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Desks For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Early 20th Century Belgian Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The soft hue of the natural oak gives this vintage provincial desk an innate appeal. Hand-built in Belgium in the early 20th century, the rectangular tabletop is supported by a gener...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Country Desks
Materials
Oak
Large Pedestal Desk In Mahogany From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant large mahogany pedestal desk from the 19th century from France
Very beautiful pedestal desk which has been worked on both sides which allows it to be placed in the middle of...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian quality walnut leather top freestanding kneehole desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality walnut leather top freestanding kneehole desk having the original gallery back and red leather writing surface above seven drawers with the original brass h...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Just the most wonderful little painted compact desk and bank of drawers, the half-hinged top opening back to reveal a compartmentalised interior with pigeonholes, the front faux-draw...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Antique Victorian Quality Satinwood Freestanding Marquetry Inlaid French Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality satinwood freestanding marquetry inlaid French bureau having the original brass gallery, beautiful floral marquetry inlaid top above a satinwood floral marq...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Other
G F Hardy. An oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath
Located in London, GB
G F Hardy Manchester. An Arts and Crafts oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath. The sides are carved and polychrome painted with a sweet little rabbit an...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
George Jack Morris & Co attr. Arts & Crafts oak carved library table/double desk
Located in London, GB
George Jack for Morris and Co. attributed.
An exceptional Arts and Crafts quarter-sawn oak library table/double desk, with a rectangular top and shaped sides united by a floor stretc...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Art Nouveau Vanity or Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique Art Nouveau Vanity (Desk) 43" wide, 16" deep and 30" tall.
The desk is very light and is placed on coasters.
It has 4 drawers that open and close freely.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Wood
Small antique French stand-alone desk cabinet, oak archive card index.
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Antique small solid oak chest of drawers, filing cabinet, card index that was used as a stand-alone desk cabinet with information about customers, products, etc. Very nice condition ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exceptional Biedermeier drop front desk is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated p...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
Located in London, GB
A English George III scarlet gilt-japanned desk; superbly, later decorated with rich gilt chinoiserie on a scarlet lacquered background, the fall-front open...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Stripped Pine Greeting Station Cupboard
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Stripped Pine Greeting Station Cupboard
This is a very good quality cupboard, it has been used as a Restaurant Greeting Station, it has a panelled front and a flat galle...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, a figured mahogany lap desk banded in brass to protect a piece that was in regular use and likely travelled with the owner.
The hinged top opens to a gilt tooled l...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Solid Oak Slotted Postal Sorting Desk, circa 1939
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique solid oak postal desk with several removable shelves, drawer with brass handle, document slot and postal messenger bag hook underneath. Each shelf has slots for let...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks
Materials
Brass
19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century French Louis XV Style kingwood and Walnut marquetry, ormolu mounted and galleried bonheur du jour, the top marquetry and galleried details. Two upper smaller drawers m...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Good Large Double Pedestal Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Perth, GB
A Good Large double pedesal mahogany partners desk , with brass gallery to the top the gallery supports simulating corinthian columns, The original dark green leather top with deep and intricate tooling embelllished with gilding , some of the gold has now worn. The breakfront writing top with one central drawer in the frieze above the kneehole space. Each pedestal has 4 long drawers which have the bottoms and sides lined in mahogany and with lovely practical drop swag...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English partners desk crafted in mahogany in three-piece construction, featuring the original tooled leather top, African Bubinga wood drawer and door fronts, b...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk
This Edwardian Chippendale mahogany desk was made circa 1910.
The cabinetmaker took inspiration from the designs of Thomas Chippendale. Using the ...
Category
Early 1900s English Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
1920's French Sculpted Oak Art Nouveau Desk with Chair
Located in Paris, FR
An exquisite desk and desk chair fashioned from solid oak wood dating back to the 1920s. The chair's seat and the desktop were masterfully reuphols...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
George IV Mahogany Pedestal Partners' Desk
Located in Downingtown, PA
George IV Mahogany Pedestal Partners' Desk,
Circa 1830
The George Iv mahogany partner's desk has a molded rectangular top with a gilt tooled green leather inset writing surface abov...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Style Writing Table by S&H Jewell
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique French style writing table by S&H Jewell, having ornate brass mounts throughout, the desk has three drawers to the top, above a Vernis Martin style...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter Neat Front of House Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter
A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartme...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Partner Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
English Partners desk ( 3 drawers on each side) in Pitch Pine and Oak. Embossed brass patina with old patina. Inset leather top. c. 1850
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
A Good Heavy Pitch Pine Front of House Oak Greeter, the front and sides of the desk are panelled and decorate...
Category
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
George III Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with new blue tooled leather inset and carved edge detail. Below a long drawer flanked by two small drawers over a kneehole with three drawers on one side and four on...
Category
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
An Elegant French Louis XV Style Ebonized 3-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
of pegged construction the serpentine top with hand-tooled maroon leather insert above a shaped apron fitted with 3 drawers adorned with rocaille brass escutcheons; all raised on gra...
Category
Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk
The desk is made in one of the loveliest woods, figured Birch which has a wonderful dark gold colour, each of the pedestals has three graduat...
Category
19th Century High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Birch
19th Century Large French Oak Library Conference Table Partners Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautifully carved large oak library table or partners desk with two drawers on each side. Quarter sawn oak with amazing grain, beautifu...
Category
1880s French Baroque Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Burl Walnut Howard & Sons Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your study room / workspace with this Exquisite Howard and Sons Burl Walnut Lacquered Writing Desk, a masterpiece of design, craftsmanship, and fine details. The burl walnut wood and gilt bronze floral decorations create a sense of sophistication and luxury that is characteristic of Howard and Sons pieces. The addition of brass handles adds both functionality and classic charm to the design.
The desk features a practical layout with five front pull drawers, including two on each side and one in the middle, each adorned with Clarke and Timmins marks on the handles, showcasing the heritage of this piece. The leather top provides a luxurious writing surface, and the four tapered feet with gilt brass hardware ensure both stability and style. Imagine this Howard and Sons Writing Desk...
Category
1870s European Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique postal sorting desk
Located in Franklin, TN
Antique wooden post office sorting desk with a beautiful, rich brown patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Circa 1800-1805 Mahogany Federal Hepplewhite Tambour Desk, Massachusetts
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunning inlaid Mahogany Federal Hepplewhite Tambour Desk, most likely originated in the Massachusetts area between 1800-1805 time period...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a highly sought after antique campaign chest / secretary
The piece has been crafted from camphor wood and is circa 1910
The central section opens out to reveal the re...
Category
1910s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Gothic Revival Victorian Rosewood & Marble Mirrored Secretary Desk C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Gothic Revival secretary offers rosewood construction with upper having stylized finials over case with double glass doors opening to mirrored interior with storage compar...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table
This is a rare piece and a very useful desk, the table is set on a heavily Carved 3 footed leg, set on this there is a leather top desk with a dra...
Category
1860s Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Leather
French 19th Century Louis XVI Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This desk is made of flamed mahogany and a green leather top, it is a Louis XVI style.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Georgian Desk Mahogany Pedestal Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Georgian revival desk. This desk stands upon a plinth base and has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers.
Each of the drawers having brass swan neck handles. The top of the ...
Category
Early 1900s Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Desk Writing Table Pedestal 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined mahogany desk or writing table in the Chippendale manner
Features swan neck handle draw fronts terminating on blood ball and claw legs
The top finished with a tooled leather inset
Classic Chippendale pie crust...
Category
1910s Chippendale Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian walnut bon heur du jour
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian walnut bon heur du jour
This Edwardian walnut bon heur du jour (in French, bonheur-du-jour, meaning "daytime delight") was made circa 1910.
The top with the stationery box...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with fitted interior, small glass inkwell, lion head drop ring handles, raised on turn c...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
secretaire 530 by Gianfranco Frattini, 1956 for Bernini
Located in Misinto, IT
Iconic Italian desk model secretaire 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1956 and produced by the historic company Bernini. An object that combines design, craftsmanship, and func...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French Louis XVI style painted writing desk. This piece has a lovely patina and a nice leather top. Nice! Note: This is a recent patina
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Flat Desk Signed CF
Located in Madrid, ES
The late 19th-century Spanish desk with Art Nouveau influence is an exceptional piece of furniture that blends classical tradition with distinctive elements of the Art Nouveau style....
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Writing Desk with 9 Drawers (Vienna, 1910)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch
Ausführung: unbekannter Hersteller, Wien um 1910
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 79 x 125 x 78
Material: Messing, Eiche furniert (ebonisiert), Leder
Zustand: guter Zusta...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Davenport Desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality inlaid rosewood freestanding Davenport desk, Having the original brass gallery above a lift up stationary box above a writing slope with the original leathe...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
High Polished American Mid-Century Aluminum Folding Army Desk
Located in New York, NY
WWII Aluminium Military Campaign Desk-Collapsible
This desks was originally painted in a sea foam blue color for use in US military field hospitals. The desk is designed to Collapse...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Late Victorian Flame mahogany string inlaid and satinwood crossbanded pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1880 in date.
It is made from fabulous flame mahogany, t...
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Early American 19th Century Pine Plantation Desk
Located in Forney, TX
An early American 19th century pine plantation desk with nicely aged patina.
Born in the Mid-Atlantic region / Southern United States, circa 1800s, hand-crafted of solid pine wood with mellow warm tone and rich grain patterns, primitive one-piece construction, having a stepped molded cornice above a tall pair of paneled cabinet doors, opening to reveal an interior fitted with shelves and divided slots for documents, plank boarded back with old metal patch, over a lift-top writing slope with spacious storage underneath, the apron adorned with simple decorative pilasters...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Wall Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Wall Desk is a remarkable testament to the craftsmanship of artisans from the middle of the 1800s in France. Utilizing dense, old-growth ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
This two-part scriban cabinet showcases an exquisite combination of cream and gold Chinese lacquer, representing exquisite Italian craftsmanship from the early 20th century. The lower section is equipped with a chest of drawers featuring five drawers arranged in four rows. Above it, there's a slanted writing desk...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Burr Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Drop Front Secretaire Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super quality, antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire desk with 35 drawers
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers w...
Category
1880s Swedish Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19thC French Oak Bobbin Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850
19thC French Oak Bobbin Writing Table
sku 1611
W97 x D57 x H75 cm
Knee height 62 cm
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Fabulous Antique English Flame Mahog. Chippendale Style Large Desk w/leather
Located in Charleston, SC
This is an extraordinary Old/Antique English highly figured flame or crotch mahogany Chippendale Style Very Large Desk. It may be used as a partner's desk, but the back side is fini...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French late 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, and Ormolu desk, signed by Krieger. The Bureau Plat desk is raised by elongated cabriole legs with fine pierced ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Flat Desk with Two Pull-Out Extensions in Louis XVI Style
By Faubourg
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this exceptional, large and opulent marquetry desk from the late 19th century. Crafted with exceptional skill by a Parisian cabinetmaker in Faubourg Saint Antoine, this desk is a prime example of Louis XVI-style furniture, made from mahogany and dating back to the Napoleon III period. It is not just a piece of furniture but a true ministerial-sized work desk, measuring 160 cm with 2 pull-out extensions of 50 cm each for extra workspace.
The desk is supported by four fluted legs, each decorated with gilded bronze asparagus...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890.
Good quality brass bound box slope made in mahogany. Inscribed brass plaque shows that this was presented to a mr james ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Magnificent ebene desk by the cabinetmaker Joseph Bertin from the 19th century with the manufacturer's signature and stamp.
This desk has been completely restored, following exhaustive work in accordance with the rule of art.
This type of desk is not easily found in the world antiques market because it is very difficult to find signed examples like this one.
Its market price...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Early Chinoiserie Japanned Leather Top Desk and Chair Set - Nichols and Stone
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful japanned Nichols & Stone chinoiserie desk and matching chair set. The desk itself is swoon-worthy with its painted traditional scenes of a forest and stenciled gold detai...
Category
Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks
Materials
Metal
Large Bauhaus Partners Desk, Green Lacquer, Metal, Steeltube, Germany circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Bauhaus “Partners desk” (usable from two sides) from Germany around 1930
High gloss lacquered in the original green color (British Racing Green).
Polished steel tube and partly...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Sheet Metal, Steel, Chrome
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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