Desks
to
142
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
520
332
835
52
2
715
198
174
161
161
111
107
97
80
53
37
26
24
20
13
11
10
3
2
156
677
54
4
457
147
3
2
15
113
172
127
6
822
308
216
213
132
471
298
286
142
127
889
848
867
20
14
14
14
14
Desks For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Victorian
George Nelson styled Walnut and Steel Wall Unit Bookcase Desk by Ladderax
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A seven piece dark walnut free standing wall unit with three satin black metal ladder styled towers , two shelves , storage box with two doors and a pull down desk or bar . The pull down back side is in a white Laminate with a lock and the original key , all pieces can be arranged to your taste by lifting and hanging them on the rungs making for a very sturdy unit . Typical of Mid Century units...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Solid Walnut Mid-Century Modern Floating Top All Restored Desk Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Walnut Mid-Century Modern pullout Key Board Floating Top Tray All Restored Desk Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Rare Desk with Chair by Brown Saltman
Located in Torrance, CA
Brown Saltman, desk with chair, wood, United States, circa 1940s
A cubist desk with chair. This set holds a similar idiom with clear forms and lines. Both the chair and the desk ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorated desk in red lacquer with stacked drawers and painted scenes, Chinese, 1950's.
Category
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
American Mid Century rare desk Paper tray by Jens Risom in Walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
Desk tray designed by Jens Risom. Solid walnut with dovetail joinery. Labeled on the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Danish Mid - Century Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The wide tabletop is presenting a fine walnut wood. Right beneath the top there is wide shelf. Three drawers are attached on either side. Each of the drawers has “bow” shaped handle....
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing or Executive Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
This fully refinished Italian mid-century modern demilune desk from the 1950s is a stri...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Desk measures: 50 wide x 26 deep x 30.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
?All pieces of f...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
1950's Brazilian Modern Three Legged Desk in Hardwood by Moveis Fratte
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this mid-century Brazilian modern desk, designed by Moveis Fratte in the fifties, is absolutely magnificent! This desk is made with naval plywood and features three ...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Executive Abbondi Desk, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian executive desk in a dark Rosewood. Three pull-out drawers flank each side. Lockable drawers with original locks. Solid aluminum frame with unusual, rounded corners o...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Secretary Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful Italian pear wood secretary featuring a reverse painted glass top supported by compass like legs ending in heavy brass sabots. Above the desk are book shelves and an off c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Italian Mid-Century Modern PetiteTable Desk Designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern petite desk elegantly named "Dattilo" in wood teak designed by Vittorio Dassi, from the 1950s. The drawer front is very elegant, inspired by the co...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Bureau Desk Walnut Antique Writing Table 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut bureau writing desk with herring bone crossbanding
Circa 1890
The drop down slope is sturdy on the runners that can be pulled out making it the perfect ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal gallery above a devine shaped inlaid marquetry fall opening to reveal a fitted interi...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Rare Version of Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Series Roll Top Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Herman Miller
George Nelson
George Nelson (1908-1986) was an important modernist whose work cut across the fields of interior, industrial and exhibition design. Nelson studied architecture at Yale University in the 1920s, and in the next two decades earned a strong reputation as a writer on design for Architectural Forum, Interiors and Fortune.
Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style Antique Desk Brass Pulls Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style antique desk brass pulls table mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage 7ft 1970s Mid-Century Modern Rosewood & Oak Executive Desk by Dunbar
Located in Lafayette, IN
This beautifully-made executive desk features a design reminiscent of Roger Sprunger and the unparalleled build-quality for which Dunbar is renowned. The clean, Minimalist lines are...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
American Victorian Wooden Drafting Table with Iron Base
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian wood tilt top adjustable drafting architects table desk with a tripod iron base.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit by Herman Miller, circa 1970s
Located in Kensington, MD
Organizational Survival in a Work-at-Home Covid World — George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit
Additional information:
Fantastic and functional space saving desk suited for organizational survival in a work at home Covid world.
Manufactured by Herman Miller, circa 1970s.
Upper storage compartment complete with original overhead lighting.
Separate rolling file drawer cabinet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Danish Modern Executive Brazilian Rosewood Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern executive rosewood desk designed and manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has a very particula...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Yellow & Black Steel Frame Desk Model 4111 by George Nelson Herman Miller Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Yellow & black steel frame desk Model 4111 by George Nelson Herman Miller Mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Rosewood Executive Desk by Arne Vodder, 1970s.
By Arne Vodder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous executive desk designed by Arne Vodder and made in Denmark, ( it has the stamp in the bottom). Very strong and sturdy. Beautiful detailed grain. All drawers slide perfectly ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers Edwards and Roberts. Moulded cornice over arched glazed panel doors with green fabric lined interior above a rolled front inlaid fan, shell and scroll decoration.
Pull out embossed green leather writing surface above graduated drawers on narrow feet: stamped "Edwards and Roberts" on top drawers edge. Famous cabinetry makers.
The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Glass
Mid Century Rosewood Desk Probber c 1950/60's
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural design desk, designed by Harvey Probber, circa 1950/60's. The desk features a vibrant rosewood top, sides, and drawer fronts, with contrasting graphic black trim ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Monumental Monteverdi Young Boomerang Desk, Gilded and Ebonized, 1960's
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into a world where luxury meets artistry with this monumental executive desk, a true statement piece designed by the illustrious Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi-Young. At an awe-i...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Danish designed 1960's teak minimalistic floating desk
Located in Markington, GB
This vintage Danish designed teak floating desk features a slim and organic shape and offers storage possibilities with two double sets of drawers. There is also a cute little 'secre...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman.
The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Pierre Jeanneret, Authentic PJ-BU-02-A Desk, circa 1957, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The "Office table" desk also known as PJ-BU-02-A, was created around 1957-58 by Pierre Jeanneret. It is a beautiful blend of solid sissoo, teakwood and cedar. Its rectangular top has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak, Cedar
Standing Desk by Didier Rozaffy for Meubles Oscar, France, 1950's
By Oscar, Didier Rozaffy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare standing desk designed in 1950's by Didier Rozaffy for Meubles Oscar, France. Early edition in oak wood and colored glasses with folding door as a writing desk with storage...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood, Oak
California Studio Black Walnut Executive Desk #2
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Oakland, CA
California studio desk handcrafted of beautifully figured black walnut, two drawers with exposed joinery on sides, raised on pedestal base with cross stretcher. The desk has been ful...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Rosewood Desk by Eigjil Petersen, Denmark
By Eigjil Petersen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The EP401 rosewood desk, designed by Eigjil Petersen in the 1960s, is a stunning example of Danish craftsmanship and design. This desk features a large rectangular top, offering ampl...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century English partners desk handcrafted in walnut with Queen Anne and Jacobean influences featuring the original tooled green leather panels on the top framed in oyst...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
20th Mid-Century Spanish Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Oak
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage buffet escritoire secretary cabinet, made circa 1960 in Spain.
Oak, wrough iron, brass and moleskine.
Desk very convenient to store and close in a room with several functions...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Kipp Stewart for Glenn of California Mid Century Walnut Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart for Glenn of California Mid Century Walnut Desk
This desk measures: 54 wide x 27.75 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 28.75 inches
All pieces of furniture ca...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
1960s Pilastro Multi-Color Two Section Wall Mount Desk with Drawers and Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Pilastro multi-color wall mount desk with double drawers and adjustable shelves. An energetic industrial style desk with white and orange enameled shelves, textured white ename...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Secretaire by A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna ‘SMF
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish secretary desk signed by the A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna (SMF), one of the largest furniture manufacture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Birch, Jacaranda
Danish Modern "Magic" Adjustable Teak Desk / Dining Table / Coffee Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare Danish modern "Magic" adjustable teak writing desk / dining table / coffee table circa 1960s. The piece is incredibly functional and can be lowered with a pulley mechanism...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Style Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Style Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
This desk measures: 83.5 wide x 38.5 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 27.75 i...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Fine and Unusual American Modern Dark Walnut Desk, Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Dark Walnut kneehold Desk with sides having a small drawer over a large drawer, supporting a floating rectangular top (EDWARD WORMLEY)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Artona by Afra & Tobia Scarpa – Walnut veneer laminate desk and chair
Located in Uccle, BE
The desk elements made of walnut laminate with different color hardwood overlay.
The top in burr walnut veneer.
The front of the side doors and the central drawer covered in cognac l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Rosewood Mid Century Modern Executive Desk Gio Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli
Located in Portland, OR
A inconic & rare Mid-Century Modern Italian table Rosewood & steel executive desk, designed by Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli & Alberto Rosselli and produced by Studio PFR, circa 1955,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Executive Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Mid Century
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Spectacular Mid Century Parsons Executive desk in Honduran mahogany by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. Beautifully refinished. Minor repairs at two corners and appear exaggerated in photo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Minimalistic Vintage Totally Free-Hanging Teak 1960 Retro Desk
Located in Markington, GB
Totally free-hanging large teak 1960 retro desk, super minimalistic. It has a large desk and two cupboards. Height can be adjusted as required, it is very easy to fix to the wall (with metal or wooden wall brackets which are all included!).
We have been very lucky when we were offered a very large house...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Asian-Influenced Pagoda Desk by The Northern Furniture Co.
By RWAY
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare pagoda writing desk by The Northern Furniture Company /Rway. Desk features a floating, pagoda-inspired top, unique Bakelite/silver drawer pulls...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Silver
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen Scandinavian Modern Teak Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen Scandinavian Modern teak desk,
Designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen. This desk has a shelf t...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Gio Ponti Desk & Wall Shelf for Forli Administrative Offices, Gio Ponti Archives
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Designer & Manufacturer: Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979)
Markings: Amministrazione Provenciale Florli label
Country of Origin & Materials: Italy; fruitwood, laminate, beech, brass
Dim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Floating Walnut Desk by Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American walnut desk by Hooker Furniture c. 1960s. This desk features a "floating" top, a file drawer on the left and two drawers on the right, along with a pencil drawer center. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
1950s Heywood Wakefield Desk Hardrock Maple Mid Century Modern Stamped 6 Drawers
Located in Monrovia, CA
1950s Six Drawer Heywood Wakefield Desk, Solid Hardrock Maple, Mid Century Modern.
Amazing Classic Mid Century Modern Desk Design by Heywood Wak...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Maple
English 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, One Piece, Mid 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk Of Eleven Drawers Having Replacement Gilt Tooled Leather Top And Original Turned W...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century American Walnut "Wells Fargo" Desk by Wooton Desk. Co
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality and impressive standard grade American walnut Wootton Desk Co. "Wells Fargo" desk, of substantial form, with three quarter galle...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk by Dassi for La Permanente Mobili Cantu
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This magnificent desk, designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s for Permanente Mobili Cantù, stands out for its refined glass top with a sculpted line. The front features a beautiful ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
1970s Mid-Century George Nelson Herman Miller "Action Office" Rolltop Desk Exec.
Located in Basel, BS
Very Rare and highly collectible original vintage George Nelson for Herman Miller rolltop "Action Desk". These early productions of these Herman Miller products hold more value than the more modern productions. This desk is beautiful from all angles. It is a brutalist, post modern, collectible work of art.
Measures: Height: 34 inches
Width: 54 inches
Depth: 30 inches.
Note: We do have the Herman Miller Aluminum Group desk chair...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Desk with Return
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Desk with Return
This desk measures: 80.75 wide x 18.5 deep x 45 high
The return measures: 59 wide x 29.5 deep x 29 inches high, with a c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Herman Miller Typewriter Desk Return by George Nelson
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introducing the iconic Herman Miller typewriter desk return, a testament to the visionary design of George Nelson. This exceptional piece seamlessly combin...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
By Davis Allen
Located in Countryside, IL
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
This desk measures: 65.25 wide x 32.25 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture can...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Cylinder-Top Pedestal Desk with Green Leather & Finished Back
Located in Miami, FL
A more compact version of a classic model, this functional pedestal desk in light, golden oak is unusual in that it can float in a room and has the original casters, making it mobile...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
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.