Desks
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Walnut
20th Century European Other Desks
Other
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1830s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks
Maple
20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Desks
Ash
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Rosewood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Brass
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks
Brass
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1860s English Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Chippendale Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1770s English Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Desks
Leather, Satinwood, Wood
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome, Nickel
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1970s French Space Age Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Maple
Early 1900s Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany, Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
19th Century French Antique Desks
Oak
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Desks
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1770s English George III Antique Desks
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1980s Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Wood, Pine, Paint
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Cane, Walnut
1890s 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.
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