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Desks For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Georgian
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers With Original Water Gilt Handles Raised On Original Bracket Feet (Typical of the lat...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Elegant Macassar Art Deco Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930. Bronze handles.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Macassar

Burr Elm with Green Leather Top Side Cupboard for Hiding Printer Part of Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin side cupboard with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite As mentioned this ...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Leather, Elm

19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Having two glazed doors in the top, both opening to reveal adjustable shelves. Below this is the bureau section, with ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Small Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Bureau 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An unusually diminutive Georgian inlaid mahogany bureau, slant front desk, circa 1780. This is a rare & unusually diminutive Georgian mahogany bureau, the fall front with a brass esc...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1930 " Free Shipping in Florida "
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Desk Year 1930 French Wood and chrome Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood

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 ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Brass

French Extendable Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

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
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s. The desk features a burl veneer ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

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Wood, Burl

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

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...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Iron

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...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

Early 20th century mahogany pedestal desk by Hobbs & Co
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century mahogany pedestal desk by hobbs & co circa 1900. Beautiful desk in the adams style circa 1900. Stamped by hobbs & co of london. Mahogany lined drawers. Shaped fro...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

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

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...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Brass

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

Burl Maple and Rosewood Art Deco Waterfall Executive Desk
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" ...
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1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Metal

Antique George II period mahogany kneehole desk
Located in London, GB
A fine George II period figured mahogany Kneehole Chest, having moulded edged crossbanded cleated top above various drawers retaining original brass backplate handles. The piece wit...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original lock...
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18th Century British George III Antique Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A rare English Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest with a slide out drawer that reveals a drafting slope. Chest has the original cast iron handles.. The chest is constructed from bea...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Brass, Iron

George III Burr Walnut Bureau Circa 1775
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An absolutely wonderful example of a Georgian bureau with exceptional coloring and a fall front revealing a red leather writing interior, with pigeon holes, drawers, cupboard and bi...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Desks

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Walnut

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...
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Late 20th Century Georgian Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Flame Mahogany Desk
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco Flame Mahogany Desk. Five pull out drawers with an open bookshelf to side. Original brass handles and stretcher. Wear consistant with age. Dimensions: H 76cm W 120cm D 6...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

A Rare And Early Georgian Kneehole Bureau
Located in Skipton, GB
A rare early Georgian Kneehole Bureau of a wonderful colour and patination. Having a well figured fall which opens to reveal three banks of oak lined dovetailed drawers, all above a ...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Mahogany, Oak

A fine Art Deco Desk and Chair
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
A superb quality and designed Art Deco desk and chair in walnut. Produced by the distinguished furniture maker Frederick Restall, who was based in Birmingham and Stratford on Avon. M...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

A Small English 18th Century Oak Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Skipton, GB
A small Georgian Oak Secretaire Kneehole Desk with a lovely light honey colour. The Desk is made from quality quarter sawn Oak and the top boasts a bold reentrant corner detail. The ...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

Stow Davis Kidney Shaped Executive Desk
Located in Hanover, MA
Handsome late 1940's American Art Deco kidney shaped desk designed by Giacomo "Jack" Buzzita for Stow Davis' Executive collection. Beautifully refinished bleached walnut large kidney shaped top overhangs ovoid shaped satin finished dark walnut case of drawers with cast bronze pulls and a crescent moon shaped pedestal support, both on a shaped ebonized plinth. Case appears like four drawers but is actually three as the middle is double height and fitted for files. Organizer vide poche in top drawer along with metal label "Stow & Davis Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan". Crescent moon pedestal can be reversed if preferred so the cove faces inside (see last two detail images). Stylistically similar to designs of Gilbert Rohde. Depth of top from center is 39 inches. This particular desk is unusual insofar as all the others I've seen are oriented the other way so that the ovoid case is on the left side and the crescent pedestal is on the right while the kidney top...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Bronze

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 ...
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Late 20th Century American George III Desks

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Brass

Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is by the esteemed furniture designer Gilbert Rohde and originates from the United Stat...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Oak Art Deco Desk with Bronze Handles
By Abbess
Located in London, GB
A freestanding oak Art Deco style pedestal desk with bronze handles by Abbess. Each pedestal having one writing slide over four drawers with bronze han...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Bronze

Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain detail with chic inlay detail. Green felt wri...
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Late 20th Century North American Georgian Desks

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Metal

Baker Furniture Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase With Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Federal style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous mahogany, with original brass hardw...
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1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks

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Brass

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany bureau having a figured mahogany fall with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Other

Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer, Chrome, Mahogany, France, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Art Deco desk in black lacquer with chrome details from France, 1950s. High quality restoration with black high gloss polished piano lacquer on mahogany body. Standing on a bea...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Chrome

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

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Maple

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Rosewood Ladies or Gents English Georgian Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lav...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

The Best - Georgian Sunburst Inlaid Mahogany Lap Desk C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa early 1800's. An exceptional and rare 19th century mahogany lap desk inlaid with impressive arrays of sunbursts to the corners and central sun form motif. These moti...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Brass

Antique 18th Century Flip Top Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage 18th century desk. A chic Flame Mahogany drop down desk. Incredible wood grain detail with chic inlay detail. Green felt wri...
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Late 18th Century North American Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Metal

Art Deco oak desk, France, Circa 1940
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Business or administration desk from the 1940s. France, Art Deco. 4 Drawers with common locking, a leaf extension and a retractable shelf above the drawer unit. Footrest bar. Key ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood, Oak

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over 2 Oak Lined Drawers. 18th Century The Drawers and the Fall Having Herringbone Inlays. The Interior Having an Assortment of Drawers and Pigeonholes. The Bureau Retails its Original Handles, Escutcheons and Loper Pulls. The Bureau is of a Good Warm Antique Walnut Colour.
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18th Century George I Antique Desks

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Walnut

Stylish 20th Century Italian Art Deco Brass & Mahogany Desk c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare and unusual early 20th Century Italian art deco desk, finished in a light mahogany with simple solid brass legs, brass handles on the four drawers and comes included with the ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Brass

John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By John Stuart USA, circa 1960s Gorgeous burled walnut, with leather wr...
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1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks

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Brass

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Stunning Burr Elm Green Leather Top Large Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin pedestal partner desk with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite As mention...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Leather, Elm

Art Deco Walnut English Writing Bureau, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco heavily figured walnut writing bureau in the most wonderful shape. Not only does this great bureau look great its very functional too. The top opens up to re...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Bakelite, Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Walnut

France Desk Art Deco, 1950, France, Material: Wood Attributed to Jean Souvrain
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco Year 1940 Wood and bronze Finish: polyurethanic lacquer. It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Bronze

Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The goldfish brown tooled leather skiver writing s...
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20th Century English Georgian Desks

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Leather, Hardwood

Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528 Scotland 1810 Solid walnut Original finish With pigeon holes and drawers Enclosed by a fall front lid With four...
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1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks

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Walnut

George II Style Oyster Walnut Partner’s Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Magnificent Late 19th Century Oyster Walnut Partners Desk. Beautiful matched and patterned oyster walnut veneer. Two pedestals with graduated drawers on one side and cabinets on th...
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Leather, Walnut

Lovely Burr Yew Wood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Complete Ornate Timber Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Burr Yew wood twin pedestal partner desk with natural wood top A very good looking, nicely proportioned desk, I don't come a...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Yew

George III inlaid mahogany bureau
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III inlaid mahogany bureau This George III inlaid mahogany bureau was made circa 1780. It has the unusual drawer formation of a wide drawer at the top, a pair of small drawers...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Art Deco Portuguese Walnut Desk, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A small desk in walnut and chromed details with newspaper holder on the right side, 3 drawers on the left side and a central one Dimensions: 87x 49 cm 78.5 cm height Style: Art Dec...
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20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Desks

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Metal, Chrome

French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

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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