English Mahogany Oval Sea Captains Leather Top Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany oval sea captains desk with hinged leather top concealing two upper hidden compartments, single front drawer, original brasses, ebony string inlay, two hinged lower ...
Brass
$3,200
H 29 in W 48 in D 26.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top, 19th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
English mahogany pedestal desk with tooled gilt oxblood leather writing surface, and featuring three frieze drawers and six total drawers split between both sides with brass ring pul...
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 interior consisting of drawers and pigeon holes a...
Other
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
$10,500
H 28.75 in W 60 in D 42.75 in
19th Century English George III Style Burled Walnut Partners Desk Leather Top
Located in St. Louis, MO
A classic 19th Century English large burled walnut partners desk in Georgian III style, with a original red leather skiver top with tooled edges, showing the character that comes wit...
Brass
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on original bracket feet.
$17,500
H 30.5 in Dm 52.5 in
English Regency 1840s Mahogany Rent Table with Leather Top and Eight Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period mahogany drum or rent table from the early 19th century, with black leather top, eight drawers, pedestal and quadripartite base on bronze feet. Created in E...
Bronze
$67,641
H 30 in W 60 in D 34 in
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
A William IV Mahogany Pedestal Desk Constructed from fine San Domingo mahogany, the desk raised on a plinth and two pedestal supports, each set with three drawers having brass hand...
Brass
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments over four long graduated drawers and raised ...
Mahogany
$4,784Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 50 in D 27 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a stunning example of the refinement of Parisienne craftsmanship during the end of the 1800s. Using a combin...
Brass
$45,914Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 51.97 in D 23.63 in
Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 'Gillows' kidney shaped figured Walnut pedestal desk, having inset tooled leather top, eleven graduating mahogany lined drawers with their original brass ring drop han...
Walnut
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.25 in W 42.75 in D 21.5 in
Antique English George III Mahogany & Satinwood Banded & Inlaid Desk c1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English George III Mahogany & Satinwood Banded & Inlaid Desk Unsigned C1830 Measures - 34 1/4" x 42 5/8" x 21 1/2" An antique English George III desk c1830 offers mahogany ...
Mahogany
$32,000
H 28.75 in Dm 48.5 in
American Regency Mahogany Four Drawer Center Table with Desk, Phila, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency mahogany four drawer circular center table with a fitted interior writing desk, foliage brass pulls, key hole escutcheons, central support column with decorative bra...
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Cylinder Desk, England, Circa 1780, Elegant Design
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany cylinder desk having well figured roll top, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with ratcheted slope and interior drawers,...
Mahogany
18th Century George III Mahogany Leather-topped Partner’s Desk
Located in Solebury, PA
A distinguished 18th-century George III mahogany partner’s desk, characterized by its rectangular top adorned with a tooled red leather writing surface, is complemented by two doveta...
Leather, Mahogany
Antique William IV Mahogany Partners Desk with Tooled leather top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique William IV style mahogany partners desk, 19th century. The top with 8 tooled leather inset panels the center front panels lift up for storage, there are 3 small drawers insid...
Leather, Mahogany, Maple
$21,863Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.52 in W 60.83 in D 31.5 in
Important Fully Restored Antique Victorian Bookcase Back Leather Top Kidney Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Important, fully restored, bookcase back kidney desk attributed to Gillow’s of Lancaster. This is one of the finest desks I have ever owned...
Leather, Hardwood
$902 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 5.52 in
Country Crystal Vase with Easter Rabbit Decor in Blue Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handblown crystal vase in blue with a country style easter design. Hand-carved by Bavarian glass artists . A rich garland of trees and flowers with rabitts all around. One rabbit sit...
Crystal
$100,799Sale Price|20% Off
W 204 in L 276 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Turkish Handmade Oriental Rugs, Coral, Orange, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental rugs. size 17x23. ...
Wool
English Cast Iron Umbrella / Cane Stand. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast iron umbrella / cane stand with three section top, scrolled floral side mounts, four removable pans, and terminating on decorative cast egg and dart base.
Good Quality Queen Anne Period Chair c1720
Located in Bakewell, GB
Good quality queen Anne period single chair c1720 good shaped legs and seat rails rich colour and patination Size 101 cms high 49cms wide seat 44 cms
Wood
$9,600Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in W 52.76 in D 29.14 in
Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.
Iron
Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest
Located in Annville, PA
An excellent quality Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest with serpentine shaped front, dovetailed drawers and solid brass handles. Produced with fine grain mahogany solids and great quality v...
Mahogany
Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This simple classical piece of furniture was used as a ladies sewing table and to house, in the lower section, works in process. This table has the added advantage of having a compar...
Fabric, Pine
$8,571
H 43.5 in W 28 in D 10 in
Huge Antique Victorian Era Black Forest Wall Clock or Mirror Frame with Hare
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible size and great quality black forest hunting plaque for wall mounting with Fruits of the Hunt. This rare size and all hand-carved, solid nutwood game plaque from the secon...
Nutwood
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates
Located in London, GB
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates Continental, 19th Century Height 2.5cm, diameter 23.5cm These blue and white porcelain dinner plates will make an ex...
Porcelain
Pair of French Carved Mahogany Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An imposing pair of Louis Philippe Fauteuils Constructed in Honduras Mahogany, standing on swept lappeted gentle 'S' shaped legs to the front, and sabre shaped to the rear, the pa...
Mahogany
A Rare 19th Century English Regency Statuary Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A rare 19th century English Regency statuary marble mantelpiece. The finely carved caryatids to jambs surmounted by rosette paterae, the frieze with delicately carved masks and folia...
Statuary Marble
$38,261 / set
H 26.97 in W 31.89 in D 17.92 in
Unusual Victorian Five-Light Cut-Glass Wall-Lights Attributed to F&C Osler, Pair
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An unusual pair of mid-Victorian five-light cut-glass silver mounted wall-lights (original for gas) the silvered glass covered back plates supporting five half hoop thumb cut candle ...
Silver Plate
19th-Century Silver Plate Epergne and Cruet Service
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant silver plate epergne is a rarity in that it also includes a full, cut-glass cruet set. This service’s delicate central basket is elevated above a plateau holding ten fin...
Silver Plate
19th Century 'Black Forest' Bear
Located in London, GB
A 'Black Forest' Bear In naturalistically carved lindenwood, having glass eyes, head tilted aloft, prowls on all fours. From the Brienz Area. Brienz, in the Bernese Oberland, Sw...
Wood
Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases depict fishermen in a sailing ship.
Porcelain
$750
H 3 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in
Arts and Crafts Copper and Brass Candleholder Jugendstil Aesthetic Movement
Located in Sharon, CT
Arts and Crafts copper and brass candleholder Jugendstil Aesthetic Movement. Candleholder retains original patinated surface.
Brass
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.