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Desks For Sale
French Napoleon III Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unusual 19th-century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in wood with yellow metal filets, a mat top, a top with golden metal rails, four little drawers, and a wide lower one with a...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
Antique Early American 19th Century Pine Plantation Desk
Located in Forney, TX
An early American 19th century pine plantation desk with nicely aged patina.
Born in the Mid-Atlantic region / Southern United States, circa 1800s, hand-crafted of solid pine wood with mellow warm tone and rich grain patterns, primitive one-piece construction, having a stepped molded cornice above a tall pair of paneled cabinet doors, opening to reveal an interior fitted with shelves and divided slots for documents, plank boarded back with old metal patch, over a lift-top writing slope with spacious storage underneath, the apron adorned with simple decorative pilasters...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare Bonheur Du Jour with gilt brass mounts and exquisite marquetry inlay with French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted.
A Louis XVI Style 19th Century piece with four uppe...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Crescent Desk - Modern White Lacquered Desk with Brass Legs
Located in London, GB
The Crescent collection is inspired by the graceful curvature of the antique arches, intertwined between them to bring its architectural majesty into our houses. It's a structure made of lacquered wood and brass legs that can be customized to order by our team of experienced craftsmen. This piece is built in lacquered solid wood with a polished brass structure and a set of three individual push-open...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Slant Front Writing Desk Early 17th Century
By Jacobean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 17th Century Hand Crafted English Jacobean Slant Front Desk on Later Stand also fashioned in oak. Intricate hand carved detailing on the front and side panels. Interior fitted with 3 inlayed oak...
Category
17th Century British Jacobean Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s.
The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree.
Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Freestanding teak Desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The desk designed by Valdemar Mortensen, produced in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing. There are two modules at the front - three drawers each...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with brass details, a fitted leather and gilt interior, two ink bottles, pen tray and compa...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s.
This is a rare and very unique postmodern secretary desk with a sculptural design, made by a artisan craftsman somewhere in the 1990s.
Great shapes and lines, making it a bit of a surrealist design in general - the concave and round shapes sometimes leave you in a whirl about how this desk is constructed. Both sides have a strong concave shape and the lid has a beautiful rounded design as well. Very high end execution with the use of quality veneer and strong attention to detail. Just look at the little brass knobs on the top which hold the lid when opened, or the colorful interior of the secretary desk with drawers...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Spanish Colonial Revival Desk with Iron Stretcher Bars Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely crafted Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Revival style hand carved mahogany desk with hand forged wrought iron stretche...
Category
Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Arne Vodder Style Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
By Arne Vodder
Located in Countryside, IL
Arne Vodder Style Mid Century Danish Rosewood Desk
This desk measures: 59 wide x 28.5 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique French Louis XV Style Highly Figured Walnut Bureau Plat Desk Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully handcrafted late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat. Finely crafted marquetry using both burled and straight grained walnut veneers. Three serpentine drawers ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (original label present)
USA, Early 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hamm...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Italy, 1970s Black Leather and Steel Desk.
Located in London, GB
Black leather covered executive desk designed by Guido Faleschini and manufactured by Mariani, Italy.
The desk has chromed steel edges and a steel channel in which a black enamelled...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Antique 19th Century Walnut Shenandoah Valley Moravian Plantation / Postal Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 19th Century American plantation / postal desk, handcrafted by Moravian craftsmen in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. Solid walnu...
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Ebonized Contemporary Desk in Wood, Chrome, Glass Top, 21st-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Ebonized Contemporary desk in wood, chrome, glass top, 21st-century.
Offered for sale is a contemporary ebonized wood and chrome desk with a white glass top. The desk has a floati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960 Retro Pilastro Tomado shelving Grey Metal Desk Unit with Drawer and Shelf
By Tomado, Tjerk Reijenga
Located in Markington, GB
1960 retro Pilastro Tomado shelving grey metal desk unit with drawer and shelf designed by Tjerk Reijenga for Tomado, Holland. The wall unit is in very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Antique American Renaissance Revival Walnut Library Table Desk Mid 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully maintained Circa 1860 American Victorian Walnut Library Table / Desk in the Renaissance Revival Style. Solid wood construction throughout. Two side by side deep drawers w...
Category
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Desk for Les Arcs, France circa 1970
Located in Malibu, US
Wonderful and rare desk/console designed by acclaimed architect and designer Charlotte Perriand for the ski resort Les Arcs in Savoie, France in the 1970s.
Furniture from Les Arcs i...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Oak and Granite
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron, desk, oak, granite, France, 1960s
Corner desk by French designer duo Guillerme and Chambron. This beautiful desk holds the characteristic decorations and lines...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Granite
Desk attributed to Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Lugo, IT
Desk attributed to Silvio Cavatorta.
Signs of time and a 'not perfect corner as pictured.
Thank you
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
1950s desk from "La cité d'Anthony"
Located in PAU, FR
Elegant office 50 from the prestigious Cité universitaire d'Anthony decorated by some Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin...
Formica top, tubular metal legs, solid wood b...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Victorian Burl Walnut Kidney Shape Desk By Gillow
Located in Essex, MA
Kidney shaped top with conforming inset green leather and brass gallery over a central drawer flanked by smaller drawers and three drawers on each side of the knee hole. The reverse ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk by American of Martinsville
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Large art deco desk in black modernist lacquer in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Lyon, FR
Large French modernist corner desk from the 50s in the style of Jacques Adnet's work. This black lacquered solid wood desk (mirror lacquered in the past) has two pedestals with drawe...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique Carved Oak Scottish Arts & Crafts Green Man Desk Bureau Dresser 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Scottish carved oak Arts & Crafts 'Green Man' desk, circa 1880.
The Green Man design has it's roots in antiquity, the face made up o...
Category
1880s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Freestanding Teak Desk, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This desk made in Denmark in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space (bookcase). There are two modules at...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning faux book back and sides Kidney desk with brown leather top and brass gallery rail
This is pretty much the best looking desk I hav...
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Large Burled Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Burled Executive Desk with tooled leather top is both decorative and functional. Built ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Wood
Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
French Inlay Leather Top Desk, Finished On Both Sides
Located in Tarrytown, NY
French Inlay writing desk with leather top. Finished on both sides. Back has 2 faux drawers. One front drawer is lighter then the other, as s...
Category
1990s Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Bronze and Walnut Papiolo Desk by Lawrence Welker IV
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This is a one of a kind desk with a sculpted bronze base and live edge walnut top. The artist, Lawrence Welker IV created the base to resemble a moth. The desk surface is two joine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Desk with Stacked Rattan Sides
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Experience the allure of tropical sophistication with our Restored Rattan and Mahogany Desk. This Tiki-style masterpiece boasts stacked rattan sides, exuding exotic charm. The desk f...
Category
1940s Vintage Desks
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Step into the allure of mid-century Italian design with this masterfully writing desk crafted in the 1950s and attributed to La Permanente Mobili Cantù.
It's in very good condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Cantilever Floating Desk by Georg Petersens
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cantilever desk designed by Georg Petersens for Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik in Denmark. Circa 1960s beautiful teak wood. Unique architectural designed sturdy desk top accompanied by ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk Box with Fitted Interior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk with Fitted Interior. Item features working lock and key, small inlaid brass plaque, very nice antique. Circa 19th Century. Measu...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th Century Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour. The piece has an inlaid up stand to the back, decorated with original ormolu mounts and edging,...
Category
19th Century Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid century Danish Modern Magic Box Desk in Teak Made in Denmark
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century teak closable locking teak writing desk Similar to the Magic Box desk. The piece closes completely and can be key-locked to protect all your...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Organic Modern Armona Desk, Oak Root, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Armona modern desk pays homage to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Stunning Burr Elm Green Leather Top Large Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, very well made Burr Elm twin pedestal partner desk with gold leaf embossed green leather writing surface which is part of a suite
As mention...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Elm
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black lacquered top. The elegant gilt bronze fittings protect the edges and at the same time acce...
Category
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Chippendale style partners desk.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A spectacular fine quality figured Mahogany partners pedestal desk, after Thomas Chippendale. The beautiful hand carved musical instruments to the sides are taken from the Violin Boo...
Category
20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
21st Century Antigua Writing Desk in Carbalho by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Antigua desk, with its sculptural design and its luxurious charm, is the perfect centerpiece for prestigious working spaces. In this version, features a top and chest of drawers with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Castelo Desk, Green Marble Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Castelo modern desk table pays h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen Mid Century Curved Front Teak Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen Mid Century Curved Front Teak Desk
This desk measures: 59 wide x 28.5 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches
All pieces of furnit...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Lady Astor Solid Mahogany Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne or Georgian style Lady Astor slant front writing desk
By Henkel Harris
USA, Circa 1970s
Solid mahogany, with original brass hardware. Desk locks, and key is ...
Category
1970s American Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Small Mahogany Banded Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality Small Mahogany Banded Desk from Niagara Furniture made of mahogany and satinwood with solid brass drawer pulls. The two dovetailed drawers denote high quality construc...
Category
2010s Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens with a flap which reveals 4 interior drawers, 1 shelf and 2 lockers as well as a s...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk top with multiple compartments. Brass hardware highlights the masculine striped meta...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hand-Crafted Blonde Pine Kneehole Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
This desk is hand crafted in pine. It features two doors below the drawers on each side of the spacious drawers.
The desk is constructed in 3 parts; the top segment includes the ban...
Category
20th Century American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian desk from the 1940s
Located in Brescia, IT
1940s white desk with metal handles.
Art Deco-style white desk with dark-colored metal handles. This original vintage office desk features a large work surface with slightly curved ...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960's
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et-Cetera collection, a timeless masterpiece from th...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Ivanhoe Desk with Pencil Drawers by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ivanhoe desk features a cantilevered base with open display shelves. Available in American walnut or white oak and drawers are available upon request.
The Lawson-Fenning Collec...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Top Down Italian Wood Desk With Inlay
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Pristine Beautiful Condition for Antique. Dimensions: 38.5" x 18.5" x 35".
Category
1960s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency George III Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency writing desk. A chic George III style with a chic roll top. Inlay leather writing area. Lots of little drawers and slots for organizing. A real showstopper...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid Century Freestanding Teak Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast, 1960s
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A desk designed by Danish designer Arne Vodder in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak wood and is free-standing thanks to the finished back with an open storage space. On the front t...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
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.
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