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Student Work Desk Vintage Industrial, American Made, Steel, Metal and Wood
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic vintage Industrial vintage student work desk made from metal, steel and wood. Two pencil
Category

20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage Arts Crafts Mission Style Craftsman American Oak Student Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Handmade American craftsman writing desk. Features Mission styling in oak with a central keyboard
Category

20th Century American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Jay Monroe Student Light, 1960
By Tensor
Located in South Charleston, WV
A high intensity student desk lamp by Jay Monroe for Tensor. body is 3.75" long and 2.5" wide
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Lighting

Materials

Steel

Hamilton Industries Rocket Desk Lamp
Located in South Charleston, WV
Student desk table lamp by Hamilton Industries. Circa 1957. Features a telescopic rod to transform
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

19th Century Country French Rustic Stripped Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century country French rustic stripped secretary is great for the home office, a student desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Architectural Mid Century Desk by Thonet
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
diminutive scale, perfect for a student, and or a computer desk. Measures: Total W 41.5 x W of kneehole
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Pierre Jeanneret Conference Armchair
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
or dining height, and can be used with the Jeanneret Student Desk we have listed. Reference
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Teak

Antique English Queen Anne Mahogany Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
perfect choice as a student desk or a place to keep recipes, and much, much more! Circa early 1900s
Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Country French Regence Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
office, or a compact student's desk in the bedroom, or even in the family room to keep recipes and
Category

Early 20th Century French Régence Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Brass Amber Glass Students Parlor Desk Lamp Lantern
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian period converted electric student lamp that originally burned oil or kerosene
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Oak Secretary ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
phenomenal choice as a student desk, it will serve your family faithfully for generations to come! Circa
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Pair of Kalmar "Student" Modernist Table Lamps, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of beautiful modernist desk lamps, model "student", manufactured in the 1960s by Kalmar
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus Style Desk Lamp by Marks Deluxe
By Christian Dell
Located in Fulton, CA
Articulating desk or students lamp by Marks. Enameled steel and wood. Retains "Marks Deluxe" paper
Category

Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

1960s USSR Kid Desk Chair by Hans Mitzlaff Albrecht Lange
By Hans Mitzlaff Albrecht Lange
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Soviet Union Collectible USSR Student Child School Kid Table Desk and Chair by Hans Mitzlaff
Category

Vintage 1960s Russian Mid-Century Modern Children s Furniture

Materials

Plywood, Beech

E. H. Stafford Mfg. Co. of Chicago School Desk, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
. Designed to serve as the desk for the student behind, it has a folding seat, tray, ink well hole, and
Category

Early 20th Century American Children s Furniture

Materials

Iron

12 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Josef Hoffmann, Falcon, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need several, they will be fabulous
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Student desk with cubby-hole cabinet "PJ-BU-08-B" by Pierre Jeanneret for the famous modernist
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Jean Pascaud Student Desk in oak 1930 - Suede top
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930 Original oak student desk from
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak, Suede

Jean Pascaud Oak Student Desk 1930
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) Original oak desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak

Pierre Jeanneret, Student Desk
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in BREST, FR
Pierre Jeanneret, Student desk with V legs, solid teak and teak veneer. Literature: Page 574 REF
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

Elegant Belgian Oak Student Desk, 1950s
Located in Sylacauga, AL
Belgian oak student desk with elegant lines and lovely patina, 1950s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in BREST, FR
Pierre Jeanneret, student desk for the college of architecture in Chandigarh, India Solid teak, V
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Brass Student Desk Lamp
Located in Middleburg, VA
English Brass student desk lamp with glass shade. Lamp has been re-wired.
Category

Early 20th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pierre Jeanneret, Student Desk for Education Buildings in Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in BREST, FR
Pierre Jeanneret, Student desk with V legs, solid teak and teak veneer. See photo before
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

1946 Students Desk by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
significance in any room of the home. It is similar to another Prouvé students' desk we sold a few years ago
Category

Vintage 1940s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Muriel Coleman "Student" Desk
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Designed and then manufactured by Muriel Coleman's own company "California Contemporary". Ms. Coleman was a leading proponent of California's "Pacifica" design group.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Steel

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk and Office Chair Chandigarh India Circa 1959
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Pierre Jeanneret student desk and office chair Chandigarh India Circa1959 Magnificent set of mid
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Teak

Pierre Jeanneret Chandigarh Student Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Jeanneret Chandigarh student teak desk from the Administrative buildings. Teak. Stenciled
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Desks

Materials

Teak

Student s Desk by Lane Furniture Company
By Lane Furniture
Located in Kingston, NY
Dovetail construction distinguishes this chic MCM piece. Two 4-1/4” deep drawers and one 11” deep file drawer. Tapered legs with brass sabots. Wonderful size. Mint vintage conditi...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage Metal Student Desk and Swivel Chair
Located in New London, CT
Rare, Mid-Century Modern metal desk with cerused-effect formica top and hairpin side legs, matched
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Heywood Wakefield Student Desk with Lucite Handles
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New London, CT
Vintage maple desk just refinished in a clear lacquer with Lucite and nickel handles.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Maple

Swiss Steel Student Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Beautifully patinated steel desk/table from a Swiss school.
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Tables

Emeralite Student Desk Lamp
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Emeralite Lamp Co. which folded at the onset of the Great Depression. Most notable for the student and
Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pierre Jeanneret "Student" Desk Chair
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Altwies, LU
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967). Desk chair in solid teak, flat sloping back and "inverted Y" leg
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Chairs

Materials

Teak

Green Painted Wall-Mounted Student s Desk by the Rowley Gallery
By Rowley Gallery
Located in Babworth, Retford
The front decorated with green stippled paint and pressed ripple borders enclosing a fitted interior to the fold-down top section and storage compartment to the bottom. Both the top ...
Category

Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Poul Kjaerholm Students Desk from the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen
By Rud Rasmussen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Kjærholm Students table Freestanding desk of Oregon pine with black burned iron frame
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Original Student s Desk for Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts by Poul Kjærholm
By Rud Rasmussen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Brussels, BE
Manufactured by the cabinetmaker Rudolf Rasmussen, 1955. Painted Oregon pine top and steel base.   
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Gibbings Desk
Located in New York, NY
Student desk by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb. Mahogany with brass pulls. Refinished in satin
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Brass

PIERRE JEANNERET Desk from the Administrative Building of Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak student desk from the administrative building of the modernist city, Chandigarh, designed by
Category

20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Rare Arne Jacobsen Commissioned Desk
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
design all of it's furniture and fixtures including 18 teacher's desks, students desks, chairs, lighting
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Heywood Wakefield Desk with Bookshelf
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New London, CT
1950s era student desk with built in bookcase. Refinished in a clear coat that unlike the original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Maple

McCobb Style Black Vanity/Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
This is a perfect petite student desk or small vanity (with plenty of drawers) done in the style of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

School Desk by Hammer Co. London
Located in Solebury, PA
This single sized writing or student desk was made by one of the early school furnishings
Category

Early 20th Century British Gothic Revival Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Very Rare Pre-War Child s Desk by Charles Eames Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This student’s desk was designed in 1939 by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen for the Crow Island
Category

Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Laminate

Very Rare Pre-War Child s Desk by Charles Eames Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This student’s desk was designed in 1939 by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen for the Crow Island
Category

Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Laminate

Pierre Jeanneret Teak and Cane Student Chair, Chandigarh, India 1950 s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Stamford, CT
Teak student desk designed by Pierre Jeanneret. Caned seat and back, small attached writing surface
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Armchairs

Materials

Teak, Cane

Antique English student s chest/desk. Mahogany.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English student's chest/desk. Mahogany.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Student Writing Desk by Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
A walnut student or writing desk with natural oil finish comprising a single drawer with a white
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Lacquer, Walnut

1920 s Bronze Bouilotte Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouilotte style student desk lamp from USA in the early 20th century. Very high quality with a
Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pierre Jeanneret Desk and Chair, College of Architecture, Chandigarh, circa 1955
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
rare and highly sought after Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) library student desk and fixed back V leg
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Teak

Early 20th Century Lacquered Hanging Cabinet
By Rowley Gallery
Located in London, GB
An unusual green painted wall-mounted student’s desk by the Rowley Gallery. The front decorated
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Modern student writing table designed by Willy Van Der Meeren (1953).
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modern student writing table designed by Willy Van Der Meeren (1953). Beautiful bent metal
Category

Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Desks

Writing Desk by Paul McCobb, ca. 1955
By Paul McCobb
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
student or writing desk is perfect for a smaller space and has the original hardware. Measures 48" W x
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Science Lab Desk for Two Students
Located in Madison, WI
Vintage lab desk with pull drawer and glass-front, drop-down panel on both sides to accommodate two
Category

20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Dining table or desk by student of Dupre Lafon
Located in New York, NY
Ceruse oak wood that rested over 100 years under water ,"bois de fer".Iron base
Category

20th Century French Dining Room Tables

Heywood Wakefield Student Desk
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New London, CT
Nice size 1950’s maple student desk by Heywood Wakefield with side book shelves.     
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Maple

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pierre Jeanneret student desk of solid teak • Excellent condition for age • Includes certificate
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

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An assortment of used student desks is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique used student desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. Used student desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Used student desks bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Pierre Jeanneret, Heywood-Wakefield Co. and Gio Ponti each produced beautiful used student desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Used Student Desks?

Prices for used student desks start at $475 and top out at $24,000 with the average selling for $2,900.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Desk blotters are used to protect the top of a table or desk. It helps prevent scratches and absorbs dripped or spilled ink and paint. Desk pad is another name for a blotter. You'll find a selection of vintage and antique desk blotters on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is used for writing and is typically favored by women. The desk features a slanted top leather insert, a cupboard, slides and drawers to carry writing essentials. You’ll find a selection of antique Davenport desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables on 1stDibs.