Desks
312
41
4
to
66
357
1,920
1,241
357
326
326
120
33
27
15
8
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
15
80
217
45
24
126
30
1
2
6
15
14
27
31
18
5
3
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
316
148
60
58
56
179
114
110
55
44
10
9
7
6
5
Desks For Sale
Item Ships From: New York
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 interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Leg Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace
Located in New York, NY
This unique and brilliantly proportioned Mid-Century Modernist Boca Desk in Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Black Lacquer Support is by Leon Rosen for Pace and originates from the Unit...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891-1979)
A rare and important executive desk by Gio Ponti, in dramatically carved and reeded walnut with polished brass details. Impeccably crafted, starkly geometric i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti: Sculptural Eros Console in White Carrara Marble, Italy 1971
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921 - 2012)
A beautiful Eros console by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, in thick white Carrara marble with subtle grey veining. A large ovoid top with a flat...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid century danish modern teak desk with 3 drawers
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century danish modern teak desk with 3 drawers And lower brace. This danish desk has (2) upper drawers and (1) lower deep file drawer. The top has a beautiful teak wood grain wit...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Oak
Mid-Century Asian Modern Walnut Kneehole Desk, 60s
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Asian Modern Walnut Kneehole Desk by Landstrom Furniture, 1960's, rectangular, with three short drawers above pedetals with two long drawers each side of the kneehole, th...
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Desk Cabinet Fine Kingwood Parquetry
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Louis XVI style bonheur du jour desk. Fine kingwood parquetry inlay. Gilt bronze mounts. Figured marble top. Circa 1850. Please, contact Joseph Dasta Antiques for shipping op...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
Georgian style mahogany pedestal desk with inset leather top and nine drawers raised on ogee bracket feet.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern School Desk by James W. Leonard For Knoll Associates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare, mid-Century Modern, birch veneer and cast aluminum school desk designed by English designer James W. Leonard features a flip top with interior storage. Manufactured by the Educ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Pierre Jeanneret: X Leg Chandigarh Desk, France/ India c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967)
A rare and spectacular four-drawer bureau in teak by Pierre Jeanneret for the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier. A stunning...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Tiger Oak Roll Top Desk with Secret Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Medium tone tiger oak roll top desk with drawers on the right side that lock simultaneously to the top and three secret drawers. The roll top locks automatically when closed. Some vi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Kittinger Chippendale Style Mahogany Knee Hole Desk with Drawer Towers 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured***
Kittinger Chippendale Style Mahogany Knee Hole De...
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Peter Shire: Original Memphis Milano Brazil Table in Lacquered Wood, Italy 1981
Located in New York, NY
Peter Shire (b. 1947)
An imaginative and dynamic architectural console, dining table, and desk by Peter Shire for Ettore Sottsass' Memphis Group. A striking interplay of geometric f...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Aesthetic Walnut & Burl Marble Top Dressing Table with Bird & Leaf Tiles
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Aesthetic Walnut & Burl Marble Top & Mirrored Dressing Table with Bird & Leaf Tiles, c1890
Measures - 52"H x 51.25"W x 22.25"D
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Maitland Smith Carved Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Carlton Desk Set c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured***
A Chinese Chippendale style desk set by Maitland Smith offers mahogany desk with shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Gilbert Rhode for Herman Miller EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare Gilbert Rohde EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk manufactured by Herman Miller in the 1940s. The desk is in original, unrestored condition. It's compose...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Mastercraft mid century brass detailed desk three drawers console Hollywood
By Mastercraft
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Stunning mid century desk by Mastercaft with T-shaped drawer pulls and leather top. All in great vintage condition,
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is by the esteemed furniture designer Gilbert Rohde and originates from the United Stat...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid century Danish modern teak desk with nickel handles with key
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Danish modern teak desk with nickel handles with key. Kneehole desk with (3) slim drawers on the left and (1) large file drawer on the right. Nice nickel pulls and key. T...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Nickel
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th Cenury
Located in Spencertown, NY
The rectangular desk with Greek key tooled black leather top, with 3 drawers below and tapering legs and gilt bronze sabots and casters.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
1860s French Boulle Writing Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1860s French boulle writing desk. No shelves.
Category
1860s Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Seldom seen Mahogany and Cork Desk by Paul Frankl for Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning mahogany and cork Mid-Century desk by Paul Frankl with three drawers above two cabinets, one fitted with pull out drawers and branded with
"Johnson Furniture Company," all
...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid century Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak by Mummenthaler & Meier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century teak closable locking teak writing desk called the "Magic Box", designed by Swiss Mummenthaler and Meier. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak 3 Drawer Desk & Chair with Rush Seat by Lifetime C1912
By Lifetime
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous mission Oak Arts & Crafts 3 drawer desk with a horizontal slat back desk chair with a rush seat. One long drawer over two short drawers. Both pieces are all quarter sawn oak...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Red Hand Painted Figures and Flowers Small Pine Slant Top Desk 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1573 Folk Art hand painted pine stant lap desk
Hand painted figures and floral design
Pencil compartments and place for note paper and cards
Category
1940s Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding columns and a small locking door. The lower section has two small drawers over two ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pierre Jeanneret Style Mid-Century 'Student' Compass Desk, India 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Undocumented but very much in the style of Pierre Jeanneret Style Mid-Century 'Student' Compass Desk, India 1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s.
The desk features a burl veneer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
Superb Scandinavian Desk
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A Mid-Century Modern free-standing desk made Cherry with a likeness of teak wood, designed by Andreas Hansen. Featuring large top with three compartments. Two with flip top leaves, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Cherry
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern teak 5 drawer desk with key Sweden
By Scandiline 1
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid Century Danish Modern teak 5 drawer desk with key. Great Danish Desk with 5 drawers with carved handles. Two of the top drawers are lockable with the...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Modern Style Beech Wood Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Modern Style Beech Wood Desk with two cantilevered drawers on both sides and two center frieze drawers with chrome handles. Provenance: From a Riverside Drive Collection.
De...
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Charles Dudouyt Desk & Chair Setin Oak, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk en suite with its matching chair, hand carved Walnut with many details.
Desk 28x21.5x31.5
Chair 33x16x15
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Danish modern Teak and Chrome 6 drawer Writers desk by Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Unique Danish modern Teak and Chrome 6 drawer Writers desk by Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik. Very Minimalist Cube Teak desk with Chrome square tube legs and chrome knobs. This Desk has (...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian Walnut with green glass surfaces. (ca. 1950, Italy). Boasts dramatic lines and ric...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Modern Walnut and Steel Desk with Blue Laminate Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single-drawer desk composed of a light blue laminate surface with walnut trim, drawer and foot rest, all supported by a black steel base with patinated brass, adjustable feet (ca. 19...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak make up Vanity jewelry box by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Danish Modern teak make up vanity or desk. Beautiful light teak color with a nice grain. Flip top mirror with brass ring pull opens to a sliding felt lined jewelry box with two lower sections for make up storage...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Felt, Mirror
French Inlay Leather Top Desk, Finished On Both Sides
Located in Tarrytown, NY
French Inlay writing desk with leather top. Finished on both sides. Back has 2 faux drawers. One front drawer is lighter then the other, as s...
Category
1990s Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Birdseye Maple & Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured***
An antique Federal or Hepplewhite secretary offers birdseye maple and mahogany construction with up...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Restored Antique Dark Wood Tone Pine Jewelers Desk
Located in New York, NY
This antique pine jeweler desk is a remarkable piece of furniture with a rich history and practical functionality. This desk features a dark wood tone finish that adds a sense of elegance and warmth to any space. With 15 pull out drawers, it offers ample storage space for organizing and storing various items. Whether used as a functional desk for work or as a decorative piece, this antique jeweler desk...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Pine
French 1970s Desk by Michel Mortier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michel MORTIER (1925-2015)- A writing table with a beech base and a white laminated plywood top. Model MP2 (Mortier/ Perrigault), 1979.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Laminate, Beech
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details. The desk is in great antique condi...
Category
1820s French Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Modern Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single pedestal teak desk with floating top, four-drawer cabinet, carved recessed pulls, and metal structural frame. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
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 total six drawers under an open shelf, as well as a sliding writing surface with inset ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Modern Stainless Steel Base 2 Drawer Desk
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Stainless Steel Base 2 Drawer Desk by Ercole Home is crafted from Oak with a Painted Ivory finish, with a Tubular Stainless Steel base and stripe mosaic drawerfronts of Iv...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Walnut Biedermeier Writing Desk With Leather Top
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage walnut Biedermeier writing desk with an embossed leather inlay top. The Biedermeier style, known for its clean lines and simplicity, is elegantly showcased in this writing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal Inlays, and bronze handles and wheels.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Mid century Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak Made in Denmark
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century teak closable locking teak writing desk Similar to the Magic Box desk. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all your...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Large Walnut Executive Desk by Jens Risom, USA, 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
A large and handsome executive desk constructed of solid walnut with "Y" shaped drawer pulls designed by Jens Risom, circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Maitland Smith Barrel Top Burled Wood Secretary Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A barrel top burled wood secretary desk from Maitland Smith. A timeless piece of elegance and functionality. Elevate your workspace with the exquisite s...
Category
Late 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Desk and Chair by Robert Bloch
By Athelia by Robert Bloch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Bloch for Studio Athelia - A fine French Art Deco rosewood secretary desk with a flip top, four drawers, refined chrome hardware (the top can be ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
By LeLeu Deshays, Maurice Calka
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu.
Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS"
This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Machine Age Industrial Desks by Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
High Style, Art Deco, Machine Age, Industrial design desk(s) by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Company circa 1930's. The desks feature a bank of three drawers which flank th...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
High Polished American Mid-Century Aluminum Folding Army Desk
Located in New York, NY
WWII Aluminium Military Campaign Desk-Collapsible
This desks was originally painted in a sea foam blue color for use in US military field hospitals. The desk is designed to Collapse...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Oak, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Robert Charroy, circa 1955
Located in New York City, NY
Oak, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Robert Charroy for Mobilor, France, c. 1955
This cool modernist desk combines lacquered steel, light blue laminate, and aged oak. It was designed by...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Burl Walnut Howard & Sons Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your study room / workspace with this Exquisite Howard and Sons Burl Walnut Lacquered Writing Desk, a masterpiece of design, craftsmanship, and fine details. The burl walnut wood and gilt bronze floral decorations create a sense of sophistication and luxury that is characteristic of Howard and Sons pieces. The addition of brass handles adds both functionality and classic charm to the design.
The desk features a practical layout with five front pull drawers, including two on each side and one in the middle, each adorned with Clarke and Timmins marks on the handles, showcasing the heritage of this piece. The leather top provides a luxurious writing surface, and the four tapered feet with gilt brass hardware ensure both stability and style. Imagine this Howard and Sons Writing Desk...
Category
1870s European Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer over drop front desk opening to interior with p...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Large French Campaign Style Iron w Leather Top & Apron by Maitland Smith
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large iron desk with embossed leather top and apron by Maitland Smith. Iron with arrow decoration as side supports along with gilt brass accents on the legs. The iron is lac...
Category
1970s Philippine Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage and Antique Desks for Sale — Shop Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Desks, Art Deco Desks and Other Desks and Tables on 1stDibs
There’s no reason that the corner of your home you’ve dedicated to work shouldn’t also reflect your personality and sense of style. A collection of unique vintage and antique desks can be found on 1stDibs today.
The right desk can be a good fit for your space and help keep you organized when you need it most. For many, the word “desk” can have a negative connotation. Derived from the Latin desca, meaning “table to write on,” the word can understandably evoke memories of stuffy classrooms or monotonous workdays.
As working from home has become more widespread for part of the workforce, many professionals who work remotely park themselves at the dining-room table or at the kitchen countertop to do so. If you’ve got the space, it's healthy to set aside an area in your home designated for work. A good desk can keep you on track and keep your newly minted home office free of clutter and distractions.
Within your own walls, an office area can be both personal and productive, decorated exactly to your taste or just an unobtrusive addition that aligns with the energy of the space as is. When shopping for a desk, keep height, space and specs in mind. It’s helpful to know if you’ll need the desk to offer storage, such as drawers or a hutch, or if it should fit alongside your bedroom wall as cleanly as possible.
An antique writing desk, for example, will offer a spacious, streamlined work experience with a desktop that affords real estate for your notebooks, pens, laptop and research materials. Secretary desks reveal small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — when their hinged leaves are folded out.
Maybe you'd prefer a vintage mid-century modern desk that seamlessly incorporates drawers for storage.
Nebraska-born designer Don S. Shoemaker became inspired by Mexico’s tropical woods, such as cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and he decided to work with the material in the postwar years to create desks and other furnishings. Elsewhere, made according to the same high standards as the company’s chairs, celebrated mid-century manufacturer Herman Miller produced desks over the years in a number of versions, created by designers like George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde and Bruce Burdick.
Whether you want a dramatic rolltop-style furnishing akin to the 18th-century secretary commissioned by Louis XVI or a contemporary piece made of everything from linoleum to fallen trees, a new desk and clever arrangement of desktop accessories can brighten the workday in any home.
For every passion project, year-end report or spontaneous million-dollar app idea, find the desk you need on 1stDibs.
Read More
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
18 Home Offices for Workaholic Design-Lovers
Proof that working from home is a perk.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Travel Desk On Stand
Vintage 3 Drawer Filing Cabinet
George I Walnut Desk
Antique Mahogany Georgian Partners Desk
Nelson Home Desk
Vintage Art Deco Bureau
Desk With 2 Filing Drawer
Tower Shelf
Book Slant
Baughman Murray
Antique Military Campaign Desk
Antique Cylinder Top Desk
Vintage Tablet Case
Vintage File Folder
Vintage File Folders
Milo Murray
S Roll Top Desks
Danish Desk 4 Drawer