Desks
2010s American Organic Modern Desks
Bronze
1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Bronze, Other
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks
Bronze
1970s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Desks
Bronze, Steel, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Bronze, Steel
2010s Chinese Desks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Ormolu
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Desks
Maple
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks
Wood
1780s German Louis XVI Antique Desks
Walnut
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Yew
20th Century Italian Desks
Leather, Cherry
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum, Steel
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Macassar
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desks
Steel, Gold Leaf
1810s English Regency Antique Desks
Bronze
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Industrial Antique Desks
Bronze, Iron
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Desks
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Federal Desks
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks
Steel, Bronze
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Bronze
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern 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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