Desks
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Stained Glass, Walnut
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar, Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Desks
Wood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Marble
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Abalone, Mahogany
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Wood
Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Vintage Desks
Mahogany
20th Century Georgian Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Laminate, Oak
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Satinwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Desks
Maple, Oak
20th Century American Desks
Oak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Late 20th Century American Campaign Desks
Oak
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Birch
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Burl
1910s American Mission Vintage Desks
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Maple, Walnut
18th Century English Antique Desks
Oak
1950s American Vintage Desks
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Desks
Bronze, Brass
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Hardwood, Leather
Maple Slant Front Desk
Rhode Island
18th Century
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Desks
1940s English George III Vintage Desks
Leather, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1650s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
20th Century English Sheraton Desks
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks
Oak
1750s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Kingwood
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Bronze
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Walnut, Leather
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Walnut
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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