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Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Located in Poole, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk ( cylinder bureau )
A very elegant and with great
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Roll Top Desk Louis XVI Inlay Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique French roll top desk in the Louis XVI manner
Main structure of desk is in
Category
Vintage 1920s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk
French, Early 20th Century
Height 113cm, width
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large French Neoclassical Mahogany 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
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and very fine Francois Linke roll top desk
French late 19th-early 20th century
Bureau a
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Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany roll top desk with bronze trim.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Cylinder Barrel Desk
This
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Marble Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style mahogany roll top desk with rectangular gallery marble top resting above 3
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble
Antique Lady's Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady's writing desk. A French, mahogany and marble roll top bureaux, dating to
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Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 39.97 in W 30.71 in D 19.89 in
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Roll bureau or roll secretary. Mid 19th century. Solid mahogany and veneered on oak.
Standing
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
French Empire Roll Top Desk Bureau De Roi 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire roll top desk
Hand crafted from kingwood we date this to
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Antique 1860s Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Furniture of the 19th century, Antique Collectors Club, 2013, p. 111 This roll-top desk is after a famous
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
H 52.63 in W 54.75 in D 25.38 in
Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany
Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk in Mahogany and Gilt Bronze
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An imposing Louis XVI style roll top desk in beautifully figured mahogany and having finely chased
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 51 in W 64 in D 30 in
Very Fine 19th Century Louis XVI Roll Top Desk by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood and tulipwood marquetry rolltop desk. Fine gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Directoire Roll Top Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately French Directoire roll top secretary. This massive desk is over six feet long and four
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century roll top bureau de damme in the Louis XVI style, with fine veneers and panels
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, 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
Materials
Bronze
H 41.5 in W 31 in D 21 in
French Louis XV Style Rosewood, Kingwood & Ormolu Roll Top Lady’s Desk 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Style Rosewood, Kingwood & Ormolu Roll Top Lady’s Desk 20th C
Measures- 42.75"H x 33.5"W x 20"D
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20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 42.75 in W 33.5 in D 20 in
Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming roll top desk in the style of Louis XV made in walnut having interesting and attractive
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 43 in W 33 in D 23 in
Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI Roll Top Desk was made in France around 1780. The outside of the secretary
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Yew
Roll Top Secretary Desk, French Walnut with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Toronto, CA
Elegant Edwardian Cylinder Roll Top Secretary Desk, French Walnut with Marquetry & Parquetry Inlay
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Roll-Top Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French roll-top bureau from the early 20th century. Napoleon III style furniture richly inlaid with
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Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 49.22 in W 30.32 in D 19.69 in
Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
,’ or cylinder desk, pertaining to the revolving cylindrical top which can be opened and closed. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
Small lady's roll-top desk, Louis XV style, 19th century
Located in Barletta, IT
A small French roll-top desk from the second half of the 19th century, in the Louis XV style, made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Louis XV Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Louis XV roll top cylinder desk, the rectangular marble top with three quarter pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Brass Inlay Rosewood Writing Desk with Cylinder Roll Top
Located in South Newfane, VT
Exquisitely detailed late 18th century French rosewood Campaign style writing desk, inlaid with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 34.75 in W 25.25 in D 17 in
A 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Toorak, VIC
An Early 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk.
Handsome in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 47.25 in W 46.86 in D 23.23 in
French 19th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine French Mahogany roll top desk. White marble top over three drawers. Interior with cubby holes
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
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.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Materials
Oak
Bureau De Roi, French Roll Top Desk Louis XV Monumental
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning French Louis XV style desk - or Bureau Du Roi - hand crafted from kingwood
This is based
Category
Vintage 1980s Louis XV Desks
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XVI Leather-Top Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Louis XVI cylinder bureau, secretary desk. A retractable cylinder encloses three drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak Roll Top Desk with locking mechanism which lock all drawers when top is closed. Locking Top.
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Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Oak
French Forties Roll-top Desk and Chair
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Roll Top Desk with Hand-caned Chair Influenced by Art Deco and Modern Classical Tradition
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
French 18th Century Directoire Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and classically designed French Directoire “D” roll top desk. The desk is topped with a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble
Finest quality 19th century French Empire roll top desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality 19th century Empire mahogany and gilt bronze roll top desk. The drawers lined with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Walnut Roll Top Secretary Desk Henri II Biedermeier
~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk Signed H. Fourdinois
Located in New York, NY
French ormolu-mounted bureau a cylindre roll top desk signed H. Fourdinois.
Veneered in walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
This
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 44 in W 37 in D 22.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous mahogany roll top desk, done in the Louis XVI style, from 19th century, France. The desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Desk - French Bureau Du Roi Roll Top
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Louis XV style desk - or Bureau Du Roi - hand crafted from kingwood
This is based on the original
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this Louis XVI style roll top cylinder desk dates from approximately 1920. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI mahogany and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk Attribute to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style marble-top roll top desk, attributed to Jansen, with a brass gallery, 7 drawers, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 46.5 in W 26 in D 56.5 in
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
Of transitional style in the manner of Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix, the cylinder opening to a gilt tooled brown leather writing surface beneath eight small drawers and a filing com...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 41.34 in W 45.67 in D 25.2 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Roll-Top Bureau Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
of great pleasure. Roll-top bureau equipped with 6 external drawers plus 3 internal drawers and pull
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Wood
H 44.49 in W 34.26 in D 22.05 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
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Bird's-Eye Mahogany Lady's Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Elegant French Louis XVI lady's roll top desk of mahogany and Birdseye mahogany, a spectacular
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XVI Inlay and Mahogany Lady's Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Elegant French Louis XVI lady's roll top desk of mahogany and inlay, marble top has a pierced brass
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Roll Top Desk with Five Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century elegant roll top desk is made from walnut and oak veneer. The desk has five
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique, Louis XVI style, mahogany roll-top "secretaire" with red marble top. An exquisite
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany roll top desk ~ Secretary features a tambour cover that
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
Rolltop writing desk with nine interior drawers, the exterior with two drawers, raised on cabriole
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive antique walnut desk, with roll top, from 19th century, France. This handsome desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass
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French Roll Top Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French roll top desk available at 1stDibs. Each French roll top desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. There are many kinds of the French roll top desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A French roll top desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Empire and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. A well-made French roll top desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gervais Durand, Henri-Auguste Fourdinois and François Linke are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Roll Top Desk?
The average selling price for a French roll top desk at 1stDibs is $7,267, while they’re typically $2,200 on the low end and $63,779 for the highest priced.
Questions About French Roll Top Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To 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, 2022A 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.
- What is a roll top desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2022Roll-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.
- What is a roll top desk called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sometimes, 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, 2022A 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 ExpertOctober 12, 2021A 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.