Desks
1930s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Bronze
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks
Wood
1950s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Desks
Wood
19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Desks
Porcelain, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany, Leather
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Bronze, Stainless Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
2010s American Louis XVI Desks
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Oak, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Porcelain, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Porcelain, Kingwood, Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass, Aluminum
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Desks
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
1920s European Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Marble, Bronze
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Fruitwood, Burl
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Gold, Ormolu
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
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.