Desks
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
19th Century William IV Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Oak, Pine
1980s Regency Vintage Desks
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American Desks
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1880s Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Silk, Glass, Hardwood
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
1950s European Other Vintage Desks
Rosewood, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Plastic
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
20th Century British Regency Desks
Hardwood, Leather
1880s English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Rosewood
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
1890s Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Hardwood
1870s English Victorian Antique Desks
Burl
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Satinwood
Early 1800s Belgian Empire Antique Desks
Brass
1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Leather, Elm
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Desks
Bronze
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Yew
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Brass
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Desks
Ormolu
Early 20th Century American Desks
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1780s English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century Desks
Metal
18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Desks
Cherry
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Desks
Birch
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Cherry
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Desks
Bronze
2010s French Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern 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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