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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

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

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 Dimensions
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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

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
Category

Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
H 49 in W 58 in D 32 in
French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
Located in New York, 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

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

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
H 57.88 in W 55.91 in D 34.26 in
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Desk, circa 1960s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Swedish mid century modern roll top desk, circa 1960s. Designed by Egon Ostergaard, for SMI Sweden
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

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

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
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Roll-Top Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French roll-top bureau from the early 20th century. Napoleon III style furniture richly inlaid with
Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Rare 19th century French walnut roll top desk in the style of Louis XV. The tambour door locks with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
H 40.75 in W 46.5 in D 26.5 in
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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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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Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Desks

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Wood with Marble Top French Napoleon III Roll-Top Bureau, 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
an external drawer, complete with working key, of good capacity. Openable roll-top bureau that offers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

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
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Satinwood Roll Top Desk by Macret - Stamped - 18th Century circa 1780
By Pierre Macret
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Louis XVI mahogany roll top desk, ormolu ornamentation, France, late 18th century, circa 1780
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Two-Tier Tambour Top Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four pairs
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather, Fruitwood

Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table is a classic piece with understated elegance
Category

Early 20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
band, and keyhole escutcheon. The roll top cylinder is flanked by additional reeded plaques and also
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

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
Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Yew

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
H 36.62 in W 35.04 in D 20.48 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The roll top opens to reveal the original pull out writing surface with its original fitted gold
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Desk Louis XV Style Cylinder Bureau de Dam
Located in Buxton, GB
This fabulous Bureau de Dam Writing Desk, has a Cylinder Roll Top and has been designed in Louis XV
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Age Desk by Mark Zeff
By Mark Zeff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bronze Age desk by Mark Zeff, hot rolled steel with wood tanned top. Bronze Age collection by
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bronze Age Desk by Mark Zeff
Bronze Age Desk by Mark Zeff
H 36 in W 84 in D 24 in
Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Robert Mallet-Stevens, Union Des Artistes Modernes
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French modernist desk and chair prototypes in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non
Category

Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
Located in London, GB
A small French Directoire mahogany cylinder desk, with brass detailing throughout. The roll top
Category

Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 18.12 in
Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date. The panelled roll
Category

Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Miniature Secretary
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) vitrine in the form of a miniature secretary with roll top and
Category

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Walnut

French Louis XV Miniature Secretary
French Louis XV Miniature Secretary
H 16 in W 10.25 in D 8 in
French Louis XV Miniature Secretary Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) inkwell stand in the form of a miniature secretary with roll
Category

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Biedermeier drop front desk is the best example of top-quality Viennese
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Located in Montreal, QC
surface is enclosed by a pair of tambour shutters which, when rolled back, reveal small drawers. The desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
mirrored panelled doors, the roll-top opening to reveal a sliding leather writing surface surmounted by
Category

Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Adjustable Writing Table, or Easel
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French adjustable tilt-top table, or easel, made of solid walnut with a sturdy
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Riesener began his career for the monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his inner study
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Index Number 100. France, Circa 1890. The top with three quarter pierced gallery. The cylinder front
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Hand Crafted Art Deco Brutalist Dining, Console Table or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-crafted French Deco wrought iron table with very interesting rolled and hammered disks to the
Category

20th Century French Brutalist Console Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
outside and on the inside, including the writing surface. The outside of the roll top stands out for its
Category

Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
H 42.52 in W 38.59 in D 23.63 in
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Glass

Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console or Desserte
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A high quality French ormolu-mounted mahogany, Amaranth and Marquetry marble top console Desserte
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Period Commode Styl Rococo
Located in Warsaw, PL
introduced, like chiffoniers, card tables, dressing tables, and roll-top desks. Ornamentation included exotic
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Sheffield, MA
; malibu, ca, getty mus.). he invented tambour shutters for use on secrétaires with doors and roll-top
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Cabinets

Louis XVI Style Commode after the Model by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his inner study. Commissioned in 1760 from his
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Centre Table by Paul Sormani, circa 1890
By Paul Sormani, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
master. Riesener began his career for the monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke, circa 1905
By François Linke, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
for the monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his inner study. Commissioned in 1760
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode in the Manner of Riesener, circa 1890
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
master. Riesener began his career for the monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

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
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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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze

Directoire Roll Down Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Elmwood with rouge leather top and small storage drawers.
Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

Directoire Roll Down Desk
Directoire Roll Down Desk
H 46.5 in W 57 in D 30 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

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
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Mahogany Desk
French 19th Century Mahogany Desk
H 51.5 in W 59 in D 29 in
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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, 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 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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, 2022
    Roll-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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Sometimes, 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 ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A 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.
  • 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.