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Desks For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
1890s Antique English Carlton Writing Desk with Mahogany and Inlay Veneers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the past with our beautifully hand-crafted antique English lady writing table desk, a masterpiece from the 1890s known as the Carlton Desk. This exquisite piece has been me...
Category
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Wooton desk, produced from 1874 to 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Designed by entrepreneur William S. Wooton.
Produced in mahogany on large sledge feet, four large brass hinges op...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large 19th Century oak partner desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Impressive 18 drawer oak partners desk, 9 drawers on both sides. In beautiful light oak color with aged green leather top.
Desk is completely in original condition with beautiful ha...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front having neoclassical reserve of woman and cherub in co...
Category
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Birch
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Dale Holub Studio Craft Lift-Top Desk
By Dale Holub
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mid-century modern studio craft lift-top desk by Dale Holub. Crafted out of solid walnut using mortise and tenon techniques unparalleled. A sculptur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Knee Hole Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English knee hole desk made from oak with a beveled edge around the top following down to a single drawer over two banks of three d...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Welsh Primitive Shop Counter
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique unadorned Welsh rustic oak shop counter with pine top. It has 2 shelves to the back.
Wonderful in a cottage kitchen.
Category
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Materials
Oak, Pine
A Fine 19thc Davenport Desk (5831)
Located in Sherborne, GB
4 side drawers
Sliding desk top
Brass gallery
Pen drawers to the side
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Danish Mid Century Dyrlund Rosewood Executive Partners Desk Svend Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅
Danish Mid Century Dyrlund Rosewood Mahogany Executive Partners Desk by Svend Dyrlund
Danish Mid Century Dyrlund Executive Partners Desk by Svend Dyrlund
This mid cen...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Oak Glass Side By Side Cabinet / Secretary Desk Original Key
Located in Chesapeake, VA
Elevate your interior with this breathtaking Antique Victorian Oak Side by Side Cabinet / Secretary Desk, a quintessential representation of 19th-century elegance and craftsmanship. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Exquisite Bench-Made Antique Drop Front Desk With Original Hand Blown Glass
Located in Chesapeake, VA
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exquisite early 1800s bench-made desk, a true gem for discerning collectors and aficionados of fine antiques. Sourced from a historic...
Category
Early 19th Century North American Antique Desks
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Stow Davis Mid Century Brass and Walnut Credenza
By Stow Davis
Located in Countryside, IL
Stow Davis Mid Century Brass and Walnut Credenza
This credenza measures: 84.25 wide x 21 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary, Bookcase & Desk, C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary with Upper Bookcase with Double Glass...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Campaign Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Campaign pieces are in high demand. This is a nice, small scale desk.
Category
19th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Console, or desk, in glass and travertine. 1980s. LS5849657C
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Console, or desk, made up of two travertine legs joined by a chrome metal bar at the top. Glass top.
Italian work made in the 1980s.
Dimensions: H 71 x W 198 x D 86 cm
Reference...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass
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
Vintage Mahogany American Colonial Kneehole Library Vanity Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage kneehole library / vanity / writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring traditional styling with upper gallery encasing two cubbies or ink compartments over multiple drawers an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Chrome Etagere With Floating Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the innovation of postmodern design with this Burl Wood Laminate and Chrome Etagere with Floating Desk. Featuring two etageres for storage and display, one revealing a stylis...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Countryside, IL
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 76 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 28 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Saginaw Furniture Mid Century Walnut Bookcase Secretary Desk
By Saginaw
Located in Countryside, IL
Saginaw Furniture Mid Century Walnut Bookcase Secretary Desk
This bookcase measures: 43 wide x 19 deep x 55 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th Century Coromandel and Gilt Brass Pedestal Desk by Wright & Mansfield
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Writing Desk
Constructed in coromandel, with extensive gilt brass work fittings; rising from castor shod toupie feet, the two pedestals housing three lockable graduated ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Desk and Stool for Les Arcs, France circa 1970
Located in Malibu, US
Wonderful and rare desk and matching stool designed by acclaimed architect and designer Charlotte Perriand for the ski resort Les Arcs in Savoie, France in the 1970s.
Furniture from...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Rosewood and Oak Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A large rosewood desk with oak drawers designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Matching credenza available separately.
Category
1970s Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
Afra e Tobia Scarpa Artona desk Maxalto Italy 1975
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful writing desk model 7737 from the Artona series designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa and manufactured by Maxalto in Italy, 1975. The top has a striking burl-wood veneer with a me...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Style Carytid Paw Foot Secretary Desk
Located in Chesapeake, VA
Step into a narrative of art and history with our antique secretary desk, circa 1890, crafted from the sumptuous depths of mahogany. This rare Italian gem is adorned with hand-carved...
Category
1890s American Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century Ebonised Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C German ebonised 9 drawer desk with fully paneled back.
Kneehole dimensions" 22.5" wide x 24" clearance.
Dimensions
60 inches (152 ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Desk "a Gradin" comes with 2 parts, the top stands on the base with wood pegs inside the base.
The wood is a beautiful flamed walnut with a leather top.
From the base to the top...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Cantilevered Desk by Wade Beam for Brueton
By J. Wade Beam, Brueton
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
George III Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany butlers desk, early 19th century. With a two shelf display rack, a plum pudding mahogany top, a plum pudding mahogany drawer that folds down to a leather writing ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique 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
Sheraton Desk Mahogany Roll Top Writing Table Edwardian
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Antique Edwardian roll top desk in the Sheraton manner
Roll top opens up to reveal leather topped writing surface and lots of drawers and cubby holes
Features a brass gallery to the ...
Category
19th Century Sheraton Antique 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
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
French Napoleon III Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Napoleon III ebonized marquetry and inlay writing desk. This statement table has an intricate inlay cartouche in the center of the ebonized marquetry table top. Thoughtful p...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Bone, Wood
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 Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk - C. 1870
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Presenting an exquisite Victorian Burr and Figured Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk dating back to approximately 1870. This charming piece exudes age and character, making it a ra...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian hand painted drop top desk. Writing top H 31”
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
19 century Gyogyoru kecses korabeli biedermeier iroasztal
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ajánlom ez a gyógyoru korabeli Biedermeier stílusban kis íróasztal . Kecses forma es a kis méretek miatt elhelyezhető majdnem bármi helységben.
maga az asztal magasság: 79 cm.
ossz ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English well figured Birds Eye Maple Wood Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French Flat Desk Louis Philippe In Burl Walnut Late 19th
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French flat desk in walnut bramble late 19th.
This writing table includes a top, a formwork consisting of two rows of two drawers. The length of these corresponds to the depth of th...
Category
1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
Chippendale Writing Table Mahogany Desk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Mahogany Chippendale Style Writing Table.
This Impressive Writing Table is Raised upon Chamfered Square Legs with Block Feet.
19th Century
Having Shaped and Pierced Corner...
Category
19th Century Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents English early Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large propo...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A good and unusual 19th century antique mahogany pedestal architect's drafting table, desk, circa 1870.
The desk/drafting table having a hinged lift up writing/drawing surface that c...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A English Neoclassic Burl Walnut, Brass, & Leather Portable Writing Desk, 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
The locking desk with two hinged tops, one opening to reveal pen and ink storage and the other opening to reveal a storage area for writing paper and envelopes as well as a leather w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Barokk iroda gyogyoru barokk stilusban szett
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy komplett nagyon impozáns iroda garnitúra. Csak egyben eladó.
asztal + trón szék, egy nagy polcos szekrény, kozepen üveggel ellátva es nem utolsó sorban meg egy gyógyáru bar s...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century Rennaisance stilusban kis asztal es szek szett
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy nagyon kecse , kis méretű Rennaisance stílusban szett. Bárhol elhelyezhető. Meg kis laptop asztal kent egy nappali sarokban is elképzelhető. Gyógyáru es egyedi az asztal láb ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Antique Desks
Materials
Other
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
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
Late 19th C. Four-Part Handcrafted Victorian Walnut Cylinder Front Rolling Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Four-Part Handcrafted Victorian Walnut Cylinder Front Rolling Desk with felt lined pull out tray. On original wooden wheels. Easily breaks down in parts to facili...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th century blacked dark brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk
Located in Casteren, NL
This unique lectern was crafted in the Southern Netherlands at the beginning of the 19th century, around 1820. It was made from fine European White Oak and stained a very dark brown,...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Desks
Materials
Steel
Early 1800's English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function paired beautifully to bring people amazing pieces. Made from gorgeous walnut this desk...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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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