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Desks For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Art Deco
Svend Madsen Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Svend Madsen Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
This desk measures: 60 wide x 29 deep x 28 high, with a chair clearance of 27 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call re...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Drop Side Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Drop Side Desk
This desk measures: 40 wide x 24 deep x 28.75 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.75 i...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1966
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern bureau with tambour door secretary desk and bookcase
By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection
USA, 1966
...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian large Desk by Vittorio Dassi solid wood and glass 60s - G725
Located in Lyon, FR
Imposing desk from the 50's and 60's attributed to the Italian designer Vittorio Dassi. Structure in solid wood and veneer, top in red glass. It is composed of two boxes with 4 drawers on each side. Very nice desk...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 56 wide x 23 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
All pieces of furn...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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 Covid 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 Covid world.
Manufactured by Herman Miller, circa 1970s.
Upper storage compartment complete with original overhead lighting.
Separate rolling file drawer cabinet...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll Style Mid Century Rosewood and Chrome Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Florence Knoll Style Mid Century Rosewood and Chrome Executive Desk
This desk measures: 82 wide x 38 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furnitu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Antique American Oak Cabinet, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique cabinet unit. Made in American oak and metal.
Manufactured by unknown designer, circa 1940.
In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Double Pedestal Brass Hardware Walnut Desk File Drawer Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Double Pedestal Brass Hardware Walnut Desk File Drawer Mint
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Paul McCobb for Winchendon Walnut Stain Maple #1560 Desk & Spindle Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome and very original condition, Desk + Chair, designed by Paul McCobb and built by Winchendon Furniture Co, circa 1950s. These are part of the Planner Design Group, which is ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Brazilian Rosewood Desk by Joaquin Tenreriro
Located in Hudson, NY
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century Brazil. The Tenreiro-designed desk, shown here, is made in solid wood a...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
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
Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Brass Key
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mint Dark Golden Olive Drop Front Secretary Desk High Chest Drawers Dresser Leather Top Brass Keys.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Inspired Writing Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
This midcentury inspired writing desk is perfect for those looking for a blend of elegance and modernity in their home office. Crafted from Prima Vera and finished in our Bistre fini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Early Vladimir Kagan Custom Order Desk with Drawers. Walnut and Cane.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, one of a kind, Vladimir Kagan Desk. Walnut case with cane modesty panel. Super cool and sleek design. Classic Kagan sculptural tripod legs support each side. We believe th...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Rosewood Rolltop Desk/Cabinet, Model 804, by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
Located in Dorchester, MA
Gianfranco Frattini designed this gorgeous rosewood rolltop desk, model 804, for Bernini in the early 1960s. What appears to be a compact chest of ten...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
Jean Pascaud Student Desk in wood 1930 - Wooden top
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996)
Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930
Original oak student desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers.
Measurements:
H: 29″1/2 x W: 43″1...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Iconic Gio Ponti Desk for BNL
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Iconic 1950s desk designed by Gio Ponti for BNL. Walnut frame and laminate top with exquisite brass details in the handles and feet.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Hans Wegner GETAMA Executive Floating Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hans Wegner for Getama Executive Floating Desk. Finished back so can float on room. Key included. Oak and Mahogany.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Modernist Bombay Rosewood & Scrub Pine Desk + Chair by George Sneed Circa 1970s
Located in Norwich, GB
An English Modernist design solid Bombay rosewood and scrubbed pine desk along with rosewood and leather chair, made by George Sneed. Circa 1978.
The desk comes with a wonderful ack...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Pine, Leather
Bullet Shaped Writing Desk in Teak by Sola Møbelfabrikk
By Sola Möbelfabrik
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Norway
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Sola Møbelfabrikk, Ganddal
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 51 wide x 27.5 deep x 28.5 ta...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Floating Teak Desk Bookcase File Drawer Key Mint!
By Arne Vodder
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern floating teak desk bookcase file drawer key MINT!
Super clean!
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
1960s Teak Sewing Table or Table with Built in Sewing Machine, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- sewing machine seems working
- wooden parts have been carefully refurbished
- can be used as a table only.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
Cm141 Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1954
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Lasne, BE
Desk with two wooden drawers, formica top and metal legs by Pierre Paulin. Marks of wear on the top due to the age of the desk.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Occasionnal Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Presenting a captivating and compact French Art Deco dining table that exudes timeless elegance. This exquisite table showcases the beauty of oak wood with a sanded finish, revealing...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very unique large executive boomerang desk. The top is made out of laminate and the bottom is solid wood.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
1970's Brazilian Rosewood And Steel Desk/Dining table By John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1970's mid-century modern Brazilian rosewood steel and lacquer desk or dining table by John Stuart, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
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
Scandinavian Solid Teak Desk by Svend and Madsen Danish, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Small Scandinavian desk from the 1960s by the Danish designer Svend Aage Madsen. Structure in solid teak and veneer, this desk is composed of ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Karl Springer Lizard Skin Desk, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer lizard skin desk, 1970. Desk has 3 drawers and has been restored.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Lizard
1970's MacDougall Room Divider / Office in Birch & Walnut and Yellow Formica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1970's Stewart MacDougall Room Divider with Desk, Multiple Shelves, Storage Cabinets, Drawers, and Waste Bin. Made from birch...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Formica, Birch, Walnut
Arne Vodder for Sibast Teak Drop Leaf Desk
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Countryside, IL
Arne Vodder for Sibast Teak Drop Leaf Desk
This drop leaf desk measures: 50 wide x 31.5 deep (tapering to 26) x 28.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.75 inches; the leaf me...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Vintage "Biscayne" Floating Top Walnut Desk by Drexel
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage “Biscayne” floating top walnut desk by Drexel and manufactured in the United States, circa 1960s. This desk has been built from the highest quality walnut wood and ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Primitive Office Desk with Built in Stool, 1950s, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible primitive Americans desk in a beautiful black paint with heavy patina and raw wood accents. Four pull-out drawers across the front of the desk as well as three individual ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Early George Nelson Eog Executive Desk with Return for Herman Miller, 1950s
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have this absolutely stunning Mid-Century Modern desk designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. The Executive Office Group, NO 8000 Series...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Stunning 7' Live Edge Walnut Slab Dining Table the Style of Nakashima
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful live edge walnut slab dining table the style of Nakashima. 3" thick slab with live edges on both sides and butterfly joints and an o...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
Bond Burled Wood and Lucite Desk
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly chic. A Minimalist world of burled wood, acrylic panels, and stainless steel. Pieced, burled mappa wood floats between Lucite legs with stainless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Oak Campaign Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With four large drawers, sculpted legs, and a black-stained writing surface, this vintage campaign desk is perfect for any home office or study. ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Paul Mccobb Desk for Calvin
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare architectural walnut and stone desk designed by Paul Mccobb for Calvin Furniture in the early 1950's.
The left hand pedestal features a slide out work surface, a small drawer...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid Century Arne Vodder L-Shaped Rosewood Desk for Sibast, 1960
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Mid Century Rosewood desk designed by Arne Vodder, showcasing the elegance and functionalism that are hallmarks of his work. The desk is a substantial piece, featuring a spacious tab...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Pierre Jeanneret: X Leg Chandigarh Desk, France/ India c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967)
A rare and spectacular four-drawer bureau in teak by Pierre Jeanneret for the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier. A stunning...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Big Desk Art Deco in Wood and Parchment, with 3 Drawers, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood and parchment leather
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Ivanhoe Desk with Pencil Drawers by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ivanhoe desk features a cantilevered base with open display shelves. Available in American walnut or white oak and drawers are available upon ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s, France
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Elegant Hermès letter opener with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal.Beautiful light patina to the silver and a blade that tapers gently towards...
Category
Early 1600s French Art Deco Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
Brazilian Modern Desk in Cerejera Hardwood, Geraldo de Barros, 1970s Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Mid-Century Modern Desk designed by Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto is is gorgeous!
The desk is entirely made in Cerejera wood and features two floating drawers...
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of California Studio Craft Koa Filing Cabinets
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of California studio craft filing cabinet designed by Jim Sweeney, Berkeley, circa 1983. The cabinets are handcrafted of solid Koa wood, and each features two filing drawers wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Desk in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern desk is designed in the style of Milo Baughman. This stylish and sturdy piece sits on a heavy chrome frame with boxed sides. Unique design has three larg...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Broyhill Brasilia Midcentury Desk Walnut and Brass Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia midcentury Desk Walnut and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 56 wide x 23 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inch...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk Magic Box Made in Brazil with Key
By Jean Gillon
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning closable and lockable rosewood writing desk. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all your documents. Opened, it has a large teak writing top that ex...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Danish Modern Flip Down Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen in Light Teak
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
midcentury Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik in light teak desk Model No. 68. Featuring a flip down front with 2 drawers and organizer slots. Beautiful all wood construction in...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Planner Group Midcentury Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb Planner Group midcentury Double Pedestal Desk
This desk measures: 53 wide x 26 deep x 28.75 high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Koa California Studio Craft Filing Cabinet #2
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Oakland, CA
California studio Craft filing cabinet designed by Jim Sweeney, Berkeley, circa 1983. The cabinet is handcrafted of solid Koa wood, and features two filing drawers with boldly expose...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid Century High Gloss Taupe Lacquer Lane Vanity Desk with Chair & Mirror
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century high gloss taupe Lacquer Lane single drawer vanity desk with chair and mirror. Beautiful condition inside and out. Circa 1970 - Sing...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery, Mirror
Vintage 7ft 1970s Mid-Century Modern Rosewood & Oak Executive Desk by Dunbar
Located in Lafayette, IN
This beautifully-made executive desk features a design reminiscent of Roger Sprunger and the unparalleled build-quality for which Dunbar is renowned. The clean, Minimalist lines are...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
Florence Knoll 1950s Mid-Century Wood Veneer Black Frame Desk or Console Table
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A wonderful modernist American made Mid-Century desk by Florence Knoll, circa 1950s. Made from a black painted square tubular iron frame with a veneered wood (we presume teak). This ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Iron
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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