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Cartier Paris Art Deco Travel Desk Clock 24-Karat Gold-Plated
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Enamel Folding Mechanical Desk Alarm Travel Clock with Box.
This Art Deco portable desk or table
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate
Center Writing Table, Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina, Milan, January 26, 1796
By Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
a desk with a fold-down writing surface veneered in walnut and walnut burl with bois de rose inlay
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Walnut
1970s Red Manon Lamp by Yamada Shomei
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Space Age foldable desk lamp that brings playful Japanese ingenuity to mid-century
Category
Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique 20thC Edwardian Solid Silver Combination Pencil/Ruler/Pen, London c.1902
By WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913)
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
compact, foldable pocket or desk accessory. The ruler flips out to provide six inches of measurements
Category
20th Century British Other Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
9 Black plastic
Aluminum 1970s MODUS stackable chairs by Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
to be stacked on top of each other
Aivalable other 10 with pivotable/folding incorporated desk
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
French Folding Child
s Desk and Chair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French folding child's school desk and chair made of beechwood. The desktop has dovetailed
Category
Early 20th Century French Children s Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
Regency aesthetic.
The central writing surface is concealed within a hinged fold-down desk, which reveals
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H.W. Klein secretary Bramin Denmark 1960
By H.W. Klein, Bramin Mobler
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
shelves. Under the foldable desk top there are two sliding doors with sculpted handles. This well-crafted
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
"Magic Box" by Mummenthaler
Meier, Switzerland, 1960
s
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
60's.
It is a foldable and closable writing desk or secretary desk called the "Magic Box".
The
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
fold out desk with old green felt on writing surface and several interior cubbies. One of carrying
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Desks
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Foldable Portable Black and Cream Desk Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This desk lamp has a foldable design for adjustable positioning. It features a black and cream
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
Located in Marbella, ES
Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
Category
Antique 19th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Modernist Bauhaus wooden kids folding school desk, 1920s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
A charming modernist 1920s wooden school desk for young children, featuring a chalkboard and
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Bauhaus Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
The Fold Blue and White Desk to Dinner Dress
Located in London, GB
A chic and easy to wear, desk to dinner dress by The Fold. In a super soft wool, the dress has an
Category
2010s Day Dresses
Victorian Off-White Enamel Fold-Top Sewing Table / Student Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Victorian Off-White Enameled Fold-Top Sewing Table that been used as Student Desk for
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
1959, Cordemeyer, Gispen, Desk Storage Cabinet 5600 with Folding Desktop
By André R. Cordemeyer, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
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Colorful desk storage cabinet with (colored) drawers and folding desktop. The cupboard has four visible
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Post Modern Desk Lamp ... 1980s Adjustable Folding Task Light, Modular
Located in Chicago, IL
Folding post modern desk lamp made of high-impact plastic. Most likely by Marksman Brown, made in
Category
Vintage 1980s Taiwanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
$150 Sale Price
50% Off
French Pine Fold-Out Dining Table or Desk with Integrated Bookshelf, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
sculptural, the piece hinges on utility—with a desk surface that folds seamlessly into its own silhouette
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Pine
Antique Primitive Maple Campaign Style Folding Farm / Dining Table Or Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a cool table. It as an antique maple hand hewn farm table that folds into a space saver
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Maple
Rare Freestanding Black Metal with Primair Colors Desk Folding Book System
Located in Antwerp, BE
move to pull forward to use as desktop, the other parts of the shelves can be folded up manually one by
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
$2,174 Sale Price
39% Off
very rare foldable table or desk by børge mogensen for søborg
Located in Munich, DE
very rare table by borge mogensen. uncommon size and also born without drop leafs. a rare opportunity to own something really special.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Wood
Cast Iron Children
s School Desk w/ Folding Bench Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wood & Cast Iron Children's School Desk w/ Folding Bench Seat. Item features cast
Category
Antique Early 1800s Victorian Children s Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with dark ebony painted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1970s Cosmo Time Folding Portable Hi Intensity Desk Lamp
Digital Alarm Clock
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk lamp
Cosmo time modern folding intensity lamp with digital alarm clock Vintage 1970s
Model
Category
Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods
Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box.
This is a gorgeous portable writing
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
$1,372 Sale Price
30% Off
Rare 19th Century Folding Pew, Altar, Desk from Regency Period, England or U.S.
Located in Lomita, CA
, this desk, bench, altar, pew, would go to the head of the Sunday School class. It is versatile, and if
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Religious Items
Materials
Burl
$1,127 Sale Price
40% Off
Walnut Framed Folding Steamer Deck Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
arms and splayed legs. The desk chair folds away for very easily for storage.
Dimensions
Height 34
Category
Early 20th Century British Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,593 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mini Desk/Lady
s Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Curious ladies desk, France. Folding writing surface made of solid pine. With various drawers and
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Max Sauze Modern Architectural Folding Metal Table, France, 1970s
By Max Sauze
Located in Almelo, NL
Max Sauze Modern Architectural Folding Metal Table or Desk, France, 1970s
Max Sauze designed
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Kazuide Takahama Style Lacquered Wood Folding Round Table, Italy 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Naples, IT
Freestanding folding table, desk or console table in white wood and black frame, in the style of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Giancarlo Piretti Platone Folding Table in Steel and Black Polyurethane 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Platone folding table or desk with structure in chromed steel and die-cast aluminum, table top in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Guglielmo Pecorini Rare Vanity Table with Venini Folding Mirror Model No. 21
By Guglielmo Pecorini
Located in New York, NY
wood desk with attached folding vanity or tabletop Venini mirror model no. 21 in clear hand-blown
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
brass escutcheons opening to generous interior storage. Below, the slant-front desk folds down to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Period Oval Mahogany Library Table desk Germany
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biederemeier period oval library table desk with folding extensions on each side from
Category
Antique 1820s German Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Russian Prisoner Of War Carved Bone Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made as a slant lid desk with fold down writing lid opening to a fitted interior. Two drawers below
Category
Antique 1790s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Danish Biedermeier Pine Secretary Desk With Blue Leather
Located in Centennial, CO
straight grain pine with original brass hardware. From top to bottom the desk has a storage drawer, a fold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Ebony Chiffonier with Secretary Desk, Brass Inlay Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
five locking drawers. The front panel folds down to reveal a desk with embossed leather writing pad
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chest/Desk, John Stuart, Paul Frankl Design
By John Stuart, Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Manhasset, NY
graduating drawer dresser or chest having an interior desk that folds down to reveal a 13 1/2 inch deep by 37
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
Hollywood Swank Faux Gator Highboy Secretary Desk Combination by Michael Amini
Located in Delray Beach, FL
authentic Hollywood feel
Highboy design with fold-out secretary desk for space-saving
Constructed from high
Category
1990s Chinese Modern Secretaires
Materials
Chrome
$320 Sale Price
57% Off
Mid century Jack Cartwright for Founders Long wall mounted Bar desk credenza
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
cabinet doors and the right side has a fold down bar or desk with white laminate surface. Each cabinet has
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Macassar Ebony Vitrine Cabinet with Bar and Secretary Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
top. Underneath is a fold out secretary desk with two large doors which open up to adjustable shelving
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Steel
$4,950 Sale Price
40% Off
Anglo Raj Regency Campaign Chest with Desk Trimmed in Brass Banding Accents 1811
Located in Los Angeles, CA
out to reveal a mini or fold open whole desk in tooled gold and green leather. A small drawer above
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Anglo Raj Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Belgian Carved Oak Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
horizontal panel again heavily carved, which folds down to reveal a desk opening. Flanked by very ornately
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Belgian Neoclassical Cupboards
Materials
Oak
VINTAGE MILiTARY CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH AGED RED LEATHER
Located in Pulborough, GB
.
Measurements
Height - 95 cm
Width - 75 cm
Depth - 50 cm
Depth when desk folded out - 80 cm
Desk depth - 4o cm
Category
20th Century British Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
English Reclaimed Pine Home Office Cabinet or Cupboard by The Main Pine Company
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
matches. When the desk folds down the full depth is 44.75".
**Please note a small piece missing from the
Category
1990s English Country Cupboards
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Unusual 18th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Bozeman, MT
Unusual 18th century Swedish provincial Gustavian period bachelor Chest of Drawers with an fold out
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare Poul Cadovius Royal system bookcase with extendable table, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in LYON, FR
-leaf dining table or desk with folding extension.
The shelves and cabinets are then inserted into
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Antique Side by Side Secretary / Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
small cabinet above. The secretary desk folds down to 29" off the floor, with storage cubbies installed
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut "Secretaire à Abattant" with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
throughout. A functional and elegant addition to a study, bedroom, or library, the desk folds neatly when not
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Vanity Mirror, Mahogany, Glass, France, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
mahogany. The piece includes a standing two-drawer desk with floating folding beveled mirrored sides
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Walnut Wall Unit in the style of Poul Cadovius, c. 1960
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and one 2-door cabinet which are also height adjustable. The right bay features a fold out apron desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Large Tambour Unit
Located in London, GB
heart of the cabinet is a fold-down writing desk, which transforms this elegant storage unit into a
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$4,410
Rare Poul Cadovius Royal system Bookcase with drop-leaf Table, 1960’s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in LYON, FR
uprights and a rare drop-leaf dining table or desk with a fold-down extension.
The shelves and cabinets
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Early 19th Century Georgian English Travel Writing Box Mahogany
Located in Münster, DE
division
Large writing box / travel writing desk
England around 1830, folding to travel writing desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
George I Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular cornice over a single door with mirror, the desk section with fold down writing surface
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Burled Bookcase Wall Unit Cabinet by Johan Tapp for Gumps
By Johan Tapp, Gumps
Located in Lafayette, IN
book-matched burl veneered doors, solid brass hardware and unique, center fold-down desk/cubby. A
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$3,999 Sale Price
50% Off
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
, intimate space. This fold-out writing desk has undoubtedly borne witness to whispered secrets, love letters
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
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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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