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Desks For Sale
Tove and Edvard Kindt Larsen for Thorald Madsens Mid Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Tove and Edvard Kindt Larsen for Thorald Madsens Mid Century Danish Teak Desk This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 29 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches Great Vintag...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Teak

French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Oak

18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique . A very important rare and Tall Scribing bibliotic secretaire Library desk of a Gentleman or a Lady. ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Metal, Wrought Iron, Metallic Thread

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

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Pine

French 19th century antique writing desk Black Forest hunt Renaissance revival
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French antique 19th century Renaissance revival / Hunt style Writing desk in carved oak. Marvelous decorated hunt style desk with fox head drawers & barley twisted columns....
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks

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Oak

Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s Curved Cornice with single drawer at front Fall Front with Burr walnut veneer & walnut cross banding, Working lock &...
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1920s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This rather straight, very heavy solid oak Viennese baroque folding desk has been carefully restored to its original condition - no replacements! Even the 2 main keys are still there...
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1850s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks

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Brass, Iron

Oak desk with two solid walnut drawers in mid-century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Oak desk in mid-century style with two drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid oak wood and wood covered with nat...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Chrome

Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s. The desk features a burl veneer ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

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Wood, Burl

Antique ARTS &CRAFTS J. M. Young Desk - Stickley era - W8127 - A SPECIAL SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a nice J. M. Young Sons Desk with book holder on each side, in good condition from year 1910. It has been refinished. No repair or replaced parts. Sturdy and Strong - ...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks

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Oak

Axel Larsson Designed Bodafors Desk Cabinet Stunning
Located in New York, NY
This Swedish Modern cabinet was designed by Axel Larsson (1898-1975). It has a drop-down writing flap and has a lock and key (key included). The cabinet has birch oak wood, and...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Birch, Oak

Scandinavian Rosewood Secretary Desk by Brode Blindheim for Sykkylven
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This vintage rosewood secretary desk by Brode Blindheim for Sykkylven, Norway, is a stunning example of Scandinavian design. Crafted from Brazilian rosewood, the desk showcases the e...
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1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

72" Desk or Conference Table by Lehigh Leopold
Located in South Charleston, WV
71 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 28.75". Lehigh Leopold circa 1970. May be used as a conference table or executive desk. An exceptional piece of furniture, over engineered and industrial strengt...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Aluminum, Steel

Italian Mid-Century Walnut Ponti Style Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century walnut desk with a center drawer flanked by 2 shaped front drawers on the right and 3 on the left suppoted on angled legs (style of GIO PONTI) Legs are loose and...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Mahogany, Wood

19th Century, Mahogany Partner Desk from England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb writing desk from the 19th century from English in mahogany. Elegant partner desk which has two drawers in the belt on each of its sides. It is rare to find double-sided writ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Danish Rosewood Desk, Model 56 by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik, 1960
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian desk with a very elegant sleek design. 2 large and 2 small drawers on the front face with a niche between the 2 small drawers. Particularly graceful cross base wh...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks

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Rosewood

Antique Louis XVI Mahogany Ormolu Marble Top Ladies Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Louis XVI Mahogany & Ormolu Marble Top Ladies Desk with Faux Book Front C1920. Measures ...
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

Architect Designed Bespoke Walnut Mid Century Desk Single Drawer
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A very well made architect designed desk made for a Main Line Philadelphia Mid century house by an unknown architect. Great size and proportions. Book matched walnut boards. Single d...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Antique Davenport, Victorian Swivel Top Desk, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Victorian antique Davenport dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850. Riding on the original brass castors beneath the plinth base, this Davenport benefits from the un...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks

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Leather, Rosewood

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

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Metal

19th Century French Kingwood cylinder desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French Kingwood cylinder desk of exceptional quality, the top structure having a pierced brass gallery with a veined marble top and three drawers below with decorative o...
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1890s French Antique Desks

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Kingwood

Louis XV Style Bombe Secretary Inlaid Marquetry, Signed, Henry Dasson.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV style bombe secretary inlaid marquetry, Ormolu Mounted. Signed Henry Dasson. This 19th century bombe tulipwood secretary is built with superior craftsmanship and intricate ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Bronze

Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20. This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with mahogany veneer. The lower part has three cur...
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1810s Danish Empire Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Clean Lined Modern Desk by Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern desk, designed by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1960s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color. The price noted ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

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

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Walnut

Oak desk with three solid oak drawers in mid century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Oak desk in mid-century style with three drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid oak wood and wood covered with n...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Bronze

Regency Desk Mahogany X Frame Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Writing Table. This Quality Table is Raised upon Cross Frame Supports with Original Box Brass castors. The Writing Table Features a Turned Stretcher, 2 x Oak Lined D...
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1980s Regency Vintage Desks

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Mahogany

18th Century French Louis XV Slant Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th Century Louis XV French marquetry bureau de pente, or slant front desk, made with veneers of mahogany, rosewood and tulipwood with oak as a secondary wood. Slant front opens ...
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18th Century European Louis XV Antique Desks

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Brass

Art Deco English Compact Walnut Writing Desk, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this lovely and totally original walnut desk dating from the 1930s. Compact in size this little desk is perfect if the space available is limited and of con...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Figured Walnut Desk, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this exceptional Art Deco English walnut desk of good proportions and dating to the 1930's. A high level of craftsmanship and materials used is evident thro...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks

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Chrome

Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire secretary with bookcase in ash with inlays and marquetry silhouettes of neoclassical Roman images. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers a felt-lined lectern or writing surface flanked by sliding storage compartments, as well as a series of small drawers and a central cabinet. Above desk, are three cupboards and below, there are three long drawers. Northern Germany or from the Danish Jutland region, circa 1815. Note: Green baize on writing surface can be replaced with leather. Measures: 46" wide x 21" deep x 83" high (With desk top open...
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Desks

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Ash

Late 19th Century English Georgian Taste Partner s Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Georgian taste partner's desk, English. Mahogany with ash secondary wood. Quality green leather writing surface with tooling & gilt tooling. Rank of drawers & cabin...
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks

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Ash

Art Deco Desk by NK, Maple Veneer, Argentina, Circa 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk, made of maple veneered wood with inlays, keyholes and ivory strips. By NORDISKA KOMPANIET S:A (1920-1970). Signed by NORDISKA KOMPANIET S,A., BS AIRES, Florida 101. A...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Maple

Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk
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

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Brass

A stunning mid century modern teak secretary desk made in Denmark, circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning mid century modern teak secretary desk made in Denmark, circa 1960s. Crafted by renowned maker CENTURY, this piece features clean lines, a darker warm teak grain, and time...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Wood

Jerome Jerry Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with turquose colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

A Fine French Modernist Solid Oak Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French modernist solid oak writing table with one drawer.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Bronze

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk The desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches The retur...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Walnut

Art Deco Machine Age International Style Chrome Black Desk Attr Gilbert Rohde
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, International style, Bauhaus desk or vanity in chrome, black painted wood with red faux leather insert possibly Fabrik...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks

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Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Custom English Partners Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Featuring handsomely grained mahogany on raised side panels, this partners desk would make an attractive addition to any office. From its antiqued, hand tooled leather top to its fou...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or reception area in a business setting. It feat...
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2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks

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Mahogany

Sculptural Green Wood Segment Desk by David Vu - Customizable
By David Vu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from the conceptual forms of Hiroshi Sugimoto, the Segment desk by Brooklyn designer David Vu starts with the exploration of simple geo...
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2010s American Modern Desks

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Maple, Plywood

Architectural Oak Dining Table with Parquet Top, France, 1950s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Architectural Oak Dining Table with Parquet Top, France, 1950s Form distilled to mass and rhythm — a collector’s piece of sculptural restraint. This commanding French oak dining tab...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks

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Oak

French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very elegant French late 18th century Louis XV period oak desk/side table. The table is raised by lovely slender cabriole legs with fine hoof feet. The apron displays ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks

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Brass

Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers Edwards and Roberts. Moulded cornice over arched glazed panel doors with green fabric lined interior above a rolled front inlaid fan, shell and scroll decoration. Pull out embossed green leather writing surface above graduated drawers on narrow feet: stamped "Edwards and Roberts" on top drawers edge. Famous cabinetry makers. The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, ‘Antique and Modern Cabinet...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

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Leather, Glass, Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale mahogany cylinder desk in the Louis XVI style; the superstructure with rectangular galleried bleu turquin marble top over four frieze drawers, the paneled cylinder f...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Austro-Hungarian Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wearing a layer of Austrian walnut root veneer, this secrétaire has a unique grain that one does not often see; it swirls and undulates across the surface drawing the eye along in a ...
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19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Desks

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Walnut, Burl

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood & marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix) , circa 1770. The desk is finely inlaid on all sides, ther...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Desks

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Ormolu

Mid-Century Pen Shell Desk or Writing Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in a pen shell mosaic with three drawers in the case having brass highlights on elegant legs with ball feet. Signed Maitland-Smith in drawer.
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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Shell

Antique English Regency Mahogany Kneehole Desk c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique English Regency Mahogany Kneehole Desk, dating back to circa 1820, is a striking example of the elegant and functional furniture of the Regency period. Its rich mahogany...
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1820s English Regency Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Stunning Hardwood Brass Military Campaign Workstation Desk for Home Computer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Military Campaign style home office desk / workstation This piece was specially designed to house a tower PC, you have the space on ...
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20th Century English Campaign Desks

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Brass

18th Century English Kashmir Walnut Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a slant front secretary or bureau made in England circa 1780. It is made of Kashmir walnut (the finest cut of burr walnut) and walnut. The top, ...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks

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Walnut

French Brutalist Oak Dining Table, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
"Architecture is not about space but about time." — Vito Acconci A commanding expression of French Brutalist design, this solid oak dining table embraces monolithic proportions an...
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1940s French Brutalist Vintage Desks

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Oak

19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a top quality, unusual mid-Victorian copy of a Chippendale carved desk. The top drawer of the desk, when opened, reveals a rising writing panel and two lift up panels with...
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Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Italian Mid century Executive Table Desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani , 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Mid-century Italian desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, crafted in the 1950s. This elegant piece features six front drawers with the distinctive “grissinato” motif and original brass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Brass

1960s Pilastro Multi-Color Two Section Wall Mount Desk with Drawers and Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Pilastro multi-color wall mount desk with double drawers and adjustable shelves. An energetic industrial style desk with white and orange enameled shelves, textured white ename...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

Swedish 19th century hand painted pine escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine escritoire writing desk circa 1870. We are pleased to offer this rustic escritoire, made from solid pine and hand painted on the outside using a ra...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Desks

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Pine, Paint

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Asymmetrical Z Shape Base Low Profile Desk Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak asymmetrical z shape base low profile desk mint!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Teak

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.