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Desks For Sale
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual trapezoid-shaped Swedish Gustavian slant front desk. Front opens to reveal an ample work surface with six cascading drawers sitti...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
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
Art Nouveau Walnut & Burl Reception Desk with Stone Top, U.S.A. 1920's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and substantial Art Nouveau style gallery counter or reception desk, made circa 1920's. Crafted in the United States, this impressive piece showcases masterful woodworking...
Category
1920s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish designed 1960's teak minimalistic floating desk
Located in Markington, GB
This vintage Danish designed teak floating desk features a slim and organic shape and offers storage possibilities with two double sets of drawers. There is also a cute little 'secre...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
$1,304 Sale Price
44% Off
Arne Vodder Teak Desk for Sibast
By Arne Vodder
Located in Dallas, TX
A large teak desk with return designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast.
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Paneled Desk with Arched Corbels C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Quarter Sawn Oak Paneled Desk with ...
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Campaign Chest with Pullout Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century British Colonial campaign chest handcrafted in mahogany in a two piece construction, bound in brass with brass hardware and turned feet, featuring a pullout des...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960's
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et-Cetera collection, a timeless masterpiece from th...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk by Dassi for La Permanente Mobili Cantu
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This magnificent desk, designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s for Permanente Mobili Cantù, stands out for its refined glass top with a sculpted line. The front features a beautiful ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Majestic Desk Louis XV Style - France
Located in Cantù, IT
Majestic Desk Style Louis XV France - 1970
Private Collection Domenico
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Trunk Mobile Office Bureau Leather Black Restoration Hardware Timothy Oulton
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Travel and take your work anywhere, anytime
Funky, fun, ergonomic, mobile office, compact bureau or bookcase for the home or travel to exhibitions or sites
Vintage trunk stylish and ...
Category
2010s Central American Campaign Desks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber
Located in Lafayette, IN
Excellent vintage writing desk in the Viking Oak style by the Romweber Furniture Co. of Batesville, IN. This charming desk features wonderful relief carved details, solid oak constru...
Category
1940s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
$999 Sale Price / set
66% Off
Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Desk with a shelf, unique
Located in Forest, BE
This is a unusual desk made out of pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It is a so unique in the shape, the base is very unusual with the shelf as a feet. It will brighten any...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Raymond Loewy Desk with Drawers for Doubinsky Freres, DF2000 Series
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Raymond Loewy DF2000 desk in red, orange, and white. See photos for how the desk top slides forward to create clearance for a chair and also reveals storage. Red molded plastic ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Figured Walnut Desk, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this exceptional Art Deco English walnut desk of good proportions and dating to the 1930's. A high level of craftsmanship and materials used is evident thro...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
French Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Lacquer Executive Desk / Writing Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Lacquer Executive Desk / Writing Table
A spectacular Executive Desk that can sit Center of any room or office. The finest ebony finish having b...
Category
2010s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire secretary with bookcase in ash with inlays and marquetry silhouettes of neoclassical Roman images. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers a felt-lined lectern or writing surface flanked by sliding storage compartments, as well as a series of small drawers and a central cabinet. Above desk, are three cupboards and below, there are three long drawers. Northern Germany or from the Danish Jutland region, circa 1815.
Note: Green baize on writing surface can be replaced with leather.
Measures: 46" wide x 21" deep x 83" high (With desk top open...
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Ash
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo slant front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, thirteen pull out drawers, four cubbies, two pull out document holders and a small compartment with sma...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Pen Shell Desk or Writing Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in a pen shell mosaic with three drawers in the case having brass highlights on elegant legs with ball feet. Signed Maitland-Smith in drawer.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Shell
Walnut desk with two solid walnut drawers in mid-century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Desk in mid-century style with two drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid American walnut wood and wood covered ...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Spanish Baroque Walnut And Giltwood Vargueno
Located in Essex, MA
A good example of a piece that used to sell for 30-40,000 wholesale. With an upper section with a fold down writing surface opening to an elaborate interior fitter with many drawers ...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Iron
$16,500 / item
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
Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
Located in Manhasset, NY
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
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
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
19th Century Burl Walnut Partner's Desk with Armchair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent 19th century burled walnut partners desk with original armchair and claw legs.
19th century burl walnut partners writing desk with armchair...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Georgian Cherry Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
USA, Late 20th Century
Gorgeous carved solid cherry wood, with original brass...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Louis XV Painted Desk Attributed to John Widdicomb, Circa 1960
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
Attributed to John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1960s
Solid cherry wood, with original cream and pink painted finish, and origina...
Category
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb in Sorrel Walnut
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1957
Desk designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb in Sorrel finish (walnut). Offers a bank of divided storage at left, the lowest of which is file size; a pull out writ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century Victorian antique burr walnut freestanding Davenport having a lift up lid and a writing slope both with fitted interiors, lovely burr walnut front panel, carved ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five walnut drawer...
Category
1720s English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Charles Dudouyt Presidential Desk, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large double-sided desk by Charles Dudouyt in oak and green leather, each pedestal opens on both ends so the desk can be used as partner’s desk as well as a solo desk.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid Century Modern Executive Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Spectacular Mid Century Parsons Executive desk in Honduran mahogany by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. Beautifully refinished. Minor repairs at two corners and appear exaggerated in photo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Regency Mahogany Occasional Snap Top Table possibly Irish 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Mahogany late Regency Period snap-top Occasional Table of small proportions, in our opinion is of Irish Manufacture. Circa 1815-20....
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
Category
Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Model 56 Teak Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome teak desk by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik. This compact yet functional desk is beautifully constructed, with added f...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Vintage Coastal Bent Rattan Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the serene elegance of a sun-drenched retreat with this exquisite Vintage Coastal Bent Rattan Desk. Masterfully crafted with fluid lines of beautifully curved rattan, this piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite French Louis XV style secrétaire with wave shaped front adorned with beautiful flower marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with ...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Desk attributed to Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Lugo, IT
Desk attributed to Silvio Cavatorta.
Signs of time and a 'not perfect corner as pictured.
Thank you
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
$7,369 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Provincial Leather Top Painted Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dynamic 19th century kneehole desk with a brown tooled leather top over a three piece pedestal base with nine drawers and two pullout trays...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935
By André Lurcat
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by André Lurçat and probably manufactured by Thonet. Chrome plated tubular steel, stained oak veneer, circa 1930.
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk / Marquetry Details
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully-crafted Louis XV style ladies writing desk with marquetry design details and slant open front. The writing desk is in good vintage condition with minor wear consistent wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Victorian Quality Satinwood Freestanding Marquetry Inlaid French Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality satinwood freestanding marquetry inlaid French bureau having the original brass gallery, beautiful floral marquetry inlaid top above a satinwood floral marq...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Other
Danish Modern Teak Executive Writing Desk by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern Executive desk designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Mobler in aged teak, circa 1950's. This unique piece offers plenty of storage space including five dovetailed ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Rosewood Desk Probber c 1950/60's
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural design desk, designed by Harvey Probber, circa 1950/60's. The desk features a vibrant rosewood top, sides, and drawer fronts, with contrasting graphic black trim ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Burr Walnut Victorian Pedestal Desk w/ Tooled Leather Top
Located in North Salem, NY
A statement piece for any home office, den or living room! This attractive 19th century English made Burr Walnut pedestal desk has a gilt tooled leather top with a shaped break on th...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
$14,760 Sale Price
25% Off
George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany.
With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details. The desk is in great antique condi...
Category
1820s French Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 early George III period slant front bureau desk. Wood referred to at the time as "Red Walnut", with oak drawer liners. Original, fine cut-work bat-wing brass hardware. Ori...
Category
1750s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique Moroccan Desk or Escritoire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Important 19th century Moroccan escritoire or desk crafted in mahogany with strong aesthetics movement influences. Featuring Moorish architectural references, floral and geometric bone inlays...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Sesamo Pop Up Desk / Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1981
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite and very rare Pop Up Desk by Gianfranco Frattini in Italy for Bernini.
Label present, and all drawer pulls are stamped with the logo.
When you p...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Beech
$5,905 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XIII Style Oak Barley Twist Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century French carved oak library table, or writing table desk made in the grand Louis XIII taste. Features thick barley twist legs conjoined on the bottom with barley twis...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls made by Uniflex. Great low desk or vanity very unique design. Made in Denmark. Located in Brooklyn NYC.
Measures 60” x 20” x 26”...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Curved Shape Top Glossy Red Desk with Striped Edge by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Medea Desk Console by Ultramobili
Dimensions: W 170 x D 80 x H 75 cm
Materials: Copper glossy lacquer finish.
Writing desk with curved shape top, two cylinder legs, cylinde...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Copper
Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Wood
$4,900 / item
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 30 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 26.25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Desk table in the style of Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno design, Italy 1950
Located in taranto, IT
Wonderful table desk in the style of osvaldo borsani for Tecno, Italy, about 1950.
Equipped with two chests of drawers, one suspended and rotatable, with a large window...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Materials
Iron
Large Midcentury Italian Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This impressive executive desk by the 1950s Italian designer, Vittorio Dassi, features a very comfortable 1.5 cm thick floating glass top, unde...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
A Modernist Desk France 1930s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A modernist desk from France 1930s
Minimalist form.
Drawer handle and the base are in copper.
Rosewood and copper.
Report : Fully restored by a cabinetmaker. We keep the original...
Category
1930s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Copper
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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