Desks
1810s Scottish Georgian Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Satinwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 1800s George I Antique Desks
Walnut
1920s Swedish Chippendale Vintage Desks
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1920s Scandinavian French Provincial Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Desks
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Desks
Wood
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
20th Century American Country Desks
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Fruitwood
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Chrome
Early 20th Century Desks
Brass
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany, Rosewood
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
1820s English Regency Antique Desks
Brass
1770s American Chippendale Antique Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Early 20th Century English Desks
Other
19th Century British William IV Antique Desks
Wood
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Desks
Leather, Wood
18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century English Antique Desks
Walnut
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Formica, Wood
19th Century British Antique Desks
Mahogany
1950s French Empire Vintage Desks
Brass, Metal
1880s French Japonisme Antique Desks
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Mahogany, Baize
1810s American American Colonial Antique Desks
Mahogany, Leather, Poplar, Pine
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1920s English Vintage Desks
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Metal
19th Century Dutch Antique Desks
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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