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Desks For Sale
English Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Georgian styled desk with raised panel sides and three-piece leather top with gilded tooling is generously sized without being overly dramatic. At 60” by 36”, there is enough su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightened early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop-Front Secretary / Writing Desk in Cherry Veneer from South Germany around 1820.
Neoclas...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic woo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
English Kidney Shaped Kneehole Writing Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decora...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original lock...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
AIMARA Small Brass Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
$275 / item
Danish Rosewood Desk by Severin Hansen Jr. for Haslev, 1960s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exceptional Danish modern rosewood desk designed by Severin Hansen Jr. for Haslev Møbelsnedkeri, crafted in the 1960s. This piece is a quintessential example of Hansen’s celebrate...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Carlton Desk
Located in London, GB
Part of The Modernist Collection, inspired by the work of Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti, this desk denotes a streamlined and indeed squarely modernist design.
Handcrafted...
Category
2010s Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
$14,417 / item
Elegant Macassar Art Deco Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930.
Bronze handles.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a light grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather
$3,235 / item
Rare Marzio Cecchi Steel Diapason Desk For Studio Most Firenze, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
One of only 40 ever produced.
The Diapason Desk in stainless steel by Marzio Cecchi for Studio Most Firenze, 1970s. Its sleek design features a cantilevered tapering top with a curve...
Category
1970s Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A superior quality Queen Anne period, burr walnut bureau in superb condition and of outstanding colour with curly grain figuring and deep, rich patina. The shallow sloping fall enclo...
Category
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Directoire Style Medium-Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange & Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period design is remarkable with its straight, classic...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu.
Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS"
This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Model Hm 6-81 Teak Record Console by Herbert
By Herbert Hirche, Braun
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Germany
Designer: Herbert Hirche
Manufacturer: Braun
Era: 1957
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 52.25? wide x 15? deep x 28? tall
Condition: In excellent original condit...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather top by Niagara Furniture is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the office. Features include a three panel green genuine full gra...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,085 / item
British Colonial Grass Cloth and Faux Bamboo Three-Tiered Cabinet and Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style three-tiered cabinet desk with a gallery at the top over three step down compartments covered with grass cloth and framed with faux bamboo. The upper and lower...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Vintage French Directoire Style Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
The Vintage French Directoire Style Black Lacquered Writing Desk is a stylish piece of furniture characterized by its antique design and polished black finish. It exudes a sense of e...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior, original brasses, and resting on the origin...
Category
1770s American Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details. The desk is in great antique condi...
Category
1820s French Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with our Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk. This iconic piece, designed by American artist Paul Evans, merges Bohemian flair with modernist soph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
1970 Jens Risom Designs Double Pedestal Executive Desk in Walnut Made in Denmark
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large Double Pedestal Executive Desk in Walnut, designed by Jens Risom for Risom Designs Inc. in the 1960s. This example dates to ca. 1970 and has been recently refinished....
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cherry
Art Nouveau Walnut Pedestal Desk with Upper Cabinet and Stained Glass, C. 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau pedestal desk in walnut with cabinets at either side of knee-hole opening to offer six storage drawers, in addition to the three drawers along the apron. The small bookcase resting over the rear top features a gallery with carved cyma curves and finials and offers an open cubby with shelves that is flanked on either side by cabinets with stained glass door panels...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Stained Glass, Walnut
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls made by Uniflex. Great low desk or vanity very unique design. Made in Denmark. Located in Brooklyn NYC.
Measures 60” x 20” x 26”...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Cowboy California Ranch Style Writing Desk and Chair by Monterey
Located in New York, NY
Rare and sought after writing desk and chair by the great California maker, Monterey Furniture Co. circa 1930's. The desk, and chair are both structurally sound and sturdy, both show...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Wood
'Frejus' Wood And Steel Desk In The Style Of Eugene Printz
Located in Glendale, CA
'Frejus' Wood And Steel Desk In The Style Of Eugene Printz
Crafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who meticulously ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
$14,500 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Vintage Coastal Bent Rattan Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the serene elegance of a sun-drenched retreat with this exquisite Vintage Coastal Bent Rattan Desk. Masterfully crafted with fluid lines of beautifully curved rattan, this piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Ponte Mid Century Walnut Cantilever Desk
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Franklin Park, IL
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Ponte Mid Century Walnut Cantilever Desk
This desk measures: 83.75 wide x 35.75 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
Fair Vintage Condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid writing desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid writing desk, having the original brass gilded gallery above a small bevelled edge mirror flanked by four small mahogany inlaid drawers abov...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Materials
Brass
1960s 1970s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
1960s/70s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture
Object: Desk
Manufacturer: Sibast Furniture
Condition: Good
Age: Circa 1960-1970
Dimensions:
Width = 179.5cm
Dep...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Desk Made In Teak By Svend Aager Madsen For Sigurd Hansen From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Modern 1960s teak wood desk with 3 drawers on each side designed by Svend Aage Madsen and manufactured by Sigurd Hansen from around the 1960s. High quality desk with shelf at the bac...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut freestanding Davenport having a quality burr walnut serpentine shaped top opening to reveal a fitted interior above a serpentine shaped burr wal...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or reception area in a business setting. It feat...
Category
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,562 / item
Sven Aage Madsen Rosewood Desk. H.P. Hansen, Denmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Beautiful desk in rosewood designed by Danish Architect Svend Aage Madsen for H.P. Hansen, Denmark. Very sculptural shape with many wonderful details. Bookcase to the back side , and...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Modern Black Writing Table Desk or Vanity Console in high gloss
Located in Riga, LV
Refined elegance and classic design characterize the Kanttari Writing Desk. The definition of rich furniture design, this beautiful writing desk is handmade with soft to touch black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Jacobean William and Mary Greek Key Carved Mahogany 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Jacobean William and Mary Green Key Carved Mahogany 3 Drawer Desk. Item features carved "chinoiserie" details, turn carved spiral legs and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century French Oak Desk-Cabinet, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury French Desk Cabinet, circa 1940
Solid oak
Ideal for office storage : one part to store documents in binders, one part can be used as a shelf and two drawers.
Good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers Edwards and Roberts. Moulded cornice over arched glazed panel doors with green fabric lined interior above a rolled front inlaid fan, shell and scroll decoration.
Pull out embossed green leather writing surface above graduated drawers on narrow feet: stamped "Edwards and Roberts" on top drawers edge. Famous cabinetry makers.
The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Studio Craft Teak Desk by Richard Artschwager
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio craft desk by American artist Richard Artschwager, c.1950s, USA. The desk features a boomerang style table top and three storage drawers on the right side, each showcasing a w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Queen Anne Chinoiserie Lacquer Pedestal Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Queen Anne Chinoiserie black lacquer pedestal desk. Desk features three-quarter gallery top over three horizontal drawers, and doo...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton mahogany Campaign slant front desk with two upper case flanking doors concealing pigeon holes, sliding lower case writing surface concealing fitted interior over si...
Category
1820s American Campaign Antique Desks
19th C Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Louis Philippe Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis Philippe buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, circa 1850-1860
Desk very convenient to store and close in a room with several func...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Cherry
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
In our 101 years of being in the Georgian Antiques business, this bureau, quite frankly, may be the finest that has graced our premises. Apparently made from Red Walnut (though it c...
Category
Early 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
$10,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wooden Writing Desk and Document Holder, India
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Indo-English writing desk features a flip-top document holder, is intricately carved with a rich bamboo and botanical motif in natural wood. Made in India, this desk provides a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
Located in Princeton, NJ
A contemporary take on the butler's desk. A butler's desk is a cabinet that converts into a desk, concealing its function. A desk, standing on its own looks out of place without an accompanying chair and lamp, but a cabinet that functions as a desk looks fine all by itself.
This is entirely handmade, down to the desk hardware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Brass
$25,000 / item
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual trapezoid-shaped Swedish Gustavian slant front desk. Front opens to reveal an ample work surface with six cascading drawers sitti...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
72" Desk or Conference Table by Lehigh Leopold
Located in South Charleston, WV
71 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 28.75". Lehigh Leopold circa 1970.
May be used as a conference table or executive desk.
An exceptional piece of furniture, over engineered and industrial strengt...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Travel Cabinet - Bargueno Desk - Spain and England - Early XXth - Arts and Craft
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically Spanish and dates from 20th Century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts and Craft ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Wood
1960's Mid-Century Danish Modern Arne Vodder Style Teak Desk
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage original Midcentury Modern desk for sale. Manufactured in the 1960's, and made in Denmark. Made of teak, and has been refinished. It has two drawers, and has the sculpted sol...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Original Pierre Jeanneret Partners Desk from the Offices of Chandigarh, India
Located in Stamford, CT
Original Pierre Jeanneret 'X' Leg Desk from the Offices of Chandigarh, India Designed by Le Corbusier. Hand-crafted from teakwood, the floati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe abattant secretary desk in a walnut cherry wood with exterior front inlay with farmscapes, castle and flowers marquetry details. The secretary ...
Category
1860s European Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Carlton House Desk Vintage English Styling with Leather Writing Surface
Located in Toronto, CA
Here is our Vintage Carlton House Desk, English Styling with Leather Writing Surface. A lovely flamed mahogany veneer with a lively pattern make this a true show piece. With seven drawers and two door cupboard storage area not only is this beautiful but also practice for storage of special items. The leather writing surface has a pull out portion that increases the useable area for papers or lap...
Category
20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Bureau De Roi - French Roll Top Desk Louis XV Monumental
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning French Louis XV style desk - or Bureau Du Roi - hand crafted from kingwood
This is based on the original as found in the Palace of Versaille and is an astounding work
Hopefu...
Category
1980s Louis XV Vintage Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Large Danish teak desk, double sided, by Svend Aage Madsen for H. P Hansen 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian executive desk. Very elegant, slender design. On the front, a drawer unit with four drawers on each side (included keys). On the back, a drawer unit with an inter...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Ash
$7,570 / item
Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back panels. X-shaped collapsible base with foot rail. Slanted top with that flips up to reveal four petite...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
19th Century Louis XV Style Ladies French Marquetry Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XV style Marquetry desk with embossed leather top.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
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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