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Desks For Sale
Fine Chippendale Period Satinwood and Marquetry Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine Chippendale-period satinwood and marquetry desk. English, George III period, circa 1770. The considerable use of the best quality mahogany in the carcass is typical of the very fine work of Thomas Chippendale. It is rare today to find an 18th-century satinwood and marquetry-inlaid desk of this quality. (Most offered on the market are 19th/ 20th century). Major, period satinwood pieces have become almost unobtainable. The superbly-controlled and delicate marquetry inlays are reminiscent of the fine decoration on the famous Diana and Minerva Commode by Chippendale at Harewood House...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Fine Chippendale Period Satinwood and Marquetry Desk

Fine Chippendale Period Satinwood and Marquetry Desk

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French inlaid ladies desk, with bombe shaped sides and have elaborate satinwood and boxwood inlays with floral and arabesque designs as well as inlaid diap...
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1890s French Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
French Inlaid Ladies Desk

French Inlaid Ladies Desk

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk with Drawers , Wood and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian desk, wood and chrome, 1970s Tablet : 6cm.  
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk with Drawers , Wood and Chrome, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk with Drawers , Wood and Chrome, 1970s

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk with Drawers , Wood and Chrome, 1970s

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
A Fine Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle Constructed in ebony with arabesque foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work, and having extensive fine quality ormolu mounts; rising from animal paw sabots, mounted with female masks at the shoulders; the apron housing three drawers, with faux drawers to the obverse, the central drawers set with a Bacchic mask issuing foliates, the platform of serpentine form, having a brass guard edge, and inset with a gilt tooled morocco leather. Stamped to the carcass ‘BF’ and ‘Gros’. French, Circa 1870 Denise Ledoux-Lebard’s ‘Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siecle’. Published by les Editions de l’Amateur, 2000, lists a Benjamin Gros, whose enterprise amalgamated with the noted ebeniste Winckelsen in 1871; Gros had received an honourable mention for his ‘Boulle’ furniture in the Exposition Universelle in 1855. Literature; Le Mobilier Francais (qv) Seymour de Ricci, Batsford 1929 ‘Louis XIV and Regence Furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

Glass Top X-Base Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique antiqued glass writing table features a wonderful chrome X-style base and two drawer storage. Unique pulls, sturdy construction, and antique finish on the beveled mirror ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Glass Top X-Base Desk
Glass Top X-Base Desk

Glass Top X-Base Desk

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

English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk

English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk

Rúna Large Desk, by Isabel Ahm from Warm Nordic
By Isabel Ahm
Located in Viby J, DK
Timeless desk with a poetic idiom and a neat little drawer. With its pure and classic design, Rúna creates a space around itself and boosts your entire interior design whether the de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Rúna Large Desk, by Isabel Ahm from Warm Nordic
Rúna Large Desk, by Isabel Ahm from Warm Nordic

Rúna Large Desk, by Isabel Ahm from Warm Nordic

WalnutSmoked OakTeak
Vintage Josef Frank Mahogany Desk, Sweden, circa 1930
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Josef Frank sweeping crotch mahogany four-drawer desk in good condition with brass hardware; circa 1932.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Josef Frank Mahogany Desk, Sweden, circa 1930
Vintage Josef Frank Mahogany Desk, Sweden, circa 1930

Vintage Josef Frank Mahogany Desk, Sweden, circa 1930

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Bureau, oak desk, writing table, Scotland 1800, H163 Scotland 1800 Solid oak Original finish Rectangular top with moldings Ca...
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Early 1800s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163
Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163

Antique Georgian Bureau, Oak Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1800, H163

Mid-Century Wooden Scandinavian Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century wooden scandinavian desk with drawers - 1960s.
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Wooden Scandinavian Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Mid-Century Wooden Scandinavian Desk with Drawers, 1960s

Mid-Century Wooden Scandinavian Desk with Drawers, 1960s

Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Umanoff desk and chair. Extremely elegant and timeless design made with an iron frame, walnut slats and rush accents giving it it's classic Umanoff look. One middle drawer, a ...
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1950s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Iron

Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair
Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair

Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair

Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany Demi Lune Games Card or Tea Table George III
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an Early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-lune Fold-over Games Table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
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Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Desks

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut

Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany Demi Lune Games Card or Tea Table George III
Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany Demi Lune Games Card or Tea Table George III

Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany Demi Lune Games Card or Tea Table George III

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Savannah, GA
In fifty-two years in business we have never seen a piece like this rare bowfront sideboard with a top drawer that folds out to reveal a writing surface with leather top. Other feat...
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1810s American Sheraton Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk
Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk

19th Century English Regency Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality Regency rosewood davenport, the top inset with an antique leather, opening to reveal storage space and a single drawer. Below this there are four graduated drawers, ea...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century English Regency Davenport
19th Century English Regency Davenport

19th Century English Regency Davenport

English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut, Burl

English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table

English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
French 19th Century ladies fall front bureau de dame, having wonderful Amboyna, veneers with classical Boxwood inlay to the centre depicting a classical urn with over flowing flowers. Opening to reveal an inset writing tablet...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale mahogany cylinder desk in the Louis XVI style; the superstructure with rectangular galleried bleu turquin marble top over four frieze drawers, the paneled cylinder f...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk

Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau A small 18th century Georgian mahogany bureau. The bureau has original gilt brass rococo shaped handles and keyhole escutcheons. The bu...
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18th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century

Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century

John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk
By John Widdicomb, Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic writing table or desk by John Widdicomb for Mastercraft. Composed of a large black lacquered wood top with canted corners that sits atop a brass frame. Brass legs swoop ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk
John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk

John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk

George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine original antique kneehole desk or dressing table from the mid-18th century, thought to have the provenance of being part of the es...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks

Materials

Hardwood

George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745
George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745

George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George II style flame mahogany bureau, the sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior of faux book and hidden drawers and cabinets, the staircase gallery interior, above a short frie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks

Materials

Wood

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
George II Staircase Fall Front Desk

George II Staircase Fall Front Desk

Mid-Century Modern Italien Wooden Desk, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italien wooden desk, 1960s.
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1960s Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italien Wooden Desk, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Italien Wooden Desk, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Italien Wooden Desk, 1960s

19th Century English Oak Root Writing Desk with Bronze Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English oak root writing desk with bronze fittings.
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Mid-20th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Oak Root Writing Desk with Bronze Fittings
19th Century English Oak Root Writing Desk with Bronze Fittings

19th Century English Oak Root Writing Desk with Bronze Fittings

Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Antique Victorian Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign writing slope with later stand What a find, if you are in the market for this type of luxury antique militaria then look no further, this is the finest example I have personally seen. The timber patina is glorious, it’s a very old type of mahogany, most likely Cuban. The brass fixtures and fittings all operate perfectly and are flawlessly mounted The stand has been made at a later date to showcase and protect the piece, it is now the size of a normal side table. The writing slope itself has some interesting features, the top can be sat at a 45 degree angle for reading, there is a piece of beaded wood that slots into the two front holes, this holds and seats whatever literature you wish to rest there. The large side drawer is locked in place by a long metal rod, this rod also stops the drawer from coming all the way out. You have two internal document storage sections and various stationary cubby’s. The writing slope is baize lined and on the underside of the base you have a crosshatched silk ripped design which has been studded in place. This is exactly the same as antique LV steamer...
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand

Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand

Moooi Paper Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite the advances made in technology, many of us still use paper pad and pen for grocery lists, notes & cards while sitting busily at our desks. But have you ever dreamt of a clas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Moooi Paper Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
Moooi Paper Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job

Moooi Paper Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat size. Crafted in the grand Louis XIV taste from walnu...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk

Rustic Country Walnut Desk, Light Driftwood Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic country-style solid light driftwood finished rectangular desk with a rustic finish revealing exposed saw marks. Three small oak-lined drawers to front with mortice and tenon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks

Materials

Wood

Rustic Country Walnut Desk, Light Driftwood Finish
Rustic Country Walnut Desk, Light Driftwood Finish

Rustic Country Walnut Desk, Light Driftwood Finish

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Thomas Chippendale George III circa 1780 Architects writing table or desk A v...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table

Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk Desk measures: 50 wide x 26 deep x 30.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches ?All pieces of f...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk

Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Writing Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden writing desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Writing Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Writing Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Writing Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s

19th Century French Burl Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a 19th century French burr walnut writing table, having a single drawer, standing on elegantly shaped legs, the front two with decorative ormolu mounts. The table is in g...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Burl Walnut Writing Table
19th Century French Burl Walnut Writing Table

19th Century French Burl Walnut Writing Table

Little Shanghai Desk in Zebrano Wood and Black Sycomore Silver Painted Leg
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in zebrano wood and black saycomore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side. The end sides are in zebrano and ...
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2010s French Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Little Shanghai Desk in Zebrano Wood and Black Sycomore Silver Painted Leg
Little Shanghai Desk in Zebrano Wood and Black Sycomore Silver Painted Leg

Little Shanghai Desk in Zebrano Wood and Black Sycomore Silver Painted Leg

Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details. The desk is in great antique condi...
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1820s French Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk

Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The desk was made specifically for a client in the Promontory Apartment Building in Chicago designed by Nelson's associate, and world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series for Herman Miller that sat, untouched for nearly 70 years in their original setting! In addition to two aluminium sconces, this piece also features hidden, fluorescent lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures. This is a gorgeous, grandiose, and extremely rare piece of design history that will instantly outfit an entire office in striking style! Features: Desk: - Book-matched walnut veneer - Built-in Bar - Built in coat closet/wardrobe - Dual aluminum sconces - Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting - Silver-plated Herman Miller hardware - Dual "floating" book shelves - Tapered, cantilevered peninsula desk...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson

French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk with top storage compartments is a craft-handed re-interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. The design of...
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2010s French Directoire Desks

Materials

Brass

French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad
French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad

French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk "a Gradin",
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Louis-Philippe Desk "a Gradin", burl of walnut Dimensions with the top slider open 26'' D x 29'' H (floor to the top).    
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk "a Gradin",
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk "a Gradin",

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk "a Gradin",

Art Deco Bar .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco bar Szczepan Lojek, Julian Pietrzyk from Poland Krakow, from 1910-1920.
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1910s Polish Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Palisander

Art Deco Bar .
Art Deco Bar .

Art Deco Bar .

Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued mahogany writing table, the serpentine parquetry planked top inset with a central burnished leather writing surface, above t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table
Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table

Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table

Modern Organic Desk Made from Sustainable Ancient Wood & Blackened Steel
By Tréology
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The folded steel base for the Milford desk was inspired by the plunging mountains that create the Milford Sounds and the way the light catches shadows on the ridges and valleys of Mitre Peak. The Milford Desk is made from matai, a New Zealand native...
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2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Modern Organic Desk Made from Sustainable Ancient Wood & Blackened Steel
Modern Organic Desk Made from Sustainable Ancient Wood & Blackened Steel

Modern Organic Desk Made from Sustainable Ancient Wood & Blackened Steel

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Rare pair of 19th Century French Kingwood and Tulip wood veneered Bonheur du jours, each with pierced three quarter brass galleries, gilded ormolu mounts, three drawers either side o...
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19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours

George III Pedestal Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine George III style mahogany leather top pedestal desk, with a flame mahogany veneered and crossbanding to the top, with fine double stringing details, the gilt-tooled leather in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Pedestal Desk
George III Pedestal Desk

George III Pedestal Desk

Petite Slant-Front Bureau in Kingwood with Fitted Interior & Leather Blotter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite slant-front bureau in kingwood with fitted interior & leather blotter.
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Early 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Kingwood, Tulipwood

Petite Slant-Front Bureau in Kingwood with Fitted Interior & Leather Blotter
Petite Slant-Front Bureau in Kingwood with Fitted Interior & Leather Blotter

Petite Slant-Front Bureau in Kingwood with Fitted Interior & Leather Blotter

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a secreter close by a rounded folding door. Complimentary measurements: height to the desk table 72cm and full depth of the open desk...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950

Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Slant Top Industrial steel cabinet Overall Dimensions: 50" wide x 39" deep x 44" high Inside Dimensions of Drawers: 22 1/2" x 36 1/2" x 5" high.
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Mid-20th Century American Desks

Materials

Steel, Brass

Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp
Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp

Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp

Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Axel Larsson
Located in New York, NY
This Swedish Modern cabinet was designed by Axel Larsson (1898-1975). It has a drop-down writing flap and has a lock and key (key included). The...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Oak

Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning
Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning

Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour An unusual mid 19th century Victorian figured walnut bonheur du jour. The bonheur du jour has four drawers to the front, the three lower drawers have a Wellington chest style locking bar to the right hand side. The top drawer is fitted with a hinged writing board and ink, pen and pencil storage compartments. The drawers have raised panel fronts with turned knob handles and are lined with solid walnut. The top has double shelves above with fluted pillar and scroll...
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19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century

Moooi Paper RHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite the advances made in technology, many of us still use paper pad and pen for grocery lists, notes & cards while sitting busily at our desks. But have you ever dreamt of a clas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Moooi Paper RHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
Moooi Paper RHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job

Moooi Paper RHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job

Dutch Desk of the Early 800 in Mahogany Finely Inlaid
Located in Cesena, FC
Desk in mahogany finely inlaid. All the structure is in good condition. Age: first years of 1800 Measures: length cm 128 - depth cm55 - height cm114 Holland origin Services: it is...
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Early 1800s Dutch Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Dutch Desk of the Early 800 in Mahogany Finely Inlaid
Dutch Desk of the Early 800 in Mahogany Finely Inlaid

Dutch Desk of the Early 800 in Mahogany Finely Inlaid

Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Dark Cherry Wood by Adolfo Natalini
By Adolfo Natalini, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 99 numbered and signed copies. Amanuense, decoded in his characterizing elements (the functional nature of the writing desk-Sécretaire, the symbolic hand and the stick) or dynamic elements; (the folding lid, closed/open) is a contraption of the symbolic time of the memory and of the intimate, of the intensity and of the intellectual and “spiritual” concentration, of the transcription of thoughts into figures, alphabets, ideograms, cosmology. Writing desk or secretary in dark cherry wood...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Dark Cherry Wood by Adolfo Natalini
Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Dark Cherry Wood by Adolfo Natalini

Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Dark Cherry Wood by Adolfo Natalini

Bernhardt Credenza
By Bernhardt Design
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bernhardt Credenza A rare modern chrome and maple credenza. 4 drawers with ample storage underneath with shelving. Chrome pulls. Marked Bernhardt. See pedestal desk also avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks

Materials

Maple

Bernhardt Credenza
Bernhardt Credenza

Bernhardt Credenza

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning late 19th century kingwood, parquetry and ormolu mounted Louis XVI style Bureau à Cylindre attributed to Francoise Linke, the alabastro a pecorella marble top above a tamb...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke

Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Waring & Gillow
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow's of Lancaster circa 1815 Military Campaign Kidney desk with brass gallery rail and removable barley twist legs An exceptionally rare example of a High Victorian Library desk...
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks

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Brass

Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail

Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail

Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century walnut and elm bureau in in the Queen Anne style, having a lovely figured and inlaid fall which opens to reveal various drawers and compartments and a solid top wr...
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1910s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks

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Elm, Walnut

Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style

Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case “floating” on a Lucite base, which is affixed by custom-designed hardware. Custom si...
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2010s American Modern Desks

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Metal

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Lucite and Walnut floating Desk

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk

Charles X Style Desk, 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Charles X style burr-walnut and bronze small desk, grey marble top, 1930, 4 drawers and a desk storage, with its keys. Measures: H: 120 cm, W: 66 cm, D: 38 cm.
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1930s European Charles X Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Charles X Style Desk, 1930
Charles X Style Desk, 1930

Charles X Style Desk, 1930

Desk-Sideboard 1950s Belgium Design
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modern beautiful sideboard in ashwood with a front door that you can open and change the furniture into a desk use with an interior with two shelves laminated in white. Simple and s...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Laminate, Ash

Desk-Sideboard 1950s Belgium Design
Desk-Sideboard 1950s Belgium Design

Desk-Sideboard 1950s Belgium Design

Classic Teak Drop Leaf Desk, Denmark, Attributed to Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic teak drop leaf desk, Denmark, attributed to Arne Vodder, great design. Sliding top enables desk to be expanded, 65" wide when open. Retains original finish. Patina, hand deli...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Classic Teak Drop Leaf Desk, Denmark, Attributed to Arne Vodder
Classic Teak Drop Leaf Desk, Denmark, Attributed to Arne Vodder

Classic Teak Drop Leaf Desk, Denmark, Attributed to Arne Vodder

Class Desk with a Teak Wood Finish Top and Graphite Finished Metal Base 55''
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
The Class desk was designed by our Uultis team with a teak wood finish top and a graphite-finished metal base, representing lightness and practicality in a ...
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2010s Brazilian Desks

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Metal

Class Desk with a Teak Wood Finish Top and Graphite Finished Metal Base 55''
Class Desk with a Teak Wood Finish Top and Graphite Finished Metal Base 55''

Class Desk with a Teak Wood Finish Top and Graphite Finished Metal Base 55''

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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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