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Great Architechtural Folding Ruler
Located in santa monica, CA
THIS FOLDING RULER IS KING-SIZED. AS PICTURED IT IS OPENED TO 88". WHEN OPENED FLAT IT IS 120
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Peter Hvidt
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Teak Fold Back Desk Chair New Black Leather
By Hvidt
Mølgaard
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This striking Danish modern teak desk chair was designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen and
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Teak
A Folding Polished Steel Campaign Desk or Side Table, c. 1940s
Located in Essex, MA
An American 1940s polished steel folding campaign desk from the Presidio Military Post, San
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Materials
Steel
Mid 19th Century Burr Walnut Fold Over Desk Of Fine Quality
Located in Salisbury, GB
A mid 19th Century burr walnut fold over desk of fine quality, the back stencilled for Palmer and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Folding French Pine Laundry Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
go wrong with...it folds flat when not in use, but can seat 6 people for meals and it also makes a
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Brass and Wood Folding Measures
Located in Woodstock, NY
Three folding wooden measuring sticks, with brass trimming. Wonderful late 19th century styling and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Folding "X" Steel Table Base
Located in Boston, MA
Folding "X" steel table base. Makes a wonderful base for either a glass, wood or stone top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1930s Red and Old Wood Finish Monterey Hutch with Fold Down Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Attractive Monterey hutch with fold down desk. Original old wood and red finish. Some ink stains in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Rancho Monterey Desks
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Secretary Fold Down Desk by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Drop-down teak secretary desk with three drawers by Dyrlund. Beautiful recessed solid teak handles
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Rosewood Folding Sekretary Dyrlund, Denmark, 1960
By Dyrlund
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Folding sekretary,
Dyrlund,
Denmark, 1960
Rosewood, ten drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Charles Eames DTM-10 Folding Table 1952
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning dining table/desk designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Very versatile table
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Stitched Leather Folding Chair - Arrben
Located in Bridport, CT
Stitched red leather and chrome folding chair by Arrben, Italy.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair Italian Lucite Folding Chairs
Located in Brambleton, VA
Brown lucite and chrome folding chairs, in the manner of Plia chairs.
Category
20th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
British Campaign Teak Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
British Campaign Teak Desk on folding base, leather top with brass fittings
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small metal writing desk
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A small Folded steel Industrial office desk, faux leather top, single drawer.
Belgium 1930s
Category
20th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Wood Slat Folding Chair - multiple available
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Built to last, these solid walnut folding chairs are comfortable, handsome, and practical. They
Category
Vintage 1920s American Adirondack Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Hermes "H" Folding Clock
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
From a time when travel was simply not the same. The buttery, ox blood leather on this travel weather station is in impeccable condition. The clock is working, but our favorite part ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Leather
$4,200
Luis XVI Style Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI style small fold-down writing desk with pierced gallery edge in veneered rosewood.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th century English pine shop desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century English pine shop desk with fold counter surface and brass attached yard measurement.
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Marcel Breuer Style Typewriter Desk, 1930s
By BIGLA
Located in Bern, CH
Bauhaus desk with foldable shelf and lockable wheels in the manner of Marcel Breuer, made by Bigla
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Beautiful Walnut Folding Chair with Embossed Leather
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking Italian primitive chair with stretched leather back and seat and carved paw feet
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Rudy Folding Wall Table by Giorgio Manzali for Bonaldo Italy, 1980s
By Bonaldo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Giorgio Manzali
Producer - Bonaldo Italy
Model - Rudy
Design Period - Eighties
Measurements - Width 97 cm x Depth open 62 cm - Closed 5 cm x Height 103 cm
Materials - M...
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
WILLETT Solid Cherry Chippendale Petite Writing Desk
By Willett Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
drawers & four cubbies with gallery atop, fold out desk surface that rests on two pull out supports, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
WONDERFUL TWO PIECE ALLIGATOR LEATHER DESK SET
Located in Miami, FL
heavy fabric which gives the appearance of toile. Each side folds in as shown. Desk set has a wonderful
Category
Vintage 1940s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Metamorphic Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Medium-sized metamorphic desk. Desk top folds out to form dining table which would seat 8. In
Category
20th Century Danish Desks
$3,200
Original "Magic Box" Writing Desk by Mummenthaler
Meier
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Amazing completely (un)foldable multi functional desk secretary with countless retractable shelves
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Teak
Partner Writing Desk by Jens Quistgaard, Løvig, Teak, Denmark
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Key. Folding Top to make the Desk to a Partner Desk.
W 162 cm, D 73 cm / 97 cm, H 73 cm.
Very
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate
Located in San Francisco, CA
Accept no imitations ! Ain't nothin like the real thing, baby !
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Materials
Metal
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautiful Victorian Gothic Revival oak desk in the manner of Pugin, circa 1880. The desk having a
Category
Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautiful Victorian Gothic Revival oak desk in the manner of pugin, circa 1880. The desk having a
Category
Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Jens Quistgaard Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful Jens Quistgaard teak desk. Rear compartment folds back to make large surface.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
$3,500
French Writing Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
A French burl wood writing desk with fold-out leather writing surface, top section is fitted with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
$8,000
Rare Inlaid Mahogany Stand-up Desk, c.1815, New England
Located in Providence, RI
that when the top central section is folded open, a writing desk is securely positioned. Note, when the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Teak Flip-Top Partners Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Løvig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Bridport, CT
Folding secretary top desk with pigeonhole cubbies, two file drawers and four drawers to the face
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Polished Aluminum Campaign Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Polished aluminum campaign desk from WW2. These desks fold up in to a perfect rectangular cube. 4-6
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Polished Aluminum Campaign Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
War II, this desk folds up into the size of a large suitcase. One of sixteen available.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Compact Danish Podium/Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Compact desk and podium from Denmark, the leather top flips up to reveal a compartment for holding
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Oak, Leather
Signed Monterey Green Desk Cabinet
By Monterey Furniture
Located in Pasadena, CA
All original green and hand-painted Monterey desk with folding front panel and one drawer. Open the
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Rancho Monterey Desks
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Scandinavian modern rosewood desk has a folding top, perfect for concealing the contents or
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler
s Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite inlaid butler's desk , the top is cross banded with mahogany and boxwood, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
bureau by HJN Møbler desk
By HJN Møbler
Located in Berlin, DE
will find three lovely drawers and various areas of storage for stationary etc.
The front folds down
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
A Lacquered Dressing Table with Folding Top and Rising Glass
Located in New York, NY
The japanned top depicting a genre scene opening to reveal 14 cabinets and a rising rear mirror. The serpentine front having a kneehole flanked by three drawers on either side ending...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unusual inlaid and cross banded figured mahogany campaign desk with fold down top revealing writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
C. 1880 English Oak Travel Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a serious English traveling writing desk. It folds up for carrying like a lunchbox, and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Oak Bureau/Desk, England, circa 1780
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fold-out desk, stepped interior that's oak lined with a "hidden" well, two short drawers over two
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Scarce Folding Letter Opener by Carl Auböck in Brass and Horn Model 3962
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Framingham, MA
Excellent piece of handmade craftsmanship synonymous with Carl Auböck. Designed in 1943, this is the most desirable and rare model of his letter-openers. Made of brass and horn. Mino...
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Ladies
Writing Desk, Circa 1795
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing Desk, end table, American, Boston, Massachusetts,, Mahogany with Tambour Doors, Fold Out
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rosewood Floating Desk by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, ca. 1960
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
(hardware not included), predrilled holes in the back sit flush with the wall. Desk has a fold-over black
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Handles and Leather Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
The to of this writing desk folds open to reveal a gilt, tooled leather writing surface and two
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Black Lacquered Art Nouveau Writing Desk and Table from Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
brass mountains.
The writing table has a foldable mechanism. If the desk is closed, it looks like a
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Brass
Arne Hovmand-Olsen Danish Mid Century Wall Shelf Console Desk. Rosewood. 59"
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Seattle, WA
Danish mid-20th century wall-mount floating desk fold-down desk and three drawers. Rosewood.
Arne
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Desk by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molten, circa 1970
By Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina, Molteni
C
Located in The Hague, NL
Desk with a white resin top. The top has is from tempered glass with an adjustable lamp that folds
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Pupitre Scolaire Biplace PP11 Designed by Jean Prouve, 1949, France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, ES
Scolastic furniture PP11 designed by Jean Prouvé. A seater-desk with a folded and lacquered steel
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Oak Mid Western Butler
s Style Deskj
Located in Stamford, CT
ORIGINAL HARDWARE- PULL OUT SUPPORTS FOR DESK FOLD DOWN TOP.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Pupitre Scolaire Biplace PP11 Designed by Jean Prouve, 1949, France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, ES
Scolastic furniture PP11 designed by Jean Prouvé. A seater-desk with a folded and lacquered steel
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1960s Italian bureau attrib. to Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
folds down into a writing desk, revealing elegantly designed document partitions and drawers. Ridged
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Foldable Wooden Desk Chair, 1940s
Located in Bern, CH
Simply designed Chair with a special Folding Manner, manufactured by Aduka Switzerland 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Wood
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Folding Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal folding desk for your home. Each folding desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. There are 144 variations of the antique or vintage folding desk you’re looking for, while we also have 11 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer folding desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A folding desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one folding desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Giancarlo Piretti, Mummenthaler and Meier and Anonima Castelli produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Folding Desk?
The average selling price for a folding desk at 1stDibs is $2,031, while they’re typically $68 on the low end and $35,977 for the highest priced.
Questions About Folding Desk
- What is a Murphy desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A Murphy desk is a wall-mounted desk that folds out to provide a work surface for a laptop, tablet, documents, and other items. It is a great solution if you have a little space or don't require a full desk every day. Shop a range of antique and vintage Murphy desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can build a collapsible desk by attaching a desk surface such as a piece of wood to the wall using hinges. Fold-down legs add stability to a collapsible desk design. Shop an array of collapsible desks from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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