Desks
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Desks
Oak, Glass
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Birch, Fir
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Oak, Wood
19th Century English William IV Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
1890s French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bronze
1880s English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Wood
2010s French Desks
Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks
Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bamboo, Teak
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks
Burl
1970s Argentine Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks
Bronze
1950s American Campaign Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
18th Century Antique Desks
Tulipwood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Birch, Jacaranda
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Gold
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Bronze
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desks
Fruitwood, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Bronze
2010s Italian Desks
Metal
1740s German Rococo Antique Desks
Oak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks
Wood, Walnut, Leather
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary British Desks
Leather, Yew
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Kingwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Desks
Iron, Wrought Iron
1890s French Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century English Adam Style Desks
Hardwood, Giltwood
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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