Walnut Centre Table/ Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century pale walnut centre table/ desk, 1890. Dimensions: 63 inches (160 cms) wide 39 inches (99 cms) deep 30.5 inches (77 cms) high.
19th Century Belgian Antique Desks
Walnut
Walnut Centre Table/ Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century pale walnut centre table/ desk, 1890. Dimensions: 63 inches (160 cms) wide 39 inches (99 cms) deep 30.5 inches (77 cms) high.
Walnut
$4,384Sale Price|20% Off
After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely ornate very solid writing table desk with drawers on both sides and ornately gold giltwood carved Griffons A very well made and d...
Hardwood, Giltwood
Victorian Mahogany Chest Drawers 1880 Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
3 Drawer Mahogany Chest circa 1880 Flame Mahogany top and drawer front with the original brass handles The chest has bracket feet making it sturdy The drawers open smoothly for ease ...
Mahogany
William 4th Freestanding Mahogany Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good William 4th style Victorian mahogany four drawer writing table, with brass castors amd beige leather top, Freestanding with polished back, in very good overall original c...
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Oak Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century metamorphic oak desk, the moulded edge square top which lifts up and the front drops down, to reveal a nice fitted interior with various drawers and compartments, ...
Oak
French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Wood
Vintage MCM Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Writing Desk
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a distinguished vintage writing desk, a testament to the iconic design of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. This Mid-Century Modern masterpiece showcases the designer'...
Brass
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt ormolu mounts to the legs and hand painted Sevres plaques. There is a sliding red lea...
Bronze
$4,110Sale Price|20% Off
DANISH MID CENTURY BRAZILIAN WOOD OFFICE LEFT CORNER DESK PART OF LARGE SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Danish Mid Century Modern, very large Brazilian wood left corner desk that can be fully dismantl...
Hardwood
French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk. This large scale desk is raised by impressive cabriole legs with ...
Ormolu
$3,233Sale Price|20% Off
ANTIQUE ORIGiNAL REGENCY CIRCA 1810-1820 HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER DAVENPORT DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, finest quality Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Davenport desk wi...
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage Coastal Bamboo Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your home office with this Vintage Coastal Bamboo Desk, showcasing a timeless American style. Its sturdy bamboo construction and coastal-inspired design blend functionality w...
Rattan
Mahogany Sheraton Desk Writing Table 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival mahogany writing desk. This desk was made by the well renowned company ''maple and co'' Circa 1880 The desk is raised upon tapered legs with original brass castors. ...
Mahogany
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Wood
19th Century English Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English mahogany pedestal desk. (Light honey color to mahogany).
Textured Natural Wood Desk with Metal Bronze Details by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Sarah Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 180 x D 82 x H 76 cm Materials: Chestnut burl texture, metal bronze finish for under top divider. Wide legs as a storage un...
Metal
$3,575 / item
Classy Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Classy Medium Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 65 x W 160 x H 75 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, Brand...
Wood
$3,233Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany I’ve only ever seen one o...
Leather, Hardwood
$4,329Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Victorian circa 1880 James Jas Shoolbred Watchmakers table / desk with green ...
Marble, Brass
RARE ARMORED OFFICE DRAWER Indo-Portuguese, from the 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE ARMORED OFFICE DRAWER Indo-Portuguese, from the 17th century. in teak, ebony and sissoo. Ornamented with rosettes, fleurs-de-lis and quartered shield ...
Wood
Late 19th Century English Charles II Style Barley Twist Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The English Charles II Style Barley Twist Writing Desk is an exquisite piece that captures the elegance of 17th-century design. This desk f...
Oak
$35,075Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very imposing good quality 18th century Dutch Marquetry bureau bookcase, having wonderful flowers, birds, classical scull and urn decoration. ...
Walnut
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Mahogany, Brass and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, brass and ormolu desk after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener and attributed to François...
Brass, Ormolu
Swedish Gustavian Writing Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Gustavian writing desk in original paint. Tapered legs and a reeded drawer. Interior of 3 reeded drawers.
Wood
Antique Oak & Brass Writing Desk, French Provincial Style, 1870-1880
Located in Denver, CO
Antique small writing desk on cabriole legs with original brass hardware. Desk features 7 drawers and pull out slide on the front. Dimensio...
Brass
Exceptional Custom Desk by Pere Cosp – Circa 1940
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite desk, signed by Pere Cosp (Barcelona, 1907–2007), is a remarkable example of mid-20th-century Spanish craftsmanship. Likely commissioned as a bespoke piece, it showcas...
Fruitwood
$4,555
English Pale Oak Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English pale oak pedestal desk with leather insert. 1880. Knee hole dimensions: 27.5" w x 24.5" h. Reference: 7905 Dimensions 60.5 inches (154 cms) Wide 36 inches (91 cms) ...
Oak
Regency Mahogany Lady's Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and patina. Opening writing flap with lidded compartments for ink bottles and pens.
Ebony, Mahogany
$2,238 / item
Cop Brown Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Cop Brown Medium Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 45 x W 120 x H 76 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Ru...
Wood
Antique Deep Pine Sloping Clerks Writing Desk, Country Style, 1860
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique deep pine sloping clerks writing desk A Lovely old piece, the desk is made in solid pine, it has a sloping lid which encloses a large s...
Pine
Antique Swedish Wide Curly Birch Pedestal Desk, Circa 1820-1840
Located in East Point, GA
A Swedish pedestal curly birch desk, circa 1820-40. This antique desk from Sweden features a four foot long, rectangular-shaped top which overhangs the apr...
Birch
$1,315Sale Price|20% Off
Lovely Vintage Writing Table Desk in Hardwood with Silk Embroidered Glass Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage writing table with silk embroidered top and glass protector A very good looking and well made p...
Silk, Glass, Hardwood
Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This elegant writing desk was created in France in the late 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XVI (1774-1792). The desk is designed in a refined neoclassical style which w...
Brass
19th Century Queen Anne Style Walnut Inlaid Secretary
Located in New York, NY
19th century Queen Anne style walnut inlaid secretary with a slant front. The inside of the secretary has the original mercury mirrors and the drawers have handcut dove tails to the ...
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Located in Montreal, QC
A rare and important Sheraton period painted satinwood cheveret in original finish and with original painted floral swags and garlands. The superstructure with fitted book carrier; the stand with two short drawers above a secretaire drawer, fitted with a writing slide, with shaped under-tier and on square tapering legs. This is a rather rare form, but to find it in satinwood, painted and in the original finish is very rare indeed. This little desk was made for personal correspondence; billets doux and was already old when Jane Austin...
Satinwood
French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings Great space saving piece as both a desk and a chest of drawers We ...
Mahogany
$23,500 / item
David N Ebner, Bookmatched Carpathian Burl Desk
Located in Bellport, NY
American Studio craftsman, David Ebner's magnificent bookmatched Carpathian desk with hand-forged bronze pulls, seven pull-out drawers, three left and right and one large center draw...
Bronze
Beech Desk University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault
Located in Paris, FR
Very very rare Furniture having equipped a university residence in France. . Flat desk in stained beech and opening with a fully painted side drawer ; melamine top. . The profiled legs, the top finished in a chamfer on its underside circumference. . Brass drawer handle. . State of use, wear, many scratches, accidents and losses, painted in black. . I also have another one as you can see on the video, in another color. . Need to be restored but this is a piece of Franch design History...:) . H. 74 cm W. 131 cm D. 71 cm Provenance : University residence - France - 1950 Roger Landault . This office by Robert Charroy bears the marks of its use, and for good reason, it has equipped the Jean Zay university residence, for which it was designed. The patina of time therefore takes on all its charm, with a touch of nostalgia for some. This piece of furniture tells the story of an exceptional context, that of the student housing project launched in the emergency of post-war reconstruction, in 1948, and which has evolved to become the most ambitious university pilot program in Europe. In 1954, he offered to accommodate 3,000 students in functionally furnished accommodation and common areas, thanks to two competitions organized in 1955 and 1956. The watchword: quality produced at a lower cost using industrial processes . A beautiful playground for designers, including Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand Marcel Gascoin, Roger Landault, Jean Lesage...
Wood, Beech
Italian Desk in Wood from the 50s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Wood
$1,676 / item
Fermob Desk - NUAGE Oak - Ice Mint
By Fermob
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Fermob - NUAGE Oak Desk Design: Studio Fermob And if working became an art of living? The Nuage Oak Desk transforms hours of concentration into moments of inspiration. Its soft, air...
Steel
Mid-19th Century Burr Elm Davenport
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century burr elm Davenport, having brass gallery & gilt-tooled green leather swivel lift-up top enclosing small drawers, above 4 mahogany & cedar lined graduated drawers ending on plinth base. Stamped C. Hindley and Sons...
Elm, Burl
Queen Anne Style Keehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Queen Anne style oyster shell and inlaid kneehole desk. The top of the desk has three inlaid circles and is inlaid with oyste...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
$21,922Sale Price|20% Off
Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow's of Lancaster circa 1815 Military Campaign Kidney desk with brass gallery rail and removable barley twist legs An exceptionally rare example of a High Victorian Library desk...
Brass
$2,924 / item
Bona Large Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Bona Large Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 73,5 x W 144 x H 76 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Rum, N...
Wood
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front, original brassware and working locks As fine an example of this model of German cabinet f...
Oak
Extremely Rare Antique Regency Period Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This campaign chest/desk is quite a find. Fanciers of this type of dual purpose antique will not be disappointed in this piece!
Wood
$6,602 / item
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed ...
Wood
Martin Feinman for Multiplex Modern Mustard Yellow Painted Wood Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Martin Feinman for Winchendon Multiplex Modern Mustard Yellow Painted Wood Desk, the waterfall design with three drawers on the right side, each with triple ring aluminum handles. 2...
Aluminum
Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering
Located in Cesena, FC
Original lacquered cathedra desk, of rare beauty. Period: mid 1700s Originally from the marche region It has in the front 2 doors as if it were a sideboard Measures: cm 152x...
Wood
Vicenza Direttorio desk - very early nineteenth century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant Veneto desk from the Vicenza area, datable to the very early nineteenth century, at the height of the Directory period. The cabinet is distinguished by its linearity of form,...
Wood
Chippendale Style Partners Desk, Leather & Wood, England, 1940s
Located in Montreal, QC
This superb desk is a copy of one made by Thomas Chippendale in 1766 for Sir Rowland Winn. The original masterpiece of English cabinetry is at his residence, Nostell Priory in Yorksh...
Leather, Wood
$5,477Sale Price|19% Off
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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...
Bronze
$13,250Sale Price|20% Off
Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
Amazing very rare limited edition cylinder secretary desk in Lucite late 1980s This is the best secretary kept in town: A fine art, exquisite...
Lucite
19th Century French Louis XIV Régence Trelliswork Marquetry Commode or Sauteuse
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century French Louis XIV Régence Trelliswork marquetry commode or sauteuse Standing on four cabriole legs the commode or so-called sauteuse holds two frieze drawers of bowfro...
Bronze
$2,261 / item
Bar Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Bar Medium Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 55 x W 120 x H 76 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, Brandy, ...
Wood
$2,027Sale Price|20% Off
VR Stamped Victoria Regina Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Victorian, 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original castors and VR stamped locks for Victoria Regina...
Leather, Hardwood
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu bureau plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted wraparound ormolu sab...
Ormolu
Sheraton Revival Davenport Antique Desk Marquetry 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A fine antique Sheraton Revival Davenport desk, crafted in richly figured walnut and beautifully decorated with intricate marquetry inlays Circa 1890 Bought from a private house sale...
Walnut
French center room desk inlaid and move top in leather and bronze profiles
Located in Cesena, FC
French center room desk Period: early twentieth century Elegant French center desk in 1700 style. Entirely inlaid and moved, with leather top and beautiful bronze profiles...
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique French Desk Louis XV Shaped Writing Table Floral Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Louis XV Revival writing table crafted from richly figured wood Shaped top centred by finely inlaid floral marquetry Circa 1880 Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at...
Wood
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.
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
Proof that working from home is a perk.