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1930 Roll Top Desk

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
drawer over a cylinder roll-top that easily lifts with a pair of original stamped brass knobs to reveal a
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Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks

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Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk with Secret Drawer, 1830s
By Antonio Sotomayor
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
precious items. The desk's top is covered with an elegant leather writing surface, offering a smooth and
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Vintage 1930s British Victorian Desks

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Fruitwood

Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Union Des Artistes Modernes, Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
lines. Original top of sand-cast and steel rolled sand cast glass in a light green color by Saint Gobain
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Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

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Located in bergen op zoom, NL
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By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Milano, IT
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H 31.5 in W 106.3 in D 39.38 in
Antique Horner School Oak S-Roll Top Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Paolo Buffa Large Highboard in Chestnut
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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Paolo Buffa Large Highboard in Chestnut
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H 70.87 in W 86.42 in D 19.57 in
Unusual Antique American Sheraton Clerk's Desk with Gallery
Located in Morristown, NJ
An unusual 19th c., American Sheraton Clerk's Desk. A shaped gallery with a larger rectangular pigeon hole flanked by three square pigeon holes to each side. The slant writing surfac...
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Hekman Furniture Signed Walnut & Brass Roll-Top Writing Desk Mid-Century Modern
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique vintage Mid-Century Modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hekman Furniture was funded in 1922 and become part of the Howard Miller ...
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Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
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1940's Mouthblown Hungarian Storage Storage Jars, Large
Located in Hook, Hampshire
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Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Macey Furniture 6 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1910-Oak Finish
Located in San Francisco, CA
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By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
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Rare Version of Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Series Roll Top Desk
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
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Raval & Bertrand, Sycamore Lady's Desk, 1931
By Raval & Bertrand
Located in Paris, FR
A small sycamore veneered lady’s desk with a top doubled with a tobacco morroco desk blotter
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Desks

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1930's French Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful oak desk with a lot of compartments. The roll top works perfectly which locks.
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Located in Chicago, IL
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British Colonial Roll Top Desk
British Colonial Roll Top Desk
H 41 in W 35 in D 20 in
British Colonial Roll Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
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British Colonial Roll Top Desk
British Colonial Roll Top Desk
H 43.5 in W 35.5 in D 21 in
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
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Steel

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
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British Colonial Secretary Desk with Roll Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Burmese Colonial era Roll Top desk with Storage.
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Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak double pedestal roll-top desk, the high back with the fitted interior of pigeon holes and
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Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
H 51.5 in W 50 in D 35.5 in
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Located in Cheshire, GB
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Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
Oak Pedestal Roll Top Desk by Cutler
H 51 in W 50.5 in D 35.5 in
Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Roll-Top Secretaire Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous roll-top writing desk in rich combinations of wood with inset parquetry and crotch
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Gorgeous Mid-Century Steel Roll Top Desk w/ Brass Hardware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Remarkable roll top desk with brass trim all finely stripped to bare metal. Very rare industrial
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Early 20th C. Children's Roll-Top Desk c.1930
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
About The solid wood roll-top children's desk manufactured in the late 1930's by the Paris
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Early 20th Century Industrial Children's Furniture

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French Rosewood Parquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare French rosewood cylinder desk, circa 1930s, the bronze galleried top over a frieze of three
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Tambour Roll Top Desk
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Early 20th-century 1930s compact tambour roll-top oak desk. The tambour front opens to a slide
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Tambour Roll Top Desk
Tambour Roll Top Desk
H 42.92 in W 21.66 in D 24.02 in
Vintage French File Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful French cabinet has a roll up door similar to the type used on roll top desks
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Vintage French File Cabinet
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H 56 in W 17.5 in D 14 in
Art Deco Chrome, Green Glass, MIrrored Hinged Box Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
tinted green and the top of the box has etched faint white lines. The glass on the rolled sides is tinted
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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
Roll Top Desk
H 46 in W 48.5 in D 31 in
Polished Steel Roll Top Desk
By Art Metal Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A wonderfully pleasing twist on the traditional wooden roll top desk. This desk began as a faux
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks

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Brass

Polished Steel Roll Top Desk
Polished Steel Roll Top Desk
H 45 in W 54 in D 30 in
Amazing Faux-Wood Steel Roll Top Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
desk top with original faux- leather. Can be closed up and lock secures roll top and exterior
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Vintage 1930s Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Brass

Amazing Faux-Wood Steel Roll Top Desk
Amazing Faux-Wood Steel Roll Top Desk
H 47.5 in W 61.5 in D 34 in
Miniature roll top desk
Located in New York, NY
This is a small table top Roll top desk. It has been painstakingly restored to it original luster
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Vintage 1930s American Desks

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Steel, Brass

Miniature roll top desk
Miniature roll top desk
H 17 in W 24 in D 17 in
Steelcase Roll-Top Desk
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Expertly restored steel roll-top with brass hardware. New bookbinder's leather top. The actual roll
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Steelcase Roll-Top Desk
Steelcase Roll-Top Desk
H 45 in W 60 in D 34 in
Art Metal Co. Double Bank Roll Top Desk
Located in Treasure Island, CA
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Art Deco Golden Oak Tambour Roll Top Filing Cabinet
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
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Industrial metal rolltop desk
Located in Spokane, WA
The roll top desk was made early 1900's by the Art Metal Company Canton, Ohio. They were the
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Catholic School 'Sex' Table
Located in Seattle, WA
, versatile, perfectly rustic & functional piece, (three drawers on each side, partners' desk-style yet the
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Catholic School 'Sex' Table
Catholic School 'Sex' Table
H 30.5 in W 96 in D 30.5 in
Cutler and Sons Filing Cabinet
Located in Aurora, OR
Abner Cutler was issued the first patent for an American-made roll top desk in 1850 and as his
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Oak

Cutler and Sons Filing Cabinet
Cutler and Sons Filing Cabinet
H 21 in W 31.5 in L 21 in
Art Metal Roll Top Desk with Original Finish, circa 1930
Located in Portland, OR
this edition all the more rare and desirable. In addition to the original finish, this roll top desk
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Art Deco Shagreen Roll Top Stationery Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Shagreen stationery box with interesting roll top design which retreats as the draw is opened. With
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Art Deco Shagreen Roll Top Stationery Box
Art Deco Shagreen Roll Top Stationery Box
H 6.25 in W 10.5 in D 7.75 in
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1930 Roll Top Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1930 roll top desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, brass and metal, every 1930 roll top desk was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 1930 roll top desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1930 roll top desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made 1930 roll top desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carl Auböck are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1930 Roll Top Desk?

The average selling price for a 1930 roll top desk at 1stDibs is $3,700, while they’re typically $2,600 on the low end and $6,900 for the highest priced.
Questions About 1930 Roll Top Desk
  • 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
    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
    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 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 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 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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