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Desks For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
R & Y Augousti Goatskin Parchment and Shagreen Desk
Located in Skokie, IL
This exceptional desk was designed in the 1990s by husband-and-wife design team Ria and Yiouri Augousti of Paris, France. The surface and base of the desk is finished in parchment, w...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Goatskin, Shagreen, Wood
Desk in Beech by Andre Sornay 1950
By Andre Sornay
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Desk by Andre Sornay in the fifties
Structure in patinated beech with brown laminate top and side panels
3 drawers in front
traces of time on the wood and top.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Laminate, Beech
1960s Mid Century Walnut Desk by Ace- Hi
By ACE-HI
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut desk designed and manufactured by ACE-Hi in the United States circa 1960s. This beautiful writing desk features a walnut frame with five drawers giving you plenty ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Danish Flip-Top Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful expandable Danish Modern walnut desk with a flip-top design by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Lovig Nielsen. This desk can be used either flipped down for expansive space or f...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Georgian mahogany partners desk purchased from a large country estate.
This Georgian mahogany partners desk was made circa 1830.
It is of a rare small size for a partner’s desk, ...
Category
1820s British George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine French 1960s Desk by Pierre Paulin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) - A fine French Mid-Century writing table with a black lacquered tubular metal base, a white laminated plywood top and a wooden drawer with a metal pull. Mo...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Drexel Profile Mid-Century Modern Walnut K95 Desk by John Van Koert
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Elegant Mid-Century Modern K95 desk in walnut designed by John Van Koert for high quality furniture maker, Drexel. This desk has two large drawers on the left, and a smaller drawer o...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Danish Rosewood Desk, model 80 by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian desk. Composed of 2 x 2 drawers on the sides and a central drawer (with key), 2 niches at the back. Sober and elegant modernist design with slightly rounded corne...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile mid century leather top walnut desk
This desk measures: 53.75 wide x 33 deep x 35.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches
All pieces of ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
60s 70s teak desk desk Danish Modern Design Denmark
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s teak desk desk Danish Modern Design Denmark
Object: desk
Manufacturer:
Condition: Good - Vintage
Age: around 1960-1970
Dimensions:
Width = 144...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Unique Ovoid Walnut Desk with 3 Drawers
Located in Kensington, MD
Unique Ovoid Walnut Desk with 3 Drawers
Additional information:
Material: Walnut
Unique ovoid-shaped desk top provides visual interest and pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
National Mt Airy Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A National Mount Airy Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk in great vintage condition.
All drawers with dovetail construction an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sligh Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk with Glass
Located in Germantown, MD
A Sligh Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk with protective Glass top in great condition.
All drawers with dovetail...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Neo-Renaissance Hand-Carved Wooden Desk Henri II Style circa 1870 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important neo renaissance oak desk from the second half of the 19th century. The lower part, alternating with twisted columns reminiscent of the Louis XIII style, is entirely hand carved and has three drawers on each box and three drawers in the belt. The top is covered with a red imitation leather. The upper part, made up of four drawers and two mail boxes, is surmounted by an openwork pediment, carved with foliage motifs. The back of the desk is entirely decorated with low relief sculpture...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany desk with pull out "typewriter" table designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon.
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome antique English British Colonial campaign desk crafted in mahogany, in three pieces, with a lush tooled brown leather top, nine drawers, brass campaign hardware and arched f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Green Leather Writing Table Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign writing table desk with Green leather writing surface
This desk is a very good size, ideal for compact spaces whilst still maximising the use of the surface work area. It has five good sized drawers and plenty of leg room
This was made by REH Kennedy...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Chippendale Desk Serpentine Pedestal, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany chippendale style desk of serpentine form.
circa 1880
The desk stands upon typical Chippendale style carved ogee feet.
The desk has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers....
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Desk Veneered in Walnut Briar, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Desk Veneered in Walnut Briar, Lombardy 17th century
with ebonized profiles and large contrasting threads arranged to create shaped reserves; floor surmounted by a riser wit...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Henkel Harris Mahogany Vanity Dressing Table Desk with fliptop Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Henkel Harris Virginia Galleries mahogany vanity, dressing table or writing desk with fliptop Mirror in the Queen Anne style.
Measures 42" in width, 20.75" in depth, 30.5" in height...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Desk with Roll-Top, Walnut Veneer, 1950s, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a legendary and mysterious project that was probably commissioned for a chain of exclusive Polish Fashion salons in Poland, circa 1950s. It is not known to this day who is be...
Category
1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
Located in Central England, GB
A superb French Louis XVI style Bureau plat.
This exceptional French decorative bureau plat is made of a high-quality solid mahogany c...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk and Chair in Matching Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant and early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Desk model 4725 in mahogany with original green leather and matching swiveling stool.
Category
1940s Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th C Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Bonheur du Jour
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1890s French secretary desk or bonheur du jour (translates to daytime delight) in mahogany and brass. Top section has a brass gallery, decorative brass trim and mounts. Two hin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Carved Oak Writing Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Carved Oak Writing Table
A particularly fine quality Writing table or desk the top has a rope carved top edge and a lattice styl...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Leather Top Writing Desk with Ming Style Legs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A Chippendale style writing desk with tooled brown leather top and two drawers, each with two hanging bale pulls and a single keyhole. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Leather
Jules Wabbes L Shaped End Grain Desk Wenge
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Bruxelles, BE
End-grain desk in wenge early production by mobilier universel in beginning of the sixties.
Very high standard of fabrication top in wenge and drawers in solid black lacquered wood ...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wenge
Danish Modern Arne Wahl Iversen Tall Teak Desk with Four Drawers Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Danish modern cabinetry on this piece, a desk in teak with door that pulls down to reveal a generous work area and cubbies that can store all your needs. Below the desk are t...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Early American Style Oak Kneehole Library Office Writing Desk Dressing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Early American style kneehole desk or vanity, circa 1960s. Made of oak featuring turned and ribbed accents with scrolled backsplash and six drawer...
Category
1960s American Colonial Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
British Colonial Style Demi-Lune Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style desk crafted in mahogany in a demilune form with a tooled tan leather top, four drawers and featuring bold turned an...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1567 four drawer Desk Maple black Finish brass Pulls
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1567 four drawer desk solid maple black finish brass pulls solid maple. Desk is in original vintage condition. Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard, Desk in Teck, 1960s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard, attributed to.
Desk in teak, rectangular in shape and with an extending top standing on a box made up of two drawers, with its teak chair with a curved...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
Lacquer and Chrome Vintage Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage lacquered and chrome banded desk. The color is an off-white/ivory. There are two desk drawers with chrome fronts. The stacked box sides have chrome banding. The back of the...
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Chrome
Italian Midcentury Executive Rosewood Desk and Chair by Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Excellent Italian Executive desk designed by Vittorio and Plinio Dassi in 1950. glass top, eight drawers, solid brass tipped feet, high executive quality. It features an exquisite de...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Quality Oak Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality oak bureau having a quality oak fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of six small drawers with original brass handles, six pigeon holes and ...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Sevre's Plaque Bonheur du jour
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine rare 19th century French kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Sevre's plaque bonheur de jour.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Dunbar Exceptional Mahogany Desk with Inset Leather Top 1960s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted desk in dark mahogany with inset leather top and sculpted oval chrome and brass pulls as well as brass feet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1960's (signed ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Desk in Wood by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful wooden desk made by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips in the 70's.
The desk is made entirely of wood and has hard and minimalist lines. It is composed of 6 smaller ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Stunning Large Oversize Leather Top Two Pedestal Campaign Partners Desk Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning large oversize leather top two pedestal campaign partners desk table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Desk with Two Sliding Drawers by Jacques Adnet
Located in Brussels, BE
Very nice desk in black patinated wrought iron.
The 4 feet supporting the belt of the upper plate also in steel.
They are joined by a spacer in the lower part "rolled up" outwards.
A...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Camphor wood campaign chest with fitted desk drawer, most likely British, Mid 19th Century, a high quality campaign piece made in two pieces from beautiful camphor wood, ligh...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Mahogany Desk by André Arbus and Vadim Androussov
By André Arbus
Located in Montreal, QC
Art Deco Mahogany desk by André Arbus and Vadim Androussov decorated with a patinated bronze cartouche representing a female face France: circa 1940 Provenance: this secretary was pa...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative early 20th century Chinese red and black lacquered writing desk. Gorgeous painted patterns and Asian images. So unique! An exceptional piece!.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Slant Front Bureau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style red Lacquered slant front bureau / desk with lower drawer & fitted interior, Chinoiserie decoration, Cabriole legs, and mounts on feet, 19th century, France.
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold Dresser / Desk, Teak, Denmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold Dresser / Desk in teak, made in Denmark, nice original condition, great size, measuring 26" W x 16" D x 35' H, hand delivery avail to New ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Pace Collection Desk by Irving Rosen, circa 1973
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Japanese Tamo wood and stainless steel desk by Pace, designed by Irving Rosen. Waterfall edges with polished stainless steel. Wood is Tamo ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from 20th century. Furniture richly inlaid in palisander, maple, mahogany and fruitwood of great impact. Bureau equipped with two externa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique French Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~Beautiful French writing desk or sofa table with elegant features!~
~Lovely barely twist legs as well as barley twist stretcher and ...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Five-Drawer Desk and Armchair Set
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco desk constructed of very good quality walnut this desk is comprised of 5 drawers and is embellished with a leather writing surface. The drawers feature very ni...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
Italian Midcentury Executive Desk with Chairs, Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This stunning Italian executive desk is a masterpiece designed and attributed to Vittorio Dassi, a model type produced in Italy circa 1954 and specifically dedicated to an audience formed by professionals and senior managers.
Its structure is characterized by an amazing sculptural and architectural shape, supported by conic brass sabots, equipped with six drawers and the top table has slightly curved form, finished with a spectacular retro-colored emerald green glass top.
It's in very good condition of the period as the images show, completely restored recently and now ready to use.
The set is composed of a presidential armchair...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Shop Counter
Located in Houston, TX
This wonderful antique shop counter/desk has a light three plank pine top and an antique painted finish on the bottom. The counter, finished on al...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks
Materials
Pine
Rare Stunning Atomic Age Boomerang Desk and Gemini Leather Armchair, France 1970
Located in New York, NY
France, 1970's
A phenomenal Space Age boomerang desk. A beautifully elongated and angled Formica top cantilevers over a steel column with a spring-loaded compartmentalized drawer, raised on a cast iron base sheathed in original red shag carpeting. Accompanied by a sleek Gemini armchair...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Scandinavian Modern Teak Drop Front Secretary Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nicely detailed and compact, with multiple storage options, this Danish design provides an efficient workspace in a small footprint. Ideal for home or office, it features two shelves...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Writing Desk by Jules Wabbes for Foncolin in 1957
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
Jules Wabbes is one of the most important Belgian furniture designers from the post-war period. He is best known for his office furniture where he decorated office spaces with such a...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
James 'Jim' Sweeney Desk
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One desk by James Sweeney in rosewood.
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Unusual Six-Drawer Danish Desk with Front Storage Cubby by Gunni Omann
By Gunni Omann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual six-drawer Danish desk with front storage cubby by Gunni Omann, top left drawer locks, retains original key, superior quality and construction, u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Dan Johnson for Hayden Hall Solid Maple Desk, 1947
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one of Dan Johnson’s earliest and rarest designs, made for Hayden hall of Alhambra, California. The form is classic California midcentury. Made fro...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Maple
Jean Prouvé Wall-Mounted Desk
Located in Stockton, NJ
Wall-mounted desk for Martel de Janville Sanatorium, Plateau d'Assy.
Ateliers Jean Prouvé, France, 1936.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
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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