Desks
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Desks
Leather, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Steel
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Oak
1970s Singaporean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1950s American Colonial Revival Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1940s American Victorian Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1950s American American Colonial Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Faux Leather, Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Desks
Oak
1950s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Desks
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Desks
Oak
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak
1930s American Industrial Vintage Desks
Brass, Steel
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Oak
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Chrome
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Cherry
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Country Desks
Pine
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century French Empire Desks
Bronze, Ormolu
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Burl, Lacquer
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Desks
Walnut
1890s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Copper
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 18th Century American Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Elm, Yew
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Pine
Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Desks
Horn, Wood
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Cherry
20th Century Desks
Ormolu
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Birch, Teak
Vintage and Antique Desks for Sale — Shop Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Desks, Art Deco Desks and Other Desks and Tables on 1stDibs
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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