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Desks For Sale
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Rosewood Ladies or Gents English Georgian Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lav...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Desk / English Library Table with Faux Bamboo Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
a large scale desk / English library table, very generous proportions, painted and gilded Chinoiserie design with faux bamboo trim, embossed leather writing / work surface with slant...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
1970's Campaign Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
A limited edition walnut desk by Alex Stuart Designs in the Campaign style with tooled leather top, generous writing surface & a single felt lined drawer...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Desks
Materials
Gold, Brass
Peter Lovig Nielsen "Boomerang" Danish Modern Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik "Boomerang" Teak desk. Made in Denmark, 1960s. Stunning biomorphic shape. Raised edges with brass details. Drawers in the front and a ba...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
The Best - Georgian Sunburst Inlaid Mahogany Lap Desk C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa early 1800's.
An exceptional and rare 19th century mahogany lap desk inlaid with impressive arrays of sunbursts to the corners and central sun form motif. These moti...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Teak Writing Desk Designed by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century teak desk designed by Kai Kristiansen, circa 1959, in Denmark.
The desk is crafted of teak, with a curved top surface, a series of three drawers with carved pulls, a righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Jens Risom Wall Mounted Walnut and Brass Dresser with Fold Out Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Wall Mounted Walnut and Brass Dresser with Fold Out Desk
This dresser measures: 54 wide x 21 deep x 24 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call res...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel Secretary Desk Hutch With Bookcase
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage Mid Century Modern secretary desk designed by Drexel group, it is marked inside the drawer and in the back too. This iconic desk is made of walnut wood and brass ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco oak desk, France, Circa 1940
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Business or administration desk from the 1940s.
France, Art Deco.
4 Drawers with common locking, a leaf extension and a retractable shelf above the drawer unit.
Footrest bar.
Key ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Wooton desk, produced from 1874 to 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Designed by entrepreneur William S. Wooton.
Produced in mahogany on large sledge feet, four large brass hinges op...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Desk Mahogany Writing Table Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
5 Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Style Writing Table.
Circa 1900
This Writing Table Features 5 Mahogany Lined drawers.
The Drawer Fronts Having Blind Fret Work to the Corners and Retain...
Category
Early 1900s Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Modern Style Beech Wood Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Modern Style Beech Wood Desk with two cantilevered drawers on both sides and two center frieze drawers with chrome handles. Provenance: From a Riverside Drive Collection.
De...
Category
20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Charles Dudouyt Desk & Chair Setin Oak, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk en suite with its matching chair, hand carved Walnut with many details.
Desk 28x21.5x31.5
Chair 33x16x15
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Marc Newson “Riga” Desk
By Marc Newson
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Marc Newson (Australian, b. 1963); Cappellini
Additional Information: Marc Newson is one of the most influential modern designers. His work is in the permanent coll...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Metal
Painted Chiffonier Desk Maitland Smith and Co
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant painted chiffonier desk
Love the colour scheme complemented by hand painted floral motifs
Painted chiffonier writing slope by Maitland Smith...
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid century Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak by Mummenthaler & Meier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century teak closable locking teak writing desk called the "Magic Box", designed by Swiss Mummenthaler and Meier. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Harvey Probber Mid Century Walnut Curved Executive Desk
This desk measures: 92.25 wide x 34.5 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25.75 in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk, wood, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of a period Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood commode scriban was hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, in the 1700s. Resembling a chest of drawers with an angled...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain detail with chic inlay detail. Green felt wri...
Category
Late 18th Century North American Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau.
This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over 2 Oak Lined Drawers.
18th Century
The Drawers and the Fall Having Herringbone Inlays.
The Interior Having an Assortment of Drawers and Pigeonholes.
The Bureau Retails its Original Handles, Escutcheons and Loper Pulls.
The Bureau is of a Good Warm Antique Walnut Colour.
Category
18th Century George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Solid Walnut Antique Small Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
essential antique Italian small writing desk. The desk is made of solid walnut wood. Important turned legs. Equipped with one comfortable large drawer on the front. Due to its small ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian Secretary with drawers mahagony by Gjövik Möbler, Norway
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century Scandinavian Secretary with drawers mahagony by Gjövik Möbler, Norway, 1960s
Design year: 1960s
Dimensions: : 44...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Stylish 20th Century Italian Art Deco Brass & Mahogany Desk c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare and unusual early 20th Century Italian art deco desk, finished in a light mahogany with simple solid brass legs, brass handles on the four drawers and comes included with the ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish modern Teak and Chrome 6 drawer Writers desk by Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Unique Danish modern Teak and Chrome 6 drawer Writers desk by Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik. Very Minimalist Cube Teak desk with Chrome square tube legs and chrome knobs. This Desk has (...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern teak 5 drawer desk with key Sweden
By Scandiline 1
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid Century Danish Modern teak 5 drawer desk with key. Great Danish Desk with 5 drawers with carved handles. Two of the top drawers are lockable with the...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk
By Southeast Asia
Located in London, GB
A captivating piece of history, the Dutch East Indian Captain's Writing Desk. This extraordinary early 18th-century Anglo-Indonesian table showcases the artistry of the time, carved...
Category
1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Desks
Materials
Bone, Rosewood, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant desk from the beginning of the 20th century Louis XVI style in mahogany.
It has 7 drawers on the front and is decorated on its 4 sides with gilded brass rods. The drawers are...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Gio Ponti Desk and Wall Shelf, Forli Administrative Offices
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979)
Additional Information: Desk has splayed front legs, a single drawer, open storage areas and brass sabots. It also has a matching wal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
Regency Revival Bureau Ladies Desk Mahogany Inlay 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Mahogany Ladies Bureau.
This Bureau Stands Upon Splay Feet with a Shaped Frieze.
Circa 1890
Having 4 Graduated Oak Lined Drawers.
The Drawers Retain their Original B...
Category
1890s Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
Located in London, GB
A small French Directoire mahogany cylinder desk, with brass detailing throughout. The roll top hiding a witing slope with a tooled leather top and two drawers. Above, a marble galle...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Studio BBPR for Olivetti Sintesis "Arco" Office 3-Drawer Desk, Italy 1960s
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Naples, IT
Desk Mod. "Arco" designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Sintesis in 1963. The desk has an iron frame and base on one side and has a case containing 3 drawers and the original metal was...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase hutch top
By Maddox Furniture
USA, 1970s
Cream lacquered walnut, with hand-...
Category
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Giovanni Michelucci Serena Chest of Drawers for Poltronova, 1955
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gorgeous and rare "Serena "chest of drawers mod. Serena in walnut wood, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1955, Italy.
Signed piece.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Julian Chichester Cortes Black Vellum Desk
Located in London, GB
Julian Chichester founded his furniture design company in 1995, inspired by the classic shapes from the 19th and 20th centuries and adding his own unique twist through contemporary f...
Category
2010s British Desks
Materials
Animal Skin
Large Swedish Greige Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Painted Grey Green Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Table Desk, Sweden
Classic and Scandinavian style writing desk. Hand-carved and hand-painted.
Drawer knobs are patinated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
2-Piece Mid Century Walnut and Formica Desk
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This authentic mid century original is the perfect multitasking furniture piece where space is minimal but function is necessary. This piece is perfect ran along a wall where its fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Stunning Burr Elm Green Leather Top Large Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin pedestal partner desk with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite
As mention...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Elm
Large Notary Writing Desk Louis XVI Style
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare Louis XVI style notary writing desk made of mahogany frieze marquetry and light wood and rosewood fillet friezes.
Four solid mahogany fluted legs joined by a spacer shelf.
Fre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Pedestal Desk Shaped Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Mahogany Sheraton Revival Pedestal Desk.
This Desk Stands Upon Shaped Legs.
Circa 1880
Each Pedestal Featuring 3 Graduated mahogany Lined Drawers.
The Drawer Fronts Having Tea...
Category
1880s Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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 ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Red Mini Kneehole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Venezian Red Mini Kneehole Desk with raised Chinoiserie. Hand painted and crafted by Kipper himself in our shop; truly making this vibrant desk a one of a kind. He was inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Florence Knoll-Inspired Executive Desk: Mid-Century Modern Elegance
By Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the definitive charm of the 1960s with our executive desk, inspired by the legendary Florence Knoll. This piece is a modern tribute to the sleek and innovative de...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
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 ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid 20th Century Solid Mahogany Federal Kidney Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Solid Mahogany Federal Kidney Desk in great vintage condition. Top newly and professionally refinished and flawlessly working drawers
Measures 46" in width x 22" in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Roll Top Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard 1960s
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Teak wood roll top desk made in Sweden, designed by Egon Ostergaard. Curved top opens upward to reveal divided cubbies and three small drawers (two black pulls on each end and a bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Electrohome 703 Circa 75 stereo console radio record player (eames baughman lk)
Located in Madison, WI
“If art decorates space… and music is the art that decorates time, then our vintage stereo consoles decorate lives by accentuating both.”
This console:
This is a console refurbished...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Regency Mahogany Desk Library Table Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Regency Mahogany Library Table.
Period Regency
This Table is Raised upon Impressive Ring Turned, Fluted and Carved Legs with Brass Castors.
Featuring 6 x Mahogany Lined Wo...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian Walnut with green glass surfaces. (ca. 1950, Italy). Boasts dramatic lines and ric...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Shaped Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French bureau plat in the Boulle manner
The first thing that really attracted us to this was the elegant shape
Features intricate Boulle inlay on all surfaces, lacquer and brass and faux tort
Good size writing surface with pink tooled...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Provincial Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Painted Wood, Brass Handles
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood Inlay In Foliate Design.
Curbside to NYC/Philly $300
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Zebva Coffee Table
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Introduce a touch of genuine exoticism into your interior with this remarkable table, showcasing a captivating zebrawood pattern that exudes simplicity and sophistication. The three-...
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Zebra Wood
18th Century Kneehole Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful knee hole desk.
Category
18th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Modern Desk with Polished Nickel Supports
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern desk with rectangular starburst veneered walnut grain top with a Macadamia finish, four overcast shagreen inlaid drawers with polished nickel handles and side supports.
Dim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Danish desk table by Sven Ellekaer 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exclusive wooden desk attributed to the important Danish designer and architect Sven Ellekaer. Ellekaer's unmistakable design with its V-shaped curved wood and the precise union betw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
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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