Desks
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1890s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Bronze
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Regency Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Maple, Walnut
1970s French Space Age Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Wood
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Elm
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century Desks
Rosewood
19th Century Gothic Antique Desks
Oak
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Pine
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks
Marble, Metal
1940s American Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Satinwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Oak
2010s French Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1930s American Industrial Vintage Desks
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1870s English Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
1950s American Vintage Desks
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
1920s English Jacobean Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s Philippine Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desks
Brass, Iron
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
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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