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Desks For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Biedermeier Secretaire Napolean Style
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Secretaire Napolean Style with fall front writing surface, interior drawers and secret compartments.
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Small Leather Topped Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
An 18th century French painted three-drawer desk. It has a leather top and two doors. The knee hole is very small, as in the period one sat sideways with only the right knee under th...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique French secretaire Napoleon 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French napoleon 3 secretaire, it has a beautiful inlaid, made of rosewood,
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Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Piano Davenport
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A High Quality 19th Century figured Victorian Burr Walnut Piano Davenport with a pop up top. The pull-out fitted interior, includes: green leather adjustable writing surface slope wi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th C. Four-Part Handcrafted Victorian Walnut Cylinder Front Rolling Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Four-Part Handcrafted Victorian Walnut Cylinder Front Rolling Desk with felt lined pull out tray. On original wooden wheels. Easily breaks down in parts to facili...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A 19th century Swedish fall-front bureau in the Rococo style wearing beautiful black paint, circa 1800. One large drawer with key, scalloped apron, and slender cabriolet legs. There ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique George II Style Burl Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George II style burl walnut and walnut slant top desk, late 19th century. With a burled walnut top, burled walnut slant top with herringbone inlay, when the slant top is open...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French 17th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exceptional desk made of walnut with a wonderful carvings used by the age. The height from the floor to the base of the center drawer is 25''H.
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Aesthetic Walnut & Burl Marble Top Dressing Table with Bird & Leaf Tiles
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Aesthetic Walnut & Burl Marble Top & Mirrored Dressing Table with Bird & Leaf Tiles, c1890
Measures - 52"H x 51.25"W x 22.25"D
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
IMPORTANT ANTiQUE GABRIELD VIARDOT 1830-1906 ATTRIUBTED JAPONISME PEARL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important, museum quality Gabriel Viardot 1830-1906 attributed writing desk with sublime ...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
William IV Desk Writing Table Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Mahogany Writing Table.
This Writing Table Stands Upon Ring Turned and Fluted Legs. 19th Century
Featuring 2 x Mahogany Lined Drawers Which Retain Their Original Turned Kn...
Category
19th Century William IV Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive early 19th Century Louis XVI style ebonized desk made in France. This large desk has an ebonized wood frame with a worn inset leather top embossed with brass tooling. A...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Solid Walnut Antique Small Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
essential antique Italian small writing desk. The desk is made of solid walnut wood. Important turned legs. Equipped with one comfortable large drawer on the front. Due to its small ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH WORN AND PATINATED PINE TAVERN TABLE
Circa the mid-19th century, with three drawers in the apron
Item # 402VDP08Z
A richly worn tavern table with a wonderful all-over surface patina from well over a century of life and active use, this gorgeous English tavern table features a large pine table top projecting over a simple frame holding three generous size drawers in the front. Each is hand-dovetailed in the typical manner and is hung with an oversized turned wooden knob.
It is raised on four incredibly sturdy and robust tapered legs with large exposed pin joinery throughout. The legs are stretched with short stretchers tenoned into the legs on either side and two full-width stretchers that are dovetailed into the side stretchers.
Incredibly beautiful and also super practical for so many applications. It makes a fantastic desk or working table, but is generally used in the kitchen as a breakfast table or as a working table/island. And the rich surface patina gives the new owner a great deal of permission to actively use and contribute to the surface history without fear of damage or deterioration from a few stains or abrasions.
Measurements: 29 5/8" H x 28 5/8" D x 80 3/4" W
Condition Report: Large square of pine set into the table top to probably replace a knot or area of damage; a stretcher at the back (between the legs along the length of the table) was removed at one point and it appears the center stretchers that are dovetailed into the side stretchers were added - a rather old alteration that allows for foot room. Inactive pest damage throughout with significant wear.
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Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS & ROBERTS Library Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Oak Leather Top Partners Desk, EDWARDS & ROBERTS Library Table
This is a large piece, the table stands on heavy turned and carved legs set on brass casters, it has 3 drawers set into the apron along each side, these have superbly carved fronts and the inset handles are carved with the faces of Lions
The table top has a tooled inset leather, the desk is stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS and has been fully restored with a replaced tooled leather top
The Library table it is 60” long...
Category
1850s Gothic Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Birdseye Maple & Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Federal or Hepplewhite secretary offers birdseye maple and mahogany construction with up...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Victorian Davenport Desk Walnut 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian Davenport desk in walnut
Hand crafted from walnut and circa 1890
Sloped writing surface which opens up to reveal storage s...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Burl Walnut Howard & Sons Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your study room / workspace with this Exquisite Howard and Sons Burl Walnut Lacquered Writing Desk, a masterpiece of design, craftsmanship, and fine details. The burl walnut wood and gilt bronze floral decorations create a sense of sophistication and luxury that is characteristic of Howard and Sons pieces. The addition of brass handles adds both functionality and classic charm to the design.
The desk features a practical layout with five front pull drawers, including two on each side and one in the middle, each adorned with Clarke and Timmins marks on the handles, showcasing the heritage of this piece. The leather top provides a luxurious writing surface, and the four tapered feet with gilt brass hardware ensure both stability and style. Imagine this Howard and Sons Writing Desk...
Category
1870s European Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Sheraton Mahogany Desk - Antique Revival Desks Circa 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very Pretty Sheraton Revival Mahogany Desk.
Standing on original Brass castors.
Circa 1890
The Mahogany Lined Drawers (note the fine dovetails) having satinwood crossbanding and reta...
Category
1890s Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Desk Serpentine Pedestal 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Chippendale Style Desk of Serpentine Form.
Circa 1880
The Desk Stands Upon Typical Chippendale Style Carved Ogee Feet.
The Desk Has an arrangement of 9 Graduated Drawers.
Th...
Category
1880s Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George III Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with new blue tooled leather inset and carved edge detail. Below a long drawer flanked by two small drawers over a kneehole with three drawers on one side and four on...
Category
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Desk From an Indian Palace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An extraordinary and unique work of master craftmanship, this 19th century desk from an Indian palace has its original set of stretchers, gilding on the fluted feet and a desirable a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century English partner desk made of burl walnut
Located in Eindhoven, NL
An impressive English partner desk made of burl walnut, draped in history and craftsmanship. This partner desk is a monument of elegance and functionality.
The use of burr walnut wo...
Category
1860s British Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Dressing Table with Swan and Mirror Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
Mueble tocador de caoba del S XIX con decoracion de cisnes y espejo.
Procedencia de la casa de Marbella de la la familia Thierry Russell y Critina Onassis
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19thC French Oak Bobbin Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850
19thC French Oak Bobbin Writing Table
sku 1611
W97 x D57 x H75 cm
Knee height 62 cm
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Wooden Desk Organizer
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk organizer created in 19th century France. Ornate, tidy, and presenting a collected sense of purpose, this desk organizer makes a perfect addition to a work surface. A t...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Dutch Marquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch marquetry cylinder desk, 19th century. The top with conch shell and floral inlay, exposed dove tails where top and sides meet, the cylinder with bird and floral inlay, the inte...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Desk Hamptons and Sons London 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A free standing desk by Hamptons & Sons of Pall Mall London in flame mahogany
Circa 1840
Refined piece of furniture, great for a home office set up
The two drawers fitted with brahmar locks
Hampton and Sons were cabinet makers of antique furniture...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1870 solid walnut twin pedestal oversized knee hole desk
This desk is sublime, the walnut patina on the drawers is rich and ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Burl
Antique English Walnut Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine burl walnut interior
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Adjustable Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Adjustable Green Leather Top
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George II Bureau Mahogany Desk Edwards and Roberts Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous George III bureau made by Edwards and Roberts of London (please see close up photo of the stamp)
A good quality George III bureau secretary in mahogany with original brass ...
Category
1790s George II Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Art Nouveau Tiered Pyrography Etched Desk
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Art Nouveau Tiered Pyrography Etched Desk
This stunning Art Nouveau Desk is decorated profusely with pyrography etchings depicting country scenes, including vines, windmills, boat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Beech
Victorian Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian mahogany writing table, having a galleried top, above two oak lined drawers with fine hand cut dovetails and brass handles. Standing on elegant t...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Edwardian George III Adam Style Satinwood and marquetry paint decorated Bonheur du Jour, desk, attributed to Edwards & Roberts, circa 1890.
The desk with a shaped gal...
Category
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing desk from the highly esteemed Thomas Chippendale is exceptionally rare and unique. The renowned cabinetmaker was the first craftsman to exhibit such a strong following that an entire style bears his name and not that of a monarch. He was famous for using the highest quality timbers, the finest quality mounts and for striving for perfection in every piece of furniture he created. Chippendale's clients included Catherine II of Russia, famed actor David Garrick...
Category
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Chippendale Desk Serpentine Pedestal, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany chippendale style desk of serpentine form.
circa 1880
The desk stands upon typical Chippendale style carved ogee feet.
The desk has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers....
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Cylinder Desk Bureau Mulberry, 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive French Mulberry cylinder desk.
Standing Upon Square Tapered Legs.
Featuring an Arrangement of 3 Over 1 Drawer.
circa 1850
This Piece is of a Highly Decorative Form Fea...
Category
1850s Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1840 POLLARD OAK BROWN LEATHER TOP WRiTING LIBRARY TABLE DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning rare and original Circa 1840 Pollard Oak Library writing table or desk with Chestnut Brown lea...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Biedermeir Style French Wooden Writing Desk-Table with Drawer
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. A fine ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Secretaire Desk Bookcase Hobbs and Co Coramndel
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning large mahogany secretaire bookcase we date to circa 1860
This piece is by Hobbs & Co of London who were reknowed for these type of ...
Category
1860s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Camphor wood campaign chest with fitted desk drawer, most likely British, Mid 19th Century, a high quality campaign piece made in two pieces from beautiful camphor wood, ligh...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI cylinder desk, South German 1780.
Walnut veneer with intarsia in yew and mahogany. The cylinder desk has a beautiful decor with geom...
Category
1780s German Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Ebonized Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C French ebonized desk. Five drawers and two sliders, 1890.
Knee hole dimensions:
21.5" width
24" clearance
Dimensions:
53 inches (135 cms) wide
29.5 inches (...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Oak Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive 19th century French oak writing table or desk. Featuring a single drawer case supported by carved barley twist legs conjoined by an H-shaped stretcher. The oak top has a l...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
English Oak Writing Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English oak writing desk has the original brass pulls and castors. There is a lower platform shelf on either pedestal. The top has green leather wi...
Category
1890s English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French Inlaid Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French inlaid ladies desk, with bombe shaped sides and have elaborate satinwood and boxwood inlays with floral and arabesque designs as well as inlaid diap...
Category
1890s French Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th Century Adam Style Lady's Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite detail and exceptionally fine hand paintings adorn this sweet and compact desk.
Fine quality satinwood. A rare example.
Category
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Italian Partners Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-carved, veneered and inlaid, four-drawer, Florentine, walnut partners desk. Each corner is embellished with wonderfully carved lions heads. The whole above an elegant stretcher ...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with white vains, drop door revealing a leather covered writing table...
Category
19th Century English Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Marble
Late 17th Century Flemish Ebonized Walnut & Rosewood Inlaid Table Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful Flemish ebonized walnut and rosewood table cabinet with satinwood inlay, ormolu decoration, and carved gallery. The center door of the cabinet is decorated with carved tw...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Desks
French Empire Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Escritoire or Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
A French Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted writing cabinet surmounted by a Belgian marble-top, fitted with a frieze drawer, the fall inclosing a fitted interior with tooled original leather lined...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
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.
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