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French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Writing Desk Centre Bureau, 1850
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful cylinder front desk, opening to reveal an arrangement of small drawer and compartment
Category

Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk, Victorian, English, Mahogany, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Antique cylinder bureau writing desk, Victorian, English, mahogany, circa 1850 This is an antique
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Walnut Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
arch crest over double glass door case seated on desk with cylinder opening to writing surface and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Walnut, Glass

English Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Cylinder Top. c. 1850
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine English pedestal desk in mahogany with cylinder-top opening to an ample desk surface
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder-Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality antique English marquetry inlaid rosewood cylinder-top ladies writing desk with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

HERMES PARIS 1970 Desk Cylinders Lighter Cigarettes Box In Gilt And Sterling
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set of lighter and cigarettes case designed by Hermes Paris. This is a very handsome smoker
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Gold Plate

Antique French Desk Louis XV Style Cylinder Bureau de Dam
Located in Buxton, GB
This fabulous Bureau de Dam Writing Desk, has a Cylinder Roll Top and has been designed in Louis XV
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Desk Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A German ‘Biedermeier’ secretary in flame mahogany, the cylinder roll opening to an interior with
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Cylinder Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very rare 19th century English original painted cylinder bureau bookcase, 1860 Dimensions
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Cylinder Secretaire, South Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Secretairy desk on fluted feet with a retracktable writing surface and an unusual veneer with
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Mid Century Brutalist Style Half Cylinder Oak Roll Top Marble Writing Desk 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
A quaint mid century Brutalist style office desk. Features a dark oak finish and half cylinder
Category

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Desks

Materials

Marble

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl

Office Cylinder, 18th Century, Forming Above Library, Louis XVI
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Office cylinder, 18th century, forming above library, Louis XVI, rosewood marquetry. h
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Lady s Rosewood and Marquetry Cylinder Bureau, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian rosewood and marquetry cylinder front desk, circa 1880. The retractable
Category

Antique 1880s British Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Inlaid Cylindric Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient French cylindric bureau Napoleon III. Furniture richly inlaid with geometric motifs in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

George III Yew and Boxwood Strung Cylinder Bureau, circa 1790-1800
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A George III yew and boxwood strung cylinder bureau, circa 1790-1800. The curved cylinder top
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Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Yew

20th Century Rosewood Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French cylindrical bureau of the 20th century. Furniture richly inlaid in rosewood, mahogany
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Midcentury Desk by Hekman
Located in Pomona, CA
Mid-Century Modern roll-top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hekman
Category

Mid-20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards Roberts
Located in London, GB
Here we have a very large and impressive late Victorian cylinder bureau made by the well-known and
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century French rosewood and ormolu cylinder bureau on four cabriole legs, with one long drawer
Category

Antique 1890s French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Cantilever Desk by Wade Beam
By J. Wade Beam
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful cantilever desk. The cylindrical support has a drawer, and there is a drawer under the
Category

Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Burl Walnut and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
Located in London, GB
This stunning and excellent quality English burr walnut cylinder bureau features an ornate Ormolu
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
cabinet doors. The top full drawer pulls out as a writing surface and behind the cylinder desk front, the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bureau a Cylinder
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a handsome mahogany cylinder bureau de dame of delicate proportions. The hand selected
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
with silvered bronze stringing, a suite that include the same model cylinder desk. The present model
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
cylindre, circa 1890 in date. This gorgeous cylinder bureau has a stunning marquetry panel of musical
Category

Antique 1870s French Desks

Midcentury Swedish Rolltop Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic midcentury Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
mechanical cylinder lady's desk. Vernis Martin style paint decorated cylinder depicting romantic couple and
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Spanish Renaissance Style Carved Desk with Iron Stretcher, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
19th century Spanish Renaissance style finely carved chestnut three drawer desk on four cylindrical
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Milo Baughman for Drexel Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Floating Top Vanity Desk
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and outstanding Mid-Century Modern floating top vanity desk designed by Milo Baughman for
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Magnetic Rosewood Executive Desk Accessories by Hillerod-Denmark
By Hillerod
Located in Southampton, NJ
A gorgeous set of magnetic solid rosewood executive desk accessories. The cylinder is intended to
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Rosewood

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A George III mahogany desk with a cylinder tambour.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, South Germany 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
originally belonged to a salon which included a settee, a cylinder desk and a single chair. These pieces are
Category

Antique Early 1800s German Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Yew

19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
carved cylindrical desk cover which rolls back to reveal an equally beautifully executed interior
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Federal Style Mahogany Cherry Tambour Secretary Desk and Bookcase
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
with fretwork, opening to two adjustable interior shelves, over a lower case with tambour top cylinder
Category

1990s American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Hutch Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
cylinder desk with hutch and three lower drawers. Desk opens to a large work surface, pigeon holes cubbies
Category

Antique 1880s Eastlake Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Greta M. Grossman Writing Desk for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk features cylindrical legs and rounded edges that contrast nicely with the sharp-edged table top
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors. Boulle
Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century German Rosewood "Omega" Desk by Hans Eichenberg
By Haussmann Haussmann, Hans Eichenberger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
desk. The desk rests on two chrome cylindrical legs, giving the desk a clean design. When seen with
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Style Desk in the Manner of Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Astoria, NY
An Art Deco style desk with cylindrical bases and Faux tortoise top in the manner of Gilbert Rohde
Category

20th Century Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Cylinder Secretary, Roll Desk with Marquetry, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Cylinder desk with elaborate marquetry Alsace / Upper Rhine walnut, maple, etc. around 1780
Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut

Space Age "Telstar" Telephone
By AT&T
Located in Hanover, MA
Smoked translucent acrylic cylindrical roll-top cased executive desk phone with retractable cord
Category

Vintage 1970s American Space Age Desk Accessories

Frits Henningsen Mahogany Writing Table and Chair Set
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Kastrup, DK
keyholes with brass cylinders. The desk is accompanied by an original chair made of Cuban mahogany with an
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century American Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase/Secretary/Desk, circa 1860
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique 19th century american mahogany cylinder bookcase/secretary/desk, circa 1860. The
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Cylinder Roll Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Burl walnut cylinder roll secretary desk bookcase cabinet. Item features a carved
Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder) Material
Category

Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

Antique Victorian Eastlake Aesthetic Maple Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Aesthetic period cylinder roll top secretary writing desk. Made of maplewood
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Maple

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840
Located in London, GB
, mounted cylinder desk, circa 1840 in date. It has an architectural upper section with a pediment
Category

Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Modernist Articulating Dual Double Cylinder Cone Desk Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen, Greta Von Nessen
Located in Southampton, NJ
This is a very clean example of modernist design by Walter Von Nessen - the desk lamp has only been
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Amazing Very Rare Limited Edition Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
, cylinder secretary desk, a perfect replica of the elegant French Louis XVI original. This unique piece of
Category

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Cylinder Roll Desk and Chair, 19th/20th C.
Located in Kingston, NY
Chinese export gilt black lacquer desk with a cylinder roll top supported on cabriole legs together
Category

Early 20th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood

Lady s Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Spectacular Original Antique American Empire Settee/Loveseat
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
expensive pieces including sofas, cylinder desks, and bedsteads, too. ** Height (1) was taken at the back
Category

Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary in Birch
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome Swedish Empire secretary in birch with cylinder top opening to a desk featuring
Category

Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Birch

1970s Minimal Desk Lamp
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
brushed stainless steel. The black bakelite switch is integrated in the cylindrical shade. This desk
Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Minimalist Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Cylinder Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the cylinder desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every cylinder desk was constructed with great care. There are 181 variations of the antique or vintage cylinder desk you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cylinder desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right cylinder desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made cylinder desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Comatec, Elisa Ossino and Maple Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Cylinder Desk?

A cylinder desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $170 and the highest can go for as much as $40,877.