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Desks For Sale
Lia S Desk Freijo Wood
By Gisela Simas
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
A desk table that has everything you need handily available, lining up practicality and beauty. The Lia S is a perfect work station or even a dressing table. With several compartment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks
Materials
Wood, Faux Leather
Cascade Wall Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wall-mounted desk by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier is inspired by the French mid-century design. Crafted in oak, this compact desk is perfect for today needs, it is compact, versatil...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vanity Table or Desk After Style of Ruhlmann
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco Desk In Style of Ruhlmann. Macassar wood was chosen and the “ivorite” plastic details were shaped and inlaid by master craftsmen working to create this timeless classic. A real signature of the Grand Art Deco period. The finish is pure “French” polish with parchment leather inlay as part of the writing surface of the desk. The drawers are all joined in the class French tradition, heavy and meaningful. You’ve probably only ever seen a piece like this in books on Art Deco. This custom piece was made for our shop, the goal was to re-create this famous Ruhlmann desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks
Materials
Macassar
Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Cammello
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Ash
Custom Black Lacquered Office Writing Desk with Brass Inlay by Carrocel
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
This is a custom hand crafted desk that is not a production piece. It is only made to order and is made from bespoke materials designed just for this one piece. Solid maple drawers w...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Modern Organic Desk Made from Sustainable Ancient Wood & Blackened Steel
By Tréology
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The folded steel base for the Milford desk was inspired by the plunging mountains that create the Milford Sounds and the way the light catches shadows on the ridges and valleys of Mitre Peak.
The Milford Desk is made from matai, a New Zealand native...
Category
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood & Burl Swell & Drop Front Desk c1770
Located in Big Flats, NY
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18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood & Burl Swell & Drop Front Desk Raised on Cabriole Legs T...
Category
18th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Olive, Rosewood, Burl
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mahogany secrétaire (secretary desk) made in England circa 1890. This secrétaire is topped with a broken pediment design over a pair of glass-front doors of original panes that ope...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Scandinavian Desk
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning 1970s modern rosewood desk by Ganddal Mobelfabrik, in vintage original condition. Rich, vibrant tone and grain with intense color and contrast. Floating top and finished bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
George Coslin, Arredamenti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Writing Desk, Rosewood
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Stamford, CT
Geroge Coslin, Arredamenti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Writing Desk, Rosewood
Modern Italian writing desk designed by Geroge Coslin for 3V Arredamenti, Padova circa 1960s. This exa...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Ericsson MB 115 Crank Magneto Field Telephone 1895 С Mark 1
Located in Sweden, SE
Rare, hard to find. Telephone “C” Mark 1 (Mk 1), designed by Ericsson’s of Stockholm, was the first portable military telephone. It was used in large numbers in the South African War...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front having neoclassical reserve of woman and cherub in co...
Category
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
1990 Thomas Moser Library Desk in Solid Cherry Hardwood 48x37 in
By Thomas Moser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Library Desk, designed by Thomas Moser and produced by Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers based in Auburn, Maine. This piece dates back to 1990. This desk is comprised of cherry woo...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Cherry
1990 Thomas Moser Library Desk in Solid Cherry Hardwood 72x48 in 2x Available
By Thomas Moser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Library Desk, designed by Thomas Moser and produced by Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers based in Auburn, Maine. This piece dates back to 1990. This desk is comprised of cherry woo...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Cherry
2007 Antonio Citterio for Vitra Ad Hoc Desk With White Laminate Tops 70x32
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Ad Hoc Desk, designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra in 1994. These particular examples date to 2007. The design features a polished cast aluminum frame with adjustable leg...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
C. 1958 Gordon Bunshaft of SOM / Alcoa / GF Studios Italic Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Italic Desk, designed by Alcoa / Reynolds / GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a collabor...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
21st Gifford Desk Oak Wood Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Wood Tailors Club
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Gifford Desk transports you to a refined workspace reminiscent of exquisite charm. Inspired by George Hay, Earl of Gifford, this stunning desk is meticulously crafted from wood, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry & Burl Barrel Roll Top Secretary Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Eastlake Cherry & Burl Barrel Roll Top Secretary Desk & Bookcase with Incised Deco...
Category
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Desks
Materials
Burl
French Provincial Secretary Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French provincial secretary desk with an angled arched cornice above two paneled doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the midsection with a fall front writing surface with an interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
Swedish early 20th century birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 20th century birch pedestal desk circa 1920.
Fine quality art deco period Scandinavian 3 part desk, made in birch.
Top with plain writing surface with tapered edges w...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
This Oak restaurant greeting station has a roll top tambour which conceals beneath it a fitted interior of pigeon holes, card index ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Georgian Cylinder Desk Period Antique Mahogany Roll Top
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Superb Georgian mahogany cylinder desk.
This cylinder desk stands upon tapered legs with brass castors.
Period Georgian
The desk features 3 oak lined drawers (note the fine dovetails...
Category
1980s Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique George III Style Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George III style mahogany partners desk, late 19th century. With a green inset tooled leather top, 3 frieze drawers with cock beaded moldings on both front and back sides, tw...
Category
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Kipp Stewart Writing Desk for Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960. Oak construction with eleven drawers. Light wear and use.
Category
1960s European Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Contemporary Louis XVI style French mahogany flat desk
This writing table consists of a tray, a formwork consisting of two rows of two drawers, a central drawer and two side pull ta...
Category
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage desk Neo-Renaissance 1950 Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Solid construction
✓ High-quality carpentry work
✓ Perfect as an executive desk
Dimensions: W: 159cm H: 79cm D: 80cm
Article: Desk
Item no.: 882
Epoch: 50s
Material: Walnut solid...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Industrial Metal Postal Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home furniture that says "you've got mail!" with this uniquely funky vintage postal desk. Robustly constructed in heavy duty industrial metal, this 2-piece unit features a 7x7 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal
Mid-Century Modern Style Desk, Mahogany Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style desk with a three-quarter wooden gallery, a single frieze drawer, and raised on square tapered legs. Finished in our dark mahogany stain.
Dimensions: 48" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English Victorian mahogany 3 part cylinder desk, late 19th century. With a rectangular top with wood gallery on back and sides, a cylinder that opens to an interior writing surface t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Antique English Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century English desk handcrafted in mahogany in a three piece construction, having a tooled oxblood top on a case and two pedestals with nine drawers, turned pulls and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Bamboo Chair and Desk with Glass Top
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A single young bamboo desk with its comfortable chair.
The thick crystal top (not photographed ) is cm. 130 x 80 x 2 cm. depth.
Shipping the crystal may cause some problems, so I'm ...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Desks
Materials
Bamboo
French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange & Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period design is remarkable with its straight, classic...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
French Directoire Style Medium-Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange & Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period design is remarkable with its straight, classic...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Bureau Plat
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A very useful desk. It has 5 drawers and a leather top.-
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century George III Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a stunning knee hole desk. It has great Chinoiserie decoration.
Category
18th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Restoration Period Leather Top Burled Elm Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th Century French desk handcrafted in elm wood featuring tooled black leather tops, two glove boxes with brass galleries over an arched case with seven drawers, brass ha...
Category
19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Elm
Swedish Desk in Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Nice desk in antique Gustavian style
Fits perfectly in any home, modern or old style
The table has straight tapered legs, 3 drawers and brass handles in typical gustavian style .
Ma...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Rosewood Secretary Desk by Brode Blindheim for Sykkylven
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This vintage rosewood secretary desk by Brode Blindheim for Sykkylven, Norway, is a stunning example of Scandinavian design. Crafted from Brazilian rosewood, the desk showcases the e...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
19th century mahogany pedestal desk
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality mid Victorian mahogany pedestal desk .
The desk is fitted with 9 drawers and a very useful cupboard .
It is in very good condition with a new antique green leather inser...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
1930's modernist desk in black lacquered metal
By Thonet, Bruno Weil
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
1930's modernist desk in black lacquered metal, nickelplated handles and surmounted by a thick slab of Saint-Gobain glass. With working lock on the drawers!
In the style of Bruno Wei...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Desks
Materials
Metal
Henredon French Provincial Style Walnut Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid Century Louis XV Queen Anne Style Desk by Henredon Furniture.
French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk features cabriole legs and a scalloped apron edge. There is ample k...
Category
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Desk Vintage Bamboo Rattan Desk Entryway Table
Located in Rochester, NY
This is a stunning vintage Maitland Smith desk with Chinoiserie painted details throughout. The bamboo bases are leather wrapped and the hardware is all solid brass.
It’s in gorgeo...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Colonial Primitive Pine Wood Lift Top Schoolmaster's Storage Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Colonial Primitive Pine Wood Lift Top Schoolmaster's Storage Standing Desk with Dovetailed 2 Part Construction. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 46.5" H x 37.5" W x 24....
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Rosewood Flip Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Rosewood Flip Top Desk
This desk measures: 63.75 wide x 28.75 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 23.5 inches
When the flip shelf is engaged ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls made by Uniflex. Great low desk or vanity very unique design. Made in Denmark. Located in Brooklyn NYC.
Measures 60” x 20” x 26”...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Fine Art Deco Burr Walnut 6 Drawer desk circa 1930s
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Art Deco Burr Walnut 6 Drawer desk circa 1930s
3pc desk, top sits on dowels on top of pedestals. lifts off
2 drawer Top with recently re placed black leather inset top with Burr...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole desk, 1957
Located in London, GB
Pierre Jeanneret, a key modernist figure and frequent collaborator with his cousin Le Corbusier, is known for iconic designs, including those created for the utopian city of Chandiga...
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Teak
Vintage Teak Danish Desk by Arne Vodder for H.P. Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite, Danish modern, teak desk was designed by Arne Vodder and made in Denmark by H.P. Hansen. The look of this desk is absolute perfection in every way, from the upward cu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique 19th Century Walnut Railroad Paymaster Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 19th Century American railroad paymaster desk, unbranded. Walnut with brass hardware, crown moulding to the top, squared edge to top of writing surface, and elevated on ta...
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Red Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni, 1970s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina
Producer - Molteni
Model - Orix Desk
Design Period - Seventies
Measurements - Width 100 cm x Depth 63 cm x Height 82 cm
Materials - Plastic, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Vincent Cafiero for Knoll Planning Unit Desk
By Knoll, Vincent Cafiero
Located in Chicago, IL
Vincent Cafiero for Knoll Planning Unit Desk
This elegant desk by Vincent Cafiero for the Knoll Planning Unit features stunning golden combed teak, perfectly blending sophistication ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Regency Mahogany Desk/Writing Table
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality early 19th century mahogany writing desk in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster and London. The writing surface inset with a green hide surface and surrounded by a thr...
Category
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979
Located in Chicago, IL
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979 model SCR7
Features: Architectural design with upper and lower surfaces, cross steel support beam with Two Drawers with lacquered...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
George III style Burl Elm Desk With a Tooled leather top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III style burled elm double pedestal desk with a tooled leather top, circa 1980's. Having a rectangular top inset with a tooled leather top with molded front, back and side ed...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Bookcase Secretary
Located in Oakwood, GA
Spectacular piece! Black Laquer, Gold paint accent, Chinoiserie design, Top has 2 beveled glass doors, Red painted interior, 2 Removable, adjustable glass shelves, Bottom case has a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage British Colonial Style Faux Luggage Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial style desk crafted in mahogany in a three piece construction with a tooled leather top featuring burnished brass hardware, leather strap pulls on the thre...
Category
20th Century Vietnamese British Colonial Desks
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Rosewood and Mahogany Rolltop Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Dunbar roll top desk designed by Edward Wormley.. It features two roll top tambour sections and a center flat section. There are three drawers below. Beautifully crafted ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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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