Partner Desks

Name: 1970s Mid-Century Modern Executive Burl Wood Desk by Hekman
Brand: Hekman Furniture
Price: 8500 USD
Availability: InStock

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

1950s Black Lacquer/High Gloss Bernhardt Desk

Weathered Oak Desk With Scallop Detail

1960’s Sligh Kneehole Faux Bamboo Executive Desk

Late Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest, England Circa 1880

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 Victorian Maple Corner 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

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

1950s English Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Demilune Form Desk

English 19th Century Satinwood Pedestal Desk

Mid 20th Century Vintage Italian Inlay Partners Desk

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Japanned Leather Top Desk and Chair Set - Nichols and Stone

Vintage Heywood Wakefield Chippendale Maple Double Pedestal Writing Desk

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

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

1990s Modern Partner Desk with Aluminum Trim

Founders Mid Century Modern Style Walnut Executive Desk

Georgian Style Antique Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk

English Mahogany Leather Top Desk

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

Faux Bamboo Campaign Partner Desk by Sligh Furniture

Mahogany Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk

Mid 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrored Art Deco Desk

19th Century Mahogany Partners Writing Table, 1840s

Theodore Alexander 6 Drawer Leather Top Partners Desk

Paul Evans Patchwork Burled Wood and Leather Desk

Antique American Colonial Wood Desk

Antique English Pine Pedestal Desk

Swedish 48" Pedestal Desk, Early 19th Century

Mahogany Ornate Carving Partner Style Desk

Vintage Georgian Style Blue Desk of Seven Drawers

Portuguese Desk or Console Table by Noir

Princeton Desk by Hugues Chevalier Paris

Antique Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Partners Desk

Stickley Mid-Century Cherry Narrow Partners Desk With Protective Glass Top

1970's Chippendale Stye Desk of Eight Drawers

Late 20th Century Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Desk by Bent Silberg Mobler. "

French Desk Louis XV Birdseye Maple Marble Bronze

Vintage Georgian Style Walnut Desk

C1940's Traditional Style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk

1970s Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Partners Desk

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

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