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Desks For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary Ormolu mounted marquetry kingwood lady's desk, signed Swiener, also dated 1902 and bearing an initial of the persons that it was made for (see attached photo).
Meticulous attention has been given to every details.
Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior decoration firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and
Nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
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
Elegant Satinwood Art Nouveau Partners with Desk Blue Suede Top, ca 1915
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant satinwood art nouveau partners desk with blue suede top, heart carved corners, and ball-and-claw feet, Circa 1915.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Satinwood
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
Glorious Bureau Plat or Desk in Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-around mirrored veneer with rocaille applications. With extremely finely chased, very decorative, restrained bronze fittings framed. solid beech wood. Heav...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Revival Desk with Leather Top and Wrought Iron Hinges
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous 'open design' Gothic desk with a great patina.
If you are looking for a unique desk to grace your (home) office or any other living space then this handcrafted work of beauty could be yours to own and enjoy soon. The open design, with its vase shaped base, makes it more spacious than most antique desks and with the right accessories on the leather inlaid top you can create an atmosphere that is second to none. The quality carved panels in the doors of this practical desk are shaped like the top sections of large Gothic church windows and the depth and details are an absolute joy to look at. Combined with the hand forged, wrought iron hinges...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
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
Lacquered Rosewood Desk by Erich Diekmann, Bauhaus, Germany, 1920s
By Bauhaus
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, fully restored Bauhaus Executive Desk, attributed to Erich Diekmann, Germany, 1923-1925 at the Bauhaus in Weimar.
Wonderful rosewood / Palisander veneer with excellent piano lacquer finish.
Inside in bright maple in satin finish and high-gloss inside the doors.
Polished decorative stainless steel trims around the top and bottom.
Nickel-plated metal fittings and details, galvanized and polished.
Original locks repaired.
On the backside there are two book compartments...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
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
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine Italian 18' century ormolu-mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant with a dark Grey marble top.
Measures: cm. 170 x 105 x 46.
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original lock...
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18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Painted Iron Table, Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century industrial iron table with incredible patina displaying some original paint in a range of hues. The frieze and legs share a simple, straight-lined program, extende...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Desks
Materials
Iron
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...
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1750s Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a stylized caduceus in her left hand, and a dove in her right hand. The top is paint...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
1920s United States Roll Top Office Desk with Drawers and Wheels
Located in Marbella, ES
1920 United States roll top office desk with drawers and wheels.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Desks
Materials
Wood
French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormolu Art Nouveau pulls...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique figured mahogany serpentine shaped knee hole desk having an appealing quality mahogany serpentine shaped top with a moulded edge, one long and six short mahogany serp...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by four fine square tapered legs with beautifu...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Desk Walnut Art Nouveau with Brass Fittings, Fitted Interior, with Brass Accents
By Murray-Kay Limited
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful drop front desk in walnut with interesting fitted interior. Great Art Nouveau brass fitted hardware and details. Presented to Dr. Anthony Stewart of Palmerston Ontario by appreciative friends in 1911
tags Murray -Kay Ltd which existed between 1910 and 1923. This recently restored desk...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large-scale French 18th century Louis XV period ebonized fruitwood and ormolu library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments over ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu desk or writing table, signed C. Mauter. The desk is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs with fine fitted ormolu sabots and richly chased fitted foliate chandelles. Above each leg are lovely fluted block reserves with additional finely detailed fitted chandelles. The scalloped shaped apron displays three drawers, each decorated with most attractive ormolu keyhole escutcheons. Each side displays a recessed panel while the back showcases the beautiful mahogany grain. Above is the tan colored fitted leather writing surface with a fine foliate gold tooled band...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XVI. Mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted centre - Writing table with tooled leather top, Paris, circa 1900.
Measures: Height 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm)
...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a rosewood banding with a string inlay of satinwood and Satin Mahogany in the interior of th...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Oak Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Edwardian antique oak twin pedestal desk with nine drawers with all of its original circular brass ring handles, having an inset leather hide writing sur...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk, signed ‘Bernard Ebeniste’. This most elegant desk is raised by slender cabriole leg...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of gilded bronzes oak drawer bottoms, top and zippers trimmed with brown and green Moroc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
George I Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely figured walnut, rectangular quarter veneer top over top over a drawer and kneehole with door and small drawer flanked by drawers raised on bracket feet.
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Other
Louis XVI /Directoire Cylinder Desk with Bookcase Top, France, 1790-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire cylinder desk with a book case on top, France 1800, mahogany veneer. The desk has its original brass fittings. The leather on the writing surface is original as well. The surface of the desk will be carefully refinished, without touching the original patina. It will be shipped from Europe...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Slant Front Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English George III slant front desk is inlaid with boxwood line and crossbanded in mahogany. The interior has inlaid pilasters with secret ...
Category
1780s English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Northern Italian Walnut Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Italian 18th-century walnut, burl walnut, and iron desk. The desk is raised by fine bun-shaped feet below impressive turned baluster-shaped legs each connected by an ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century.
A Louis XV period walnut and burl walnut veneered Bureau. The inside of the s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau High Desk / Shelf / Lectern Made of Pine Wood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
High lectern / high desk / pine shelf from the Art Nouveau period. The upper shelf can be folded up and there is storage space underneath.
In very good restored condition.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very attractive late 19th century French Louis XV Rococo style kingwood and marquetry bureau de dame retailed circa 1900 by the renowned firm S & H Jewell of London. Of bombé form ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
In one piece, with rectangular top with inset red leather top with ratcheted additional writing surface, over three short drawers over two banks of three drawers , the reverse with false matching...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought iron hinges, a hand carved decorative crown and etched mirrored panels featuring a...
Category
1920s Italian Louis XV Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
Art Deco Bar .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco bar Szczepan Lojek, Julian Pietrzyk from Poland Krakow, from 1910-1920.
Category
1910s Polish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Palisander
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Oak Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century metamorphic oak desk, the moulded edge square top which lifts up and the front drops down, to reveal a nice fitted interior with various drawers and compartments, ...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with period handles and green leather surface...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Ostrich Leather, Walnut
Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk can sit center room as it is finished on all sides with its stunning parquetry inlays...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Bureau, Mahogany, English, Georgian, Desk, 18th Century, circa 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1770.
Quality craftsmanship in polished mahogany
Good color and grain interest throughout
Crossband decoration held in tramline ebony and boxwood stringing
Generous and comfortable working height to the fitted desk interior
Raised on splayed bracket feet with serpentine apron
Featuring four, full width, graduated drawers lined with paper
Cockbeaded, original brass locks and escutcheons, key absent
Drawers dressed with the original pressed brass, oval plate loop handles
A pair of stout lopers withdraw to support the fall
Fitted interior desk space with quality, olive green, blind tooled leather skiver
A suite of eight stationery drawers over eight cubby holes
The smooth sliding drawers in flame mahogany dressed...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance-Revival Desk in Black Umber with Trestle Base, Grand Rapids
Located in Miami, FL
A Renaissance-revival desk or sofa table in walnut with dark, ebonized umber finish & featuring beautiful carvings that include decorative moldings, linen fold panels & acanthus foliage along the apron & drawers, as well as applied papier-mâché rosettes & cartouches. Desk rests on a trestle base with a stretcher & offers three drawers. Grand Rapids, MI, circa 1920. There are two labels that read: "Imperial Grand Rapids, Michigan" and "Klingman's Sample Furniture...
Category
1920s American Renaissance Revival Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design
This Chinese lacquer bureau on stand was made in ...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks
Materials
Lacquer
William and Mary Walnut Burl Slant Front Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 18th century William and Mary Burled walnut veneer desk with book rest and side handles for transport. Pulls were replaced early on as styles changed and are early 18th cent...
Category
Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century Trumeau Bureau in Ferrara Walnut Briar , from Bovolone Italy
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Early 20th Century small baroque Trumeau Bureau desk cabinet in Ferrara walnut burl , manufactured in Bovolone - Verona ; polished to wax in exc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence fruitwood bureau slant front desk with fitted interior, shaped apron with shell carving ending cabriole legs.
Category
Early 18th Century European Régence Antique Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' Desk for Herman Miller
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' desk for Herman Miller.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
18th Century Spanish Walnut Marquetry, Chest of Drawers with Flap
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Spanish walnut marquetry bureau.
This is an exquisite antique Spanish bureau, circa 1780 in date this elegant bureau will soon become th...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Writing Cabinet Scrittoio Escritoire Desk Walnut Italy Florence Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally rare, late-Renaissance, Florentine, walnut, writing cabinet, scrittoio, escritoire or desk in two parts
This striking, writing cabinet has a classical form, ornam...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Chippendale Secretary/Desk
Located in New Haven, CT
George III period mahogany Chinese Chippendale secretary bookcase, England, circa 1790. The original ogee bracket feet and the broken arc...
Category
1790s English Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with Lion head handles and brown leather surf...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front, original brassware and working locks
As fine an example of this model of German cabinet f...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and
bone pulls.
Category
1790s American Federal Antique Desks
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole covered in decoupage featuring panels of fruits, boughs of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
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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