Large Desks
Antique 19th Century Hungarian Desks
Pine
20th Century American Desks
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut, Cane
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Wood
Vintage 1940s Italian Louis XV Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century Danish Secretaires
Wood
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks
Rosewood
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Stainless Steel
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Leather, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Walnut, Cane
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desks
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Oak, Walnut, Ebony
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Desks
Vintage 1920s English Sheraton Desks
Mahogany
French Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Zebra Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Antique 19th Century American Desks
20th Century Danish Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Desks
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
20th Century American Desks
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Glass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Ebony
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Brass
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Louis XVI Desks
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Oak
Late 20th Century Desks
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Desks
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks
Gold
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Walnut, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Marble
Vintage 1970s Desks
Lucite
Early 20th Century English Desks
Oak
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Table Mirrors
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
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Large Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right Desks for You
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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