Desks
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany, Oak
1960s Vintage Desks
Bamboo, Lacquer
1850s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
1880s French Provincial Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks
Maple
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Desks
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 20th Century American Desks
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Rosewood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
Late 19th Century Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1810s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Oak, Pine
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Birch, Teak
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak, Plywood
Early 20th Century English Desks
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Lucite, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
20th Century French Rococo Desks
Bronze
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desks
Brass
Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Brass
18th Century English Baroque Antique Desks
Mahogany, Tulipwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Mirror, Birch
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Desks
Poplar, Paint
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century Regency Desks
Leather
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s Unknown Baroque Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Hardwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
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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