Desks
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks
Wood, Faux Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks
Macassar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Ash
2010s Canadian Modern Desks
Brass
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks
Steel
18th Century Antique Desks
Olive, Rosewood, Burl
19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Wood, Satinwood
Early 2000s American Modern Desks
Hardwood, Cherry
Early 2000s American Modern Desks
Hardwood, Cherry
Early 2000s German Modern Desks
Aluminum
1950s American Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Desks
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Birch
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
1980s Georgian Vintage Desks
Wood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s European Vintage Desks
Oak
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks
Metal, Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1970s Italian Other Vintage Desks
Bamboo
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Late 18th Century French Antique Desks
Leather, Wood
18th Century British Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Desks
Elm
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Desks
Metal
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Desks
Walnut
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Desks
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Desks
Pine
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desks
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s American Vintage Desks
Metal, Bronze
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Desks
Steel
1980s Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Desks
Wood
20th Century Vietnamese British Colonial Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
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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