Desks
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1920s American Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Birch, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Copper
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Hardwood
2010s French Directoire Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century American Desks
Oak
20th Century American Desks
Mahogany, Glass
1920s Vintage Desks
Brass
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
20th Century American Desks
Mahogany, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Aluminum, Chrome
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Desks
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1820s English Antique Desks
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
1680s English Charles II Antique Desks
Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Desks
Horn, Wood
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Marble, Brass
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
1930s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Desks
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Oak
19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Oak
1820s English Antique Desks
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1880s French Regency Antique Desks
Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Sheraton Desks
Satinwood
19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Desks
Onyx, Quartz, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks
Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Wood, Cherry, Birch
Early 20th Century German Desks
Marble
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
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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