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Desks For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1920s
Black Glass Wall Mount Console Table
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Black glass wall mount console table with brass sabot's.
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Industrial Antiqued Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table On Pair of Sawhorses
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial looking aged Zinc Top Desk, or small Kitchen Table or Craft Table. The Zinc Dining Table was carefully aged and clear-coated for protection a...
Category
2010s American Industrial Desks
Materials
Zinc
Jacques Adnet Inspired Desk in Solid Mahogany and Solid Brass Trim in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Recently constructed from our in house Old Plank workshop, this particular Jacques Adnet inspired desk, was made from solid mahogany that we ebonized. The large quarter round trim is...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
21st Century Sean Desk in Wood with Top in Leather by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Elegant, functional and comfortable, the Sean desk plays the leading role in the office environment. Made in Tay wood tinted smoky grey, it features inserts with a bronzed finish and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Midcentury Style Cerused Oak and White Finish Desk
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A new midcentury style cerused oak desk with floating drawer at right of the underside with original leather tab pull and supported by four s...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Bamboo Secretary Cabinet Desk with Turned Bronze Legs and Bronze Hinges
Located in Bangall, NY
The bamboo secretary is a contemporary take on a traditional cabinet used for letter writing. The beautiful bronze hinges are contrasted with a modern bamboo laminate product for the case, with turned metal legs. All the drawers run on bamboo slats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Stan Usel Desk Mosaic Stainless Steel and Malachites
By Stan Usel 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this desk of stainless steel, red copper and brass is inserted with a magnificent malachite and agates stones highlighting a mosaic radiation. Each p...
Category
2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with bronze mounts and a marble top, circa 1920. This desk has a nice quality bronze mounts, a Fine quality marble top, tambour cylinder and a ...
Category
1920s European Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Custom, English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful George II style executive writing table/desk in burled walnut features a uniquely shaped top, cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees and deeply carved claw and ball ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Ziricotte Wood Desk "Litle Shanghai" with Leather Top and Silver Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in ziricotte wood and silver patined leg. There are two drawers on each side.
The sides are in zircone and black sycamore mar...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Dining Table by Kaspar Hamacher
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handcrafted table by Belgian artist Kaspar Hamacher. Made in Germany with solid pieces of oak from naturally fallen trees. Almond & Co. is the exclusive representative for all work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
English Yew Wood Modesty Panel Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This pedestal desk features a modesty panel as well as two file drawers and three-piece parchment and green, tooled leather. A center inset gives the nor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew
Queen Desk with Black Lacquered Mirror and Leather Top Gold Leaf Details
Located in Paris, FR
Desk queen with black lacquered mirror and leather top.
Black lacquered high gloss varnished base. Contains three
drawers and golden leaf details.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Materials
Gold
Modern Honey Color Ash Wood and Gray Faux Leather Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Middleburg, VA
Add this gorgeous modern desk to your home office for a sophisticated look. Custom designed contemporary desk with three drawers made of honey colored figured ash. The paneled top is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Ash
French Bureau Plat
Located in Wilson, NC
French bureau plat, the drawers cross banded with boxwood string inlay surrounding four book matched quarter panels. Very heavy cast brass handles a...
Category
1920s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Custom Desk by Hospitality Manufacturer Bermanfalk
By Bermanfalk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom made writing desk by quality case goods manufacturer Bermanfalk. Dramatic sloping chrome X-base supports single drawer dark wood cabinet with a blond wood top.
Please confirm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Live Edge Monkey Pod 3.5 Solid Slab Desk with Chrome Base
Located in Pasadena, TX
6ft monkey pod desk with chrome base
Stunning 3.5 solid kiln-dried monkey pod slab with chrome base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Custom Walnut Shaped Top Partners Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Three part, English walnut burl modified partners desk with uniquely shaped top and pedestals. File drawer to one pedestal, graduated drawers to the other. Opposite side has three dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
French Directoire Style Ebonized Solid Mahogany Desk in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Old Plank Directoire style desk, is entirely made to order in our workshop here in Chicago and can be specified, both in dimension and finishes. Since we do everything in house, the options are almost limitless; down to the color of the leather. The Directoire desk you see in our 1stdibs listing, was crafted from solid mahogany and carefully ebonized the old fashion way, where the grain of the mahogany is still visible, as are the warm brown tones of the wood. Take a close look at the gold embossing on the leather top, of our French style desk...
Category
2010s American Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
David N Ebner, Bookmatched Carpathian Burl Desk
Located in Bellport, NY
American Studio craftsman, David Ebner's magnificent bookmatched Carpathian desk with hand-forged bronze pulls, seven pull-out drawers, three left and right and one large center draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Bronze
Walnut and Oak Changeable Cabinet, Desk, Sideboard or Bar
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant changeable cabinet, one open door in solid walnut.
Beautiful Herringbone pattern in the door in solid oak.
Its fully adjustable interiors that can be turned into a bar...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Custom Oversized High Gloss Lacquer Desk
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom oversized high gloss lacquer desk with mirrored stainless steel X band legs. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Custom Glamorous Mirrored Writing Desk with Acrylic Legs
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom glamorous mirrored writing desk with acrylic legs. Customization is available in different sizes, mirror finishes and hardware.
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Mirror
Pedra Desk by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Contemporary Furniture
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian Contemporary Furniture
Designer: Gustavo Neves
AEon Collection
Pedra desk
Materials: stone (limestone), metal (brass) darkened with manual treatment, manually sanded ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Stone
English Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Georgian styled desk with raised panel sides and three-piece leather top with gilded tooling is generously sized without being overly dramatic. At 60” by 36”, there is enough su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Ebonized Mahogany French Directoire Style Desk Hand-Crafted in Chicago Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade in our Old Plank workshop, this Ebonized Mahogany Directoire Style Desk can be made in any size or finish. Note the optional pop up door and hidden power strip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style Gold Trim Mirrored Desk with X-Detail
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Neoclassical Modern gold trim mirrored desk with X-detail. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Gold
English Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
A three-piece, tan leather surface with tooling and gilding is the starting point for this three part pedestal desk in walnut burl. Classic touches abound in the appearance and const...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Yew Wood Shaped Top Partners Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Three part, English yew wood modified partners desk with uniquely shaped top and pedestals. File drawer to one pedestal, graduated drawers to the other. Opposite side has three drawe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew, Ebony
Lobel Originals "Centurion Desk" Made to Order
Located in New York, NY
"Centurion Desk" in black lacquer with three drawers, elegant bronze pulls and sabots, and leather top by Lobel Originals. This desk can be customized in any way.
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
1920s Italian Console Art Deco by Osvaldo Borsani Blond Walnut and Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Console Art Deco by Atelier di Varedo, by Gaetano & Osvaldo Borsani in blond walnut and burl walnut veneer. Top and bottom black ebonized. Wide drawer with original handles of the p...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk, ‘ when West Meets East by Studio MVW
By Studio MVW
Located in Paris, FR
‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk‘ is an elegant collectible design work that combines surfaces in brushed bronze with a very nice champagne color and surfaces in oxidized bronze with an...
Category
2010s Chinese Desks
Materials
Bronze
Giacometti Inspired Solid Bronze Dining Table or Desk Built to Order in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom Made to Order Solid bronze Desk, or Dining Table inspired by Giacometti and built to your exacting specifications and dimensions. Each Bronze Giacometti inspired Desk or Dinin...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
'XiangSheng I' Desk with an Etruscan Green Patina by Studio MVW
By Studio MVW
Located in Paris, FR
‘XiangSheng I' Desk is an elegant piece of art furniture in oxidized and brushed bronze, with a glass top, that plays on the unity between structural form and space. It combines surf...
Category
2010s Chinese Desks
Materials
Bronze
Yew Wood Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Classic English style desk features a file drawer in the left-hand pedestal, a modern convenience not found in an antique desk. The three-piece, gold tooled tan leather and tuli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew, Mahogany
Milo Baughman Style, Modern, Large Desk, Rosewood, Black Metal, Canada, 2000s
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Executive Desk, Baughman Style, Ebony Metal
A large and impressive rosewood desk having file cabinet drawers as well as custom fitted drawers on ei...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Bunny Williams Home Palladian Desk
Located in New York, NY
Celebrating the 19th century British tradition of a partners’ desk, our version is fitted with multi-drawers on both sides, encouraging two people to work alongside each other. The h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Desks
Materials
Wood
Modern French Desk, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French two drawer desk with our mangrove beech veneer finish, embossed leather wrapped frieze and drawers with brushed brass finish handles.
Dimensions: 54" W x 28" D x 30" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rococo Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Rococo black lacquered desk with gilt-tooled red leather top, carved and gilded decorations with three shaped frieze drawers and cabriole...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Directoire Fall Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Directoire style black painted walnut escritoire with large hinged fall front writing slope. Fully lined within with an inset leather panel as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Directoire Desks
Materials
Wood
Console in Marble and Wood
Located in Carrara, IT
Sospesa is a console in Panda marble and graven wood legs.
Sospesa belongs to the Capsule Collection 2018 by architect Guido Ciompi who designed a coll...
Category
2010s Italian Desks
Materials
Marble
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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