Desks
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Brass
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Wood, Satinwood
Early 20th Century American Desks
Oak
1970s American Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks
Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1970s English Country Vintage Desks
Oak
1860s European High Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Oak, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx
Early 2000s French Desks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar, Oak
Early 20th Century Desks
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Antique Desks
Walnut, Glass
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Desks
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Walnut, Glass
1940s French Directoire Vintage Desks
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Desks
Wood
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 20th Century Desks
Lucite
1880s Gothic Antique Desks
Pine
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Rosewood
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
19th Century French Antique Desks
Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks
Metal
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
19th Century Antique Desks
Walnut
1930s Polish Vintage Desks
Oak
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks
Lacquer
1980s Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Beech
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Leather, Faux Bamboo, Hardwood
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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