Desks
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Iron
1980s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Fir
1970s French International Style Vintage Desks
Pine
Mid-19th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Abalone, Mahogany
1950s American Regency Vintage Desks
Brass
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks
Wood
Early 1900s German Louis XIV Antique Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s French Provincial Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Bronze, Stainless Steel
16th Century Italian Antique Desks
Oak
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks
Other
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Mahogany
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Upholstery, Bamboo, Cane, Raffia, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Desks
Mahogany
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Mahogany, Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 20th Century Belgian Desks
Polyester
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Desks
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s Vintage Desks
Bamboo, Lacquer
1930s American Empire Vintage Desks
Leather, Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1850s Victorian Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Walnut
1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks
Brass
1870s American Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
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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