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Desks For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
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
Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bureau by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R031 Superb quality and very attractive, Edwardian flamed mahogany cylinder bureau by Maples & Co, two mahogany lined and satinwood crossbanded drawers fitted with original brass han...
Category
Early 20th Century English 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
Mid Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen for Haslev, 1958
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
One of the most beautiful desks from the Danish Modern period. Model 36, from Danish designer Severin Hansen was designed in 1958 and produced by the renowned Danish manufacturer Has...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Karl Springer Zebrawood Writing Desk with Stainless Steel and Brass Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Karl Springer zebrawood writing desk with stainless steel and brass accents
Offered for sale is a highly polished Karl Springer exotic zebrawood writing desk with a stainless stee...
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Petite Desk Designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern petite desk elegantly named "Dattilo" in wood teak designed by Vittorio Dassi, from the 1950s. The drawer front is very elegant, inspired by the co...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquered Wood Desk from the 50s, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Red lacquered wood desk from the 50s, Italian.
Desk 1950s
Country: Italian
Materials: Red lacquered wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ranch Oak Desk and Matching Chair by Brandt
Located in Lafayette, IN
Great little desk in the "Ranch Oak" style and manufactured by Brandt Furniture Co. of Fort Worth, Texas. Desk features a great size paired with that wonderful, faux-weathered wester...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Lovely Vintage Writing Table Desk in Hardwood with Silk Embroidered Glass Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage writing table with silk embroidered top and glass protector
A very good looking and well made p...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Silk, Glass, Hardwood
Desk Model 530, Gianfranco Frattini Bernini Edition, 1957
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Desk model 530 - Gianfranco Frattini - Circa 1957
Bernini edition (label in right drawer)
Rosewood
H95xW130xD79.5cm
In a perfect state
The desk features a removable storage un...
Category
1950s European Other Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Leather Top Designed to House Computer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely twin pedestal partner desk with brown leather top and mahogany frame, specifically designed to house a computer
A very well made pie...
Category
20th Century British Regency Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
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.
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Plastic
1960 Retro Pilastro Tomado shelving Grey Metal Desk Unit with Drawer and Shelf
By Tomado, Tjerk Reijenga
Located in Markington, GB
1960 retro Pilastro Tomado shelving grey metal desk unit with drawer and shelf designed by Tjerk Reijenga for Tomado, Holland. The wall unit is in very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Elegant Macassar Art Deco Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930.
Bronze handles.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
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 a large desk and two cupboards. Height can be adjusted as required, it is very easy to fix to the wall (wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Burr Elm with Green Leather Top Side Cupboard for Hiding Printer Part of Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin side cupboard with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite
As mentioned this ...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Elm
Extending Writing Table Desk, Burr Yew Wood Brown Leather Gold Leaf Embossed Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Burr yew wood writing table or desk with extending, gold leaf embossed brown leather top
A good look...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew
Lovely Pair of Brown Hardwood Filing Cabinets with Green Gold Leaf Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of brown Mahogany cabinets with green leather top and gold leaf.
This pair are a very good looking timeless pieces and very we...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Fabulous Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany and Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality freestanding early 20th Century mahogany and inlaid Carlton house desk, the super structure comprising of four mahogany inlaid drawers at the centre with original ...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
If it appears this 1930s Art Moderne desk has a dashboard, that's by design... The design of renowned automotive designer/illustrator and 'master of streamlining', Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. With his design background and deep reverence for anything automotive, it is little surprise he would create a desk with a full car-like dashboard (complete with clock, barometer, thermometer, radio and glovebox!) In fact, the desk was patterned off of Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky's personal desk, which he designed for his office in New York. What makes this desk particularly significant, however, is the fact it is one of only two examples still known to exist and was first shown at Bloomingdale's 'Home of Tomorrow' display during the 1939 New York World's fair.
The desk was manufactured in 1939 by the Red Lion Table Co. of Red Lion, PA. Interestingly, its sister company, Red Lion Cabinet Co, was responsible for the manufacture of all wooden Philco...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Danish Style Teak Roll Top Cylinder Desk Bureau 1968
Located in Portland, OR
A good Mid Century Modern roll top cylinder desk bureau, circa 1968.
The desk with a locking roll top cylinder, that is cross-banded with teak, the interior is fitted with a single d...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen Secretary Desk in Solid Teak
Located in San Diego, CA
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen drop front solid teak desk opens to drawers with beautiful dovetail joinery. The piece has three small drawers below and two larger drawers. Per...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Cherry Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherry Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen. Manufactured by Hadsten Mobelindustri.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Cherry
Marzio Cecchi Diapason Desk For Studio Most , Italy / C.1970
Located in Montréal, QC
Marzio Cecchi, born in 1940 near Florence, emerged from a lineage of designers, notably his mother, Giulia Carla Cecchi, famed for haute couture.
Graduating in architecture from th...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Desk by Jules Wabbes, Belgium 1960'
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by Mobilier Universel in the 1960s, holds a significant place in the history of Belgian furniture design.
Constructed with a black stee...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1930 " Free Shipping in Florida "
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
The model #500 mahogany desk designed by Alvar Aalto, made in Sweden for Artek, Finland. Six drawers with two pull-out work surface boards. A nice example...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Redding, CT
Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Desk. Classic two drawer coastal style desk with faux bamboo accents. The perfect ladies writing desk with two upper drawers. Perfect size! Not too bi...
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Materials
Paint, Wood
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
Pierre Jeanneret: X Leg Chandigarh Desk, France/ India c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967)
A rare and spectacular four-drawer bureau in teak by Pierre Jeanneret for the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier. A stunning...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Rosewood Mid Century Modern Desk with Bookcase Front
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Mid Century Modern free floating desk in rosewood, probably Danish in origin, with a center stationary drawer flanked by a locking storage compartment with removeable half sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Leather Top Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Leather Top Corner Desk
This desk measures: 68 wide x 34 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27 inches
The total depth of the desk includi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Teak Flip Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Peter Lovig Mid Century Danish Teak Flip Top Desk
This desk measures: 63.75 wide x 28.75 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 23.5 inches
When the flip shelf is down the dep...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Teak Desk by Svante Skogh for AB Möbelfabriken Balder, Sweden, 1950s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A desk designed by Svante Skogh for the Swedish manufacturer AB Möbelfabriken Balder in the 1960s. A desk with a unique, creative design, made with attention to every detail. It has ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak mid-century desk, circa 1960's. Floating top with dual drawers and finished back with shelf. Angular solid teak frame and beautifully bookmatched veneer throughout.
Unrestored...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Boomerang double sided Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Boomerang double sided Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Introducing the 1970's Boomerang Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen, crafted with precision in Denmark by Hedensted Møbelfabrik. Elevate y...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
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
Custom Made Chippendale Style Partners Desk in Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
A fine custom made Chippendale style partners desk in tiger maple with rectangular molded edge top and conforming case with central frieze drawer flanked by four graduated dovetailed...
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Svend Aage Madsen 1960s Sigurd Hansen Model SH 180 Teak Desk
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1960s modern SH 180 desk designed by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen. Made of teak, this desk has three drawers on the right and a single large filed drawer on the left. The fr...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Arne Vodder Teak Executive Desk
By Arne Vodder
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Arne Vodder Teak Executive Desk. Featuring a floating Danish design, rectangular top with curved edges, three drawers on the left, storage ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Italian Mid-Century Florentine Gilt Desk with Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Florentine Writing Desk with 5 Drawers in Giltwood, Italy 1960's
This vintage wooden desk is remarkable with all its detailing including the writing surface featuring a leather faux...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Giltwood
Mid Century Modern Display China Set of 3 by Greaves and Thomas Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home decor with these Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Danish Style Cabinets by Greaves and Thomas. Crafted in the 1960s, these beautiful piec...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Scandinavian Desk
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning 1970s modern rosewood desk by Ganddal Mobelfabrik, in vintage original condition. Rich, vibrant tone and grain with intense color and contrast. Floating top and finished bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Solid Oak Side Table / Ladies Desk W. Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical size, hand carved Gothic sidetable or small desk.
This rare antique table in the Gothic Style can be placed tight on your wall...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Cantilevered Desk by Wade Beam for Brueton
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Chicago, IL
This cantilevered desk, designed by Wade Beam for Brueton, merges functionality with a sleek, modern aesthetic. It features a striking metallic silver finish complemented by polished...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Hekman Edwardian Style Small Green Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hekman Edwardian Style Small Green Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk. Item featured is a nice smaller size, 2 drawers, brass rolling casters, green tooled leather top, origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Edwardian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Postmodern desk, interlübke
By Interlübke
Located in Neuss, NW
Postmodern desk by interlübke from the 1980s. Corpus in black with two drawers, a roller shutter door and various storage compartments, a table top and a frame made of black lacquere...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
1960s desk, Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic freestanding desk from the 1960s by Arne Vodder. High-quality corpus in oak veneer with three drawers, one door, a floating table top and solid wood legs.
Quality Features:
...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Desk Office Furniture Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning vintage teak desk embodies the classic Danish mid-century modern design, with clean lines and minimalist aesthetic. Made from high-quality teak wood, this desk exudes t...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk - Signed Circa 1910
Located in Opole, PL
Roll-Top Softwood & Mahogany Veneer Desk Circa 1910
A large roll-top desk from 1910, signed with a plaque in the central part of the add-on unit. In the lower part on the left side,...
Category
1910s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Softwood
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Fall Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A great size and form Danish Mid Century Modern fall front desk in teak with compartmentalized interior with three fitted drawers and open shelves, over four long drawers below the w...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk With Mirror by Wrighton
By F. Wrighton & Sons Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk With Mirror by Wrighton, a stunning piece made by the esteemed British furniture...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
French Art Nouveau furniture by Louis Chambry, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
French Art Nouveau furniture by Louis Chambry, ca 1900
An Art Nouveau set consists of a bookcase, mirror, desk with office chair and two separate chairs by Louis Chambry, France, ci...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Walnut
Maitland Smith Chippendale Executive Desk with Eagle Claw & Ball Feet
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Category
Mid-20th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1955
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
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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