Desks
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desks
Poplar, Giltwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Early 20th Century Desks
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1890s Sheraton Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 20th Century Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Desks
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Desks
Brass
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
20th Century American Craftsman Desks
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Desks
Faux Bamboo, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Copper
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Other, Ormolu
1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Late 18th Century Chippendale Antique Desks
Cherry
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Oak, Laminate
2010s American Modern Desks
Stainless Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Oak
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Pine
1950s Argentine Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Desks
Leather, Walnut
1970s American Vintage Desks
Fiberglass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass, Bronze
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
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.
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