Desks
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Kingwood
1840s American American Empire Antique Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Desks
Oak
1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks
Metal
19th Century English Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Baroque Desks
Bronze, Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Leather
Late 19th Century British Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1820s English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Desks
Stone
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks
Brass
1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Walnut
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century French Desks
Metal
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
Early 20th Century Desks
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Yew
1840s British Victorian Antique Desks
Oak
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Teak
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
19th Century English Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
20th Century North American American Craftsman Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Desks
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks
Gold
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1780s English George II Antique Desks
Early 19th Century George IV Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Desks
Ebony, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Desks
Mahogany
1880s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Desks
Ebony
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Oak, Wood
1940s Vintage Desks
Bronze
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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