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.
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Antique Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Large Roll Top Desk
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.
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Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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 ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pearwood
Danish Modern "Eden" Partners Desk, Large Surface with Roll Top File Cabinets
By Magnussen and Claussen
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Eden Desk" designed by Magnussen and Claussen for Eden, Holland. Three drawers, three roll top file cabinets accessed on the desk surface. Two cubbies on the partners side. Expertly...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
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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 hand carved elements.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
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Edwardian Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Manchester, GB
A superb large roll top desk with spectacular interior recently repolished to its original dark oak finish.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
Roll Top Campaign Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large roll top Campaign style desk circa 1960s in excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have all seen large roll top desks but I have never come across one as impressive as this Darby.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Schoolhouse Desks
Materials
Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Rosewood Roll-Top Desk
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This uniquely large roll-top desk designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar features unique vertical mahogany tambour sides with a spacious center workspace.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk - Signed Circa 1910
Located in Opole, PL
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk Circa 1910 A large roll-top desk from 1910, signed with a plaque in the central part of the add-on unit.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Softwood
Large 1920s Mahogany Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 1920s mahogany roll top desk writing table This desks is large and heavy and would have been commissioned by a hotel or business.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Roll Top Metal Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk top with multiple compartments. Brass hardware highlights the masculine striped meta...
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Large 1920s Mahogany Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We have a pair of these and they are being sold separately and as a pair, this listing is for the one desk photographed. These desks are large and heavy and would have been commis...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk W/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk top with multiple compartments. Brass hardware highlights the masculine striped meta...
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Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk top with multiple compartments. Brass hardware highlights the masculine striped meta...
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Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
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 back, quality swan neck tambour opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
1930s Carl Aubock Vienna Large Modernist Cigarette Storage Box with Roll Top
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H 2 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
1930s Carl Aubock Vienna Large Modernist Cigarette Storage Box with Roll Top
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and early storage box, made of wood and nickel-plated brass, designed and executed in the 1930s by Carl Aubock. Large model with two compartments, in very good condition.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
19th Century Rosewood Large Roll Top Desk with Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Grand roll top desk crafted in England from rosewood in original condition. Luxurious and singular roll top with cabinets, storage compartments, expansive drawers, original leather a...
Category
Antique 1880s English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique American Indianapolis Cabinet Co. Oak S Curve Tambour Roll Top Desk 1890
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H 50.5 in W 60 in D 36 in
Antique American Indianapolis Cabinet Co. Oak S Curve Tambour Roll Top Desk 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Portland, OR
A good, large antique American roll top oak desk, by the Indianapolis Cabinet Company, circa 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s American American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century Large Swedish Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Copenhagen, K
Amazing Swedish roll-top writing desk with a lot of drawers, storage, and secret places.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rare Large George Nelson Roll Top Tambour Action Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This unique roll-top writing desk is from the Herman Miller "Action Office" line and features a beautiful hardwood hideaway design set on metal base with aluminium legs. Pair of draw...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Tambour Writing Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The case is made of 1" inch thick mahogany and is fronted by one large drawer that opens the roll top desk. The fitted interior has 6 drawers and an interior shelf.
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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Large Oak Panelled Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1920, H1182
Located in Vancouver, BC
Large Oak Panelled Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1920, H1182 Scotland 1920 Solid oak Original Finish Rectangular moulded top With tambour front Opening to reveal numerous drawers and pig...
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
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Large Walnut French Roll-Top desk, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
A large French desk in three pieces that exemplifies the movement from Directoire to First Empire as seen in the columns and directional patterns on the "roll-top".
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
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Antique Roll Top Desk Oak Writing Desk Edwardian
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A large Edwardian solid oak roll top desk, with one small drawer and various pigeon holes to the writing area, the desk having a frieze drawer and three drawers to the right, a great...
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20th Century Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
Very Heavy Early 20th Century Large Oak Desk with Roll Top
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Back panel between two pedestals missing (no structural impact) with restoration a quality desk Very heavy early 20th century. Large oak desk with roll top TLC required!
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
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Large Roll Top Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the large roll top desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A large roll top desk — often made from wood, mahogany and oak — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the large 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 large roll top desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made large roll top desk over the years, but those crafted by Carl Auböck, François Linke and Magnussen and Claussen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a large roll top desk start at $881 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $4,650.
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