Desks
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
2010s French Modern Desks
Ash, Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass
1980s American Empire Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Burl
20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Marble, Bronze
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks
Oak
Early 18th Century British George I Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1930s American Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Zinc
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1720s English George II Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Desks
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century North American French Provincial Desks
Walnut
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century American Desks
Laminate, Wood
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
2010s French Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Canadian Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
1950s European Other Vintage Desks
Wood, Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Desks
Other
2010s German Modern Desks
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
2010s Vietnamese Desks
Stone
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desks
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century Italian Desks
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Brass
1980s Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Desks
Rattan
19th Century French Antique Desks
Ormolu
1920s Vintage Desks
Kingwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1950s French Vintage Desks
Beech
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Leather, 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.
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