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Desks For Sale
Teak Desk, Danish Design, 1960s, Renovated
Located in Chorzów, PL
Double-sided teak desk produced in Scandinavia in the 1960s.
It has 6 spacious drawers.
At the back, a lockable compartment and shelves for books.
After wood renovation. One key...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Table Desk, Roman Travertin, Glass and Gold Brass, circa 1970, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Table desk,
Glass top,
The Roman travertine base decorated with gilded brass bars,
Visible nuts,
circa 1970, France.
Measures : Width 160 cm, depth 80 cm, height 71 cm.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Travertine
Acaú Side Table
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
The inspiration comes from the sea. A dive with the talent and the keen eye of Sergio Matos, the designer from Mato Grosso, Paraíba, which brings to the surface the products of his c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks
Materials
Resin
Bonheur Du Jour Desk Napoleon III Period 19th Century Wood Hand Crafted
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
"Bonheur Du Jour Desk, Napoleon III Period"
Desk called "happiness-of-the-day" inlaid with rosewood in reserves on a rosewood background richly adorned with chiseled and gilded br...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Custom 1950s Wall Mounted Modernist Writing Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique handmade custom wall-mounted writing desk made in the 1950s. Solid birch construction with patinated brass accents and a smooth black laminate desk surface that folds up when ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorated desk in red lacquer with stacked drawers and painted scenes, Chinese, 1950's.
Category
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Exceptional Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional quality antique 19th century Victorian burr walnut bureau having three drawers above a beautiful shaped fall enclosing a wonderful fitted exterior with three long drawers...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze and marquetry desk attributed to Zwiener
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 74cm, width 89cm, depth 63cm
This superb little writing desk is at...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Karl Springer Parsons Desk
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Parsons desk or console table with two drawers. The desk is lacquered faux leather with a reptile print.
This work has been authenticated b...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Faux Leather
20th Century Unique Biedermeier Writing Desk, Flamed Birch
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century unique Biedermeier writing desk, flamed birch
Exceptional Biedermeier desk. With a hinged worktop. Birch veneer on solid wood....
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Birch
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Lacquered White by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus Desk in high gloss lacquer by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in high gloss lacquered drop-flap writing surface, 4 drawers, secret compartment, stora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Style Desk Designed for "Hotel della Citta " Forlì, Italy, 1957
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sacile, PN
Desk designed for "Hotel della Città et De La Ville" Forli'
Gio Ponti took care of all the Hotel's furnitures outline and structure as well.
The de...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Oak Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very handsome Georgian lowland oak secretary with walnut trim.
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen Scandinavian Modern Teak Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen Scandinavian Modern teak desk,
Designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Laurits M Larsen. This desk has a shelf t...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
Located in Princeton, NJ
A contemporary take on the butler's desk. A butler's desk is a cabinet that converts into a desk, concealing its function. A desk, standing on its own looks out of place without an accompanying chair and lamp, but a cabinet that functions as a desk looks fine all by itself.
This is entirely handmade, down to the desk hardware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Brass
Danese Milano X&Y Small Desk in White Metal by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Hicksville, NY
x&Y is a series of lively and dynamic tables. The structure is in either powder-coated or galvanized metal while the top, which can be either round, square or rectangular, is availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Iconic Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
The iconic modern desk with parquetry veneered and lacquered top having brass inlaid details, Icon bronze bound top with inlaid brass strapped accen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Materials
Leather
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bureau having a mahogany fall opening to reveal a fully fitted interior consisting of satinwood drawers, pigeon holes and a secret door to the cen...
Category
1760s British Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Pivoting Drafting Table, Blackened Steel and Smoked Glass, by Force/Collide
Located in Seattle, WA
Designed and made-to-order in our Seattle studio with artists, architects, drafters, designers and creatives in mind, the Pivoting Drafting Table is modern, minimal and sleek. It features a satin black oxide steel framework with a tempered gray glass inlay (materials and finishes are customizable).
The flush, uninterrupted work surface pivots between 0 and 40 degrees to eliminate ergonomic interference for a more versatile way of working. Both clamping levers are easily accessed with an ergonomic feel for quick-change operation, featuring subtle bronze hardware accents. The silhouette of the legs imitates the work surface when expressed in its pivot position for minimal, geometric line-work that lends to a contemporary, minimal feel. The body has an open style for the option of storing a matching Rolling Utility Cart...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
Rare Paul Frankl Cork and Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1940s, American, the mahogany eight- drawer desk encased in cork veneer on four sides, with book storage-well on the reverse. Bakelite and brass pulls....
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Marble and lacquered Wood Console Capri with Brass Details by Hervé Langlais
Located in Paris, FR
Capri, Console desk, designed by Hervé Langlais for the Gallery Negropontes
H 29.7 x W 41.3 x D, 17.7 inch
Marble and lacquered wood with brass details
Hervé Langlais is a graduate...
Category
2010s European Modern Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Danish Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Teak desk, Denmark, 1960s
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Raphael Raffel two tiered vanity or writing desk in blonde sycamore and bronze with a thick glass top, of note, are the tapering legs and the elegant curved design. Signed on...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Sycamore
Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Venetian patinated and giltwood writing desk/side table. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with scrolled feet and w...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Giltwood
Art Deco Steamship Chimney Teak Dining Table Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid teak dining table from the Deco era with a beautiful veneer top showing free flowing honey grain. The table top sits on two broad legs that resemble steamship chimneys from the...
Category
1930s Indian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Darling Point Desk by Yabu Pushelberg in Black Pepper Stained Oak and Brass
Located in Toronto, ON
This darling point desk by Yabu Pushelberg in black pepper stained matte oak is paired with a golden or bronze coloured brass finish structure.
Yabu Pushelberg’s design for the da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Danese Milano X&Y Small Desk in Black Metal by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Hicksville, NY
x&Y is a series of lively and dynamic tables. The structure is in either powder-coated or galvanized metal while the top, which can be either round, squa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Elegant Satinwood Art Nouveau Partners with Desk Blue Suede Top, ca 1915
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant satinwood art nouveau partners desk with blue suede top, heart carved corners, and ball-and-claw feet, Circa 1915.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Satinwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised on tapered fluted legs with ormolu chandelles and topie feet with ormolu sabots. At the impressive apron is a single drawer which has a secret mechanism...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Rosewood and Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality Victorian rosewood and marquetry writing, having a green leather writing surface, decorated with blind and gold tooling above an arrangement of 9 drawers, each with or...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Darling Point Desk by Yabu Pushelberg in Ivory Matte Lacquered Oak and Brass
Located in Toronto, ON
This darling point desk by Yabu Pushelberg in ivory ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with a golden or bronze coloured
brass finish structure.
Yabu Pushelberg’s design for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Darling Point Desk by Yabu Pushelberg in Whiskey Matte Lacquered Oak and Brass
Located in Toronto, ON
This darling point desk by Yabu Pushelberg in whiskey ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with a golden or bronze coloured brass finish structure.
Yabu Pushelberg’s design for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
High Style George Washington Double End Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom made high style bird's-eye maple George Washington double end desk by Drexel. The desktop features a leather topped writing surface embossed with gold leaf. There are three pu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Teak Desk "Made to Measure" Serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Delft, NL
Teak desk "Made to measure" serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
Teak desk designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
1960s
Curved with birch interior drawers and chrome legs
Original key...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Chrome
Vanity Desk Secret in Ebony and Galvanized Metal, Original Sin Collection, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
A short circuit arises in the original Sin collection designed by Giorgio Ragazzini for VG.
It’s not a sin from the origins, but better a venial, unconv...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Glorious Bureau Plat or Desk in Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-around mirrored veneer with rocaille applications. With extremely finely chased, very decorative, restrained bronze fittings framed. solid beech wood. Heav...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian burr walnut Davenport, the top having a rising lid, opening to reveal a fitted interior for stationary storage. Below this, the writing surface also lifts to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Console, Attributed to Michel Ducaroy, circa 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Console - Attributed to Michel Ducaroy, circa 1970.
Rosewood and stainless steel
Measures: L 130 x P 43.5 x H 63 cm
Good condition!
Category
1970s European Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XV style Moucheté mahogany and ormolu center table/desk. The striking table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine-fitted foliate ormolu sabo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
English George III Slant Front Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English George III slant front desk is inlaid with boxwood line and crossbanded in mahogany. The interior has inlaid pilasters with secret ...
Category
1780s English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire mahogany pedestal desk with gilt bronze mounts, black leather top, two (2) slides, and eight (8) drawers.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Lorenzo Desk in Argentine Rosewood, Bronze and White Lacquer from Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
This Classic yet modern desk features an Argentine Rosewood body and white mirror-polished lacquered face and drawers with bronze accents. The drawers feature soft-close hardware and...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Art Deco English Compact Walnut Writing Desk, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this lovely and totally original walnut desk dating from the 1930s. Compact in size this little desk is perfect if the space available is limited and of con...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
Fine French 1950s Mahogany Curved Desk by Jacques Adnet '2 Available'
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French midcentury mahogany curved desk with a leather top and bronze details.
Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France.
2 rectangular desks with a simi...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large-scale French 18th century Louis XV period ebonized fruitwood and ormolu library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary Ormolu mounted marquetry kingwood lady's desk, signed Swiener, also dated 1902 and bearing an initial of the persons that it was made for (see attached photo).
Meticulous attention has been given to every details.
Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior decoration firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and
Nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string inlay, having a three quarter brass gallery to the t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very attractive late 19th century French Louis XV Rococo style kingwood and marquetry bureau de dame retailed circa 1900 by the renowned firm S & H Jewell of London. Of bombé form ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin MCM Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin mid century ebonized mahogany brass and white laminate desk
Desk measures: 54.5 wide x 26 deep x 29 inches high, with a cha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch and fir and veneered with hand-cut Nordic birch veneers, the secretary features an upper locking drawer which rests upon a fitted desk area hiding behind a...
Category
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Birch, Fir
Darling Point Desk by Yabu Pushelberg in Mist Matte Lacquered Oak and Brass
Located in Toronto, ON
This Darling Point desk by Yabu Pushelberg in Mist Matte lacquered oak is paired with a golden or bronze coloured brass finish structure.
Yabu Pushelberg’s design for the Darling ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Amuneal’s Collector’s 4 Bay Office Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Four bays of our collector’s shelving system are used to create this modular office configuration with desk, adjustable display shelving, drawers and la...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Early 19th Century Ebonized Fruitwood, Exotic Wood, and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian early 19th century ebonized fruitwood, exotic wood, and ormolu desk. The three drawer desk is raised by elegant square tapered legs with bun feet and finely in...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century.
A Louis XV period walnut and burl walnut veneered Bureau. The inside of the s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by four fine square tapered legs with beautifu...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Bauhaus Desk by Erich Diekmann, Rosewood Veneer, Restored, Germany, 1920s
By Bauhaus
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, well restored Bauhaus Executive Desk, attributed to Erich Diekmann, Germany, 1923-1925 at at Staatliche Bauhochschule Weimar (Bauhaus).
Wonderful rosewood (Palisander) veneer with excellent 2K clear lacquer high-gloss finish.
Inside in bright maple and satin finish and high-gloss finished at the doors inside. Polished decorative stainless steel trims around the top (thin) and bottom (thick).
Nickel fittings and details, newly galvanized and polished. Old locks repaired.
At the back there are two book compartments...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
British Colonial Grass Cloth and Faux Bamboo Three-Tiered Cabinet and Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style three-tiered cabinet desk with a gallery at the top over three step down compartments covered with grass cloth and framed with faux bamboo. The upper and lower...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Very Rare Stamped Waring & Gillow 1960 U.K.A.E.A UK Atomic Energy Authority Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original fully stamped Waring & Gillow 1960 light walnut U.K.A.E.A Uk Atomic Energy Authority double sided walnut desk
This desk ...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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.
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