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Framed Portrait Of A Gentleman With Letters, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful portrait of a gentleman standing before his desk and correspondence. He is wearing in a
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Standing Desk

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Paint

Spaniel and Sleeping Cat , Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting, 19th c.
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
date, "1872." Behind the document, on the desk, are five standing books and two stacked books. The
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Late 19th Century English School Antique Standing Desk

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century Swedish Country Gustavian Tray Table
Located in Forney, TX
table, standing writing desk, work table, wine tasting stand or dry bar drinks table. The uses are only
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19th Century Gustavian Antique Standing Desk

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Pine, Paint

Oak Standing Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This gorgeous standing desk is made of lovely oak and features two large drawers. The richness of
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1920s American Antique Standing Desk

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Wood, Oak

Oak Four-Foot Standing Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This gorgeous standing desk is made of lovely oak and features two large drawers with dividers. The
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Standing Desk

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Oak

Red Painted Walnut Slant Lid Standing Desk, Probably Pennsylvania, circa 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This red painted stand up desk is in original condition with a rich oxidized red paint over solid
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Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Antique Standing Desk

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Walnut

Antique Standing Desk with Fall Front
Located in Culver City, CA
A very nice desk, being upright in design, probably Italian, circa the third quarter of the 19th
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19th Century Italian Antique Standing Desk

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Pine, Walnut

19th Century Empire Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Free standing desk with three frieze drawers. Drawers behind a door of the left hand door and
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19th Century Swedish First Empire Antique Standing Desk

Venetian Desk
Located in Petworth, GB
, decorated on all sides in its original Neo-classical decoration, could be used as a free standing desk or
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1790s Italian Antique Standing Desk

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Wood

French Turn of the Century Pine Desk with Lift Top, Inner Cubbies and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
display this as a typical standing desk with a slanted upper body. Either way, this practical and
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Early 20th Century French Antique Standing Desk

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Wood, Pine

Egon Eiermann High Writing Desk Produced by Gustav Veith, 1968
By Egon Eiermann
Located in Köln, NRW
the art and design market! The standing desk is a unique furniture design that, beyond its
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Standing Desk

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Metal

Late 18th Century Mahogany Gentleman s Desk Standing on Carved Feet
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Period late 18th century. Wood mahogany Offered for sale a very fine desk Crisply
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18th Century Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century Mahogany Free Standing Writing Table
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
An early 20th century freestanding mahogany writing table with an inset cherry coloured leather writing surface with gold tooling. The shaped top with three frieze drawers to the ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Edwardian mahogany Carlton House desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Carlton House desk that was made circa 1910. The desk standing on unusual square tapering legs with kicked
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Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Superb Sheraton Revival Satinwood Desk
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
castors, all polished to each side enabling free standing. This antique desk is in exceptional original
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1890s English Sheraton Antique Standing Desk

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Satinwood

Late 19th century Georgian style mahogany desk
Located in Warrington, GB
Late 19th century Georgian style mahogany desk. Solid mahogany top above three desk drawers
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19th Century Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Neoclassical inlaid sides and polished back enable free standing. The desk retains its original finish which
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19th Century English Sheraton Antique Standing Desk

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Satinwood

French Antique Writing Desk / Writing Table in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
antique desk is polished to each side enabling free standing. The desk has been sympathetically restored
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Late 19th Century French Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Located in Dorking, GB
quality standing clerk's desk. It was made in the Georgian period of about 1800. It has four fine turned
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Large Floor Standing Ceremonial Altar Side Candlestick Gilt and Polychrome P
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Architect's scaled desk model of a field water pump. Intricate working scale, some losses to
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Mid-19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Metal

19th Century American Standing Clock by J.E Caldwell Co
By J.E. Caldwell Co.
Located in Vaughan, ON
A very fine 19th century American standing clock by J.E Caldwell & Co, made in Philadelphia, USA
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Standing Desk

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Bronze

19th Century Standing Pendulum Clock in Gilted and Patinated Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
Clock composed of a structure with various orders, alternating between black marble and gilded bronze, on the top of which stands the patinated bronze sculpture of a man immersed in ...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Standing Desk

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Marble, Bronze

English Carlton House Desk, Early 1800s
Located in Houston, TX
Free standing English Carlton House mahogany desk with fully finished back. It measures 60"
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Standing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Stunning Victorian Burr Walnut Cylinder Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
High quality Victorian walnut cylinder desk. Standing on a plinth base. Three mahogany lined
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1860s British Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Walnut

Small 18th Century George III Mahogany Knee Hole Desk, circa 1760
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a rather charming small 18th century English George III mahogany knee hole desk, standing
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1760s English George III Antique Standing Desk

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Brass

Magnificent Biedermeier Fall Front Secretaire
Located in Long Island City, NY
Exemplary North German Biedermeier fall front secretaire (usable as a standing desk and lectern
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Standing Desk

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Maple

19th Century Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
antique desk is polished to each side enabling free standing. The desk has been sympathetically restored
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19th Century French Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Carved Irish Rosewood and Leather Rise and Fall Davenport, circa 1850
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
. The whole standing on recessed castors. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the
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1840s Irish Early Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Brass

Quartersawn Oak Partners Desk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This gorgeously constructed standing partners desk as made of oak and features 8 large drawers
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Standing Desk

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Oak

Louis Vuitton Desk Trunk, circa 1925
Located in Aspen, CO
hardware, circa 1925.The trunk opens to reveal a fitted interior with foldaway desk flap. The standing
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1920s Antique Standing Desk

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Canvas, Leather

Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
By Stephen Smith
Located in Andover, MA
standing or sitting desk having a secretary drawer opening to a fitted interior. The top of the desk and
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1830s American American Empire Antique Standing Desk

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Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar

Art Deco Chrome Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Art Deco chrome desk clock standing on pad feet with bevelled glass giving way to the painted dial
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1920s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Antique Standing Desk

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Chrome

A lacquered and gilded wood credenza laccata con alzata
Located in New York, NY
194. This rare credenza and desk for a standing writer has a super structure containing four
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Standing Desk

French walnut standing desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite standing desk is a genuine piece of French history, crafted in 1880. The rich walnut
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1880s French Country Antique Standing Desk

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Walnut

English 19th Century Sheraton Style Mahogany Clerk s Desk or Standing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Antique English early to mid-19th century Sheraton style mahogany Clerk's desk or standing desk
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Mid-19th Century English Sheraton Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Large 19th Century English Mahogany Two Part Lift Top Standing Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a large 19th century English two part mahogany standing desk on four legged stand
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19th Century English Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Clerks Standing Desk, Victorian, Pine, Writing Table, Lectern circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique clerk's standing desk. An English, Victorian pine writing table or lectern
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Pine

Late 19th Century French Walnut Adjustable Feret Architect s Desk, Standing Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
appointed with knob handles. A versatile piece, this desk could serve as either a standing desk, or even a
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Late 19th Century French Antique Standing Desk

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Leather, Walnut

Pine Standing Desk with Slant Top, Denmark, 1890s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Antique Danish slant top desk, circa 1890s. Made for a rural schoolmaster, this pine desk retains
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1890s Danish Country Antique Standing Desk

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Pine

Chinese Scholar Free Standing Desk In Elm Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
3 part Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in Jumu wood from the city of Suzhou in China, approx. 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Standing Desk

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Metal

Early 20th Century Large French Kontor Standing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large French Kontor desk from the early 20th century. Solidly made of pitch pine. 6 drawers and
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Standing Desk

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Pine

French, Louis Philippe, Walnut Standing Desk or Lectern, ca. 1835-1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This special desk is finished around so that it could float in a room, perhaps a lectern, a point
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1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Standing Desk

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Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Drafting Table or Standing Desk with Maker’s Label
By E. Chouanard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
versatility of this piece makes it ideal as an easel, occasional table, or standing desk. c. 1880. Tray 35" X
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Late 19th Century French Antique Standing Desk

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Bronze

English Adjustable Standing Desk Magnifier of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English desktop or tabletop magnifier of brass in the Classic industrial style, featuring a magnifier on an adjustable stand which allows movement up and down, side to side, a...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Standing Desk

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Metal, Brass

Art Deco Free-Standing Oak Wood Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This free-standing desk made of oak wood has a new linoleum top and is from the 1920s. The fittings
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Standing Desk

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Oak

Tall White Primitive Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
An early standing desk, with worn white paint and original brass hardware. Made in France circa
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1870s French Country Antique Standing Desk

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Brass

1870s Victorian Wood Cast Iron Drafting Table Podium Stand Desk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Podium, Standing Desk, Book Display, or Hostess Stand. Base Dia: 25 x Approx. H: 40-63 in. *(Top Work
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Brass, Iron

Late Regency Davenport Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A late Regency rosewood leather top Davedort standing desk with a lift top opening to a fitted
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1840s English Antique Standing Desk

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Rosewood

Antique Drafting Table /Desk Frederick Post Co.
By The Frederick Post Company
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
for standing desk or an adjustable island. Height is from 36"-49" working surface.
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1910s American Antique Standing Desk

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Iron

19th Century French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
standing desk. 3 brown leather panels on the top with gold tooling.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Standing Desk

Victorian Pedestal Desk Antique Mahogany Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
with hand applied gilt and blind tooling. A free standing desk presented in good condition. Comes in
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1860s Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Black Painted Desk with 3 Drawers , Denmark circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome free standing desk has 4 turned column details and paneled sides which create a grand
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Standing Desk

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Wood, Paint

19th century tall pine lecture writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century tall pine lecture writing desk circa 1870. Unusual standing desk which would have
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Pine

Antique Victorian Mahogany and Leather Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
a free standing desk with a polished back, rounded front corners and plinth bases with casters
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Victorian Mahogany and Leather Writing Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
dovetails, with original locks and turned handles. This is a free standing desk with rounded corners and a
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Standing Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Early Drafting Table
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Early hand crank drafting table. A beautiful, yet functional standing desk. All details are iron
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Early 20th Century American Antique Standing Desk

Late 19th Century Lectern / High Desk, Mahogany Shellac Polished
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
is the inlay on the top drawer at the button (see picture). Standing desks were the usual office and
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Late 19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Standing Desk

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Mahogany, Burl

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Antique Standing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique standing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique standing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Your living room may not be complete without an antique standing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique standing desk bearing Victorian, Arts and Crafts or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Druce Co., Holland Sons and J.E. Caldwell Co. each produced at least one beautiful antique standing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Standing Desk?

The average selling price for an antique standing desk at 1stDibs is $3,523, while they’re typically $793 on the low end and $48,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Standing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best stand-up desk adjusts to as low as the shortest sitting elbow height and at least as high as the tallest standing elbow height. A bamboo stand-up desk is said to be strong and durable. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage stand-up desks .
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, standing desks are good for you. Studies have found that sitting for work all day leads to many health issues. Standing desks help you improve your health by burning calories, reducing back pain, and also relieving mental stress. It also increases productivity compared to the sedentary lifestyle. However, standing for too long might also lead to some diseases so it is necessary to have a proper balance.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique wash stand was a stand, typically made of wood, that was designed to hold a washing pitcher and basin. A wash stand was an early version of the modern bathroom sink. It sometimes would have a hole or indentation to help hold the basin still and some were designed to also hold a mirror. On 1stDibs, find an array of antique wash stands.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.