Desks
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks
Wood
1860s Italian High Victorian Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1890s Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s French Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Other, Ormolu
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
20th Century Other Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century English Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1840s English Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1880s French Provincial Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Desks
Ormolu
1810s English Regency Antique Desks
Amboyna
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s Indian Brutalist Vintage Desks
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 18th Century British Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desks
Birch
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Wood, Oak
1890s Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century Desks
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1880s Sheraton Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s South American Vintage Desks
Rosewood
20th Century Desks
Lacquer
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Brass
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
1870s German Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Walnut
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Oak, Parchment Paper
1890s Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Brass
1890s English Sheraton Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Cherry, Sycamore, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Desks
Wood
18th Century English Antique Desks
Other
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Desks
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
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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