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Antique Oak Ladies S-Roll Top Paneled Desk Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ladies desk offers paneled oak construction with s-roll top opening to compartmentalized
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Early 20th Century American Desks

Materials

Oak

Danish Mid-Century Roll-Top Desk or Secretary in Teak
Located in Bridgeport, CT
for the laptop with the roll-top and the pull-out desk. Nicely figured teak on beech-wood legs. Very
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk
By Mainline by Hooker
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century walnut roll top secretary desk. Desk measures: 49.75 wide x 20 deep
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk or Dresser in Teak Wood with Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A writing desk and cabinet from Denmark circa 1960's. It features beautifully grained teak with
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

French Napoleon III Tambour Roll-Top Desk in Rosewood, circa 1860
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Museum quality Napoleon III pedestal base with tambour roll-top desk in rosewood, France, circa
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Rosewood

Midcentury Danish Modern Solid Teak John Mortensen Prince Roll Top Desk
By John Mortensen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome roll top "Prince" model desk designed by John Mortensen and made in Denmark. This well
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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Rare Wooten Style Roll Top Desk by D.S. Rickaby, Quebec
Located in Milford, NH
A rare form wooten style two part roll top desk with bird's-eye maple veneer, an S roll top which
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Desks

Materials

Birdseye Maple

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XVI bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer of mahogany
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry Burl Barrel Roll Top Secretary Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian Eastlake Cherry & Burl Barrel Roll Top Secretary Desk & Bookcase with Incised Decoration
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Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Desks

Materials

Burl

Mid-Century Teak Cylinder Roll Top Desk attributed to Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Redding, CT
Sweden and attributed to Egon Ostergaard. Some stains on inside of drawers and left top side of desk. Wax
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Scandinavian Modern Svegards Markaryd Teak Roll Top Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard, Svegards Markaryd
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Scandinavian Modern Svegards Markaryd teak roll top secretary desk or dresser with
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Antique Eastlake Walnut Burl Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
glass door bookcase with double glass doors opening to shelved interior over lower with barrel roll desk
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Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl, Glass

Antique American Victorian Oak Roll Top S Curve Tambor Desk, circa 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American oak roll top 's Curve' Tambor desk, circa 1880. The desk having a band of
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

Danish Midcentury 3-Drawer Tambour Teak Roll Top Desk by Langeskov Mobelfabrik
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vintage roll top desk offers a stylish collapsible workspace with plenty of added room for
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Austrian Biedermeier Roll Top Desk in Bird s-Eye Maple with Cabriolet Feet
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Biedermeier roll top desk was realized in Vienna Austria, circa 1860. Sitting on
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Antique 1860s Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Maple

Mahogany Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk Attributed to Jansen Finished Back
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style marble-top roll top desk, attributed to Maison Jansen, with a brass gallery, 7
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Industrial Steel Roll Top Desk, Quarter Sawn Oak Interior Art Metal
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Industrial steel roll top desk manufactured by Fenton Metallic, the early maker which
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Oak Derby School Raised Panel S-Roll Top Desk, Circa 1900
By Macey Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk in the manner of Derby offers quarter sawn oak construction with S-form roll top
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Early 20th Century American Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Roll Top Secretary Desk or Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A uniquely proportioned roll to desk. It features teak construction, laminate writing area with
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Laminate, Teak

Restored Roll-Top Vi-Ma Danish Teak Desk with Hidden Filing Cabinet
By Arne Vodder
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Restored vintage Danish teak desk by Vi-Ma. The unassuming desk holds a very clever secret. Slide
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Oak Art Deco Haagse School Roll Top Desk by Allan Co. Rotterdam, 1920s
By Allan Co.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare and hard to find Art Deco Haagse School roll top desk. Solid oak with ebonized handles
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak

Custom Credenza with Center Roll-Top Desk in Manner of Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Peabody, MA
overhanging top and central tamboured door over a pullout typing tray. Solid brass hardware and set of
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Roll Top Action Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a wonderful early example of the Action Office Roll Top desk by George Nelson for Herman
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Rare Vintage Industrial Steel Roll Top Desk by the Art Metal Construction Co.
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Lafayette, IN
nearly as many bells and whistles! Desk features: - All-Steel and brass construction - Roll Top with
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks

Materials

Metal, Steel, Brass

Spectacular 19th Century Oak Roll Top Desk by A. Petersen Co. of Chicago
By A. Petersen Co.
Located in Lafayette, IN
This phenomenal roll top desk was made by the A. Petersen & Co. of Chicago, IL some time in the
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Oak S-Roll Top Single Column Paneled Desk with Full Interior C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
S-Roll Top Single Column Paneled Desk with Full Interior C1900 Measures - 50.75"H x 41.75"W x 34"D
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20th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak S-Roll Top Desk with Raised Panels Full Drawer Interior circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk offers paneled oak construction with s-roll top opening to full interior
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Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Early Danish Roll Top Desk with Fluted Legs in Booked Matched Veneer Mid Century
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
book matched on the roll top is just the beginning. The interior is done is beautiful lighter wood
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Retro Satin Wood, Mahogany and Oak Roll Top Bureau Vintage, 1950s
Located in London, GB
An incredible and unusual roll top writing bureau from the 1950s, this is beautifully made from
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Vintage 1950s English Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Oak, Satinwood

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage roll top desk offers a stylish collapsible workspace with plenty of added room for
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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Teak Roll Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage teak roll top secretary desk provides a stylish yet compact workspace in any setting
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Swedish Art Moderne Burl Elm Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful roll-top writing desk in elm with burl elm veneer. Top rolls up to reveal cubbyholes
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Elm, Burl

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Roll-top Teak Secretaire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome roll-top desk of natural teak with pull-out desktop. Works wonderfully well for a home
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Secretaires

Danish Rosewood Roll Top Desk Signed Mid-century Modern
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Pemberton, NJ
GORGEOUS DANISH MODERN ROSEWOOD ROLL TOP DESK. THE ROSEWOOD IS VERY FIGUERED AND HAS A RICH DEEP
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Secretaires

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, Lake Constance Region 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, Lake Constance Region 1780. Body on high squared feet, two drawer
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Antique 1780s Swiss Louis XVI Secretaires

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful teak writing desk offers a wonderful pull out workspace (17.5 x 34) and plenty of
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office 1 Roll Top Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, production 1970s This roll top desk is designed as part of the Action Office 1 (AO1) furniture line by
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Roll Top, Walnut Marquetry, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
floral motifs and a figure of a young man, perhaps a young hunter. When pulling up the rolled top, the
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Victorian Eastlake 1870 Cylinder Roll Top Secretaire Desk Bookcase Glazed Doors
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
top secretaire desk bookcase A good looking well made and multi-functional piece of furniture. The
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mid century Swedish teak secretary roll top desk dresser with key
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
down desktop 4 lower drawers with teak carved handles. Key included to lock top desk and top drawer
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Green Shade Banker s Lamp for a Roll Top Desk Etc by Emeralite, Art Nouveau
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
lamps. This can be used for a piano, secretary desk, and maybe best of all for a roll top desk. You
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Iron

1960s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl and Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
, three drawers and top rolling and folding central surface. The writing desk opens by firstly oulling the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Antique Roll Top Oak Tambour File Cabinet Desk by Lebus Cabinet Co. Circa 1920
By Harris Lebus
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Edwardian oak roll top/tambour front filing cabinet, with adjustable desk top by
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Roll Top Desk from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
)—he was also an accomplished painter, sculptor, author, furniture maker, and collector. This piece
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Roll-Top Tambour Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Located in London, London
Roll-Top Tambour Desk by Roll-Top Tambour Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller from the "Action
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Vintage 1960s American Desks

Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Desk by Hooker Furniture
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Alhambra, CA
Wonderful midcentury modern roll top desk from the "Mainline Collection" by Hooker Furniture. This
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Inlaid Roll Top Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze mounted inlaid roll top desk
Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

French Roll top desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany French roll top desk with leather surface and gold tooling.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Mahogany roll top desk having a single drawer flanked by a further four drawers and a slope. The
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Midcentury Roll Top Desk
By Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Fantastic black laminate desk with natural channeled roll tops, side by side, and nickel over steel
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nickel

Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful solid oak angled roll top drafting desk. Features two pencil rests and two pull out
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Vintage 1930s American Desks

Roll Top Desk
Located in Alexandria, VA
. Drawers both above and below work section. Roll top opens to reveal slide-out, leather-topped work
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Cherry, Poplar

Vintage Hekman Roll-top Desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This exquisite roll-top desk by Hekman features a leather inlaid writing surface, octagonal legs
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Jas Shoolbred Roll Top Desk
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in Redruth, GB
Jas Shoolbred roll top desk. Edwardian oak roll top desk by Jas Shoolbred cabinet makers. Central
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Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1930s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Roll top desk on wheels made in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. Desk is made from solid oak and oak
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20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Rare, Iconic, Japanned, Copper Toledo, Roll-Top Typewriter Desk
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Portland, OR
. This roll-top typewriter desk is one of their most iconic designs, and one of the most difficult to
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

1930 s Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
1930's Mahogany Roll Top Desk . Fine quality in laid mahogany roll top desk with marble interior
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Vintage 1930s Desks and Writing Tables

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Roll Top Desk Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of roll top desk furniture for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every item from our selection of roll top desk furniture was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of roll top desk furniture made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made object in our assortment of roll top desk furniture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Edward Wormley, George Nelson and Herman Miller are consistently popular.

How Much is a Roll Top Desk Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of roll top desk furniture at 1stDibs is $3,813, while they’re typically $20 on the low end and $135,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Roll Top Desk Furniture
  • 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
    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 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 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.
  • 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.