Desks
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century English Antique Desks
Brass
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Laminate, Ash
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Teak
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks
Bamboo, Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Walnut
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
20th Century British Modern Desks
Maple
1880s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desks
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Plywood
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Gold
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
Early 19th Century British Antique Desks
Leather, Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desks
Bronze
1920s English Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1970s American Vintage Desks
Metal
2010s American Modern Desks
Chrome
1950s Vintage Desks
Oak
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1980s Georgian Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
20th Century French Provincial Desks
Brass
1880s British Sheraton Antique Desks
Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Plexiglass, Wood
1880s Sheraton Antique Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks
Pine
Early 20th Century French Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century Asian Regency Antique Desks
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Travertine
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut, Oak
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1720s English George II Antique Desks
Walnut
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Opaline Glass, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Swiss Space Age Desks
Aluminum
1860s Russian Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Metal
1740s English George II Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Cherry
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1930s Vintage Desks
Kingwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
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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