Antique roll top desks

A desk, usually but not always of pedestal shape with a superstructure of small drawers and pigeonholes, enclosed by a shutter of horizontal timber slats. Also known as a tambour top desk. The slats are glued to strips of canvas and may be rolled up or down along parallel grooves on either side of the frame. Dating from the late 19th century and usually made from oak, one of the better known brands is the 'Cutler' desk. The Cutler style desk was much copied, and a genuine Cutler with the 'Cutler' name around the extended brass escutcheon, will command a price premium over a desk in the Cutler style without the maker's plaque.

There is a second type of roll top desk, known as a cylinder desk that dates from the second half of the 18th century. The desk opening is enclosed by a quarter-round cylinder of veneered more...

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Antique oak roll top desk with fitted interior and slide out…

Antique Oak Roll Top Desk with Fitted Interior

Antique oak roll top desk with fitted interior and slide out shelves, 127 cm wide, 81 cm deep, 125 cm high divides into sections for removal

Cutler desk and chair early 20th century from, Cutler and Son…

Cutler Roll Top Desk and Chair

Cutler desk and chair early 20th century from, Cutler and Son Buffalo, New York, twin pedestal roll top with, eight drawers and marked Cutler, in gold paint to top, includes rattan upholstered oak, spindle back chair, height 117 cm, length 127 cm, depth…

Cutler desk and chair early 20th century from, Cutler and Son…

Cutler Roll Top Desk and Chair

Cutler desk and chair early 20th century from, Cutler and Son buffalo, New York, twin pedestal roll top with, eight drawers and stickered Cutler, in top right drawer, height 117 cm, length 127 cm, depth 78 cm

Cutler No.362 oak roll top desk 137 cm wide, 78 cm deep, 119 cm…

Oak Roll Top Desk by Cutler - Easy Removal

Cutler No.362 oak roll top desk 137 cm wide, 78 cm deep, 119 cm high divides into sections for removal

An vintage roll top desk in Victorian ash, early to mid 20th…

Vintage Victorian Ash Roll Top Desk with Glass Interior

An vintage roll top desk in Victorian ash, early to mid 20th century, the tambour top desk opening to a glass topped interior and an arrangement of pigeon, holes, rail and stile side panels and an arched kneehole below a central drawer flanked by pillars,…