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Desks For Sale
1960s Danish Sigurd Hansens Extendable Rosewood Executive Desk & File Cabinet
Located in Monrovia, CA
1960s Vintage Sigurd Hansens Danish Rosewood Executive Desk With An Extendable Side Leaf With Matching Rosewood File Cabinet.
This Is A Gorgeou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite secretaire de dame, France 18th century, beautiful kingwood veneer on front, sides, top, back and the inside. The writing surface is covered with leather. With original bro...
Category
1770s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Kingwood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Custom Desk by Pere Cosp – Circa 1940
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite desk, signed by Pere Cosp (Barcelona, 1907–2007), is a remarkable example of mid-20th-century Spanish craftsmanship. Likely commissioned as a bespoke piece, it showcas...
Category
1940s Vintage Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English satinwood and ebony string patera inlaid seven-drawer knee hole desk with original brasses, prospect door, and terminating on original bracket feet. Late 18th century.
Category
1780s English George II Antique Desks
Mid-Century Modern Italien Wooden Desk, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italien wooden desk, 1960s.
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
1960s Czech Metal School Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Transport yourself back to the charming classrooms of the 1960s with this vintage Czech metal school desk, a nostalgic piece that exudes simplicity and functionality. Crafted from st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Desks
Materials
Metal
$795 / item
Custom Oak and Polished Chrome Single Drawer Writing Table
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Made to order single drawer writing table in oak with polished chrome stretcher and hardware.
Available in custom dimensions and finishes.
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a secreter close by a rounded folding door.
Complimentary measurements: height to the desk table 72cm and full depth of the open desk...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Bernhardt Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bernhardt Credenza
A rare modern chrome and maple credenza.
4 drawers with ample storage underneath with shelving.
Chrome pulls. Marked Bernhardt.
See pedestal desk also available....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks
Materials
Maple
$5,900
Vintage Early 20th Century French Mahogany Desk with Aubergine Leather Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
This vintage French mahogany desk will add a touch of sophistication to your work environment. It features a sleek aubergine leather top that complements the original art deco hardware...
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Desk in Oak and Lacquered Metal, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk in oak and black lacquered metal. Tray standing on a rectangular base and two boxes each opening with three drawers.
French work realized in the 1970s.
Dimensions : H 79 x...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Four Drawer Walnut Desk With Vitrex Glass Top by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, c.1950
Located in London, GB
A truly elegant four-drawer walnut desk with original glass top which is attributed to the Bolognese architect and designer, Melchiorre Bega. This sculptural wooden desk boasts beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
French Mahogany Marble Top Buffet with Mirror Maison Koenig, Liège, 1895
Located in Sofia, BG
Large mahogany Art Deco buffet Maison Koenig Liège made in 1895. There is light beige marble top, three drawers and two front doors with origi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,540 Sale Price
30% Off
Stow Davis Dark Walnut Knee Hole Credenza Desk
By Attributed to Stow-Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
6ft Stow Davis Dark Walnut Knee Hole Credenza Desk
Midcentury Stow Davis walnut kneehole credenza with 4 drawers. The two bottom drawers were desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian rosewood inlaid ladies writing table, having a hand dyed leather hide writing surface, above a single drawer with ornate original brass handle, s...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Custom Desk by Hospitality Manufacturer Bermanfalk
By Bermanfalk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom made writing desk by quality case goods manufacturer Bermanfalk. Dramatic sloping chrome X-base supports single drawer dark wood cabinet with a blond wood top.
Please confirm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
$1,820 Sale Price
30% Off
Gildas Berthelot: Contemporary Hanging Furniture, En voiture Simone
Located in Timisoara, RO
En Voiture Simone
From Sleek And Minimalist Sculptures To Intricate And Ornate Decorative Pieces, Every Creation Showcases The Unparalleled Versatility Of Maple Wood As A Medium. Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Mahogany Writing Desk with Folding Front Part
Located in Sofia, BG
French mahogany writing desk with folding front part and hidden drawers in the upper part. There are also three big drawers in the lower p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$2,818 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XV Style Kingwood and Green Leather Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood and bronze trimmed kneehole desk with green leather top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial looking aged Zinc Top Desk, or small Kitchen Table or possible Craft Table. The Zinc Dining Table was carefully aged and clear-coated for prot...
Category
2010s American Industrial Desks
Materials
Zinc
Clerks Desk Restaurant Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Rec
Located in Godshill, 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
19th Century French Oak Desk Organizer
Located in High Point, NC
This authentic desk organizer was crafted from fine oak wood in 19th-century France. Adorned with delicately carved finials reminiscent of chess figures, it features a spacious compa...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Moooi Paper RHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite the advances made in technology, many of us still use paper pad and pen for grocery lists, notes & cards while sitting busily at our desks. But have you ever dreamt of a clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
David Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
David Desk by Pastform
Dimensions: D 61,5 x W 140 x H 78 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Rum, Nobel,...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,695 / item
Rare circa 1880 Antique Howard & Son's Pollard Oak Patner Desk Oxblood Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare circa 1880 Pollard oak partner desk with oxblood leather top made by and fully stamped Howard & Son’s Berners Street
What can I say, a 140 year old desk, in one of the best timbers around and made by one of the greatest furniture makers England has ever produced. Howard & Son’s history is extensive, I’ll include a short bio below
The desk has the normal partner desk drawer configuration, there are divider slots and some dividers in most drawers, most likely this was a watch makers desk...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
$6,664 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Pedestal Desk Antique Mahogany 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany pedestal desk.
This mahogany desk features 9 graduated drawers with turned knobs.
The top of the desk having a green leather writing surface (replacement) with h...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Magnificent ebene desk by the cabinetmaker Joseph Bertin from the 19th century with the manufacturer's signature and stamp.
This des...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Extendable Writing Desk by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular Danish modern floating writing desk manufactured by Arne Vodder, and original from the 1960’s. There is plenty of storage with one lateral file...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut Wood Desk The Netherlands By Sordile
Located in DE MEERN, UT
Bureau de Maastunnel was conceived by Remco de Wolf. Designed and realized in Rotterdam. After an earlier project with laminating wood, he wanted to apply this again in his latest de...
Category
2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Plexiglass, Walnut
$12,898 / item
George IV Mahogany Bedside Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
George IV Mahogany bedside cabinet
A George IV mahogany drop leaf bedside cabinet.
The cabinet has a mock drawer front that falls forward to open and has a knob handle with a t...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,332 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Midcentury 1960s Consolle in Brass and Wood
Located in bari, IT
A tiki style console Italian midcentury production.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original notary desk or writing furniture from the 19th century in Belgium. Made of solid oak.
Standing on lion feet, 2 firmly connected base cabinets, ea...
Category
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Oak, Wood
Set of Desks by Herbert Hirche for Holzäpfel 1950s
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare set of desks consisting of two individual desks with high-quality metal frame in black, two containers in teak veneer, each with four respectively three drawers and a small pen drawer. The tables can be freely combined or used individually.
Quality Features:
very good workmanship
high quality materials
solid wood drawers
Made in Germany, Designer: Herbert Hirche, Manufacturer: Holzäpfel
Desk (large)
Width 180 cm
Height 77 cm
Depth 90 cm...
Category
1950s German Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Desk – or secretary, cylinder, in mahogany. Late 18th century period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk – or secretary – with cylinder, in mahogany. The body opens with two small handles decorated with gadroons to a convex quarter-cylinder flap revealing a paper holder with in the...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Kho Liang Le for Fristho Management Desk Model J1 Design from 1956
By Kho Liang Ie
Located in Oirlo, LI
Kho Liang Le for Fristho Management Desk Model J1 Design From 1956
Rare executive desk model J1 designed by Kho Liang Ie for Fristho in 1956.
Executive desk made of wood and finishe...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Plywood
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
18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of eight graduated oak...
Category
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
LATE 20TH C WARING & GILLOW PEDESTAL DESK WiTH GOLD TOOLED RED LEATHER TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late 20th-century Waring & Gillow pedestal writing desk with a red leather top.
This classic piece offers you six drawers and a cupboa...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$1,943 Sale Price
20% Off
Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine period architects table was made in England, circa 1760 to 1770. Crafted from imported mahogany this was a costly and impressive form of furniture for a gentleman architect working in the country of a fashionable society interested in art, craft, engineering and aware of the burgeoning power of the Industrial revolution taking place throughout the world but very much so in England. Designed to expand, lift for standing work and to examine and hold large worksheets, the piece contains a full...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th-Century Sandblasted Walnut Extendable Desk
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant 19th-century walnut extendable desk is a perfect blend of functionality and timeless design. Measuring 101 cm in width without extensions ...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Ebonised Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C German ebonised 9 drawer desk with fully paneled back.
Kneehole dimensions" 22.5" wide x 24" clearance.
Dimensions
60 inches (152 ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Desk with Leather Base Modern, Arthur XL
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Big desk in Walnut Canaletto and leather base and inserts. The beautiful mix between natural Walnut wood and leather is perfect for a Contemporary and luxurio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Delta Desktop 2 - Modern Handcrafted White Lacquer Desktop with Brass Details
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous sides of the Delta collection, give the design a modern and elegant look; blending together a sense of warmth and comfortableness with a touch of minimalist simplicity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Johnathan Adler Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
This vintage Regency desk by Jonathan Adler exudes bold sophistication with its sleek lines and glamorous design. Finished in a luxurious lacquer or wood, it’s the perfect blend of m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Desks
Materials
Wood
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
Information about the covid 19.
At this point, th...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century Georgian Style Mahogany Knee Hole Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-19th century Georgian style mahogany knee hole desk in very nice original condition. The case having a single top drawer with a knee hole center flanked by three by three drawers...
Category
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Pale Oak Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English pale oak pedestal desk with leather insert. 1880.
Knee hole dimensions: 27.5" w x 24.5" h.
Reference: 7905
Dimensions
60.5 inches (154 cms) Wide
36 inches (91 cms) ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$4,616
Small Tuscan walnut flap table from the 1700s
Located in Cesena, FC
Small Tuscan limelight from the 1700s
Small 1700s Tuscan walnut flap, panelled and filleted.
Measurements: L. cm 110 - D. cm 50 - H. cm 103
Contact us for further clarification or p...
Category
18th Century European Antique Desks
Materials
Nutwood
Moooi Paper LHS Desk in Wood & Cardboard with Oak Veneer Top by Studio Job
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite the advances made in technology, many of us still use paper pad and pen for grocery lists, notes & cards while sitting busily at our desks. But have you ever dreamt of a clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Elegant Art Deco Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant Art Deco mahogany and gilt bronze executive desk by Jules Leleu.
Inset with leather top and signed in one of the drawers.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Double Sided Mirrored Cabinet and Room Divider by Lauren Rottet
Located in New York, NY
No. CG-001
The Mirrored Cabinet packs a lot of functions into one unit. Available with drawers or shelves accessible from the sides, it has a mirrored front and bacl, reflecting lig...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Desks
Materials
Stone
Kho Liang Le for Fristho Management Desk Model J1 Design from 1956
By Kho Liang Ie
Located in Oirlo, LI
Rare executive desk model J1 designed by Kho Liang Ie for Fristho in 1956.
Executive desk made of wood and finished with solid wood between the top and the legs, the handles are m...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Lacquered Wood Desk by Stilka, Argentina, circa 1970
By Stilka
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Lacquered wood desk by Stilka, Argentina, circa 1970.
Category
1960s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Oak Store Paneled Counter or Desk w/ Birds Eye Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of an oak store paneled counter or six drawer kneehole desk, each dovetailed drawer with round wooden pulls and birdseye maple drawer fronts, a molded edge rectangular...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak
Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s.
The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree.
Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The unusual table with adjustable height stand and side cabinet with shelves for storage.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Bonheur De Jour Desk Table Amboyna Plaques 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian bonheur de jour or desk
Crafted from amboyna and ebony, this really is a feat of craftmanship
The piece is also decorated with porcelain plaques ...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Oak Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century metamorphic oak desk, the moulded edge square top which lifts up and the front drops down, to reveal a nice fitted interior with various drawers and compartments, ...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
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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