19th Century Victorian Antique Freestanding Walnut Ladies Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
It is supported by eight glorious turned reeded solid figured walnut columns, two shaped walnut figured walnut shelves and raised on four elegantly turned shaped walnut feet.
Walnut
Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Mahogany Desk with a Pierced Heart to the Top
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
A bow fronted drawer with stylized copper heart shaped drop handles, with bookcase shelves to each side with stylized fret work to the front and an elongated stylized heart to the lo...
Leather, Mahogany
$4,250Sale Price|43% Off
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Inside there are four drawers and two niches above a drop down writing surface, with six shelves atop in the cabinet and one shelf below behind doors.
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
Italian Mid-18th Century Genovese St. Hand Painted Cabinet / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Above are two bifold doors also decorated with additional exceptional hand painted flowers and which open to reveal the blue interior, all the original hardware and curvaceous shelve...
Wood
$1,476Sale Price|24% Off
Pierre Bloch and Charles Dudouyt Desk, 1950s
By La Gentilhommiere, Pierre Bloch, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Paris, FR
This small desk has 3 drawers and 2 shelves underneath. Designed by Pierre Bloch & Charles Dudouyt (French, 1885-1946) and manufactured by La Gentilhommière (1933-1960) in the 1950s.
Oak
Acerbis Ghostwriter Wall-Mounted Desk/Bookcase in Matt Lacquered Brick Red
By Giacomo Moor, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The opening of the unit, characterized by the Dual-Flap® system (patented Acerbis) in which the large door and a portion of the top open simultaneously, transforms the door into prac...
Wood
Acerbis Ghostwriter Wall-Mounted Desk/Bookcase in Matt Lacquered Dark Green
By Acerbis, Giacomo Moor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The opening of the unit, characterized by the Dual-Flap® system (patented Acerbis) in which the large door and a portion of the top open simultaneously, transforms the door into prac...
Wood
Acerbis Ghostwriter Wall-Mounted Desk/Bookcase in Glossy Lacquered Dark Green
By Acerbis, Giacomo Moor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The opening of the unit, characterized by the Dual-Flap® system (patented Acerbis) in which the large door and a portion of the top open simultaneously, transforms the door into prac...
Wood
Acerbis Ghostwriter Wall-Mounted Desk/Bookcase in Glossy Lacquered Brick Red
By Giacomo Moor, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The opening of the unit, characterized by the Dual-Flap® system (patented Acerbis) in which the large door and a portion of the top open simultaneously, transforms the door into prac...
Wood
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in GB
The drawers have raised panel fronts with turned knob handles and are lined with solid walnut. The top has double shelves above with fluted pillar and scroll supports and a low ga...
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century
Located in GB
The left hand cupboard has four drawers inside and the right hand cupboard has two fixed shelves. The drawers are mahogany lined and have original gilt brass handles.
Mahogany
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
It has 2 drawers and an open storage unit in the middle, on the top of the desk there is a storage unit with tambour doors with shelves and drawers behind. The desk is complete with ...
Rosewood
$695Sale Price|44% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ranch Oak Desk and Matching Chair by Brandt
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Lafayette, IN
Desk includes matching desk chair and features open shelves on one end perfect for display! Finished all around so you can place it anywhere!
Oak
$2,995Sale Price|50% Off
German Oak Desk with Burled Walnut Accents, circa 1930
Located in Evergreen, CO
The left pedestal opens to three newer slide-out shelves. The right pedestal opens to three newer sliding drawers.
Walnut, Oak
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
The top section containing two shelves with round brass supports over two small drawers with ornamental brass inlay.
Rosewood
$5,200
Cascade Wall Desk
By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
When closed and locked it becomes a sophisticated display cabinet. Adjustable glass shelves and brass accents complete the look. Measures: The desk is 13" deep closed, 24" open.
Brass
"Japonisme" Cylinder Desk Att. to G. Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
Surmounted by two asymmetrical shelves, the cylinder is decorated with an engraved dragon.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Burr Walnut, Leather and Brass Gallery Rail Davenport Desk Workstation
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
A very well made piece, ideally suited as a laptop work station in a modern context. You have two candle shelves to the top, a large storage area inside and a bank of drawers down on...
Leather, Walnut
Burr Walnut Partner Desk Specially Designed to Hide & House Computer Equipment
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made in England Burr Walnut with leather top twin pedestal partner desk specially made hide computer equipment I don’t see ma...
Leather, Walnut
$4,323Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An interesting and unusual antique bureau The kingwood displaying good colour and grain Desirable aged patina with a wax polished finish Inset rouge veined marble top displays w...
Kingwood
Fine Antique British Mahogany Campaign Style Server Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine antique English mahogany Campaign style server chest, with a step back two tiered hinged top with walnut turned spindle supports for the two shaped and hinged shelves. The front...
Brass
French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This opens to reveal several shelves and seven small drawers, with light-colored wood fronts.
Mahogany
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Teak Drop Front Desk Secretary in a Box, 1960-2000
Located in Topeka, KS
However, the horizontal shelves slide out so if you prefer you can convert that space into a larger area for more substantial items or customize it however you want!
Teak
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
Features: Desk: - Book-matched walnut veneer - Built-in Bar - Built in coat closet/wardrobe - Dual aluminum sconces - Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting - Silver-plated Herman Mi...
Aluminum
Writing Cabinet Scrittoio Escritoire Desk Walnut Italy Florence Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The fall opening to reveal a fitted interior of 16 pigeon holes/open shelves arranged around a central cupboard which is opened with a leather handle on ring hinges.
Walnut
Slant Front Desk with Bookshelf attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Constructed from richly grained oak, the piece features a sculptural stack of four angular slant-front drawers, counterbalanced by an open column of asymmetrical shelves on one side—...
Brass
Art Deco Desk by Ernest Boiceau
By Ernest Boiceau
Located in New York, NY
It consists of two inlaid pairs of griffins in boxwood and purplewood facing off across braziers on both the front and the back of the desk, and blind-tooled Greek keys trimming whit...
Bronze, Other
Bernt Peterson Double Drop Leaf Table Desk with Free Standing Return
By Bernt Petersen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Accompanying free standing drawer cabinet has drawers on one side and shelves on the other. White oak finished in clear lacquer, desk has been cleaned and lacquer has been updated.
Oak
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.
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