Desks
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Wood
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Leather, Wood
1940s English George III Vintage Desks
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Desks
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks
Wood
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Elm
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Metal
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Desks
Hardwood
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Hardwood
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Satinwood
18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Ostrich Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Oak, Walnut
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Aluminum, Brass
1810s English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Yew
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1790s English George III Antique Desks
Hardwood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Hardwood
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Fruitwood, Burl
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1820s English George IV Antique Desks
Walnut
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut
1790s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Other
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Brass
1790s English George III Antique Desks
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Mid-18th Century English George III 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.