Desks
Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Desks
Walnut
1910s Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Pine
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks
Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks
Marble
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century English Desks
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Wood
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
18th Century George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Desks
Mahogany
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desks
Cast Stone, Brass
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
20th Century English Modern Desks
Shagreen
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Maple, Leather
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Walnut
1880s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1810s English Regency Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Desks
Oak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1920s Vintage Desks
Kingwood
17th Century Antique Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Oak
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1930s American Vintage Desks
Pine, Fir
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desks
Cast Stone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Oak
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Laminate, Oak, Wood
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desks
Cast Stone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Desks
Leather
19th Century English Antique Desks
Rosewood
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
1960s Vintage Desks
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Desks
Wood, Beech
2010s French Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Philippine Desks
Reed
19th Century English Antique Desks
Leather
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Desks
Amboyna
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
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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