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Desks For Sale
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is an 19th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The sloping fall inlaid with flowers enclosing a shaped interior of drawers and pigeon holes. The ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Studio BBPR, Olivetti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Desk, Metal, 1950s
By Studio BBPR
Located in Manhasset, NY
Studio BBPR, Olivetti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Industrial Desk, Metal, Red Faux Leather, 1950s
Designed by Studio BBPR for the Arco series by Olivetti Arredamenti Metallici, Ivr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Arts
Crafts Flame Mahogany Knee Hole Writing Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts flame mahogany knee hole writing desk.
This superb desk is in one piece it has twin pedestals with a shelved cupboard and a con...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Hollywood Regency Whitecraft Desk, Vanity
Armchair Green Finish American, 1970
By Whitecraft
Located in Miami, FL
Hollywood Regency bamboo & reed desk, writing table or vanity with glass top and matching armchair in olive green finish.
Features 2 drawers with hand carv...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
André Monpoix desk for Meubles TV, 1960
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Located in LYON, FR
Teak desk from the 1960s by André Monpoix (René Gabriel Prize winner in 1962).
TV furniture edition. This desk was not widely distributed, unlike the sideboards by the same designer...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Desk/bonheur Du Jour
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb Louis XVI/Directoire style marquetry desk/bonheur du jour with musical motifs. The top features an inset marble slab surrounded by a gilt bronze gallery. The upper section ope...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fully Restored Harrods Kennedy Brown Leather Military Campaign Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage, Harrods London retailed, REH Kennedy made, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather w...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The unusual table with adjustable height stand and side cabinet with shelves for storage.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th-Century French Provençal Cherrywood Writing Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A charming 19th-century Provençal writing desk, exquisitely hand-carved from solid cherrywood. This elegant piece features five smooth-gliding drawers adorned with original brass han...
Category
19th Century French Country Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying the form of a Govenor Winthrop drop front desk with early English Jacobean...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby holes.
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Studio Crafted by John Kapel Cherry Wood Desk
By John Kapel
Located in Denton, TX
Very Rare Custom Made John Kapel Sculpted Cherry Wood Desk. Incredible wood grains. Very sturdy and solid. This desk is very unique and hard to come by. As pictured- John Kapel makin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Cherry
Small flap desk panelled in bois de violette, Genoa, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Small flap desk panelled in bois de violette, Genoa, 18th century, the molded calatoia is inlaid with rhombus motifs and conceals inside a frame with six small drawers, three compart...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
French Louis XIV Style Leather Top Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made in France. A Louis XV style desk with brown tooled leather shaped top and brass banded edge with shell form mounts on the corners. The dark wood frame with lighter wood for the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Hand Carved Walnut Writing Desk and Cane Armchair
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century hand carved set of walnut writing desk resting on lion's paws with three front drawers and with matching armchair covered with cane.
Very good original condition with no...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Located in Montreal, QC
A rare and important Sheraton period painted satinwood cheveret in original finish and with original painted floral swags and garlands. The superstructure with fitted book carrier; the stand with two short drawers above a secretaire drawer, fitted with a writing slide, with shaped under-tier and on square tapering legs.
This is a rather rare form, but to find it in satinwood, painted and in the original finish is very rare indeed. This little desk was made for personal correspondence; billets doux and was already old when Jane Austin...
Category
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
A Rare Austrian Biedermeier Writing Desk, chest of drawers, walnut root head venee...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Burl
French 19th Century Louis XVI Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This magnificent French Louis XVI Desk is made of marquetry of rosewood and leather top. It has 2 extensions on each side of the desk and each extension is 10”W.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Queen Anne Walnut Secretary with Chinoiserie Decorated Interior
Located in Westwood, NJ
The secretary with chinoiserie decorated Interior exemplifies the refined balance of elegance and utility that defined early 18th-century English furniture. Crafted in richly figured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Wood
Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top
Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed brown leather top, bronze dore mounts, column legs, and three drawers.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
J H Quistgaard for Lovig Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
J H Quistgaard for Lovig Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
This desk measures: 63.25 wide x 31.25 deep x 33.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27 inches
The height to the work surfac...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Desk - Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid Century Desk or dressing table with our Mangrove primavera veneer with inset breakfront top with brushed nickel finish fittings and sitting on brass finish splayed and tapered le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
$3,495 / item
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretary Desk w/ Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Mahogany, Brass Accents, Original Green Felt
Dimensions:
47.50”H x 32.50”W x 19.25”D
Table Height 28.25
This elegant French Louis ...
Category
1920s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Rectangular red desk by Maison Charles
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Maison Charles (since 1908)
Rectangular desk in burgundy and black lacquer, with three sliding drawers in the apron
Resting on an architectural base of interwoven steel slats
Circa ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French mahogany bronze mounted secretary desk with bookcase top exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of late 19th to early 20th century French furniture. Constructed ...
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Desks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage desk teak 1960s Danish
Located in Lemmer, NL
Vintage desk 1960s Danish teak
Period 1960s
Design Unknown Denmark
Condition Good with signs of wear/restoration/broken middle lock;
Size 75 x 124 x 54 cm (H x W x D)
Detai...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Maitland Smith Fossil Stone Inlaid Bronze Mount Vanity /Ladies Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Maitland smith Fossil stone inlaid, bronze mount and curved design vanity table/ladies desk, elegant flair design curved legs and 4 felt lined draws.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Precious Stone
New Darck Ziricote wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg Desk Made to Order
Located in SENLIS, OISE
"Shanghai" desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
There are two drawers in the structure.
PLease ask for a shipping quote to get ...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
1940
s Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel of stylized Egyptian women and a chariot...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Glass, Birch
American Folk Art Marquetry Furniture, Suite of Five Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Folk Art marquetry furniture (California), suite of five pieces. Desk, side chair, lounge chair, ottoman, and coffee table. All pieces constructed of multiple, intricate, thick laminates forming striking symmetrical pattern of dazzling compositions. Unrestored except for linseed oil sealed surfaces. Measurements: Chair 30" W x 27" D x 38" H, seat 18", lounge chair 30" W x 27.5" D x 38" H, seat 18" H, ottoman 23" W x 15" D x 16" H, coffee table 37" W x 19" D x 20" H, desk 50...
Category
1930s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine, Fir
British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo Leather Clad Desk by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Mid Century desk crafted with a faux bamboo frame having a faux tortoise finish featuring tooled leather panels on the top, front, side and back, lower tier storage and be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
1990 Thomas Moser Library Desk in Solid Cherry Hardwood 72x48 in 2x Available
By Thomas Moser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Library Desk, designed by Thomas Moser and produced by Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers based in Auburn, Maine. This piece dates back to 1990. This desk is comprised of cherry woo...
Category
1990s American Modern Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Cherry
Turn of the Century Carlton House Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Inlaid Mahogany Turn of the Century Desk
1905
Mahogany Carlton House style desk. Moulded and curved upper section with three quarter pierced...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Desks
Materials
Walnut
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
ANTIQUE VICTORiAN HARDWOOD PEDESTAL DESK WITH TOOLED LEATHER TOP
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
A fine-quality antique Victorian mahogany pedestal desk, dating from the late 19th century, with a rich patina and original charm. This traditional piece has a...
Category
20th Century British Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Raphael Raffel two tiered vanity or writing desk in blonde sycamore and bronze with a thick glass top, of note, are the tapering legs and the elegant curved design. Signed on...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Sycamore
Rare American Modern Cerused Oak Desk by Jay Spectre
Located in Queens, NY
Rare American Modern Cerused Oak Desk by Jay Spectre
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Custom Oversized High Gloss Lacquer Desk
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom oversized high gloss lacquer desk with mirrored stainless steel X band legs. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
$16,800 / item
Bamboo, Rattan And Brass Desk By Dal Vera, Italy, 1960s
By Dal Vera
Located in Charmes, FR
Mid-century modern 1960s bamboo and woven rattan desk with 4 side drawers with brass handles typical of the famous manufacturer Dal Vera. The organic beauty of the woven materials is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Bamboo
Giaiotti desk and display case, 1960s, set of 2
Located in Manzano, IT
Professional set consisting of executive desk and matching display case, designed and made in Italy in the 1960s by designer Giaiotti, to furnish executive offices with style, functi...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Modern Antique Desks
Materials
Iron
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Brass Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) mahogany kneehole desk having a vanity panel front and two pedestal sides with fluted trim containing several lockable drawers under a brown ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
Hans Wegner GETAMA Executive Floating Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hans Wegner for Getama Executive Floating Desk. Finished back so can float on room. Key included. Oak and Mahogany.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist glass top desk.
Mahogany with fruitwood inlay details, patinated brass sabots, original glass top.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
C. 1958 Gordon Bunshaft of SOM / Alcoa / GF Studios Italic Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a custom Italic Desk, designed by Alcoa / Reynolds / GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a co...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter Neat Front of House Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Restaurant Clerks Desk Greeting Station, Greeter
A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartme...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary Chest, Biedermeier walnut secretary with cabinet below. Desk has four small drawers and a letter shelf. Cab...
Category
19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
$10,500
Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century walnut and elm bureau in in the Queen Anne style, having a lovely figured and inlaid fall which opens to reveal various drawers and compa...
Category
1910s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
This desk measures: 44.25 wide x 21 deep x 29.75 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches
We take our photos...
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Desks
Materials
Metal
Bureau "Nomos" Norman Foster plateau bois et pieds aluminium par Vitra XX Siècle
Located in London, England
Le bureau "Nomos", conçu par le célèbre architecte et designer Norman Foster en 1935, représente une véritable référence en matière de design industriel, alliant robustesse et polyva...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Space Age Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Paul McCobb Refinished Blond Maple Student Desk (model 1560)
By Paul McCobb
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century blond maple student desk with a rectangular desktop supported on the left by two drawers with circular knob pulls resting on two short...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Maple
18th Century Baroque Secretaire, South German, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique 18th century Baroque secretaire, South German, probably Lake of Constance region, circa 1750-1760.
Elaborate bombe shaped Baroque secretaire with beautiful walnut, elmwood an...
Category
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Custom Desk with Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for General Fireproofing Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is a one of a kind, custom designed partners desk with credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for the General Fireproofing Company, also know as GF and Go...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour Ladies Desk circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
-Gorgeous French antique bonheur du jour desk
- We date this to circa 1880
- Hand crafted from walnut this really is a museum quality collect...
Category
1880s Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Desk in Wood by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful wooden desk made by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Residence Vips in the 70's.
The desk is made entirely of wood and has hard and minimalist lines. It is composed of 6 smaller ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,322 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck AT325 Desk in Rosewood and Steel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Rosewood and Steel Desk, Model AT 325, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck in Denmark in 1960. This example was executed with a rosewood top, having two lockable sh...
Category
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Drafting Table and Utility Cart, Blackened Steel and Gray Glass by Force/Collide
Located in Seattle, WA
Designed and made-to-order in our Seattle studio with artists, architects, drafters, designers and creatives in mind, the Drafting Table and Utility Cart ...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Sheet Metal
Desk, Denmark, 1960s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Danish teak desk from the 1960s.
Desk in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 75 cm / width 139 cm / depth 69 cm
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
$2,468 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts and Crafts Pine Reception Desk, Restaurant Greeter This is a fabulous piec
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Pine Reception Desk, Restaurant Greeter
This is a fabulous piece of Arts and Crafts Design in Golden Pine, it is decorated with arches and leaf shaped in the Arts an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Pine
George 111 Period Mahogany
inlaid Kneehole desk
Located in Dereham, GB
George 111 Period Mahogany & inlaid Kneehole desk
Mahogany top with Satinwood Banded inlay, &
Centre Fan inlay & 4 quarter fan inlays
Kneehole Base with 7 Drawers,
Satinwood Bandin...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$1,643 Sale Price
20% Off
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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