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Victorian Carved Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Victorian Carved Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

Victorian Carved Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

By R.J. Horner & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Victorian or Edwardian style solid oak roll-top desk USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved oak, with brass hardware.

Category

Late 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Large French Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk
Large French Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk

Large French Neoclassical Roll-Top Desk

Located in Troy, NY

French Mahogany Empire Desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of total six drawers under an open shelf, as well as a sliding writing surface with inset ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Pearwood

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk

Located in Dublin, IE

A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of gorgeous quality.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk

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 84cm, depth 62cm This charming roll-top desk is crafted from ormolu mounted hardw...

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Arts and Crafts Roll Top Desk
Arts and Crafts Roll Top Desk

Arts and Crafts Roll Top Desk

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Arts and Crafts roll top in quarter sawn oak, cubbyholes retreat and desktop folds out.

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Early 20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Solid Oak English hand crafted roll-top desk with good proportions. Stately, yet not too large.

Category

Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Industrial Steel & Brass Roll Top Desk
Vintage Industrial Steel & Brass Roll Top Desk

Vintage Industrial Steel & Brass Roll Top Desk

Located in Oakville, CT

Antique Steel Roll Top Desk with Brass Feet by Art Metal Co. Jamestown, NY Overall Dimensions: 36 1/2" deep x 66" wide x 42" high Desk Space: 31" deep x 60" wide x 31" high Pencil ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a gold embossed leather desk surface, with a gilt bronze filigree gallery top, under ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

By Edward Wormley

Located in Dallas, TX

A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.  

Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

19th Century English Oak Roll Top Desk with Leather Top
19th Century English Oak Roll Top Desk with Leather Top

19th Century English Oak Roll Top Desk with Leather Top

Located in Queens, NY

English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk

Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk

$105,600Sale Price|20% Off

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 cylindre, index number 393.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890

Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk C1890 Measures - 62 1/4" x 31 3/4" x 20 5/8" This antique Victorian secretary desk, crafted around 1890, ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Roll Top Standing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s

Roll Top Standing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A unique and elegant standing desk in walnut with a roll top cover and a single drawer.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Roll Top Standing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
Roll Top Standing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s

Roll Top Standing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s

By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A unique and elegant lectern in walnut with a roll top cover and a single drawer.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme
Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme

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 of floral and musical inspired marquetry, the superstructure with a pierced brass ga...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ebonized Roll Top Desk by Herter Brothers, Victorian Style, 44\
Ebonized Roll Top Desk by Herter Brothers, Victorian Style, 44\

Ebonized Roll Top Desk by Herter Brothers, Victorian Style, 44\

By Herter Brothers

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section & stretcher base with lower drawer and inlaid & incised trim (in the style ...

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Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard

Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in London, GB

Bernard is listed at 4 Passage des Postes, Paris from 1856-1876. An almost identical roll-top desk stamped by Bernard, sold Christie's New York, 13 December 1983, lot 412.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany & Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk
French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany & Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk

French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany & Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk

Located in Big Flats, NY

French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany & Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk Measures - 42 3/8" x 30 1/2" x 21 1/8" This antique French Louis XIV style lady’s roll top desk, dat...

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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s
Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s

Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s

By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A stately and elegant rosewood and mahogany campaign desk having three drawers and two rosewood roll-top compartments flanking a central writing surface with a flip-down back splash,...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s

Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A stately and elegant rosewood and mahogany campaign desk having three drawers and two rosewood roll-top compartments flanking a central writing surface with a flip-down back splash,...

Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique General Optical Mahogany Ophthalmic Cabinet Roll Top Medical Work Desk
Antique General Optical Mahogany Ophthalmic Cabinet Roll Top Medical Work Desk

Antique General Optical Mahogany Ophthalmic Cabinet Roll Top Medical Work Desk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Mahogany "Genothalmic" Ophthalmic Cabinet by General Optical Co, Roll Top Medical Work Desk. Item features brass capped feet, glass display surface, green felt lined top draw...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Louis XVI Roll-Top Desk in Mahogany, circa 1800
Louis XVI Roll-Top Desk in Mahogany, circa 1800

Louis XVI Roll-Top Desk in Mahogany, circa 1800

Located in Greding, DE

Louis XVI roll-top desk in mahogany, raised on tapered square legs with bronze sabots and fitted with five drawers beneath the writing surface.

Category

Antique Early 1800s Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900

By Derby Desk Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

A beautifully crafted antique roll top desk from the Derby School, dating back to circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century American Desks

Materials

Oak

Robert and Joanne Herzog Studio Craft Roll Top Desk
Robert and Joanne Herzog Studio Craft Roll Top Desk

Robert and Joanne Herzog Studio Craft Roll Top Desk

By Robert and Joanne Herzog

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This stunning cantilevered walnut studio craft desk, by California design couple Robert and Joanne Herzog c.1986, is a showstopper. The piece features a roll top desk with interior s...

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Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century
Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century

Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century

By Edward Wormley

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Beginning of Mid Century Modern era Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century MINT!

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Writing Desk with Tambour Roll Top
Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Writing Desk with Tambour Roll Top

Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Writing Desk with Tambour Roll Top

Located in Queens, NY

Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four Pairs of interior drawers with diamond pattern inlaid burl wood fronts surrounding a bro...

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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather, Fruitwood

Roll-Top Desk in Louis XVI Style with Marquetry and Brass Gallery
Roll-Top Desk in Louis XVI Style with Marquetry and Brass Gallery

Roll-Top Desk in Louis XVI Style with Marquetry and Brass Gallery

Located in Miami, FL

Elegant antique-style roll-top writing desk (bureau à cylindre) crafted from fine wood veneers with beautiful parquetry and inlaid details.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Derby Oak Raised Panel S-Roll Top Desk with Carved Pulls c1920
Antique Derby Oak Raised Panel S-Roll Top Desk with Carved Pulls c1920

Antique Derby Oak Raised Panel S-Roll Top Desk with Carved Pulls c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

This antique Derby oak roll top desk, dating from circa 1900, features a classic raised panel design.

Category

Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak
Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak

Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak

By Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine looking roll top Scandinavian desk made in the 1970s. It features beautiful teak wood and plenty of storage space.

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk
Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk

Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk

By Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Located in Plainview, NY

One of the standout features is the roll-top desk, a hallmark of sophistication, concealing a trove of organizational spaces.

Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Georgian Burlwood Roll Top Desk
Antique Georgian Burlwood Roll Top Desk

Antique Georgian Burlwood Roll Top Desk

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Featuring working locks with 3 keys, a hidden/secret drawer for keys (photos 15-16), and 2 other secret compartments for papers... (photos 17-18). The top writing surface comes out a...

Category

Vintage 1940s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard for Markaryds Mobelindustri
1960s Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard for Markaryds Mobelindustri

1960s Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard for Markaryds Mobelindustri

Located in Victoria, BC

A 1960s roll-top secretary desk designed by Egon Ostergaard and produced by Markaryds Mobelindustri in Sweden.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk

Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A handsome and very well made Roll Top desk with dove-tail drawer construction, traditional British form and handsome contrasting woods.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Danish Modern Rosewood Roll Top Writing Desk by Bernhardt Pedersen
1960s Danish Modern Rosewood Roll Top Writing Desk by Bernhardt Pedersen

1960s Danish Modern Rosewood Roll Top Writing Desk by Bernhardt Pedersen

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Danish Modern Rosewood Roll-Top Writing Desk This exceptional Danish Modern writing desk, expertly designed and crafted by Bernhard Pedersen & Son in the United States, is a masterc...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table/Bar by Toledo, Japanned Finish
American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table/Bar by Toledo, Japanned Finish

American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table/Bar by Toledo, Japanned Finish

By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The design features a distinctive roll-top tambour door with vertical metal slats and a curved top, which opens to reveal an interior fitted with five horizontal slots for organizing...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

George Zee Style Roll Top Desk, Antique Wood, Vintage Design, USA
George Zee Style Roll Top Desk, Antique Wood, Vintage Design, USA

George Zee Style Roll Top Desk, Antique Wood, Vintage Design, USA

By George Zee

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

A handsome vintage roll-top desk crafted in the Asian Modern manner, featuring a beautifully figured mahogany-toned finish and an elegant tambour door concealing a spacious writing c...

Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-century Danish walnut roll top desk, dresser or secretary, circa 1950s
Mid-century Danish walnut roll top desk, dresser or secretary, circa 1950s

Mid-century Danish walnut roll top desk, dresser or secretary, circa 1950s

Located in Long Island City, NY

Made in Denmark, 1950s Roll top, 3 big drawers on the bottom with original keys. 9 small drawers on the top.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Roll Top Desk Secretary Chest, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Roll Top Desk Secretary Chest, 1970s

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Roll Top Desk Secretary Chest, 1970s

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

An elegant Mid-Century Modern Danish secretary chest crafted in rich teak, featuring a stylish roll-top desk revealing organized compartments and five spacious drawers below.

Category

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

Materials

Wood, Teak

19th Century Empire Writing Desk With Roll Top, Nutwood, Austria ca. 1800
19th Century Empire Writing Desk With Roll Top, Nutwood, Austria ca. 1800

19th Century Empire Writing Desk With Roll Top, Nutwood, Austria ca. 1800

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Absolute extraordinary crafted, rare early 19th century roll top writing desk from the turn of the century around 1800 in Austria.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in London, GB

Antique French ormolu mounted roll top desk in the style of Riesener French, 19th Century Height 120cm, width 146cm, depth 73cm This magnificent 19th-century bureau à cylindre, als...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular writing table fitted with two frieze drawers and with pull-out candle slides to the sides; raised on square tapering legs ending in brass caps and casters; surmounted...

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Desk with Roll-Top, Poland, 1950s, Fully Restored
Mid Century Modern Desk with Roll-Top, Poland, 1950s, Fully Restored

Mid Century Modern Desk with Roll-Top, Poland, 1950s, Fully Restored

Located in Wrocław, Poland

This fabulous desk features a generous writing surface covered with a roll-top. Under the writing top you will find a spacious drawer with a few different sized sections that allow t...

Category

Vintage 1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Maple

Antique Lady's Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850
Antique Lady's Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850

Antique Lady's Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

A French, mahogany and marble roll top bureaux, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.

Category

Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI 19th C. Bronze Mounted Figural Marqetry Inlaid Roll Top Desk
Louis XVI 19th C. Bronze Mounted Figural Marqetry Inlaid Roll Top Desk

Louis XVI 19th C. Bronze Mounted Figural Marqetry Inlaid Roll Top Desk

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

More than simply a functional desk, this French Louis XVI style cylinder roll-top desk is a celebration of artistry, engineering, and luxury.

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

Materials

Bronze

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris

By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley

Located in Dallas, TX

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI parquetry and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk . Signed A. Beurdeley A Paris. Very fine gilt bronze mounts of cherub scenes going all the ...

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

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian American Oak S Curve Tambour Roll Top Executive Office Desk
Antique Victorian American Oak S Curve Tambour Roll Top Executive Office Desk

Antique Victorian American Oak S Curve Tambour Roll Top Executive Office Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

A stunning Late Victorian-era roll-top desk crafted from solid oak. This commanding piece showcases exceptional craftsmanship, featuring beautiful paneled oak siding that highlights ...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk
Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk

Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Hand painted. 1 dovetailed drawer. Flip up top containing felt top and 3 small drawers. Brass foot caps and trim. Dimensions: 34 3/4" h x 27 1/2" w x 17" d.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Roll bureau or roll secretary. Mid 19th century.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

19th Century Italian Walnut Desk with Roll Top
19th Century Italian Walnut Desk with Roll Top

19th Century Italian Walnut Desk with Roll Top

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

We present this majestic 19th century Italian desk. An extremely particular desk that can be discreet and used in different environments thanks to its unique design. The desk is mad...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut Roll-Top Desk by John Kapel for Glenn of California
Mid-Century Walnut Roll-Top Desk by John Kapel for Glenn of California

Mid-Century Walnut Roll-Top Desk by John Kapel for Glenn of California

By John Kapel, Glenn of California

Located in North Hollywood, CA

An exceptional and increasingly hard-to-find mid-century modern roll top desk designed by John Kapel for Glenn of California, circa 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pink Roll Top Standing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1950s USA
Pink Roll Top Standing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1950s USA

Pink Roll Top Standing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1950s USA

By George Nelson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very rare and highly collectible original vintage George Nelson for Herman Miller roll top "Action Desk" refinished in a salmon pink.

Category

Vintage 1950s Canadian Desks

Materials

Metal

Signed Gervais Durand Cylinder Roll Top French Louis XVI Desk C.1880
Signed Gervais Durand Cylinder Roll Top French Louis XVI Desk C.1880

Signed Gervais Durand Cylinder Roll Top French Louis XVI Desk C.1880

By Gervais Durand

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

The defining feature is the roll-top cylinder, a curved tambour that glides open to reveal a fitted interior of orderly compartments and drawers.

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Italian Roll Top Desk in Oak Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Roll Top Desk in Oak Wood

Early 20th Century Italian Roll Top Desk in Oak Wood

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Introducing this majestic early 20th-century desk. An extremely distinctive, discreet desk that can be used in a variety of settings thanks to its unique design. The desk is crafted...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Oak

Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker
Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker

Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker

By Mainline by Hooker, Hooker Furniture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A classic mid-century modern secretary desk from Hooker’s renowned “Mainline” collection, this walnut tambour-door piece elegantly combines form and function. A reeded tambour door s...

Category

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

Materials

Brass

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Walnut Roll Top Desk
Walnut Roll Top Desk

Walnut Roll Top Desk

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H 49.22 in W 42.13 in D 29.93 in

Walnut Roll Top Desk

Located in Manchester, GB

A small and attractive walnut roll top desk with a stamp to the central drawer top - Gillows London.

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Roll Top Desk & Bookcase
19th Century Roll Top Desk & Bookcase

19th Century Roll Top Desk & Bookcase

Unavailable

H 88 in W 43 in D 23 in

19th Century Roll Top Desk & Bookcase

Located in Naples, FL

Made of several woods such as mahogany, walnut and maple, the roll top desk has large drawer over the door and 2 additional drawers; behind the roll top are 2 drawers and multiple c...

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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

1820s Modern Design Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
1820s Modern Design Biedermeier Roll Top Desk

1820s Modern Design Biedermeier Roll Top Desk

Unavailable

H 37 in W 37 in D 35 in

1820s Modern Design Biedermeier Roll Top Desk

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pull-out writing surface over the large drawer with fitted interior (two open niches, four drawers). Roll top with fall front for closing/opening. Finished on all sides for freestand...

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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Ebony, Maple, Pine

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk by Egon Ostergaard
Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk by Egon Ostergaard

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk by Egon Ostergaard

Unavailable

H 38.19 in W 37.41 in D 18.51 in

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk by Egon Ostergaard

By Egon Ostergaard

Located in Chesham, GB

A Swedish teak cylinder roll top desk/bureau designed by Egon Ostergaard in the 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)

Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)

Unavailable

H 48.04 in W 53.15 in D 24.02 in

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 proportions, late 18th century French walnut and parquetry Cylinder bureau with chevron...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 1900s American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table by Toledo
Early 1900s American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table by Toledo

Early 1900s American Industrial Roll Top Desk/Table by Toledo

By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.

Located in Chicago, IL

Early 1900s American Industrial roll top table by Toledo. Great as used as bar.

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk
Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk

Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk

By Mastercraft

Located in Mount Penn, PA

Mastercraft Amboyna burl wood and etched brass roll top desk with brass bamboo legs. The piece has two drawers, several interior compartments and a leather writing space.  

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk by Lebus Desk Co
Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk by Lebus Desk Co

Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk by Lebus Desk Co

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H 51.19 in W 50.4 in D 32.68 in

Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk by Lebus Desk Co

By Harris Lebus

Located in Manchester, GB

An Edwardian oak roll top desk with the lockplate reading 'Lebus Desk Co'.

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Children's Oak Roll Top Desk
Antique Children's Oak Roll Top Desk

Antique Children's Oak Roll Top Desk

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H 29 in W 26 in D 15 in

Antique Children's Oak Roll Top Desk

Located in Alhambra, CA

Lovely 1920s antique writing desk made of solid oak. Petit size suited for a child. Great condition for its age; wood had been conditioned. Classic craftsman styling. Dimensions: ...

Category

Vintage 1920s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Oak Roll Top Desk on Wheels
Oak Roll Top Desk on Wheels

Oak Roll Top Desk on Wheels

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H 49.5 in W 60 in D 35.5 in

Oak Roll Top Desk on Wheels

Located in New York, NY

Missing lock. Carved handles. 8 drawers. Full interior. Excellent restored condition.

Category

Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

An Eighteenth Century Mulberry Roll Top Desk
An Eighteenth Century Mulberry Roll Top Desk

An Eighteenth Century Mulberry Roll Top Desk

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H 46.5 in W 49 in D 24.5 in

An Eighteenth Century Mulberry Roll Top Desk

Located in London, GB

An Austrian cylinder desk dating from the Late Eighteenth Century. This neo-classical desk is a rare example in that it is entirely veneered in Mulberry wood - the distinctive figuri...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Desks and Writing Tables

Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"
Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"

Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"

By George Nelson

Located in Munster, DE

Large standing-height desk with matching chair by Herman Miller. Desk with lockable writing surface and storage compartment, four drawers at the front. The desk comes with optional p...

Category

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

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk With Roll Top by Sligh-Lowry
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk With Roll Top by Sligh-Lowry

Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk With Roll Top by Sligh-Lowry

By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.

Located in San Marcos, CA

Here is a beautiful and rare desk in walnut manufactured by Sligh-Lowry in the USA in the late 1950's. This refinished and exquisite desk features a vibrant wood grain, a large smoot...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345

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 Solid Walnut Original Finish Galleried Top Free running roll top Enclosing a leathe...

Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top
Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top

Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top

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H 27.76 in W 38.59 in D 17.72 in

Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Berlin, DE

Marcel Breuer used the roll-top in the early days for famous institutions in Berlin, among others: Erwin Piscator and the Haus am Horn in the 1920s.

Category

Vintage 1980s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Bentwood

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk with Cylinder Roll
Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk with Cylinder Roll

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk with Cylinder Roll

By Hekman Furniture

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A unique vintage mid century modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Category

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

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk With Cylinder Roll
Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk With Cylinder Roll

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk With Cylinder Roll

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H 28.5 in W 54 in D 28.5 in

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk With Cylinder Roll

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A unique vintage mid century modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890
Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890

Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890

Located in Altrincham, Cheshire

A fine quality late Victorian mahogany inlaid cylinder desk, circa 1890 The crossbanded top with gilt gallery edge above an exquisite roll top front leading to a magnificently inlai...

Category

Antique 1890s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Exemplary Biedermeier Knee-Hole Desk
Exemplary Biedermeier Knee-Hole Desk

Exemplary Biedermeier Knee-Hole Desk

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H 42 in W 52.5 in D 27.25 in

Exemplary Biedermeier Knee-Hole Desk

Located in Long Island City, NY

Front with one large drawer over a pair of smaller drawers on either side. Block feet. Roll top, pull-out writing surface, fitted interior in maple and bird's eye maple, parcel ebon...

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"

Located in Charleston, SC

All glasses are beveled. This roll top has a beautiful brass marquetry featuring diamond shapes containing sort of stars.

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Military Writing Box with Calendar
Antique Military Writing Box with Calendar

Antique Military Writing Box with Calendar

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H 15.25 in W 18 in D 15.25 in

Antique Military Writing Box with Calendar

Located in Southampton, NY

Military Writing Box with Calendar and Roll-up Top. Leather Writing Slope.Two Inkwells.Bottem Drawer and plenty of secret compartments.

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Biedermeier Rolled Top Desk
Biedermeier Rolled Top Desk

Biedermeier Rolled Top Desk

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H 48 in W 48 in D 25.5 in

Biedermeier Rolled Top Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Extremely handsome rolled top desk with 3 sided gallery top, 6 drawers under rolled top and 2 large drawer beneath.

Category

Antique 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau
Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau

Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau

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H 37.8 in W 35.44 in D 18.51 in

Vintage Swedish Roll Top Bureau

Located in London, GB

The top has a lovely roll top design, which opens up to reveal a generous work space with a pull out writing slide.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Modernist Cylindrical Roll-Top Desk
Modernist Cylindrical Roll-Top Desk

Modernist Cylindrical Roll-Top Desk

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H 40 in W 51 in D 37.5 in

Modernist Cylindrical Roll-Top Desk

Located in Sagaponack, NY

An innovative teak roll top desk of cylindrical shape having a unique desk surface that emerges when the desk is opened.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Roll Top Desk By Helman Furniture
Roll Top Desk By Helman Furniture

Roll Top Desk By Helman Furniture

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H 29 in W 54 in D 28.5 in

Roll Top Desk By Helman Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome roll-top desk by Herman Furniture.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Refinished Metal Roll Top Desk
Vintage Refinished Metal Roll Top Desk

Vintage Refinished Metal Roll Top Desk

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H 45 in W 60 in D 34 in

Vintage Refinished Metal Roll Top Desk

Located in Oakville, CT

Vintage Refinished Metal Roll Top Desk with gun metal finish.

Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Oak Pedestal Roll-Top Desk
Oak Pedestal Roll-Top Desk

Oak Pedestal Roll-Top Desk

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H 54 in W 48 in D 31 in

Oak Pedestal Roll-Top Desk

Located in Cheshire, GB

Oak double pedestal roll-top desk, the high back with fully fitted interior of pigeon holes and drawers, the centre drawer flanked by pedestals having brush in slide above three shor...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks and Writing...

Oak pedestal roll top desk
Oak pedestal roll top desk

Oak pedestal roll top desk

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H 50 in W 49.5 in D 32 in

Oak pedestal roll top desk

Located in Cheshire, GB

Oak double pedestal roll top desk, the high back with fitted interior of pigeon holes and drawers, the centre drawer flanked by pedestals one with four short draws the other with two...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Roll Top Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of roll top desks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all roll top desks available were constructed with great care. There are 434 antique and vintage roll top desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Roll top desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Roll top desks made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many roll top desks are appealing in their simplicity, but George Nelson, Edward Wormley and Herman Miller produced popular roll top desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Roll Top Desks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,408, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $1,919,381 highest priced.

Finding the Right Desks And Writing Tables for You

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.