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Desks For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu.
Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS"
This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk blends American style with Eastern elegance, featuring intricate Chinoiserie detailing and exquisite cra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers designed and manufactured 1950s Italy.
The beauti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Ash, Walnut
A stunning mid century modern teak secretary desk made in Denmark, circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning mid century modern teak secretary desk made in Denmark, circa 1960s. Crafted by renowned maker CENTURY, this piece features clean lines, a darker warm teak grain, and time...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret, Authentic PJ-BU-02-A Desk, circa 1957, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The "Office table" desk also known as PJ-BU-02-A, was created around 1957-58 by Pierre Jeanneret. It is a beautiful blend of solid sissoo, teakwood and cedar. Its rectangular top has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak, Cedar
Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with our Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk. This iconic piece, designed by American artist Paul Evans, merges Bohemian flair with modernist soph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
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
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk 1942
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk, 1942
Teak veneer executive desk with brass-plated steel pulls, vinyl accents, and six drawers including two sliding trays...
Category
1940s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
$6,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century writing desk in teak, Denmark 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Mid-century writing desk in teak, Denmark 1960s
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (original label present)
USA, Early 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hamm...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Stamped 1961 Danish Teak Peter Lovig Nielsen for Hedensted Mobelfabrik Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Mid-Century Modern circa 1961 Peter Lovig Danish Teak bookcase back desk designed for Hedens...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
$3,319 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Galleried Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An outsanding Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted , Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk with top gallery. Very good antique condition. Intricate Marquetry work all over to the legs terminati...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Florence Knoll for Knoll international Oval Desk with Drawer in Walnut 1960
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Oval Desk with Drawer in Walnut, 1960
Iconic International Style design inspired by Mies van der Rohe.
Material: Walnut oval surface, chrome-pl...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk, Danish design, 1960s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Danish desk from the 1960s
Very good condition.
After Renovation
Wood: teak
Dimensions: H 73 cm / W 130 cm / D. 70.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Arthur Umanoff Mid Century Wrought Iron and Rush Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Arthur Umanoff Mid Century Wrought Iron and Rush Desk
This desk measures: 37.5 wide x 22.25 deep x 29.25 high to the work surface; 33.75 inches high to the top edge, with a chair cl...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Desk in rosewood of high quality Danish design from around the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Desk in rosewood of high quality Danish design from around the 1960s.
Dimensions in cm: H:72 W:150 D:75
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$2,629 Sale Price
20% Off
Wylie & Lochhead attri. An Arts & Crafts oak desk with new leather writing area
Located in London, GB
Wylie Lochhead attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak desk with central shelf, galleried sides, stylised copper handles, laid with a new leather w...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Copper
Restored Broyhill Saga Desk with File Drawer and Original Tag
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Here’s a lucky find, a vintage 1960s Broyhill Saga desk with the original tag! Saga is one of the most inspired collections by Broyhill. Collector’s love its subtle, yet poignant des...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Rosewood Desk by Eigjil Petersen, Denmark
By Eigjil Petersen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The EP401 rosewood desk, designed by Eigjil Petersen in the 1960s, is a stunning example of Danish craftsmanship and design. This desk features a large rectangular top, offering ampl...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932
Located in The Hague, NL
This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions, striking asymmetry, contrasting woods and the large knobs in solid Macassar ebony, the desk can be considered as an important example of the Haagse School (The Hague School) style.
The desk has four large drawers on the right, which can be simultaneously locked with a single key. The interior on the left features six drawers and additional storage, and can be locked altogether as well. Particularly noteworthy are the four cleverly incorporated pull-out shelves of different dimensions creating additional space: two on the front, one on the right side and one large shelf on the back side. The desktop is executed in dark stained oak and features a dark grey leather insert.
in 1932, the prosperous Van Stolk & Reese company commissioned Spanjaard to design the interior and furniture of their offices located on the Ceintuurbaan in Rotterdam. This custom desk was most likely designed for the office of the company’s director, which was designed by Spanjaard in a radically modernist way, combining his own sumptuous designs with the functionalist tubular steel furniture made by W.H. Gispen.
Between 1925 and 1935 the work of Spanjaard was strongly connected to the Haagse School movement of which he’d become a main proponent. This style was not so much inspired by the Classic European Art Deco capitals such as Paris and Vienna but more by other national and international architectural developments such as the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The influential magazine Wendingen published a series of articles on Wright still relatively unknown at the time in 1925 and the renowned architect Jan Wils also played an important role in the orientation towards Wrights work in The Netherlands.
In its particular application of geometric shapes, primary colours and its sophisticated cubist division of the surface, the Haagse School designers were also aware of De Stijl movement, lead by contemporaries such as Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. At the same time the geometry, the harmonious proportions and the understated decorations were primarily based on the rationalist design principles of H.P. Berlage, who would later become one of Spanjaard’s clients himself. Design had to meet the functional demands of the user but purely utilitarian ideas were certainly not the most important. Due to his frequent travels to Germany, Spanjaard was also familiar with the designs of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, especially appreciating the simplicity and purity of their designs.
Biography
Frits Spanjaard (1889-1978) started his career as the artistic director of the LOV furniture...
Category
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar, Oak
Mid Century Modern 4 Drawer Writing Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern writing desk features hardwood construction, beautiful walnut veneer with original finish, four dovetailed drawers, wood top, and tall tapered legs.
Matchin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
$1,060 Sale Price
20% Off
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Teak Boomerang Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Teak Boomerang Desk
This desk measures: 59 wide x 35 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
4 Drawer Willett Wildwood Cherry Secretary
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a secretary bureau by the Willett Furniture Co. It's made of a richly cherry wood with brass pulls. It has a slant top that opens up to expose drawers and cubbyholes to store...
Category
1950s American Chippendale Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Model Hm 6-81 Teak Record Console by Herbert
By Herbert Hirche, Braun
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Germany
Designer: Herbert Hirche
Manufacturer: Braun
Era: 1957
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 52.25? wide x 15? deep x 28? tall
Condition: In excellent original condit...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
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
De Coene Black Oak Desk from 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk or Dining Table, With Four drawers in Black Oak painted, Made by De Coene in 1970, original and good condition.
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
George Nakashima Turned Wood Dowel Shape Leg Single Pedestal Small Desk Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
George Nakashima turned wood dowel shape leg single pedestal small desk mint with documents.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cherry
$1,588 Sale Price
54% Off
1940s French Art Deco Extendable Oak Table by Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Introducing a remarkable French Art Deco dining table designed by the renowned Charles Dudouyt, a celebrated furniture designer known for his exceptional craftsmanship, innovative de...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Vincent Cafiero for Knoll Planning Unit Desk
By Vincent Cafiero, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Vincent Cafiero for Knoll Planning Unit Desk
This elegant desk by Vincent Cafiero for the Knoll Planning Unit features stunning golden combed teak, perfectly blending sophistication ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk in Cerused Oak by Jay Spectre
By Jay Spectre
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful desk in Cerused oak with round drawer pedestal and glass top for Century Furniture. Incredibly versatile piece with great scale. Metal label in drawer reads "Century Jay Sp...
Category
20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Desks
Materials
Glass, Oak
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Desk by Brunce Burdick (1933-2021) for Herman Miller Editor
Located in Paris, FR
Large corner desk in lacquered metal, aluminum, glass and black plastic, comprising two glass tops, one round, the other rectangular, fitted with a pedestal with two drawers and shel...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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 marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk, Denmark, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk made in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space (bookcase). There are two modules at...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Vintage English Desk Leather Top
By Bent Bille
Located in Toronto, CA
Classic Vintage Satinwood Desk with Leather Top – A Masterpiece of Refined Craftsmanship
Enhance your space with the understated luxury of this vintage satinwood desk, a piece that ...
Category
20th Century English Sheraton Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY Drop Front Desk PERIOD DESK - W5844 MUST SELL
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Gustav Stickley drop front desk from the early 1900s in good condition with a great selection of quarter-sawn oak. This des...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$4,920 Sale Price
40% Off
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
Elegant Macassar Art Deco Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930.
Bronze handles.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
Bauhaus Desk by Erich Dieckmann, Rosewood, Lacquer, Maple, Germany circa 1925
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, fully restored Bauhaus Desk, attributed to Erich Dieckmann, 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 stainless steel trims around the top and bottom. Nickel-plated metal fittings and details, galvanized and polished.
Original locks repaired and galvanized. On the backside there are two book compartments...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (signed with original paper label and red decal)
USA, Circa 1900
Gorgeous quarter sa...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Copper
Mastercraft mid century brass detailed desk three drawers console Hollywood
By Mastercraft
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Stunning mid century desk by Mastercaft with T-shaped drawer pulls and leather top. All in great vintage condition,
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid Century American Solid Oak S Roll Top Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Large early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century American Solid Oak S Roll Top desk in very good vintage condition. Lot of storage. Keys lock three drawers. Nice
and rare green marble w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown American Colonial Desks
Materials
Oak
Paul McCobb Blond Maple Student Desk (model 1560)
By Paul McCobb
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century blond maple student desk with a rectangular desktop supported on the left by two drawers with circular knob pulls resting on two short...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint, Maple
90" Baker Executive Partners Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Baker partners desk
Stunning pedestal leather top executive desk made by BAKER.
Functioning drawers on both sides serve as guest or partner de...
Category
1980s American Federal Vintage Desks
Materials
Burl
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
By Jos De Mey
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk sideboard, bureau secretaire.The honey-colored sideboard desk has been made of an ash veneer wood and brass feet. It ...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
$2,562 Sale Price
32% Off
Desk Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty , Sign: G. Keller Orfevre, 22 rue Joubert
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
The set includes, armchair, desk and desk accessories. It is from the first era.
Bibliography: Revue de l’Art N°185 – March 2014, p. 23.
Founded in 1857 by Gustave Keller, the Keller...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Bronze
Gianfranco Frattini Hardwood Writing Desk for Bernini, 1961
Located in Barcelona, ES
Writing desk model 807 designed in 1961 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Tambour top that hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface, ten drawers in the low...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Leon Rosen for Pace Mid Century Walnut and Stainless Steel Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Leon Rosen for Pace Mid Century Walnut and Stainless Steel Desk
This desk measures: 79 wide x 38 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furniture c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Architectural Oak Dining Table with Parquet Top, France, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Architectural Oak Dining Table with Parquet Top, France, 1950s
Form distilled to mass and rhythm — a collector’s piece of sculptural restraint.
This commanding French oak dining tab...
Category
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Desk with Return
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Desk with Return
This desk measures: 80.75 wide x 18.5 deep x 45 high
The return measures: 59 wide x 29.5 deep x 29 inches high, with a c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Burr Walnut Partner Desk Specially Designed to Hide & House Computer Equipment
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made in England Burr Walnut with leather top twin pedestal partner desk specially made hide computer equipment
I don’t see ma...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,797 Sale Price
30% Off
Important Edward Wormley For Dunbar Drop-Leaf Desk in Tawi Walnut & Steel 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Before this desk was built in the early 1950s, top-class American furniture design was typically unrecognizable compared to the mid century design that exploded in the late 1950s. Across the pond in Europe, the mid century revolution had already happened, yielding huge success in the form of designers and architects like Ettore Sottsass and many more. This inspired Dunbar to produce this desk: one of the most conservatively designed Dunbar models ever at the time. Then, it probably looked incredibly sleek and handsome. Now, it stands as a piece of history not only for Dunbar, but for American design as a whole.
In classic Dunbar fashion, the construction of the desk is absolutely in the top of its class. Known for overbuilt pieces, this desk takes it to another level. A frame of black enameled square tubular steel supports a mahogany cabinet with four drawers of the same material, attached with beautiful solid brass hardware. The top is of a rare form of walnut called tawi, which has an interesting grain structure that's visibly more smooth than figured walnut, and is secured to the base with no less than 12 high-quality brass screws. The hinges for the drop side are also uncessesarily intricate, and feature exceptional stability and smoothness. When the drop side is extended, it feels like a perfect natural extension of the main work surface. To top it all off, the drop side has sliding support panel on the underside made of solid rosewood, one of the most expensive and premium woods. Signed in the interior of the second drawer with a metal label. An extraordinary construction for an extraordinary piece of history.
In good condition. Top has been refinished and is ready for another generation of use. Structurally excellent. Drawers slide smoothly with almost no dip when extended. Drop side is sturdy and hinges feel great.
If desired, we can restore this desk even more. We can repaint the frame black, we can refinish the cabinet, polish brass, etc. As it stands, it has a nice original patina that adds to the character of the desk. Let us know what you'd likle to see! We have decades of experience restoring vintage furniture...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
1960s M.Pozar Modular Set of Desk and Chest of Drawers, Czechoslovakia
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
- Chest of drawers and table could be assembled in different ways
- Good original condition with minor signs of wear.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Glass
1950's Brazilian Modern Three Legged Desk in Hardwood by Moveis Fratte
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this mid-century Brazilian modern desk, designed by Moveis Fratte in the fifties, is absolutely magnificent! This desk is made with naval plywood and features three ...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Partners Desk or Executive Table, Model 2485, designed in 1961. It was manufactured in the 1960s by Knoll International. It features a walnut top that sits o...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Period Georgian Bureau Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian mahogany bureau
Period Georgian antique
This bureau stands upon shaped bracket feet.
The bureau features 4 mahogany lined graduated drawers (note the fine dovetails) with ov...
Category
1980s Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Rosewood Desk by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard for Tibergaard, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The desk designed by G. Nielsen Tibergaard was produced in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of rosewood and free standing thanks to the finished back side with open storage spa...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Paul Frankl Freeform "Station Wagon" Desk for Johnson Furniture, 1950
By Paul Frankl
Located in Coronado, CA
A delightful and uncommon desk designed by Paul Frankl and manufactured by Johnson Furniture as part of the "Station Wagon" line in 1950. This freeform beauty features a mahogany ven...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Restored Chestnut & Bronze 4-Drawer Large Desk by Jack Cartwright for Founders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the United States towards the late 1960s, this desk was designed by Jack Cartwright and manufactured by Founders in very low numbers, probably due to the quality required dur...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with turquose colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman.
The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
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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Campaign Desk Tambour
Chippendale Oxbow
Drexel Declaration Desk
Eastlake Writing Desk
Edwardian Roll Top Desk
Ficks Reed Desk
Hepplewhite Tambour Desk
Heywood Wakefield Streamline
Hideaway Desk
Magic Box Desk Teak
Maurice Calka Boomerang
Monterey Desk
Wegner Ch110 Desk
Alma Desk Company
Antique Schoolmasters Desk
Arne Vodder Boomerang