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Desks For Sale
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
After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely ornate very solid writing table desk with drawers on both sides and ornately gold giltwood carved Griffons
A very well made and d...
Category
20th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
$3,841 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century English Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English ladies writing desk with finely painted satinwood. The desk has two drawers and two doors. The handles are sterling ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Sterling Silver
15 Drawer Mahogany Carlton House Desk with Solid Brass Pulls
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mahogany Carlton House desk with 12 fitted drawers in the upper case over three fitted frieze drawers below the writing surface. Each drawer has crotched mahogany veneer front...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This magnificent bureau, crafted during the Napoleon III era in the mid-19th century, is a perfect example of the elegance and refinement of the late Louis XV style.
Crafted in mahog...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large French Mahogany Marble Top Buffet Maison Koenig, Liège, 1895
Located in Sofia, BG
Large mahogany buffet Maison Koenig Liège made in 1895. There is light beige marble top, three drawers and two front doors with original key.
Co...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$2,002 Sale Price
50% Off
Maitland Smith Fossil Stone Inlaid Bronze Mount Vanity /Ladies Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Maitland smith Fossil stone inlaid, bronze mount and curved design vanity table/ladies desk, elegant flair design curved legs and 4 felt lined draws.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Precious Stone
Edwardian Kidney Bean Desk Writing Table, 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic kidney bean desk in mahogany with Satinwood banding
This piece of furniture is period Edwardian circa 1910
Great interiors piece with classi...
Category
1910s Vintage Desks
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
18th century commode scriban cylinder Louis XV period inlaid. Richly curved. 4 drawers. Many species of fruitwood, rich register of gilded bronze. Inne...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental Ebony and Chrome Executive Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage executive desk designed in the United States, circa 1970s. This refinished desk is extremely attractive to any viewer due to the versatility of the design and the elegance of...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
18th Century Brazilian Desk Chest of Drawers from Sabará Minas Gerais
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This rare and monumental desk / chest of drawers, hails from the 18th century, a period marked by the flourishing of the Brazilian Baroque in the his...
Category
18th Century Brazilian Other Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
William IV Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous William IV freestanding desk with dummy drawers on the rear
Period William IV circa 1820
Leather writing surface with gilt embossed edges
Clean, elegant and practical piece ...
Category
1820s William IV Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Brown Leather Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine fully, Antique circa 1880, Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with hand dyed brown leather top.
What a desk….. these cushion curved drawer desks almost never come up for sale, they are based on early Regency pieces which screamed English fine...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Swedish Gustavian Writing Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Gustavian writing desk in original paint. Tapered legs and a reeded drawer. Interior of 3 reeded drawers.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Boulle Desk .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Boulle Desk from 1880
Category
1870s French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$8,317 / item
Partners Desk by Gerard Guermonprez Made in France, circa 1950
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Asymmetrical partners desk in mahogany wood with one shelf and one drawer on each side, all supported on a metal base that has a stretcher with ends bent to two inward facing triangu...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
French Writing Desk Bureau Walnut Inlay Mother of Pearl 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Large size French writing desk in burr walnut with extensive drawers
Fine marquetry inlays using mother of pearl
Circa 1860
Main drawer opens out to reveal blue beize lined writing s...
Category
1860s Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk made in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space (bookcase). There are two modules at...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XV style Napoleon III period brass inlaid, tortoise shell and ormolu Boulle Bureau Plat stamped Befort Jeune...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest England Circa 1790
Located in Hudson, NY
Very handsome, 18th century bachelors chest with pull out writing surface.
Made with dense hard mahogany and oak. It may be small but it is heavy and substantial. We'll make peace wi...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak, Mahogany
Modernist Desk by John Van Koert for Drexel, 1960s
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boldly angled modernist single pedestal desk having a distinctive raised gallery with sliding doors and a warm dark grey leather surface.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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
Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Just the most wonderful little painted compact desk and bank of drawers, the half-hinged top opening back to reveal a compartmentalised interior with pigeonholes, the front faux-draw...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
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
Rare Burr Walnut George II 18th Century Kneehole Desk, circa 1730-1740, England
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Rare Burr walnut George II 18th century kneehole desk / bachelor's chest, circa 1730-1740. England
The superb quarter veneered burr walnut top is bordered by a fine feather stringing, cross-banded and edged with cross-grain ovolo mouldings.
Six oak lined drawers bearing their original locks and handles and escutcheons surround the central burr walnut cupboard...
Category
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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
Classy Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Classy Medium Desk by Pastform
Dimensions: D 65 x W 160 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, Brand...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,719 / item
18th Century Captains Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III period mahogany kneehole captains desk. Rare example of 18th century campaign furniture. Rich, dense Cuban mahogany inlaid with ivor...
Category
18th Century George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$6,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Lacquered Writing Desk with Brass Accents by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Dallas, TX
A timeless vintage piece, this midcentury writing desk feels glamourous, manufactured for John Stuart Inc. Adorning its exterior of glossy black lacquer, paired with bright brass acc...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
1980s Danish Modern Oak Desk / Dining Table 40 x 50 x 28.5 inches
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Danish Oak Desk. The designer is unknown, but this appears to be Danish and dates to the 1980s. Given the simple and versatile design, this piece can be used as a desk or a...
Category
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
French Bonheur de Jour Desk Walnut 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French walnut ladies writing bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Exceptional quality on this high end piece of Parisian ebeniste furniture
Circa 1840
Top o...
Category
1840s Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped twice A Beurdeley a Paris on the crosspieces.
Elegant Louis XV style double-side desk in lacquered wood and gilded bronze. It is adorned on all sides, in foliated bronze car...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
$103,971 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Style Her Desk Made with Oak, Iron and Brass by Stylish Club
Located in Seroa, PT
His & Her are complementary collections whose aim is to affirm the brand's aesthetic. These two collections are inspired by artistic movements from the beginning of the 20th century,...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Arts & Crafts Flame Mahogany Knee Hole Writing Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts flame mahogany knee hole writing desk.
This superb desk is in one piece it has twin pedestals with a shelved cupboard and a con...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of gilded bronzes oak drawer bottoms, top and zippers trimmed with brown and green Moroc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burled Wood Petite Desk with Brass Gallery Rail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A petite burled wood antique desk with brass gallery rail and brass decorated hardware surrounding each drawer's keyhole. Beautiful burled wood on th...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
New Darck Ziricote wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg Desk Made to Order
Located in SENLIS, OISE
"Shanghai" desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
There are two drawers in the structure.
PLease ask for a shipping quote to get ...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Secretaire Napolean Style
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Secretaire Napolean Style with fall front writing surface, interior drawers and secret compartments.
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
$11,500 Sale Price
64% Off
Woa Desk by Culto Ponsoda
Located in Geneve, CH
Woa Desk by Culto Ponsoda
Dimensions: D 76 x W 160 x H 80 cm
Materials: Velvet, wood, gold stainless steel, iron, glass.
Available in other colors and finishes. Please contact us....
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
$14,080 / item
Regency Burl Elm Bonheur De Jour
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular shelf superstructure with two shelves and three drawers with ebony trim , the base with a flip up writing surface thats felt lined over a drawer and raised on square...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Elm
Robert Newton Designed Desk for Alvarado Interiors
By Robert Newton, Alvarado
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice wood and aluminum desk designed by Robert Newton for Alvarado of Colorado.
two drawer with fittings and aluminum clad bases, this piece has been restored. It is good restored ...
Category
20th Century American Desks
French Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French kingwood quarter veneered and ormolu-mounted bonheur du jour with Sevres-style oval floral plaques inset to the cupboard doors, two drawers to t...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Hand Painted Pedestal Desk by the Artist Ambrose Thomas Marquis d'Oisy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand painted circa 1940 solid oak best by the Marquis d'Oisy Ambrose Thomas (1880-1959)
The painted pedestal desk is circa 1940-1950...
Category
20th Century English Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
$2,881 Sale Price
30% Off
Ladies Carlton House Desk Satinwood Regency
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This pretty desk is of a petite size in the Regency manner
Circa 1920
Raised upon turned and fluted legs with brass castors.
The desk features an arrangement of 9 mahogany lined draw...
Category
1920s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Satinwood
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
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry
Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions.
18th Century
Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Sa...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Desks
Victorian Revival Pedestal Desk Walnut
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian revival Walnut Pedestal Desk.
This Desk Stands Upon Cabriole Legs with Carved Ball and Claw Feet.
Circa 1920
Having an Arrangement of 7 Mahogany Lined Drawers.
The Drawers ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Davis Allen For GF Desk And Credenza
By Davis Allen
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid cneutry modern desk and credenza designed by Davis Allen and made by GF. Green metal with chrome bases and accents and white tops. The credenza measures 23" high, 33" wide, 2...
Category
1960s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$3,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Queen Anne Games Table Console Walnut Epstein and Co
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Queen Anne Style Ball and claw games table by Epstein and Co circa 1920
Fine Quality Burr Walnut with partial gilt highlights on the hand carved parts
Bow legs terminating in a ball ...
Category
1920s Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Desk by Jules Wabbes, Belgium 1960'
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by Mobilier Universel in the 1960s, holds a significant place in the history of Belgian furniture design.
Constructed with a black stee...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Continental Carved Walnut Writing Table on Leather Inset Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming 19th century carved walnut writing table with leather inset top.
This table has beautiful carvings all around, making it very eleg...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming roll top desk in the style of Louis XV made in walnut having interesting and attractive hand carved elements. The size is perfect to fit in smaller place in your home. it is highly decorative and functional. There is a large drawer as well has a leather table top that will accommodate a laptop...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vicenza Direttorio desk - very early nineteenth century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant Veneto desk from the Vicenza area, datable to the very early nineteenth century, at the height of the Directory period. The cabinet is distinguished by its linearity of form,...
Category
Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers. The upper section having numerous folio/file drawers and compartments, a leather lin...
Category
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Regency "Ribbon" Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany with inlaid ebony. Bronze fittings and original castors.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Compas Desk
By Drugeot
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Leaning against the wall, the COMPAS desk is ideal for small places. Simple lines, original design and still so functional: 2 removable flaps giving access...
Category
2010s French Desks
Materials
Oak
$1,901 / item
C. 1974 Davis Allen of SOM Architects for General Fireproofing Reception Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large Split Reception Desk, initially designed by Davis Allen for General Fireproofing Reception circa 1974. This custom-designed piece truly exemplifies the cutting edge o...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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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