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Desks For Sale
Price: $1 to $5,000
Art Deco Machine Age Industrial Desks by Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
High Style, Art Deco, Machine Age, Industrial design desk(s) by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Company circa 1930's. The desks feature a bank of three drawers which flank th...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Late Victorian Flame mahogany string inlaid and satinwood crossbanded pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1880 in date.
It is made from fabulous flame mahogany, t...
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long drawers, circa 1750
Measures - 29.25" x 26" x 16.25".
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Mastercraft Semicircular Desk, 1970s
By Mastercraft
Located in Marietta, GA
Good looking semicircular desk by Mastercraft. ( no label) Their pieces are very distinctive, and easily recognizable. Solid brass , open legs with...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
ViNTAGE HAND MADE IN ENGLAND PINE MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWIN PEDESTAL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Military Campaign style twin pedestal desk in pine with brass fittings
Pl...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Georgian Cherry Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
USA, Late 20th Century
Gorgeous carved solid cherry wood, with original brass...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
1970 Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk. Single center drawer. Beautiful wood.
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1966
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern bureau with tambour door secretary desk and bookcase
By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection
USA, 1966
...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
TEAK Mid Century Modern Danish "MAGIC BOX" Desk / Hideaway Secretary Desk
Located in Weehawken, NJ
This Mid Century Modern Teak "Magic Box" secretary desk highlights precisely what makes Danish furniture so functional and versatile. This cabinet takes up minimal depth yet once you...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Minimalist Brazilian Rosewood and Chrome Desk in the style of Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Incredibly stunning Danish minimalist desk, with a style calling to mid-century modern icon Milo Baughman, c.1970s.
Rich Brazilian rosewood grain, supported by a sturdy chrome base. The desk features three drawers for storage, with a cut detail below the drawers for easy access. The desk is fully finished - back included - providing an elegant 360 degree viewing, making it perfect for an open space...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit by Herman Miller, circa 1970s
Located in Kensington, MD
Organizational Survival in a Work-at-Home Covid World — George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit
Additional information:
Fantastic and functional space saving desk suited for organizational survival in a work at home Covid world.
Manufactured by Herman Miller, circa 1970s.
Upper storage compartment complete with original overhead lighting.
Separate rolling file drawer cabinet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Davenport Desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality inlaid rosewood freestanding Davenport desk, Having the original brass gallery above a lift up stationary box above a writing slope with the original leathe...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak by Mummenthaler & Meier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury teak closable locking teak writing desk called the "Magic Box", designed by Swiss Mummenthaler and Meier. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Small Mahogany Banded Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality Small Mahogany Banded Desk from Niagara Furniture made of mahogany and satinwood with solid brass drawer pulls. The two dovetailed drawers denote high quality construc...
Category
2010s Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Gothic Revival Victorian Rosewood & Marble Mirrored Secretary Desk C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Gothic Revival secretary offers rosewood construction with upper having stylized finials over case with double glass doors opening to mirrored interior with storage compar...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Chippendale Desk Writing Table Pedestal 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined mahogany desk or writing table in the Chippendale manner
Features swan neck handle draw fronts terminating on blood ball and claw legs
The top finished with a tooled leather inset
Classic Chippendale pie crust...
Category
1910s Chippendale Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Knoll Albini Desk, Vintage 1990s Model
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Knoll Albini Desk, Vintage 1990s Model
A vintage 1990s Knoll Albini desk, a timeless piece of furniture that pays homage to the minimalist design ethos of Franco Albini's iconic 1928 desk. This 48-inch wide by 26-inch deep desk...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Desk 3 Drawer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Danish modern teak desk with three drawers that have teak handles and a rectangular base. The drawers easily slide and are clean. original vintage condition and ready for use. Shows ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
1950s Restored Pedestal Executive Desk: Bamboo Inlay & Mahogany Elegance
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the elegance of the 1950s with our beautifully restored pedestal executive desk, a testament to the era's craftsmanship and a perfect blend of functionality and aesthetic ap...
Category
1960s British Campaign Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
American Crafted Walnut and Oak Desk Attributed to Lou Hodges
By Lou Hodges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous American crafted walnut and oak desk attributed to Lou Hodges, designed in United States, circa 1970s. With its gracefully arched and cu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Desk by Rud thygesen & Johnny sorensen for editor Magnus Olesen, Denmark
Located in Brussels , BE
Desk in laminated wood, Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johhny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen in Denmark. It has a drawer on the right side and a sotrage of three drawers on the left side. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early 19th century Federal Birch New England Slant Lid Desk likely New Hampshire in origin around 1800-1830. Made of solid Birch with four large graduated inlaid drawers ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Materials
Birch
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany
I’ve only ever seen one o...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-Century Danish Freestanding Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk was made in Denmark in the 1960s. It was made of teak wood with contoured handles. It consists of two modules, on the left there are three drawers, on the right there is a ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Lexington Furniture Victorian Style Solid Cherry Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century Lexington Furniture Victorian Style Solid Cherry Writing Desk in great vintage condition. Measures 32" in width, 20" in dpeth, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk was made in Denmark in the 1960s. It was made of teak wood with contoured handles. It consists of two modules, on the left there are three drawers, on the right there is a ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Art Nouveau Writing Desk with 9 Drawers (Vienna, 1910)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch
Ausführung: unbekannter Hersteller, Wien um 1910
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 79 x 125 x 78
Material: Messing, Eiche furniert (ebonisiert), Leder
Zustand: guter Zusta...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Georgian Desk Mahogany Pedestal Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Georgian revival desk. This desk stands upon a plinth base and has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers.
Each of the drawers having brass swan neck handles. The top of the ...
Category
Early 1900s Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
Located in Biella, IT
Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Danish Mid Century Large Rosewood Desk - 072315
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Has a discoloration on the top. Please see pictures
Vintage Danish mid-century modern, made in the 1950's - Recently refurbished
The piece is more than 65+ years old and some wear ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Henkel Harris
USA, Circa 1977
Carved solid mahogany, with glass fron...
Category
1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century
19th century Portuguese.
in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers.
Folding lid with drawers and bins.
Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk Magic Box Made in Brazil with Key
By Jean Gillon
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning closable and lockable rosewood writing desk. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all your documents. Opened, it has a large teak writing top that ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Wood
Modern Butterscotch Mosaic 2-Drawer Desk with Chocolate Oak by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a very attractive and functional piece to be used as a writing desk or vanity in a modern home. Rich, warm, and modern, this desk can add sleek comfort to your space.
Handcr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
Maddox Refinished Red Mahogany Block / Slant Front Secretary Desk with Key
Located in Germantown, MD
A refinished Maddox Red Mahogany Chippendale Block front, Slant Front Secratary Desk with Key. Desk door locks, along with the three lower drawers. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hidden Drawer Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Hidden Drawer Desk, a luxury piece of fine furniture with a hidden surprise inside. This tall chest was originally designed f...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Wall Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Wall Desk is a remarkable testament to the craftsmanship of artisans from the middle of the 1800s in France. Utilizing dense, old-growth ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Marquetry Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian marquetry bureau, having a cross banded fall, opening to a fully fitted interior consisting of pigoen holes, d...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hekman Furniture Signed Walnut & Brass Roll-Top Writing Desk Mid-Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique vintage Mid-Century Modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hekman Furniture was funded in 1922 and become part of the Howard Miller Company in 1983.
The company is still in business but this desk from 1960...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk with 3 drawers with dovetail construction, all very well functioning.
Recently refinished and in great ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and and well made table screen. In our opinion second half of the 20th century. Great object for scholar's desk.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Region of Origin: Chin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany S-Roll Top Desk with Full Interior by Gunn, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk by Gunn offers paneled mahogany construction with s-roll top opening to full interior, purportedly owned by notable sea captain John Craig, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Pull Out Secretary Desk Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak pull out secretary desk chest of drawers dresser.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Florence Knoll 1950s Mid-Century Wood Veneer Black Frame Desk or Console Table
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A wonderful modernist American made Mid-Century desk by Florence Knoll, circa 1950s. Made from a black painted square tubular iron frame with a veneered wood (we presume teak). This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Iron
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of furniture. Veneered in a lovely figured walnut...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern walnut writing desk by Jens Risom and manufactured in the United States, circa 1950s. This desk has a conserv...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Louis XV Style Slant Front Desk in Coromandel Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
We present you a beautiful antique black slant-front desk in Coromandel lacquer, representing the opulent Louis XV style. The desk showcases images of scenes of Chinese daily life, t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Figured Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique figured walnut desk, having a shaped, hand coloured leather hide writing surface, above two long drawers in the ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Mirrored Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Secretary desk. Beautiful hand painted Chinoiserie detail on a saffron yellow background. Beautiful mirrored doors with a beveled edge. Lots of great littl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mirror, Wood
STUNNING ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HONEY OAK TWIN PEDESTAL DESK HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime circa 1860-1880 Honey Oak Victorian pedestal desk with aged hand dyed brown leather ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
A Good Heavy Pitch Pine Front of House Oak Greeter, the front and sides of the desk are panelled and decorate...
Category
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very unique large executive boomerang desk. The top is made out of laminate and the bottom is solid wood.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Hans Wegner GETAMA Executive Floating Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hans Wegner for Getama Executive Floating Desk. Finished back so can float on room. Key included. Oak and Mahogany.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
1960s Teak Sewing Table or Table with Built in Sewing Machine, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- sewing machine seems working
- wooden parts have been carefully refurbished
- can be used as a table only.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
Country Estate Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...
Category
2010s Chippendale Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
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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