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Desks For Sale
Bodil Kjaer Executive Free Standing Desk Wenge for E. Pedersen & Son Denmark 60s
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Early and rare edition of Bodil Kjaer large freestanding executive desk in wengé, model 901 with chrome-plated metal frame, cassette top with four recessed drawers.
Included a office cabinet in wengé with sliding doors on castors, beautiful metal handle ornaments.
Produced by E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark. Four keys included.
Office cabinet: W: 128 cm, H: 49 cm, D: 44 cm
Office cabinet: W: 50.4 in, H: 19.3 in, D: 17.3 in
The desk featured in the 1960s in the New York Times and The Sunday Times. It became even more famous when it was in some of the first James Bond films: ‘From Russia with love’ & ‘You only live twice’. The desk also appeared prominently in BBC election broadcasts.
Literature: Mobilia, June 1961.
Young executives that Bodil Kjær encountered in her work in architecture and design in the late 1950es were open, creative and flexible in their way of working. So, she reasoned that it would be counter-productive for them to be offered traditional office furniture...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian burr walnut Davenport.
This davenport features 4 mahogany lined drawers to the right hand side and faux drawers to the left hand side.
Circa 1860
The Davenport is raised up...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Walnut
1930s Art Metal Co. Steel Roll Top Office Desk
By Art Metal Co.
Located in New York, NY
1930s steel Machine Age design roll top desk made by Art Metal Co. The bottom of the desk includes five drawers, two pull out tops, and one middle drawer with many compartments. The ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By Charles Cressent
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat, after a model by Charles Cressent (French, 1685-1768), the rectangular serpentine top with inset gilt-tooled green leather above ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany.
With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Pink Roll Top Standing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare and highly collectible original vintage George Nelson for Herman Miller roll top "Action Desk" refinished in a salmon pink.
Early productions of this piece are far more va...
Category
1950s Canadian Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen BM-66 Desk for P. Lauritsen & Søn
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted teak desk model BM-66 by Børge Mogensen for P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark. Solid oak drawer construction with adjustable interior. Brass hardware with nice pati...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
1960s, Danish teak wood desk, drawers, original.
Located in Tarm, 82
1960s, Danish teak wood desk. Original very good condition: no smells, no stains, and stable construction. Teak wood, plywood drawers. Classic Scandinavian 60s teak wood design direc...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Plywood
Boomerang T96 Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Boomerang T96 Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CM 141 desk by Pierre Paulin From 1950
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Paul McCobb Model #1560 Writing Desk and Chair
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century writing desk model #1560 and chair both designed by Paul McCobb, circa 1950s.
Part of McCobb's iconic Planner Group series, this desk embodies the clean lines and minima...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Nickel
William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive William IV Mahogany Cylinder Desk.
This Cylinder Desk is Raised Upon Turned and Carved William IV Legs.
Period 19th Century
Having an Arrangement of 5 Mahogany Lined Drawe...
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19th Century William IV Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare ND93 Desk in Rosewood by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1950's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Introducing the exquisite Model ND93 writing desk in rosewood, a timeless masterpiece crafted by the renowned Danish designer Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen in the 1950s. This icon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk with Bronze Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco two drawers cherry desk with bronze details.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Antique Partners Desk with Provenance
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine quality partners desk in exceptional figured mahogany veneers, original dark green leather, bramah locks, ratchetted writing slope and mahogany lined drawers
Provenance: from ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Desk - French Bureau Du Roi Roll Top
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Please come and view in our Herfordshire antiques warehouse just 20 mins north of London
Stunning French Louis XV style desk - or Bureau Du Roi - hand crafted from kingwood
This is b...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique English Leather Top Library or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century English writing or library table handcrafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top on a case with two drawers on each side and turned and carved legs with wood ...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gillows of Lancaster Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R043 Exceptional Regency mahogany 3 drawer writing table by the world renowned cabinet maker Robert Gillow.
This writing table is constructed from the finest quality Cuban mahogany, ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Davenport Desk Attributed to Gillows
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...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Dark Oak and Black Stone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner writing desk, oak, stone, France, 1960s
A design by Guillerme et Chambron, featuring a corner desk crafted primarily from dark stained...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stone
Vintage Danish designed 1960's teak floating desk
Located in Markington, GB
This vintage Danish designed teak floating desk features a slim and organic shape and offers storage possibilities with two double sets of drawers. There is also a cute little 'secre...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
1960s Florence Knoll Executive Desk in Walnut and Chrome
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Small Executive Desk, model 502B-BWM, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates in 1952. This example dates to the 1960s. The doors, sides, and back are constructed w...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Partners Desk or Executive Table, Model 2485, designed in 1961. It was manufactured in the 1960s by Knoll International. It features a walnut top that sits o...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
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
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 of 1899-1902 by the Telegraph Battalion RE and became the standard field telephone...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Giant Florence Knoll Walnut Chrome Conference Boat Table for Knoll International
Located in Chattanooga, TN
117" Giant conference table by Florence Knoll. The aged walnut shimmers and gleams with an almost Iridescence that form the ebbing and flowing grain patterns. The sleek beveled edg...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
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
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
Large Danish teak desk, double sided, by Svend Aage Madsen for H. P Hansen 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian executive office.
Very elegant slender design, on the front side a box with 4 drawers on each side with key provided.
On the back side a box with interior shelf ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Pedestal Desk with MOP Inlay
Located in London, GB
This beautifully Cerejeira veneered mahogany and mother of pearl inlaid pedestal desk is indeed a show stopper. It features a moulded edge top inset with a central leather writing su...
Category
2010s Indonesian Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Rosewood Desk
Located in Brussels, Brussels
important and very elegant Louis XV style desk in rosewood from the end of the 19th century
Double-sided desk (with one side with fake drawers) and the other side opening with three...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen
Located in Dallas, TX
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik "Boomerang" Rosewood desk. Made in Denmark, 1960s. Raised edges with brass details on the stretchers. Drawers in the front and a bar ca...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Nanna Ditzel Desk in Teak for Søren Willadsen
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Dallas, TX
Three drawer teak desk by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen.
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This fully restored drop front secretary desk is an iconic piece designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture, dating back to the 1950s. Renowned for his sleek, industrial designs,...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Fall Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Gustavian Style fall front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, eight pull out drawers and storage behind two petite locking doors. The desk features canted an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1960's American of Martinsville Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1960's American of Martinsville desk with structural details and original pulls. Nice corner details. Marked inside drawer. Two f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Midcentury Executive Desk with chair designed by Gio' Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This writing table, a true gem designed by Gio Ponti, dates back to the 1940s and is an extraordinary example of Italian design. Its crescent shape is accentuated by a balanced arran...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Italian Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
An Imposing Front of House Reception Greeter, the desk has a Break Fro...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
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 and slots for pens and ink
Writing surface finished in tooled leather with gilt embossed edging
Further storage with the top cabinet with many drawers...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Regency Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fantastic large partners desk in the Regency manner
True partners desk with drawers and cupboards on both sides
Hand crafted from mahogany with great patina to the wood
Features soli...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Desk Ladies Writing Table Mahogany 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Bought from a private house in London's Holland Park
Clean, elegant and practical piece of English furniture fully restored
Offered in great condition ready for home use right away
W...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Faux Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Chippendale Style Faux Partners Desk.
Circa 1900
This Desk is Raised Upon Cabriole Legs with Boldly Carved Ball and Claw Feet and Having Carved Acanthus Leaves to the Knees....
Category
Early 1900s Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Bureau Plat Desk Empire Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire style bureau plat desk
Good size to this clean and minimal desk which has been hand crafted from kingwood
Ormolu fixtures are original includ...
Category
1980s Empire Vintage Desks
Materials
Kingwood
French Bureau Plat Desk Louis XVI Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Louis XVI style writing table in kingwood
We date this wonderful French antique desk to circa 1920
Hand crafted from kin...
Category
1920s Vintage Desks
Materials
Kingwood
1970 Jens Risom Designs Double Pedestal Executive Desk in Walnut Made in Denmark
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large Double Pedestal Executive Desk in Walnut, designed by Jens Risom for Risom Designs Inc. in the 1960s. This example dates to ca. 1970 and has been recently refinished....
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Federal Period Massachusetts Mahogany Secretary Desk with Cylinder Tambour
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice surmounting an upper bookcase with two 16 pane glazed glass doors with satinwood line inlay, opening to three interior shelves, over a lower case with a cylinder tambour, opening to a compartmentalized interior with central open valanced cubbies flanked by eight fitted drawers over a felted writing surface and three long drawers with flame mahogany bookmatched veneers, line inlay, and punched oval brasses, and dovetailed construction, all supported by four splayed feet. This splendid secretary desk most likely is of MA origin and dates to circa 1790-1810 and is in very good condition, with some surface & shelf restorations, minor escutcheon and surface losses, as well as light wear commensurate with age and use. Includes a 2001 bill of...
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Kidney Desk Mahogany Inlay 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant period Victorian kidney desk in mahogany
Clean and minimal design and the kidney bean shape is very comfortable to sit at ergonomically
F...
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1880s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Adams Style Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Maitland Smith cherry and satinwood Adams style Carlton house writing desk with tapered legs on bronze casters. Upper case with three drawers and a Carlton house compartmental set up...
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Satinwood
1975 George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office II Series Roll-Top Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Herman Miller Action Office II Series roll-top desk, designed by George Nelson in 1965. This example dates to 1975 and is dated as such. The piece features a rich walnut-ve...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid Century Executive desk designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Executive desk designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s,truly unique design characterized by a sinuous top with an arched line in contrast with the central part convex in the oppo...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Teak
Aries Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Aries Medium Desk by Pastform
Dimensions: D 65 x W 150 x H 76 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Rum, N...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid Century Small Desk designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern petite desk in elegant teak from the 1950s, named "Dattilo", designed by the designer Vittorio Dassi.
The teak structure is provided with a black ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid century Modern desk designed by Silvio Cavatorta in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian Mid-Century Desk by Silvio Cavatorta, 1950s
This striking desk was designed by the renowned Italian designer Silvio Cavatorta in the 1950s. The desk features a unique and ref...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large 19th Century oak partner desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Impressive 18 drawer oak partners desk, 9 drawers on both sides. In beautiful light oak color with aged green leather top.
Desk is completely in original condition with beautiful ha...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
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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