Antique Executive Desks
From mid-century modern to the classic desks of the 1700s and 1800s, Fireside Antiques can help you find the perfect piece. We source fully restored antique executive desks from England, Europe, and America each year, bringing you the most authoritative, solid, and attractive executive desks, pedestal desks, tanker desks, “knee-holes,” and more.
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French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Oak Pedestal Desk
$1,500.0030.5"H x 50.875"W x 29.25"D
Dimensions: 30-1/2″H x 50-7/8″W x 29-1/4″D
This handsome Louis XVI-Style nine-drawer mahogany and oak pedestal desk is from France, c. 1870’s. The main writing surface, as well as the pull-out side panels, has a gilt-tooled burgundy leather blotter. With elegantly rounded and fluted corners, this desk boasts nine solid oak drawers including a long central drawer flanked by eight short drawers, each with gilt-brass bail handles. The exterior of each drawer is paneled and veneered in beautiful mahogany. This timeless desk would finish a study or library perfectly.
Shop Vintage & Antique Executive Desks
The classic walnut kneehole executive desk has room for one, while the partner desk is double the width, allowing two to work. Meanwhile, a parchment desk may stretch across the room, while 19th-century solid wood can inspire the whole room’s look.
In addition, leather or faux-leather tops add an air of mystery, while the plinths often found below the executive desk’s powerful drawers offer class and elegance. Important work unmistakably occurs at an executive desk, as you can tell by the powerful lines and stable construction. The larger and heavier, the better, for some, while others prefer a more delicate look.
How to Choose an Antique Executive Desk
Some say the shape of the desk helps shape the work created and written upon it. For example, a heavy, official-feeling desk may give our writing authority and precision, while a more elegant or delicate executive desk inspires poetry and lengthier thoughts.
What sort of executive life most appeals to you? Is it squared-off and masculine, or carved with beautiful rosettes and brass pulls?
Rolltop or brutalist, hutched or minimalist, an executive desk can beautify a bedroom as easily as a study, depending on the material and color match. When choosing your antique piece, consider how you will use it, how often you will use it, and how much space you have for it.
Types of Antique Executive Desks
Walnut, rosewood, oak, and pine have their individual shades and finishes, and many executive desks—especially mid-century styles—often leave room for a credenza or extra filing cabinet space under one side of the desktop. That’s the perfect place to display your most beautiful and original workspace memorabilia.
Additionally, the drawers are wide and deep, so they can hold important documents and items. For such a distinctive, stable piece of equipment, the beauty of antique executive desks matches any armoire or dining room table.
We should have beauty in all parts of life, after all. Bringing home an antique executive desk from Fireside Antiques is a great way to enhance your living space while embracing a unique part of history.