Partner Desks

Vintage and Antique Partner Desks

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Partner Desks

A PARTNER AFTER OUR OWN HEART: DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY TWO-SIDED PARTNER DESKS

Partner desks may often be grouped together with executive desks, but make no mistake about it: partner desks are in a league of their own. Designed to seat two, these large, two-sided desks possess unique benefits that few other desks do. Partner desks evolved out of 19th century England. As banking became a more common profession, partner desks were created so that two banking partners—typically a senior banker and their junior partner—could sit opposite each other during the workday. Most antique partner desks are designed to mimic the look of two standard pedestal desks pushed together back-to-back. There are banks of drawers on both sides and a large hollow tunnel between the pedestals, designed to accommodate each sitter’s legs. Today, partner desks are revered for their ability to float in a room. Since there is no backside to a partner’s desk, they can be admired from all angles.

Because partner desks were created in the late 1800s, it is common to find antique partner desks in Victorian styles. Eastlake partner desks are large, dark wood, Victorian-era desks typically featuring high-relief, geometric carvings. Chippendale partner desks are also prevalent, given that Chippendale was a style that was still heavily trending in the late 1800s. Oftentimes, antique Chippendale partner desks do not feature banks of drawers on both sides, but rather are designed to look like a wide table. While most partner desks are square, it’s common to find models from the Victorian era composed of different shapes, such as an oval or kidney bean.

If you’re not drawn to extremely traditional designs, consider modern partner desks, which range in style from campaign to Mid-Century Modern to Danish Modern to French provincial. Florence Knoll, who spearheaded office design at legendary furniture manufacturer Knoll, famously designed a Partner desk composed of nothing more than a splayed-foot aluminum pedestal base and plank-style top. Other makers who took on the style in the Mid 20th century include Heywood- Wakefield, Kittinger, and John Widdicomb.

Partner Desks

Vintage and Antique Partner Desks

Weathered Oak Desk With Scallop Detail

Midcentury Herndon Burl Wood Partner Desk

1980s Lacquer and Chrome Vintage Desk

Vintage Baker Furniture Collector's Edition Campaign Style Leather Top Partners Desk

British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk

Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk

Black Lacquered and Brass Campaign Desk

English Satinwood Desk Circa 19th Century

English Victorian Maple Corner Desk

1960’s Sligh Kneehole Faux Bamboo Executive Desk

Danish Flip-Top Partner Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Løvig, 1960s

English 19th Century Faux Painted Marbleized Pedestal Writing Desk

Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk

Executive Writing Desk With Ball & Claw Feet - Dark Wood

Bert England for John Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Walnut Leather Top Desk, Newly Refinished

Paul Evans Patchwork Burled Wood & Leather Desk

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk

Faux Bamboo Campaign Partner Desk by Sligh Furniture

Mahogany Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk

Mid 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrored Art Deco Desk

Paul Evans Patchwork Burled Wood and Leather Desk

Antique Secretary Mahogany Partners Desk With Brass Lamp

Antique English Pine Pedestal Desk

Mid-Century Danish Modern Lovig Style Teak Flip-Top Partners Desk

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Mahogany Double Pedestal Executive Desk, Newly Restored

French Desk Louis XV Birdseye Maple Marble Bronze

1970s Mid-Century Modern Executive Burl Wood Desk by Hekman

Chinese Vintage Brown Wood Editor Office Writing Desk Table

1940s Traditional Carved Wood 9 Drawer Writing Desk

Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Brass Adorned Mahogany Partner Desk

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Mahogany Double Pedestal Desk, Newly Restored

Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Oak Parquet Partner's Desk

1930s Vintage Baroque Style Leather Wrapped Studded Partner Desk With Lion Pulls

Early 19th C. English, Gillows of Lancaster, Calamander Partners Desk C.1830

1960s Baker Furniture Burled Walnut Veneer Desk With Hanging File Folder Drawers

Vintage Satinwood Banded Leather Top Mahogany Partners Desk

Four Hands Pilar Desk, Brushed Ebony Oak Veneer

Antique Jacobean Style Turned Wood Desk by Johnson-Handley-Johnson Co.

Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk

English Partner Desk in Mahogany, 1870

1960s Vintage Sligh Furniture Holland Michigan Mahogany Tooled Leather Partner Desk

1970s Sligh Furniture Captain's Desk

Vintage Heywood Wakefield Chippendale Maple Double Pedestal Writing Desk

Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Art Deco Vanity or Desk, 1930s

1940's Traditional Style Mahogany Partner Desk

1960s Vintage Burl Wood and Brass Campaign Desk by John Widdicomb

C1940's Traditional Style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk

Antique English Regency Drop Leaf Mahogany Partner's Desk/ Sofa Table

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