Desks
1860s English Antique Desks
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rattan, Wood
20th Century Italian Other Desks
Wood
2010s Italian Desks
Wood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut, Burl
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1930s Vintage Desks
Walnut
1980s American Primitive Vintage Desks
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Desks
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Bronze
1950s Vintage Desks
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1790s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Elm
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bamboo, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Wood
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks
Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak, Paint
1940s Spanish Vintage Desks
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s North American Modern Desks
Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Leather, Wood
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Cherry, Sycamore, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Faux Leather, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Desks
Satinwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s American Modern Desks
Iron
1840s American American Empire Antique Desks
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1990s American Desks
Slate, Metal
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
1860s English Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Leather, 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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