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19th Century Georgian Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Late 18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany tambour desk with green tooled leather writing
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk, the cylindrical tambour top opening to reveal a fitting
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1820s British Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Period Partridgewood Tambour Desk
Located in Basildon, GB
Sheraton period partridigewood desk, completely enclosed by reeded tambour shutter, a short draw to
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19th Century British Sheraton Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
tambour roll top opening to expose a pull out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted cream colored fine
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
H 41 in W 38.5 in D 23 in
With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Shannon File Co LTD, tambour fronted desk in Walnut with a certificate of authentication from the British
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Walnut

English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood
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1780s English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Regency Mahogany Ladies Tambour Writing Table Desk Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
mirror. This is a harder to find variation of the more usual ladies tambour desk and the quality shown
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Georgian period tambour top desk. This was made in England, we would date it
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1790s British George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
H 42.13 in W 40.56 in D 27.17 in
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay
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18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Antique Tambour Desk

Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant 19th century freestanding mahogany roll top writing desk. Tambour top rolls back to
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Federal Period Massachusetts Mahogany Secretary Desk with Cylinder Tambour
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

New England Hepplewhite Step Back Tambour Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hepplewhite tambour secretary flip top desk. Composed of mahogany solids and figured
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1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. 39 cm The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the
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18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Wood

French Arts and Crafts Oak Stationary Box with Tambour
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Arts and Crafts oak stationary box with Tambour This very attractive French Box is made
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
two brass pulls. Above desk top is a tambour door with open compartments. Three drawers of staggered
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Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
cylinder desk features a tambour roll top, opening to reveal an interior gallery fitted with small drawers
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and elegant bronze work characterize this tambour front roll top writing
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique George III mahogany and satinwood writing table
Located in London, GB
reign, so to find a tambour writing desk with a concave cupboard below is extremely rare. Usually these
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
tambour table top desk made in camphor wood. Many features to this brass bound desk.  Fitted with brass
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Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
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Early 20th Century British Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk. Item features a 3 part
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Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A top quality French rosewood brass inlaid desk, with tambour front, you have to pull open the
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Austrian Baroque Biedermeier Marquetry Roll Top Tabernacle Cabinet Desk
Located in Portland, OR
drawers with the original gilt bronze pulls. The base with a tambour roll top desk with six drawers each
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1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Elm, Fruitwood, Ebony

Early 19th century George III Mahogany Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
English tambour desk in excellent condition with slides on each side and sturdy hardware. The top
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19th Century English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Diminutive Mahogany Hepplewhite Desk with Tambour Doors, MA, circa 1795
Located in Providence, RI
tambour desk. Please find an image of early signature work in pencil script on the side of an interior
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Early 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Desk
Located in Folkestone, Kent
Exceptional quality Regency period, figured mahogany tambour top desk. The tambour shutter opening
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Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Desk
Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Desk
H 40.56 in W 42.52 in D 24.02 in
Rare Georgian Hepplewhite Period Inlaid Mahogany Antique Tambour Estate Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Antrim, GB
inlaid mahogany tambour estate writing desk. The secretaire is fully fitted with lettered pigeon holes
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1790s British Hepplewhite Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Roll Top (Tambour) with Top Gallery
Located in Manhattan Beach, CA
Eastlake era tambour cylinder roll top walnut desk. 4 turned legs, pair of drawers each side
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19th Century American Eastlake Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

English desk
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful early 19th century English desk with tambour doors and detachable base. Very sleek with
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19th Century British Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

English desk
English desk
H 34 in W 68.25 in D 22.5 in
Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Manchester, GB
to most roll top desks is the linen backed roll or tambour to give it it's correct description. Over
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk
Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk
H 50.79 in W 55.12 in D 31.89 in
Rare George III Mahogany Double Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
A very good quality rare English, George III. Double pedestal desk with tambour top. Tooled
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19th Century English Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Early 19th Century George III Architectural Form Desk
Located in Toronto, ON
A superb example of a high style early 19th century tambour slide desk fitted with extensive
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19th Century American George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Pine

English Antique Oak Bureau Tambour Roll-Top Writing Desk Chest Edwardian
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive Edwardian solid oak roll-top writing bureau. The tambour fall flap enclosed
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

English Mahogany Campaign Tambour Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany campaign tambour desk with fitted interior drawers, original hardware, terminating
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tambour Desk

English Mahogany Campaign Tambour Desk
English Mahogany Campaign Tambour Desk
H 37 in W 24.5 in D 20.75 in
English Mahogany and Satinwood Sheraton Tambour Desk. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany Sheraton tambour desk with fitted interior Satinwood drawers, original brass pulls
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1810s English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A late George III mahogany tambour desk Inlaid with boxwood and ebonized lines, the rectangular
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A George III mahogany desk with a cylinder tambour.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
H 40 in W 30 in D 21 in
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful quality with tambour roll top opening to expose a fitted desk with drawers, cubby holes
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1760s English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
H 40 in W 55.25 in D 33.25 in
GEORGE III MAHOGANY TAMBOUR DESK
Located in Essex, MA
TAMBOUR TOP OPENING TO A LEATHER AND FITTED INTERIOR, OVER A LONG DRAWER WITH FITTED COMPARTMENTS
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tambour Desk

GEORGE III MAHOGANY TAMBOUR DESK
GEORGE III MAHOGANY TAMBOUR DESK
H 38.75 in W 42 in D 30.5 in
Austrian Marquetry Tambour Desk or Roller Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An unusual desk, marquetry of veneer of walnut and cherry with five dovetailed drawers and a
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19th Century Austrian Antique Tambour Desk

Antique English Mahogany Hepplewhite Tambour Desk Circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Hepplewhite secretary offers upper with tambour doors opening to storage
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Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
By Paul Sormani
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
creativity. The piece features profuse brass inlay and a rolling tambour desk top. On opening the
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
H 35.44 in W 28.35 in D 17.33 in
Antique American Indianapolis Oak Wooton Roll Top Tambour Wells Fargo Desk 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Portland, OR
. The desk having a gallery to the top with carved & turned ball finials, below is a locking tambour
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1880s American American Craftsman Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Charming tambour writing desk with a frieze drawer, bronze trim and tooled leather writing surface
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19th Century French Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Bronze

Tambour Writing Desk
Tambour Writing Desk
H 34.5 in W 26 in D 16 in
Antique Period George III Tambour Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique George III period roll top writing desk in solid wood. This was made in England
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Arts & Crafts Walnut Tambour Top Desk / Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb original Victorian Arts & Crafts period tambour top bureau in solid walnut. This was made
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Style Walnut Roll-Top Desk with Tambour Front
Located in Plainview, NY
Victorian walnut roll-top desk, the tambour front enclosing maple front drawers and pigeonholes
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Walnut

Hepplewhite Sheraton Style Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This American made 1920s era mahogany piece is made in the quality level of New York makers. With the leather top removed, the metal tray makes a convenient wine tasting tray or table.
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1920s American Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Metal

FRENCH INLAID TAMBOUR PULL OUT DESK
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful small ladies desk, with chevron pattern parquetry inlay. The front with pull out
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19th Century French Antique Tambour Desk

FRENCH INLAID TAMBOUR PULL OUT DESK
FRENCH INLAID TAMBOUR PULL OUT DESK
H 35.5 in W 26.25 in D 18.25 in
Antique Quartersawn American Oak Roll Top Tambour Secretary Bankers Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century antique quartersawn oak C curve roll top desk. Features rectangular form with
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Early 20th Century American Classical Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Tambour Writing Desk Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian roll top library writing desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a tambour
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19th Century Victorian Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

French Country Desk with a tambour door
Located in Winter Park, FL
An unusual small desk with a tambour door and a dovetailed drawer. Original repaired marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Tambour Desk

19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign tambour writing desk, circa 1860 Fine quality Chinese export
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Hardwood

American Federal Writing Desk with Tambour Doors
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic American Federal writing desk with a tambour door on the top section when open it
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Fine Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Brass Tambour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
A very good quality Louis XVI style mahogany and brass French tambour ladies writing desk / Bonheur
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Hotel Writing Desk with Tambour Doors
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English hotel writing desk with tambour doors.
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Tambour Campaign Writing Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1820. Made for sea Captains and military
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Victorian S-Curve Solid Oak Roll Top Desk Tambour Door Side Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian S-curve solid oak roll top desk tambour door side drawers Late 19th century
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tambour Desk

Materials

Oak

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Antique Tambour Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique tambour desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique tambour desk — often made from wood, oak and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique tambour desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique tambour desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Louis XV and Regency styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique Tambour Desk?

Prices for an antique tambour desk start at $843 and top out at $9,800 with the average selling for $2,572.
Questions About Antique Tambour 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 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.
  • 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.