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Desks For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
Art Deco Steamship Chimney Teak Dining Table Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid teak dining table from the Deco era with a beautiful veneer top showing free flowing honey grain. The table top sits on two broad legs that resemble steamship chimneys from the...
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1930s Indian Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Art Deco Bar Trolley in Style of Jacques Adnet with Original Mirror France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Art Deco bar trolley in style of Jacques Adnet Real wood veneer Handles and wheels in copper To open on one side with double doors Tabletop with old mirror (blind spots) New m...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Copper

Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying the form of a Govenor Winthrop drop front desk with early English Jacobean...
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1970s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Console, Attributed to Michel Ducaroy, circa 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Console - Attributed to Michel Ducaroy, circa 1970. Rosewood and stainless steel Measures: L 130 x P 43.5 x H 63 cm Good condition!
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1970s European Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Multi laminated and lacquered wood bureau. Argentina, circa 1970. Attributed to Stilka.
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1970s Argentine Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic writing table or desk by John Widdicomb for Mastercraft. Composed of a large black lacquered wood top with canted corners that sits atop a brass frame. Brass legs swoop ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Art Deco Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bird's-eye maple and walnut Art Deco desk with nine drawers.      
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1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Design Institute of America Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant vintage modern maroon colored console table with unique brass drawer pulls and sculpted feet. The three hefty drawers ensure plenty of...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Marcel Breuer B21 Thonet Bauhaus Tubular Steel Typewriter Table
Located in Sharon, CT
Important early piece (1928) of Breuer's revolutionary tubular furniture.
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

Cabinet-Table-Desk British Modern, 1930-1940
Located in Brussels, BE
Original British folded desk : Modern from 1930s-1940s. The body and the feet are in cream painted metal. Very original and rare drop-down desk-cabinet. Modernism in Britain. Desig...
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1930s English Bauhaus Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Bergwood White Desk
By Atelier Bergwood
Located in Brussels, BE
Bergwood white desk.
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Vintage Embossed Leather Desk by Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An elegant vintage leather desk designed by iconic designer Karl Springer in the United States, circa 1970s. Standing out for its minimalist design, this desk has 2 large drawers that are great for storing documents and office supplies...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Vintage Josef Frank Mahogany Desk, Sweden, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Josef Frank sweeping crotch mahogany four-drawer desk in good condition with brass hardware; circa 1932.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Guido Faleschini Mariani L-Shaped Executive Desk-Black Leather, Italy 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
An Italian midcentury L-shaped executive desk by Guido Faleschini by Mariani with a black leather top and very dark blue faux velvet sides and chrome accents. This desk also features a file sorter that slide within a unique recessed channel. A three drawer filing cabinet...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Johann Tapp Custom Built Art Deco era Cartoonist Desk with Hidden Compartments
Located in Ferndale, MI
Custom Built Art Deco desk attributed to Johann Tapp of Chicago . Built for Chicago Tribune Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist Carey Orr. Both top side pane...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Farsø Stolefabrik For Maurice Villency Brazilian Rosewood Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern desk made by Farsø Stolefabrik and sold by Maurice Villency in New York made of rosewood with five drawers.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Large Design Desk in Steel and Glass, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large design desk in steel and glass, circa 1970-1980.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

Vintage Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian writing table / desk with Rococo Revival handicarved solid wood frame accented by a scalloped apron and gilt embossed l...
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1970s Italian Rococo Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932
Located in The Hague, NL
This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions, striking asymmetry, contrasting woods and the large knobs in solid Macassar ebony, the desk can be considered as an important example of the Haagse School (The Hague School) style. The desk has four large drawers on the right, which can be simultaneously locked with a single key. The interior on the left features six drawers and additional storage, and can be locked altogether as well. Particularly noteworthy are the four cleverly incorporated pull-out shelves of different dimensions creating additional space: two on the front, one on the right side and one large shelf on the back side. The desktop is executed in dark stained oak and features a dark grey leather insert. in 1932, the prosperous Van Stolk & Reese company commissioned Spanjaard to design the interior and furniture of their offices located on the Ceintuurbaan in Rotterdam. This custom desk was most likely designed for the office of the company’s director, which was designed by Spanjaard in a radically modernist way, combining his own sumptuous designs with the functionalist tubular steel furniture made by W.H. Gispen. Between 1925 and 1935 the work of Spanjaard was strongly connected to the Haagse School movement of which he’d become a main proponent. This style was not so much inspired by the Classic European Art Deco capitals such as Paris and Vienna but more by other national and international architectural developments such as the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The influential magazine Wendingen published a series of articles on Wright still relatively unknown at the time in 1925 and the renowned architect Jan Wils also played an important role in the orientation towards Wrights work in The Netherlands. In its particular application of geometric shapes, primary colours and its sophisticated cubist division of the surface, the Haagse School designers were also aware of De Stijl movement, lead by contemporaries such as Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. At the same time the geometry, the harmonious proportions and the understated decorations were primarily based on the rationalist design principles of H.P. Berlage, who would later become one of Spanjaard’s clients himself. Design had to meet the functional demands of the user but purely utilitarian ideas were certainly not the most important. Due to his frequent travels to Germany, Spanjaard was also familiar with the designs of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, especially appreciating the simplicity and purity of their designs. Biography Frits Spanjaard (1889-1978) started his career as the artistic director of the LOV furniture...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Macassar, Oak

Art Deco Table Desk in Palisander, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco table desk in palisander, circa 1930.  
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Palisander

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Standing Desk in Rosewood by Poul Nørreklit
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Rosewood desk with plexiglass structure. The desk has 3 drawers with aluminum fronts and chromed steel handles. Thanks to its acrylic structure, top seems to float. Good condition, l...
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1970s Danish Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Mid Century Oak and Leather Desk by Lydia dePolo for Dunbar
Located in Pasadena, TX
Lydia dePolo and Jack Dunbar started the firm of DePolo Dunbar back in the 1970s after working together at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Vintage book...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Demilune French Art Deco Cerused Oak and Nickeled Bronze Mounted Desk
Located in New York City, NY
A French modern cerused oak demilune desk with nickeled bronze linear hardware details decorating three sides, raised on inset plinth. Architectural and streamline, this kneehole des...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Unique Symmetrical Art Deco Desk French Style
Located in Oakland, CA
Unique Art Deco desk has truly unusual and lyrical lines. The undulating base opens to reveal secret storage along with the two drawers on both sides. We like those square drawer pul...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Burl

Art Deco Streamline Moderne Metal Desk in the Style of Norman Bel Geddes, 1930's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool Art Deco metal desk very similar to the designs Norman Bel Geddes created for Simmons Furniture in the 1930s. All original with wear consiste...
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1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Midcentury Table Desk by Harvey Probber
Located in Pasadena, TX
Harvey Probber His pieces displayed the same combination of high style and popular appeal: his were no sterile creations in tubular steel; Probber's work shares more in common with Art Deco than with the machine aesthetic...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Mirrored Xception Executive Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern executive desk made by Xception with a beautifully figured oak case and mirrored facings. Two drawers, a file drawer, and a pencil drawer. As shown in the last...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Rare Stainless Steel Desk with Smoked Grey Glass Top, France, c. 1970
Located in New York City, NY
Rare Stainless Steel Desk with Smoked Grey Glass Top, France, c. 1970 This exquisite table sports an undulating, curvilinear base with a custom glass top in a smoked grey finish. The last three...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Deco Desk with the Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco desk with the green leather top. Oak base and veneer, brass hardware. Desk can be dismantle for easy transport.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

A Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine French Art Deco 6 drawers cherry pedestal desk with a leather top and brass handles.
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1930s French Vintage Desks

"Big-Superbig" Desk Suite by Guido Faleschini for Mariani Via Pace Collection
Located in Hanover, MA
Stylish and high quality executive office ensemble produced in 1976 by i4Mariani Italy, designed by architect Guido Faleschini and retailed in the USA through Pace Collection. The...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian executive desk by Mariani for Pace Collection. Modular desk assembles in pieces for easy adjustments and moving. Teal grey leather has tooled borders where the hides are join...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood, Laminate

Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back panels. X-shaped collapsible base with foot rail. Slanted top with that flips up to ...
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1970s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Large Art Deco Oak Desk in the Style of Dominique, circa 1930-1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Art Deco oak desk in the style of Dominique, circa 1930-1940.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Architectural 1970's Mahogany Knoll Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful mahogany Knoll desk with chrome detailing and legs. Unique, clean and architectural piece. Plentiful storage along sides with file drawer, storage drawers and pull out exte...
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1970s German Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Warren McArthur Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black lacquered top and drawers in aluminium tube base, with aluminum handles. Original lacquer finish.
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Exceptional Asymmetric Student Desk by Eugène Printz, Art Déco, France, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This asymmetric desk was designed by Eugène Printz (1889-1948) for the famous Cité Universitaire Internationale de Paris (a unique place where multiple residences - one per country -...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Xavier Marbeau 1970s "Estéral" Stainless Steel, Wood and Glass Desk
By Xavier Marbeau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Xavier Marbeau 1970s "Estéral" stainless steel, lacquered wood and glass desk.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Paul Dupré-Lafon, Art Deco Desk in Veneer Rosewood and Gilt Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Dupré-Lafon, (1900-1971), Art Deco desk in veneer rosewood and gilt bronze. Circa 1935 Fully restored. French varnish
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish inlaid Art Deco or neoclassical executive desk, Sweden, circa 1930s. Exterior golden elm, flame birch, mahogany. The front two doors are paneled and inlaid with intarsia of e...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Birch, Elm, Jacaranda

American Folk Art Marquetry Furniture, Suite of Five Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Folk Art marquetry furniture (California), suite of five pieces. Desk, side chair, lounge chair, ottoman, and coffee table. All pieces constructed of multiple, intricate, thick laminates forming striking symmetrical pattern of dazzling compositions. Unrestored except for linseed oil sealed surfaces. Measurements: Chair 30" W x 27" D x 38" H, seat 18", lounge chair 30" W x 27.5" D x 38" H, seat 18" H, ottoman 23" W x 15" D x 16" H, coffee table 37" W x 19" D x 20" H, desk 50...
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1930s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Pine, Fir

Custom Cherrywood and Ebony Console Table-Desk
Located in Bellport, NY
A modern version of the Federal period furniture, elegant tapered legs, one pull-out drawer with original brass hardware. The front and back h...
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1930s American American Craftsman Vintage Desks

Materials

Ebony, Cherry

Carl Malmsten Swedish Grace Executive Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An inlaid rosewood and flame birch desk with locking drawer, filing cabinet and pullout drawers. Various wood inlay. Finished on all sides. Knee hole...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Donald Deskey Machine Age Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare desk in walnut and banded copper-plated aluminum, designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, circa 1929. A strong statement of Machine Age aesth...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Copper

Ceruse Oak Desk Attributed to Maxime Old
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Art Deco desk. Lockable center drawer and side cabinets. Cabinets have pull-out file compartments.
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1930s French Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Oak Bureau / Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Bureau / Desk England circa 1930 Dropdown desk with leather surface and space for storage. 30"w x 19.5”d x 38.25”h
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Red Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni, 1970s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina Producer - Molteni Model - Orix Desk Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 100 cm x Depth 63 cm x Height 82 cm Materials - Plastic, ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Bamboo and Grass Cloth Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful British Colonial style writing desk or vanity with two working drawers for storage and reed wrapped joints. Lovely design and a great addition to any space. Very good condi...
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1970s Unknown British Colonial Vintage Desks

Materials

Grasscloth, Bamboo, Rattan

Art Deco style office set, Poland, 1930s. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An Art Deco style office set from the 1930s. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: Library: height 185 cm / width 200 cm / depth 41 cm Desk...
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1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Desk by De Coene Frères, Limed Oak, Belgium circa 1935
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small modernist Art Deco Desk by De Coene Frères, Belgium circa 1930/40. Elegant asymmetrical Art Deco design, Model “Depose”. Limed oak surface. Lockable doors on both sides. Inside...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Danish Modern Flip-Top Rosewood Partners Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile mid century leather top walnut desk This desk measures: 53.75 wide x 33 deep x 35.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches All pieces of ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Desk in Wood by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful wooden desk made by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips in the 70's. The desk is made entirely of wood and has hard and minimalist lines. It is composed of 6 smaller ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Pace Collection Desk by Irving Rosen, circa 1973
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Japanese Tamo wood and stainless steel desk by Pace, designed by Irving Rosen. Waterfall edges with polished stainless steel. Wood is Tamo ...
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1970s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare Stunning Atomic Age Boomerang Desk and Gemini Leather Armchair, France 1970
Located in New York, NY
France, 1970's A phenomenal Space Age boomerang desk. A beautifully elongated and angled Formica top cantilevers over a steel column with a spring-loaded compartmentalized drawer, raised on a cast iron base sheathed in original red shag carpeting. Accompanied by a sleek Gemini armchair...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

Desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, Sweden, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful streamline desk by Swedish architect Axel Einar Hjorth for NK, circa 1930. Birch and Macassar ebony Measures: 65" L x 29.5" H x 25.5" D.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Birch, Ebony, Macassar

Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent Desk and Filing Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent office suite from the administrative offices at the centre Georges Pompidou by Teda, France.
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1970s French Vintage Desks

Materials

Laminate

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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