Desks
1940s American Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks
Glass, Walnut
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Antique Desks
Satinwood
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Country Desks
Pine
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s Renaissance Desks
Wood
1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Fabric, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Leather, Glass, Oak, Wenge
2010s Federal Desks
Mahogany
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s American Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Desks
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar
19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century American Victorian Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Desks
Mirror, Maple
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
2010s American Modern Desks
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Italian Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s Danish Modern Desks
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Lacquer
1910s Lebanese Vintage Desks
Cedar
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Desks
Ash
1940s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Chrome
1820s French Antique Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Ash, Walnut
19th Century American Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1920s Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Upholstery, Bamboo, Cane, Raffia, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s French Vintage Desks
Steel
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
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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