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Desks For Sale
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Modern Shagreen Leather Desk
Modern Shagreen Leather Desk

Modern Shagreen Leather Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

A modern shagreen embossed leather-wrapped desk with a brass tone iron-framed base. Three drawers with marbleized paper-lined interiors and with brass ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Gallotti & Radice Air Desk Unit
Gallotti & Radice Air Desk Unit

Gallotti & Radice Air Desk Unit

$5,021Sale Price|30% Off

Gallotti & Radice Air Desk Unit

By Gallotti & Radice, Pinuccio Borgonovo

Located in Basildon, London

Introducing the sleek and modern Air Desk Unit by Gallotti & Radice. Crafted with high quality materials, this desk exudes luxury and sophistication. Its minimalist design featur...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks

Materials

Metal

Eglomise Mirror Desk, Manner of Maison Jansen
Eglomise Mirror Desk, Manner of Maison Jansen

Eglomise Mirror Desk, Manner of Maison Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Savannah, GA

A verre églomisé mirror desk or vanity in the manner of Maison Jansen, 1970s. 53 ¼ inches wide by 25 ½ inches deep by 30 ½ inches tall; knee clearance 24 ½ inches A few cracks and...

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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks

Materials

Mirror

Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s, France
Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s, France

Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s, France

By Hermès

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Elegant Hermès letter opener with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal.Beautiful light patina to the silver and a blade that tapers gently towards...

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Early 1600s French Art Deco Antique Desks

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey
Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey

Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a light grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Leather

Chinoiserie Regency Style Leather Top Writing Desk by Julia Gray Ltd
Chinoiserie Regency Style Leather Top Writing Desk by Julia Gray Ltd

Chinoiserie Regency Style Leather Top Writing Desk by Julia Gray Ltd

By Julia Gray

Located in Milford, NH

A fine hand painted Chinoiserie Regency style ebonized leather top writing desk by Julia Gray Ltd, with tooled gilt border and decorative foliate painted outer border, hand painted s...

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20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Brass

Stan Usel Desk Mosaic Stainless Steel and Malachites
Stan Usel Desk Mosaic Stainless Steel and Malachites

Stan Usel Desk Mosaic Stainless Steel and Malachites

By Stan Usel 1

Located in Brussels, BE

Created to measure by Stan Usel, this desk of stainless steel, red copper and brass is inserted with a magnificent malachite and agates stones highlighting a mosaic radiation. Each p...

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2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Malachite, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Custom Oversized High Gloss Lacquer Desk
Custom Oversized High Gloss Lacquer Desk

Custom Oversized High Gloss Lacquer Desk

By Venfield

Located in New York, NY

Custom oversized high gloss lacquer desk with mirrored stainless steel X band legs. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Curved Shape Top Gold Bronze Desk with Metal Frame by Ultramobili
Curved Shape Top Gold Bronze Desk with Metal Frame by Ultramobili

Curved Shape Top Gold Bronze Desk with Metal Frame by Ultramobili

Located in Geneve, CH

Unique, Seneca Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 170 x D 80 x H 75 cm Materials: Metal frame and legs in Cloudy Bronze finish. Desk with curved shape top, cylinder legs and...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Contemporary Chrome Sawhorse Adjustable Table/Desk With Glass Top
Vintage Contemporary Chrome Sawhorse Adjustable Table/Desk With Glass Top

Vintage Contemporary Chrome Sawhorse Adjustable Table/Desk With Glass Top

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Contemporary Chrome Sawhorse Adjustable Table/Desk with Glass Top This table is perfect for making your office a mid century modern space age dream. This is a unique piece ...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

7ft Dunbar Roger Sprunger Rosewood Chrome Writing Desk
7ft Dunbar Roger Sprunger Rosewood Chrome Writing Desk

7ft Dunbar Roger Sprunger Rosewood Chrome Writing Desk

By Roger Sprunger

Located in Pasadena, TX

Vintage midcentury Roger Sprunger rosewood chrome table writing desk by Dunbar 1970s Executive desk in rich rosewood veneer with three drawers over legs in polished chrome. We als...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Pivoting Drafting Table, Blackened Steel and Smoked Glass, by Force/Collide
Pivoting Drafting Table, Blackened Steel and Smoked Glass, by Force/Collide

Pivoting Drafting Table, Blackened Steel and Smoked Glass, by Force/Collide

By Force/Collide

Located in Seattle, WA

Designed and made-to-order in our Seattle studio with artists, architects, drafters, designers and creatives in mind, the Pivoting Drafting Table is modern, minimal and sleek. It features a satin black oxide steel framework with a tempered gray glass inlay (materials and finishes are customizable). The flush, uninterrupted work surface pivots between 0 and 40 degrees to eliminate ergonomic interference for a more versatile way of working. Both clamping levers are easily accessed with an ergonomic feel for quick-change operation, featuring subtle bronze hardware accents. The silhouette of the legs imitates the work surface when expressed in its pivot position for minimal, geometric line-work that lends to a contemporary, minimal feel. The body has an open style for the option of storing a matching Rolling Utility Cart...

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2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron

Custom White Lacquer Desk with Lucite Side Panels
Custom White Lacquer Desk with Lucite Side Panels

Custom White Lacquer Desk with Lucite Side Panels

By Venfield

Located in New York, NY

Made-to-order, custom white lacquer desk with Lucite side panel supports and pulls in Lucite and chrome. Drawer interiors are finished in spray lacquer.  Currently out of stock but ...

Category

2010s North American Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Mirrored Xception Executive Desk
Mirrored Xception Executive Desk

Mirrored Xception Executive Desk

$3,920Sale Price|20% Off

Mirrored Xception Executive Desk

Located in Pasadena, TX

A mid century modern executive desk made by Xception with a beautifully figured oak case and mirrored facings. Two drawers, a file drawer, and a pencil drawer. As shown in the last...

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1970s Canadian Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Memphis style metal desk and stool
Memphis style metal desk and stool

Memphis style metal desk and stool

Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR

Rare Memphis style metal desk and stool circa 1980. Great design, good condition.

Category

1980s Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Rectangular Naturally Patinated Steel Contemporary Writing Desk by Dennis Kaiser
Rectangular Naturally Patinated Steel Contemporary Writing Desk by Dennis Kaiser

Rectangular Naturally Patinated Steel Contemporary Writing Desk by Dennis Kaiser

Located in Geneve, CH

Rectangular Patinated Steel Contemporary Forever Writing Desk by Dennis Kaiser Dimensions: D 50 x W 110 x H 77 cm. Materials: Steel. Handcrafted in Tuscany, Italy. Customization is ...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Gallotti&Radice, Desk in Glass, 1970s
Gallotti&Radice, Desk in Glass, 1970s

Gallotti&Radice, Desk in Glass, 1970s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Gallotti&Radice, attributed to. Desk in glass, in rectangulare shape. Chrome metal assembly. Italian work realized in the 1970s. Dimensions : H x W 175 x D 76 cm.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Glass

1970s George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office Desk / Table 24x48
1970s George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office Desk / Table 24x48

1970s George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office Desk / Table 24x48

By George Nelson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is an Action Office Desk / Table, originally designed by George Nelson in 1964 This particular example was produced by Herman Miller in the 1970s. The design features a clean, f...

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Small Leather Topped Desk
Small Leather Topped Desk

Small Leather Topped Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

An 18th century French painted three-drawer desk. It has a leather top and two doors. The knee hole is very small, as in the period one sat sideways with only the right knee under th...

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Arco Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis - 1960s
Arco Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis - 1960s

Arco Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis - 1960s

By Studio BBPR

Located in Uccle, Bruxelles

Amazing Desk from the second office furniture program, which was designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti. Arco - the arch - is the basis of the design, the static element was shaped dec...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Pedra Desk by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Contemporary Furniture
Pedra Desk by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Contemporary Furniture

Pedra Desk by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Contemporary Furniture

By Gustavo Neves

Located in Sao Paulo, SP

Brazilian Contemporary Furniture Designer: Gustavo Neves AEon Collection Pedra desk Materials: stone (limestone), metal (brass) darkened with manual treatment, manually sanded ac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Stone

DECORATIVE SUiTE OF SIX SHAGREEN SHARK RAY SKIN DRAWER DESK CUPBOARD HANDLES
DECORATIVE SUiTE OF SIX SHAGREEN SHARK RAY SKIN DRAWER DESK CUPBOARD HANDLES

DECORATIVE SUiTE OF SIX SHAGREEN SHARK RAY SKIN DRAWER DESK CUPBOARD HANDLES

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of six Shagreen upholstered drawer handles Shagreen is super collectable, it is basica...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Desks

Materials

Leather

Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza
Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza

Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza

By i4 Mariani, Pace Collection

Located in Chicago, IL

Italian executive desk by Mariani for Pace Collection. Modular desk assembles in pieces for easy adjustments and moving. Teal grey leather has tooled borders where the hides are join...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood, Laminate

Custom 5-Drawer Lacquered Desk
Custom 5-Drawer Lacquered Desk

Custom 5-Drawer Lacquered Desk

By Venfield

Located in New York, NY

Custom, made-to-order 5-drawer lacquered desk with polished chrome & lucite pulls. Currently out of stock but available for custom order. Inquire with Venfield about customization a...

Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull

By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with turquose colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Modern Stainless Steel Base 2 Drawer Desk

Modern Stainless Steel Base 2 Drawer Desk

By Ercole Home

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Modern Stainless Steel Base 2 Drawer Desk by Ercole Home is crafted from Oak with a Painted Ivory finish, with a Tubular Stainless Steel base and stripe mosaic drawerfronts of Iv...

Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull

Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull

By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe
Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe

Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe

By Laurel Fyfe

Located in Dallas, TX

This is an absolutely breathtaking piece. It is impossible to capture the beauty and simplicity of this desk with a camera. It is a thick clear sheet of glass that has been manipulated by the world renowned glass artist Laurel Fyfe into the form of a gently draped desk...

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Glass

Paul Mayen Mid-Century Aluminum I-Frame Desk / Dining Table Base
Paul Mayen Mid-Century Aluminum I-Frame Desk / Dining Table Base

Paul Mayen Mid-Century Aluminum I-Frame Desk / Dining Table Base

By Paul Mayen

Located in Queens, NY

Mid-Century I-frame aluminum desk / dining table base. (requires a rectangular glass top)(PAUL MAYEN) Frame only, missing glass top.

Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Walnut Single Pedestal Desk by Stow Davis
Vintage Walnut Single Pedestal Desk by Stow Davis

Vintage Walnut Single Pedestal Desk by Stow Davis

By Stow Davis

Located in Pasadena, TX

This piece has three drawers, one of which is a filing drawer. A very distinctive desk with unique capped off point stainless steel legs.

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Zanotta Calamo Desk in White Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa
Zanotta Calamo Desk in White Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa

Zanotta Calamo Desk in White Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa

By Gabriele Rosa, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Calamo Desk in White Top with Steel Frame by Gabriele Rosa Varnished steel frame and top in black, white or graphite. Top and storage space in cowhide pigmentato 90. The storage space is accessed by a drop-leaf opening. Calamo is not an old-style desk with drawers overflowing with paper, but an essential element of furniture, both in function and appearance, something that could fit anywhere in the home. The collection includes a new furnishing accessory designed by young designer Gabriele Rosa: the Calamo desk-console table. With a white, black or graphite steel structure with cowhide pigmentato cover for the surface and storage space under the folding lid. Undoubtedly the writing desk still...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Desks

Materials

Steel

Essentials Desk by Uhuru
Essentials Desk by Uhuru

Essentials Desk by Uhuru

$600Sale Price / item|20% Off

Essentials Desk by Uhuru

By Uhuru Design

Located in Pasadena, TX

Essentials Desk by Uhuru. Measure: 59" Donald Judd Minimalist inspired desk with powder coated steel legs and ebonized walnut veneer top by Brooklyn-based Uhuru. New in box. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Tiffany Studios Bronze Gold Dore Desk Set
Tiffany Studios Bronze Gold Dore Desk Set

Tiffany Studios Bronze Gold Dore Desk Set

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Greer, SC

9-Piece Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Set which includes: Letter Holder, Notepad Holder, Letter Opener, Stamp Box, Pen Tray, Blotter, Ink Well, Vase Base, Nut Bowl with Scalloped Edges

Category

Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Modern Acrylic & Rosewood Desk Poul Norreklit
Modern Acrylic & Rosewood Desk Poul Norreklit

Modern Acrylic & Rosewood Desk Poul Norreklit

Located in Toledo, OH

Modern four drawer acrylic and rosewood desk by Poul Norreklit. Acrylic base is 3/4" thick. Two locking center drawers. Original finish. 72" x 35.5" deep x 33" tall. Very nice to exc...

Category

Mid-20th Century European Modern Desks

Materials

Acrylic

Desk / console Gae Aulenti 'Dlg' Glass and Stainless Steel
Desk / console Gae Aulenti 'Dlg' Glass and Stainless Steel

Desk / console Gae Aulenti 'Dlg' Glass and Stainless Steel

Located in Saint ouen, FR

Glass desk Gae Aulenti ( dlg ) Glass and stainless steel 1980 Measures: W 99 cm x D 40 x H 76 cm Price : 1600 € for a desk.

Category

1980s Vintage Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Large Design Desk in Steel and Glass, circa 1970-1980
Large Design Desk in Steel and Glass, circa 1970-1980

Large Design Desk in Steel and Glass, circa 1970-1980

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large design desk in steel and glass, circa 1970-1980.

Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel

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.