Desks
Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Metal
1970s American Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Brass
2010s French Industrial Desks
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Desks
Walnut
2010s Industrial Desks
Metal
20th Century American Queen Anne Desks
Brass
1940s North American Industrial Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Industrial Desks
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Desks
Iron
18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
1910s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Elm, Walnut
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks
Metal
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
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Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century French Industrial Desks
Iron
Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Desks
Walnut
1880s English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Desks
Steel, Iron
1720s British Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks
Brass
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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.