Desks
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century American Primitive Antique Desks
Pine
Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Desks
Leather, Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Desks
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Desks
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
20th Century American Craftsman Desks
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
20th Century Italian Desks
Leather, Cherry
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks
Brass
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Desks
Brass
2010s Renaissance Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak, Felt, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Steel
1990s Desks
Leather, Wood
1880s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1940s Vintage Desks
Rattan, Mahogany
1890s Chippendale Antique Desks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Queen Anne Vintage Desks
Brass
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Copper
Early 20th Century Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Antique Desks
Rosewood
20th Century English Desks
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1970s American Vintage Desks
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks
Onyx
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Desks
Faux Bamboo, Wood
19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks
Brass
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
1950s Vintage Desks
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Oak
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Vintage Desks
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Desks
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Brass, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Palisander
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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