Desks
1950s American Vintage Desks
Rattan, Laminate
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Desks
Leather, Walnut
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Laminate, Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
1890s Sheraton Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bamboo, Wicker
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks
Wicker, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1830s English Antique Desks
Brass, Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Modern Desks
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1970s American Vintage Desks
Fiberglass, Rosewood
Late 19th Century British Chippendale Antique Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Desks
Softwood
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1860s Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bamboo, Wicker
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany, Satinwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s Philippine Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desks
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Belgian Country Desks
Oak
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Ormolu
1960s South American Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Desks
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s French Vintage Desks
Fiberglass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Mahogany
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Beech, Oak
1990s American Modern Desks
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
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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