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Cylindre Desk

French 19th Century Transitional St. Bureau À Cylindre Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu Bureau à Cylindre desk. The exceptional thirteen drawer roll top desk is raised by elegant
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, and ormolu desk circa. 1750. The Bureau à Cylindre desk is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Bureau cylindre
Located in PARIS, FR
Bureau à cylindre en acajou et placage d'acajou moucheté toutes faces, filets d'ébène et
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Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Bureau cylindre
Bureau cylindre
$84,069
H 49.22 in W 57.09 in D 27.96 in
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine late 18th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A exceptionally rare Period French Empire (1804-1814) walnut bureau a cylindre. Exquisitely
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
Bureau a Cylindre or roll top desk is a splendid creation. Mahogany with a deep plum color and richly
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cylindre By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson – Thought to be made especially for Dasson’s stand at the Paris
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

A François Linke Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted plum pudding mahogany bureau à cylindre after
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cylindre' with all original gilt and hardware. The square feet with brass reeded plaques below three large
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Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bureau a Cylindre The stepped rectangular top with pierced three quarter gallery above three small
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre by Louis Moreau
Located in London, GB
A FINE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDRE BY LOUIS MOREAU, CIRCA 1790. With three
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Antique 18th Century Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
By François Linke, Adam Weisweiler
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cylindre By François Linke François Linke – Index no. 393 The upper section with a shaped pierced
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
Cylindre attributed to Francoise Linke, the alabastro a pecorella marble top above a tambour enclosing an
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

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Ormolu

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese export solid camphor wood campaign bureau à cylindre or roll-top desk, circa 1780. An
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Antique 1780s Chinese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 43.75 in W 42 in D 22.38 in
Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Desk with mirror attachment - Bureau à cylindre France Mahogany Directoire circa 1800 Dimensions
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre An exceptional marquetry
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
$24,019 Sale Price
20% Off
H 49.22 in W 58.27 in D 29.14 in
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
$24,019 Sale Price
20% Off
H 49.22 in W 58.27 in D 29.14 in
Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant Louis XVI marquetry desk features most notably an exquisite floral design on the front
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Mid-20th Century French Secretaires

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Fruitwood

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Biedermeier Burled Birch Bureau Cylindre Desk, Sweden
Located in Hollywood, FL
The upper section with three doors, above a roll top writing surface and three drawers below.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

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Ebony

French provencial bureau a cylindre
Located in San Francisco, CA
French provincial grained walnut and ebonized bureau a cylindre (desk), the cylinder simulated as a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Continental rococo walnut cylinder desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Continental rococo walnut bureau de cylindre desk.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

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Walnut

Important Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, French, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
An important Louis XVI ormolu-mounted acajou mouchete and mahogany "Bureau à Cylindre" The
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Charleston, SC
Interesting Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with a white marble top having a brass gallery
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A Directoire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau a Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with three short drawers above a cover rolling open to reveal an interior fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes, the pullout leather writing surface with thre...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

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Mahogany

French Cylindre Desk, 19th Century in Walnut with Marquetry Very Fine Quality
Located in Houston, TX
. The curved Cylindre rolls back to open the desk. Four drawers with fine satin wood Marquetry are
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau A Cylindre (Desk) Attributed to Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in Kittery Point, ME
its mahogany (Daguerre, 20 June 2014, Lot 176). A larger bureau a cylindre with the same corner
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Marble, Bronze

French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk Signed H. Fourdinois
Located in Queens, NY
French ormolu-mounted bureau a cylindre roll top desk signed H. Fourdinois. Veneered in walnut
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Country French Louis XV Style Ladies Roll Top Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
Located in Birmingham, AL
Charming Country French Louis XV style ladies tambour roll top desk or bureau à cylindre of walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Louis XVI Parquetry Bureau À Cylindre
Located in Chicago, IL
This desk features a galleried, coromandel lacquer inset top depicting a river village scene. The
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Walnut Biedermeier Bureau à Cylindre
Located in Dallas, TX
A rectangular ebonized top over three drawers above the cylindre which opens to reveal three
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

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Walnut

Walnut Biedermeier Bureau à Cylindre
Walnut Biedermeier Bureau à Cylindre
H 52.25 in W 59.5 in D 29.5 in
19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe period French bureau à cylindre, or roll top secretaire with bookcase
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

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Brass

19th Century French Mahogany Bureau À Cylindre in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century mahogany bureau a cylinder that opens to additional storage space, drawers and an adjustable writing surface. The fitted interior sits above a frieze drawer, raised on f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality Louis XVI style cylinder desk (or "bureau a cylindre") from the Faubourg Saint
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Marble

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
with silvered bronze stringing, a suite that include the same model cylinder desk. The present model
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Important French Bureau a Cylindre and Fauteuil de Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
The finest ormolu fixtures swathe this Restoration-period roll-top desk (bureau à cylindre) and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century, Gilt Bronze-Mounted 'Bureau a Cylindre' by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century, Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Bureau A Cylindre' By François
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

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Bronze

Directoire Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
Fine Directoire bureau a cylindre or roll top desk made of solid mahogany, with a cylinder top, a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Directoire Mahogany Desk
Directoire Mahogany Desk
H 43 in W 50 in D 26.5 in
18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau à Cylindre or Cylinder Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or cylinder desk with bookcase, giving you a
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Bookcases

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Walnut

19th Century Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XVI style French bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18h century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XVI bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer of mahogany
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Bureau a Cylindre desk
Located in Boston, MA
A beautiful Restauration period French Bureau a Cylindre desk supported on turned reeded legs
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Mahogany

Bureau a Cylindre desk
Bureau a Cylindre desk
H 48.5 in W 57.5 in D 28 in
Louis XVI Style Bureau A Cylindre
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A louis XVI style roll top bureau with greek key motif on the face of the two drawers.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Bureau A Cylindre
Louis XVI Style Bureau A Cylindre
H 45.5 in W 44 in D 23 in

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Cylindre Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cylindre desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every cylindre desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cylindre desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A cylindre desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made cylindre desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke and Henri-Auguste Fourdinois are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Cylindre Desk?

The average selling price for a cylindre desk at 1stDibs is $16,500, while they’re typically $3,250 on the low end and $1,844,713 for the highest priced.