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Desks For Sale
Price: $1 to $5,000
Regency Mahogany Desk Library Table Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Regency Mahogany Library Table.
Period Regency
This Table is Raised upon Impressive Ring Turned, Fluted and Carved Legs with Brass Castors.
Featuring 6 x Mahogany Lined Wo...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Zebva Coffee Table
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Introduce a touch of genuine exoticism into your interior with this remarkable table, showcasing a captivating zebrawood pattern that exudes simplicity and sophistication. The three-...
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Zebra Wood
Arco Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis - 1960s
By Studio BBPR
Located in Uccle, BE
Amazing Desk from the second office furniture program, which was designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti. Arco - the arch - is the basis of the design, the static element was shaped dec...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Antique Small Writing Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique small writing desk on cabriole legs with original brass hardware. Desk features 7 drawers and pull out slide on the front.
Dimensio...
Category
Late 19th Century English French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Shaped Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
The first thing that really attracted us to this was the elegant shape
Features intricate Boulle inlay on all surfaces, lacquer and brass and faux tort
Good size writing surface with pink tooled...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Kneehole Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful knee hole desk.
Category
18th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Painted Wood, Brass Handles
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By John Stuart
USA, circa 1960s
Gorgeous burled walnut, with leather wr...
Category
1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Secretary by Poul Volther, 1960s
Located in Elshout, NL
Design desk
Fab mid century quality secretary desk with good size drawer section by Poul Volther for Munch Mobler. This desk comprises 3 drawers on the bottom section, and an upper s...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Teak
Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the front of the desk is very attractive, it is panelled with decorative carved and gilded leaf decoration , at the receptionist side there are 2 large storage shelves and a concealed desk...
Category
1870s Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with brass details, a fitted leather and gilt interior, two ink bottles, pen tray and compa...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Restored Pre WWII Rattan and Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Embrace the fusion of timeless beauty and functionality with our Restored Rattan and Mahogany Writing Desk. Featuring a convenient drawer adorned with rattan drawer pulls and support...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan
1900s French Wooden Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Embrace the timeless charm of this 1900s French Wooden Writing Desk, a sophisticated addition to any study or office space. The warm finish exudes ...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
English Desk Queen Anne Style, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Writing Desk with working metal hardware, a drop-front writing desk opening to an assortment of drawers and compartments, four dovetailed drawers.
The interior has multiple pigeo...
Category
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Metal
Large French Campaign Style Iron w Leather Top & Apron by Maitland Smith
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large iron desk with embossed leather top and apron by Maitland Smith. Iron with arrow decoration as side supports along with gilt brass accents on the legs. The iron is lac...
Category
1970s Philippine Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Swedish Greige Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Painted Grey Green Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Table Desk, Sweden
Classic and Scandinavian style writing desk. Hand-carved and hand-painted.
Drawer knobs are patinated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard 1960s
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Teak wood roll top desk made in Sweden, designed by Egon Ostergaard. Curved top opens upward to reveal divided cubbies and three small drawers (two black pulls on each end and a bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Stunning Burr Elm Green Leather Top Large Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin pedestal partner desk with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite
As mention...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Elm
Art Deco Walnut English Writing Bureau, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco heavily figured walnut writing bureau in the most wonderful shape. Not only does this great bureau look great its very functional too. The top opens up to re...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s.
The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree.
Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Slant Front Writing Desk Early 17th Century
By Jacobean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 17th Century Hand Crafted English Jacobean Slant Front Desk on Later Stand also fashioned in oak. Intricate hand carved detailing on the front and side panels. Interior fitted with 3 inlayed oak...
Category
17th Century British Jacobean Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Freestanding teak Desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The desk designed by Valdemar Mortensen, produced in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing. There are two modules at the front - three drawers each...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
Antique Spanish Colonial Revival Desk with Iron Stretcher Bars Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely crafted Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Revival style hand carved mahogany desk with hand forged wrought iron stretche...
Category
Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut 2 pc. Pull Down Desk w/ Bookcase Chest made in Belgium
By Arne Vodder
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A two piece dark walnut pull down desk with upper bookcase having two adjustable shelves and four drawers to the base for storage . The front when down has a birch wood contrasting w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Laminate, Birch, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk by Harmony House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original circa 1860 Mahogany library table with built in twin writing slopes
This is a very r...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Large Burled Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Burled Executive Desk with tooled leather top is both decorative and functional. Built ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Hand Carved Walnut Writing Desk and Cane Armchair
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century hand carved set of walnut writing desk resting on lion's paws with three front drawers and with matching armchair covered with cane.
Very good original condition with no...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French writing desk made of rosewood and mahogany. This desk has an upper console containing four drawers and a center open cavity with a scalloped shelf. The writing surface has a...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood Inlay In Foliate Design.
Curbside to NYC/Philly $300
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk by Kai Kristiansen, 1950s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful mid century Danish desk with a lovely shaped top. Designed by Kai Kristiansen and fabricated by Feldballes Møbelfabrik in the 50's.
A cute circular storage...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Scotland 1810
Solid walnut
Original finish
With pigeon holes and drawers
Enclosed by a fall front lid
With four...
Category
1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Desk for Les Arcs, France circa 1970
Located in Malibu, US
Wonderful and rare desk/console designed by acclaimed architect and designer Charlotte Perriand for the ski resort Les Arcs in Savoie, France in the 1970s.
Furniture from Les Arcs i...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The goldfish brown tooled leather skiver writing s...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Lovely Burr Yew Wood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Complete Ornate Timber Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Burr Yew wood twin pedestal partner desk with natural wood top
A very good looking, nicely proportioned desk, I don't come a...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Yew
George III inlaid mahogany bureau
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III inlaid mahogany bureau
This George III inlaid mahogany bureau was made circa 1780.
It has the unusual drawer formation of a wide drawer at the top, a pair of small drawers...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Desk with Stacked Rattan Sides
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Experience the allure of tropical sophistication with our Restored Rattan and Mahogany Desk. This Tiki-style masterpiece boasts stacked rattan sides, exuding exotic charm. The desk f...
Category
1940s Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk made in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space (bookcase). There are two modules at...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Portuguese Walnut Desk, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A small desk in walnut and chromed details with newspaper holder on the right side, 3 drawers on the left side and a central one
Dimensions: 87x 49 cm 78.5 cm height
Style: Art Deco...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Inlaid Ladies Desk with Vitrine
Located in Sofia, BG
This is a beautiful French antique mahogany inlaid ladies writing desk, circa 1870 in date. The fall front opens to reveal an interior of writing surface, and bank of two drawers. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th Century Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour. The piece has an inlaid up stand to the back, decorated with original ormolu mounts and edging,...
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
1960’s Mid Century to Scandinavian Modern Teak Writing Desk w Shelf & Round Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage mid-century modern or Scandinavian Modern teak writing desk with raised back shelf, 2 drawers, and straight round legs, made in Bangkok. Beautiful condition, keeping...
Category
1960s Thai Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by American of Martinsville
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
1950s desk from "La cité d'Anthony"
Located in PAU, FR
Elegant office 50 from the prestigious Cité universitaire d'Anthony decorated by some Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin...
Formica top, tubular metal legs, solid wood b...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Modern Walnut and Steel Desk with Blue Laminate Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single-drawer desk composed of a light blue laminate surface with walnut trim, drawer and foot rest, all supported by a black steel base with patinated brass, adjustable feet (ca. 19...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Pine Slant Top Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English pine slant top desk, with beautiful honey color and patina throughout, the interior with multiple drawers and cubby holes, fall board support...
Category
1830s English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Scandinavian desk from the 1940s
Located in Brescia, IT
1940s white desk with metal handles.
Art Deco-style white desk with dark-colored metal handles. This original vintage office desk features a large work surface with slightly curved ...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Desk Made by Baker
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style Black lacquer writing table, circa 2000. Made by Baker. With a rectangular overhanging top with rounded corners the top inset with tooled leather, 3 frieze drawers the...
Category
1990s North American Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Ivanhoe Desk with Pencil Drawers by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ivanhoe desk features a cantilevered base with open display shelves. Available in American walnut or white oak and drawers are available upon request.
The Lawson-Fenning Collec...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th Century Walnut Shenandoah Valley Moravian Plantation / Postal Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 19th Century American plantation / postal desk, handcrafted by Moravian craftsmen in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. Solid walnu...
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Restored Antique Dark Wood Tone Pine Jewelers Desk
Located in New York, NY
This antique pine jeweler desk is a remarkable piece of furniture with a rich history and practical functionality. This desk features a dark wood tone finish that adds a sense of elegance and warmth to any space. With 15 pull out drawers, it offers ample storage space for organizing and storing various items. Whether used as a functional desk for work or as a decorative piece, this antique jeweler desk...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Pine
Beautiful Top Down Italian Wood Desk With Inlay
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Pristine Beautiful Condition for Antique. Dimensions: 38.5" x 18.5" x 35".
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
French Inlay Leather Top Desk, Finished On Both Sides
Located in Tarrytown, NY
French Inlay writing desk with leather top. Finished on both sides. Back has 2 faux drawers. One front drawer is lighter then the other, as s...
Category
1990s Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
70" Mid Century Louis XV Queen Anne Style Desk by Baker Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid Century Louis XV Queen Anne Style Desk by Baker Furniture
French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk features cabriole legs and a scalloped apron edge. There is ample knee-...
Category
1960s North American Louis XV Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1830's, this walnut Federal Sheraton style plantation desk has a single front drawer on the lower desk and double doors on the upper piece. The double doors open to reveal intr...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
American Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mahogany Partner's Desk with glass knobs. Top refinished and everything else cleaned and ready to go! Two wide drawers per each side with smaller drawers below. Beautiful c...
Category
1880s American Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens with a flap which reveals 4 interior drawers, 1 shelf and 2 lockers as well as a s...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Roll Top Desk, By Derby, Circa 1920
By Derby
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice “S-scroll” roll top desk in golden oak by Derby Co. of Boston, circa 1920, with double banks of drawers, interior compartments and paneled on all sides. Nice old finish in gre...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian 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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