$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a delightful German Davenport desk dating back to 1870. This small and narrow desk showcases a distinctive design with an inclined top table and a convenient box with a l...
Walnut
Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Manchester, GB
A superb Victorian burr walnut veneered Davenport beautifully decorated with inlaid crossbanding, stringing and more detailed panels. With dummy drawers to one side and real ones to ...
Walnut
Mid Victorian Burr Walnut Piano Top Davenport
Located in Manchester, GB
A lovely mid Victorian piano top burr walnut davenport of superb color and condition. The interior has a new tooled leather writing surface and the rest of the davenport is absolutel...
Leather, Boxwood, Walnut
George IV Zebra Wood Davenport
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
An early 19th century George IV zebra wood veneered mahogany lined Davenport desk. The desk has four drawers with knob handles to the right hand side with four dummy drawers to th...
Mahogany, Zebra Wood
Davenport Writing Desk, England Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small Davenport on castors with an inclined flap resting on turned columns. The body is fitted with four drawers on each side. Under the writing flap there is further storage space a...
Wood
Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers....
Palisander
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine early Victorian Davenport in burr walnut of good color and patina, with fitted interior in bird's-eye maple; ink drawer and drawers on the right side and false drawers on the ...
Walnut
19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawe...
Palisander
19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawer...
Palisander
Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Davenport
Located in Salisbury, GB
A good mid Victorian burr-walnut veneered davenport
19th century English Late Regency Period Davenport Desk Mahagony
Located in Vienna, AT
Late Regency mahogany Davenport made to a Gillows design, the top with turned spindled gallery, pull-out pen drawer, sloping hinged fall inset with leather writing surface, interior ...
Mahogany
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Uppingham, GB
A good Victorian burr walnut Davenport. Gold toothed leather top with top tier opening to reveal compartments for stationary, ink and pens. The writing slope opening to reveal a sa...
Walnut
$6,895
H 44 in W 47 in D 23 in
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Metal, Brass
Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Victorian 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian Davenport in burr walnut Such a lovely look to this elegant desk, the patina to the walnut is gorgeous Drawer opens out to reveal writing slope a...
Walnut
$1,940Sale Price|40% Off
H 33.86 in W 19.3 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
Davenport desk in walnut and burlwood veneer, inlaid in filleted frames, opening with two flaps, one of which is stepped, the first revealing an inkwell and letter compartment, The s...
Walnut
$1,906Sale Price|30% Off
H 33.47 in W 22.05 in D 22.45 in
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk - C. 1870
Located in Wisbech, England
Presenting an exquisite Victorian Burr and Figured Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk dating back to approximately 1870. This charming piece exudes age and character, making it a ra...
Walnut
$4,600
H 35 in W 22 in D 22 in
Victorian Davenport Desk Lift Top Pop Up Mechanism Concealed File Compartment
Located in Rockaway, NJ
English Victorian Davenport Desk Lift Top Pop Up Mechanism Concealed File Compartment. Beautiful burl wood cabinet.
Maple, Oak, Burl
$3,753
H 31.7 in W 24.41 in D 21.07 in
Vintage Burr Walnut, Leather and Brass Gallery Rail Davenport Desk Workstation
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite vintage burr walnut davenport desk with brown leather gold leaf tooled top and brass gallery rail. A very well made piece, ideall...
Leather, Walnut
$2,595
H 34 in W 22.75 in D 23 in
5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport Desk with Tooled Leather Top and Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional 5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport desk with tooled leather top and gallery. The Davenport desk, sometimes originally known as a Devonport desk is a small desk with an incl...
Mahogany
Antique Davenport Desk Walnut Victorian Secretaire 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian Davenport desk Hand crafted from burr walnut with amazing patina Lovingly restored and refinished brown tooled leather writing surface with gilt ...
Walnut
Fine Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine regency mahogany davenport desk with brass mounts and leather inset top. Circa 1815. Dimensions: Height 36 x width 14 1/2 x depth 18 5/8 inches. CW4942.
Leather, Wood
19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured burr walnut Davenport desk. The piano top fall lifts to reveal 2 burr walnut veneered drawers and a pull out and adjustable writing slope which retain...
Walnut
Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian Davenport circa 1860 Burr Walnut with 4 Drawers to the side and a lift up pen holder on top Finished with claret tooled leather acting as a writi...
Walnut
Anglo Indian teak davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
A good quality mid 20th Century teak davenport, the top structure having two panelled hinged doors opening to reveal various compartments, the desk section having a panelled hinged d...
Teak
Georgian Davenport Desk Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in New Orleans, LA
There is more to this exceptional George IV Davenport desk than meets the eye. Attributed to famed cabinetmaker Gillows of Lancaster and London and crafted of luxurious rosewood, the...
Leather, Rosewood
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Item Code: 1265 A fine quality Victorian Davenport desk, crafted from beautifully figured burr walnut with decorative inlay. The sloped writing s...
Walnut
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 24 in D 19 in
Regency Style Leather Wrapped Davenport Desk, Atrib. Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regency Style Leather Wrapped Davenport Desk, Atrib. Maitland-Smith Late 20th century A stunning Regency-style leather-wrapped Davenport desk, attributed to Maitland-Smith, was ma...
Brass
Period Regency Davenport Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Davenport. This Davenport Features an arrangement of 6 Graduated Mahogany Lined Drawers to the Right Hand Side with Faux Drawers to the Reverse. Period Regency The T...
Mahogany
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.
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