Desks
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1930s French Empire Vintage Desks
Kingwood
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Oak
2010s American Modern Desks
Chrome
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century British Regency Antique Desks
20th Century Rustic Desks
Wood
1860s Adam Style Antique Desks
Leather
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Walnut
1920s Vietnamese French Provincial Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1950s American Campaign Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Desks
Wood
1880s European High Victorian Antique Desks
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
19th Century British Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Rosewood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1890s Napoleon III Antique Desks
Mahogany
2010s Lebanese Modern Desks
Brass
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
1790s English Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Fabric, Wood, Burl, Lacquer
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Palisander
19th Century English Antique Desks
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Oak
17th Century Antique Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Wood
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s Italian Other Vintage Desks
Bamboo
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Faux Leather, Ash
1930s European Charles X Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Elm, Burl
Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks
Pine
1880s English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
20th Century English Modern Desks
Shagreen
19th Century French Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Plywood
1880s Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Desks
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
1870s Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
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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