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Desks For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
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...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

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Teak

Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1900 Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk. This Wonderful Desk Features an Arrangement of 9 Mahogany Lined Drawers. Each Pedestal Being of a Bow Form. Circa 1900 The Drawer Fronts Having Wond...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Desk Bamboo and Black Lacquer by E. Murio, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk Bamboo and Black Lacquer by E. Murio, 1960s
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1960s Vintage Desks

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Bamboo, Lacquer

Art Deco Desk by NORDISKA KOMPANIET
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk, made of maple veneered wood with inlays, keyholes and ivory strips. By NORDISKA KOMPANIET S:A (1920-1970). Signed by NORDISKA KOMPANIET S,A., BS AIRES, Florida 101. A...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Maple

Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
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...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

Baker Vintage Campaign Style Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mid century partners desk crafted in mahogany with ebony trim and brass hardware featuring three tooled leather panels on the top over a campaign style twin pedestal form ha...
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Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks

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Mahogany

British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo Leather Clad Desk by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Mid Century desk crafted with a faux bamboo frame having a faux tortoise finish featuring tooled leather panels on the top, front, side and back, lower tier storage and be...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks

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Leather, Faux Bamboo

Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) A rare and important executive desk by Gio Ponti, in dramatically carved and reeded walnut with polished brass details. Impeccably crafted, starkly geometric i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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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...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Oak, Plywood

Antique Empire Style Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Leather Top, Mahogany
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1930s American Empire Vintage Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Hand-Painted Italian Provincial Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Style: Italian Provincial Dimensions: 29”H x 35.50”W x 19.50”D
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Desks

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Wood

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 ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Bronze

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...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Aluminum

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...
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1930s Vintage Desks

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Walnut

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...
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1960s Indian Victorian Vintage Desks

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Teak

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...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Vintage Maple Chest of Drawers with Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage chest of drawers features solid maple construction with original finish, brass accented hardware, three dovetailed drawers and one drop front writing desk with interior ...
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1960s American American Colonial Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

1960s Bureau, Munch Møbler
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic secretary from the 1960s by Munch Møbler. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with a hinged work surface, six interior drawers, three drawers and cigar shaped feet. Quality Fe...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Teak

Vintage Walnut Executive Desk by 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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Steel, Chrome

60er 70er Jahre Teak Writing Desk Schreibtisch von Gunnar Nielsen für Tibergaard
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s teak writing desk by Gunnar Nielsen for Tibergaard Object: Writing Desk Manufacturer: Tibergaard Condition: good - vintage Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Width = 114...
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1960s Danish Vintage Desks

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Teak

Mid century danish modern teak desk with 3 drawers
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century danish modern teak desk with 3 drawers And lower brace. This danish desk has (2) upper drawers and (1) lower deep file drawer. The top has a beautiful teak wood grain wit...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk, wood, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

English Regency Style Rosewood & Brass Campaign Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Condition Materials: Rosewood, Walnut, Patinated Brass Style: English Regency
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1950s American Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Baroque Style Leather Wrapped Studded Partner Desk with Lion Pulls
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Baroque Style Leather Wrapped Studded Partner Desk with Lion Pulls This beautiful, well-made desk has seven drawers on one side and faux drawers on the other. The desk comes...
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1930s Unknown Baroque Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Executive Writing Desk by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Executive Writing Desk by Maitland Smith This stunning 19th century Chippendale style desk has three drawers and solid brass hardware. Each s...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Kidney shaped writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Very good quality early 20th century mahogany and inlaid writing desk English circa 1900 with original brass handles , castors and leather insert Having 9 mahogany lined drawers , th...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

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...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Peter Lovig Danish Teak Partners Desk 1966
Located in Frederick, MD
This is one of the most beautiful examples of this iconic Danish modern partners desk. Designed by Peter Lovig, this Partners Desk is a versatile as it is beautiful. It's spacious de...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Rosewood Desk by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard for Tibergaard, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The desk designed by G. Nielsen Tibergaard was produced in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of rosewood and free standing thanks to the finished back side with open storage spa...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Bureau CM141 de Pierre Paulin édition Thonet
Located in CANTELEU, FR
Provenant de France. Découvrez l'élégance minimaliste et fonctionnelle du bureau CM141 conçu par Pierre Paulin et édité par Thonet, une pièce emblématique du design du XXe siècle. C...
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1960s Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by Hooker
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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Hunting Aviation Metal Desk Ernest Race
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Race designed Metal Desk for P.W. Cow / Hunting Aviation, United Kingdom 1946. A wonderful piece of British Design History Desk by Ernest Race. The aluminum metal has a pattern to its surface as aircraft panels...
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1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum, Steel

ND93 desk by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1960s - 60s
Located in Paris, FR
An iconic piece of Danish design, this desk is in very good condition. Dimensions : Length : 175cm Width : 75 cm Height : 72 cm The top shelf has been completely redone in walnut s...
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1960s Danish Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Early Danish Roll Top Desk with Fluted Legs in Booked Matched Veneer Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine example of a classic Scandinavian design desk. Clad in fine walnut veneer and sophisticated book matched on the roll top is just the beginning. The interior is done is beautif...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

Vintage American Art Deco Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This vintage art deco desk from United States is a stunning piece from the 1930s. Its unique design features two shaped columns, each containing four pull-out drawers, as well as an ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Leather, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl

Ste Marie and Laurent Mid Century Modern Rosewood and Chrome Executive Desk
Located in Denville, NJ
We photograph and list inventory in the condition it arrives at our warehouse to streamline operations and focus on restoration for current orders. This also enables us to maintain a...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Chrome

Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen, 1960's Masterpiece w/Roll Top
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning solid teak writing or letter desk designed by Danish master designer Andreas Hansen. Circa 1960's, made in Denmark. Pull out leather top writing area, 9 drawers and organiza...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid 20th Century Vintage Italian Inlay Partners Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
Discover the epitome of timeless luxury with our Vintage Italian Inlay Partners Desk. Infused with Old World charm and American refinement, this exquisite piece showcases intricate I...
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Mid-20th Century American Desks

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Leather, Wood

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 ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

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...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Bureau scandinave vintage teck et sa chaise Henning Kjaernulf 1960
Located in NANTES, FR
Bureau scandinave en teck estampillé "made in Denmark" et sa chaise Henning Kjaernulf des années 60 en très bon état, seul à noter une zone de frottement sur un côté à l'emplacement...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Jean PROUVE - "Standard BS"
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean PROUVE (1901-1984). "Standard BS" desk in folded and white lacquered sheet steel and oak suspended pedestals. Manufactured by the Jean Prouvé workshops around 1948. H: 74 cm - W...
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1940s Vintage Desks

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Wood

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...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Vintage Solid Maple Heywood Wakefield Wheat Writing Desk With Cats Eye Chair
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing includes both the desk and chair. Collectors know that it is difficult to find original Heywood in good condition. The desk top has been refinished to match original...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Maple, Fabric

Expertly Restored - Danish Cantilever Floating Rosewood Desk by Georg Petersens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Danish modern floating top teak desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Løvig Dansk in Denmark, circa 1960s. Features a floating top design with a raised lip along the edge...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

1960s Danish Teak Writing Desk
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item was carefully refurbished
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Wood, Teak

Louis Van Teeffelen Writing Desk for Wébé, Dutch Design, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Writing desk designed by Louis van Teeffelen and produced by Wébé in the Netherlands around 1960. This desk features a teak veneer table top with 3 drawers on the left, a cabinet on ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Mid-Century Modern School Desk by James W. Leonard For Knoll Associates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare, mid-Century Modern, birch veneer and cast aluminum school desk designed by English designer James W. Leonard features a flip top with interior storage. Manufactured by the Educ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Aluminum

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.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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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...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak mid-century Danish desk, circa 1960's. Finished on both sides, this beauty looks great from every angle! Sleek tapering legs, integrated low profile handles and ample storage. S...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Very Rare Mid-Century Vintage Retro Teak Desk by Remploy
Located in London, GB
Stunning and very rare Mid-century teak desk with Formica top by Remploy. Features five spacious drawers. Beautiful design with lustrous golden teak finish, very stylish metal handle...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Formica, Teak

Danish rosewood desk, 1960s
Located in Braga, Braga
Mid century rosewood desk. Denmark in the 1960s. Desk features three drawers on each side and one in the center (three lockable) on the front. A closed bar cabinet and bookshelves on...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

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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