Desks
1850s Gothic Antique Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks
Brass, Bronze, Iron
1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desks
Wood
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Ormolu
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Beech
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Desks
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Desks
Oak
1890s German Jugendstil Antique Desks
Pine
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Wood
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Desks
Oak
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Pine
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desks
Satinwood
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Desks
Walnut
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
Abalone, Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Jugendstil Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Stained Glass, Walnut
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Leather, Elm
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks
Brass
20th Century Italian Desks
Leather, Cherry
18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Bronze
1920s Swedish Chippendale Vintage Desks
Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks
Brass
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks
Brass
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Brass
1970s Gothic Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Desks
Oak
1980s Gothic Vintage Desks
Oak
1880s French Gothic Antique Desks
Wood, Oak
19th Century Scandinavian Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Oak
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Wood
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Desks
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.