Desks
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
1810s French Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany, Giltwood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desks
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Early 18th Century Antique Desks
Walnut
1940s Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Brass, Iron
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Granite
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century British Primitive Antique Desks
Oak, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1750s German Baroque Antique Desks
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Chrome
2010s French Louis XVI Desks
Wood, Cherry, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Desks
Wood, Satinwood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Maple, Teak
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks
Marble, Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Leather, Faux Bamboo, Hardwood
1980s French Modern Vintage Desks
Beech
1950s French Directoire Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks
Oak
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks
Mirror
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Walnut
2010s French Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desks
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Leather, Tulipwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century American Antique Desks
Oak
1970s English Country Vintage Desks
Oak
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1860s European High Victorian Antique Desks
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Desks
Pine, Paint
20th Century French 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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