Desks
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Desks
Iron
Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
18th Century English William and Mary Antique Desks
Brass, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Desks
Wood, Cane
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century Argentine Art Deco Desks
Enamel
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1920s English Vintage Desks
Leather, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Desks
Maple, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century American Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks
Faux Bamboo, Cane, Mirror, Birdseye Maple
Late 20th Century Regency Desks
Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Adam Style Antique Desks
Satinwood
1980s American Federal Vintage Desks
Burl
Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Desks
Brass, Other
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Ash
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
20th Century French Empire Desks
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Shaker Desks
Brass
1910s American Mission Vintage Desks
Copper
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
19th Century American Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Fruitwood, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Burl
18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s North American Industrial Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Desks
Chrome
Late 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks
Bamboo, Birdseye Maple, Satinwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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