Desks
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks
Marble, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Gesso, Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Birch
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Ash
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Lacquer
20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Cherry, Sycamore, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks
Mahogany
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Desks
Steel, Chrome
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
19th Century English Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
2010s Philippine Art Deco Desks
Bone, Leather, Wood, Goatskin
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Bronze
2010s Italian Art Deco Desks
Stainless Steel, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Leather, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Nickel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks
Leather
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Faux Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Wood, Paint
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks
Macassar
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Desks
Bronze, Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel, Nickel
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Desks
Mahogany, Satinwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Desks
Walnut
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Mirror, Wood
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.