Desks
Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Desks
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Desks
Brass
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Marble, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany, Oak
Late 20th Century European Desks
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Wood, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Chrome
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Oak, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Crystal, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
2010s North American Campaign Desks
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
20th Century English Sheraton Desks
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1880s American Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century Desks
Mahogany
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1920s Scandinavian French Provincial Vintage Desks
Walnut
19th Century Scottish Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Desks
Oak
Early 1900s Italian Antique Desks
Brass
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Other
1930s Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Cherry
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Bronze
1950s French Other Vintage Desks
Pine
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Iron
1970s French International Style Vintage Desks
Pine
1980s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Fir
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
18th Century English George III Antique Desks
Brass, Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s American Vintage Desks
Laminate, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
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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