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Desks For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1970s
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
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
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
Phillip Lloyd Powell American Craft Custom Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Phillip Lloyd Powell American Craft Custom Double Pedestal Desk, This remarkable American Craft Double Pedestal Desk by Powell Studio was custom-made in 1995. The desk boasts a total...
Category
1990s American Desks
Materials
Slate, Metal
Vintage 7ft 1970s Mid-Century Modern Rosewood & Oak Executive Desk by Dunbar
Located in Lafayette, IN
This beautifully-made executive desk features a design reminiscent of Roger Sprunger and the unparalleled build-quality for which Dunbar is renowned. The clean, Minimalist lines are...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
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
Mid-Century Flip-Top Executive Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century Danish teak executive desk with flip-top mechanism. Designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen circa 1970s. This iconic desk has become well known within the world of mid-century de...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Period Regency Davenport Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Davenport.
This Davenport Features an arrangement of 6 Graduated Mahogany Lined Drawers to the Right Hand Side with Faux Drawers to the Reverse.
Period Regency
The T...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Standard Furniture Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Standard Furniture Mid Century Walnut and Brass Executive Desk
This desk measures: 66 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood Executive Desk
This desk measures: 84 wide x 40 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches
All pieces of furnitur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Victorian Revival Pedestal Desk Walnut
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian revival Walnut Pedestal Desk.
This Desk Stands Upon Cabriole Legs with Carved Ball and Claw Feet.
Circa 1920
Having an Arrangement of 7 Mahogany Lined Drawers.
The Drawers ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Chrome Desk with Smoked Glass Top by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne, France 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare French executive desk designed by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne in the 1970s. This desk has a steel frame composed of two U-shaped units joined together by three thick chrome-pl...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
H P Hansen Mid Century Danish Rosewood Floating Executive Desk
By H.P. Hansen
Located in Countryside, IL
H P Hansen Mid Century Danish Rosewood Floating Executive Desk
This desk measures: 74.25 wide x 37.25 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27 inches
The flair detail adds 1....
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Rudy Folding Wall Table by Giorgio Manzali for Bonaldo Italy, 1980s
By Bonaldo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Giorgio Manzali
Producer - Bonaldo Italy
Model - Rudy
Design Period - Eighties
Measurements - Width 97 cm x Depth open 62 cm - Closed 5 cm x Height 103 cm
Materials - M...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Plexiglass Desk with Smoked Glass Top by Marcello Gacita + Pierre Tiberi, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous French desk or work table designed by Marcello Gacita + Pierre Tiberi in the 1970s. This piece features two amber plexiglass trestle legs with circular chrome hardware and...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Compass Writing Desk Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
The compass desk was designed by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990. He studies at the Domus Academy in Milan and worked with Philippe Stark in Paris. The Compás Desk ...
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Cherry
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
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
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
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
M.W. Jr American Studio Roll Top Desk
By Michael Watson, Jr.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
signed, dated, numbered edition 5/5
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Rare Mid-Century Modern Walnut Push-Button Executive Desk by SLS Environetics
Located in Lafayette, IN
This ultra-rare and ultra-cool desk features a black steel frame, walnut veneer cabinet and brushed-aluminum legs with rosewood inlay. The contrasting woods, aluminum accents and minimalist, mid-century lines, make this desk is the epitome of 70's chic! However, what makes this desk truly remarkable is its parlor trick... Cable-actuated, spring-loaded drawers that open at the touch of a button! (see video) This unique desk was custom-designed by SLS Environetics and produced by Leopold/Litton Industries for use in offices at the Sears Tower...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Alma Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk
This desk measures: 84 wide x 40 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Beautiful Modern Solid Mahogany Desk with 4 Leather Front Oak Drawers
By Ralph Lauren
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful modern style of Ralph Lauren solid mahogany desk with 4 leather front drawers. Very High end woodwork and construction. Diamond Wood pattern on desk top. Very high end clear gloss lacquer finish. smooth metal drawer slides on solid Oak drawers with leather fronts and brass key accents. shows little wear to desk surface. No Labels or Tags. Previous owners claimed it was a Ralph Lauren desk...
Category
1990s American Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
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
Dunbar Roger Sprunger Rosewood and Stainless Steel Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Mid-Century Modern executive desk in the style of Roger Sprunger. Rosewood with stainless steel double pedestal base. Three drawers including one file and two regular with two pull...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
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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