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How do I know if my roll top desk is antique?
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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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022
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English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Tiger Oak Roll Top Desk with Secret Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Medium tone tiger oak roll top desk with drawers on the right side that lock simultaneously to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian freestanding quality oak roll top desk with fielded panels to all sides and
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique American Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk, Circa 1890s
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts desk with unique folding roll top
USA, Circa 1890s
Beautiful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Brass