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Desks For Sale
19th Century mahogany desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique mahogany desk with 9 drawers and 2 cabinets on the other side. Partly because of this, it can also be used as a partner desk.
Green leather top. The drawers are fit...
Category
1850s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Secretary Desk With Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Jasper Cabinet Co.
USA, Circa 1970s
Cream la...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th century warm brown English Oak Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Queen Anne slant front desk was made in England in the late 18th century. It was completely made in the finest...
Category
Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Lucite and Dark Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case “floating” on a Lucite base, which is affixed by custom-designed hardware. Custom si...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Italian 1940s Solid Oak Wood Writing Desk with Shutter Doors
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Vintage Italian writing desk circa 1940s in solid oak wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. Characterized by two doors on the sides with shutter opening, internally four drawer...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
British Colonial Campaign Leather Top Sawhorse Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome vintage British Colonial campaign desk with a tooled leather top bound in brass on a five drawer case with brass campaign hardware on two folding sawhorse bases.
Kneehole: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Restored Chestnut & Bronze 4-Drawer Large Desk by Jack Cartwright for Founders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the United States towards the late 1960s, this desk was designed by Jack Cartwright and manufactured by Founders in very low numbers, probably due to the quality required dur...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch. Classic mix of woods. Yellow pine secondary wood, typical of the upper South (Kentucky...
Category
Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Birch
Vista of California Desk
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid century modern classic by Vista of California. This piece features an iron frame with walnut stained birch veneer drawers and laminate top.
In good vintage condition with mino...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Birch
19th Century English Birdseye Maple Partners Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A great size rectangular kneehole partners desk in birdseye maple with tooled green/yellow leather top with three fitted frieze drawers on each side, supported by double pedestals, e...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Black Writing Desk With 3 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black Painted Gustavian 3-Drawer Office Desk, Sweden
Classic and simple Scandinavian style writing desk with cabriole legs in its original fi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany bureau having a figured mahogany fall with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Other
Antique Napoleon III Style Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III style mahogany brass mounted double pedestal desk with leather top, circa 1900. With a rectangular top with brass molding on the edges a band of mahogany and an inset to...
Category
Early 1900s European Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Delta Desktop - Modern Desktop in Polished White Lacquer with Brass Details
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous sides of the Delta collection, give the design a modern and elegant look; blending together a sense of warmth and comfortableness with a touch of minimalist simplicity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Asian Intricately Carved Rosewood Drop Leaf Secretary Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Asian Intricately Carved Rosewood Drop Leaf Secretary Desk
54 x 15.25 x 41.5
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Rosewood
A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Chinese Export black and gold lacquer desk, elaboratly decorated with detailed Chinoiserie scenes, three drawers and beautiful base wi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks
Materials
Gold
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
20th Century Danish Teak Desk By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in High Point, NC
Infuse your workspace with the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design with this 20th Century Danish Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen...
Category
20th Century Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
1911 Walnut Burl and Brass Inlays and Leather Inset Travel Desk on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1911 Mahogany , brass inlays and leather inset traveling lap desk on stand. Measures 20.5" in Width x 11" in Depth x 19.5" in height
Lap desk without stand is 20" W x 10.5"D x 7.5"H.
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique 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
Delta Desktop 2 - Modern Desktop in Polished White Lacquer with Brass Details
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous sides of the Delta collection, give the design a modern and elegant look; blending together a sense of warmth and comfortableness with a touch of minimalist simplicity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Teak Roll Top Secretary, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted from classic teakwood, this desk exudes Mid-Century Modern design, inviting you to sit down and get to work—or maybe just daydream about your next big adventure. With a smoot...
Category
1960s Taiwanese Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Desk – or secretary, cylinder, in mahogany. Late 18th century period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk – or secretary – with cylinder, in mahogany. The body opens with two small handles decorated with gadroons to a convex quarter-cylinder flap revealing a paper holder with in the...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
French Boulle Desk Companion Letter Box Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk companion with a Boulle style inlay Circa 1880
Compartments inside for letters and desk accessories
Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at Paris antiques...
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Art Deco oak desk, France, Circa 1940
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Business or administration desk from the 1940s.
France, Art Deco.
4 Drawers with common locking, a leaf extension and a retractable shelf above the drawer unit.
Footrest bar.
Key ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Peter Lovig Nielsen "Boomerang" Danish Modern Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik "Boomerang" Teak desk. Made in Denmark, 1960s. Stunning biomorphic shape. Raised edges with brass details. Drawers in the front and a ba...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk with Drop Leaves and File Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome 1950's mid-century modern Dunbar Desk and Wheeled Pedestal Filing Cabinet, Designed by Edward Wormley. The two-drawer filing cabinet can be placed under the desk to either side or wheeled out for easy access. Desk with drop leaf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain detail with chic inlay detail. Green felt wri...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Georgian Desks
Materials
Metal
Regency Style Maitland Smith Mahogany Faux Partners Desk Leather & Brass Details
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Late 20th Century Regency style faux partners desk comprised of a mahogany frame, embossed Florentine leather inset top, and brass details by Maitland-Smith. Beautiful condi...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Revival Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Birdseye Maple & Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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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
Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal gallery above a devine shaped inlaid marquetry fall opening to reveal a fitted interi...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-century Teak Writing Desk Designed by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century teak desk designed by Kai Kristiansen, circa 1959, in Denmark.
The desk is crafted of teak, with a curved top surface, a series of three drawers with carved pulls, a righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or reception area in a business setting. It features a top of brown leather with gold tooling....
Category
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
TOMLINSON Crotch Mahogany Block Front Secretary Desk with Blind Bookcase
By Tomlinson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Tomlinson. Crotch mahogany with brass hardware, pediment top with three finials and bracket feet. Upper blind bookcase...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
The desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
The retur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style Kidney shaped writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or reception area in a business setting. It features a top of brown leather with...
Category
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Set desk & chair in fiberglass by Patrick Gingembre, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk and Chair Set: Space Age French Design, 1970s
This brown lacquered fiberglass desk, paired with a matching chair, embodies the iconic Space Age style. Designed by Patrick Gingembre for Paulus...
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Desks
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare and unique Mid Century Chinese Export Partners Desk, Applied Bamboo over Hardwood. A partner's desk describes a desk in which two people...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Hardwood
Traditional Mahogany Partners Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany partners desk. Its design was inspired by partners desks from the 1800s. It is ideal for the senior partner, CEO or home office. It features a top ...
Category
2010s Philippine Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860.
Good quality burr writing box.
Beautifully brass bound outside and inside edging. Stunning burr wood exterior. Original dark blu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Brazilian Rosewood and Chrome Desk in the style of Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Incredibly stunning Danish minimalist desk, with a style calling to mid-century modern icon Milo Baughman, c.1970s.
Rich Brazilian rosewood grain, supported by a sturdy chrome base. The desk features three drawers for storage, with a cut detail below the drawers for easy access. The desk is fully finished - back included - providing an elegant 360 degree viewing, making it perfect for an open space...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century teak desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen, crafted in 1967 by Hedensted Møbelfabrik, Denmark. This double-faced desk, featuring a minimalist design and warm teak wood construction...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS & ROBERTS Library Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS & ROBERTS Library Table
This is a large piece, the table stands on heavy turned and carved legs set on brass casters, it has 3 drawers set into the apron along each side, these have superbly carved fronts and the inset handles are carved with the faces of Lions
The table top has a tooled inset leather, the desk is stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS and has been fully restored with a replaced tooled leather top
The Library table it is 60” long...
Category
1850s Gothic Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer, Chrome, Mahogany, France, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Art Deco desk in black lacquer with chrome details from France, 1950s.
High quality restoration with black high gloss polished piano lacquer on mahogany body. Standing on a bea...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Scandinavian Secretary with drawers mahagony by Gjövik Möbler, Norway
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century Scandinavian Secretary with drawers mahagony by Gjövik Möbler, Norway, 1960s
Design year: 1960s
Dimensions: : 44...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
Mid-Century Teak Chest of Drawers / Writing Desk / Bureau by Meredew
By Meredew
Located in London, GB
Beautiful vintage teak chest of drawers / writing desk / bureau by Meredew. Very compact piece which offers plenty of storage. Features drop down door (with original key) which revea...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
French Wooden Modernist Desk, France 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Probably one-of-a-kind, this desk has been crafted with precision and care. It features clean lines and impeccable craftsmanship. Its sleek silhouette exudes an air of understated lu...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
1970s Burlwood Executive Desk
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
1970s olive burlwood executive desk.
Stately proportions, 72 inches wide, 36 inches deep.
Full depth central drawer with plenty of storage space.
Exceptional and stunning burlwood...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Olive, Burl
Early 1900s Regence Style Bleached Oak Partners Desk from France
Located in Dallas, TX
As a transitional age in French history, the Regence period is known for furniture that showcases forms of the preceding period (Louis XIV), as well as early Louis XV stylings. In the case of this bleached oak partner’s desk, the motifs are prefigures of the Rococo style of Louis XV, while still maintaining the rectilinear form often seen with Louis XIV furnishings. Hand-carved in France in the early 1900s, the oak wood has been bleached more recently, resulting in a warm, golden brown hue with some fascinating wood grains.
A cavetto molding graces the top on all sides, even in the slightly recessed areas above the leg holes. Both sides of the desk have been carved identically, with three belt drawers featuring arabesque margents with foliate shells and thin molding. Similar vertical carvings flank the doors, which are rectangular panels adorned with geometric and foliate motifs. Both doors to the right of the leg hole open to reveal three pull-out drawers, while the doors to the left front three shelves. The rectilinear form is softened by eight short cabriole legs, each with a paw foot pad, beneath a sinuous apron embellished with a foliate shell medallion over thin molding. Our well-carved partner’s desk...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Oak
1970's Campaign Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
A limited edition walnut desk by Alex Stuart Designs in the Campaign style with tooled leather top, generous writing surface & a single felt lined drawer...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Desks
Materials
Gold, Brass
Nordic Mid-Century Desk with Glass top and brass details
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Crafted from rich wood, this table exudes warmth and character, while its sleek lines and minimalist silhouette capture the essence of mid-century modern aesthetics.
Itss exquisite t...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Harvey Probber Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Harvey Probber Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
This desk measures: 92.25 wide x 34.5 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25.75 in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Early 1900s Antique Swedish Pine Writing Desk, Bleached
Located in Franklin, TN
Vintage Swedish pine writing desk from the early 1900s, meticulously sanded and bleached to unveil its inherent natural color and wood grain. The slanted lift-top lid gracefully hing...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
French 19th Century Louis XVI Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis XVI style Desk is made of mahogany and a wonderful brown leather top which is in good condition. It has 2 extensions on each side. The length of the desk is 51.1''W and e...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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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