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Desks For Sale
1970s Italian Vintage Curved Nickel Legs 3-Drawer Ash Tree Center Desk/Console
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern center desk in ash tree of clean sleek shape, very well designed, the top surface with quality rounded corners and minimum thickness to allow 3 functional drawer...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Iron, Nickel

1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk with 3 drawers with dovetail construction, all very well functioning. Recently refinished and in great ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Brass

21st Century Charles Dix Desk, White Ebony, White Maple and Brass, Made in Italy
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
A contemporary and refined reworking of the Charles X secretaire rouleaux. The Charles 10 desk is an expression of the increasingly interconnected contemporary man, secretly building in the details of albino white ebony. Thanks to the precious albino ebony veneers and the refined craftsmanship, Charles 10 will help you create in your home that exclusive design in which you can express yourself at your best. What makes this desk unique, extraordinary and precious is the use of a very rare wood: Albin White Ebony. An anomaly compared to the perfectly uniform and dark ebony grain we are used to. A natural work of art reborn into a design object. Features Desk with rouelau door and pull-out top in albino white ebony, interior with drawers and secret compartments in white maple, brass shelves, gold leaf secret. Available with wooden or brass wings...
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2010s Italian Desks

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique burr walnut marquetry inlaid bureau having a quality burr walnut rectangular top above a pretty crossbanded marquetry inlaid fall...
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1920s English Vintage Desks

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Walnut

French 19th Century Transitional St. Bureau À Cylindre Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and palatially scaled French 19th century Transitional st. Moucheté Mahogany and ormolu Bureau à Cylindre desk. The exceptional thirteen dr...
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19th Century French Antique Desks

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Ormolu

Vintage Modern Writing Desk by Wolfgang Hoffman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish black lacquer writing desk features the unique vintage design of Mid-Century Modern designer Wolfgang Hoffman. Spacious drawers with tubu...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Period Regency Davenport Desk 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Handsome Davenport Stands Upon Turned Feet. Having an Arrangement of 4 Oak Lined Graduated Drawers Which Retain Their Original Knobs. Period Regency - circa 1815 The Interior Fe...
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18th Century Regency Antique Desks

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Oak

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 48"...
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1980s American Empire Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Desk by Wim Wilson for Castelijn, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Wim Wilson for Castelijn, 1960s
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1960s Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Regency Desk Mahogany X Frame Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Writing Table. This Quality Table is Raised upon Cross Frame Supports with Original Box Brass castors. The Writing Table Features a Turned Stretcher, 2 x Oak Lined D...
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1980s Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Swedish Desk David Rosen, circa 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare mahogany desk David Rosen Sweden, circa 1960. 2 Drawers key included. Nice vintage condition.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Period Georgian Pedestal Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Small Georgian mahogany pedestal desk. Period Georgian This desk is raised upon a plinth base. Each pedestal having a panelled door which opens to reveal 5 graduated drawers. The top...
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1920s Georgian Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

Large Transitional Style Bureau Plat After Oeben
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional bureau plat based on the model made by Jean-François Oeben around 1750 and currently on display at the Louvre Museum. This desk uses the same basics as the famous desk of...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style, Marquetry, Leather, Writing Desk, France, 19th.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Marquetry, Leather, Writing Desk, France, 19th. A marquetry, patinated bronze and tooled leather top bureau plat produced in 19th century France having three pull o...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
shaded precious wood, veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. On slanting, curved legs, on all sides with perforated corner fittings. On the other hand, a fully curved, si...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks

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Bronze

C. 1970 Executive Desk by Georges Ciancimino for Mobilier International France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial Rosewood and Aluminum Executive Desk, designed C. 1970 by Georges Ciancimino for Mobilier International, France. The top and sides are composed of rosewood vene...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum, Steel

Zebva Coffee Table
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Introduce a touch of genuine exoticism into your interior with this remarkable table, showcasing a captivating zebrawood pattern that exudes simplicity and sophistication. The three-...
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2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Zebra Wood

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality Victorian burr walnut writing table, with gilt brass mounts, the raised back with a pierced gallery above a mirror and fitted with five drawers, above a ha...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Early 20th Century kidney shaped desk. Flame mahogany veneered on solid mahogany. Three upper drawers with two lower cupboard sections alos with interior drawers. Dimensions: H ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Walnut

Elegant Art Deco Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Desk by Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant Art Deco mahogany and gilt bronze executive desk by Jules Leleu. Inset with leather top and signed in one of the drawers.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

French Empire Bronze / Mahogany Vanity
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French Empire style mahogany vanity / dressing table with gilt bronze mounted design and oval attached mirror, front pulling drawer and side pair of candelabra. The vanity / dressing...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood and kingwood ladies writing desk. The desk is raised by four slender cabriole legs with fine wrap-around ormolu sabots, kingwood...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Ormolu

Arne Vodder styled Mid Century Desk with Allan Gould Chair
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A wonderful walnut desk with boomerang sculptural top , two drawers one small and one file sized with brass pulls . Also includes a Allan Gould compass desk chair which was used by t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Upholstery, Walnut

Fine Victorian Mahogany Centre 5 Drawer Kneehole desk, c.1880s
By Bartholomew & Fletcher
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Victorian Mahogany Centre 5 Drawer Kneehole desk, c.1880s Black Leather inset top, gilt tooling, with Mahogany cross banding 5 drawer Kneehole with concave shaped centre drawer...
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1880s British Hepplewhite Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Midcentury Style Cerused Oak Desk
Located in New York, NY
A new custom midcentury style cerused oak desk with floating drawer at right of the underside with original leather tab pull and supported by four spl...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

French marquetry inlaid Ladies bureau, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Rosewood inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, having glazed cupboards and mirror above. A fall front bureau opening to reveal compartments within, drawers ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Desk in Wood and chrome, France, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Desk Year 1940 French Wood and chrome Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century ebony and Thuya wood Bonheur Du Jour. The bonheur du jour has a brass gallery around the top, above a central mirror...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks

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Ebony, Amboyna

50° Desk at the Alvear Palace Hotel in Argentina
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Wood desk from the 50s, One drawer is fixed, it was used to hide a safe underneath We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you h...
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1950s Argentine Space Age Vintage Desks

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Wood

Modern Milano Leather Painted Wood Desk on Metal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Milano Leather Desk is functional for work or play, with 2 covered leather drawers with pulls, and a center touch-latch wooden drawer. Custom sizes and finishes availa...
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2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

19th Century Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XV style Kingwood, ormolu mounted bureau de dame with parquetry inlaid to the whole, various drawers to the top and fri...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Italian modern black wood, steel and smoked glass Desk by Formanova, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood, steel and smoked glass Desk by Formanova, 1970s L-shaped desk with rectangular top in smoked glass. Under the top there are two modules of different sizes ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal, Steel

Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction. You want to live in the golden yea...
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1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks

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Bronze

Mid century danish modern 4 drawer teak desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Danish modern G.V. Møbler teak desk boasts a striking floating top with three dovetail drawers on the left and a deep file drawer on the r...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Birch, Teak

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A good Chippendale period mid 18th century red walnut kneehole writing desk dressing table of small proportions and dating to circa 1740-50. With a lift-up top featuring a fully fit...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

ENGLISH CYLINDER DESK 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ENGLISH CYLINDER DESK 19th Century in mahogany wood and mahogany root. With drop lid, top partially covered in leather, interior with drawers, b...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Restored Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Rosewood 4-Drawer Desk Made in Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This desk was designed in the early 1950s by esteemed designer Nanna Ditzel for production by Søren Willadsen. Ditzel studied design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with oth...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Victorian Burr Walnut and Ormolu-Mounted Pedestal Desk with Cabinet Top
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Exceptional Victorian Burr Walnut and Ormolu-Mounted Pedestal Desk with Cabinet Top Item Code: EL9/269 Circa 1870 An outstanding 19th-century Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk of r...
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19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

A Fine 19thc Davenport Desk
Located in Sherborne, GB
4 side drawers Sliding desk top Brass gallery Pen drawers to the side
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19th Century Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese carved wood desk.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality Japanese carved wood desk, having wonderful carved exotic flowers and foliage to the cupboards, drawers and elegant cabriole legs....
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Desks

Materials

Softwood

Antique Art Deco Desk from the Early 20th Century Made of Oak
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered: this unique antique Art Deco desk from the early 20th century, made of oak in Amsterdam School style. This remarkable Amsterdam School / Art Deco desk, dating from the early...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak

Citronnier Wood and Marquetry Secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Citronnier wood and marquetry secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950. Englander & Bonta where two European designer that migrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1930 and man...
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1950s Argentine Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Walnut desk with three solid walnut drawers in mid century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Desk in mid-century style with three drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid American walnut wood and wood covere...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Desk by Ernest Boiceau
By Ernest Boiceau
Located in New York, NY
This Boiceau desk bears his stamp, and was entirely veneered in amboyna, an exotic burlwood named for Ambon, the Indonesian island where it was harvested. The naturally squiggling patterning of the veneer provides an overall surface decoration. The top alone has no fewer than 60 small book-matched squares of it – ten across and six deep – creating a kaleidoscopic effect in subtle monochrome. Applied decoration is minimal. It consists of two inlaid pairs of griffins in boxwood and purplewood facing off across braziers on both the front and the back of the desk, and blind-tooled Greek keys trimming white-leather-topped shelves that slide out to either side. These decorations introduce no color, and, in lying flush with the surface, leave the sleek form undisturbed. Boiceau even eliminated drawer pulls, necessitating a lock and key for each drawer. Born in Lausanne in 1881, Boiceau descended from French Huguenots who had settled in Switzerland. Prominent as bankers, lawyers, businessmen, and diplomats, the Boiceaus were a cosmopolitan family. Ernest studied painting in Munich, and then painting and architecture in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1900 he embarked on a ten-year European sojourn, painting landscapes and portraits along the way. In 1910 he resettled in Paris, became interested in textiles, and established an embroidery workshop that catered to the stage and haute couture. Among his clients were the Folies Bergères, the Comédie-Française, and the Paris Opéra, and the fashion houses of Worth and Molyneux. He also made embroidered table linens, wall hangings, and upholstery fabrics. In a 1913, at an embroidery exhibition in Paris at the Musée Galliera, he presented a boudoir in collaboration with curtains, upholstery fabrics, and a tapestry, embroidered in modern abstract designs. In 1925 he launched a couture line, and branched out to design finely crafted objects and furniture made in rare woods, like ebony and Tasmanian oak...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Bronze, Other

A Sapele Wood Fall-Front Desk and Bookshelf, C. 1950.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautifully crafted mid-century fall-front desk and bookshelf unit made in Argentina, circa 1950. Constructed from richly toned sapele wood, known for its fine grain and warm, lust...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Sapele Wood

2022 Studio Job for Moooi Paper Double Pedestal Desk 180, White w/ Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Paper Desk with double pedestal configuration. It has a white finish and oak veneer top. The desk was designed by Studio Job and produced by Moooi in the Nether...
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2010s European Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak, Lacquer, Paper

English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments over ...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mid 20th Century Vintage Italian Inlay Partners Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the epitome of timeless luxury with our Vintage Italian Inlay Partners Desk. Infused with Old World charm and American refinement, this exquisite piece showcases intricate I...
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Mid-20th Century American Desks

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Leather, Wood

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a delightful German Davenport desk dating back to 1870. This small and narrow desk showcases a distinctive design with an inclined top table and a convenient box with a lid. Its unique shape corresponds to the renowned typology known as the Davenport desk, named after Captain Davenport...
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1870s German Louis Philippe Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Burr walnut, ebonised , ormolu and porcelain Bonheur du jour, the superstructure with pierced brass galleries above an open compartment with mirrored interio...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Dutch 19th Century Mahogany Ladies Desk
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century mahogany ladies desk A mahogany ladies desk with green leather in the wood of the desktop with gold print. The desk has 3...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Desk in Wood, 1920, Sign: Made in France 7382
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Sign: Made in France 7382 Year: 1920 It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Bronze

William IV Library Table in Coromandel
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
William IV library table Produced in England in the Mid-19th Century this is a extremely rare example produced in Coramandel having solid dra...
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19th Century British William IV Antique Desks

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Wood

Flamingo, Storage Unit by Hagit Pincovici
Located in Geneve, CH
Flamingo, storage unit by Hagit Pincovici. Dimensions: W 41 x D 26 x H 85 cm. Materials: brass. Hagit Pincovici founded her eponymous bespoke luxury furniture and lighting ateli...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' Desk for Herman Miller
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' desk for Herman Miller.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks

Swedish Neo-Classical Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Swedish Neo-classical carved and painted writing table. Circa 1880. Adds warmth and charm to any room!.
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19th Century Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of flamed birchwood, ebonized handles, brass keys. Drop front writing surface with interior drawers above three l...
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19th Century Antique Desks

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
$7,200 Sale Price
67% Off
Serge Chermayeff One-of-a-Kind Curved Desk from the BBC Building 1930s
Located in Coronado, CA
Spectacular one-of-a-kind curved desk designed by Serge Chermayeff circa 1933 for the BBC building in Manchester, England. This is the original desk t...
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1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Desks

Materials

Copper

Italian Desk from the 60s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Red lacquered wood desk from the 60s, Italian. Desk 1960s Country: Italian Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated desk. If you...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk with Burgundy Leather Top, Chandigarh, 1950s
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
A rare pigeonhole desk by Pierre Jeanneret for the Chandigarh administrative buildings in India, circa 1955–1960. This iconic model features a solid teak frame with an unrestored pa...
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1950s Indian Brutalist Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Teak

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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