Desks
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s Indian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Teak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Velvet, Wood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood, Leather
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desks
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Desks
Steel, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Walnut, Burl
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Birch, Elm, Jacaranda
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar, Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks
Burl
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Mirror, Cherry
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Wood, Macassar
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Fruitwood, Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Palisander
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Copper
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Satinwood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut, Burl
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks
Glass, Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
Late 17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks
Oak, Walnut
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Leather, Oak
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1830s American Art Deco Antique Desks
Birch, Plywood
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Chrome
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Desks
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
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.