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Empire Desk, France 1830
Located in Leimen, DE
This Empire desk dates back to around 1820-30 and was made in Northern Germany. The spacious desk
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Antique 1830s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Desk, France 1830
Empire Desk, France 1830
H 29.93 in W 59.45 in D 27.56 in
20th Century, French Desk or Bureau Plat with Lions in the Antique Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
profile shaped washers. Above the four large winged, polygonal standing heads. Three-bar frame, brass
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20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Empire Cherry Wood Desk Barrel Armchair with Gilt Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
bombe apron decorated with a brass laurel leaf motif mount. The rounded rail back over shaped slat, is
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Bronze

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
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Antique 1880s Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date. The panelled roll
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk Measures: cm H 103 x W 52 x closed D 9. Open D 59 cm This
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
H 40.56 in W 20.48 in D 3.55 in
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
shaped on the inside. Very minor surface marks from use.  Overall excellent condition, very stylish desk
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Mid-20th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
H 29.5 in W 57.25 in D 30.75 in
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Glass

Table Decoration in Empire Style after J.B. Claude Odiot
Located in Berlin, DE
. Funnel-shaped insert.
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20th Century French Empire More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Fine Early 19th Century Empire Russian Inkstand, St. Petersburg, circa 1810
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine Russian Empire gilt- and patinated bronze desk top inkstand, St. Petersburg, circa 1810
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
This Etruscan vase-shaped mantel clock cast from bronze with gilded elements and brown patina
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
H 18.12 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Second Empire Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
. The barrel-shaped movement is marked Vingenti and with the number 1855 in a stamp. The dial, with
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya
Located in Warsaw, PL
half of the nineteenth century. The Empire style was based on elements of the Roman Empire and its
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
used as a travelling desk within the Spanish global empire and were highly prized as an object of
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Clock on the Desk, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
eagle is a symbol of power as well as a recognizable sign of the Empire style. The design of the Empire
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style
By Arno Fassi
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style 800 silver inkstand The base of the inkstand, completely handmade, is shaped like a
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1990s Empire Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Fine 19th Century French Neoclassical Style Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writ
Located in Benington, Herts
by the Neoclassical designs. French circa 1880-1900. A superb amboyna writing desk having
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
period Napoleon III Second Empire French ebonized desk or writing writing, magnificently decorated
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

Antique Biedermeier Secretaire Chest Secretaire Abattant 19th C
Located in London, GB
applied shaped mounts. The lower section with a frieze drawer over a fall front which opens to reveal a
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Antique 1840s Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
(1715-1774) Rococo style, with exuberant, profusely decorated Napoleon III Second Empire (1852–1871
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Second Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Naples, FL
leather inset rectangular above a deep paneled frieze applied at the ends with lozenge shaped reticulated
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

A Very Good 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Marble Inkstand, Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The crescent shaped & dished ‘verdi alpi’ marble base affixed with a pair of lidded gilt bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III Style French Inkwell Made of Wood, Brass and Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
leaves, a clear reference to the Empire style; the bottle is made of cut crystal, shaped so that it can
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the inkwell, attached to the side of the case, features a cushion-shaped body with a hinged cover
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867
By Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in PARIS, FR
“l’Art en France sous le Second Empire”, Exposition Grand-Palais, Paris, 1979, p.133). Already rewarded
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Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Inkwells

Materials

Copper

Montblanc Limited Edition 2009 Max Von Oppenheim 693/888
By Montblanc
Located in Braintree, GB
presented in a noble and individually numbered box. Max von Oppenheim was a man shaped by his passion for
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Early 2000s German More Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
impressive pierced fitted ormolu mount with Rinceau shaped scrolled acanthus leaves and berried laurel
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu clock by Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet with fine wrap around
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

The Clock is in a Excellent and Perfect Working Condition, Also it Has Recently
Located in Warsaw, PL
XVI – Empire style from ormolu and black marble is signed on the dial “Persevalle à Reims”. The Empire
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Clock, Vendome from 1962
Located in Greven, DE
classicism. That's why it became famous under the names "Style", "Empire" or "Directoire". The partial
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique French Empire Napoleonic Ormolu Parcel Gilt Bureau Desk Armchair, 1815
Located in Portland, OR
bureau (desk chair), circa 1815. The chair back and armrest of hooped shaped form, with a pair of parcel
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Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Ormolu

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
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Antique 1880s Center Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Shaving Stand Vanity Desk Dressing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Museum quality exquisite antique early 19th century American Empire Period flame mahogany two
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Antique Early 19th Century American Empire Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

MID 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BOUILLOTTE LAMP
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant bouillotte desk lamp from the Empire period. The stem is made of bronze and has a green
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Antique 19th Century English Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

MID 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BOUILLOTTE LAMP
MID 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BOUILLOTTE LAMP
H 22.05 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Bronze Dore Two-Light Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
two wired lights under the shade dressed with a bronze flame shaped finial. The Empire style table
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

19th-Century Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base
Located in NICE, FR
A large four-legged lamp in the style of the First French Empire with a gilded bronze and brown
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

"Japonisme" Vitrine Attributed to A. Giroux, France, Circa 1880
By Maison Giroux
Located in PARIS, FR
center, with a protective power, and rests on elephant head with overtuned trunk shaped feet. This
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Continental Biedermeier Period Figured Maple Table
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Forney, TX
rectangular shaped top with canted corners and hand chamfered overhang, featuring highly figured blonde maple
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Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Sofa Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl

Antique rare amusing Russian silver model of a bear, St Petersburg, circa 1890
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
, shaped as A Boulder. Great desk ornament or an amazing addition to any important antique silver
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Antique 1890s Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Onyx, Silver

Pair of Trumpet Vases Attributed to A. Giroux, France, Circa 1880
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of trumpet-shaped vases attributed to A. Giroux, with flare neck in engraved crystal
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Antique 1880s French Vases

Materials

Crystal, Enamel, Bronze

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
-shaped medial shelf stretcher-joined curvacious legs. Dimensions (approx): 27" High, 20" Wide, 13.5
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A Empire gilt bronze-mounted mahogany bureau plat, the top with a green leather writing surface
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Antique French Empire Brass-Bound Mahogany Kidney-Shaped Table, circa 1815
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Empire mahogany kidney-shaped writing table; having a rectangular scalloped top with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
drawer, supported by four column shaped legs united by stretchers. Ormolu mounts featuring Empire style
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Writing Table
French Empire Writing Table
H 28 in W 30.5 in D 17 in
French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Charleston, SC
An important and rare French Empire period, mahogany fauteuil de bureau à assise tournante with a
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Regency Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, Middlesex
The shaped rectangular pedestal desk has a black, gilt tooled writing surface and is inlaid overall
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Dark Walnut Wood Finish Balustrade Coffee Table Beautiful Chunky Legs
Located in London, GB
tabletop is square-shaped and measures 91cm in length and width, making it perfect for seating up to 4
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2010s Russian Empire Desk Accessories

English Style Secretary Made of Walnut and with Secret Compartments
Located in Senden, NRW
are connected together in an X-shaped connection. The turned pillars, the contrasting contours of
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20th Century German Empire Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Table Clock Gilded Burnished Bronze Charles X Enamel Dial, 1830s
Located in Torino, Torino
Empire table clock of Italian origin, plinth-shaped case surmounted by a Rampant horse and cupid
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Antique 19th Century Italian Charles X Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Empire Marble Alabaster and Bronze French Desk Lamp
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Empire desk lamp, with a double base of black Spanish Marquina marble with four corners
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

Antique Ebonized Silver Empire Secretary an Abattant from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An original antique Empire secretary from the early 19th century from France. The secretary is
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Desk Chair
By Empire Furniture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gondola shaped office chair in mahogany and mahogany veneer , covered with red leather, rich bronze
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20th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Empire Desk Chair
Empire Desk Chair
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
American Empire Kidney Shaped Lion Paw Foot Desk with Four Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Empire kidney-shaped desk with lion paw foot detailing. Features two drawers on either side.
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Vintage 1920s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

French 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Emanate professionality from behind this stunning Empire-style mahogany desk, made in France during
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Gold, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire Desk
French 19th Century Empire Desk
H 30.5 in W 51.13 in D 27.5 in
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire style desk from 19th century France. Made from a beautiful mahogany that’s been
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
H 29.88 in W 51.63 in D 29.25 in
19th Century Empire Revival Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Empire revival flame mahogany pedestal desk, circa 1870. Empire revival mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Quality Walnut and Rosewood Empire Style Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a green tooled leather inset top. The top with canted corners, the shaped apron with a long
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20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood, Walnut

Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk & Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire mahogany pedestal desk and armchair set, circa 1880 in
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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Empire Shaped Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal empire shaped desk for your home. An empire shaped desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. There are 132 variations of the antique or vintage empire shaped desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an empire shaped desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire shaped desk, designed in the Empire, Louis XVI or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Raingo Frères, Antoine Krieger and Arno Fassi each produced at least one beautiful empire shaped desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Empire Shaped Desk?

The average selling price for an empire shaped desk at 1stDibs is $4,761, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $250,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Empire Shaped Desk
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    The best L-shaped desk depends on how well it will fit into your office. Factors such as office aesthetic, the space required, the material of the desk, the size, the computer type and other pieces of equipment should be prioritized. Ergonomics, storage and durability need to be considered, too. Find a collection of antique and vintage desks on 1stDibs today.