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

Midcentury Herndon Burl Wood Partner Desk

1980s Lacquer and Chrome Vintage Desk

Four Hands Trey Executive Desk, Auburn Poplar

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

British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk

Weathered Oak Desk With Scallop Detail

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

Vintage Heywood Wakefield Chippendale Maple Double Pedestal Writing Desk

Restored Mahogany Inlay & Brass Kneehole Partners Desk

Mid Century Modern Floating Top Teak Desk With Key

1960s Drexel Accolade Campaign Desk

Trey Partner Desk in Auburn Poplar by Fourhands Furniture

1940's Traditional Style Mahogany Partner Desk

English Mahogany Two Pedestal Partners Desk

C1940's Traditional Style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk

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

1940s Traditional Carved Wood 9 Drawer Writing Desk

1920s Antique Kneehole Partner Desk With 3 Piece Leather Top Inlay With Drawers

Niagara Furniture Oval Partners Desk

Vintage Burl Walnut Seven Drawer Partner Desk

Antique Arts and Crafts Oak Partners Desk

Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut, Brass & Glass Writing Desk, 1950s

Late Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest, England Circa 1880

Theodore Alexander Leather Top Partner Desk

Mid 20th Century Bassett Furniture Desk

Late 19th Century English Chippendale Style Mahogany Partners Desk

19th Century Mahogany Partners Writing Table, 1840s

English 19th Century Satinwood Pedestal Desk

Pottery Barn Bedford Desk

1960s Burl Wood Desk

1920s Antique English Leather Top and Claw Feet Partners Writing Desk.

71" Hooker Partner’s Executive Home Office Leather Top Desk by Seven Seas

Neo-Classical r.j. Horner Style Partner’s Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base

Pottery Barn Bedford Desk

Mid 20th Century Vintage Heywood Wakefield Writing Desk

George III Style Mahogany and Leather-Top Partner Desk

Victorian English Desk in Flaming Mahogany

Late 19th Century Moroccan Red Aesthetic Movement Industrial Desk

1970s Partner Office Desk by Lane

1980s Vintage Mid Century Modern Desk

Carl Malmsten Swedish Grace Executive Desk

1910s Antique Victorian Partners Desk

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