in great
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1900s Antique French Louis XVI style lady's writing table is made of solid mahogany wood and
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

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Antique Veneer Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique veneer desks available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique veneer desks — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. Antique veneer desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Louis XVI, Regency and Louis XV antique veneer desks are consistently popular styles. Many antique veneer desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Davidson, Edward Burgis and Maison Forest produced popular antique veneer desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Veneer Desks?

Prices for antique veneer desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique veneer desks begin at $1,100 and can go as high as $69,134, while the average can fetch as much as $5,500.
Questions About Antique Veneer Desks
  • 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 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.