Desks
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Olive, Burl
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Oak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Revival Desks
Brass
20th Century American Campaign Desks
Gold, Brass
Mid-20th Century Desks
Oak
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
20th Century Desks
Wood
1960s Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1980s Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Brass
1940s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Aluminum
2010s British Desks
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Federal Desks
Brass
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Glass, Walnut
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century Hepplewhite Desks
Brass
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
2010s Central American Campaign Desks
Chrome
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Desks
Wood, Zebra Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Desks
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Bronze
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1950s Vintage Desks
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
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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