Desks
Early 1900s Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks
Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut, Fruitwood
19th Century British Antique Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Desks
Birch, Elm
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Iron, Nickel
1920s Vintage Desks
Kingwood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut, Burl
2010s Vietnamese Desks
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Walnut
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Desks
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Desks
Brass
2010s Italian Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Antique Desks
Walnut, Giltwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1860s Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s English Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1870s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut, Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Desks
Other
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1980s American Empire Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Birch
1840s English Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Desks
Brass
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Desks
Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
2010s French Organic Modern Desks
Ash
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Walnut
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Brass
1970s European Modern Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Steel
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
18th Century Regency Antique Desks
Oak
2010s American Modern Desks
Steel
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1930s Louis XV Vintage Desks
Bronze
1960s Vintage Desks
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.
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