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Desks For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Regency Partners Desk Walnut Library Desk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fantastic large partners desk in the Regency manner
True partners desk with drawers and cupboards on both sides
Features solid oak drawer linings and brass drop handle
Good size so p...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rway 4-Drawer Mid Century Desk in Black
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare Rway black mid century desk with silver hardware. This desk in in decent vintage condition with some considerable scratching to the top. Looks like It was used as a wr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut Desk with Return
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut Desk with Return
This desk measures: 65 wide x 84.5 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 27.75 inches
All pieces of furnitur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Giuseppe Pagano: Eight Drawer Desk in Fruitwood and Brass, Italy 1940
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Pagano (1896 - 1945)
An imposing eight-drawer desk by rationalist architect and designer Giuseppe Pagano, in fruitwood with mahogany-stained trim and polished brass hand...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
John Stuart Vintage White Lacquered Campaign Wood Desk with X-Chrome Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This newly restored vintage John Stuart campaign 2 drawer desk and or writing desk is white lacquered over wood with chrome handles and 2 X-frame ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Modern Interlude Morand Grand Desk In Sorrel Gray Faux Shagreen
By Interlude
Located in Milford, NH
A sleek five drawer modern Morand grand desk in faux shagreen and sorrel gray by Interlude from the Interlude Home Collection, based in Trumbull, Connecticut, with brushed brass legs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's and 1960's
Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthaler & Meier but this same model was also made in Norway and France
We believe this is the French version that was made by Ateliers Genestar as that version has the retractable plywood curved lamp...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Vladimir Kagan Style Gianni Walnut and Lucite Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Vladimir Kagan Style Gianni Walnut and Lucite Executive Desk
This desk measures: 77.5 wide x 38 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27 inches
All pieces of furniture can b...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Lucite, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Desk by Merton Gershun
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
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
H.P. Hansen Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
By H.P. Hansen
Located in Countryside, IL
H.P. Hansen Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
This desk measures: 58.25 wide x 29.5 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
BERGWOOD - Desk
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Forest, BE
Desk produced by the Belgian company Bergwood in the 1970’s. Bergwood is known for its productions of Jules Wabbes. Based on sketches that are published in the book ‘Jules Wabbes – I...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Leg Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace
Located in New York, NY
This unique and brilliantly proportioned Mid-Century Modernist Boca Desk in Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Black Lacquer Support is by Leon Rosen for Pace and originates from the Unit...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-Century Teak Desk by I.B Kofod-Larsen for Seffle Möbelfabrik, Sweden, 1950s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The desk was designed by the Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen, manufactured in the 1950s in the Swedish factory Seffle Möbelfabrik. The desk with an interesting modernist form is an e...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Model 75 Freestanding Teak Desk from Omann Jun, Denmark, 1950s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Mid-Century desk, model 75, produced by Omann Jun danish furniture factory. A desk with a high craftsmanship of design and workmanship, characteristic of Danish design from the 1960s...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Linen Wrapped Karl Springer Style Desk, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A chic lacquered linen-covered scroll desk with one drawer. This beautiful ivory Karl Springer-style simple line desk would look great in any interior. It would work well with Mid-Ce...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Linen, Wood
Vintage Broyhill Premier Yellow Molded Plastic Space Age Joe Colombo Style Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Broyhill Premier Yellow Molded Plastic Space Age Joe Colombo Style 3 Drawer Desk. Circa 1970s. Measurements: 30.5" H x 47.5" W x 19" D x Middle 22.5' W.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Plastic, Laminate
Solid Walnut and Burlwood Desk by Lou Hodges, California Design, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Round Rock, TX
Beautiful solid walnut and olive Burlwood desk designed by Lou Hodges for California Design Group, 1980
This uncommon desk is a perfect example when form meets function. The solid w...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Burl Maple and Rosewood Art Deco Waterfall Executive Desk
By Henredon
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Everyone here on team FMV adores this desk. We don't know much (if anything) about the origin, maker or designer, but it's awesome nonetheless. Similar to the Henredon "Scene Two" ...
Category
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson for Herman Miller Steel Frame Desk and Dresser
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Steel Frame Desk and Dresser, Model 4112 Desk and Model 4014 Dresser, Angled Steel White Frames with Walnut drawer ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk
This desk measures: 77.75 wide x 38 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25.25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 56 wide x 23 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mummenthaler and Meier Norway Teak and Birch Desk "Magic Box"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Norwegian Made "Magic Box" Desk in a Box. Designed by Mummenthaler and Meier. Teak exterior with birch and teak interior. Doors swing open and work surface pulls out! Ample stora...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Birch, Teak
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
Bureau "Nomos" Norman Foster plateau bois et pieds aluminium par Vitra XX Siècle
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Bureau Norman Foster (né en 1935)
Modèle "Nomos", crée à l'origine pour tecno, mais celui est très rare car il a été édité par Vitra (Allemagne/ Suisse) et fut très peu commercialis...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Space Age Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Regency Desk Mahogany X Frame Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Writing Table.
This Quality Table is Raised upon Cross Frame Supports with Original Box Brass castors.
The Writing Table Features a Turned Stretcher, 2 x Oak Lined D...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Queen Anne Pedestal Desk Walnut Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Queen Anne Style Walnut Pedestal Desk.
This Desk is Raised upon Squat Cabriole Legs with Carved Knees.
Having an Arrangement of 9 Mahogany Lined Drawers, the Centre Drawer Being of a...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Arne Wahl Iversen Secretary Desk Vanity in Teak, Denmark, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
This secretary desk in teak is ideal for collectors who have a limited space but are unwilling to compromise on style and functionality. This splendid secretary desk, designed by th...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
This desk measures: 81.25 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Bureau bois de placage et métal
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau en état très moyen car le bois est taché et vermoulu.
Category
1980s French Streamlined Moderne Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Bureau enfant bois stratifié vintage
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau enfant en bois contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé. le métal doit être ressoudé.
Category
1970s French International Style Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Bureau moderne en bois et métal 1980
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau en bois contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé.
Category
1980s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Fir
Bureau années 1970 métal et stratifié
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé. Le métal est rouillé à certains endroits.
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
John Widdicomb Mid Century Walnut Double Dresser Secretary Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
John Widdicomb Mid Century Walnut Double Dresser Secretary Desk
This secretary desk measures: 70 wide x 21 deep x 45 high
All piece...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rosewood applique desk. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rosewood wall desk, with its side box opening with two drawers. Chromed metal base. Has his key.
Work realized in the 1970s.
Dimensions: H 77 x W 140 x D 70,5 cm
Reference:LS6009...
Category
Late 20th Century European Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Smith & Watson English Georgian Burl Walnut Executive Library Pedestal Desk 96"
Located in Dayton, OH
A custom order Monumental Late 20th Century Smith and Watson Burl Walnut Executive Pedestal Desk from the Executive Collection, Ref: F-011 Copied from a fine Georgian original. Match...
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Style Rosewood & Brass Campaign Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Condition
Materials: Rosewood, Walnut, Patinated Brass
Style: English Regency
Category
1950s American Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Peter Shire: Original Memphis Milano Brazil Table in Lacquered Wood, Italy 1981
Located in New York, NY
Peter Shire (b. 1947)
An imaginative and dynamic architectural console, dining table, and desk by Peter Shire for Ettore Sottsass' Memphis Group. A striking interplay of geometric f...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
This desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches
The depth including the return is 78 inches
All pie...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Old Trade Counter in Pine, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
This old trading counter has been completely redone by us and is offered here in a matt varnished version for good daily protection while retaining the patina of the wood. Two large ...
Category
1950s French Other Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Arthur Umanoff Mid Century Wrought Iron and Rush Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Arthur Umanoff Mid Century Wrought Iron and Rush Desk
This desk measures: 37.5 wide x 22.25 deep x 29.25 high to the work surface; 33.75 inches high to the top edge, with a chair cl...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
McGuire Oak & Bamboo Writing Desk
By McGuire
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century modern desk with light wash color that highlights the woodgrain and brass drawer drop handles. The neutral finish makes this desk more contemporary than its dark brown an...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Regency Style Bureau Desk With HandPainted Floral Motif and chair
Located in Seattle, WA
This piece has original hardware on a single dovetailed drawer. Curved wood to the front two legs. Finished backing as shown. Chair with similar motif is included as a set. Vintage C...
Category
1970s French Provincial Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
Regency campaign desk designed and produced by Kittinger in the United States, circa 1950s. This des...
Category
1950s American Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk in polished metal and smoked glass. 1980s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Polished metal desk, with its smoked glass top, rectangular and geometric in shape.
French work realized in the 1980s.
Dimensions: H 85 x W 120 x D 75 cm
Reference: LS5457638U
Category
Late 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Stickley Secretary Desk
Located in Portland, OR
Traditional styling combines with exceptional quality craftsmanship in this Chippendale secretary desk by Stickley. The base features abundant storage with 3 large and two small draw...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Rusell Wright for Conant Ball
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
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Maple
Borge Mogensen 'Model 130' Teak Writing Desk for Soborg Mobler
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Stunning teak writing desk designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler. This piece features a simple, yet elegant design characteristic of Mogensen furniture. Also typical of Mogens...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mastercraft mid century brass detailed desk three drawers console Hollywood
By Mastercraft
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Stunning mid century desk by Mastercaft with T-shaped drawer pulls and leather top. All in great vintage condition,
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid century Danish modern teak desk with nickel handles with key
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Danish modern teak desk with nickel handles with key. Kneehole desk with (3) slim drawers on the left and (1) large file drawer on the right. Nice nickel pulls and key. T...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Nickel
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
By Davis Allen
Located in Countryside, IL
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
This desk measures: 65.25 wide x 32.25 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches
All pieces of furniture can...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Boomerang Desk A10 by Göran Strand for Lelangs Möbelfabrik, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Boomerang Desk A10 by Göran Strand for Lelangs Möbelfabrik, 1960s
Category
1970s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
George III Style Blind Fretwork Mahogany Table Desk w/ Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
A George III Style Blind Fretwork Mahogany Table wrting Desk. Measures 48" in width, 25" in depth and 30" in height and 32" in height including the metal gallery. Knee clearance is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Lane Acclaim Mid Century Walnut Desk
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane Acclaim Mid Century Walnut Desk
This desk measures: 48 wide x 22 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 28.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call res...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk with Left Return
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk with Left Return
This desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
The return measures: 62 wide x 6...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Executive Desk by Arne Vodder
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a wonderful executive desk designed by Arne Vodder for Danish furniture manufacturer H.P. Hansen.
Desk Features:
- Book-matched Rosewood veneer
- Solid rosewood frame
- Br...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Seldom seen Mahogany and Cork Desk by Paul Frankl for Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning mahogany and cork Mid-Century desk by Paul Frankl with three drawers above two cabinets, one fitted with pull out drawers and branded with
"Johnson Furniture Company," all
...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
TOMLINSON Crotch Mahogany Block Front Secretary Desk with Blind Bookcase
By Tomlinson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Tomlinson. Crotch mahogany with brass hardware, pediment top with three finials and bracket feet. Upper blind bookcase...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
The desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
The retur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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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