Desks
Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Desks
Brass
1980s Vintage Desks
Brass
18th Century British Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak, Teak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
18th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
1870s Adam Style Antique Desks
Gold Leaf
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Leather, Elm
Mid-19th Century British Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Mahogany
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rattan, Teak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Bakelite, Walnut
2010s Central American Campaign Desks
Chrome
1950s Vintage Desks
Rattan
20th Century French Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Laminate, Birch, Walnut
2010s American Regency Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century English French Provincial Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Desks
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Metal, Bronze
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desks
Hardwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Metal
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
17th Century British Jacobean Antique Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood, Teak
20th Century English Regency Desks
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 2000s French Desks
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Desks
Wood
19th Century French Other Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood
Late 19th Century British Antique Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Yew
19th Century English Antique Desks
Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Pine
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1830s English Antique Desks
Brass, Steel
1880s Swedish Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1860s English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
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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