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Desks For Sale
Regency Davenport Desk After Gillows Slide Top 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine quality slide top Davenport desk in Gillows of Lancashire manner
Brass gallery on top
Four drawers below pull out draw for pens and writing material
Circa 1820
Bought from a pri...
Category
1820s Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Georgian Mahogany pedestal desk
An 18th century Georgian mahogany pedestal desk.
The desk has a gold tooled black leather writing...
Category
18th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Teak Writing Desk – Handcrafted by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Refined and elegant, this handcrafted mid-century modern teak desk is a perfect balance of form and function. Designed by skilled artisans, the desk showcases clean lines, minimalist...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
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
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cherry
Hans Wegner for PJ Møbler Mid-Century Danish Solid Oak Desk with Pullout Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Danish (1970s) rectangular oak table desk having 4 pullout drawers with sculpted round knobs (the right drawer can be locked), and rounded corners resting on cylindrical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
American Post-War White Wooden Table Desk with Chrome Base
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design white painted wood table desk with drawers and supported on 2 chrome "X" form bases. (Desk in need of full restoration)
Metal frame has very light scratchin...
Category
20th Century American Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Tramp Art Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, US
This tramp art piece showcases exquisite craftsmanship, with its slant-front design that lifts to reveal a generous storage compartment beneath. The separate drawer below offers addi...
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Wood
Walnut Ivanhoe Desk with Pencil Drawers by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ivanhoe desk features a cantilevered base with open display shelves. Available in American walnut or white oak and drawers are available upon ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
1970's Brazilian Rosewood And Steel Desk/Dining table By John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1970's mid-century modern Brazilian rosewood steel and lacquer desk or dining table by John Stuart, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This magnificent bureau desk, likely made in mid-19th century England, showcases exceptional craftsmanship and opulent materials. The desk features finely executed gilt bronze ormolu...
Category
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Jens Risom Style Jackson Mid Century Cane and Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Style Jackson Mid Century Cane and Walnut Executive Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 41 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 24.25 inches
All pieces of furniture ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Large Executive Danish Modern Desk In Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 77.5" wide x 33.5" deep x 30" tall
Condition: In excellent original condition with l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Victorian Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany Cylinder Desk 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Bookcase.
This Quality Bookcase Stand Upon Bracket Feet.
The Lower Doors Being of a Paneled Form.
The Cylinder Section Opening to Reveal a Pullout Leather...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique burr walnut marquetry inlaid bureau having a quality burr walnut rectangular top above a pretty crossbanded marquetry inlaid fall...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Designer Desk, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This writing desk, proudly crafted in Italy, embodies the timeless aesthetics of the Mid-Century design movement prevalent during the 1950s. Its exquisite design showcases the design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Executive Table Desk designed by Osvaldo Borsani, 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Questa scrivania stupenda è stata disegnata da Osvaldo Borsani negli anni '40 del Novecento. La linea sagomata sul fronte nella parte del cassetto centrale, il retro della scrivania ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Macassar and Bronze Desk Attributed to Marc Du plantier
Located in Montreal, QC
Macassar and bronze desk attributed to Marc Du plantier inset with leather top and sliding extension with brass side compartments Galerie Themes, Saint-Ouen Property from a Private N...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
A English Neoclassic Burl Walnut, Brass, & Leather Portable Writing Desk, 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
The locking desk with two hinged tops, one opening to reveal pen and ink storage and the other opening to reveal a storage area for writing paper and envelopes as well as a leather w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Glass Top Desk, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 20th-century Italian desk features a sleek glass top that adds a modern touch to its classic design. The desk is meticulously handcrafted from rich, warm wood, showcasi...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Clerks Desk Restaurant Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Rec
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Clerks Desk Restaurant Greeting Station, Greeter
A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartme...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Bamboo Desk and Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A small and charming three-drawer bamboo desk and chair from France. The desk is constructed of wood and fiber board with bamboo legs and trim. The top ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Laminate, Wood
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk from the Virginia State Library, Richmond V.A.
Aluminum base, wood top with laminate surface
Dimensions:
30¼"high
50½" w...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Studio Crafted by John Kapel Cherry Wood Desk
By John Kapel
Located in Denton, TX
Very Rare Custom Made John Kapel Sculpted Cherry Wood Desk. Incredible wood grains. Very sturdy and solid. This desk is very unique and hard to come by. As pictured- John Kapel makin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Cherry
Zanotta Calamo Desk in Black Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa
By Gabriele Rosa, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Calamo Desk in Black Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa
Varnished steel frame and top in black, white or graphite. Top and storage space in cowhide pigmentato 90. The storage space is accessed by a drop-leaf opening.
Calamo is not an old-style desk with drawers overflowing with paper, but an essential element of furniture, both in function and appearance, something that could fit anywhere in the home. The collection includes a new furnishing accessory designed by young designer Gabriele Rosa: the Calamo desk-console table. With a white, black or graphite steel structure with cowhide pigmentato cover for the surface and storage space under the folding lid. Undoubtedly the writing desk still...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks
Materials
Steel
Edward Axel Roffman Associates Mid Century Burlwood and Brass Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Axel Roffman Associates Mid Century Burlwood and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany 9 Drawer Desk.
This desk is raised Upon Turned Bun Feet.
Circa 1850
Having an Arrangement of 9 Mahogany Lined Drawers.
The Drawers...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th C Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Louis Philippe Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis Philippe buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, circa 1850-1860
Desk very convenient to store and close in a room with several func...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
Late 18th Century French Charles X Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Anglo Indian Carved Wooden Desk
Located in Brussels, BE
Anglo Indian Carved Wooden Desk
Category
20th Century European Anglo-Indian Desks
Materials
Wood
Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
This French Directoire traveling secretary is made of walnut. Its large size is unusual and would make an impressive statement in a study. The top sec...
Category
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mirrored Xception Executive Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern executive desk made by Xception with a beautifully figured oak case and mirrored facings. Two drawers, a file drawer, and a pencil drawer. As shown in the last...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century George l Style Secretary
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming George l style walnut diminutive secretary. The domed cornice over a conforming cabinet door has a mirror plate. The bottom section contains a drop-front opening t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Vernis Martin French Secretaire Cabinet Attributed To Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb late 19th century French flamed mahogany and Vernis Martin secretaire cabinet in the manner of Paul Sormani Paris. The rectangular top with three quarter balustrade gallery,...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of American Contemporary White Two-Tier Concave End Table
Located in Queens, NY
2 American Contemporary white two-tier end table with a concave top and a draw in the middle separating both tiers (PRICED AS PAIR
Category
20th Century American Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Walnut desk with two solid drawers and shelf in mid century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Desk in mid-century style with two drawers, shelf and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid American walnut wood and wood c...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV style flat desk decorated with lake scenes. Circa 1800.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style flat desk in red lacquered wood decorated with golden lake scenes, with 3 drawers on the front, a leather top and a curved base. Key.
French work realized circa 1800-...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
French Directoire style handcrafted lacquered desk with solid wood & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk is a craft-handed reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. The design of this period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timel...
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Cherry, Wood, Oak, Lacquer
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Brass Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) mahogany kneehole desk having a vanity panel front and two pedestal sides with fluted trim containing several lockable drawers under a brown ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
British Oak Arts and Crafts Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a really good desk, plenty of storage and beautifully made by Wylie and Lochhead of Glasgow. The original locks are by Hobbs and Sons - and we have the keys.
It featured i...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Bonheur du Jour by Louis Grade
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Ormolu mounted Bonheur du Jour by Louis Grade.
This beautiful Bonheur du Jour is a superb example of the taste, artistic sensibilities and c...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Style French Demi Lune Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine antique Louis XVI style desk crafted in mahogany and kingwood featuring a tooled leather top with a cross banded border and brass gal...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
19thC English Walnut Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Walnut Desk
An exceptional example
sku 1820
W157 x D94 x H78 cm
Weight 99 kg
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Sheraton Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A delightful Sheraton style ladies desk dating to 1890
Rich flame mahogany wood with deep patina
Sheraton style tapering legs typical from this period
Seven drawers giving ample room...
Category
1890s Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Restoration Style Desk on Brass Base with Lift Top
Located in Troy, MI
French Restoration style desk on brass base with lift top desk has a brass curule style base and mahogany veneered desk with decorative brass mounts and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Student Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This desk features a gallery surround that walls off the ink and pen wells at the back area above the sloped and leathered writing surface. Inside, two generously sized drawers offe...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A. Brandt Co. Ranch Oak Desk and Chair Set, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very handsome mid-century A. Brandt Co. Ranch Oak desk and chair set with a great classic American West look.
Hand-crafted design features rustic hand-carved and chiseled details on both the desk and chair, which have a warm honey oak finish and display very handsome grain throughout.
Desk with three drawers at left and two open shelves at right. Fully finished on all sides so that it can be placed anywhere in a room. Blackened metal rounded-head nails or furniture tacks punctuate drawer pulls and various frame elements, adding a bit of nicely understated decoration. Finished on all sides so it can float in a room. Ranch Oak logo branded on inside of top drawer.
Chair with contoured seat, slat back, and handle cut-out at top. Both it and the desk have great craftsmanship, and make for a very sturdy set that’s meant to last a lifetime.
A. Brandt Company was established in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900, with their Ranch Oak line produced from 1938 to the mid-1980s. This particular set dates from the 1950s.
Dimensions listed are for the desk. Chair dimensions are H 31.5 in. x W 16.25 in. x D 19.63 in., with a seat hight of 31.5 in.
We also offer an A. Brandt Oak Ranch...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat. Item features ornate bronze figural ormolu, finished back with bronze face and parquetry inlay...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Restored Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Museum quality, circa 1880 Dutch inlaid extra large twin pedestal, double sided partners desk which has been fully restored
A truly stunnin...
Category
1880s Danish High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel of stylized Egyptian women and a chariot...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Birch
Dutch Colonial Teak Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Dutch colonial teak desk with brass hardware.
Solid carved legs united by footrest stretcher. Old brass handles and peg work joinery throughout. Locks have b...
Category
1840s Antique Desks
Materials
Teak
Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A baroque style walnut writing table with a serpentine rectangular top, rounded frieze, deeply sculpted cabriole legs, pipe legs and wide drawer.Comfort and order. An exemplar of ele...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A rare English Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest with a slide out drawer that reveals a drafting slope. Chest has the original cast iron handles.. The chest is constructed from bea...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Restored Boutique Rattan & Mahogany Writing Desk w/ Stacked Rattan Sides
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Experience the allure of tropical-inspired mid-century design with this Paul Frankl inspired restored rattan and mahogany writing desk. This desk features stacked rattan sides and ma...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
This attractive mahogany Edwardian Davenport / writing desk, circa 1900s has been constructed from quality solid mahogany having a raised back above a fall front moulded edge writing slope with a raised and fielded panelled cupboard door standing on bracket feet.
The Davenport's top section has a brass hinged mahogany lift up lid to reveal an original lead lined storage...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk with Open Cubby Storage by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Balancing lightness and utility, this mid-century modern writing desk is a refined essential for the contemporary workspace. Handcrafted with precision, its asymmetrical design pairs...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, 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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