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Desks For Sale
Pair of French Brass Mounted Rosewood Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French brass mounted rosewood pedestals
Late 19th-early 20th century
Each with revolving square black marble top supported by four fluted columns,
on a square base
M...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An exceptional mid-19th century pedestal desk in figured mahogany; the front with blind pilasters; mahogany lined drawers hung with fine cast loop handles; the top fitted with slides...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Napoleon III Rosewood Pedestal Desk with Pull Out Secretary, circa 1865
Located in Miami, FL
This exceptional desk with secretaire dating from 1865, during the time of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1852-1870), displays an extraordinary level of craftsmanship & is a di...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Majestic Italian Desk, circa 1820
Located in Budapest, HU
Piece of extreme beauty. It belonged to a famous scholar of Dante Alighieri. On one side desk, above the lectern, behind wardrobe with two pullers.
Very fine inlays in almost all s...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Swedish Neoclassical Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome sizable antique corner secretaire that makes an amazing writing table or desk with ample storage. Plenty of drawers, cabinets and cubby space. Large desk surface area with s...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Elm, Mahogany
Pierre Bloch and Charles Dudouyt Desk, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Dudouyt desk crafted in oak and veneer, with extendable leaf (L:50cm). This small desk has 3 drawers and 2 shelves underneath. Designed by Pierre Bloch & Charles Dudouyt (Fre...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
English Mahogany William IV Carved Mahogany Library Console Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Handsome hand carved Mahogany library table on casters, ,1830-1840. Fine detail carving with sturdy scrolling legs united by stretcher. Dovetailed drawers. Recently French polished. ...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Renaissance Revival Desk Library Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Very ornately carved Renaissance Revival rich golden oak desk or library table with leather insert, that we believe to be original. Features include a ...
Category
1870s American Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Original Shagreen Gilt Metal Writing Table Desk with Single-Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning RRP £13,000 original shagreen black lacquered with gold gilt metal detailing writing table desk
This is a very substantial desk. Shagreen for those of you who aren’t familiar is shark or ray skin. There are reproductions skins available however these are totally original, the way to tell apart from the feel is on the reproductions each skin is exactly the same, on the real hide...
Category
20th Century English Modern Desks
Materials
Shagreen
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with bronze mounts and a marble top, circa 1920. This desk has a nice quality bronze mounts, a Fine quality marble top, tambour cylinder and a ...
Category
1920s European Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole covered in decoupage featuring panels of fruits, boughs of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Desk Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional 18th Century Italian desk commode from the Piemonte region made from solid walnut.
A fine Italian walnut and inlaid bureau with drop leaf dating back to 18th century, w...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Marcel Breuer B21 Thonet Bauhaus Tubular Steel Typewriter Table
Located in Sharon, CT
Important early piece (1928) of Breuer's revolutionary tubular furniture.
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Walnut and Oak Changeable Cabinet, Desk, Sideboard or Bar
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant changeable cabinet, one open door in solid walnut.
Beautiful Herringbone pattern in the door in solid oak.
Its fully adjustable interiors that can be turned into a bar...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
21st Century Sean Desk in Wood with Top in Leather by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Elegant, functional and comfortable, the Sean desk plays the leading role in the office environment. Made in Tay wood tinted smoky grey, it features inserts with a bronzed finish and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Leather
Yew Wood Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Classic English style desk features a file drawer in the left-hand pedestal, a modern convenience not found in an antique desk. The three-piece, gold tooled tan leather and tuli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew, Mahogany
Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French
Located in New Orleans, LA
This very unusual pairing features a curved desk and a curved bookshelf with a variety of decorative elements on each. It is quite rare to find curved...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold
19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850
Located in Roma, RM
Ebonized furniture of Belgian origin, ceramic applications painted with scenes of everyday life in a Inn, Napoleon III era, circa 1850.
Finely orn...
Category
1850s Belgian Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Dutch Colonial Teak Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Dutch colonial teak desk with brass hardware.
Solid carved legs united by footrest stretcher. Old brass handles and peg work joinery throughout. Locks have b...
Category
1840s Antique Desks
Materials
Teak
Gillows of Lancaster attri., Gothic Revival Oak Architect's Desk
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. A rare Gothic Revival architect's folding desk. The top has opposing slides opening to reveal a compartment for storing drawing utensils etc. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Large French Mahogany Marble Top Buffet Maison Koenig, Liège, 1895
Located in Sofia, BG
Large mahogany buffet Maison Koenig Liège made in 1895. There is light beige marble top, three drawers and two front doors with original key.
Co...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided partner desk in panelled figured oak
An exceptionally rare exa...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Amboyna
Splay Leg Mid-Century Modern Style Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
White lacquered splay leg writing desk with chrome hardware. Newly lacquered white finish. This three-drawer desk will fit in many different style decors.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Glass Top X-Base Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique antiqued glass writing table features a wonderful chrome X-style base and two drawer storage. Unique pulls, sturdy construction, and antique finish on the beveled mirror ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt bronze oversized fittings
A very decorative and collectible desk in period lightly restored condition throughout. The desk comes complete with all original gilt bronze fixtures and fittings including two keys for the locks. It has four large drawers to the front, the left drawer is a very large single drawer with a safe drawer...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
James Mont Style Faux Bamboo Dining Table in Aluminum and Brass
By James Mont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic 1970s James Mont style Hollywood-Regency faux-bamboo dining table was acquired from a Palm Beach estate. The piece is fabricated in cast aluminum with brass rin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Custom Glamorous Mirrored Writing Desk with Acrylic Legs
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom glamorous mirrored writing desk with acrylic legs. Customization is available in different sizes, mirror finishes and hardware.
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Acrylic, Mirror
Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The rectangular locker rests on four round legs, and has four drawers decorated with diamonds that lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Desk, hinged front cover has metal hooks (to attach the table without lock) and numerous decorative plates, plus a gorgeous close ornate with two rampant lions and stars. Opening the lid, which rests on two sureties ornate wooden locker...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks
Materials
Stone, Wrought Iron
French Mahogany Marble Top Buffet with Mirror Maison Koenig, Liège, 1895
Located in Sofia, BG
Large mahogany Art Deco buffet Maison Koenig Liège made in 1895. There is light beige marble top, three drawers and two front doors with origi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau. A French, marble top, kingwood, marquetry desk dating to the turn of the 20th century, circa 1900.
An interesting and unusual antique bureau
The kingwo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Kingwood
20th Century Louis XV Style French Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental French bureau plat in Louis XV style.
Tulip veneer on solid pinewood. Cube marquetry inlaid with finely engraved brass fixtures. On a slope, two forward glancing, impressi...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Stunning Napoleon Le Grand Arts and Crafts Inlaid Nutwood Ladies Desk and Chair
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, wonderful and practical Arts & Crafts set.
It really does not matter whether you are a collector of Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil or Arts & Crafts, because this amazing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Hampton & Sons Chinese Chippendale Cylinder Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous mid-late 19th century British Chinese Chippendale style cylinder desk from the renowned maker of Hampton & Sons, of Pall Mall, London.
This stunnin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
Category
Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers. The upper section having numerous folio/file drawers and compartments, a leather lin...
Category
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country French Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This French desk is made of walnut and dates back to 1800.
Measurements: 44” W x 41” H x 23” D (desk tucked in) 42” D (desk pulled out).
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique French Empire drop front "abattant" secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray marble top....
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century GF Davis Allen Oak Desk with Stainless Legs and Trim
By Davis Allen
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Oak and Stainless Desk
Designed by Davis Allen and from the Davis Allen Collection.
Drawing on the minimalist aesthetic of Donald Judd, this simple and highly functional ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Small Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern desk features three drawers with unique carved pulls. Wonderful compact design with an abundance of work space on the top and plenty of room for storage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
18th Century Scandanvian Rococo Giltwood and Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 18th Century Rococo carved giltwood and Walnut bureau bookcase, having wonderful scrolling foliate and plume decoration to the cornice, a single mirror door with gi...
Category
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Swedish Jugend Stil Desk
Located in New York, NY
Suitably sized for reception area or a home office, this solid mahogany and fir desk has the gravitas necessary to impress. No nonsense Jugend design calls attention to the clean lin...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Jugendstil Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut Secretaire Ladies Desk by Pioneer of Liverpool w. Inlaid Shell
By Pioneer Complete Furnishing Stores
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical small desk with a built-in chest of drawers.
Because of the large homes that many of the rich who could afford quality furniture lived in, many antique pieces of furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century painted wood Gustavian style slant-front desk or secretary with three lower drawers standing on short tapered feet.
Here are the measurements: 48" W x 2...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
Tortoise wood Louis XVI style Maison Jansen partners desk or bureau plat. The finest of quality and gilt metal bronze mounts are seen on this stunning monumental partners desk...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
Georgian Oak Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very handsome Georgian lowland oak secretary with walnut trim.
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Art Deco Mahogany Desk and Chair by Rene Herbst
By René Herbst
Located in New York, NY
Rene Herbst mahogany desk with rectangular top and integrated shelves and bent shelf stretcher base. Two drawers with chrome pulls.
Chair mahogany armchair with rectangular padded b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Napoleon III Period Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III period desk with rich gilded bronze registers. Leather upper decorated with roulette. The leather will have to be cleaned and revived but the whole is in good condition.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Jacques Adnet Inspired Desk in Solid Mahogany and Solid Brass Trim in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Recently constructed from our in house Old Plank workshop, this particular Jacques Adnet inspired desk, was made from solid mahogany that we ebonized. The large quarter round trim is...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional quality antique English fabulously inlaid figured mahogany Georgian style small slant-front bureau with handsome fitted interior and leather writing surface
Please not...
Category
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Chippendale Walnut Desk
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The desk has an egg-and-dart moulded and serpentine shaped top with leather writing surface. The opposing sides are fitted with a frieze drawer flanked by four graduated drawers to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
Custom Cerused Oak and Parchment Desk Featuring Three Central Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Custom cerused oak and parchment desk featuring three central drawers.
Note the lead time for custom made is 8-10 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Oak, Parchment Paper
Art Deco Table Desk in Palisander, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco table desk in palisander, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Palisander
Shop Counter Sarreguemines Porcelain
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This late 19th century French shop counter is extremely rare because of its custom made Sarreguemines porcelain panels. Every panel is a bit different and fits seamlessly with bolts ...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Fruitwood and Burl Marquetry Parquet Desk, circa 1950
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning sculptural fruitwood and burl marquetry desk done in a parquet pattern, stunning bombe shape with cabriole legs. Total refinished and ready to go.
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Materials
Fruitwood, Burl
Fall-Front Desk in West Indies Mahogany, Attrib to Gustav Friederich von Hetsch
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely secretary with serpentine front in beautiful West Indies/ Cuban mahogany attributable to Danish architect and painter, Gustav Friederich von Hetsch (1788-1864). A mirro...
Category
1830s Danish Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
This French Directoire traveling secretary is made of walnut. Its large size is unusual and would make an impressive statement in a study. The top sec...
Category
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Materials
Iron, Brass
1940s Drop Front French Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s French desk with original faux leather books and key to lock and open both doors.
Category
1940s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Large Design Desk in Steel and Glass, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large design desk in steel and glass, circa 1970-1980.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
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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