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Desks For Sale
Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian freestanding quality oak roll top desk with fielded panels to all sides and back, quality swan neck tambour opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
Gentile Brown Walnut Wood Writing Desk With Drawers by Dale Italia
By Dale Italia
Located in Milan, IT
Aesthetics and functionality combine in the Ideale solid wood desk. A piece of high quality craftsmanship tailor-made for everyday use as well as to furnish with style. The desk feat...
Category
2010s Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Early 20th Century
Quarter sawn oak, with copper hardware. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Stylish Figured Walnut Desk, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this impressive and totally original Walnut desk dating from the 1930's raised on round shouldered legs. Originating from France, it offers not only functi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Andrew Szoeke, Satinwood, Oak, Writing Desk and Chair, USA, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Andrew Szoeke, American Mid-Century Modern, Satinwood, Oak, Writing Desk and Chair, USA, 1950s
An interesting writing desk and office chair designed by Andrew Szoeke for Andrew Szoe...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
A MODERNIST SCANDINAVIAN DANSK Secretary DESK by SVEND AAGE MADSEN, 1950 Denmark
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and aerial desk or secretary desk, by Svend Aage Madsen, produced by Knudsen & Søn, Denmark 1950. This small desk represents the essence of modernist Dansk creatitivy. it ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
U.S. Military Folding Stainless Steel Field Desk
By René Herbst
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage U.S. Military medical field desk. Converts to coffee table.
This is (NOS) New Old Stock military surplus, never previously used.
I contemplated stripping the paint to revea...
Category
1970s American Campaign Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Design Writing Desk, France 1930's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Art Deco Design Writing Desk. Made in France, 1920's / 30's period. Minimalist in design and shape. Beautifully made small writing desk with one drawer. This comes in very go...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Jacques Adnet - A French 1950s Desk with Lamp by Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet - A fine French Mid-Century rectangular desk and lamp, with a black lacquered metal base, pivoting leather covered drawer,
saddle-stitched leather mail holder...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk Magic Box Made in Brazil with Key
By Jean Gillon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning closable and lockable rosewood writing desk. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all your documents. Opened, it has a large teak writing top that ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$3,187 Sale Price
25% Off
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Gorgeous figured walnut, with original bra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Alma Style Mid Century Leather and Chrome Executive Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Alma Style Mid Century Leather and Chrome Executive Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 38.5 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
French Directoire style minister's desk in solid wood with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk with 5-drawers is a craft-handed reproduction of the world-renowned French Directoire style, which dates back to the end of the 18th century.
This range is char...
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Drexel Chinoiserie Executive Campaign Desk Brass Leather Faux Bamboo
By Drexel
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A stunning Chinoiserie style Campaign desk by Drexel, 1960s. Fully marked, the desk features hand painted details, bas relief figures, a three panel leather top, brass hardware and g...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk with a richly restored top and sympathetically restored drawer area. The solid brass p...
Category
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An extremely fine circa 1820 side or writing table by legendary English cabinetmaking firm of Gillows of Lancaster and London of rectangular form having an exquisitely grained solid ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Italian Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian desk from the 1960s, restored and shellac polished. Note the brass handles and feet, the green glass top with original period adhesive paper underneath and the black painted ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
French 19th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful walnut secretary desk. The desk can be separated into two bodies: the lower writing surface, and the upper glass-front cabinet. The writing surface is covered in beautifu...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Dudouyt - Spirit - Architectural - Oak - Dining Table - France - 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Architectural Oak Dining Table with Parquet Top, France, 1940s
Form distilled to mass and rhythm — a collector’s piece of sculptural restraint.
This commanding French oak dining tab...
Category
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique English Regency Mahogany Fold-Over Games Card Tea Side Table 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Fine Well Figured Rosewood Fold-over Games Table of outstanding quality, early Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency Period and of English origin.
The rectangular top with rounded...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome late 18th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk with leather insert on top. Desk features a middle drawer, with three drawers on left and three drawers on right side. ...
Category
18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,450 Sale Price
25% Off
Donald Deskey Machine Age Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare desk in walnut and banded copper-plated aluminum, designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, circa 1929. A strong statement of Machine Age aesth...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Copper
Italian Vintage Writing Desk Attributed to Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage writing desk attributed to celebrated furniture maker, Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s). This represents iconic design along with a gorgeous marquetry exterior and iconic...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
$2,005 Sale Price
30% Off
Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch and fir and veneered with hand-cut Nordic birch veneers, the secretary features an upper locking drawer which rests upon a fitted desk area hiding behind a...
Category
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Birch, Fir
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk
This desk measures: 83.75 wide x 35.75 deep x 29.75 high, with a chair clearance of 28.5 inches
Fair Vint...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen, 1960's Masterpiece w/Roll Top
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning solid teak writing or letter desk designed by Danish master designer Andreas Hansen.
Circa 1960's, made in Denmark. Pull out leather top writing area, 9 drawers and organiza...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
Located in Highclere, Newbury
An original Pierre Jeanneret X frame teak and leather Administrative Desk from the Civic buildings of Chandigarh, India, matched to a fully upholstered Mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
George Nakashima Inspired Walnut Desk by Boyd & Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A walnut desk inspired by George Nakashima’s desk design of the late 1950’s. The desk is built in solid walnut with an exceptional live edge walnut slab top complimented by Wenge but...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very unique large executive boomerang desk. The top is made out of laminate and the bottom is solid wood.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
$400 Sale Price
66% Off
Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Ideal for use either at work or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Mahogany Executive Desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and functional. Built in three sections for...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$4,110 / item
Grande Biedermeier Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments,...
Category
1810s Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Georgian Style Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid and Tooled Leather Inset Lady's Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Georgian Style Crotch Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid and Tooled Leather Inset Lady's Desk. English Provincial finish.
Measures 32" in width, 21" in depth and 38.5" in height. Knee c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$2,246 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Console Table Italian Wrapped Woven Rattan Wicker Desk Drawers & Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage 1970s Italian woven rattan cane desk & matching chair. Two drawers. All sides are finished, including the back, sides, etc. Original rattan finish. Chairs has been newly uph...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare and unique Mid Century Chinese Export Partners Desk, Applied Bamboo over Hardwood. A partner's desk describes a desk in which two people...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Hardwood
$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
Custom, English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful George II style executive writing table/desk in burled walnut features a uniquely shaped top, cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees and deeply carved claw and ball ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$12,250 / item
19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Satinwood desk with reticulated sides that are extraordinarily hand-painted with festooned drapery, ribbons and bows. Decorated on all sides this lovely piece can float in a room and...
Category
19th Century British Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
$3,835 Sale Price
35% Off
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$8,500 / item
Rare Egon Ostergaard Swedish Roll-Top Secretary Desk Bookmatched Teak & Rosewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Egon Ostergaard in the 1950s, this desk was made some time after by Gustafsson in Sweden. Similar to other pieces of the era and origin, this desk features awesome graine...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Armona Desk, Oak Root, Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Armona stone desk draws inspiration from the serene landscape of Armona Island, embodying a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Bronze Desk with Black or Brown Leather Wrapped Top
Located in Ballard, CA
A hand-sculpted and forged bronze desk with brown or black leather wrapped top and drawer, fastened by bronze nails. Custom sizes, finishes and glass top available. Interior of drawe...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
$11,115 / item
French Brutalist Dining Table in Solid Wood
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This striking French Brutalist dining table, crafted in the 1950s, is a masterful study of form and function. The monolithic construction and bold architectural lines are enhanced by...
Category
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
American Mid-Century Maple Executive Desk with Stainless Steel Legs
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century rosewood large executive desk with pull out shelves on top resting on 2 drawer units over a Pair of aluminum pedestal bases (HERBERT HIRCHE-Christian Holzäpfel KG)
Germa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in figured burl walnut adds aesthetic beauty to the history of this piece acquired by Cosulich Interiors & Antiques from a collector in Yorkshire. Georgian wood...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Pariser Poudreuse aus der Transition-Epoche um 1770
Located in Berlin, DE
Dieses exquisite Kabinettmöbel stammt aus der kunsthistorisch spannenden Übergangszeit zwischen dem verspielten Rokoko und dem frühen Neoklassizismus. Die elegante Poudreuse verbinde...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
George IIII Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770, in the Sheraton style.
An inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and ...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and numerous holding compartments, above an arrangem...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk / Marquetry Details
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully-crafted Louis XV style ladies writing desk with marquetry design details and slant open front. The writing desk is in good vintage condition with minor wear consistent wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Restored Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Rosewood 4-Drawer Desk Made in Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This desk was designed in the early 1950s by esteemed designer Nanna Ditzel for production by Søren Willadsen. Ditzel studied design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with oth...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Desk Vintage Bamboo Rattan Desk Entryway Table
Located in Rochester, NY
This is a stunning vintage Maitland Smith desk with Chinoiserie painted details throughout. The bamboo bases are leather wrapped and the hardware is all solid brass.
It’s in gorgeo...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Danish Rosewood Desk by Severin Hansen Jr. for Haslev, 1960s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exceptional Danish modern rosewood desk designed by Severin Hansen Jr. for Haslev Møbelsnedkeri, crafted in the 1960s. This piece is a quintessential example of Hansen’s celebrate...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk in Cerused Oak by Jay Spectre
By Jay Spectre
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful desk in Cerused oak with round drawer pedestal and glass top for Century Furniture. Incredibly versatile piece with great scale. Metal label in drawer reads "Century Jay Sp...
Category
20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Desks
Materials
Glass, Oak
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Sesamo Pop Up Desk / Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1981
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite and very rare Pop Up Desk by Gianfranco Frattini in Italy for Bernini.
Label present, and all drawer pulls are stamped with the logo.
When you p...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Beech
$5,989 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Regency Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk Occasional Side Table
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood late Regency Period Davenport Desk or occasional side piece of compact proportions, in the manner of renowned Cabinet Make...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Antique 19th century Dutch warm honey color classic Cylinder Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Presented here is a magnificent antique cylinder desk crafted in the heart of the Netherlands during the mid-19th century, around 1850. This meti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
$7,522 Sale Price
20% Off
François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A rare early François Linke bureau plat (c.1889, a masterwork of the Belle Époque by France’s most celebrated ébéniste. Originally from the Estelle D...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Stickley Brothers Telephone Table and Chair - W5050
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a superb looking Stickley Brothers set of telephone table and a chair.
The quarter sawn is fantastic, and great original finish and its soli oak and not veneered.
the set co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chrome and Walnut Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Chrome Z Base and Walnut Top Desk
3 Drawers
Perfect Condition
Dimensions: 24D x 49W x 31H
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Four-Drawer Walnut Writing Desk by Sligh Lowry
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern four-drawer walnut writing desk with metal pulls and leg caps by Sligh-Lowry of Holland. MI, circa 1960s. The desk is finished on all sides and can be floated in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined late 19th century French Louis XVI style walnut writing table, sourced in Provence. The rectangular top with demi-lune ends is finished with a carved leaf-and-dart border, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
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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