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Desks For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Arts and Crafts
American Mid-Century Parsons-Style Rectangular Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Parsons-style rectangular partners desk / table with three low-profile drawers on each side.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

West Michigan Furniture Company American Mid-Century Burl Laminate Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular campaign desk with a burl wood laminate top with two drawers, resting on two X-shaped silver metal legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Laminate, Burl

Midcentury Swedish Modern Teak Small Desk 4 Drawer with Key
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Swedish Mid-Century Modern teak desk with 4 drawers that have teak handles. Sits on tapered leg base. The drawers easily slide and are clean. original vintage condition and ready for...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Teak

George Nelson for Herman Miller Swag Leg Desk Model 5850
Located in New York, NY
George Nelson for Herman Miller swag leg desk. The frame of the desk is walnut. Has colorful storage compartments, a white laminated top an...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Baker Furniture American Mid-Century Walnut, Leather, and Brass Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century walnut desk with a black leather top and three drawers with rounded wooden drawer pulls, resting on four stretcher-connected b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Teak Bureau Table with Drawers
Located in London, GB
Teak bureau with six small draws and galley over six further draws. Created in circa 1960s/70s. Dimensions: H98 x W100 x D40 cm.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Salterini Atr. Wrought Iron Wrap Around Vanity Dressing Table Glass Shelves Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass measures 3/8'' in thickness.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Iron

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co. Rosewood and Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rosewood and mahogany desk with two tambour roll top outer sections with brass hardware that open to reveal workspace and compartments, with an open central work...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Walt Disney 'After' Child's Desk "Dalmatian" in White and Black Plastic
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Walt Disney (After) child's desk "Dalmatian" in white and black plastic, circa 1990. Wear and loss of paint.
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Plastic

Mid-Century Writing Desk by Thomasville
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek vintage writing desk with a two drawer case featuring an unusual mahogany oyster veneer technique on anodized aluminum legs. Stamped Thomasville on the bottom.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

John Stuart Walnut Mid-Century Modern Long Credenza Dresser Pull Out Shelf Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
John Stuart walnut Mid-Century Modern long credenza dresser server sideboard w/ 3 pull out shelf tabs mint! Two door compartments 4 drawers, brushed pewter hardware.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beginning of Mid Century Modern era Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century High Gloss Taupe Lacquer Lane Vanity Desk with Chair & Mirror
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century high gloss taupe Lacquer Lane single drawer vanity desk with chair and mirror. Beautiful condition inside and out. Circa 1970 - Sing...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery, Mirror

Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Furniture Co. Minimalist Walnut and Chrome Desk
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century minimalist "gallerist" desk with a rectangular walnut top containing a drawer on either side with inset chrome handles, resting on four square chrome plated steel legs. (ROGER SPRUNGER FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Desk or Conference Table by Lehigh Leopold
Located in South Charleston, WV
71 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 28.75". Lehigh Leopold circa 1970. May be used as a conference table or executive desk. An exceptional piece of furniture, over engineered and industrial strengt...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Harvey Probber American Mid-Century 'Boat Top' Polished Walnut Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century polished walnut table desk with a 'boat' form top resting on a bracket-shaped walnut base. (HARVEY PROBBER)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Rare 1950s Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Inspired Walnut Rounded Top Desk
Located in Lafayette, IN
Stunning 1950s desk by the Shelbyville Desk Company of Indiana. Desk features a 66" rounded-end top, walnut veneer and wonderful Art Deco hardware. T...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

1960s Italian Ico Parisi Rosewood President's Writing Office Desk for MIM Roma
Located in London, GB
A very large Italian 'President's' office desk designed by Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM Italy during the 1960s. The polished rosewood desk top is supported by beautifully detailed alum...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Wedge Top Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century wooden pedestal desk with four drawers with wooden drawer pulls, a shelf on the right-hand side below the tabletop, and a cabinet to the left with an extendable writing surface concealed within. (EDWARD J WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Wood and Brass Tube Writing Desk
Located in New York, 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 t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Co. Walnut Semi-Oval Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century walnut desk with a top squared on the left over a set of four drawers in graduated heights with wooden bar drawer pulls, and rounded on the right, supported by a tapered dowel leg. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE CO...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit Desk Console Writing Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit desk Console writing table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice teak desk, produced in Denmark in the 1970s. The desk can be used as free standing thanks to the finished back side. On the front there are three drawers with the or...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

George Nakashima Inspired Walnut Desk by Boyd & Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A walnut desk inspired by George Nakashima’s desk design of the late 1950’s. The desk is built in solid walnut with an exceptional live edge walnut slab top complimented by Wenge but...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Desk - Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid Century Desk or dressing table with our Mangrove primavera veneer with inset breakfront top with brushed nickel finish fittings and sitting on brass finish splayed and tapered le...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Arts & Crafts Oak Barrister Bookcase with Drop Front Secretary Desk, circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts barrister bookcase with fall front secretary desk Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House Attributed to Globe Wernicke US...
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Executive Teak Desk for H.P. Hansen
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...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

Dunbar Contract Division Mid Century Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Dunbar contract division Mid Century executive desk Desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 28.5 inches high All pieces of furniture ca...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood

Scandinavian Teak Desk Manufactured by Nipu
By Nipu
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Danish teak desk manufactured by Nipu, having a rectangular top, above the seven drawer case, and rising on chrome legs. Desk has been professionally refinished. A lock with key is p...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Teak

Danish Modern Flip-Top Partners Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular teak desk designed and crafted by Peter Løvig Nielsen in Denmark circa 1970's. Its ingenious design makes it versatile in accommodating two-persons on each side by simply...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Fabulous Grosfeld House Style Splayed Legs Bar Desk Cabinet Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Grosfeld House style walnut splayed legs bar cabinet. We love everything about this wonderful cabinet with the 2 pull-down doors revealing cubbies on one side and open space...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The desk was made specifically for a client in the Promontory Apartment Building in Chicago designed by Nelson's associate, and world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series for Herman Miller that sat, untouched for nearly 70 years in their original setting! In addition to two aluminium sconces, this piece also features hidden, fluorescent lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures. This is a gorgeous, grandiose, and extremely rare piece of design history that will instantly outfit an entire office in striking style! Features: Desk: - Book-matched walnut veneer - Built-in Bar - Built in coat closet/wardrobe - Dual aluminum sconces - Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting - Silver-plated Herman Miller hardware - Dual "floating" book shelves - Tapered, cantilevered peninsula desk...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Danish Modern Arne Vodder Teak Drop Leaf Desk for H.Sigh Denmark
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Danish modern Arne Vodder teak drop leaf desk for H.Sigh Denmark. Beautiful Teak desk with 3 drawer and 1 removable extension leaf on the right side. Desk top slides left to be fully extended. The set of 3 drawers slides from left to right side as well. Really nice desk. Labeled under...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An exceptional example of Jacques Adnet signature leather wrapped steel design. Adnet developed this hand stitched leather technique at the end of w...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Leather

Oak Arts and Crafts Restaurant Reception Podium, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oak Arts and Crafts Restaurant Reception Podium, Greeter, Oak Arts and Crafts Greeter, the top of the desk has a flat polished surface suppo...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Arne Vodder Rosewood Executive Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous Rosewood executive desk in good refinished condition. Very strong and sturdy. Beautiful detailed grain. All drawers slide perfectly and work well. Great for any home or offi...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Version of Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Series Roll Top Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Herman Miller George Nelson George Nelson (1908-1986) was an important modernist whose work cut across the fields of interior, industrial and exhibition design. Nelson studied architecture at Yale University in the 1920s, and in the next two decades earned a strong reputation as a writer on design for Architectural Forum, Interiors and Fortune. Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Walnut Wood Desk The Netherlands By Sordile
Located in DE MEERN, UT
Bureau de Maastunnel was conceived by Remco de Wolf. Designed and realized in Rotterdam. After an earlier project with laminating wood, he wanted to apply this again in his latest de...
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2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Plexiglass, Walnut

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST DESK & CHAIR by LUCIEN CARRIER, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A very beautiful set composed of a chair and a small desk or console, with black lacquered metallic structures, trays and sitting in bambou and woven wicker, particularly well design...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Birds Eye Maple Italian Art Deco Style Low Profile Desk w/ Leather Chair Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Birds eye maple Italian Art Deco style low profile desk with matching leather chair mint! Chair: 18x18×39. Seat height: 19.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Saarinen 1940's Johnson Birch Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eliel Saarinen for Johnson desk circa 1948. This rare example executed in birch has three drawers, sculptural s shaped legs and formed aluminum pulls. It has been masterfully restore...
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1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Finn Juhl for France & Son Technocrat Danish Modern Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stunning Finn Juhl for France & Son Technocrat Desk. Imported from Denmark. Original key. Locks 2 first drawers.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Walnut Floating Tambour Desk Attributed to Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
midcentury walnut floating tambour desk manufactured in the United States, circa 1960s. This vintage desk features a beautiful walnut grain and floating leg...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Low Profile One Drawer Mid-Century Modern Burgundy Leather Top Blonde Desk Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Low profile custom studio made one drawer Mid-Century Modernburgundy leather top blonde birch legs desk mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Birch

Unique Mid-Century Modern Maple 9 Drawer Desk by Drexel
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Unique Mid-Century Modern maple 9 drawer desk by Drexel in a blonde maple finish. All solid maple drawers with organizer trays and lowered drawers have deep paper file slots. Very unique great design and compact size. Front side has 2 open book shelves...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Maple

Modern Desk with Brass Supports
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern desk with rectangular starburst veneered walnut grain top with a Macadamia finish, four shagreen inlaid drawers with brushed brass handles and side supports. Dimensions: 63...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Edward Wormley for Dunbar MCM Model 452 Rosewood Tambour Door Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid century Model 452 Rosewood Tambour door executive desk This desk measures: 74.5 wide x 28 deep x 35 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches All ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk & Chair Kem Weber Design
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heywood Wakefield Trimline desk & chair Kem Weber Design : U.s.a Period: 1950 full restored.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Danish Modern Arne Wahl Iversen Tall Teak Desk with Four Drawers Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Danish modern cabinetry on this piece, a desk in teak with door that pulls down to reveal a generous work area and cubbies that can store all your needs. Below the desk are t...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Thin Profile Walnut Desk with Chrome Accents
Located in South Charleston, WV
A sophisticated and practical desk in American Black Walnut. Measures 60.25" wide, 20" deep and 29" tall. Features styling much in the vein of Kipp Stewart with chrome finger pulls, high-end file drawer sliding hardware identical to Knoll International, and built in steel dividers in the 2 file drawers. Features 2 pencil drawers also. Matched walnut throughout, adjustable feet and a thoughtful minor lip along the ends of the table. Note the dowel jointed framing on the sides. Knee hole area is a generous 28.5" wide and about 27" tall and has a privacy panel...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Macassar Ebony Executive Desk by Bodil Kjaer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Bodil Kjaer designed the prototype for this impressive modernist desk in 1959 for the Massachusetts Institute Technology. This iteration of her work desk, a small reissue in 2007-200...
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21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Faux Painted Burl 3 Drawer Solid Oak Desk
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern faux painted burl 3 drawer solid oak desk. Beautiful 3 drawer desk all solid oak drawers. Great Design - Style of Milo Baughman circa 1...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Oak, Burl

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Shop Counter Cash Desk, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful and original shop cash desk designed by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1950s, original VITREX glass top. Note the particularity of the designer and the va...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Glass, Maple, Walnut

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a secreter close by a rounded folding door. Complimentary measurements: height to the desk table 72cm and full depth of the open desk...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Executive Abbondi Desk, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian executive desk in a dark Rosewood. Three pull-out drawers flank each side. Lockable drawers with original locks. Solid aluminum frame with unusual, rounded corners o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Founders Light Blonde Pecan Single Pedestal Desk Tubular Chrome Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Founders light blonde pecan single pedestal desk tubular chrome legs MINT! Solid wood construction dovetail joints.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

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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