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Remarkable Art Deco French Streamline Executive Desk C. 1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Remarkable French Art Deco Streamline executive desk. Simple chrome accents on the base complements the elegant design. The asymmetric design features a drawer bank with a file drawe...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Chrome

Sheraton Style Kidney Shaped Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany library writing desk. Its design was inspired by Sheraton desks from the Regency period and features a kidney shape. The legs are Classic Sheraton ...
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2010s American Regency Desks

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Mahogany

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Maple Double Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1950) maple double pedestal desk with vintage finish and solid brass "golf tee" hardware, three drawers on one pedestal and two la...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass, Metal

Italian Oyster Burl "Radius" Form Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century "Radius" writing desk with a rectangular top with rounded edges and two drawers, finished in oyster burl veneer and resting on four rounded triangular legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Burl

Antique Quality Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bombe shaped bureau having a fantastic quality large burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bureau with a shaped fall op...
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18th Century English Antique Desks

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Walnut

Burl Wood Three Drawer Desk with Los Castillos Brass Pulls
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Burl wood desk with Los Castillos brass pulls. Constructed of wood with a burl wood veneer. Shows minor wear consistent with age and used...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Contemporary Desk in White Oak with Pencil Drawers by Boyd & Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
We designed this desk to feel light and airy while remaining stable and providing some small storage for papers and pencils. The diagonal supports in the back provide the stability n...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Oak

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Generously scaled and proportioned with elaborate inlays inside and out - - both figural and floral. Quality bombe' form. The desk is raised upon paw feet. A visually dramatic piece.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Desks

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Brass

Antique English Burled Walnut & Mahogany Ladies Roll Top Desk Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English ladies desk offers burled walnut and mahogany construction with roll top opening to writing surface and storage compartments ove...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks

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Mahogany, Walnut, Burl

Late 19th Century Georgian Style Burl Walnut and Leather Top Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Gorgeous wear and patina on this burl walnut and leather top Georgian style desk from late 19th century. Early Georgian style with burl walnut and leather top raised on pad feet with...
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Late 19th Century English George I Antique Desks

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Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Burl Ash Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Art Deco burl ash and inlaid writing table, circa 1930's. With an inlaid burl ash top, the front of the desk with a single file drawer on the left side and two drawers on the right s...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Ash

Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th century rosewood davenport desk, with low gallery above a lifting slant front writing surface, with inset leather top & gold tooling. A small inkwell & pen holding & draw & pivoting drawer. It's interior having small drawers above 4 drawers, graduated in size from small to large, all raised on a plinth on original castors. each drawer having a lock & all sharing a key, England, Circa 1820. The Davenport desk owes its name to a Captain...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

French Art-Deco Writing Table, Manner of Arbus
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large French 1930s art-deco executive desk in oak, with inset Naugahyde writing surface, and heavy cast-brass hardware, manner of Adre Arbus.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

Olavi Hänninen "Paletti" Rosewood Desk
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern desk with highly figured rosewood veneered carcass. Designed by Olavi Hänninen (Finnish 1920-1992) for HMN Huonekalu Mikko Nuppone, Lahti 1960s. Veneered in Rio...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite side faux drawers, original floral ormolu mounts, brass escutcheons, brass knobs, ...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Edward Wormley for Dunbar MCM Model 452 Rosewood Tambour Door Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid century Model 452 Rosewood Tambour door executive desk This desk measures: 74.5 wide x 28 deep x 35 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches All ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Gothic Desk w. Hand Carved Church Windows, Holy Men, Chimeras & Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique early 1900s, solid nutwood, Gothic Revival writing table. If you are a collector of unique, great looking and practical to use Gothic antiques then this striking desk could be flying your way soon. This antique writing table has the most beautiful top that we have ever seen on a Gothic desk. The top is actually inlaid with a stunning burl nutwood and to make it even more special, the extra 'slides' on the sides (the ones that can make this desk more than 8.5 feet wide) have been inlaid with the exact same burl 'star pattern'. We feel this desk must have always been used with a glass top, because we have also never seen an unrestored desk of this age with a mint desk...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Desks

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Danish Modern Flip-Top Partners Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular teak desk designed and crafted by Peter Løvig Nielsen in Denmark circa 1970's. Its ingenious design makes it versatile in accommodating two-persons on each side by simply...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

Storage Cabinet with Desk Marcel Gascoin for Alvéole, 1950
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Storage unit with integrated desk / secretary, resting on a wooden base Light in the Marcel Gascoin office part for Alvéole 1950. Good general condition
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
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1940s Vintage Desks

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Leather

West Michigan Furniture Company American Mid-Century Burl Laminate Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular campaign desk with a burl wood laminate top with two drawers, resting on two X-shaped silver metal legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Laminate, Burl

Solid pine desk from the 60's Charlotte Perriand style - G314
Located in Lyon, FR
60's style desk in the taste of Charlotte Perriand's work. Solid pine structure, sober and pure design. Nice vintage condition, note a scratch on one side ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Pine

Mid-Century Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century desk or dressing table with our Rowan primavera veneered with inset breakfront top with brass finish fittings and sitting on brass finish spla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique 18th Century Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau having a fantastic quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ten shaped drawers, bookends and a door opening to reveal a single drawer above three long bombe...
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18th Century English Antique Desks

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Other

Louis XVI Satinwood Roll Top Desk by Macret - Stamped - 18th Century circa 1780
By Pierre Macret
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Louis XVI mahogany roll top desk, ormolu ornamentation, France, late 18th century, circa 1780. Roll top desks were created at the end of Louis XV reign ; they are mechanical pieces of furniture, which allows - once closed - to keep the work spread on the desktop confidential. Stamp of Pierre Macret - stamped twice on a crosstie. Pierre Macret was a great Parisian cabinet...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
This beautiful and unique 19th century Swedish Gustavian writing desk is perfect for any room or hallway. The colors are amazing with th...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks

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Wood, Pine, Paint

Mid-19th Century Burr Elm Davenport
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century burr elm Davenport, having brass gallery & gilt-tooled green leather swivel lift-up top enclosing small drawers, above 4 mahogany & cedar lined graduated drawers ending on plinth base. Stamped C. Hindley and Sons...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

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Elm, Burl

Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Military Campaign Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather writing surface This is a wonderful find, ...
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20th Century English Campaign Desks

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Brass

Antique 1780s George III English Oak Bureau
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Drop down front with 5 small drawers and 9 pigeon holes in desk bureau, 4 larger drawers comes with original key. Circa: 1780s Material: Oak Country Of Origin: England M...
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18th Century Antique Desks

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Oak

English 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A 19th century, English mahogany roll top writing desk with two drawers and four bales in front with fretwork detail on apron at corners, and straight legs ending on casters with a single center stretcher. The tambour top opens with two bales to a writing surface with two rows of cubbies and a center secret stash...
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19th Century Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Italian Oyster Burl Three Drawer Sabre Leg Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century rectangular writing desk with an oyster burl veneer and three drawers, resting on four sabre legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Burl, Wood

Modern Menir Console Table, Patagonia Stone, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Menir Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Menir modern console table draws inspiration from menhir sil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Onyx, Brass

French Restoration Style Desk on Brass Base with Lift Top
Located in Troy, MI
French Restoration style desk on brass base with lift top desk has a brass curule style base and mahogany veneered desk with decorative brass mounts and ...
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Early 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

20th Century French Gilt Bronze Marquetry Table
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a nicely inlaid gilt bronze marquetry table after the model of Adam Weisweller. Wonderful proportions and offers a multitude of uses fro...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch marquetry bombe form slant top desk, late 19th century. With exquisite floral marquetry throughout, stepped interior and hand dovetailed drawer construction.
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Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Arne Vodder Rosewood Executive Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous Rosewood executive desk in good refinished condition. Very strong and sturdy. Beautiful detailed grain. All drawers slide perfectly and work well. Great for any home or offi...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous slant front desk made from quarter sawn oak c 1915. Has two drawers below and slotted box for storage. Original skeleton key and working locks. Shelves on each side. In exce...
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1910s American Mission Vintage Desks

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Brass

Louis XV Style Walnut Secretary by Baker Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century Collector's Edition secretary cabinet by Baker Furniture Company in the French style of Louis XV. The secretary is made of upper and lower cabinets made of carved walnut with working locks and keys. The upper cabinet features an arching crown centered by a heavily carved cartouche. The beautifully paneled doors with brass decorative hardware open to reveal a shallow finished interior having a pair of adjustable display shelves. The abattant, or slant front desk, of the lower cabinet hinges...
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Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Superb Parchment Covered Desk by Primavera, Art Deco, France, 1930's
Located in Paris, FR
Superb Art Deco desk/secretaire by Primavera. It is made of a beech wood structure, all faces entirely covered with leather (parchment). All angles are reinforced with chromed metal....
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs Original ormolu mounts Circa 1880 Inlay work very intricate showing floral motif...
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1880s Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Thin Profile Walnut Desk with Chrome Accents
Located in South Charleston, WV
A sophisticated and practical desk in American Black Walnut. Measures 60.25" wide, 20" deep and 29" tall. Features styling much in the vein of Kipp Stewart with chrome finger pulls, high-end file drawer sliding hardware identical to Knoll International, and built in steel dividers in the 2 file drawers. Features 2 pencil drawers also. Matched walnut throughout, adjustable feet and a thoughtful minor lip along the ends of the table. Note the dowel jointed framing on the sides. Knee hole area is a generous 28.5" wide and about 27" tall and has a privacy panel...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Steel, Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co. Rosewood and Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rosewood and mahogany desk with two tambour roll top outer sections with brass hardware that open to reveal workspace and compartments, with an open central work...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials, Wood and Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Material: Wood and chrome It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Wood

Vintage MCM Art Deco Maple Colored Desk Black Accents American of Martinsville
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage mid-century modern or Art Deco with an Asian flair maple colored exotic wood desk by American of Martinsville. Beautiful condition, k...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Important Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Desk and Chair, Bookcase & Filing Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique museum quality, 4-piece Parisian Art Nouveau office furniture set. As far as we know, this is the most complete, Louis Majorelle office furniture set that has been offered in the world in the past 50 years. Most collectors and enthousiasts will know how rare a set like this is, but what makes it even more astonishing is its condition. Apart from the leather on the back of the original desk chair, this set could hardly be in better condition and it would certainly grace any museum for applied arts. The only known office set that comes close to this original and complete set is in the collection of the MAAS museum in Sydney, Australia. So if you are looking for an original, great condition and very rare, antique office interior by one of the world's best Art Nouveau designers then this is your chance. We are convinced it will be the only one you'll ever get. Also, because the Majorelle filing cabinet in this set is the first filing cabinet by Louis Majorelle that we have ever seen. For this amazing set of four we have created three listings so that we are able to show you enough pictures of the many hand carved and hand-crafted wooden, bronze, glass and design details per item. Mind you, this marvelous and highly practical Art Nouveau 'desk' or 'bureau plat' (with original chair) is the second of the three listings that, together, show and describe this unique Louis Majorelle office set of amazing quality and beauty. Image 9 of this listing shows the complete set as shot in one of our facilities. Art Nouveau pieces of furniture by Louis Majorelle are like large sculptures and that can certainly be said of this striking desk and chair. A much more experienced antique seller...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl Cabriole Leg Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century rectangular writing table with oyster burl veneer and three drawers with brass drawer pulls, resting on four cabriole legs.    
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century English Victorian Oak Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian oak desk, the top inset with a green leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling. Below this there is an arrangement of 9 drawers, with 9 du...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Wood and Brass Tube Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century writing desk with a rectangular top with a wooden frame and deep brown laminate desktop with three drawers with circular brass drawer pulls, resting on a brass t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal, Brass

Empire Style Mahogany Middle Desk with Egyptian Décor, France 19th Century
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
It is composed of two boxes and a central tray opening with nine drawers in total. The desk is in mahogany veneer of very fine grain quality, the color of the mahogany is not dark but rather soft, in harmony with the slightly darker soft veining that embellishes this mahogany veneer. This desk is adorned with gilded bronzes depicting busts of Egyptian women, leafy motifs such as palmettes and laurel wreaths, diamonds. All the bronzes are original, none of them are added. The top of the desk is embellished with empire green leathers gilded with iron. This "Return from Egypt" style desk is a fine example of the Empire style. It can also be combined with our empire green leather office chair...
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1890s French Empire Antique Desks

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Bronze

Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons American Mid-Century Angle Top Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century walnut writing desk with an angular top and two left-hand drawers, supported by five tapered dowel legs connected by stretchers. (BERTHA SCHAEFER FOR SINGER & SONS)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut, Wood

19th Century, Mahogany Partner Desk from England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb writing desk from the 19th century from English in mahogany. Elegant partner desk which has two drawers in the belt on each of its sides. It is rare to find double-sided writ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks

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Mahogany

French Louis XV-Style Patchwork Burlwood Veneer Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-Style desk with a burlwood patchwork veneer desk with triangular bronze drawer pulls and a central locking drawer, resting on cabrio...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Metal, Brass

Hekman Furniture Mid Century Desk with Cylinder Roll
Located in Countryside, IL
Hekman Furniture mid century desk with cylinder roll The desk measures: 53 wide x 28 deep x 33 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage c...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

French Ebonized Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C French ebonized desk. Five drawers and two sliders, 1890. Knee hole dimensions: 21.5" width 24" clearance Dimensions: 53 inches (135 cms) wide 29.5 inches (...
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19th Century French Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Desk from the 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Mid-Century Modern secretary desk in teak veneer from the 1960s. In the lower part, two doors open onto a shelf and a panel drops to reveal a desk space. The upper part ope...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Glass, Teak

Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and bone pulls.
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1790s American Federal Antique Desks

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Birch, Mahogany

Oak Writing Desk, circa 1860
Located in Evergreen, CO
Made of solid oak and finished with a light stain, this beautiful writing desk has a narrow depth that maximizes storage without sacrificing floor space. Unlike many writing desks, t...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Desks

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Oak

Baker Furniture American Mid-Century Walnut, Leather, and Brass Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century walnut desk with a black leather top and three drawers with rounded wooden drawer pulls, resting on four stretcher-connected b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal, 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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