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Desks For Sale
Antique Petite Secrétaire
Located in Malibu, CA
This petite secrétaire is perfect for small spaces. Small drawers with original hardware and multiple shelves are perfect to hold writing paper, note...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
George II Walnut Bureau of Small Proportions c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
A good George II walnut bureau c. 1740 of warm rich colour and condition and of a small and compact size.
Beautiful matched burr walnut veneers to the drawer fronts, top and fall fro...
Category
18th Century George II Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Trim Mahogany Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (late 19th/early 20th Century) mahogany writing desk with bronze trim, gilt embossed leather writing top, with pull-out side extensions and 5 front and back dr...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
18th c. Dutch Louis XVI Period Writing Desk with Original Brass Casters
Located in Wichita, KS
An exceptional Dutch writing desk from the Louis XVI period wearing aged black paint. Shaped top and sides with one drawer. Fluted and tapered legs ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, 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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Spanish desk/table 19 th c walnut hand carved
Located in Houston, TX
Fine carving makes this piece really special. It has an iron stretcher connecting the the carved legs. It has two drawers
That work well with locks and key. It has the original finis...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Style Shopkeeper's Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Swedish Style Painted Shopkeeper's Slanted Front Writing Desk commonly used by merchants in the 1800s. Desk features a hinged front panel that opens to reveal compartmen...
Category
19th Century American Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique figured mahogany serpentine shaped knee hole desk having an appealing quality mahogany serpentine shaped top with a moulded edge, one long and six short mahogany serp...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Scandinavian Style Secretary Desk in Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
Beautifull handmade Nordic style compact desk made of solid walnut wood offering a real storage solution with three drawers, one secret compartment and tw...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Art Deco Burr Walnut 9 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A fabulous burr walnut 1930s Art Deco 9 drawer desk. Veneered in the most beautiful burr walnut to the drawer fronts with very pale contrasting straight ...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
This desk measures: 44.25 wide x 21 deep x 29.75 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches
We take our photos...
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Desks
Materials
Metal
Renaissance Revival Standing Desk, ca. 1880
Located in New York, NY
This is a functional and beautiful piece with many unique features. The drawers pulls and escutcheons are a geometric delight, made of pewter/brass and black cellulose. Deep and gene...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Pewter
German Space Age Flexible Desk from Multiform, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space age desk with container and expandable plate.
a functional design. This small desk impresses with its reduced form and flexibility. The table top can be expanded on both sides...
Category
20th Century German Desks
Materials
Metal
Restored Pre WWII Rattan and Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Embrace the fusion of timeless beauty and functionality with our Restored Paul Frankl-inspired Rattan and Mahogany Writing Desk. Featuring a convenient drawer adorned with rattan dra...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan
19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
A early-19th century Asian hardwood lap desk on stand. A similar one is pictured in "The Decorative Arts of The China Trade," page 248. The stand is a replacement made from pearwood.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Era Ebonised Desk with Stainless Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1930s Art Deco desk has a streamlined machine age / industrial style. Desk top with three functional drawers and stainless steel leg and base. Unknown ma...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique English Regency Mahogany Kneehole Desk c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique English Regency Mahogany Kneehole Desk, dating back to circa 1820, is a striking example of the elegant and functional furniture of the Regency period. Its rich mahogany...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Edwards and Roberts Leather Top Desk with Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic quality 19th century Neo-Gothic leather top desk with faux bamboo cluster legs made by Edwards and Roberts. Paneled sides and back, Blind fret...
Category
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian inlaid marquetry writing desk with the top section having an attractive arched shaped inlaid top, fitted mirror to the centre with original shelf and flanke...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Edwardian Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian mahogany Carlton House desk, having an inset leather writing surface, above an arrangement of seven drawers, each with brass handles, standing on...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in CANTELEU, FR
Coming from France. Immerse yourself in the luxury and refinement of Louis XVI style with this magnificent flamed mahogany roll-top desk, a piece that evokes the opulence of French r...
Category
1780s Antique Desks
Materials
Marble
French Art-Deco Writing Table, Manner of Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large French 1930s art-deco executive desk in oak, with inset Naugahyde writing surface, and heavy cast-brass hardware, manner of Adre Arbus.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck AT-305 Mid Century Danish Teak Drop Side Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck AT-305 Mid Century Danish Teak Drop Side Desk
This table measures: 55 wide x 29.75 deep x 28.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 23.25 inches, each...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian burr walnut Davenport.
This davenport features 4 mahogany lined drawers to the right hand side and faux drawers to the left hand side.
Circa 1860
The Davenport is raised up...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Walnut
Art Deco Streamline Moderne Metal Desk in the Style of Norman Bel Geddes, 1930's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool Art Deco metal desk very similar to the designs Norman Bel Geddes created for Simmons Furniture in the 1930s. All original with wear consiste...
Category
1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century French Empire three-drawer escritoire with lovely Breche africaine marble top. Having detailed bronze mounts in urn and floral motifs, columnar supports with p...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
French Modern Palisander, Brass & Leather Trimmed Executive Desk, Maison Raphael
Located in Queens, NY
French Modern Palisander, Brass & Leather Trimmed Executive Desk, Maison Raphael
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Coastal Pencil Reed Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with this vintage coastal pencil reed writing desk. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it features a textured pencil reed finish and a sleek silhouet...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Desks
Materials
Reed
Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk belongs to the MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century.
T...
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak
An Italian multi compartments walnut desk by Bernini
By Bernini
Located in London, GB
A fine walnut desk produced by Bernini C1960s consisting of two drawers to the front with a central open storage space for ease of access . To the top there are two flip top doors re...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Jean Gillon Brazilian Rosewood and Chrome Executive Desk
Located in Garnerville, NY
Large and roomy Brazilian Jacaranda executive desk. Chrome legs and drawer hardware. The four drawers are flush right of the user. High and wide enough from the desk top for loads o...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century British colonial partners desk hand crafted in well grained mahogany with a tooled leather top on a case with three drawers on either side over two pedestals ...
Category
19th Century English British Colonial Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Elm and Burr Elm Desk and Chair, Designed by John Makepeace, England, 1985
Located in Knutsford, GB
Elm and burr elm desk and matching chair designed by John Makepeace.
Made by Mark Coray in the Makepeace Workshops.
Of shaped form with round column supp...
Category
1980s British Vintage Desks
Materials
Elm
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...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo Leather Clad Desk by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Mid Century desk crafted with a faux bamboo frame having a faux tortoise finish featuring tooled leather panels on the top, front, side and back, lower tier storage and be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
Modern Minimalist Home Office Writing Desk Satinwood & Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Writing Home Desk Convex is made to last for generations and features exquisite wood veneers that beautifully balance simplicity in form.
Tabletop: Satinwood and glass.
Legs: Br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
19th Century French Wooden Writing Desk
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice writing desk, fabricated in France in the 19th Century.
It has a lift up lid.
On the front there are two drawers.
The desk has traces of use, see the pictures.
We work w...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Pierre Paulin “CM178” Desk for Thonet – 1950s, France
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare “CM178” desk designed by Pierre Paulin for Thonet in the 1950s. A refined example of French mid-century design, this desk features a black lacquered tubular metal frame and a ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
19th Century Victorian Five-Drawer Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian 5 drawer Davenport Desk with large storage cabinet. Features 2 drawers on left side and 2 drawers on right side, a large two doors storage cabinet with a doo...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Carl Malmsten Swedish Grace Executive Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An inlaid rosewood and flame birch desk with locking drawer, filing cabinet and pullout drawers. Various wood inlay. Finished on all sides.
Knee hole...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Kneehole Desk, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Handles, Surrounding Central Cupboard Door, Raised On Elegant Original Ogee Bracket Feet.
As a general rule kneehole desks like this are a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard the must popular design and layout. There are of course many different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule this is the typical form of an 18th century kneehole desk...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Customizable Chocolate Oak Desk with Two Storage Drawers, Class Collection
Located in Miami, FL
A Class desk designed by Uultis Studio in Chocolate oak with chocolate metallic base. The Class desk is a refined marriage of functionality and elegance, featuring a chocolate oak ve...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
ClassiCon Orcus Home Desk in Walnut by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus desk in walnut by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in MDF and plywood, veneered, drop-flap writing surface, 4 drawers, secret compartment, storage spa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks
Materials
Plywood
George II Style Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset brown leather over a cushion frieze with three drawers, the reverse finished but no drawers, pedestal base each containing three drawers. Bracket feet.
Category
1740s English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French Directoire style handcrafted Desk in solid wood, with 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...
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
De coene desk Alfred hendrickx style Belgium 1950
Located in Linkebeek, BE
De coene desk Alfred hendrickx style Belgium 1950
Wear consistent with age and use.
Belgium Furniture - For Bellform
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Beech
Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export writing table or desk made in the Qing style. Constructed from elm with rich grain patterns having mortise and tenon joinery. The...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Brass
Donald Deskey Machine Age Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare desk in walnut and banded copper-plated aluminum, designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, circa 1929. A strong statement of Machine Age aesth...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Copper
Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style Kidney shaped writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or reception area in a business setting. It features a top of brown leather with...
Category
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Davenport Desk 1890 Mahogany Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This pretty Davenport features 4 mahogany lined drawers to the right hand side and 4 faux drawers to the left hand side
In the Sheraton style with classic inlay work including garlan...
Category
1890s Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Oak, with Drawers, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique english escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1920
Oak and leather
The upper part of the cabinet opens to become the writing table ...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, 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
French Empire Bronze / Mahogany Vanity
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French Empire style mahogany vanity / dressing table with gilt bronze mounted design and oval attached mirror, front pulling drawer and side pair of candelabra. The vanity / dressing...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Executive Writing Desk by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Executive Writing Desk by Maitland Smith
This stunning 19th century Chippendale style desk has three drawers and solid brass hardware. Each s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Style Polished Tessellated Stone Desk With Brass Inlay
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Maitland Smith Style Polished Tessellated Stone Desk with brass inlay detailing and spacious surface, perfect for a sophisticated office or stud...
Category
1990s Philippine Desks
Materials
Brass
French Modern Zebra Lacquered Iron & Brass Executive Desk & Curule Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Zebra Lacquered Iron & Brass Executive Desk & Curule Arm Chair
A striking French Modern executive desk and curule armchair set, a bold statement of elegance and sophi...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Modern Rosewood Desk, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk, Guglielmo Ulrich
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Teak desk, Danish design, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Teak desk, Danish design, 1960s
Very good condition.
dimensions: height 76 cm, length 128 cm, width 64 cm
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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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