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JEAN home desk
Located in Pesaro, IT
Smooth lines of sculptural bases in polished stainless steel reflect surroundings creating unique pattern, depend from space where it placed on. Massive tabletop with rounded edges ...
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2010s Italian Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Floral Motif Teak Wood Inlay Desk, Handcrafted by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your home office or workspace with Artisanal's exquisite teak wood inlay desk—a stunning addition that seamlessly blends timeless craftsmanship with modern sophistication. A...
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2010s Indian Bohemian Desks

Materials

Wood, Teak

Antique Italian Mahogany Inlaid and Hand Painted Angled Lap Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Mahogany Inlaid and Hand Painted Angled Lap Desk Give you office, living room or bedroom a distinctive flair with this exquisitely decorated, custom crafted, lap des...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Victorian Dickens Desk Walnut Writing Table 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Burr Walnut ''Dickens'' Desk.1 This ''Dickens'' desk having an arrangement of 9 mahogany lined drawers. Circa 1870 The centre drawer being of a faux example. The drawer ret...
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1870s Victorian Antique Desks

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Walnut

Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front, original brassware and working locks As fine an example of this model of German cabinet f...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Desks

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Oak

Fine Art Deco Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
A fine Art Deco desk attributed to Jules Leleu.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Palisander

Swedish extendable teak desk, sliding unit and folding extension 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb little Scandinavian office. Box with 3 drawers which slides along the entire length to position the chair according to your choice, folding and sliding extension to have a la...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Custom Mahogany Regency Style Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order traditional mahogany writing desk made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a cathedral mahogany top with a satinwood inlay, inlaid and tapered legs, dovetail...
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2010s American Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Lines Sky Blue Inlay Desk, Handcrafted by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your home office or workspace with Artisanal's exquisite sky blue and white inlay desk—a stunning addition that seamlessly blends timeless craftsmanship with modern sophistic...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Bone, Wood

Danish Modern 6 Drawer Writing Desk with Lock & Key
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Danish modern writing desk features pressed wood construction, teak veneer with original finish, six dovetailed drawers with sculpted wood hardware, lock & key, and finished bac...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Georgian Crossbanded Walnut Console
Located in Richmond, VA
19th Century Georgian crossbanded walnut kneehole console. Rich color burl top with herringbone inlay and crossbanding over graduated drawers and kneehole cabinet resting on bracket ...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Desk by Giaiotti, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk by Giaiotti, Italy, 1960s
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with handsome gilt and tooled leather writing surface; fitted interior. The ink bottles ap...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desks

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Rosewood

Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine quality Victorian burr walnut davenport carvings on the lower uprights Finished with a red tooled leather Circa 1840 The name "Davenport desk" comes from Captain Davenport, for ...
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1840s Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rare Pair of Kidney Shape Desks
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare pair of Edwardian satinwood, Sheraton revival kidney shaped desks. Having an inset leather tops, hand-painted classical swag and foliate decoration, nine mahogany lined gradua...
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20th Century English Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Empire Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Empire 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine quality satinwood and king wood French Empire bureau plat With ormolu mounts on cabrio legs Such a lovely desk, look at the quality to the casting of the ormolu mounts Features ...
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1840s Empire Antique Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Kho Liang Le for Fristho Management Desk Model J1 Design from 1956
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...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

The Eden Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Jean-Paul Viollet. Desk in palmwood, mica & bronze.
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2010s American Desks

Materials

Bronze, Other

Custom Desk by Hospitality Manufacturer Bermanfalk
By Bermanfalk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom made writing desk by quality case goods manufacturer Bermanfalk. Dramatic sloping chrome X-base supports single drawer dark wood cabinet with a blond wood top. Please confirm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Extendable Writing Desk by Arne Vodder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular Danish modern floating writing desk manufactured by Arne Vodder, and original from the 1960’s. There is plenty of storage with one lateral file...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

18th Century George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a very good quality 18th century George III mahogany kneehole desk, having a well figured mahogany top, above a brushing slide with a single drawer below. The desk has a ...
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1700 burr walnut kneehole bureau on original bun feet. Burr walnut bureau, of fabulous colour and patination complete with good interior and well kneehole configuration with cupboa...
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18th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Sheraton revival satinwood and inlaid writing desk / cabinet attributed to Edwards & Roberts, the inlaid shaped frieze having chequer line inlaid quarter round shelves below flanking the fall profusely inlaid including a pair of birds drinking from a fountain, the fall dropping down to reveal various compartment spaces with a lovely shaped frieze and two drawers with original brass lion mask ring handles, there is a further single oak lined drawer below the fall, the bottom section there is an incurved oak lined drawer at the centre with original brass turned handles...
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1880s British Sheraton Antique Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Mid-Century Desk by Oswald Vermaercke for V-Form, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk by Oswald Vermaercke for V Form, 1960s
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Victorian Oak Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian oak partners desk, having a quality green leather skiver writing surface, decorated with gold tooling, above three drawers to the front, and thre...
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19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

1950s Cerused Oak Desk with Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
A very well crafted oak desk produced by Huntington Chair Corporation. This incredible example of Art Deco design is a collectible piece. Restored to mint condition. The desk has a cerused finish which highlights the nubian oak wood grain. Slightly shaped rectangular top with three well proportioned drawers to each side and an upper central pencil drawer. Unique round wood insert brass pulls with Art Deco form and design. Resting on angled and tapered wooden feet, clean Modernist lines. Having carved lines to the wood break...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

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...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous period Georgian bureau desk Wonderful piece of antique Georgian furniture Look at the patina and grain to the flame mahogany Top opens up to reveal writing...
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1820s Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Jacques Adnet Inspired Desk in Solid Mahogany and Solid Brass Trim in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Recently constructed from our in house Old Plank workshop, this particular Jacques Adnet inspired desk, was made from solid mahogany that we ebonized. The large quarter round trim is...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Beautiful Top Down Italian Wood Desk With Inlay
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Pristine Beautiful Condition for Antique. Dimensions: 38.5" x 18.5" x 35".
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1960s Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Vintage desk Neo-Renaissance 1950 Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Solid construction ✓ High-quality carpentry work ✓ Perfect as an executive desk Dimensions: W: 159cm H: 79cm D: 80cm Article: Desk Item no.: 882 Epoch: 50s Material: Walnut solid...
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Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Desks

Materials

Walnut

Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Chrome Desk
Located in New York, NY
Large unique desk with a flat chrome-plated steel base.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Boulle Desk .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Boulle Desk from 1880
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1870s French French Provincial Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

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...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak, Mahogany

Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt bronze oversized fittings A very decorative and collectible desk in period lightly restored condition throughout. The desk comes complete with all original gilt bronze fixtures and fittings including two keys for the locks. It has four large drawers to the front, the left drawer is a very large single drawer with a safe drawer...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

1960s Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobelfabrik Teak Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Classic Teak Writing Desk, designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobelfabrik in Denmark. This example was produced in the 1960s. It features two right-hand drawers which pr...
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1960s Danish Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

1950's desk by Louis Paolozzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oak desk from the 1950's designed by Louis Paolozzi , edited by Guermonprez .
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Console, or desk, in glass and travertine. 1980s. LS5849657C
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Console, or desk, made up of two travertine legs joined by a chrome metal bar at the top. Glass top. Italian work made in the 1980s. Dimensions: H 71 x W 198 x D 86 cm Reference...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke By François Linke - Index no. 393. The upper section with...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Wonderful 19th Century Parquetry Commde/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Italian fall front desk/commode.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desks

Modern Bespoke Birch and Ash Wood Roller Desk
Located in Loddiswell, Devon
This versatile desk embodies a blend of classical and contemporary design. Crafted from North European Birch wood, European Ash wood, and sturdy Aluminium components, this desk exhib...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

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...
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2010s French Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 Monolith Bookends by Turbina
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Monolith Bookends by Turbina Unique Piece Dimensions: D 17 x W11 x H12cm/ D18 x W12.5 x H10 cm / D 17 x W21 x H10.5 cm Materials: Cast Stone, Brass Stone has been fundament...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Cast Stone, Brass

Antique French Style Writing Table by S&H Jewell
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique French style writing table by S&H Jewell, having ornate brass mounts throughout, the desk has three drawers to the top, above a Vernis Martin style...
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19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

France Desk Style: Biedermeier, 1847
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Biedermeier Year 1847 It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. If you are looking for desk lamp to match your desk, we have what you need. If you have any q...
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1840s French Biedermeier Antique Desks

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Wood

Willy Van Der Meeren Desk in Wooden Edge and Formica Top
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Willy Van Der Meeren desk in wooden edge and formica top A true icon in belgian design by Willy Van Der Meeren, one of Belgium's most famous designers. He designed this desk in th...
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20th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Demilune Desk
Located in New York, NY
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Demilune desk. The desk has a maple lacquered top on solid ebonized wood legs and a single pull-out drawe...
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1980s Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Maple

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.
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk
By Giles Grendey
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A well made early Geo III mahogany kneehole desk in the manner of Giles Grendy, of unusual form and features. Slightly oversized it holds a presence of quality craftsmanship, with c...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique French Pedestal Desk Walnut 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French burr walnut pedestal desk This unusual desk has an arrangement of 9 drawers with brass swan neck handles Featuring a wide molding to the bottom of the desk and turned bun feet...
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1880s Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist glass top desk. Mahogany with fruitwood inlay details, patinated brass sabots, original glass top.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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, the ...
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2010s French Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Regency Rosewood Walnut Cartonnier Desk Table Bronze Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High quality custom English / French Regency style rosewood and walnut vintage cartonnier desk with bronze paw feet. Item features a walnut frame with ...
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1950s American Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Bronze

Sublime Hand Carved from Top to Bottom Antique Victorian 1850 Knee Hole Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and really quite rare original early Victorian hand carved solid mahogany Knee hole desk A very decorative piece, originally made ...
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Desk cylinder in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice desk cylinder in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by PELLAET 31 rue Caumartin PARIS . A very good cabinet maker in this time the desk cylinder has three belt d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

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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