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Desks For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s.
The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree.
Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czec...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti custom eight-drawer desk. From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Standing Desk in Rosewood by Poul Nørreklit
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Rosewood desk with plexiglass structure. The desk has 3 drawers with aluminum fronts and chromed steel handles. Thanks to its acrylic structure, top seems to float. Good condition, l...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Oval Writing Desk Studio Crafted Walnut Spider Leg , 1970s
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual spider legged oval top writing desk with a single inset drawer.
Handcrafted and laminated in a walnut veneer with hand shaped removable legs and an inset black glass top.
...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Janette Laverrière and Maurice Pré, Bureau in Blond Oak and Skai, circa 1958
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bureau in steps of Maurice Pre and Janette Laverrière 1958 in blond oak embellished with red skai of origin, the opened flap serves as office, small...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Vintage Midcentury Table Desk by Harvey Probber
Located in Pasadena, TX
Harvey Probber
His pieces displayed the same combination of high style and popular appeal: his were no sterile creations in tubular steel; Probber's work shares more in common with Art Deco than with the machine aesthetic...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Stainless Steel Desk with Smoked Grey Glass Top, France, c. 1970
Located in New York City, NY
Rare Stainless Steel Desk with Smoked Grey Glass Top, France, c. 1970
This exquisite table sports an undulating, curvilinear base with a custom glass top in a smoked grey finish.
The last three...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Exquisite Midcentury Pallisandre Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Pallisandre writing desk with three drawers and sliding door compartment. Open shelf design, brass hardware, and French polish finish.
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian executive desk by Mariani for Pace Collection. Modular desk assembles in pieces for easy adjustments and moving. Teal grey leather has tooled borders where the hides are join...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Laminate
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
Amanuense Secretary Desk by Adolfo Natalini for Mirabili Limited Edition 2/99
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Limited edition release with metal tag indicating 2/99
"Part of a series of striking pieces designed by Adolfo Natalini, this secretary desk was entirely made in cherrywood with a dark finishing. The collapsible desk...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Cherry
Sligh Walnut Curved Front Desk with Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and timeless walnut and tooled brown leather top curved front five drawer desk or writing table from Sligh. Cabriole legs and scalloped bottom and centre drawers as well as c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
"Big-Superbig" Desk Suite by Guido Faleschini for Mariani Via Pace Collection
Located in Hanover, MA
Stylish and high quality executive office ensemble produced in 1976 by i4Mariani Italy, designed by architect Guido Faleschini and retailed in the USA through Pace Collection.
The...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Landstrom furniture desk in bleached and limed mahogany. Aged nickel over copper drop disc pulls and trefoil escutcheons. Five drawers to the left, a single drawer above the opening ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Copper, Nickel
Architectural 1970's Mahogany Knoll Desk
By Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful mahogany Knoll desk with chrome detailing and legs. Unique, clean and architectural piece. Plentiful storage along sides with file drawer, storage drawers and pull out exte...
Category
1970s German Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Desk Laminate, 1950 Italian Furniture Especially Gio Ponti Attributed
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Desk laminate, 1950 Italian furniture especially Gio Ponti Attributed,
made of colored laminate, brass legs spiked, and glass, presents in the lam...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Partners Desk by Gerard Guermonprez Made in France, circa 1950
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Asymmetrical partners desk in mahogany wood with one shelf and one drawer on each side, all supported on a metal base that has a stretcher with ends bent to two inward facing triangu...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
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
Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back panels. X-shaped collapsible base with foot rail. Slanted top with that flips up to ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Xavier Marbeau 1970s "Estéral" Stainless Steel, Wood and Glass Desk
By Xavier Marbeau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Xavier Marbeau 1970s "Estéral" stainless steel, lacquered wood and glass desk.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tommi Parzinger Macassar Ebony Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sexy one drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs and brass stretchers and corner decoration. With raised drawer ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
A French 1950's Sycamore Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French mid-century Sycamore Desk with 2 doors and 1 drawer and ebonised Inlay.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Vintage French Regency Rosewood Walnut Cartonnier Desk Table Bronze Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High quality custom English / French Regency style rosewood and walnut vintage cartonnier desk with bronze paw feet. Item features a walnut frame with ...
Category
1950s American Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
1950s Hairpin Desk with Floating Drawer and Custom Free Edge Walnut Top
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Fantastic 1950s wrought iron hairpin desk with a floating ash drawer with white laminate top and distressed brass ball pull. Featuring a custom-made free ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Slant Front Desk with Bookshelf
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Architectural Slant front Desk constructed from oak with shelves on one side over top of 4 slant front drawers for storage design attributed to Paolo Buffa.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Studio Craft East Indian Satinwood Desk by Gregg Lipton
By Gregg Lipton
Located in Hanover, MA
Spectacular tour de force art deco style desk custom made by Cumberland, Maine studio furniture maker, Gregg Lipton.
Inspired by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s
Soussa desk.
Executed with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Red Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni, 1970s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina
Producer - Molteni
Model - Orix Desk
Design Period - Seventies
Measurements - Width 100 cm x Depth 63 cm x Height 82 cm
Materials - Plastic, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Architectural Travertine Executive Desk, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome 1980s executive desk in travertine featuring stately square pedestal legs and a thick rectangular travertine top. This modernist desk has two inset center drawers and stor...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Travertine
Portuguese style Ebonized Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome Portuguese style barley twist carved and ebonized library table. Circa 1980. A fine addition to any home!
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Black Lacquered Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A spectacular vintage Asian secretary desk. A chic black lacquered cabinet with hand painted gilt pastoral scenes. The most beautiful collection o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Metal
1970s Louis XVI Executive Desk: A Legacy of Elegance and Craftsmanship
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the past with our vintage 1970s Louis XVI executive desk, a testament to exquisite craftsmanship and timel...
Category
1950s European Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Writing Desk by Robin Day For Hillie. 1950's
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
1950s Writing desk, made for Hille, Beechwood, extremely good vintage condition
About the designer:
Robin Day was an iconic British industrial designer, best known for his injecti...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Beech, Cherry
Mummenthaler & Meier "Magic Box" Folding Desk Cabinet, STUNNING ROSEWOOD
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Magic Box by Mummenthaler & Meier. Tall Handsome Cabinet that Opens To An intricate Desk with A Multitude of Storage Space and She...
Category
1950s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Danish Modern 'Model 207' Executive Arne Vodder Teak Desk for Sibast
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large Danish modern 'Model 207' executive teak desk designed by Arne Vodder. This Danish mid-century modern features 3 drawers on the left and one drawer and a larger compartment on ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Flip-Top Rosewood Partners Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rainer Daumiller Style Pine Desk and Chair Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century solid pine desk and matching chair set in the style of Rainer Daumiller. The desk has three left stacked drawers and comes complete with ...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Mirrored Desk 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Artisan nine drawer mirrored desk with star motif and conical blond wood legs. American, 1950's
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
R & Y Augousti Goatskin Parchment and Shagreen Desk
Located in Skokie, IL
This exceptional desk was designed in the 1990s by husband-and-wife design team Ria and Yiouri Augousti of Paris, France. The surface and base of the desk is finished in parchment, w...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Goatskin, Shagreen, Wood
Drexel Profile Mid-Century Modern Walnut K95 Desk by John Van Koert
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Elegant Mid-Century Modern K95 desk in walnut designed by John Van Koert for high quality furniture maker, Drexel. This desk has two large drawers on the left, and a smaller drawer o...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile mid century leather top walnut desk
This desk measures: 53.75 wide x 33 deep x 35.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches
All pieces of ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
National Mt Airy Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A National Mount Airy Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk in great vintage condition.
All drawers with dovetail construction an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sligh Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk with Glass
Located in Germantown, MD
A Sligh Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Tooled Leather Partners Desk with protective Glass top in great condition.
All drawers with dovetail...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Henkel Harris Mahogany Vanity Dressing Table Desk with fliptop Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Henkel Harris Virginia Galleries mahogany vanity, dressing table or writing desk with fliptop Mirror in the Queen Anne style.
Measures 42" in width, 20.75" in depth, 30.5" in height...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Desk with Roll-Top, Walnut Veneer, 1950s, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a legendary and mysterious project that was probably commissioned for a chain of exclusive Polish Fashion salons in Poland, circa 1950s. It is not known to this day who is be...
Category
1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
British Colonial Style Demi-Lune Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style desk crafted in mahogany in a demilune form with a tooled tan leather top, four drawers and featuring bold turned an...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Executive Rosewood Desk and Chair by Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Excellent Italian Executive desk designed by Vittorio and Plinio Dassi in 1950. glass top, eight drawers, solid brass tipped feet, high executive quality. It features an exquisite de...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk in Wood by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful wooden desk made by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips in the 70's.
The desk is made entirely of wood and has hard and minimalist lines. It is composed of 6 smaller ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Midcentury Executive Desk with Chairs, Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This stunning Italian executive desk is a masterpiece designed and attributed to Vittorio Dassi, a model type produced in Italy circa 1954 and specifically dedicated to an audience formed by professionals and senior managers.
Its structure is characterized by an amazing sculptural and architectural shape, supported by conic brass sabots, equipped with six drawers and the top table has slightly curved form, finished with a spectacular retro-colored emerald green glass top.
It's in very good condition of the period as the images show, completely restored recently and now ready to use.
The set is composed of a presidential armchair...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Rare Stunning Atomic Age Boomerang Desk and Gemini Leather Armchair, France 1970
Located in New York, NY
France, 1970's
A phenomenal Space Age boomerang desk. A beautifully elongated and angled Formica top cantilevers over a steel column with a spring-loaded compartmentalized drawer, raised on a cast iron base sheathed in original red shag carpeting. Accompanied by a sleek Gemini armchair...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Writing Desk by Jules Wabbes for Foncolin in 1957
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
Jules Wabbes is one of the most important Belgian furniture designers from the post-war period. He is best known for his office furniture where he decorated office spaces with such a...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Ed Rizzardi Solid Walnut Executive Desk
By Sam Maloof, Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a custom handcrafted executive desk by Ed Rizzardi of Los Angeles. The desk features solid African walnut construction and beautiful joinery. This ...
Category
1990s American Desks
Materials
Walnut
Bodil Kjaer Desk
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and early Bodil Kjaer desk in wenge by E. Pederson & Sons. The desk has four drawers with a chrome and brass key. Polished chrome-plated steel frame. Signed with applied manuf...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Milo Baughman Student Desk in Solid Maple and Brass for Murray Furniture, 1950s
Located in Dallas, TX
Solid maple desk with a brass stretcher and handles manufactured by Murray furniture and designed by Milo Baughman. This piece has been completely ref...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent Desk and Filing Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent office suite from the administrative offices at the centre Georges Pompidou by Teda, France.
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Laminate
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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