Desks
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Beech
1990s American Post-Modern Desks
Steel
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
2010s Italian Desks
Wood
2010s Chippendale Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century American Rustic Antique Desks
Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
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Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Ash, Oak
Late 19th Century British Adam Style Antique Desks
Satinwood
20th Century German Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Hardwood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s Czech Vintage Desks
Oak
1790s English George III Antique Desks
1940s American Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Desks
Steel
1790s American Federal Antique Desks
Birch, Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks
Steel, Chrome
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Brass
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks
Ash
20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Hardwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Metal, Chrome
2010s American Regency Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Desks
Aluminum
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1740s Italian Louis XV Antique Desks
Nutwood
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks
Chrome
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Birch
Late 20th Century American Desks
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Metal, Steel
Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Sycamore, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Bronze
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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