Desks
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Fruitwood, Walnut
1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Ash
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
1950s Canadian Vintage Desks
Metal
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Ormolu
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks
Enamel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak, Teak
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desks
Oak
20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Oak
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 2000s American Desks
Glass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Burl
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Oak
1980s Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Wood
1930s Romanian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Mirror, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
1920s Revival Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
2010s American Organic Modern Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Maple, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel, Sheet Metal
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century European Antique Desks
Brass
1960s American Vintage Desks
Aluminum
20th Century Louis XV Desks
Ormolu
Early 19th Century British Antique Desks
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
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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