Desks
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century Desks
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze
1870s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks
Mahogany
1950s French Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood, Leather
Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s South American Vintage Desks
Rosewood
19th Century High Victorian Antique Desks
Birch
Late 20th Century American Desks
Laminate, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Marble
Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century British George I Antique Desks
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
1930s French Empire Vintage Desks
Kingwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Desks
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Velvet, Wood
2010s French Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Desks
Leather, Birdseye Maple
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
18th Century European Antique Desks
Nutwood
1920s Georgian Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Vintage Desks
Wood
19th Century English Antique Desks
Rosewood
19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Hardwood
2010s Polish Post-Modern Desks
Wood
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s European Modern Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
2010s French Organic Modern Desks
Ash
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks
Ebony, Amboyna
Early 18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks
Satinwood
1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desks
Fruitwood, Satinwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Early 18th Century Antique Desks
Brass
1980s French Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Bronze
17th Century Antique Desks
Wood
18th Century English Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Desks
Wood
19th Century Antique Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Desks
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Desks
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks
Aluminum
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Wood
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks
Lacquer
Early 1800s George I Antique Desks
Walnut
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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