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Desks For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Bachelor Desk
Located in Perth, GB
Georgian 18th cetury Bachelors Desk with fold over leather top which has a gold tooled border. The hinged top is supported upon pull out slides. The draw...
Category
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
Late 18th Century French Charles X Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George III Red Japanned Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
With later decoration with hinged slant lid and fitted interior, drawer below and square section legs.
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Hekman Furniture Mid Century Desk with Cylinder Roll
Located in Countryside, IL
Hekman Furniture mid century desk with cylinder roll
The desk measures: 53 wide x 28 deep x 33 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Bent Silberg Mobler Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Bent Silberg Mobler mid century Danish teak desk
The desk measures: 51.25 wide x 23.75 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Late 18th Century Tuscan Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th century Tuscan bureau.
Dating from the late 18th Century, this Italian painted bureau originates from Tuscany.
The slope top is line i...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Paul Mayen High Gloss Taupe 6 Drawer Dresser Desk for Habitat
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
6 drawer dresser with center desk Minimalist mid century Paul Mayen high gloss taupe dressers with desk with 6 drawers total for Habitat. High Gloss fini...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
New England Hepplewhite Step Back Tambour Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hepplewhite tambour secretary flip top desk. Composed of mahogany solids and figured mahogany veneers along with contrasting patterned string inlays and rosewood cross bandi...
Category
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Fruitwood Desk
Located in High Point, NC
18th century fruitwood desk from France with a gorgeously banded top over simple and scalloped sides and two drawers in the front flanking a knee hole, which measures 26 inches in he...
Category
18th Century French Country Antique Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering
Located in Cesena, FC
Original lacquered cathedra desk, of rare beauty.
Period: mid 1700s
Originally from the marche region
It has in the front 2 doors as if it were a sideboard
Measures: cm 152x...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau
A small 18th century Georgian mahogany bureau.
The bureau has original gilt brass rococo shaped handles and keyhole escutcheons.
The bu...
Category
18th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany Demi Lune Games Card or Tea Table George III
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an Early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-lune Fold-over Games Table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
Category
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Desk measures: 50 wide x 26 deep x 30.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
?All pieces of f...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-18th Century Genovese St. Hand Painted Cabinet / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian mid 18th century Genovese st. hand painted cabinet/desk. The desk is raised by lovely scalloped serpentine shaped supports below two lovely ha...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
George II Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
An especially fine quality George II period burr walnut kneehole desk with quartered 'bookmark-veneered' top with herringbone inlay and cross-band...
Category
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
An impressive piece recently purchased from a local family that had it for many years and had inherited it from their grandparents. With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowe...
Category
1740s Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation MCM Solid Cherry Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation Mid Century solid cherry corner desk
This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 36.25 deep x 22.25 inches high...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk with Drawers , Wood and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian desk, wood and chrome, 1970s
Tablet : 6cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Early George III Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early George III walnut kneehole desk, the shaped rectangular top quarter veneered with re-entrant corners and herring bone cross-banding, with one long drawer above a disguised d...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Queen Anne, Early 18th Century Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Desk / Commode
Located in Troy, NY
A small early 18th century red lacquer chinoiserie decorated commode with a desk compartment, the hinged slant front - flip top, supported by pull-out...
Category
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers. Bracket feet. Finished all around in a design of inlay that gives a striped effect.
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Dale Holub Studio Craft Lift-Top Desk
By Dale Holub
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mid-century modern studio craft lift-top desk by Dale Holub. Crafted out of solid walnut using mortise and tenon techniques unparalleled. A sculptur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Secretary Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Secretary desk dates back to around 1750-60 and was made in France. The secretaire de dame has a kingwood veneer and a v...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Kingwood
George II Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk, c.1735
Located in London, GB
A George II Burr walnut and feather banded kneehole desk with caddy moulded top, c.1735. Of exceptional patina & colour.
Measures - 75cm H x 74cm W x 47cm D.
Category
18th Century British George I Antique Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Swiss Bankers / Rent or Merchant Table, 18th C. and Later
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Swiss bankers or rent table, in Elmwood with a superb slate inset into
top. Underneath the top is a rather large drawer which slides both ways.
This was used to slide money from ...
Category
1750s Swiss Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Slate
Fine Chippendale Period Satinwood and Marquetry Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine Chippendale-period satinwood and marquetry desk.
English, George III period, circa 1770.
The considerable use of the best quality mahogany in the carcass is typical of the very fine work of Thomas Chippendale.
It is rare today to find an 18th-century satinwood and marquetry-inlaid desk of this quality. (Most offered on the market are 19th/ 20th century). Major, period satinwood pieces have become almost unobtainable.
The superbly-controlled and delicate marquetry inlays are reminiscent of the fine decoration on the famous Diana and Minerva Commode by Chippendale at Harewood House...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Small Georgian Elm Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful early 18th century George I Period Elm
bureau of diminutive proportions having well figured
fall front enclosing drawers and pigeon holes over
two short and three lo...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Elm
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Italian 18th century Louis XV period walnut, rosewood, and boneTuscan desk. The desk is raised on cabriole legs below the wide central drawer and pullout with a leather writin...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood, Walnut
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A superior quality Queen Anne period, burr walnut bureau in superb condition and of outstanding colour with curly grain figuring and deep, rich patina. The shallow sloping fall enclo...
Category
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine original antique kneehole desk or dressing table from the mid-18th century, thought to have the provenance of being part of the es...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Small George I Walnut Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
George I period walnut bureau or desk on stand, of compact proportions, ca 1720.
This small early Georgian desk is veneered in walnut an...
Category
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
Late 18th Century French Charles X Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Serpentine Kneehole Table, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Hepplewhite serpentine kneehole table
An 18th century Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite serpentine kneehole dressing or writing table.
The tab...
Category
18th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Paul McCobb for Calvin MCM Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin mid century ebonized mahogany brass and white laminate desk
Desk measures: 54.5 wide x 26 deep x 29 inches high, with a cha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Leather Top, France ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th century French Louis XVI period architect's desk in mahogany with green leather top, 1 drawer, and tapered legs on casters. Desk features an adjustable writing...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Georgian Mahogany pedestal desk
An 18th century Georgian mahogany pedestal desk.
The desk has a gold tooled black leather writing...
Category
18th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk with Chrome Trim and Legs
Located in Pasadena, TX
This desk features one pencil drawer in the middle, one large file drawer, four regular drawers, wooden vanity panel, chrome trim and legs. This stylish Mid-Century Modern desk would...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Large Gilded Bronze Clock with Louis XIV Figure, 18th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Large gilded bronze clock with Louis XIV figure.
Mechanism working with a pendulum and original key
End 18th century beginning 19th century...
Category
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period kingwood, Charnwood, ormolu, and brass Bureau Plat, signed by Pierre Garnier. T...
Category
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century English George I Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George I walnut secretary bookcase, having a domed cornice above a bevelled mirror door enclosing two shelves. The...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Verona Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Bureau Secrétaire, 1700s
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic example of cabinet-making in Verona, we are faced with a work of art, a piece of furniture sinuous in shape, completely original in the wooden part; the handles alas have been replaced but it is permissible on a 270 years old piece of furniture! Made of precious walnut wood, this flap has a herringbone wooden game, surrounded by maple wood inlays that in addition to embellish it highlight the wooden games...
Category
1750s Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C painted bureau with unusual serpentine fronted drawers and fall front. 1780.
Dimensions
42 inches (107 cms) wide
22 inches (56 ...
Category
18th Century German Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Style of Milo Baughman by John Stewart X-Profile Two Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Retailed by John Stewart, heavily influenced by the designs of Milo Baughman. This modest-scale desk features two drawers and has original finishes intact. The original white enamel ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
18th Century French Louis XVI Flame Mahogany Secretary or Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine late 18th century French Louis XVI Secretary or drop leaf desk made of beautiful flame mahogany.
This very good quality secretaire a abattant, secretary or drop leaf desk dat...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage John Stuart White Lacquered Campaign Wood Desk X-Chrome Base Two Drawer
Located in North Miami, FL
This newly restored vintage John Stuart campaign 2 drawer desk and or writing desk is white lacquered over wood with chrome handles and 2 X-frame ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood and bronze desk. The desk is raised by four elegant tapered cabriole legs with fine scrolled acanthus leaf designed feet a...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of eight graduated oak...
Category
1780s British Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Thomas Chippendale George III circa 1780 Architects writing table or desk
A v...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
George I Walnut Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
An English early 18th century walnut secrétaire kneehole desk.
George I period (1714-1727), c 1720.
Of exceptional waxed honey color and lovely old patina, with well-matched veneers.
With a quarter-veneered top. Six short drawers below a hinged fall revealing a writing section, all surrounding a central recessed cupboard. There is a small, shaped pull-out drawer fitted in the apron.
All finely inlaid with herringbone lines. Raised on its original bracket feet. Swan-neck handles probably fitted later in the 18th century. Locks and keys are mostly original. Walnut veneered and crossbanded sides.
Nb. Having a fitted secrétaire drawer distinguishes this antique walnut kneehole desk...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very elegant French late 18th century Louis XV period oak desk/side table. The table is raised by lovely slender cabriole legs with fine hoof feet. The apron displays ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
18th C. Italian Butler's Desk Nicely Raised on Turned Leg Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian butler's desk from the 18th century raised on later base. This antique case piece from Italy has the appearance of being a three drawer chest at first glance. However, upo...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
1970s Striking Brutalism by Jaime Artigas Sculptural Art Solid Iron Metal Desk
By Jaime Artigas
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s rare custom Brutalist table desk. A work of art. The base features Solid Iron metal sculpture design by Jaime Artigas.
Abstract sculptural Modern shape with Patina. There are ...
Category
1970s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Iron
Vintage Mid Century GF Davis Allen Oak Desk with Stainless Legs and Trim
By Davis Allen
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Oak and Stainless Desk
Designed by Davis Allen and from the Davis Allen Collection.
Drawing on the minimalist aesthetic of Donald Judd, this simple and highly functional ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bureau having a mahogany fall opening to reveal a fully fitted interior consisting of satinwood drawers, pigeon holes and a secret door to the cen...
Category
1760s British Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Venetian 18th Century Lady's Desk, Circa 1770
Located in CH
Italian Venetian 18th century lady's desk, Circa 1770
An Italian Neoclassical Venetian center room desk finished on all four sides. The surfac...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Provincial Carve Knee Hole Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand carved walnut or fruitwood Italian desk. The desk with a center drawer with three side drawers on each side. Above the central drawer is a pull out tray for drafting and addit...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Karl Springer Parsons Desk
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Parsons desk or console table with two drawers. The desk is lacquered faux leather with a reptile print.
This work has been authenticated b...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Faux Leather
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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