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Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
By Black Forest
Located in Portland, OR
A very good carved walnut Swiss German Black Forest writing box, folding desk desk, Brienz
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1880s German Black Forest Antique Folding Desk

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Walnut

Tiffany & Co. Elegant Reptilian Folding Desk Clock with Fired Dial from 1929
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Tiffany & Co. Travel Clock STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Folding Clock METAL
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Animal Skin

Gillows of Lancaster attri., Gothic Revival Oak Architect's Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. A rare Gothic Revival architect's folding desk. The top has
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak

Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight & Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This rather straight, very heavy solid oak Viennese baroque folding desk has been carefully
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1850s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Federal Cherrywood Desk and Glassdoor Bookcase
Located in Sheridan, CO
A Late Federal Cherrywood Desk and Bookcase, Circa 1830. This unique piece includes a folding desk
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Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Quality Antique French Mahogany Fold Down Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique French mahogany fold down desk having the original pretty brass gallery, two glazed
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19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Other

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Civil War era British campaign writing desks. Made of mahogany featuring a folding form that
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique Folding Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Hardwood Fold-out Travelling Writing
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Folding Desk

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Brass

Quality Antique French 19th Century Mahogany Fold Down Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique French mahogany fold down desk having the original pretty brass gallery, two glazed
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19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

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Other

Long Foldable Schoolhouse Table
Located in New York, NY
This long schoolhouse table was sourced in New England. It features a gentle slant for writing and is presented with a long glass shelf that was customized for extra storage. Made fr...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Folding Desk

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Oak

19th Century French Mahogany Writing Desk with Folding Front Part
Located in Sofia, BG
French mahogany writing desk with folding front part and hidden drawers in the upper part. There
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Roll Film Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Roll Film Camera Made In Canada Uses Type 116
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Metal

Small Folding Table, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small Folding Table realized in Italy in the early 20th Century. Good overall condition except for
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Folding Desk

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Metal

Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table
Located in Leesburg, VA
Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table Anonymous Spain; 18th century Wood, iron
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Iron

Foldable Patent Secretary with Ink Drawing, English 19th-Century
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This filigree patent secretary, also known as a folding travel desk, is made of mahogany veneer and
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Bronze

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Folding Desk

Set Of 6 Machine Age Folding Lounge Chairs By Warren McArthur
By Warren McArthur
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of six Art Deco / Machine Age folding chairs were designed by American designer Warren
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875
By Paul Sormani
Located in Portland, OR
A fine late 19th century antique French painted & gilded mechanical Cylinder desk, by Paul Sormani
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Folding Desk

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Gold Leaf

Vest Pocket Kodak Strut Folding Roll Film Medium Format Camera 1912-1934
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vest Pocket Kodak Strut Folding Roll Film Medium Format Camera With A blla Bearing Shutter Uses No
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Metal

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna
By Eskilstuna Armaturer
Located in Sweden, SE
Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Folding Desk

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Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Handcrafted Colonial Teak Campaign Table with Folding Legs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890's Solid teak hand crafted Campaign folding table from the days of the British Raj
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Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Teak

English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Folding Desk

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Brass

Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera With 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear Fixed Lens of Dresden
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather

Folding Maui Blue and Red Iron Outdoor Director's Chair, American 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
can fold into a collapsible width of 14 inches and 40.25 inches high. The two pieces of thick red
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Iron

ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop
Located in Reading, Berkshire
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop "Alpha" F11 Fixed Lens
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather

19th Century Spanish Aragonese Bookcase Cupboard, Carved Polychrome Pine Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
a folding desk top. iron fittings and keyholes, Preserved in very Good condition.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Iron

Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909 The No 2 Folding Pocket
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather, Glass

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region
Located in Belmont, MA
, foldable desk, inside six drawers, a wide shelf and a secret compartment (under the sliding shelf a
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1750s German Baroque Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera With Meniscus Lens
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Metal

Goerz Tenax Folding Medium Format Roll Film With A Zeiss Ikon Compur With C.P.G
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Goerz Tenax Folding Medium Format Roll Film With A Zeiss Ikon Compur With C.P.Goerz Berlin Dogmar
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Early 20th Century German American Classical Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather, Glass

Oak Writing Desk, circa 1860
Located in Evergreen, CO
face of this desk folds up rather than down. This enables the user to reach the nine small drawers
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Eastman Kodak Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Strut Folding Camera Rochester NY 30's
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Lovely Little Art Deco Kodak Eastman Jiffy Six-20 Folding Rollfilm Camera Styled by Walter
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Chrome

HALL DU VOYAGES 1900 Paris Travel Foldable Clock In Sterling Silver With Niello
Located in Miami, FL
Travel foldable clock designed by Hall Du Voyage Paris. This is a beautiful and useful travel
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Folding Desk

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Flowerly marquetry secretaire
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Antique Dutch desk, first half of the 18th century. Antique Dutch folding desk made of precious
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1890s Dutch Antique Folding Desk

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Mahogany

Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
, with the slant front folds down to create a desk surface with a green leather inSet in front of a
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Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Cutler & Sons Model 1 Roll Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
roll top or cylinder fronted desk with the front of the desk folding under the desk section. You
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Secretaire, Bern ‘Switzerland’ 1750, Attribute to Mathaeus Funk
By Mathaeus Funk
Located in Belmont, MA
(cabinetmaker 1697-1783). Rectangular body with two drawers and slightly convex front, foldable desk with eleven
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1750s Swiss Baroque Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Center Writing Table, Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina, Milan, January 26, 1796
By Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
a desk with a fold-down writing surface veneered in walnut and walnut burl with bois de rose inlay
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1790s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood, Mahogany, Walnut

French Folding Child's Desk and Chair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French folding child's school desk and chair made of beechwood. The desktop has dovetailed
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Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Metal

Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
Regency aesthetic. The central writing surface is concealed within a hinged fold-down desk, which reveals
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1820s English Regency Antique Folding Desk

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Mahogany

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
fold out desk with old green felt on writing surface and several interior cubbies. One of carrying
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
Located in Marbella, ES
Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
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19th Century European Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Modernist Bauhaus wooden kids folding school desk, 1920s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
A charming modernist 1920s wooden school desk for young children, featuring a chalkboard and
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1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Victorian Off-White Enamel Fold-Top Sewing Table / Student Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Victorian Off-White Enameled Fold-Top Sewing Table that been used as Student Desk for
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Primitive Maple Campaign Style Folding Farm / Dining Table Or Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a cool table. It as an antique maple hand hewn farm table that folds into a space saver
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Maple

Antique Victorian Wood & Cast Iron Children's School Desk w/ Folding Bench Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wood & Cast Iron Children's School Desk w/ Folding Bench Seat. Item features cast
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Early 1800s Victorian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Iron

19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with dark ebony painted
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods & Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Rare 19th Century Folding Pew, Altar, Desk from Regency Period, England or U.S.
Located in Lomita, CA
, this desk, bench, altar, pew, would go to the head of the Sunday School class. It is versatile, and if
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Burl

Walnut Framed Folding Steamer Deck Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
arms and splayed legs. The desk chair folds away for very easily for storage. Dimensions Height 34
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Early 20th Century British Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Mini Desk/Lady's Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Curious ladies desk, France. Folding writing surface made of solid pine. With various drawers and
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Pine

Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
brass escutcheons opening to generous interior storage. Below, the slant-front desk folds down to
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Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Cherry

Biedermeier Period Oval Mahogany Library Table desk Germany
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biederemeier period oval library table desk with folding extensions on each side from
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1820s German Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Russian Prisoner Of War Carved Bone Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made as a slant lid desk with fold down writing lid opening to a fitted interior. Two drawers below
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1790s European Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Danish Biedermeier Pine Secretary Desk With Blue Leather
Located in Centennial, CO
straight grain pine with original brass hardware. From top to bottom the desk has a storage drawer, a fold
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Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Ebony Chiffonier with Secretary Desk, Brass Inlay Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
five locking drawers. The front panel folds down to reveal a desk with embossed leather writing pad
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

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Antique Folding Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique folding desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique folding desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique folding desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique folding desk, those designed in Industrial, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique folding desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Remington Rand, Shapland & Petter and T. Powell produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Folding Desk?

Prices for an antique folding desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $68 and can go as high as $10,800, while the average can fetch as much as $2,271.
Questions About Antique Folding Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.