Mid-20th Century American Seating Company Child's School Desk
By American Seating
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century American Seating Company Child's School Desk. Made in Grand Rapids, MI. Metal with maple & bird's eye maple.
Metal
Hand-Crafted French Folding Child's Desk and Chair, Early 20th Century
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French folding child's school desk and chair made of beechwood.
Metal
1950s Industrial Child's School Desk
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Remember your school days with this charming desk set. Made of steel with beautiful cabriolet legs and maple desk top and chair seat. Flip-top desk, swivel seat on one side only, adj...
Steel
Antique American Child's Double School House Desk
Located in Norwalk, CT
Oak double school house desk with slat bench, porcelain inkwells and pencil slots.
Oak
French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
Located in London, GB
This French 1900's Oak child's school desk is a rare find that exudes immense character.
Oak
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H 22.05 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Attributed to Jean Prouvé, Child's School Desk, suitable for use as side table
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Delightful child's school desk or writing table, attributed to Jean Prouvé, 1950s.
Metal
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H 33 in W 30 in D 14.5 in
Antique Victorian Quartered Oak Childs Roll Top Library Writing School Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian childs roll top writing desk featuring three drawers, a half cylinder roll top and interior cubbies. Measures: 30" x 14.5" x 33" H, knee 22.5" x 17.5".
Oak
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H 36 in W 27 in D 15.5 in
Vintage Children's Size Child's Roll Top Writing Desk and School Chairs, a Set
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage children's size child's roll top writing desk and school chairs, a set.
Wood
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H 29 in W 40.5 in D 32.5 in
English Green Nautical Ship Painted Plymouth College Double School Desk Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid wood and metal English painted double school desk or child's writing table with depictions of a British clipper ship.
Metal
Sold
H 26.5 in W 27 in D 15.5 in
20th Century Vintage Maple Childs School Desk & Chair Writing Table Childrens
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century child's size school desk and chair. Made from maple.
Maple
Vintage Child's School Desk and Chair
Located in New York, NY
A charming vintage teak child's school desk and chair in a simple, traditional style easily used as a side table or a nightstand, as well it's original use as a child's desk and chair.
Teak
Vintage Children's Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pine wood child's school desk. Still very functional. Nice patina.
Pine
Vintage Midcentury French Child's Desk with Matching Chair, 1970s
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunningly beautiful small metal framed child's school desk of French origin. The desk has tubularmetal frame, dating to the 1970s.
Early 20th Century School Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This antique child’s school desk would make an out of the ordinary addition to any home.
Pine
Vintage Cast Metal Framed Child's Desk with Matching Chair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A vintage cast metal framed and green painted child's school desk and matching chair stamped 'E.S Avian, Made in Britain'.
Kem Weber Trimline Desk by Heywood Wakefield
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Kem Weber Mid-Century Modern Desk Overall Dimensions: 29 1/2″ deep x 47 1/2″ wide x 29 1/2″ high Pencil Drawer: 22" deep x 17 1/2″ wide x 2" high Upper Drawer: 24 1/2" dee...
Steel
$960
H 34 in W 16.75 in D 17 in
Early 20th Century German French Metamorphic Library Steps Farmhouse Chair 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a Pine Metamorphic chair, it can be used either as a normal chair or when the top is flipped over it transforms into a step ladder. This is a country piece from Nuremberg Ge...
Wood
$2,900
H 29.25 in W 47.625 in D 29.75 in
Kem Weber Desk for Heywood Wakefield, Mid Century Modern Office Desk, 1950s
By Kem Weber, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern Trimline desk was designed by Kem Weber for Heywood Wakefield circa 1950. With clean lines and minimalist appeal the design of the Trimline desk bridg...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
$905Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.76 in W 21.66 in D 17.92 in
Student Pine Writing Table Slant Top Desk France, Early 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French slant top desk writing table for student, circa 1950. Pine pupitre Good antique condition with nice patina. Authentic condition with engraved marks made by the students durin...
Pine
Mid-Century Modern French School Desk, Black Steel & Wood, 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern French school desk, featuring a black laquered steel structure supporting both a wooden adjustable chair and a wooden adjustable desk with a writing surface and it...
Steel
School Desk Set from French Institute of Japan, Tokyo
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Size : W 700, D 500, H 710 mm (Desk) W 410, D 465, H 785, SH 450 mm (Chair) Both items were used in the Institut français du Japon. The architecture designed by Sakakura Junzo. ...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Child, Student Desk manner of Jean Prove
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-Century Modern Childs ,Student Desk manner of Jean Prove,,green metal,steel painted frame.plywood desk top with grey laminate storage
Metal
Antique Stickley Brothers Telephone Table and Chair - W5050
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a superb looking Stickley Brothers set of telephone table and a chair. The quarter sawn is fantastic, and great original finish and its soli oak and not veneered. the set co...
Oak
Unusual Modernist Childs Desk Attributed to Friso Kramer
By Jean Prouvé, Friso Kramer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual modernist Childs desk attributed to Friso Kramer, amazing design reminescent of French designs of Jean Prouve, retains original finish, patina.
Steel
$602Sale Price|30% Off
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 19 in
Antique Victorian 1880s "Fashion" Cast Iron & Maple School Desk Sidney Ohio
Located in Dayton, OH
The "Fashion" school desk was a revolutionary piece of late-19th-century classroom furniture manufactured by the Sidney School Furniture Company in Sidney, Ohio, beginning in 1881. I...
Cast Iron
$3,500
H 29.75 in W 33.5 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Art Deco Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd / Gilbert Rohde Troy
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd early Label attached. Gilbert Rohde style
Chrome
$2,600
H 29.5 in W 47.5 in D 29.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Kem Weber for Heywood Wakefield 1950's
By Kem Weber, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Trimline" desk by Kem Weber for Heywood Wakefiel. Circa. 1950's. Made of birch and polished chrome with turquoise accent color. Bold, exoskeleton design. Good ori...
Chrome
Austrian Bentwood Child's Desk by Thonet, 19th Century Design
By Thonet
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Bentwood small child's desk with attached chair with double hoop back design. (THONET label and brand)
Bentwood
$971
H 37.41 in W 16.54 in D 19.69 in
Antique Bentwood Children's High Chair with Folding Tray and Caned Seat
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
A delightful and exceptionally collectible early 20th-century bentwood convertible children's high chair (Kinderhochstuhl), crafted in the renowned Austro-Hungarian tradition of Gebr...
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Charming Antique Folk Art Swedish Children's Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming antique children’s chair in folk art. The chair is from Northern Sweden and made around 1820 to 1840. Made in painted pine with the first layer of original paint and an unto...
Pine
Cowboy California Ranch Style Writing Desk and Chair by Monterey
By Monterey Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Rare and sought after writing desk and chair by the great California maker, Monterey Furniture Co. circa 1930's. The desk, and chair are both structurally sound and sturdy, both show...
Wood
Vintage desks and writing tables span centuries of design. The writing table came first, a simple surface built for correspondence, while the drawered desk followed as record-keeping at home and in the office grew more demanding.
Styles to Know
Any desk at least 20 years old falls under this broader vintage category. If you want a tapered-leg, mid-century look specifically, browse mid-century modern desks; Louis XVI and Art Deco secretary desks bridge the writing-table and desk forms. A vintage table lamp adds task lighting to either.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Piece
Writing tables often carry little to no storage of their own, so a separate file cabinet or desk organizer may be worth planning for, alongside a close look at the surface dimensions against the space available. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and every purchase is covered by the 1stDibs Promise.
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