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Desks For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Vintage Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Carlton House Writing Desk. Stands on four hepplewhite legs with ball feet. Accented with tooled leather top, starburst brass drawer pull, b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Mahogany Executive Writing Desk by Ole Wanscher, c. 1950's
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Norwalk, CT
Rich mahogany takes on a glowing, satin-like luminescence in this breathtaking and rare writing desk by Ole Wanscher. The simple form is perfectly proportioned, with elegant squared legs supporting two symmetrical pairs of dovetailed drawers, each topped by a handy brush slide with a recessed center - providing the perfect place to install a handy calendar, a slim pad of custom stationary, or a luxurious leather writing surface - whatever suits your needs! A third large brush slide on the reverse side of the desk pulls out to provide a convenient client work space. The top - which subtly overhangs the base - is finished with a luxuriously thick border of banded inlay, providing textural contrast which further enhances the natural beauty of the figured mahogany.
Stately in its simplicity, this exquisite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
RARE Hard Rock Maple Conant Ball American Modern Art Deco Desk with Round Pulls
Located in Monrovia, CA
1940s Russel Wright Conant Ball American Modern Solid Hard Rock Maple Art Deco Round Pull Desk Very RARE.
This RARE Solid Hard Rock Maple Desk With Roun...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Arne Vodder Style Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
By Arne Vodder
Located in Countryside, IL
Arne Vodder Style Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
This desk measures: 59 wide x 28.5 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Regency George III Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency writing desk. A chic George III style with a chic roll top. Inlay leather writing area. Lots of little drawers and slots for organizing. A real showstopper...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Interior compartment, possibly for holding letters
Sliding drawer on the side (stuck)
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke.
Signed to the bronze mount ‘F.Linke’.
Linke Index Number 1650.
This very fine and unusual bureau de dame ha...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Lady Astor Solid Mahogany Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne or Georgian style Lady Astor slant front writing desk
By Henkel Harris
USA, Circa 1970s
Solid mahogany, with original brass hardware. Desk locks, and key is ...
Category
1970s American Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hand-Crafted Blonde Pine Kneehole Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
This desk is hand crafted in pine. It features two doors below the drawers on each side of the spacious drawers.
The desk is constructed in 3 parts; the top segment includes the ban...
Category
20th Century American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Pine
Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960's
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et-Cetera collection, a timeless masterpiece from th...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Hi Fi Cabinet Vinyl Storage & Record Player Storage Desk Storage c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Hi Fi cabinet with a part for the storage of a record player and many drawers to store vinyl records. If you put the vinyl recorder on the cabinet there ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French 1970s Desk by Michel Mortier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michel MORTIER (1925-2015)- A writing table with a beech base and a white laminated plywood top. Model MP2 (Mortier/ Perrigault), 1979.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Laminate, Beech
Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk
Year: 1940
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want t...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Rattan and Herringbone Woven Wicker Secretary Desk and Chair
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Oval secretary desk features rattan and wood construction and veneers of woven wicker in a herringbone pattern. Includes matching chair and custom cut glass top.
Measures 56"W x 27"D...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian mahogany pedestal desk, having a green leather top, decorated with gold tooling, above three drawers. The top fits on to two pedestals, each with a further th...
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality French antique Victorian kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau/desk having the original ornate ormolu gallery above two drawers and boasting ormolu beading above the kingwo...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Other, Ormolu
Scandinavian Modern Teak Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobler
Located in Vienna, AT
This Handsome Scandinavian Modern teak desk was designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik Denmark in the 1950s. This compact yet functional desk is beautifully constructed,...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
American Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut 5 Piece Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1970's handcrafted solid walnut desk set, letter tray, pencil holder, envelope holder, card holder, and clip holder, elegant excellent condition incredible craftsmanship an...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Desk by Gianfranco Frattini, Italy 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional rosewood desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the 1950s. Inextricably linked to the history of prestigious Italian companies, such as Artemide, Bernini and Cassina. Gi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Faux Bamboo Writing Desk Attributed to Ficks Reed
By Ficks Reed
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage writing desk features faux bamboo frame, faux wicker drawer fronts, and bronze hardware. Good condition with minor imperfections consistent with age, see photos for condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Expanding Desk by Lane
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
Brass
Vintage French Country Provincial Style Shell Carved Blue Painted 2 Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Style Shell Carved Blue Painted 2 Drawer Desk. Item features 2 drawers, blue distressed painted finish, solid wood construction, carved and finish back...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Oak Desk Organizer
Located in High Point, NC
This authentic desk organizer was crafted from fine oak wood in 19th-century France. Adorned with delicately carved finials reminiscent of chess figures, it features a spacious compa...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Good Large Double Pedestal Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Perth, GB
A Good Large double pedesal mahogany partners desk , with brass gallery to the top the gallery supports simulating corinthian columns, The original dark green leather top with deep and intricate tooling embelllished with gilding , some of the gold has now worn. The breakfront writing top with one central drawer in the frieze above the kneehole space. Each pedestal has 4 long drawers which have the bottoms and sides lined in mahogany and with lovely practical drop swag...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
TEAK Mid Century Modern Danish "MAGIC BOX" Desk / Hideaway Secretary Desk
Located in Weehawken, NJ
This Mid Century Modern Teak "Magic Box" secretary desk highlights precisely what makes Danish furniture so functional and versatile. This cabinet takes up minimal depth yet once you...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
50° Desk at the Alvear Palace Hotel in Argentina
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Wood desk from the 50s,
One drawer is fixed, it was used to hide a safe underneath
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you h...
Category
1950s Argentine Space Age Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want to live in the golden yea...
Category
1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
Gio Ponti Attributed Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Gio Ponti attributed desk - Italy, 1950s
Gorgeous from every angle with floating top and drawers and angular scissor legs
Constructed of oak wood and original black top
In...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Laminate
Italian Modern Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single pedestal teak desk with floating top, four-drawer cabinet, carved recessed pulls, and metal structural frame. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Rare ND93 Desk in Rosewood by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1950's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Introducing the exquisite Model ND93 writing desk in rosewood, a timeless masterpiece crafted by the renowned Danish designer Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen in the 1950s. This icon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal Inlays, and bronze handles and wheels.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
Located in Highclere, Newbury
An original Pierre Jeanneret X frame teak and leather Administrative Desk from the Civic buildings of Chandigarh, India, matched to a fully upholstered Mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Modern Executive Brazilian Rosewood Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern executive rosewood desk designed and manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has a very particula...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Oak Restaurant Reception Greeting Station, with Specials Menu Board
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oak Restaurant Reception Greeting Station, with Specials Menu Board
A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the front of the desk has a Menu B...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
ENGLISH CYLINDER DESK 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ENGLISH CYLINDER DESK 19th Century
in mahogany wood and mahogany root.
With drop lid, top partially covered in leather, interior with drawers, b...
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau circa 1790.
Fine quality George III period walnut bureau, fitted with a fall and 2 over 3 drawers.
Fa...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Art Nouveau Vanity or Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique Art Nouveau Vanity (Desk) 43" wide, 16" deep and 30" tall.
The desk is very light and is placed on coasters.
It has 4 drawers that open and close freely.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Wood
Tall Blue Painted Swedish Secretary Bureau, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment.
The entire secretary has been given a professional custom layered blue painted fi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Figured Walnut Bureau Cabinet
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine early Georgian walnut secretaire cabinet veneered throughout with book-matched figured walnut. The fall front opening to a fitted int...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Step into the allure of mid-century Italian design with this masterfully writing desk crafted in the 1950s and attributed to La Permanente Mobili Cantù.
It's in very good condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Desk Louis XV Style Cylinder Bureau de Dam
Located in Buxton, GB
This fabulous Bureau de Dam Writing Desk, has a Cylinder Roll Top and has been designed in Louis XV Style.
The desk is dated late 19th Century and of French origin. The Bureau is In...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Kidney Shaped Satinwood Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R028 Fine quality and very attractive Edwardian kidney shaped desk in satinwood, having new black tooled leather to the top above two shaped and satinwood crossbanded frieze drawers ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Victorian Desk - Walnut Shaped Writing Table Circa 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Victorian Walnut Shaped Writing Table.
Circa 1860
Standing on Shaped Carved Legs with a Ring Turned Stretcher and Turned and Carved Uprights.
The Kidney Shaped top featuring a...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Desk in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French
Year: 1920
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want to liv...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
HARRODS KENNEDY DOUBLE SIDED TWO PERSON MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWiN PEDESTAL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign twin pedestal double sided partner desk g...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk, 1950, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique....
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak make up Vanity jewelry box by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Danish Modern teak make up vanity or desk. Beautiful light teak color with a nice grain. Flip top mirror with brass ring pull opens to a sliding felt lined jewelry box with two lower sections for make up storage...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Felt, Mirror
1960s Arco Office 3-Drawer Desk by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Sintesis
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Arco desk, designed by Studio B.B.P.R for Olivetti Sintesis in 1963. The piece was manufactured in Italy in the 1960s. The frame and base are made of iron, and it has a ca...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cylinder Bureau. By François Linke, Paris. Index Number 100. France, Circa 1890.
The top with three quarter pierced gallery. The cylinder front centred by a gilt-bronze foliate framed oval decorated with floral marquetry and a harp and books representing lyric poetry. Flanked by twin-light gilt-bronze candelabra. The roll-top enclosing an arrangement of four small drawers and five small compartments above a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface. The frieze fronted by a central drawer with spring-loaded secret release and faced with a relief-cast plaque of cloudborne putti representing the arts. The flanking drawers with gilt-bronze acanthus cast handles and fruiting cornucopia...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Desk Art Deco in Wood, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an i...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
1960's Mid Century Modern Walnut Executive desk with floating top
Located in Chicago, IL
1960's Mid Century Modern Walnut Executive desk.
Features a "floating" desktop and (6) drawers.
Unmarked, however very well made.
60" x 30" x 29"H
Condition: Overall very good con...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Freestanding Teak Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast, 1960s
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A desk designed by Danish designer Arne Vodder in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space. On the front t...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
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.
Th...
Category
1880s Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Henredon Scene II Mid Century Burlwood Executive Desk
By Henredon
Located in Countryside, IL
Henredon Scene II Mid Century Burlwood Executive Desk
This desk measures: 70 wide x 34 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches
Al...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Burl
Jasper Cabinet Georgian Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Jasper Cabinet Co.
USA, Circa 1970s
Carve...
Category
1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
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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