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Venetian Roll Top Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A Venetian, hand carved roll top desk in burled walnut veneer. Fitted interior with pull out
Category

Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

  • Venetian Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Venetian Roll Top Desk
  • Venetian Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Venetian Roll Top Desk
H 46.25 in W 52.25 in D 27.5 in
Campaign Roll Top Desk on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A 19th century diminutive, antique, mahogany campaign roll top desk on stand with brass plaque
Category

19th Century English Campaign Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

  • Campaign Roll Top Desk on Stand
  • Antique Campaign Roll Top Desk on Stand
  • Campaign Roll Top Desk on Stand
  • Antique Campaign Roll Top Desk on Stand
H 40 in W 23 in D 23 in
Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A small George III roll top desk with tambour front. Mahogany with satinwood inlay around drawers
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Late 18th Century English George III Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

  • Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
  • Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
H 38.75 in W 32.25 in D 24 in
English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.
Category

Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

19th Century Roll Top Desk & Bookcase
Located in Naples, FL
This desk is sure to impress with its antique charm. The roll top and bookcase provide ample
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19th Century American Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Glass, Wood

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Metal, 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

1880s Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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.
Category

19th Century French Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

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

Early 1900s Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

  • Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
  • Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
  • Antique Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
H 49 in W 58 in D 32 in
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
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Early 20th Century French Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full
Category

Early 20th Century American Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

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
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian freestanding quality oak roll top desk with fielded panels to all sides and
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large roll-top desk out of solid cherry wood. The base with seven drawers stands on tapered legs
Category

Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Cherry

  • Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
  • Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
  • Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
  • Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk, Austria, circa 1800
H 49.81 in W 55.52 in D 33.08 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
Category

1780s French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Kingwood, Yew

  • Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
  • Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
  • 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
Lebus Art Deco Oak, Restaurant Roll Top Desk Greeting Station
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Lebus Art Deco Oak, Restaurant Roll Top Desk Greeter This Oak restaurant greeting station which
Category

Early 1900s Art Deco Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

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

1880s French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Marble, 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 Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

American Victorian Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Desk
By Herter Brothers
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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

19th Century French Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

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

Early 19th Century French Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Ormolu

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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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

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
Category

Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pine Roll Top Desk Bureau from Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely pine roll top desk or bureau from Sweden from the 1800's. The age of this secretary is
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Pine

Antique American Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk, Circa 1890s
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts desk with unique folding roll top USA, Circa 1890s Beautiful
Category

Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers
Category

19th Century Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Burled Walnut & Mahogany Ladies Roll Top Desk Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English ladies desk offers burled walnut and mahogany construction with roll top opening
Category

Late 19th Century English Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut, Burl

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

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Mahogany S-Roll Top Desk with Full Interior by Gunn, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk by Gunn offers paneled mahogany construction with s-roll top opening to full
Category

Early 20th Century Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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 Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique George III Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Roll Top Secretary Desk, C1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
crest having satinwood inlaid elements over double glass door bookcase surmounting roll top desk with
Category

Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

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
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Oak, Walnut

  • Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
  • Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
  • Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
  • Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
H 40.75 in W 46.5 in D 26.5 in
Adams Style Vernis Martin Paint Decorated Antique Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique Adams style distressed paint decorated cylinder desk. Roll top desk containing storage, 2
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll up Desk, Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1870, H345 Scotland 1870
Category

1870s Scottish Victorian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique American Indianapolis Oak Wooton Roll Top Tambour Wells Fargo Desk 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Portland, OR
desk also with a tambour roll-top enclosing nine pigeon holes & two drawers and two carved pen slides
Category

1880s American American Craftsman Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

Edwardian Period Mahogany Cylinder Desk by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality, early 20th century, Edwardian period mahogany free standing roll top desk from
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Secretaire Desk Bookcase Hobbs and Co Coramndel
Located in Potters Bar, GB
see close up photo Roll top desk section opens out to reveal writing surface which has cormandel wood
Category

1860s Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak secretaire / writing desk from circa 1900's. Featuring a roll-up flap with underlying writing
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

  • Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk
  • Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk
  • Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk
  • Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk
H 47.25 in W 51.19 in D 29.53 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
Category

Mid-19th Century French Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

  • Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
  • Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
  • 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
A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in New Haven, CT
A most elegant Russian Plumpudding mahogany cylinder desk, circa 1810. Raised on four tapered legs
Category

1810s Russian Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

  • A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
  • A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
  • A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
  • A Russian Neoclassical Roll Top Writing Desk
H 49.75 in W 55.5 in D 27.75 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A 19th century, English mahogany roll top writing desk with two drawers and four bales in front
Category

19th Century Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

19th Century French Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Ormolu

1920s United States Roll Top Office Desk with Drawers and Wheels
Located in Marbella, ES
1920 United States roll top office desk with drawers and wheels.
Category

Early 20th Century North American Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique estate pedestal desk. An English, quality mahogany and satinwood roll-top
Category

Mid-19th Century British Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Inlaid Brass Boulle Rosewood English Regency Cylinder Roll Desk with Leather Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and very clean 1840s era English Regency desk. Made of rosewood with brass
Category

1840s English Regency Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
A early-19th century Asian hardwood lap desk on stand. A similar one is pictured in "The Decorative
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
sides; raised on square tapering legs ending in brass caps and casters; surmounted by a tambour roll-up
Category

1790s English George III Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

  • George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
  • George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
  • George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
  • George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
H 39.25 in W 36.25 in D 24.25 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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Early 19th Century French Directoire Roll Top Antique Desk

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
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
drawers with roll top that opens to multiple compartments and cubbies, three more drawers, leather top
Category

19th Century Victorian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in GB
rotary tambour roll top desk, has been examined and authenticated by the British Antique Exporters
Category

1880s English High Victorian Roll Top Antique Desk

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

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, Elegant, 19th C., 1800's!!
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, 19th C., 1800's!! 19th Century Empire
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19th Century European Empire Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Leather

'Josephine' Roll Bureau, Walnut Veneer and Inlays, Vienna, circa 1780
Located in Regensburg, DE
Josephine (after Josef II. / Habsburg monarchy) / period of Louis XVI. antique roll bureau or
Category

1780s Austrian Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass, Iron

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

Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Desk.
Located in Nantwich, GB
Attractive rare Victorian ladies writing desk with two short drawers below two tambour roll tops
Category

19th Century English Victorian Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

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 Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

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 Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Ebonized Tambour Lamp
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
leather straps and have the look of a roll top desk. We took sections and created these unique lamps that
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Roll Top Antique Desk

Materials

Hardwood

  • Ebonized Tambour Lamp
  • Ebonized Tambour Lamp
  • Ebonized Tambour Lamp
  • Ebonized Tambour Lamp
H 4.5 in W 38 in D 7.5 in
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Roll Top Antique Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the roll top antique desk you’re looking for. Each roll top antique desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect roll top antique desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A roll top antique desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made roll top antique desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Toledo Metal Furniture Co. and A. Petersen & Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Roll Top Antique Desk?

The average selling price for a roll top antique desk at 1stDibs is $4,500, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $135,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Roll Top Antique 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
    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 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.