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French Forties Roll-top Desk and Chair
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Roll Top Desk with Hand-caned Chair Influenced by Art Deco and Modern Classical Tradition
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

Mid Century Walnut Roll Top Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid century walnut roll top desk Desk measures: 55.25 wide x 22.75 deep x 38 inches high All
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau. The perfect addition to your childs bedroom. Crafted with
Category

Late 20th Century British Georgian Children s Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

George Nelson Action Office 1 Roll Top Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Dronten, NL
This is the first series of the Action Office roll top desk designed by George Nelson in the 1960s
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

"Sheraton" English Mahogany Roll Top Desk, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Sheraton" English mahogany roll top desk, circa 1870.   
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Roll Top Secretary Desk by Andreas Hansen Hadsten
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roll top secretary desk by Andreas Hansen Hadsten.
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Rare Walnut Roll-Top Desk by George Mulhauser
By George Mulhauser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Walnut Roll-Top Desk by George Mulhauser
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Roll Top Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern Danish rosewood roll top dresser with sculpted handles. Four drawers, top opens
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Desks

Materials

Brass

1930s Banker s Metal Roll Top Industrial Desk
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Banker's metal roll top Industrial desk, probably made by the Art Metal Company, American, circa
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Elegant Theodore Alexander Roll Top Writing Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Refined traditional English style flip front desk having a gallery top over roll top centre with
Category

1990s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine French 40s Maple Roll Top Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French secretary in solid maple. Roll top with drawer system opens to a white leather
Category

Vintage 1940s French Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Leather

Oak Roll Top and Matching Desk Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful medium oak roll topped desk and matching oak tilt and turn office chair, in excellent
Category

20th Century English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak

Danish Modern Roll Top Teak Writing Desk
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Danish modern writing desk features a roll top tambour door, teak veneer with original finish
Category

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

Materials

Teak

19th Century Double Ended Roll Top Copper Bath
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 19th Century freestanding double ended copper bath with rolled top. Fully restored.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Copper

19th c. Campaign Style Roll Top Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique English oak roll-top desk with gilt embossed leather pull-out writing surface, adjustable
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Roll Top Desk, By Derby, Circa 1920
By Derby
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice “S-scroll” roll top desk in golden oak by Derby Co. of Boston, circa 1920, with double banks
Category

Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

Vintage Italian Roll Top Desk by Proserpio
By Figli Di Antonio Prosperio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique roll-top desk is a compact mix of style an function. With plenty of work and storage
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Japanese Art Deco Marquetry Roll Top Desk Hutch
Located in Austin, TX
A masterful Japanese Art Deco period marquetry desk hutch with two roll top doors. The interior
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood, Softwood

Adam Style Roll Top Desk with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful English Adam style roll top desk, late 19th Century, gorgeous floral satinwood, rosewood
Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Roll Top Desk, Munich, circa 1800-1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful roll top desk, Munich 1800-1810, bleached mahogany veneer. Rectangular body with three
Category

Antique Early 1800s German Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Danish Cylinder Roll Top Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A Mid-Century Danish cylinder roll top desk marked on bottom with "MIS" made in Sweden
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Vladimir Kagan Roll-Top Desk and Plexiglas Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
roll-top desk and plexiglas chair handmade in The Workshops of Vladimir Kagan, Vladimir Kagan
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Modernist Roll Top Desk by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co., Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi
Located in Peabody, MA
Roll top desk by Heywood Wakefield, circa 1960s. The sleek modernist form, clearly influenced by
Category

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

Materials

Wood

19th Century Louis XV Style Roll Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite roll top secrétaire with beautiful flower marquetry in walnut, kingwood and rosewood. The
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Rosewood

Early Modernist George Nelson Tambour Roll Top Desk, 1964
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early modernist George Nelson roll top desk. Purchased from prominent Buffalo New York architect
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Derby School Oak Paneled Roll Top Desk C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
School Oak Paneled Roll Top Desk C1900. Measures - 49 1/2" x 50" x 32". This antique roll top desk, in
Category

Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Executive Roll-Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Executive roll-top desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category

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

Circa 1900-1920 Miniature Roll Top Breakfast Tureen
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900-1920 miniature roll top breakfast or hunt tureen. Charming and complete. For appetizers
Category

Early 20th Century Empire Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Gunn Furniture Co Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19th century roll top desk was manufactured by the Gunn Furniture Company. established
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Desks

Materials

Maple, Oak, Pine

French 18th Century Directoire Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and classically designed French Directoire “D” roll top desk. The desk is topped with a
Category

Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks

Materials

Marble

Edward Wormley For Dunbar Roll Top Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
An executive roll top desk designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. The desk is in excellent all
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence roll top secretary is a relatively uncommon design when crafted by
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Large Roll Top Metal Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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
Category

Antique 1790s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for
Category

Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pawtucket, RI
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
three drawers and two rosewood roll-top compartments flanking a central writing surface with a flip-down
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Large 1920s Mahogany Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 1920s mahogany roll top desk writing table This desks is large and heavy and would have
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Wood Cabinet with Tambour Roll-Top, Documents Binder
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cabinet with a roller door, or roll-top tambour door. All the shelves are height-adjustable. Good
Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have all seen large roll top desks but I have never come across one as impressive as this Darby
Category

Antique 19th Century American Schoolhouse Desks

Materials

Oak

Andreas Hansen Roll Top Desk Hadsten Traeindustri, Denmark, 1970
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice roll-top desk designed by Andreas Hansen and manufactured by Hadsten traeindustri
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Pine

Industrial Age Steel Roll Top Desk by Art Metal
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic steel and brass roll top desk manufactured by Art Metal company circa 1900. Industrial
Category

20th Century American Industrial Desks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Desk, circa 1960s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Swedish mid century modern roll top desk, circa 1960s. Designed by Egon Ostergaard, for SMI Sweden
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak double pedestal roll top desk, the high back with fully fitted interior of pigeon holes and
Category

20th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Modern Hooker Walnut Roll Top Secretary
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Hooker Walnut Roll Top Secretary Above average vintage condition and
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk W/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Steel

Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Steel

roll top library cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
very interesting glass -rolltop table cabinet . Two sids open rool-up doors
Category

Vintage 1940s Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Glass

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Striking Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Roll Top Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage George Nelson desk featuring a gorgeous walnut roll top, white laminate desk top, black
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Russian Brass Trimmed Mahogany Roll Top Desk, circa 1790
Located in Queens, NY
Russian mahogany roll top desk with a brass gallery top and brass handles and trim. The piece rests
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Brass

Novelty English Roll-Top Cigar Box, circa London 1927
Located in London, GB
A superb quality novelty English Roll Top Cigar box Made in by Samson Mordant & Co dated London
Category

Vintage 1930s English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Roll Top For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the roll top you’re looking for. A roll top — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect roll top — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each roll top bearing Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Edward Wormley, George Nelson and Herman Miller each produced at least one beautiful roll top that is worth considering.

How Much is a Roll Top?

The average selling price for a roll top at 1stDibs is $3,800, while they’re typically $20 on the low end and $135,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Roll Top
  • 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.