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Desks For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Federal Cherrywood Desk and Glassdoor Bookcase
Located in Sheridan, CO
A Late Federal Cherrywood Desk and Bookcase, Circa 1830. This unique piece includes a folding desk and make a fabulous looking compact desk with plenty of storage in bookcase above. This was possibly a clerk's desk. Includes plenty of storage and desk...
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Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Desks

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Brass

18th Century Kneehole Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful knee hole desk.
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18th Century British Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Desk cylinder in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice desk cylinder in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by PELLAET 31 rue Caumartin PARIS . A very good cabinet maker in this time the desk cylinder has three belt d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet. Burr walnut bureau, of fabulous colour and patination complete with good interior and well kneehole configuration with cupboa...
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18th Century English Antique Desks

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Walnut

Important Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Bookcase Desk Desk-Chair & Filing Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique museum quality, 4-piece Parisian Art Nouveau office furniture set. As far as we know, this is the most complete, Louis Majorelle office furniture set that has been offered in the world in the past 50 years. Most collectors and enthousiasts will know how rare a set like this is, but what makes it even more astonishing is its condition. Apart from the leather on the back of the original desk chair, this set could hardly be in better condition and it would certainly grace any museum for applied arts. The only known office set that comes close to this original and complete set is in the collection of the MAAS museum in Sydney, Australia. So if you are looking for an original, great condition and very rare, antique office interior by one of the world's best Art Nouveau designers then this is your chance. We are convinced it will be the only one you'll ever get. Also, because the Majorelle filing cabinet in this set is the first one of its kind that we have ever seen. For this amazing set of four we have created three listings so that we are able to show you enough pictures of the many hand carved and hand-crafted wooden, bronze, glass and design details per item. Mind you, this stunning and almost 8 feet tall 'bibliotheque' or 'library bookcase' is the first one of the three listings that, together, show and describe this unique Louis Majorelle office of amazing quality and beauty. In image 8 of this listing is a photo of the complete set as shot in one of our facilities. This here Majorelle bookcase is the largest and best condition specimen that you will ever see and the workmanship is as good as you will ever be able to find. The deeply hand carved organic plant motifs are simply amazing and these motifs are to be found in all four pieces that this set consists of. What makes this stunning and predominantly solid nutwood bookcase extra special are the inlaid geometrical patterns in both the door panels and in the sides. However, the most impressive and aesthetically special features are the mint condition art glass panels with the top quality forged and hand hammered brass details in the upper part of each door. These metal worker's details, by the way, are the same organic plant motifs as the hand carved ones in the legs and in the 'roof' of this largest ever Majorelle cabinet (as shown in image 9 of this listing). Especially with the doors open you can see the vivid irridescent colors that are in the glass art panels. Below these art glass panels in the doors are large and also superb condtion, beveled glass windows. All the bookshelfs inside of this work of art bookcase are height adjustable and all are in very good condition too. All three doors come with perfect working locks and each door has its own bronze Majorelle designed key (one key is original and we had two more cast). Finally, this antique and museum quality, Art Nouveau gem...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood Inlay In Foliate Design. Curbside to NYC/Philly $300
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Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks

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Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Antique Spanish Colonial Revival Desk with Iron Stretcher Bars Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely crafted Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Revival style hand carved mahogany desk with hand forged wrought iron stretche...
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Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Desks

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Mahogany

French 18th Century Directoire Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and classically designed French Directoire “D” roll top desk. The desk is topped with a polished piece of St. Anne gris marble. Directly beneath the marble are three draw...
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18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks

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Marble

Antique French Louis XV Style Highly Figured Walnut Bureau Plat Desk Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully handcrafted late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat. Finely crafted marquetry using both burled and straight grained walnut veneers. Three serpentine drawers ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Slant Front Writing Desk Early 17th Century
By Jacobean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 17th Century Hand Crafted English Jacobean Slant Front Desk on Later Stand also fashioned in oak. Intricate hand carved detailing on the front and side panels. Interior fitted with 3 inlayed oak...
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17th Century British Jacobean Antique Desks

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Oak

George III inlaid mahogany bureau
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III inlaid mahogany bureau This George III inlaid mahogany bureau was made circa 1780. It has the unusual drawer formation of a wide drawer at the top, a pair of small drawers...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Early 20th Century Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hamm...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks

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Copper

French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens with a flap which reveals 4 interior drawers, 1 shelf and 2 lockers as well as a s...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Bronze

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...
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Early 20th Century Regency Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Roll Top Desk, By Derby, Circa 1920
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice “S-scroll” roll top desk in golden oak by Derby Co. of Boston, circa 1920, with double banks of drawers, interior compartments and paneled on all sides. Nice old finish in gre...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

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...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Walnut

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...
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Early 18th Century Antique Desks

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Walnut

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.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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...
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Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian freestanding quality oak roll top desk with fielded panels to all sides and back, quality swan neck tambour opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

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Oak

Desk in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Book: Buenos Aires Art Deco y Racionalismo Author: Mimi Bohm Page: 68 Year: 1920 It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exo...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood

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...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood

Desk in Wood, 1900, 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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Desk in Wood, 1920, Sign: Made in France 7382
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Sign: Made in France 7382 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 ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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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 ...
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Early 20th Century English Desks

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Satinwood

Early 1900s Antique Swedish Pine Writing Desk, Bleached
Located in Franklin, TN
Vintage Swedish pine writing desk from the early 1900s, meticulously sanded and bleached to unveil its inherent natural color and wood grain. The slanted lift-top lid gracefully hing...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Desks

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Pine

English Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk This Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk was made circa 1910. The cabinetmaker took inspiration from the designs of Thomas Chippendale. Using the ...
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Early 1900s English Chippendale Antique Desks

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Mahogany

G F Hardy. An oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath
Located in London, GB
G F Hardy Manchester. An Arts and Crafts oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath. The sides are carved and polychrome painted with a sweet little rabbit an...
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1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks

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Oak

Small antique French stand-alone desk cabinet, oak archive card index.
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Antique small solid oak chest of drawers, filing cabinet, card index that was used as a stand-alone desk cabinet with information about customers, products, etc. Very nice condition ...
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1910s French Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Kneehole Desk, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Handles, Surrounding Central Cupboard Door, Raised On Elegant Original Ogee Bracket Feet. As a general rule kneehole desks like this are a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard the must popular design and layout. There are of course many different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule this is the typical form of an 18th century kneehole desk...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Belgian Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The soft hue of the natural oak gives this vintage provincial desk an innate appeal. Hand-built in Belgium in the early 20th century, the rectangular tabletop is supported by a gener...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Country Desks

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Oak

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Solid Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant antique Italian writing desk of the period Louis XVI, 18th century. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant turned leg...
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1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Walnut

1920's Art Nouveau French Sculpted Oak Art Nouveau Desk with Chair
Located in Paris, FR
An exquisite desk and desk chair fashioned from solid oak wood dating back to the 1920s. The chair's seat and the desktop were masterfully reuphols...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desks

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Brass

English Satinwood & Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and leather top brass mounted partners desk with six flanking drawers, four carved inset corners, and resting on the original squared tapered molded edge legs. Late...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century, Italian Veneered Wood Bureau Mazzarina
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian veneered wood Bureau Mazzarina This Mazzarina desk was made in the Baroque period, in the early eighteenth century, in Turin, inspired by the models of furnitur...
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Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Desks

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Wood

18th century Bureau
Located in Penzance, GB
Here we have a very petite red walnut 1780 bureau, this piece is only 27 inches on the Carcas and 28 inches over all . the bureau has an untouched colour, and is nice to be in red w...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Desks

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Walnut

An Elegant French Louis XV Style Ebonized 3-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
of pegged construction the serpentine top with hand-tooled maroon leather insert above a shaped apron fitted with 3 drawers adorned with rocaille brass escutcheons; all raised on gra...
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Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Tulipwood Ladies Work table
Located in Essex, MA
Small work table of small scale to decorate a hall way or a small space. With many drawers and compartments. Lower shelf. Sabot feet. J.P Morgan Provenance.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Tulipwood

Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter Neat Front of House Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartme...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks

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Oak

Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest England Circa 1790
Located in Hudson, NY
Very handsome, 18th century bachelors chest with pull out writing surface. Made with dense hard mahogany and oak. It may be small but it is heavy and substantial. We'll make peace wi...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Leather, Oak, Mahogany

Antique postal sorting desk
Located in Franklin, TN
Antique wooden post office sorting desk with a beautiful, rich brown patina.
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Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
For those with an eye and love for antiques and an interest in possible provenance, this extraordinary Kentucky-made women's writing desk should peak your interest. It is said that t...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Desks

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Wood

Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a highly sought after antique campaign chest / secretary The piece has been crafted from camphor wood and is circa 1910 The central section opens out to reveal the re...
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1910s Vintage Desks

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Wood

Antique Art Nouveau Vanity
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.
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desks

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Wood

19th Century Mahogany pedestal desk
Located in Penzance, GB
Here we have a very good quality pedestal desk not the usual work type this is constructed as a one piece desk in mahogany. It has a back with mock drawers, a repeat of the front. It...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks

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Copper

Chippendale Desk Writing Table Pedestal 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined mahogany desk or writing table in the Chippendale manner Features swan neck handle draw fronts terminating on blood ball and claw legs The top finished with a tooled leather inset Classic Chippendale pie crust...
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1910s Chippendale Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

Philippe V Desk From the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This exceptional Felipe V writing desk is a true masterpiece of cabinetmaking. It captivates with its graceful design and meticulous craftsmanship. The piece, with a hinged cover and front, has been fashioned from the rich and warm woods of walnut and rosewood. What sets this piece apart is the intricate geometric decoration, finely inlaid in fruit woods, creating a captivating visual contrast. The details are simply breathtaking: bone inlays delicately worked into the sides and legs of ebonized wood, adding a touch of refinement and sophistication. The ebonization enhances the depth and texture of the wood, adding an extra dimension of elegance to this piece. Originating from Spain and dated to the late 17th century, this writing desk encapsulates the opulence and style of the era. Measuring 84x87x130 cm, it commands a prominent place in any space, serving as both a functional piece and a work of art. This design reveals a clear influence from the typology of San Filippo...
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17th Century Antique Desks

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Wood

Early Chinoiserie Japanned Leather Top Desk and Chair Set - Nichols and Stone
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful japanned Nichols & Stone chinoiserie desk and matching chair set. The desk itself is swoon-worthy with its painted traditional scenes of a forest and stenciled gold detai...
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks

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Metal

Art Nouveau Writing Desk with 9 Drawers (Vienna, 1910)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch Ausführung: unbekannter Hersteller, Wien um 1910 Maße in cm (H x B x T): 79 x 125 x 78 Material: Messing, Eiche furniert (ebonisiert), Leder Zustand: guter Zusta...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks

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Brass

Antique Moorish Style Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Desk and Chair Set
Located in Miami, FL
Very fine antique Moorish style mother-of-pearl inlaid writing desk and chair set, circa 1920's. This hand-carved, intricately detailed example has absolutely incredible inlay work o...
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Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Desks

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Fabulous Antique English Flame Mahog. Chippendale Style Large Desk w/leather
Located in Charleston, SC
This is an extraordinary Old/Antique English highly figured flame or crotch mahogany Chippendale Style Very Large Desk. It may be used as a partner's desk, but the back side is fini...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Bauhaus Partners Desk, Green Lacquered Metal and Chrome, Germany circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Bauhaus “Partners desk” (usable from two sides) from Germany around 1930 High gloss lacquered in the original green color (British Racing Green). Polished steel tube and partly...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks

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Steel, Chrome, Sheet Metal

Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
This two-part scriban cabinet showcases an exquisite combination of cream and gold Chinese lacquer, representing exquisite Italian craftsmanship from the early 20th century. The lower section is equipped with a chest of drawers featuring five drawers arranged in four rows. Above it, there's a slanted writing desk...
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Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

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Wood, Paint

High Polished American Mid-Century Aluminum Folding Army Desk
Located in New York, NY
WWII Aluminium Military Campaign Desk-Collapsible This desks was originally painted in a sea foam blue color for use in US military field hospitals. The desk is designed to Collapse...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Aluminum

PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century 19th century Portuguese. in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers. Folding lid with drawers and bins. Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
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18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Desks

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Wood

Oak Store Counter with Two Brass Slots for Money Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
Oak store counter with two money slots made of brass. Lots of storage. Great condition.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Desks

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Brass

Lacquered Sloping Desk, Chinoiserie, Late 18th Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large sloping desk or scriban with lacquered decoration of Chinoiserie, on a black background, with 3 drawers The flap opens onto an interior also lacquere...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks

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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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