Partner Desks

Name: Mid-Century Modern Eb04 Desk by Cees Braakman
Brand: UMS Pastoe
Price: 3750 USD
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Vintage and Antique Partner Desks

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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

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British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk

Weathered Oak Desk With Scallop Detail

Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk

Black Lacquered and Brass Campaign Desk

1980s Lacquer and Chrome Vintage Desk

English Satinwood Desk Circa 19th Century

English Victorian Maple Corner Desk

1960’s Sligh Kneehole Faux Bamboo Executive Desk

Midcentury Herndon Burl Wood Partner Desk

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

English 19th Century Faux Painted Marbleized Pedestal Writing Desk

Executive Writing Desk With Ball & Claw Feet - Dark Wood

19th Century Walnut Pedestal Desk

Faux Bamboo Campaign Partner Desk by Sligh Furniture

Vintage Coastal Ficks Reed Washed Rattan Partner Desk

Late 19th Century Antique Mahogany Partners Desk

Mid 20th Century Vintage Heywood Wakefield Writing Desk

Vintage 1940s Federal Style Pedestal 7 Drawer Mahogany Wood Desk

Antique English Campaign Style Faux Partners Desk

Early 20th Century Mahogany Green Tooled Leather Top Georgian Partners Desk

Mid Century English Yew Twin Pedestal Desk With Green Leather Top

Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Pedestal Kneehole Desk

Late 19th Century Antique Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk With Tooled Leather Top

Early 20th Century Vintage Mahogany English Tooled Leather Top “Bobby Valentine” Partner Desk

Mahogany Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk

Late 19th Century Antique English Queen Anne Style Desk or Vanity

Antique Mahogany & Green Leather Partners Desk

Four Hands Pilar Desk, Brushed Ebony Oak Veneer

Early 19th C English Partners Desk

1970s Vintage Sligh Kneehole Partner Desk

Late 20th Century Henredon Attrib. Mario Buatta Chin Hua Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Partner Desk

19th Century Mahogany Partners Desk Stamped by Holland & Sons, 1840s

Antique Secretary Mahogany Partners Desk With Brass Lamp

1990s Modern Partner Desk with Aluminum Trim

Carl Malmsten Swedish Grace Executive Desk

20th Century French Art Deco Large Oak Vintage Office Desk / Writing Table

Mid 20th Century Red Chippendale Style Partners Desk.

Restored Boutique Made Stacked Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk

Johann Tapp Custom Built Art Deco Cartoonist Desk

19th Century English Campaign 9-Drawer Mahogany Desk

Early 20th Century Rj Horner Partner's Desk

Edwardian English Mahogany Partners Desk

Antique White Italian Partner Desk

1960s Drexel Accolade Campaign Desk

Hand Painted Desk Vanity Antique French Burled Wood Black Faux Alligator Top

Mid-Century Modern Eb04 Desk by Cees Braakman

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