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Desks For Sale
Danish Atomic Modern Teak "Boomerang" Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Norwalk, CT
A stunning example of Atomic Age design, this teak executive desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik features a bold boomerang silhouette and a mirrored dry bar. Craf...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Teak

Rare Mid Century Modern Italic Executive Desk by Gordon Bunshaft for GF Studios
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is one of the most spectacular desk designs to come out of the Mid-Century era. Designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft for GF Studios (a division of the General...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ranch Oak Desk and Matching Chair by Brandt
Located in Lafayette, IN
Great little desk in the "Ranch Oak" style and manufactured by Brandt Furniture Co. of Fort Worth, Texas. Desk features a great size paired with that wonderful, faux-weathered wester...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Oak

Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Style Carytid Paw Foot Secretary Desk
Located in Chesapeake, VA
Step into a narrative of art and history with our antique secretary desk, circa 1890, crafted from the sumptuous depths of mahogany. This rare Italian gem is adorned with hand-carved...
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1890s American Antique Desks

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Wood

Mid-Century Floating Walnut Desk by Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American walnut desk by Hooker Furniture c. 1960s. This desk features a "floating" top, a file drawer on the left and two drawers on the right, along with a pencil drawer center. The...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

1950s Mid-Century Modern Walnut Executive Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Lafayette, IN
Grand style and grand scale combine in this wonderful executive desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Desk features walnut construction, brass and mahogany pulls, and the renowned Dunba...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Antique Early Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Writing or Sewing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
This antique early Victorian 19th century inlaid burr walnut writing or sewing table is an exquisite example having a superior quality burr walnut lift up top with beautiful satinwood inlay with a fitted writing slope inside, one frieze fitted drawer with satinwood inlay, one satinwood inlaid sliding burr walnut sewing box...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

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Walnut

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak mid-century desk, circa 1960's. Floating top with dual drawers and finished back with shelf. Angular solid teak frame and beautifully bookmatched veneer throughout. Unrestored...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Mid-Century Teak Desk by Svante Skogh for AB Möbelfabriken Balder, Sweden, 1950s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A desk designed by Svante Skogh for the Swedish manufacturer AB Möbelfabriken Balder in the 1960s. A desk with a unique, creative design, made with attention to every detail. It has ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Svend Aage Madsen 1960s Sigurd Hansen Model SH 180 Teak Desk
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1960s modern SH 180 desk designed by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen. Made of teak, this desk has three drawers on the right and a single large filed drawer on the left. The fr...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Wood

Marzio Cecchi Diapason Desk For Studio Most , Italy / C.1970
Located in Montréal, QC
Marzio Cecchi, born in 1940 near Florence, emerged from a lineage of designers, notably his mother, Giulia Carla Cecchi, famed for haute couture. Graduating in architecture from th...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Arne Vodder Teak Executive Desk
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Arne Vodder Teak Executive Desk. Featuring a floating Danish design, rectangular top with curved edges, three drawers on the left, storage ca...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Wood, Teak

Expertly Restored - Danish Cantilever Floating Rosewood Desk by Georg Petersens
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...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk - Signed Circa 1910
Located in Opole, PL
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk Circa 1910 A large roll-top desk from 1910, signed with a plaque in the central part of the add-on unit. In the lower part on the left side,...
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1910s American Vintage Desks

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Mahogany, Softwood

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Desk "a Gradin" comes with 2 parts, the top stands on the base with wood pegs inside the base. The wood is a beautiful flamed walnut with a leather top. From the base to the top...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks

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Leather, Walnut

Vintage Hekman Edwardian Style Small Green Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hekman Edwardian Style Small Green Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk. Item featured is a nice smaller size, 2 drawers, brass rolling casters, green tooled leather top, origin...
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Mid-20th Century Edwardian Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Maitland Smith Campaign Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Maitland Smith Campaign Style Leather Top Desk This desk measures: 62 wide x 32 deep x 30.25 high, with a chair clearance of 24.75 inches We take our photos in a controlled lightin...
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Early 2000s American Modern Desks

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Florentine Gilt Desk with Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Florentine Writing Desk with 5 Drawers in Giltwood, Italy 1960's This vintage wooden desk is remarkable with all its detailing including the writing surface featuring a leather faux...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Faux Leather, Wood, Giltwood

Cantilevered Desk by Wade Beam for Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
This cantilevered desk, designed by Wade Beam for Brueton, merges functionality with a sleek, modern aesthetic. It features a striking metallic silver finish complemented by polished...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum

Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Fall Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A great size and form Danish Mid Century Modern fall front desk in teak with compartmentalized interior with three fitted drawers and open shelves, over four long drawers below the w...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

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Teak

George III Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany butlers desk, early 19th century. With a two shelf display rack, a plum pudding mahogany top, a plum pudding mahogany drawer that folds down to a leather writing ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Brass

Rustic Reclaimed Pine Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Rustic reclaimed pine desk with saw-horse inspired base. This unique piece has a reclaimed plank top and is held together with 8 rods and 16 bolts a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks

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Wood

Exceptional Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional quality antique 19th century Victorian burr walnut bureau having three drawers above a beautiful shaped fall enclosing a wonderful fitted exterior with three long drawers...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks

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Walnut

Desk by Jules Wabbes, Belgium 1960'
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by Mobilier Universel in the 1960s, holds a significant place in the history of Belgian furniture design. Constructed with a black stee...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Metal

Postmodern desk, interlübke
Located in Neuss, NW
Postmodern desk by interlübke from the 1980s. Corpus in black with two drawers, a roller shutter door and various storage compartments, a table top and a frame made of black lacquere...
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Steel

Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
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1950s Vintage Desks

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Wood

1960s desk, Arne Vodder
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic freestanding desk from the 1960s by Arne Vodder. High-quality corpus in oak veneer with three drawers, one door, a floating table top and solid wood legs. Quality Features: ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Oak

Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Office Furniture Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning vintage teak desk embodies the classic Danish mid-century modern design, with clean lines and minimalist aesthetic. Made from high-quality teak wood, this desk exudes t...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk With Mirror by Wrighton
By F. Wrighton & Sons Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk With Mirror by Wrighton, a stunning piece made by the esteemed British furniture...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Antique Small Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An unusually diminutive Georgian inlaid mahogany bureau, slant front desk, circa 1780. This is a rare & unusually diminutive Georgian mahogany bureau, the fall front with a brass esc...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome late 18th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk with leather insert on top. Desk features a middle drawer, with three drawers on left and three drawers on right side. ...
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18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks

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Wood

Sheraton Desk Mahogany Roll Top Writing Table Edwardian
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Antique Edwardian roll top desk in the Sheraton manner Roll top opens up to reveal leather topped writing surface and lots of drawers and cubby holes Features a brass gallery to the ...
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19th Century Sheraton Antique Desks

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Mahogany

French Art Nouveau furniture by Louis Chambry, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
French Art Nouveau furniture by Louis Chambry, ca 1900 An Art Nouveau set consists of a bookcase, mirror, desk with office chair and two separate chairs by Louis Chambry, France, ci...
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Early 20th Century French Desks

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Walnut

1960's English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room. Desk, console, or entryway table to name a few. The stain / tone appears to be in the fam...
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1960s American Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Flip-Top Executive Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century Danish teak executive desk with flip-top mechanism. Designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen circa 1970s. This iconic desk has become well known within the world of mid-century de...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Diminutive Edwardian Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Edwardian mahogany three part pedestal desk with leathered tool top and three fitted frieze drawers, with three additional fitted drawers on each pedestal, all with...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

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Mahogany

Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen Secretary Desk in Solid Teak
Located in San Diego, CA
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen drop front solid teak desk opens to drawers with beautiful dovetail joinery. The piece has three small drawers below and two larger drawers. Per...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

18th Century New England Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century New England Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy American cherry Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about 1760. The top has a molded edge above three d...
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Desks

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Cherry

Standard Furniture Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Standard Furniture Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk This desk measures: 66 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches All pieces of furniture can be...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Solid Oak Side Table / Ladies Desk W. Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical size, hand carved Gothic sidetable or small desk. This rare antique table in the Gothic Style can be placed tight on your wall...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Desks

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Brass

Mid Century Danish Sideboard Unifex by Kofod Larsen Faarup 1960s Server
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Beautiful mid-60s Mid Century Danish sideboard Sideboard is by Kofod Larsen Faarup Mobelfabrik Great look to this, clean and minimal streamlined design Offered in great shape ready f...
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1960s Vintage Desks

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Wood

Georg Jensen Sky Bottle Opener in Stainless Steel Finish by Aurélien Barbry
Located in New York, NY
The Sky collection is designed with the intention to accentuate the functional aspects of traditional bar tools. This results in asymmetrical and ergonomic shapes that sit well in th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Desks

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Mirror

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...
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20th Century Chinese Desks

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Wood

Absolut Desk with Curved Glass and Clear Glass Top
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Absolut composed of a curved transparent glass base 19mm and a clear glass top 15mm with fastening plates in polished stainless steel. Available on request in: L220xD80xH74cm, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks

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Stainless Steel

Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important Regency design carved wood pedestal desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham. The top is symmetrically divided and leathere...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks

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Leather, Wood

Period Regency Davenport Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Davenport. This Davenport Features an arrangement of 6 Graduated Mahogany Lined Drawers to the Right Hand Side with Faux Drawers to the Reverse. Period Regency The T...
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1980s Regency Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

Pedestal Desk in the Biedermeier manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A blond wood burr veneered and ebonized pedestal desk with inset leather top and diamond design inlaid ends. The design is taken from Biedermei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Desks

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Birch, Wood

French Napoleon III Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Napoleon III ebonized marquetry and inlay writing desk. This statement table has an intricate inlay cartouche in the center of the ebonized marquetry table top. Thoughtful p...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks

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Bone, Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood Executive Desk This desk measures: 84 wide x 40 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches All pieces of furnitur...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood, Walnut

Mummenthaler and Meier Norway Teak and Birch Desk "Magic Box"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Norwegian Made "Magic Box" Desk in a Box. Designed by Mummenthaler and Meier. Teak exterior with birch and teak interior. Doors swing open and work surface pulls out! Ample stora...
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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Birch, Teak

Henredon Burlwood Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Henredon Burlwood Desk This desk measures: 76 wide x 34 deep x 31.25 high, with a chair clearance of 25.25 inches About Photos: We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Desks

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Burl

Cherry Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherry Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen. Manufactured by Hadsten Mobelindustri.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Cherry

19 century Gyogyoru kecses korabeli biedermeier iroasztal
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ajánlom ez a gyógyoru korabeli Biedermeier stílusban kis íróasztal . Kecses forma es a kis méretek miatt elhelyezhető majdnem bármi helységben. maga az asztal magasság: 79 cm. ossz ...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Desks

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Other

19th Century Old Italian Surprise Bar
Located in Madrid, ES
Old Italian surprise bar from the nineteenth century, in light fruit woods-it has a tray lifting system that is stored inside and is movable. It is decora...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian hand painted drop top desk. Writing top H 31”
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by Johnson Carper
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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Pierre Jeanneret, Authentic PJ-BU-02-A Desk, circa 1957, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The "Office table" desk also known as PJ-BU-02-A, was created around 1957-58 by Pierre Jeanneret. It is a beautiful blend of solid sissoo, teakwood and cedar. Its rectangular top has...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Faux Leather, Wood, Teak, Cedar

California Studio Black Walnut Executive Desk #2
Located in Oakland, CA
California studio desk handcrafted of solid black Walnut by Berkeley craftsman, Jim Sweeney. The desk features beautifully figured black walnut, two drawers with exposed joinery on s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

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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