Desks
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Desks
Nutwood
18th Century English Baroque Antique Desks
Mahogany, Tulipwood
1930s Unknown Baroque Vintage Desks
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desks
Poplar, Giltwood
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Hardwood
1690s Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood
2010s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Bronze
1930s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Bronze
1720s English Baroque Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Stone
19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks
Bronze
1740s Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Bone, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Desks
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Desks
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Bronze
Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Paint
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks
Wood
Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass, Aluminum
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Fruitwood, Burl
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Fruitwood, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Stone, Wrought Iron
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut, Burl
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Wood
Late 17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks
Oak, Walnut
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Desks
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
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.