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Desks For Sale
Pedestal Desk in the Biedermeier manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A blond wood burr veneered and ebonized pedestal desk with inset leather top and diamond design inlaid ends. The design is taken from Biedermei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Desks

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Birch, Wood

Desk Art Deco in Wood, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an i...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood

Melchiorre Bega Desk, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian desk in a beautiful caramel wood. Four pull-out drawers flank each side of the desk. Angular extension on the left side of the desk for extra writing space and fanta...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Swivel Leather Desk Chair, Cubé Desk Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Cubé is a desk chair with modern lines combined with noble metal details. It has an elegant leather upholstery. The double cushioning on the seat adds to the level of comfort, while ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks

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Metal

"Swedish Grace" Period Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Grace was the inspiration for this lovely birch secretary which makes working from home a joy! Three locking drawers sit beneath a generous drop-front with 6 interior drawers, a pair...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Birch

Desk Arts and Crafts , 1890, England
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
The set includes, armchair, desk and desk accessories. It is from the first era. Bibliography: Revue de l’Art N°185 – March 2014, p. 23. Founded in 1857 by Gustave Keller, the Keller...
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Desks

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Wood

1970s Jens Risom Design Executive Desk in Walnut with Five Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Executive Desk in Walnut, designed by Jens Risom in the 1960s. This particular example was produced by Risom Design Inc. and dates back to the 1970s. The desk features fiv...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desks

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Bronze

A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk The desk is made in one of the loveliest woods, figured Birch which has a wonderful dark gold colour, each of the pedestals has three graduat...
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19th Century High Victorian Antique Desks

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Birch

Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
Desk with bold serpentine interior, document drawers with turnings and flames, and block-and-shell prospect door with carved tulip. Case with four gra...
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18th Century Antique Desks

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Tulipwood

Split Bamboo Desk & Matching Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful desk and matching chair made with split bamboo. Beautiful color and design. Unmarked. Measurements: Desk. 48.50 inches wide x 23.50 inches deep x 30.75 inches high. Knee...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Fabric, Bamboo

Fine Antique British Mahogany Campaign Style Server Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine antique English mahogany Campaign style server chest, with a step back two tiered hinged top with walnut turned spindle supports for the two shaped a...
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19th Century Irish Campaign Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak 3 Drawer Desk & Chair with Rush Seat by Lifetime C1912
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous mission Oak Arts & Crafts 3 drawer desk with a horizontal slat back desk chair with a rush seat. One long drawer over two short drawers. Both pieces are all quarter sawn oak...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks

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Iron

Harvey Probber Desk in Mahogany 1950s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Desk in mahogany with alternating grain top and brass sabots by Harvey Probber, American, 1950s (label in drawer reads "designed by Harvey Probber"). This desk is beautifully made.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Dark Oak and Black Stone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner writing desk, oak, stone, France, 1960s A design by Guillerme et Chambron, featuring a corner desk crafted primarily from dark stained...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Stone

Art Deco Leather Desk, Dark Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a dark antiqued grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks

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Leather

Peter Løvig Nielsen Flip-Top Teak Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Peter Løvig Nielsen Flip-Top teak desk for Dansk Designs circa 1970s Beautifully grained teak with unique flip top shelf flips down to extend the desk for more working space and...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Teak

Vintage Italian Writing Desk with Drawers in Bamboo, Rattan and Plywood, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A Vintage Writing desk with drawers made in Italy between the 1960s and the 1970s. This writing desk has a solid structure in ash wo...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Bamboo, Rattan, Plywood

19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout. Panneled back, leather inset, castor wheels. Chairspace is 62.5 H x 52 W cms.
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1890s British Victorian Antique Desks

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Walnut

1940s Vintage Mahogany Art Deco Executive Desk Called the Fletcher Aviation Desk
By Frank Fletcher, Fletcher Aviation
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mahogany Art Deco executive desk known as the fletcher aviation desk. This beautiful Mahogany Art Deco Iconic executive desk. Known As the Fletcher aviation desk is a great American made desk 1940s. It was designed by frank Fletcher...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

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Steel

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre by Louis Moreau
Located in London, GB
A FINE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDRE BY LOUIS MOREAU, CIRCA 1790. With three frieze drawers below the veined marble top, the cylinder enclosing a pull-out writ...
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18th Century Antique Desks

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Ormolu

Monumental Antique English Georgian Style Partner’s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A truly exceptional Antique English Partner’ Desk notable not only for its size, but also for the Handsome Wood and Magnificent Splayed Base. Grand scale mahogany English Georgian S...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

Desk in oak, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large desk in oak, rectangular in shape. Black tray standing on two boxes with two drawers, opening with circular and semi-circular shaped handles. Keys. French work realized in the...
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20th Century French Desks

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Oak

Modern Blue Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Pavia Metal Base by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk by Ercole Home has a single drawer, with a Washed Ivory Dark finish on oak. Hand cut glass mosaics in French Blue, Sky Blue and Gold decorate the drawer fronts...
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2010s American Modern Desks

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Art Glass, Oak

19th Century Victorian Antique Freestanding Walnut Ladies Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian freestanding figured walnut ladies Davenport having the original decorative gallery above a lift up lid opening to reveal a pleasing fully fitted interior, ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

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Walnut

Modern Chiado Console Table, Leather Oak Root, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chiado Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Chiado console table honors Lisbon’s historic quarter, cap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks

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Brass

Four Drawer Walnut Desk With Vitrex Glass Top by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, c.1950
Located in London, GB
A truly elegant four-drawer walnut desk with original glass top which is attributed to the Bolognese architect and designer, Melchiorre Bega. This sculptural wooden desk boasts beaut...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

Vintage Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian writing table / desk with Rococo Revival handicarved solid wood frame accented by a scalloped apron and gilt embossed l...
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1970s Italian Rococo Vintage Desks

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Leather, Wood

19th Century English Walnut Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a bookcase / secretary or Bureau bookcase, made in England, circa 1825. There is a Pagoda Shaped layered crown molding to the top of the piece (very unusual). There is a pair...
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1820s English George IV Antique Desks

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Walnut

Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and drawers Writing surface revealed by opening up the...
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1880s Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Vintage Thomasville Georgian Flame Mahogany Blockfront Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
This Georgian style traditional block front secretary desk is matched flame grain mahogany is signed Thomasville Original finish in fine c...
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Late 20th Century Georgian Desks

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Mahogany

George III Style Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III style flame mahogany partners desk with a tooled leather top, circa 1960. With a tooled leather inset top, mahogany borders and thumb molded edges, the front side of the d...
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1960s Unknown George III Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Fall-Front Secretary in Cherrywood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe abattant secretary desk in a walnut cherry wood with exterior front inlay with farmscapes, castle and flowers marquetry details. The secretary ...
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1860s European Louis Philippe Antique Desks

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Brass

Danish Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian Desk. 2 x 2 drawers on the front (with keys). Very beautiful workmanship. Elegant and sober design. The boxes are connected to the furniture structure by magni...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with handsome gilt and tooled leather writing surface; fitted interior. The ink bottles ap...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desks

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Rosewood

Italian antique rectangular walnut wood desk, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique rectangular walnut wood desk, 1700s Desk or table with rectangular top with rounded corners, entirely in walnut wood. The underlying edge is inlaid. The square-sectio...
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Desks

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Wood, Walnut

French Extendable Cerused Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

Maddox Refinished Red Mahogany Block / Slant Front Secretary Desk with Key
Located in Germantown, MD
A refinished Maddox Red Mahogany Chippendale Block front, Slant Front Secratary Desk with Key. Desk door locks, along with the three lower drawers. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
This secretary desk opens up and offers a beautiful writing space, along with areas to store your writing material. The secretary has bronze mounts, a marble top and Venis Martin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks

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Bronze

Simply Modern Writing Table, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Simply modern writing table. An elegant modern writing table with two singular leather-wrapped drawers, our dark eclipse finish on the veneered fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks

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Wood

18th Century English Kashmir Walnut Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a slant front secretary or bureau made in England circa 1780. It is made of Kashmir walnut (the finest cut of burr walnut) and walnut. The top, ...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

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Walnut

Mid-Century Orange Campaign Desk, Circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage orange Colormates Campaign Desk. Circa 1960s. Striking design featuring three orange drawers with brass pulls and brass corner accents. This piece is finished on both sides and will float in the room. Width: 47.5 inches Height: 30 inches Depth: 24 inches Very good vintage condition with minor scuffs and marks as expected with age. Shows very well. We currently have this yellow campaign desk in our gallery paired with a pair of Milo Baughman yellow swivel chairs...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Wood

Console-Zebra Hide
Located in New York, NY
Product information Dimensions: 50"W x 16"D x 30"H Color: Natural / Black Made of: Genuine Burchell's Zebra Hide / MDF / polished warthog tusk / embos...
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2010s South African Desks

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Zebra Hide

Console-Zebra Hide
Console-Zebra Hide
$5,740 / item
18th Century French Secretary Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Secretary desk dates back to around 1750-60 and was made in France. The secretaire de dame has a kingwood veneer and a v...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Kingwood

18th Century French Secretary Desk
18th Century French Secretary Desk
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Small Walnut Pedestal Desk with Leather Tooled Gilt Skiver C1870
Located in Leeds, GB
A Victorian period small walnut desk, circa 1870. Solid walnut with oblong shaped top, inset with plum coloured leather tooled and gilt skiver. Thumb moulded edge. Frieze with row of...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Desks

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Leather, Walnut

20th Century Edwardian Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very good quality early 20th century mahogany and inlaid writing desk. English, circa 1900 with original brass handles, castors, and leather inserts. Having nine mahogany lined dra...
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20th Century European Edwardian Desks

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Mahogany

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

Extraordinary Baker Stately Homes Russian Empire Burled Mappa Desk and Chair
Located in Hartville, OH
A Magnificent and Virtually Impossible to replicate Baker Stately Homes Burled Mappa Russian Empire Desk and Matching Chair. Extraordinary in every way.
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1970s American Empire Revival Vintage Desks

Materials

Burl

pair of chests of drawers, natural fibers, Signed Kreiss
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of high quality chests of drawers with a warm and timeless appearance. They could be combined with rattan, brass or natural wood elements for a harmonious look. They would be a ...
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1970s American British Colonial Vintage Desks

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Natural Fiber

Large executive French Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, US
This 1940s executive desk, from a Palm Beach estate decorated by Juan Pablo Molineux, is a masterpiece of antique craftsmanship. It features a bl...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large executive French Desk
Large executive French Desk
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Desk "Bureau De Pente" , Yellow Birch, 18Th Century.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this French Louis XV Slope Desk "Bureau De Pente" ,in natural Yellow Birch, . This French Provençal desk, also called Secretaire Abattant or f...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks

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Wood

Art Deco Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three drawer desk or writing table crafted in mahogany with a white leather top over a sleek elegant form with art deco influence, finished all around with a convex mirror on the bac...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Desk in Wood by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful wooden desk made by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips in the 70's. The desk is made entirely of wood and has hard and minimalist lines. It is composed of 6 smaller ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Wood

English Queen Anne, Early 18th Century Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Desk / Commode
Located in Troy, NY
A small early 18th century red lacquer chinoiserie decorated commode with a desk compartment, the hinged slant front - flip top, supported by pull-out...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks

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Wood

Paul Frankl American Mid-Century Fall Front Walnut Skyscraper Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century walnut fall-front skyscraper desk with a main multi-shelved cabinet flanked on either side by additional shelving units with a central panel that falls forward t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

E W Godwin attr for Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement walnut writing table
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. Attributed to E W Godwin. An exceptional quality walnut writing table with five upper drawers each with swan neck handles standing on eight finely turned legs, ea...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks

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Walnut

Handcrafted Myers Console in Solid Wood 48"W by Mary Ratcliffe Studio
Located in Toronto, ON
A handsome console table with elegant curves and drawer storage. Contrasting drawer fronts with concealed integrated pulls and soft close slides provide a simple and elegant storage solution. The drawer fronts of this piece may be customized with leather, brass, or blackened steel. Custom sizing available. We work with North American solid hardwoods on a made-to-order fabrication basis. Additional offerings in white oak, white ash, dark oak, walnut & hard maple are available, with different finish oils & stains at our disposal. Please reach out for any customizations to species, stains, or leather quality. We are more than happy to provide more information and pricing as per your specifications. As all of our products are made-to-order, we cannot accept returns or refunds of purchased items. Crating, shipping & packaging materials are not included in the flat rate shipping quote provided. Please inquire within at the time of order for a quote on any applicable charges. Mary Ratcliffe Studio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks

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Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut

Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long drawer and inner compartments from the early 19th century. This petite French desk...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire This antique secrétaire, crafted in the style of Louis XVI, is a refined example of 19th-century French furniture. The 'top drawer' pulls o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks

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Walnut

Outstanding Quality Large Antique Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Partners Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality large antique carved figured mahogany serpentine shaped partners desk having a three section brown leather top crossbanded in mahogany with an outstanding quality...
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Early 20th Century English Desks

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Other

19th Century Hampton & Sons Chinese Chippendale Cylinder Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous mid-late 19th century British Chinese Chippendale style cylinder desk from the renowned maker of Hampton & Sons, of Pall Mall, London. This stunnin...
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Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks

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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.

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