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Desks For Sale
Style: Hollywood Regency
Style: Georgian
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

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 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

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

Mastercraft mid century brass detailed desk three drawers console Hollywood
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Stunning mid century desk by Mastercaft with T-shaped drawer pulls and leather top. All in great vintage condition,
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks

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Brass

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

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

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

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

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Metal

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

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

Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare and elegant Georgian Architect’s desk has a ratchet top, extending drawer front, as well as storage compartments. Architect desks, m...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

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

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

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Era Italian Florentine Petite Gilded Secretary / Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
For the Florentine collector, this is a rare find! It is a petite secretary with lovely fold out writing surface. It has quote a bit of stationary s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Poplar, Giltwood

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

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau circa 1790. Fine quality George III period walnut bureau, fitted with a fall and 2 over 3 drawers. Fa...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

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

Materials

Mahogany

English Partners desk, Georgian style with red skiver top
Located in Toronto, CA
A classic English partners desk in Georgian style, with a red leather skiver top showing the character that comes with time. There is antique gold tooling around the edges. The desk ...
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20th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Wood

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Kneehole Desk, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Handles, Surrounding Central Cupboard Door, Raised On Elegant Original Ogee Bracket Feet. As a general rule kneehole desks like this are a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard the must popular design and layout. There are of course many different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule this is the typical form of an 18th century kneehole desk...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Jasper Cabinet Georgian Red Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Jasper Cabinet Co. USA, Circa 1970s Carve...
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1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
Located in London, GB
A English George III scarlet gilt-japanned desk; superbly, later decorated with rich gilt chinoiserie on a scarlet lacquered background, the fall-front open...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks

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Brass

1940s Hollywood Regency Ladies Kidney Shaped Writing Desk -Finished in the Round
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Hollywood Regency Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Desk. This piece is finished on all sides and would "float" very nicely in your room of choice. There is drawer space and shelve...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

George III Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with new blue tooled leather inset and carved edge detail. Below a long drawer flanked by two small drawers over a kneehole with three drawers on one side and four on...
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Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

George IV Mahogany Pedestal Partners' Desk
Located in Downingtown, PA
George IV Mahogany Pedestal Partners' Desk, Circa 1830 The George Iv mahogany partner's desk has a molded rectangular top with a gilt tooled green leather inset writing surface abov...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long drawers, circa 1750 Measures - 29.25" x 26" x 16.25".
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest England Circa 1790
Located in Hudson, NY
Very handsome, 18th century bachelors chest with pull out writing surface. Made with dense hard mahogany and oak. It may be small but it is heavy and substantial. We'll make peace wi...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak, Mahogany

Georgian Desk Mahogany Pedestal Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Georgian revival desk. This desk stands upon a plinth base and has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers. Each of the drawers having brass swan neck handles. The top of the ...
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Early 1900s Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Marquetry Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian marquetry bureau, having a cross banded fall, opening to a fully fitted interior consisting of pigoen holes, d...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George II Bureau Mahogany Desk Edwards and Roberts Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous George III bureau made by Edwards and Roberts of London (please see close up photo of the stamp) A good quality George III bureau secretary in mahogany with original brass ...
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1790s George II Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk features a thin line of inlay surrounding the slanted desk top and each drawer. The b...
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Mid-19th Century British George III Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Georgian Cherry Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top USA, Late 20th Century Gorgeous carved solid cherry wood, with original brass...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks

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Brass

Henredon Georgian Walnut 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 Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous figured walnut, with original bra...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Mahogany

A Fine George III Style Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A massive partners desk having a black leather tooled inlay and gilt embellishments. The whole having twelve drawers and brass pulls in three parts. Lacking a key. Dimensions: 60" ...
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Late 19th Century George III Antique Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

English Georgian style walnut pedestal desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Georgian style walnut pedestal desk This fine quality Georgian style walnut pedestal desk was made circa 1910. It is a rare design with the stepped top above the pedestals below. A l...
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1910s English Georgian Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Henkel Harris Georgian Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch Top
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Henkel Harris USA, 1970 Carved solid mahogany, with glass front door...
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1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Baker Mahogany Executive Partners Desk, Georgian, Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Large mahogany executive partners desk by baker, writing table in the Georgian Fashion. A stunning new Baker mahogany partners desk having fu...
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2010s American Georgian Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century English George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Adjustable Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Adjustable Green Leather Top
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19th Century English George III Antique Desks

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Mahogany

English Satinwood & Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and leather top brass mounted partners desk with six flanking drawers, four carved inset corners, and resting on the original squared tapered molded edge legs. Late...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

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

Materials

Brass

Maitland Smith style Tobacco Leaf Desk
Located in Raleigh, NC
A unique tobacco leaf wrapped desk with pencil drawer. Circa 1980s and possibly made by Maison Jansen. This piece is finished on all sides an...
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1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks

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Hardwood

C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk
By Giles Grendey
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A well made early Geo III mahogany kneehole desk in the manner of Giles Grendy, of unusual form and features. Slightly oversized it holds a presence of quality craftsmanship, with c...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1977 Carved solid mahogany, with glass fron...
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1970s American Georgian Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

H.E. SHAW Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Georgian Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Georgian style secretary desk by H.E. Shaw Furniture. Mahogany with brass hardware, wood drawer knobs, scroll pediment top with three finials, an e...
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Jean Claude Mahey Set of Desk & Table Lamp in Lacquered Wood & Brass, 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass + Table Lamp, Paris, France, 1970s. This is a wonderful desk / table / vanity table in lacquered wood and brass by designer Jean C...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks

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Brass

18th Century Captains Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III period mahogany kneehole captains desk. Rare example of 18th century campaign furniture. Rich, dense Cuban mahogany inlaid with ivor...
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18th Century George III Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Country House George I Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase
Located in Salisbury, GB
Very rare George I double dome walnut bureau bookcase, it is of a smaller than the regular size and so can fit in most homes. This George I walnut bureau bookcase...
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1720s British George I Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass, 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass, Paris, France, 1970s. This is a wonderful desk / table / vanity table in lacquered wood and brass by designer Jean Claude Mahey. A great and quintessential seventies Hollywood Regency design with hints to Art Deco and 1930s furniture. Great and deep 'Sang de Boeuf' red color and inlayed brass which gained a nice patination over time. This desk features nice proportions and clean lines, but looks very chique and rich due to the use of high gloss lacquer of a very grand quality. Seven or eight layers of lacquer are applied to the wood. There are three drawers at the front and a nicely finished backside, so this desk can be used as a freestanding unit in the room. The desk shows signs of wear and use, but this is inevitable with a lacquered piece of this age. But overall it is in a good vintage condition and perfectly usable in a stylish and elegant interior. Great as a writing desk or as a vanity desk. Please note: we also have the original table / desk lamp which belonged to this desk for sale...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A rare George II mahogany architect's desk/chest, circa 1750. The desk/ top slides forward, thus allowing the sitter to work, the top having a drafting table that has an easel support to place the top at three different heights, the highest being 47" floor to top. The chest having a plan drawer which is flanked by two pen drawers...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Knee Hole Desk, Georgian Mahogany 18th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk. Standing on bracket feet. This piece features 7 Oak lined drawers and a central recessed cupboard. Each drawer ha...
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18th Century Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nice old piece very nicely polished and tuned up in good working order. Rectangular top with tambour roll top opening to expose a pull out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted c...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III period mahogany kneehole desk having richly grained top with canted corners and molded edge, the long drawer flanked by two rows of s...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Desks

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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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