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Desks For Sale
French 19th Century Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful walnut secretary desk. The desk can be separated into two bodies: the lower writing surface, and the upper glass-front cabinet. The writing surface is covered in beautifu...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Desk, Singer 600 Sewing Machine, MCM, Retro, Unique, Walnut
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Mid Century Desk, Singer 600 Sewing Machine, MCM, Retro, Unique, Walnut, 1960s, Office, Crafting Slant o'matic
Measurements: 43.5" L x 20" D x 31.25" H
In overall very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
Located in Princeton, NJ
A contemporary take on the butler's desk. A butler's desk is a cabinet that converts into a desk, concealing its function. A desk, standing on its own looks out of place without an accompanying chair and lamp, but a cabinet that functions as a desk looks fine all by itself.
This is entirely handmade, down to the desk hardware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Brass
$25,000 / item
Bureau vintage en teck années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, en teck, 1 tiroir central et 2 portes avec étagère. Chaque porte et tiroir possède sa clé. Très bon état général. Peut être utilisé au centre d’une pièc...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Crawley, GB
A Beautiful early-Victorian walnut Davenport fitted with four side drawers and raised on carved scroll supports.With a lift lid desk with 2 internal d...
Category
Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,087 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Victorian painted bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Victorian painted bureau circa 1890.
Here we offer a painted bureau on behalf of a local registered charity.
Flame mahogany bureau given a modern twist, using a matt b...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage in the style of George Zee and Co. of China. This amazing piece is in fabulous condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century.
This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship and materials and is in exceptional original condition. Comprised of teak that has been carved on the drop front and the drawer faces with an incredible plum blossom and bird motif. The drop front is slanted above three rows of drawers. The top row having two drawers and the lower two a single full width drawer. All with recessed carved handles. Inside the drop front, besides the work surface, there is a removable cubby compartmentalized storage including a small drawer. This is made in the style of renowned Chinese furniture maker George Zee and Co. who made high quality teak and camphor wood furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Teak
English Period 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Period 18th century Queen Anne walnut lowboy.
Refined walnut Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about ...
Category
18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
$6,720 Sale Price
30% Off
British Colonial Style Bamboo and Woven Rattan Desk With Leather Inset Top
By Tommy Bahama
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A striking desk crafted in 2005 in the British Colonial style, featuring bamboo legs, woven rattan drawer fronts, and a tooled leather inset top.
Three drawers provide functional sto...
Category
Early 2000s American British Colonial Desks
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Driftwood
19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Bureau Flat
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of the 19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Bureau Flat, a stunning addition to any antique collection or as a unique piece for your home office. Its int...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
A Fine George III Style Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A massive partners desk having a black leather tooled inlay and gilt embellishments. The whole having twelve drawers and brass pulls in three parts.
Lacking a key.
Dimensions: 60" ...
Category
Late 19th Century George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian burr walnut pop-up davenport with pullout / pull-out writing slide with tooled green leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release s...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Peter Lovig Nielsen Desk + Folke Ohlsson Armchair, 1960s, Scandinavian Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Desk, Denmark, circa 1960s. Designed by Peter Lovig Nielsen, this model is known as the Boomerang Desk because of its slightly curved top. Our model is constructed of oiled teak with...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
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
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
George II Staircase Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George II style flame mahogany bureau, the sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior of faux book and hidden drawers and cabinets, the staircase gallery interior, above a short frie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Desks
Materials
Wood
$15,480 / item
High Style George Washington Double End Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom made high style bird's-eye maple George Washington double end desk by Drexel. The desktop features a leather topped writing surface embossed with gold leaf. There are three pu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$1,690 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Antique William and Mary Burr Walnut Herringbone Inlaid Two Part Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique William and Mary burr walnut Herringbone inlaid two part bureau having a quality burr walnut Herringbone inlaid top above a burr walnut full opening to reveal a fitted ...
Category
17th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Desk, Elm Wood, Osvaldo Borsani, 1953
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Berlin, DE
Minimal and elegant desk with drawer. Solid wood construction, take top made of solid elm wood, legs with wooden screw thread. Exhibited at Trienale Milano 1954.
Osvaldo Borsan...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Elm
Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk with Bronze Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco two drawers cherry desk with bronze details.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$8,500 / item
Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Mahogany and Brass Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection"
USA, 1950s
Mahogany, with brass trim, stretchers, and hardware....
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a two part mahogany secretary desk with bookcase top in the Chippendale style, featuring a swan’s neck split pediment with flaming urn finials surmounting two arched glass...
Category
Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece of symmetry, the cantilevered sides of the body meet the rectangular working surface, creating a setback for the upper writing surface. Crafted of Nordic birch and fir,...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Birch
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
A Rare Austrian Biedermeier Writing Desk, chest of drawers, walnut root head venee...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Arne Vodder for Sibast Model 209 Mid Century Rosewood Desk with Return
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Countryside, IL
Arne Vodder for Sibast Model 209 Mid Century Rosewood Desk with Return
This desk measures: 80 wide x 71 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furn...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Custom Glamorous Mirrored Writing Desk with Acrylic Legs
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom glamorous mirrored writing desk with acrylic legs. Customization is available in different sizes, mirror finishes and hardware.
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Mirror
$18,500 / item
Desk and Stool by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1938
Located in Hellouw, NL
The name Gio Ponti needs little introduction to the design-loving public. This architect, designer and visionary stood at the cradle of modern Italian design. His countless projects ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and stretcher. Crafted from oak in the grand Louis XIII style fronted by a large 27 inch...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk by Gio Ponti for Studio PFR Italy c1958
Located in London, GB
An impressive desk by Gio Ponti for Studio PFR
Walnut with brass elements.
Studio PFR (Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli, Albeto Rosselli)
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of an oak case, cerused oak drawer fronts, and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
German Oak Desk with Burled Walnut Accents, circa 1930
Located in Evergreen, CO
Beautiful from every angle, this German desk showcases a rectangular top over a single drawer flanked by two pedestals. The top features a beveled edge and leather writing surface at...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desks
Materials
Walnut, Oak
$2,995 Sale Price
50% Off
George Nelson For Herman Miller Desk And Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern desk and credenza designed by George Nelson and made by Herman Miller. The walnut credenza with multiple drawers and compartments for storage. The desk with wa...
Category
1960s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper h...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Copper
Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning
Located in New York, NY
This Swedish Modern cabinet was designed by Axel Larsson (1898-1975). It has a drop-down writing flap and has a lock and key (key included). The cabinet has birch & oak wood, and an ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Birch, Oak
Vintage German Modern Rosewood Desk with Drawers and Shelf
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Unique German Modern rosewood desk by Moser. It is quite uncommon to find German furniture here in the states. This piece was likely brought to America by someone in the military. Mo...
Category
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite English Regency mahogany butler’s secretary, dating to circa 1820, captures the grandeur and functionality of early 19th-century desig...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Walnut Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a walnut and Kashmir walnut partners desk made in England, circa 1890. The top of the desk is Walnut with 3 shaped pieces of beautiful brown lea...
Category
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
$1,520 Sale Price / item
47% Off
21st Willington Desk Walnut Wood Leather Handmade in Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
A prestigious member of one of the most exclusive Gentlemen's clubs in London, the 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and was the tribute behind this timeless design.
Designed for timeless furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Materials
Steel
$13,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant Louis XVI marquetry desk features most notably an exquisite floral design on the front, interior, and sides. The piece dates back to the mid 20th century and is known as...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Two-Tone Lacquered & Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage design...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Designer Desk, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This writing desk, proudly crafted in Italy, embodies the timeless aesthetics of the Mid-Century design movement prevalent during the 1950s. Its exquisite design showcases the design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shaped Desk, Or Dressing Table, Having Attractive Replacement Tooled Leather Top, Over Nine Drawers With Original Brass Handles...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960. Oak construction with eleven drawers. Light wear and use.
Category
1960s European Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Vintage Danish Rosewood Floating Executive Desk by H.P. Hansen
By H.P. Hansen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern executive desk in rosewood by H.P. Hansen, Denmark circa 1960s. Features a floating top with raised lip edges and a unique external supporting leg base. This piece...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English pedestal desk of mahogany, featuring a moulded top inset with an embossed leather, over a frieze with one long drawer fl...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit by Herman Miller, circa 1970s
Located in Kensington, MD
Organizational Survival in a Work-at-Home World — George Nelson ‘Action’ Roll-Top Desk Wall Unit
Additional information:
Fantastic and functional space saving desk suited for organizational survival in a work at home world.
Manufactured by Herman Miller, circa 1970s.
Upper storage compartment complete with original overhead lighting.
Separate rolling file drawer cabinet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Lines Sky Blue Inlay Desk, Handcrafted by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your home office or workspace with Artisanal's exquisite sky blue and white inlay desk—a stunning addition that seamlessly blends timeless craftsmanship with modern sophistic...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Bone, Wood
$2,620 / item
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Located in Vo', Veneto
Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut
Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl
Period: Mid 1700s
Origin: Venice - Veneto
Dimensions:
Centimeters
Hei...
Category
1740s Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Nutwood
Industrial Equestrian Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Industrial Equestrian desk of walnut and reclaimed wood with an iron base. The parquetry inlaid top with five drawers is flanked by two horse heads...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Desks
Materials
Iron
$4,615 / item
Teak Desk "Made to Measure" Serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Delft, NL
Teak desk "Made to measure" serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
Teak desk designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
1960s
Curved with birch interior drawers and chrome legs
Original key...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Chrome
Large French Campaign Style Iron w Leather Top & Apron by Maitland Smith
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large iron desk with embossed leather top and apron by Maitland Smith. Iron with arrow decoration as side supports along with gilt brass accents on the legs. The iron is lac...
Category
1970s Philippine Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
This antique secrétaire, crafted in the style of Louis XVI, is a refined example of 19th-century French furniture. The 'top drawer' pulls o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Danish Modern "Eden" Partners Desk, Large Surface with Roll Top File Cabinets
By Magnussen and Claussen
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Eden Desk" designed by Magnussen and Claussen for Eden, Holland. Three drawers, three roll top file cabinets accessed on the desk surface. Two...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century English Mahogany and Rosewood Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a partners desk made in England, circa 1890. The top of the desk is beautifully shaped with a nicely molded edge. There are 3 brown leather panels with gold tooling. On the f...
Category
1890s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
19th Century English Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this English mahogany partners desk has 9 functioning drawers on one side and 3 drawers over two cabinet doors on the opposite side.
Please enlarge photos t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III period mahogany kneehole desk having richly grained top with canted corners and molded edge, the long drawer flanked by two rows of s...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Desk Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th Century Italian desk, dating circa 1900, is crafted from high-quality walnut, and showcases the Neoclassical style’s elegance and attention to detail. The desk features a s...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Walnut
1980s Space Age Desk
Located in Brecht, BE
A unique piece made in Belgium during the 1980s, this funky space age desk, never reproduced because to expensive.
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Desks
Materials
Polyester
$7,996
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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