Partner Desks

Name: The Sterling Collection Two Sided Dark Wood Desk
Price: 3840 USD
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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

1960’s Sligh Kneehole Faux Bamboo Executive Desk

Weathered Oak Desk With Scallop Detail

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

1980s Lacquer and Chrome Vintage Desk

English Satinwood Desk Circa 19th Century

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

Antique Arts and Crafts Oak Partners Desk

Vintage Heywood Wakefield Chippendale Maple Double Pedestal Writing Desk

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

1990s Modern Partner Desk with Aluminum Trim

1900s French Wooden Desk

Georgian Style Antique Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk

Paul Evans Patchwork Burled Wood & Leather Desk

Faux Bamboo Campaign Partner Desk by Sligh Furniture

Mahogany Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk

Trey Partner Desk in Auburn Poplar by Fourhands Furniture

Theodore Alexander 6 Drawer Leather Top Partners Desk

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

Antique Secretary Mahogany Partners Desk With Brass Lamp

Antique English Pine Pedestal Desk

Mid 20th Century Vintage Heywood Wakefield Writing Desk

Swedish 48" Pedestal Desk, Early 19th Century

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk With Drop Leaves and File Cabinet

Princeton Desk by Hugues Chevalier Paris

1970s Vintage Wooden Writing Desk With Drawers

French Desk Louis XV Birdseye Maple Marble Bronze

Early 20th Century Mahogany Green Tooled Leather Top Georgian Partners 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

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

Mid- 20th Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk

Mid Century English Yew Twin Pedestal Desk With Green Leather Top

Mid 20th Century Mid Century Mahogany Tooled Leather Top Kneehole Writing Library Desk

Chinese Vintage Brown Wood Editor Office Writing Desk Table

1940s Traditional Carved Wood 9 Drawer Writing Desk

Regency Style Burton-Ching Mahogany & Ebony Giltwood Partner Desk

19th Century French Wooden Desk

Mid-Century Modern Eb04 Desk by Cees Braakman

Four Hands Trey Executive Desk, Auburn Poplar

Mid Century Green Leather Partner Desk by Heritage Henredon

The Sterling Collection Two Sided Dark Wood Desk

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