And an antique desk is always in good taste. Q: Back in the late 1980s, I bought an oak roll-top desk from someone who had owned it for years. On one side of the desk there’s a bronze plaque ...

By 1900, most of them were made of oak. It was not until the 1970s that roll-top desks became popular for ... A–The prices of antique, carved ivory pieces are not likely to be affected by ...