Harrods Military Campaign Faux Book Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope
By Harrods
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in England Harrods London Military Campaign chest of drawers with brown leather writing slope and faux book drawer, ideal for ...
Leather
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
The writing slope itself has some interesting features, the top can be sat at a 45 degree angle for reading, there is a piece of beaded wood that slots into the two front holes, this...
Hardwood
19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner
Located in London, GB
A pedestal desk in the French Empire manner of freestanding breakfront form with everted angles, constructed in birchwood, and burr birchwood, having bronze accents drawn from the...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,295Sale Price|58% Off
19th Century Renaissance Revival Desk Library Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in Savannah, GA
Features include a sectioned front drawer with large carved key frame, double fluted tapered columns on either side with drop finials at each corner, incised carvings and applied car...
Leather, Oak
Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugendstil
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to ...
Bronze
$1,600Sale Price|50% Off
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in San Mateo, CA
This desk has a residential feel to it as opposed to the larger executive desks by Herman Miller. The desk is in original condition.
Chrome
French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Behind these doors are three large drawers, which are fitted with gilt bronze ring handles, cast as laurel wreaths.
Mahogany
$25,000 / item
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
The desk features three side drawers, one large pull out drawer which functions as a support for the fold down desk and a sliding tray.
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
There are five drawers in the interior of the right side, one large center drawer a self on the left side. All doors and drawers lock and original key is included.
Birch, Elm, Jacaranda
$870Sale Price / item|70% Off
Vintage Mid Century GF Davis Allen Oak Desk with Stainless Legs and Trim
By Davis Allen
Located in Pasadena, TX
This design includes credenzas as well as overhead bookshelves. Large quantity available. Oak with Stainless trim Custom painted for additional fees.
Oak
Exquisite Regency Period 1815 Hardwood Kneehole Desk with Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1815 Regency bow front kneehole partner desk in solid mahogany with Lion hairy paw feet A good looking and well-made ...
Hardwood
19th Century Walnut Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Both the right and left sides have a rectangular Herringbone Walnut Inlay inside of a larger shaped Herringbone Walnut Banding. The Solid Brass handles are of the finest quality.
Walnut
19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
There are 4 drawers across the top of the working side of the desk with a larger drawer on both the right and left hand lower part of the desk.
Walnut
19th Century Hampton & Sons Chinese Chippendale Cylinder Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dallas, TX
Hampton and Sons Ltd of Pall Mall East, Trafalgar Square London Established in 1830 in Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square by William Hampton, later being joined by his sons, Georg...
Mahogany
Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Designed to expand, lift for standing work and to examine and hold large worksheets, the piece contains a full desk area as well as a slanted writing surface with hidden compartments.
Mahogany
Vargueno, Bargueno, Escritorio, Taquillon, Spanish, Baroque, Walnut, Velvet
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
It is fitted with four drawers with the same carved decoration as the large cupboard in the interior, three fitted with original working locks, the fourth has been removed.
Walnut
Art Deco Machine Age International Style Chrome & Black Desk Gilbert Rohde Attr
By Gilbert Rohde, Troy Sunshade Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Today Troy Sunshade manufactures a large line of cloth products. Gilbert Rohde was a main thrust in the design of their chrome furniture during the 1930s.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Period Regency Mahogany Mechanical Gentleman's Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Finished in the full round this desk would have worked in the middle of a large and impressive room. The desk has numerous drawers (6) and compartments (5) as well as those hidden in...
Mahogany
Jean PASCAUD Art Deco Student Desk in Oak France 1930, from Parisian University
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud likes to break the uniformity of large flat surfaces of generally precious and dark wood, by play of background, fine geometric networks or even copper inlays of a free ...
Oak
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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