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Desks For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
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
Danish rosewood desk with extension and floating box, model 0S 51 by Arne Vodder
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian office. An extension held by brass hooks allows you to adjust the desk according to your needs. The box with 3 drawers (key) can slide over the entire length. Bea...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Desk Bamboo and Black Lacquer by E. Murio, 1960s
By E. Murio
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk Bamboo and Black Lacquer by E. Murio, 1960s
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk
Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings
Great space saving piece as both a desk and a chest of drawers
We ...
Category
1880s French Provincial Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ebony, Brass And Ormolu Boulle Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and richly detailed French 19th century Louis XIV st. Ebony, Brass and Ormolu Boulle desk. This wonderful rectangular desk is raised by four square tapered legs decorated by a mottled Ormolu band and bottom topie shaped feet. The legs are connected by a pierced double triangle stretcher with a central circle motif. The stretcher is elegantly decorated by Ormolu bands along the edges. The arbalest front apron has three drawers which are recessed with intricately inlaid Brass filets of scrolled and foliate designs. The inlaid panels are framed by an attractive Ormolu band. The interior of the outer drawers are fitted with unique safe...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Burr Oak Regency Galleried Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
This unusual regency burr oak writing desk is of exceptionally fine quality. The skiver raises towards you for ease of use. The piece is extremely rare due to the burr oak and in gre...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Swedish Desk David Rosen, circa 1950
By David Rosén
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare mahogany desk David Rosen Sweden, circa 1960.
2 Drawers key included.
Nice vintage condition.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood and Kingwood Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood side table/desk. The table is raised on slender cavriole legs with ormolu sabots and finely chased ormolu acan...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Biedermeier Cigar Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier cigar desk made of solid oak with etched glass flip top with interior compartments.
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on cabriole legs accented at the top with finely chased ormolu mounts. Thr...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Table Desk and Jardiniere, Circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extraordinary antique Napoleon III ormolu mounted table desk and jardiniere. This amazing piece can be used as a desk with its handsome leather top, or, removing the top, as a jardin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Mid century Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak by Mummenthaler & Meier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century teak closable locking teak writing desk called the "Magic Box", designed by Swiss Mummenthaler and Meier. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Original French Macassar Art Deco Partners Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
Original French Art Deco desk in spectacular book-matched Macassar wood. These high-quality, streamline-style, classic desks do not often come around. This one has everything. Great ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A 19th century Swedish fall-front bureau in the Rococo style wearing beautiful black paint, circa 1800. One large drawer with key, scalloped apron, and slender cabriolet legs. There ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
California Studio Black Walnut Executive Desk #1
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Oakland, CA
California studio desk by Berkeley craftsman, Jim Sweeney, handcrafted of solid black walnut. The desk features beautifully figured black walnut, two drawers with exposed joinery on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
California Studio Black Walnut Executive Desk #2
By Jim Sweeney
Located in Oakland, CA
California studio desk handcrafted of solid black Walnut by Berkeley craftsman, Jim Sweeney. The desk features beautifully figured black walnut, two drawers with exposed joinery on s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
Pierre Jeanneret, Authentic PJ-BU-02-A Desk, circa 1957, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The "Office table" desk also known as PJ-BU-02-A, was created around 1957-58 by Pierre Jeanneret. It is a beautiful blend of solid sissoo, teakwood and cedar. Its rectangular top has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak, Cedar
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk from the Virginia State Library, Richmond V.A.
Aluminum base, wood top with laminate surface
Dimensions:
30¼"high
50½" w...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Anglo Indian teak davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
A good quality mid 20th Century teak davenport, the top structure having two panelled hinged doors opening to reveal various compartments, the desk section having a panelled hinged d...
Category
1960s Indian Victorian Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
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
Rare Director's Desk by Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, Germany c.1970
By Ernest Igl
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A rare Director's Desk by Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Wendl, Germany. The design truly resembles the ethos of the seventies, a bright and bold era. The writing desk feels retro, without clashing with contemporary interiors. Ernest Igl focused on functionality combined with an aesthetically pleasing design for daily use, seen in the playful composition of curved lines and round shapes.
The body of the desk is entirely made of molded fiberglass and lacquered in white. The push up writing surface reveals a large storage compartment. A switch inside can lock and unlock the drawers. The top aluminum panel has a clock, large ceramic inset tray, two round ceramic dishes and five ceramic pen holders...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
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
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish secretary desk, circa 1960's. Sleek angular profile and elegant tapering legs. Stunning bookmatched veneer case with contrasting beech wood fitted interior. Minor ven...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Neoclassical desk with lid and drawer. Grey.original hardware. Swedish
Located in MADRID, ES
Neoclassical swedish desk 19th century.
Very good condition
Category
1810s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT ANTiQUE GABRIELD VIARDOT 1830-1906 ATTRIUBTED JAPONISME PEARL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important, museum quality Gabriel Viardot 1830-1906 attributed writing desk with sublime ...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
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
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
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
Antique Empire Style Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Patinated Leather Top, Mahogany
Category
1930s American Empire Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Walnut Executive Desk by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage executive desk designed by architect and furniture designer Florence Knoll in the United States, circa 1960s. This iconic design...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1960's English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room. Desk, console, or entryway table to name a few. The stain / tone appears to be in the fam...
Category
1960s American Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
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 Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy 50’s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Mid-century Italian desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini, one of Bernini's best-known designers of the 1950s. Gianfranco Frattini was an important figure in the Italian design scene ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Teak
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
Wooden desk by Pierre Guariche
Located in PARIS, FR
Desk model "590" by French designer Pierre Guariche (1926-1995), manufactured by Minvielle in the 1960s (1962). The mahogany top rests on a black lacquered metal base, and the desk a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940
To be restored, missing wood veneer
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Desk by Teak Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen Model 56
Located in London, GB
Fabulous and super stylish mid-century Danish teak desk. It was designed by Arne Wahl Iversen (Model 56) for Vinde Møbelfabrik in the 1960’s. Beautifully made top quality piece. Grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
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
1960s Solid Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Tan Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1960s Solid Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Tan Leather Top. Measures 46" in width, 24" in depth and 29.75" in height. Knee clearance is 24".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
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
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by Johnson Carper
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
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
Jacques Adnet Vanity, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning vanity by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame completely wrapped in red leather. Legs taper down to sharp exposed iron and end with brass ball feet. Tops of each leg i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron, Brass
1960s Czech Metal School Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Transport yourself back to the charming classrooms of the 1960s with this vintage Czech metal school desk, a nostalgic piece that exudes simplicity and functionality. Crafted from st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Desks
Materials
Metal
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
Danish Teak Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk
Located in Frederick, MD
This unusual Danish teak writing desk has a special design. The drawer stack can slide from left to right to accommodate different spaces and left-handed individuals.
The deep red t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
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
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A desk designed by Danish designer Peter Løvig Nielsen in the 1960s. Desks are characterized by original, extraordinary design and high-quality workmanship made of high-quality mater...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Queen Anne Style 1930s Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Queen Anne Style 1930s walnut bureau in good condition. The fall sits on two pull out slides with a fitted interior with drawers and pigeon holes. The bureau stands on elegant cabrio...
Category
1930s Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
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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