Desks
Late 18th Century Unknown George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1800s George I Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
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Walnut
1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Brass
18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1720s English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1740s English George II Antique Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
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Padouk
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Walnut, Yew
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Brass
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Walnut
20th Century Georgian Desks
Brass
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Leather, Mahogany
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Satinwood
1880s English Georgian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Georgian Desks
Mahogany
1770s English George III Antique Desks
Satinwood
20th Century Georgian Desks
Brass
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Oak
1880s English George III Antique Desks
Oak
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Brass
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Mahogany
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Oak
1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1720s English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Desks
Bronze
1740s Dutch Rococo Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1720s English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks
Other
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Early 18th Century British George I Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
20th Century Georgian Desks
Leather, Yew
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Pine
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks
Wood
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Wood
1890s English Georgian Antique Desks
Oak
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.