Desks
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
2010s American Desks
Oak
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 1900s English Campaign Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Edwardian Desks
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
2010s German Modern Desks
Steel
2010s Italian Desks
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks
Mahogany
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks
Lacquer, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Modern Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood
2010s French Modern Desks
Wood, Ash
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks
Wood
2010s French Modern Desks
Metal
2010s French Directoire Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Desks
Wood, Leather
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks
Mahogany
2010s Brazilian Desks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Leather, Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Wood
2010s American Modern Desks
Metal
2010s Philippine Art Deco Desks
Bone, Leather, Wood, Goatskin
2010s French Directoire Desks
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks
Mahogany
2010s English Chippendale Desks
Oak, Leather, Mahogany
2010s American Louis XVI Desks
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Desks
Burl, Wood
2010s North American Campaign Desks
Leather, Wood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Desks
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Metal
2010s Lithuanian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Metal
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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