Desks
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1980s Unknown Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Ormolu
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century British Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
1840s English William IV Antique Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Brass
19th Century Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Burl
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Elm, Burl
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1890s French Empire Antique Desks
Bronze
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Kingwood, Satinwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks
Bronze
1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather
Late 19th Century Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Desks
Oak
1880s Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1810s American Federal Antique Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Desks
Oak
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Mahogany, Glass
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1810s French Empire Antique Desks
Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Satinwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Other
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Stone
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Desks
Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Elm
Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 20th Century Desks
Metal
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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