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Century Furniture Faux Bamboo Demilune Walnut Library Desk
Century Furniture Faux Bamboo Demilune Walnut Library Desk

Century Furniture Faux Bamboo Demilune Walnut Library Desk

Located in Pasadena, TX

This demilune shaped back desk is made by Century Furniture. The desk is made of walnut and has faux bamboo legs.

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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks

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Walnut

Paul Frankl Mid-Century Walnut Skyscraper Desk, 1950s Fall-Front
Paul Frankl Mid-Century Walnut Skyscraper Desk, 1950s Fall-Front

Paul Frankl Mid-Century Walnut Skyscraper Desk, 1950s Fall-Front

By Paul Frankl

Located in Queens, NY

American Mid-Century walnut fall-front skyscraper desk with a main multi-shelved cabinet flanked on either side by additional shelving units with a central panel that falls forward t...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

1930s Art Deco Walnut Desk
1930s Art Deco Walnut Desk

1930s Art Deco Walnut Desk

Located in London, GB

A beautiful example of 1930s design, this Art Deco walnut desk features a rounded rectangular top with extendable leaves supported by bold, sculptural pedestal bases. Crafted in rich...

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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Metal

Mid Century English Chippendale Style Walnut Kneehole Typewriter Writing Desk
Mid Century English Chippendale Style Walnut Kneehole Typewriter Writing Desk

Mid Century English Chippendale Style Walnut Kneehole Typewriter Writing Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

1940s American writing desk in Georgian / Chippendale Styling. Features a matchbook walnut frame with a typewriter drawer flanked by six dovetailed drawers with colonial brass bale ...

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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut

Modernist Rosewood Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent in Chrome Leather Top
Modernist Rosewood Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent in Chrome Leather Top

Modernist Rosewood Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent in Chrome Leather Top

By Ste. Marie and Laurent

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist Rosewood Vintage Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent in Chrome and Leather Top This stunning Mid-Century Modern vintage desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent is a true statement piece...

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1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

1960s 1970s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture
1960s 1970s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture

1960s 1970s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture

By Arne Vodder, Sibast

Located in Neuenkirchen, NI

1960s/70s Rio Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Furniture Object: Desk Manufacturer: Sibast Furniture Condition: Good Age: Circa 1960-1970 Dimensions: Width = 179.5cm Dep...

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1960s Danish Vintage Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk
Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk

Midcentury Executive Boomerang Desk

Located in Esperance, NY

For sale is this very unique large executive boomerang desk. The top is made out of laminate and the bottom is solid wood.

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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th C American Cherry Plantation Desk Country Secretary Fall Front
19th C American Cherry Plantation Desk Country Secretary Fall Front

19th C American Cherry Plantation Desk Country Secretary Fall Front

Located in Louisville, KY

This mid-19th century American cherry plantation desk, also known as a country secretary or fall-front desk, offers a refined balance of form, function, and warm natural materials. ...

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Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Rare 1940s Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Partners Desk Leather Top & Drawers
Rare 1940s Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Partners Desk Leather Top & Drawers

Rare 1940s Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Partners Desk Leather Top & Drawers

By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley

Located in St. Louis, MO

Simply put, perhaps the most elegant desk designed by Edward J. Wormley. This very rare and early partner's desk, designed for Dunbar, c. 1946, model number 4600. Leather wrapped desk...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk by Lane with Brass Hardware, c1960s
Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk by Lane with Brass Hardware, c1960s

Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk by Lane with Brass Hardware, c1960s

By Lane Furniture

Located in Chino Hills, CA

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut desk by Lane, circa 1960s, featuring a warm walnut finish, elegant brass pulls, and a distinctive raised-edge desktop with decorative inlay detail...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Desk Attributed to Jens Risom
Mid Century Desk Attributed to Jens Risom

Mid Century Desk Attributed to Jens Risom

By Jens Risom

Located in New York, NY

Stylish Mid Century, architectural desk, nicely refinished, clean and ready to use condition. The desk features a single bank of three drawers, each with a lip form handle, which h...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Bodil Kjaer Desk
Bodil Kjaer Desk

Bodil Kjaer Desk

By Bodil Kjaer

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare and early Bodil Kjaer desk in wenge by E. Pederson & Sons. The desk has four drawers with a chrome and brass key. Polished chrome-plated steel frame. Signed with applied manuf...

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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Chrome

Contemporary Desk in White Oak with Pencil Drawers by Boyd & Allister
Contemporary Desk in White Oak with Pencil Drawers by Boyd & Allister

Contemporary Desk in White Oak with Pencil Drawers by Boyd & Allister

By Boyd & Allister

Located in Santa Fe, NM

We designed this desk to feel light and airy while remaining stable and providing some small storage for papers and pencils. The diagonal supports in the back provide the stability n...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mahogany Desk With Chartreuse Leather
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mahogany Desk With Chartreuse Leather

Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mahogany Desk With Chartreuse Leather

Located in Astoria, NY

Sourced in Provence, France, this mid-19th century French Neoclassical bureau plat is crafted from solid mahogany and beautifully figured mahogany veneer. The desk features four work...

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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Pine Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Glass-Front Bookcase, Circa 1840
Antique Pine Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Glass-Front Bookcase, Circa 1840

Antique Pine Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Glass-Front Bookcase, Circa 1840

Located in Winston-Salem, NC

This 19th century antique works in three parts — bookcase, writing desk, and chest of drawers — built to handle all three without asking for more room. A gently scalloped crest tops...

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1840s Empire Antique Desks

Materials

Glass, Pine

Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932
Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932

Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932

By Frits Spanjaard

Located in The Hague, NL

This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions, striking asymmetry, contrasting woods and the large knobs in solid Macassar ebony, the desk can be considered as an important example of the Haagse School (The Hague School) style. The desk has four large drawers on the right, which can be simultaneously locked with a single key. The interior on the left features six drawers and additional storage, and can be locked altogether as well. Particularly noteworthy are the four cleverly incorporated pull-out shelves of different dimensions creating additional space: two on the front, one on the right side and one large shelf on the back side. The desktop is executed in dark stained oak and features a dark grey leather insert. in 1932, the prosperous Van Stolk & Reese company commissioned Spanjaard to design the interior and furniture of their offices located on the Ceintuurbaan in Rotterdam. This custom desk was most likely designed for the office of the company’s director, which was designed by Spanjaard in a radically modernist way, combining his own sumptuous designs with the functionalist tubular steel furniture made by W.H. Gispen. Between 1925 and 1935 the work of Spanjaard was strongly connected to the Haagse School movement of which he’d become a main proponent. This style was not so much inspired by the Classic European Art Deco capitals such as Paris and Vienna but more by other national and international architectural developments such as the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The influential magazine Wendingen published a series of articles on Wright still relatively unknown at the time in 1925 and the renowned architect Jan Wils also played an important role in the orientation towards Wrights work in The Netherlands. In its particular application of geometric shapes, primary colours and its sophisticated cubist division of the surface, the Haagse School designers were also aware of De Stijl movement, lead by contemporaries such as Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. At the same time the geometry, the harmonious proportions and the understated decorations were primarily based on the rationalist design principles of H.P. Berlage, who would later become one of Spanjaard’s clients himself. Design had to meet the functional demands of the user but purely utilitarian ideas were certainly not the most important. Due to his frequent travels to Germany, Spanjaard was also familiar with the designs of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, especially appreciating the simplicity and purity of their designs. Biography Frits Spanjaard (1889-1978) started his career as the artistic director of the LOV furniture...

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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Macassar, Oak

French 19th Century Desk-Vitrine
French 19th Century Desk-Vitrine

French 19th Century Desk-Vitrine

Located in Stockbridge, GA

This French Desk is amazing, it has a top with its original old glass and very useful for storage. It is made of walnut with a kaki color leather top. From the floor to the top of th...

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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks

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Leather, Glass, Walnut

Swedish Designer, Desk, Oak, Brass, Sweden, 1910s
Swedish Designer, Desk, Oak, Brass, Sweden, 1910s

Swedish Designer, Desk, Oak, Brass, Sweden, 1910s

Located in High Point, NC

An oak and brass Art Nouveau desk likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1910s. Heavy wear to tabletop surface. Mild to moderate wear to side panels. Mild to moderate wear ins...

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1910s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

Modern Industrial Leather Desk
Modern Industrial Leather Desk

Modern Industrial Leather Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

A modern industrial leather desk with a solid hammered metal base. It has three drawers accented with cast brass campaign drawer pulls. Dimensions...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Kem Weber Trimline Desk by Heywood Wakefield
Kem Weber Trimline Desk by Heywood Wakefield

Kem Weber Trimline Desk by Heywood Wakefield

Located in Oakville, CT

Vintage Kem Weber Mid-Century Modern Desk Overall Dimensions: 29 1/2″ deep x 47 1/2″ wide x 29 1/2″ high Pencil Drawer: 22" deep x 17 1/2″ wide x 2" high Upper Drawer: 24 1/2" dee...

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Mid-20th Century American Desks

Materials

Steel

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table with Three Drawers
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table with Three Drawers

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table with Three Drawers

Located in Astoria, NY

A late 19th-century French Louis XIV style walnut writing table or desk, sourced in Provence, France. The table features a rectangular paneled walnut top framed by contrasting bandin...

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1880s French Louis XIV Antique Desks

Materials

Metal

Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity

Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors. Parchment is separating from the piece

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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Large Traditional Mahogany 84 Inch Executive Desk by Leighton Hall
Large Traditional Mahogany 84 Inch Executive Desk by Leighton Hall

Large Traditional Mahogany 84 Inch Executive Desk by Leighton Hall

By Leighton Hall Furniture

Located in Suwanee, GA

This is a new traditional mahogany executive desk. Its design was inspired by large desks from the 1800s. It is the larger version of our classic LH-3072. It is ideal for the senior...

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2010s American Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

John Stuart Mid Century Walnut Desk
John Stuart Mid Century Walnut Desk

John Stuart Mid Century Walnut Desk

By John Stuart

Located in Franklin Park, IL

John Stuart Mid Century Walnut Desk This desk measures: 60 wide x 30 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 28 inches We take our photos in a...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

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Chrome

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Lady's Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Lady's Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct

Antique English Georgian Mahogany Lady's Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A Very Imposing example of an English Georgian flame mahogany rectangular Lady’s twin drawer Desk or occasional side table of compact proportions. Circa 1800-1820. The rectangular ...

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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb antique Late Victorian Flame mahogany string inlaid and satinwood crossbanded pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1880 in date. It is made from fabulous flame mahogany, t...

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1880s Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Stylish Figured Walnut Desk, c1930
Art Deco Stylish Figured Walnut Desk, c1930

Art Deco Stylish Figured Walnut Desk, c1930

Located in Devon, England

For your consideration is this impressive and totally original Walnut desk dating from the 1930's raised on round shouldered legs. Originating from France, it offers not only functi...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Brass

Regency Revival Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany
Regency Revival Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany

Regency Revival Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany

Located in Potters Bar, GB

This is an elegant Regency-style writing table / bureau plat with superstructure, crafted in richly figured mahogany Also these are sometimes called ladies desks The rectangular top ...

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1980s Vintage Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Mahogany Desk
French Mahogany Desk

French Mahogany Desk

$12,297 / item

French Mahogany Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface. The meticulously designed structure includes five drawers surrounding a generous k...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Wood

Sligh Furniture French Provincial Fruitwood Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1960s
Sligh Furniture French Provincial Fruitwood Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1960s

Sligh Furniture French Provincial Fruitwood Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1960s

By Sligh Furniture

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk By Sligh Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood, with embossed olive green leather top, and original ...

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1960s American Louis XV Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

Located in Essex, MA

From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany. With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...

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1760s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Essex, MA

Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.

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1760s English George III Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk
Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk

Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk

By Landstrom Furniture

Located in Chicago, IL

Landstrom furniture desk in bleached and limed mahogany. Aged nickel over copper drop disc pulls and trefoil escutcheons. Five drawers to the left, a single drawer above the opening ...

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1950s American Vintage Desks

Materials

Copper, Nickel

Carved Walnut & Burl Marble Top Server Desk With Candle Stands C1880
Carved Walnut & Burl Marble Top Server Desk With Candle Stands C1880

Carved Walnut & Burl Marble Top Server Desk With Candle Stands C1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

This antique server desk, dating to approximately 1880, is crafted from carved walnut and burl wood, featuring a distinguished marble top. The piece showcases intricate carving detai...

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Early 19th Century Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Pierre Guariche, Desk in mahogany and lacquered metal, 1960’s
Pierre Guariche, Desk in mahogany and lacquered metal, 1960’s

Pierre Guariche, Desk in mahogany and lacquered metal, 1960’s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pierre Guariche, attributed to. Desk in mahogany composed of two compartments opening by five drawers connected by a stud in black lacquered metal standing on four straight legs lin...

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1960s French Vintage Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Modern Armona Stone Desk, Oak Root Miel Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Modern Armona Stone Desk, Oak Root Miel Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple

Modern Armona Stone Desk, Oak Root Miel Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple

By Rute Martins, Greenapple

Located in Lisboa, PT

Modern Armona Stone Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona stone desk draws inspiration from the serene landscape of Armona Island...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Desks

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Onyx, Quartz, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Sligh Walnut Faux Bamboo and Stenciled Leather Top Insert Executive Desk
Sligh Walnut Faux Bamboo and Stenciled Leather Top Insert Executive Desk

Sligh Walnut Faux Bamboo and Stenciled Leather Top Insert Executive Desk

By Sligh Furniture

Located in Germantown, MD

Sligh Furniture Walnut Faux Bamboo and Stenciled Leather Top Insert Executive Desk. Measures 55" in width, 26" in depth and 30" in height. Knee clearance is 24.5".

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Faux Bamboo, Walnut

Jean PASCAUD Art Deco Student Desk in Oak France 1930, from Parisian University
Jean PASCAUD Art Deco Student Desk in Oak France 1930, from Parisian University

Jean PASCAUD Art Deco Student Desk in Oak France 1930, from Parisian University

Located in Encino, CA

Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930 Original oak student desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers. Measurements: H: 29″1/2 x W: 43″1...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey
Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey

Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a light grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Leather

Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in 1950s
Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in 1950s

Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in 1950s

By Paolo Buffa

Located in Traversetolo, IT

Elegant Executive Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in the 1950s. The desk top is characterized by the presence of three lateral drawers, two similar on the left side and a larger one on ...

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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Desks

Materials

Birch

Fine Art Deco Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
Fine Art Deco Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu

Fine Art Deco Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu

By Jules Leleu

Located in New York, NY

A Modernist desk with patinated bronze pulls and details. The desk of striking hardwood veneers, features hallmarks of Art Deco design, including a slightly arc shaped form and high...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Dutch Rococo Drop Front Desk with Marquetry Inlay, 18th Century
Dutch Rococo Drop Front Desk with Marquetry Inlay, 18th Century

Dutch Rococo Drop Front Desk with Marquetry Inlay, 18th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay, with the slant front folds down to create a desk surface with a green leather inS...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Antique Desks

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Wood

A Sapele Wood Fall-Front Desk and Bookshelf, C. 1950.
A Sapele Wood Fall-Front Desk and Bookshelf, C. 1950.

A Sapele Wood Fall-Front Desk and Bookshelf, C. 1950.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A beautifully crafted mid-century fall-front desk and bookshelf unit made in Argentina, circa 1950. Constructed from richly toned sapele wood, known for its fine grain and warm, lust...

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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Sapele Wood

Herringbone Waterfall Desk
Herringbone Waterfall Desk

Herringbone Waterfall Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

Herringbone Waterfall Desk, create a serene space for work and moments of reflection with this parsons style desk, engaging the senses with its fluid f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

French Provincial Desk in Ebonized Polychrome, late 18th century
French Provincial Desk in Ebonized Polychrome, late 18th century

French Provincial Desk in Ebonized Polychrome, late 18th century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT France, circa last quarter of the 18th century 32 1/8" H x 26" D x 61 5/8" W, 22" H from the ground to the underside ...

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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks

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Wood

Rare Midcentury Paul McCobb #1562 Drop Lid Desk with Organizer Maple Black Brass
Rare Midcentury Paul McCobb #1562 Drop Lid Desk with Organizer Maple Black Brass

Rare Midcentury Paul McCobb #1562 Drop Lid Desk with Organizer Maple Black Brass

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb planner group #1562 drop lid desk with Rare organizer inside and adjustable glass shelf in original Black Lacquer finish brass cone pulls all solid maple. Flip ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Eastlake Victorian Style Ladies Writing Desk Walnut Burl and Faux Leather Top
Eastlake Victorian Style Ladies Writing Desk Walnut Burl and Faux Leather Top

Eastlake Victorian Style Ladies Writing Desk Walnut Burl and Faux Leather Top

Located in Topeka, KS

Attractive vintage Eastlake Victorian style ladies writing desk composed of a walnut frame with carved burlwood panels, trestle style legs with turned posts, and a single drawer with...

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Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk

19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk

Located in High Point, NC

19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Mid-Century Danish Black Modern Minimalist Oak Office Desk with Chrome Base
Mid-Century Danish Black Modern Minimalist Oak Office Desk with Chrome Base

Mid-Century Danish Black Modern Minimalist Oak Office Desk with Chrome Base

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

This minimalist office desk was produced in Denmark during the 1970s. The desk is characterized by clear lines and creates a harmonious composition of the materials used. The large t...

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1970s Danish Minimalist Vintage Desks

Materials

Chrome

Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk - 18th Century
Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk - 18th Century

Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk - 18th Century

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Elegant and rare small Louis XVI period marquetry desk from the 18th century. This beautiful desk features two drawers in the frieze. The rectangular top is framed by a delicate gilt...

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Melchiorre Bega Desk, 1950s Italy
Melchiorre Bega Desk, 1950s Italy

Melchiorre Bega Desk, 1950s Italy

By Melchiorre Bega

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning Italian desk in a beautiful caramel wood. Four pull-out drawers flank each side of the desk. Angular extension on the left side of the desk for extra writing space and fanta...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks

Materials

Brass

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.