Desks
Early 1900s American Antique Desks
Bamboo
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 1900s Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Oak
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Palisander, Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Silver Plate
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Hardwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bamboo
1960s Finnish Modern Vintage Desks
Beech, Birch
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Palisander
Early 1900s Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks
Other
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Formica, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut, Plywood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
Early 1900s French Antique Desks
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Pine
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Hardwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Desks
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 1900s English Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Maple
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Desks
Oak
1960s Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
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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