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Desks For Sale
Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Egon Ostergaard
Located in Markington, GB
sought after unusual Secretary in teak with locking roll-top door, a selection of small drawers and storage compartments as well as a hidden pull-out black worktop. Also features thr...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard
Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard

Mid Century 1960s Scandi Roll Top Bureau / Desk in Teak by Egon Ostergaard

$478 Sale Price
74% Off
Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
AN EXCEPTIONAL MUSEUM QUALITY, ITALIAN, RENAISANCE WALNUT CASSETTONE WITH A FITTED BUREAU IN THE UPPER PART & EXCEPTIONAL BAMBOCCI CARVING, LOMBARDY - This exceptionally rare, museum quality, piece of early furniture was conceived and crafted as an artwork of the finest quality of its time. Throughout time it has been a luxurious, statement piece which has protected it, and fortunately it has survived in virtually, original condition. - This magnificent cassettone exudes the character and quality of the finest, late-Renaissance furniture. Northern Italian Renaissance furniture often had the sides, legs or angles, 'a Bambocci', incorporating carved figures which were considered unique sculptures in their own right. - The putti on this cassettone are beautifully carved and of sculptural quality. Each angel has one arm raised to heaven, a poignant touch. - The lion’s paw feet are a classical feature and make a great statement. - This cassettone was conceived to have visual impact through the quality of the carving, as well as being very practical with the writing compartment fitted in the top part. - It has survived in very original condition with a few small repairs and losses, and the colour and patina are warm and lustrous. - This cassettone is illustrated Illustrated in C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p. 45, one of the seminal works on Lombardy furniture, and has been in two renowned collections. The hinged top in two sections faced with a solid moulded edge. The front part has a fall front and opens to reveal a writing compartment. The fall front retains its original lock and is concealed with a false drawer which is above three drawers. All with moulded panels, escutcheons and retaining the original iron handles. The front ends have exceptional, bambocci, carved putti raising their arms to heaven above trailing foliage. Standing on magnificent lion's-head carved feet. The sides are panelled. Exceptional original colour and patina. Literature : Illustrated in C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p. 45. A Gonzalez-Palacois, Il mobile in Liguria, Genova, 1996 illustrates related pieces Measures: Length 147 ½ cm. 58 in, height 104 cm. 41 in, depth 75 cm. 29½ in, Provenance: Coll. Private Azzate The Collection of Sandro and Lidia Orsi, Ca’ Mera, Varese. Regarded as one of the most beautiful homes in Lombardy, Ca’ Mera, the country house of Sandro and Lidia Orsi was filled with beautiful objects from many different epochs. A renowned antiquarian from Milan, over his lifetime Sandro and his wife Lidia revived the Renaissance and Baroque character of the house and instilled their own unique vision into the interiors, which culminated with the creation of a Kunst – or Wunderkammer. “I have never seen such an example of poetical taste”, Sir John Pope...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy
Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy

Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy

$54,710
Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk
By Drexel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A masterpiece of classic design, this vintage writing desk by renowned maker Drexel embodies the grace and sophistication of the French Provincial style. The desk's exquisite silhoue...
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk
Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk

Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk

$2,250
Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century French desk with the original tooled leather top now aged to perfection over a two drawer case decorated with bronze ormolu and inlaid marquetry on elegant ta...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat

$11,900
Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Writing Desk in Pine
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely and well-crafted Jugendstil desk in pine with upper cabinet resting over a writing table offering open shelving & closed storage. Top has a carved bonnet with stylized flowers and open carvings with turned finials on the corners. Writing table offers one long storage...
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1890s German Jugendstil Antique Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Writing Desk in Pine
Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Writing Desk in Pine

Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Writing Desk in Pine

$3,250
Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped twice A Beurdeley a Paris on the crosspieces. Elegant Louis XV style double-side desk in lacquered wood and gilded bronze. It is adorned on all sides, in foliated bronze car...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890

$103,824 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Italian Desk with Drawers and Brass Details
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, rosewood, maple, walnut, brass, Italy, 1950s This Italian desk from the 1950s brings together different types of wood in a way that highlights both craftsmanship and c...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Desk with Drawers and Brass Details
Mid-Century Italian Desk with Drawers and Brass Details

Mid-Century Italian Desk with Drawers and Brass Details

$7,750
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk Year 1930 French Wood Finish: polyurethanic lacquer. It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface. The quality of the furniture and the exotic woo...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood

Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood

$89,500
1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Partners Desk or Executive Table, Model 2485, designed in 1961. It was manufactured in the 1960s by Knoll International. It features a walnut top that sits o...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers
1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers

1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk in Walnut and Chrome with Four Drawers

$8,000
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
By Davis Allen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk This desk measures: 65.25 wide x 32.25 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 26 inches All pieces of furniture can...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk

Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Executive Desk

$4,795
Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Crawley, GB
A Beautiful early-Victorian walnut Davenport fitted with four side drawers and raised on carved scroll supports.With a lift lid desk with 2 internal d...
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Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport
Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport

Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport

$2,073 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Boulle Mazarin desk, having wonderful classical scrolling decoration and subjects inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk

$38,297 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Toscana Vanity Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The organic modern Toscana vanity table is a captivating blend of natural beauty and c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple

Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple

$11,272 / item
Sykkylven Brode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s
By Brode Blindheim
Located in Hamburg, PA
A stunning and very beautiful Rosewood Desk for Brode Blindheim by Sykky Iven circa 1960s. This amazing slant front desk is structured on a refined stretcher base. The cabinet has wo...
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1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Sykkylven Brode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s
Sykkylven Brode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s

Sykkylven Brode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s

$2,450
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding columns and a small locking door. The low...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk

$6,300
19th Century Mahogany Two-drawer Desk Or Writing Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 19th century mahogany writing table from England Very beautiful desk that has the perfect size neither too big nor too small. Ideal for working Elegant desk that has two dra...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Two-drawer Desk Or Writing Table
19th Century Mahogany Two-drawer Desk Or Writing Table

19th Century Mahogany Two-drawer Desk Or Writing Table

$3,263
Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk, wood, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Desk, Wood, Italy, 1960s

$8,543
Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
An oval Louis XVI style writing desk. Three panels of black leather are framed with a scrolled gilt border. Four dovetailed drawers with beveled paneled fronts, open with round brass...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk
Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk

Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk

$2,895
Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Lafayette, IN
Excellent vintage writing desk in the Viking Oak style by the Romweber Furniture Co. of Batesville, IN. This charming desk features wonderful relief carved details, solid oak constru...
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1940s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber
Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber

Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber

$999 Sale Price / set
66% Off
Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century Magnificent ebene desk by the cabinetmaker Joseph Bertin from the 19th century with the manufacturer's signature and stamp. This des...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century

Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century

$14,238
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant antique Italian writing desk. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant turn...
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1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk

$5,695 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Empire Style Elegant Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Introducing this elegant Italian desk dating back to the 20th century. An extremely refined desk, inspired by the Empire style. Featuring a linear design with black ebonized column ...
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20th Century Italian Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze

Italian Empire Style Elegant Writing Desk
Italian Empire Style Elegant Writing Desk

Italian Empire Style Elegant Writing Desk

$2,468 Sale Price
58% Off
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desks

Materials

Bronze

Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s

Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s

$172,052
Important Desk by Brunce Burdick (1933-2021) for Herman Miller Editor
By Bruce Burdick
Located in Paris, FR
Large corner desk in lacquered metal, aluminum, glass and black plastic, comprising two glass tops, one round, the other rectangular, fitted with a pedestal with two drawers and shel...
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1970s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Important Desk by Brunce Burdick (1933-2021) for Herman Miller Editor
Important Desk by Brunce Burdick (1933-2021) for Herman Miller Editor

Important Desk by Brunce Burdick (1933-2021) for Herman Miller Editor

$13,384
Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This elegant mid-century Italian design desk was designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. The piece is characterized by a refined design that alternates soft and rounded lines with a...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s

Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s

$3,702 Sale Price
29% Off
Antique English Jacobean Carved Oak Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1920s
By Berkey Gay Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique English Jacobean side-by-side double bookcase cabinet with chest of drawers and drop front secretary desk In the manner of Berkey and Gay England, Circa 1920...
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1920s English Jacobean Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Jacobean Carved Oak Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1920s
Antique English Jacobean Carved Oak Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1920s

Antique English Jacobean Carved Oak Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1920s

$3,995
Antique Louis XV Style Provincial Fruitwood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style provincial fruitwood desk, 19th century. With a 6 board rectangular top, the front side of the desk with two frieze drawers, the back side with false drawer fr...
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XV Style Provincial Fruitwood Desk
Antique Louis XV Style Provincial Fruitwood Desk

Antique Louis XV Style Provincial Fruitwood Desk

$1,750 Sale Price
36% Off
1820s English Mahogany Partner s Desk with Greek Key Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th-century English mahogany partner's desk. A tooled gilt Greek key pattern borders the molded black leather top, and on either side, two sets of four stacked drawers and one...
Category

19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

1820s English Mahogany Partner s Desk with Greek Key Leather Top
1820s English Mahogany Partner s Desk with Greek Key Leather Top

1820s English Mahogany Partner s Desk with Greek Key Leather Top

$12,000
French Designer, Desk, Mahogany, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained mahogany and brass desk designed and produced in France, c. 1930s. Provenance: Decorators-commissioned house in Biarritz. Minor to moderate imperfections throughout....
Category

1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Designer, Desk, Mahogany, France, 1930s
French Designer, Desk, Mahogany, France, 1930s

French Designer, Desk, Mahogany, France, 1930s

$13,500
Professionally Restored Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Executive Walnut Desk
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a beautifully restored Mid-Century Modern walnut executive desk featuring a unique boomerang-shaped top with stunning walnut grain. A shared mechanism locks all four drawers when the bolt on the center desk drawer is locked. Stamped “Jackson Desk...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

Professionally Restored Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Executive Walnut Desk
Professionally Restored Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Executive Walnut Desk

Professionally Restored Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Executive Walnut Desk

$3,950
Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster London, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An extremely fine circa 1820 side or writing table by legendary English cabinetmaking firm of Gillows of Lancaster and London of rectangular form having an exquisitely grained solid ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster London, circa 1820
Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster London, circa 1820

Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster London, circa 1820

$8,975
Bureau design Bauhaus en tube chromé et chêne massif par Kovona 1960 s
By Kovona
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Bureau design Bauhaus en tube chromé et chêne massif par Kovona 1960's Le mobilier Kovona, produit en Tchécoslovaquie dès les années 1930, s’inscrit dans la mouvance du Bauhaus par ...
Category

1960s Czech Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Bureau design Bauhaus en tube chromé et chêne massif par Kovona 1960 s
Bureau design Bauhaus en tube chromé et chêne massif par Kovona 1960 s

Bureau design Bauhaus en tube chromé et chêne massif par Kovona 1960 s

$3,797
Modern Menir Console Table, Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Menir Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Menir quartz console table draws inspiration from the standing stones of ancient Alentejo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks

Materials

Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble

Modern Menir Console Table, Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Modern Menir Console Table, Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple

Modern Menir Console Table, Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple

$8,899
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

$7,800
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk This desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches The depth including the return is 78 inches All pie...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk

$6,495 / set
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk This desk measures: 54 wide x 33 deep x 35.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25.75 inches The height to the des...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk

John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk

$3,947
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls made by Uniflex. Great low desk or vanity very unique design. Made in Denmark. Located in Brooklyn NYC. Measures 60” x 20” x 26”...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Teak

Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls
Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls

Danish modern teak low desk with large square pulls

$2,400
Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Industrial looking aged Zinc Top Desk, or small Kitchen Table or possible Craft Table. The Zinc Dining Table was carefully aged and clear-coated for prot...
Category

2010s American Industrial Desks

Materials

Zinc

Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.
Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.

Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.

$2,400
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a two part mahogany secretary desk with bookcase top in the Chippendale style, featuring a swan’s neck split pediment with flaming urn finials surmounting two arched glass...
Category

Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top

$12,000
1970 Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk. Single center drawer. Beautiful wood.
Category

1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

1970 Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk
1970 Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk

1970 Mid Century Modern Elegant Ladies Writing Desk

$2,688 Sale Price
20% Off
Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality large antique George III mahogany bureau having a superb quality mahogany fall opening to reveal a fitted interior co...
Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Other

Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

$4,438
Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Desktop Organizer
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern teak desktop organizer. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear...
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Desktop Organizer
Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Desktop Organizer

Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Desktop Organizer

$895
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The top of this desk is 18th century, while the base, beau...
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

$4,800
Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English pedestal desk of mahogany, featuring a moulded top inset with an embossed leather, over a frieze with one long drawer fl...
Category

19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany
Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany

Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany

$9,850
Small School Desk in Oak, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Small school desk in oak 1900 with vintage porcelain inkwell. Dimension height 73 cm for a width of 50 cm and a depth of 44 cm. Additional informa...
Category

19th Century Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Small School Desk in Oak, 1900
Small School Desk in Oak, 1900

Small School Desk in Oak, 1900

$474
Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
By Black Forest
Located in Portland, OR
A very good carved walnut Swiss German Black Forest writing box, folding desk desk, Brienz Switzerland, circa 1890. The slant front is finely carved in relief with a design of quills...
Category

1880s German Black Forest Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk

Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk

$1,225
Swedish Modern Rosewood Mahogany Rolltop Desk by Egon Ostergaard for SMI
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A refined example of Swedish Modern design, this rosewood and mahogany cylinder rolltop desk by Egon Ostergaard for Sven Mobelindustri was crafted in Sweden during the 1960s. The bea...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Swedish Modern Rosewood Mahogany Rolltop Desk by Egon Ostergaard for SMI
Swedish Modern Rosewood Mahogany Rolltop Desk by Egon Ostergaard for SMI

Swedish Modern Rosewood Mahogany Rolltop Desk by Egon Ostergaard for SMI

$3,600
Chinoiserie Style Desk Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960 s
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et-Cetera collection, a timeless masterpiece from th...
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1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Style Desk Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960 s
Chinoiserie Style Desk Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960 s

Chinoiserie Style Desk Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960 s

$6,850 / set
Jorge Zalszupin. Rare Desk "Diplomate", c. 1960. 72 x 210 x 110 cm
By L’Atelier, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in PARIS, FR
Jorge Zalszupin (1922–2020) Rare Desk "Diplomate", c. 1960 This rare and sculptural “Diplomate” desk, designed by Jorge Zalszupin circa 1960, is a striking example of Brazilian mode...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Jorge Zalszupin. Rare Desk "Diplomate", c. 1960. 72 x 210 x 110 cm
Jorge Zalszupin. Rare Desk "Diplomate", c. 1960. 72 x 210 x 110 cm

Jorge Zalszupin. Rare Desk "Diplomate", c. 1960. 72 x 210 x 110 cm

$37,970
French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period design is remarkable with its straight, classic...
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2010s French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange Gray
French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange Gray

French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange Gray

$5,090 / item
Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH WORN AND PATINATED PINE TAVERN TABLE Circa the mid-19th century, with three drawers in the apron Item # 402VDP08Z A richly worn tavern table with a wonderful all-over surfac...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Pine

Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk
Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk

Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk

$3,900
Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish inlaid Art Deco or neoclassical executive desk, Sweden, circa 1930s. Exterior golden elm, flame birch, mahogany. The front two doors are paneled and inlaid with intarsia of e...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Birch, Elm, Jacaranda

Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk
Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk

Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Executive Desk

$9,235
Peter Hvidt/Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for Ludvig Pontoppidan Rosewood Executive Desk
By Ludvig Pontoppidan, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Peter Hvidt
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for Ludvig Pontoppidan Mid Century Danish Rosewood Executive Desk This desk measures: 82.75 wide x 35.25 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair cleara...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Peter Hvidt/Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for Ludvig Pontoppidan Rosewood Executive Desk
Peter Hvidt/Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for Ludvig Pontoppidan Rosewood Executive Desk

Peter Hvidt/Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for Ludvig Pontoppidan Rosewood Executive Desk

$20,795
20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Lombard bureau from the second half of the 20th century. A curved furniture in the Louis XV style, veneered in elm and burl, of beautiful lines and proportions. The bureau features t...
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1970s Italian Louis XV Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970
20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970

20th Century Wood Lombard Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1970

$5,695
Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well made and very decorative Drop Front Desk with boldly carved Scallop Shells, intricate brass Bat Wing pulls and escutcheons, four dove tail construction drawers, Gallery top an...
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19th Century Chippendale Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration
Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration

Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration

$550
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935
By André Lurcat
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by André Lurçat and probably manufactured by Thonet. Chrome plated tubular steel, stained oak veneer, circa 1930.
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935

$8,068
William French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century William A French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk in great antique condition. Refinished top in near perfect condition
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

William French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1890s
William French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1890s

William French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1890s

$3,995
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
By Jos De Mey
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk sideboard, bureau secretaire.The honey-colored sideboard desk has been made of an ash veneer wood and brass feet. It ...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

$3,215
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive size 19th century French provincial writing table or desk. The table is constructed from fruitwood with a warm patina and lovely wood grain patterns. Fronted by a single s...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk

19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk

$1,875 Sale Price
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2020 Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen CH110 Executive Desk Walnut Stainless 2x Avail
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a CH110 Executive desk, originally designed by Hans Wegner in 1970. This particular example was produced by Carl Hansen in Denmark in the 2020. The desk is comprised of both ...
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2010s Danish Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

2020 Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen CH110 Executive Desk Walnut Stainless 2x Avail
2020 Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen CH110 Executive Desk Walnut Stainless 2x Avail

2020 Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen CH110 Executive Desk Walnut Stainless 2x Avail

$16,000 / item

Vintage and Antique Desks for Sale — Shop Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Desks, Art Deco Desks and Other Desks and Tables on 1stDibs

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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