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Desks For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Art Deco Dining Table by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
### French Art Deco Dining Table by Charles Dudouyt
A magnificent French Art Deco dining table by Charles Dudouyt, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and bold architectural line...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Wood and Brass Tube Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
"American Mid-Century writing desk with a rectangular top with a wooden frame and deep brown laminate desktop with three drawers with circular brass drawer pulls, resting on a brass ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
1975 George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office II Series Roll-Top Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Herman Miller Action Office II Series roll-top desk, designed by George Nelson in 1965. This example dates to 1975 and is dated as such. The piece features a rich walnut-ve...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Vintage Italian Inlaid Animal Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho Italian writing desk. Chic animal marquetry construction with incredible attention to detail. Drop top writing surface reveals lots of little interior drawers...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Desk Made by Baker
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style Black lacquer writing table, circa 2000. Made by Baker. With a rectangular overhanging top with rounded corners the top in...
Category
1990s North American Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Original Pierre Jeanneret Partners Desk from the Offices of Chandigarh, India
Located in Stamford, CT
Original Pierre Jeanneret 'X' Leg Desk from the Offices of Chandigarh, India Designed by Le Corbusier. Hand-crafted from teakwood, the floati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Vintage Sligh Chippendale Style Mahogany Tooled Leather Executive Office Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
1980s Sligh Furniture Company Executive Desk. Made in Holland, Michigan. Features a rectangular form made from mahogany with a burgundy tooled leather inset top. The desk features se...
Category
1980s American Chippendale Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Ole Wanscher for AJ Iversen Rosewood Writing Desk, C.1950's
Located in Norwalk, CT
This classic style writing desk has a both professional and attractive appearance, with its beautiful rosewood construction and conservative straight-lined silhouette. Designed by t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Very rare 18th century Italian neoclassical desk attributed to the workshop of Giuseppe Maggiolini. The piece is composed of extensive inlay ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian Walnut with green glass surfaces. (ca. 1950, Italy). Boasts dramatic lines and ric...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Hespeler Furniture Chippendale Mahogany Inlays and Green Leather Top Desk
By Hespeler Furniture Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Hespeler Furniture Company Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany and Tooled Green Leather and Stenciled Top Desk .Measures 48.5" in width, 28.5" in depth and 31" in height with a knee c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Pierre Paulin Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Inlay Executive Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Pierre Paulin executive desk for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers inlaid with dark walnut in the signature motif for the Paulin Collection. Drawers are fitted to give a floating ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Jacobean Finely Carved Massive Solid Mahogany Partners Desk
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Jacobean Finely Carved Massive Solid Mahogany Partners Desk
Category
20th Century American Jacobean Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
A stunning French Empire-style fall-front secretary, crafted from rich mahogany with striking grain patterns and a warm patina. The sleek yet stately form is accentuated by columnar ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Giovanni Michelucci Serena Chest of Drawers for Poltronova, 1955
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gorgeous and rare "Serena "chest of drawers mod. Serena in walnut wood, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1955, Italy.
Signed piece.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1920
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Stainless Steel and Burl Wood Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental Demi Lune Executive's Desk designed by Leon Rosen for Pace. This stunning desk has matchbook burl wood veneer which creates a beautiful surface. The warmth of the wood w...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a stylized caduceus in her left hand, and a dove in her right hand. The top is paint...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive early 18th century, George I Period, walnut kneehole desk of diminutive proportions, having extremely well figured quarter veneered, crossbanded top with elegant re-entrant corners, over arrangement of seven drawers retaining original brasswear, flanking central cupboard door with original brass hinges, raised on original bracket feet.
In general kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the typically found form. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Desk from the 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Mid-Century Modern secretary desk in teak veneer from the 1960s. In the lower part, two doors open onto a shelf and a panel drops to reveal a desk space. The upper part ope...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Teak
Amazing Desk Art Deco 1930 France Wood Zebrano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood is Zebrano
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture and the e...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Zebra Wood
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Cane Desk by Hooker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage desig...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre by Louis Moreau
Located in London, GB
A FINE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDRE BY LOUIS MOREAU, CIRCA 1790.
With three frieze drawers below the veined marble top, the cylinder enclosing a pull-out writ...
Category
18th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Modernist Desk, Early 1930's
Located in CA, CA
A French modernist desk from the early 1930s with striking clean lines. The pedestal opens with a drawer at the bottom noted by a solid brass cylindrical handle, to the side an ope...
Category
1930s French Art Deco 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
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CM 141 desk by Pierre Paulin From 1950
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Rare Desk with Chair by Brown Saltman
Located in Torrance, CA
Brown Saltman, desk with chair, wood, United States, circa 1940s
A cubist desk with chair. This set holds a similar idiom with clear forms and lines. Both the chair and the desk ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI-Style Executive Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI-Style executive desk
Mahogany with excessive bronze mounts and trim with tooled dark leather writing surface.
Dimensions:
31" H x 71.75" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Bronze
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
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by American of Martinsville
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Table by Hekman Furniture Parson Design
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk table by Hekman Furniture Parson Design. 3 Drawer finished back
Dimensions. 58 W ; 30 H ; 24 D Overall
Knee Clearance. 23 7/8.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Biedermeier Style Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique Biedermeier Style Desk – A Timeless Masterpiece
Enhance your interior with this exquisite antique desk, crafted in the Empire and Biedermeier style and dating back to the ye...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Birch
Councill Craftmen Crossbanded Mahogany Queen Anne Style Table Writing Desk
By Councill
Located in Germantown, MD
An elegant, simple and well proportioned three-drawer Crossbanded Mahogany Queen Anne Style Table Writing Desk by Councill Craftmen
Measure 48" in wid27.724.5" in depth 29.5" in he...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Louis XV Style Flat Desk – Black Lacquered with Gilded Bronze Decoration
This exceptional Louis XV-style Flat Desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship and French e...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
George Nelson "Dry Erase" Desk with Return
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Newly laminated Formica top with dry erase laminate. Very cool, dry/erase surface for your work desk. Extr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Roll Top Desk or Dresser
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Scandinavian Modern teak roll top desk or dresser. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. It has some visible wear, particularly in the top, so you can see some scratches and dings. And it has a newly modified recessed black painted base as it encountered water at some point in its life and could not be refinished so we revamped it, modified, and painted the base black. There are some small rings on the desktop. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
Need a GORGEOUS desk but have limited space? Well, here it is…. the perfect desk! This is a very handsome smaller roll top desk...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Split Bamboo Desk & Matching Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful desk and matching chair made with split bamboo.
Beautiful color and design.
Unmarked.
Measurements:
Desk.
48.50 inches wide x 23.50 inches deep x 30.75 inches high.
Knee...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
French Art Deco Occasionnal Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
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
Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jens Risom (Danish American,1916-2016) Mid-Century Modern walnut writing desk. Features 2 drawers with beautiful walnut handles. Key include...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Johnson Carper Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk with Sculpted Drawers
Located in East Freetown, MA
Johnson Carper Mid=Century Modern wooden desk with seven concave front drawers that pull out easily without drawer pulls. Desk has four peg legs and formica top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Minimalistic Vintage Totally Free-Hanging Teak 1960 Retro Desk
Located in Markington, GB
Totally free-hanging large teak 1960 retro desk, super minimalistic. It has two shelves and and a drawer unit. Height can be adjusted as required, it is ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique Bureau, Mahogany, English, Georgian, Desk, 18th Century, circa 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1770.
Quality craftsmanship in polished mahogany
Good color and grain interest throughout
Crossband decoration held in tramline ebony and boxwood stringing
Generous and comfortable working height to the fitted desk interior
Raised on splayed bracket feet with serpentine apron
Featuring four, full width, graduated drawers lined with paper
Cockbeaded, original brass locks and escutcheons, key absent
Drawers dressed with the original pressed brass, oval plate loop handles
A pair of stout lopers withdraw to support the fall
Fitted interior desk space with quality, olive green, blind tooled leather skiver
A suite of eight stationery drawers over eight cubby holes
The smooth sliding drawers in flame mahogany dressed...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer, Chrome, Mahogany, France, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Art Deco desk in black lacquer with chrome details from France, 1950s.
High quality restoration with black high gloss polished piano lacquer on mahogany body. Standing on a bea...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage "Student" desk by Pierre Guariche for Meurop, 1962.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Iconic "Student" desk model by Pierre Guariche for Meurop.
Produced between 1962 and 1967, this particular piece dates back to approximately 1962.
It features a black lacquered m...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Guillerme & Chambron Desk in Oak for Votre Maison, France 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This Guillerme & Chambron desk, manufactured in the 1960s, is a beautiful example of mid-century French design. It is made of high-quality oak wood, which ensures a sturdy and durabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing or Executive Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
This fully refinished Italian mid-century modern demilune desk from the 1950s is a stri...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Rare ND93 Desk in Rosewood by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1950's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Introducing the exquisite Model ND93 writing desk in rosewood, a timeless masterpiece crafted by the renowned Danish designer Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen in the 1950s. This icon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Bureau vintage en teck années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, en teck, 1 tiroir central et 2 portes avec étagère. Chaque porte et tiroir possède sa clé. Très bon état général. Peut être utilisé au centre d’une pièc...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Industrial Steel Standing Drafting Desk Table by Parent Metal Products
Located in West Chester, PA
Mid-Century Industrial Steel Standing Desk by Parent Metal Products of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Table height 39.75" at front edge and 44" at back...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks
Materials
Steel
Straw Marquetry Desk, Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Jean-Michel Frank, manner of
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: wood, straw marquetry, brass
Dimensions (H, W, D):...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Minimalistic Vintage Totally Free-Hanging Teak Retro Desk sideboard
Located in Markington, GB
Totally free-hanging large teak 1960 retro desk, super minimalistic. It has a three shelves and two drawer units. Height can be adjusted as required, it is...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Rosewood and Oak Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A large rosewood desk with oak drawers designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Matching credenza available separately.
Category
1970s Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Asian-Influenced Pagoda Desk by The Northern Furniture Co.
By RWAY
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare pagoda writing desk by The Northern Furniture Company /Rway. Desk features a floating, pagoda-inspired top, unique Bakelite/silver drawer pulls...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Silver
American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Desks
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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