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Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak secretary / writing desk from circa 1900's. Featuring a roll-up flap with underlying writing
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

Antique Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
$3,255 Sale Price
20% Off
H 47.25 in W 51.19 in D 29.53 in
Neoclassical Roll-Top Secretary Desk, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Refined neoclassical roll-top secrétaire standing on fluted square tapering legs with matching
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840
Located in Opole, PL
Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840 This exquisite antique roll-top secretary desk exudes
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1840s European Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Elm

Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840
Antique Elm Wood Secretary from 1840
$2,575 Sale Price
20% Off
H 46.66 in W 46.26 in D 22.64 in
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut

Antique Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
$19,149
H 83.47 in W 47.45 in D 23.82 in
Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk C1890 Measures - 62 1/4
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Late 19th Century Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut

Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
H 62.25 in W 31.75 in D 20.75 in
French 19th Century Directoire Roll Top Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately French Directoire roll top secretary. This massive desk is over six feet long and four
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19th Century French Directoire Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Marble, Brass

Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Bookcase Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Beautiful Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Roll Top Bookcase Secretary Desk. Item features 2 part
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Late 19th Century Victorian Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Glass, Mahogany

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Eastlake Cylinder Roll Top desk or Secretary
Located in Manhattan, NY
19th century American cylinder desk with bookcase and drawers.
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Late 19th Century North American Eastlake Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Mahogany

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 Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut

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 Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Mahogany, Glass

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 Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

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
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Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Leather, Maple

Antique Quartersawn American Oak Roll Top Tambour Secretary Bankers Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century antique quartersawn oak C curve roll top desk. Features rectangular form with
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Early 20th Century American Classical Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Oak

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 Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany roll top desk ~ Secretary features a tambour cover that
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

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 Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Ormolu

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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Late 19th Century Eastlake Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Burl

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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Late 19th Century American Eastlake Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut, Burl, Glass

Antique Boston Derby Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Library Secretary Bankers Desk
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian roll top desk by Boston Derby Desk Co. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Oak

Antique Oak Roll Top Storage Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
This antique right-hand pedestal roll top desk features dovetailed drawers, 20 desktop compartments
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Oak

Antique Victorian Eastlake Half Cylinder Walnut Roll Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian period Eastlake cylinder roll top secretary writing desk, circa 1880s. Made of
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Late 19th Century Eastlake Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut

Antique American Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll-Top Desk Secretary 1875
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Eastlake walnut cylinder roll-top desk, 1875. The desk having a carved gallery
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1870s American Eastlake Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Walnut

19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
An exceptional Biedermeier roll top desk or secretary from the 19th century. This desk has all the
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19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Wood, Mahogany, Walnut

19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
H 51.97 in W 49.61 in D 31.11 in
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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19th Century German Biedermeier Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Wood, Walnut

Swedish Art Deco Mahogany Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk, 1930s-1940s
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Swedish cabinetmaker roll-top secretary with a pull out / pull-out writing desk. Made in mahogany
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

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Vintage Maddox Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional vintage Hepplewhite-style secretary by Maddox, circa 1930s. This beautiful specimen is made from mahogany with an upper bookcase having double mullioned glass doors ov...
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1930s American Hepplewhite Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Glass, Mahogany

IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of blue, green and ocre color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Florentine carved cream painted parcel gilt slant-top desk bureau with nicely aged dark warm distressed patina over the whole! Crafted in Florence, Italy, circa pre-1940, executed...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

Campaign Style Thomasville Furn Mystique 3 Section Modular Queen Bed Armoires
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful campaign style modular wall unit bedroom or bed set up with side armoires comprised of dark wood, removeable mirrors, lights, full/queen headboard, and brass hardware by Th...
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1970s American Campaign Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Gold Leaf

Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
$1,600 Sale Price / set
27% Off
H 72 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Gold Leaf

Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
$1,160 Sale Price / set
27% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French bombe commode is a stunning example of 19th-century craftsmanship, richly decorated with intricate floral marquetry and mounted with gilt-bronze ormolu. The commode featu...
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1920s French Louis XV Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Marble, Bronze

Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36.5 in W 46.25 in D 20.25 in
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in Classic figures all around the piece and saber legs. When opened we find the writing area...
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Brass

French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
$2,094
H 36.23 in W 27.56 in D 15.36 in
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family A group of seven rabbits gestured in black on a multicolor metallic background in a vintage frame Unframed: 3...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Oil, Panel

18th Century Neo-Classical Italian Carved, Painted and Gilt Wall Panel
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous ca. 1790; Italy Wood panel and plaster, painted, gilt and lacquered Approximate size: 118.5 x 82.5 x 5 cm The present panel is probably of late 18th century origin,...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Wood, Giltwood

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Deer s Head Hat Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare Black Forest wall mounted carved deer's head hat and coat rack with glass eyes and with branch and leaf decoration, Circa 1880 in date. This gorgeous ant...
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1880s English Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Wood

Florence Knoll 2-Seater Sofa, Classic Mid Century Modern, Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Florence Knoll 2 seater 'lounge series' sofa with original 2nd generation upholstery in a coarse woven off-white mottled wool fabric. This sofa dates from the first series p...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Chrome

Magnolia Chinoiserie Panels Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3ft x 8ft The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be appl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Silk

Magnolia Chinoiserie Panels Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic
Magnolia Chinoiserie Panels Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic
$1,656 Sale Price / set
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H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large roll-top desk out of solid cherry wood. The base with seven drawers stands on tapered legs. The top has one very slim pullout and a low arcade balustrade on three sides. The in...
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Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Cherry

Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
$5,744
H 49.81 in W 55.52 in D 33.08 in
Fine and Massive Antique Country French Buffet A Deux Corps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Antique French Provincial Armoire with delicate traditional decorative motifs. With a carved cornice and classic shaped and recessed doors on both cases. Canted c...
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19th Century French French Provincial Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Wood

Bubble29 Green quartz sconces By Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Green quartz Bubble with hammered polished brass stand. Created by Phoenix Two E26 sockets installed,use two T10 100w each led light bulb,200w total. Recommended J-box size: 2"x4"
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21st Century and Contemporary Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique

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Rock Crystal

Bubble29 Green quartz sconces By Phoenix
Bubble29 Green quartz sconces By Phoenix
$9,900 / item
H 29 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
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Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the roll top secretary desk antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and mahogany, every roll top secretary desk antique was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer roll top secretary desk antique, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A roll top secretary desk antique made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular.

How Much is a Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique?

Prices for a roll top secretary desk antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,600 and can go as high as $46,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,980.
Questions About Roll Top Secretary Desk Antique
  • 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.

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