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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.
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Antique Oak Child’s Roll Top Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Oak Child’s Roll Top Desk Unsigned C1920
Measures - 32 5/8" x 20 1/8" x 15 3/4"
This
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Desk
By Herter Brothers
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,931 / set
Large French Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French Mahogany Empire Desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pearwood
English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, 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


