Desks
20th Century French Rococo Desks
Bronze
1850s Gothic Antique Desks
Oak
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Rococo Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Elm, Yew
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Wood
1740s Dutch Rococo Antique Desks
Walnut
1740s German Rococo Antique Desks
Oak
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Antique Desks
Walnut, Giltwood
1970s Italian Rococo Vintage Desks
Leather, Wood
1760s Brazilian Rococo Antique Desks
Rosewood
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Desks
Leather, Cherry
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Leather, Elm
Early 20th Century English Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1940s Rococo Revival Vintage Desks
Metal
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
1970s Gothic Vintage Desks
Oak
19th Century European Rococo Antique Desks
Wood
1980s Gothic Vintage Desks
Oak
1880s French Gothic Antique Desks
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Desks
Walnut
1820s Dutch Rococo Antique Desks
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Pewter
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
1960s Italian Rococo Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique 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.