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Kaiser Desk Lamp by Christian Dell, 1950
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original ivory enameled steel desk/ task lamps model '6556' by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Kurt Versen Style Gooseneck Polished Aluminum Cone Shade Desk Lamp, C. 1950
By Kurt Versen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Kurt Versen style adjustable Polished Aluminum Library Desk Lamp, 1950's. Featuring an adjusting
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Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Iron

1930s Secession Brass and Glass Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Original Secession (Art Deco) desk lamp from Czechoslovakia, 1930s. Features a rich brass stem
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Desk Lamp in the style of Christian Dell for Bros. Kaiser Co. 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Desk Light in the style of Christian Dell, former director of the metal workshop at Bauhaus until
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Early Modern Flex Wall / Desk Arm Sconce / Lamp #6716 by Christian Dell
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
A swing arm German Mid-Century / Early Modern Industrial wall arm sconce or desk flex arm light
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

German Early Modern, Bauhaus Desk Clamp / Task Lamp Model 6740 by Christian Dell
By Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
) for Kaiser Idell. Ideal clamped to a desk or bookshelf. Stamped: Kaiser Idell on Shade Christian
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Functionalist Table or Desk Lamp from ASEA, Sweden, 1930s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool functionalist table or desk lamp from ASEA, with smooth, graphic lines. Black wooden handle
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1930s Secession Brass and Glass Dual Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Deco / Secessionist desk lamp made in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, featuring a fluted brass
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Art Déco Desk Lamp by Sabino, 1930s
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in Paris, FR
An Art Déco desk lamp by Sabino from the 1930s. Nickel plated metal and glass. Signed "Sabino
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Unusual Bespoke Kinetic Lucite/Brass/Steel Architectural / Industrial Desk Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Bespoke Kinetic Lucite/Brass/Steel Architectural / Industrial Desk Lamp..Unfortunately I
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Christian Dell Adjustable Black Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1933 Kaiser
By AK Kaiser, Christian Dell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Christian Dell desk lamp by Kaiser 1930s design, Germany. Bauhaus desk lamp in enameled black metal
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Desk Tabletop Rotary Restored Telephone By Monogram Black with Trim
By Monogram
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Monogram Art Deco desk tabletop telephone with metal accents in excellent antique
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Rare wall or desk lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, Germany, 1930s
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Antwerp, BE
its sculptural black metal shade (white interior for crisp light), elegant angled arm, and warm wooden
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1940s Table / Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade in Brass by ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and cute little table / desk lamp from the 1940s in brass made by ASEA in Sweden and
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-century design desk lamp by Christian Dell for Escolux Germany
By Christian Dell
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Mid-century design desk lamp by Christian Dell for Escolux Germany in original vintage condition
Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bert Dickerson for Faries Art Deco "Guardsman" Table Lamp or Desk Lamp
By Bert Dickerson, Faries
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco machine age desk lamp or table lamp in "Normandy Bronze" finish By
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Style Copper Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Pen Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco style Machine Age brown metal gooseneck desk lamp with a pen holder.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Copper

Black 1930s Bauhaus or Industrial Style Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming black lacquer and chrome Bauhaus industrial desk or Table lamp was produced during
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Vintage 1930s Czech Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Aluminum

Elegant Articulating Fratelli Martini Art Deco Streamline Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant articulating Art Deco / Streamline desk lamp made in Europe in the 1930s. Beautiful ivory
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Paavo Tynell Style Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Patina Scandinavia 1930s
By Paavo Tynell, Bergboms, Bent Karlby, Fog and Morup
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage brass desk lamp in the style of Finish designer Paavo Tynell, made in Scandinavia in the
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Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Art Deco Era Gooseneck Desk Table Lamps with Aurene Shades
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of C1935 industrial style desk table lamps with Aurene art glass shades. Gooseneck
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron

1930s Art Deco Red and White Vintage Table Desk Lamp
By Donald Deskey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Red and White Table Lamp Art Deco Lines Industrial 6 d x 8 w x 17 h Unrestored vintage original condition. Review all images.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus Desk Light by Karl Trabert for Schanzenbach und Co. 30s Germany
By Karl Trabert, G. Schanzenbach Co. Frankfurt a.M. 1
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Bare metal bauhaus desk light by Karl Trabert for Schanzenbach und Co. GmbH, 30s Germany
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus Telescopic and Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Brown Patina 1930s
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell, Kaiser Leuchten, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bauhaus telescopic desk lamp in the style of Christian Dell and Kaiser Idell. Most likely
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Vintage 1930s French Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Arne Jacobsen/Hans Wegner, Aarhus City Hall Desk Lamp, c.1938, Louis Poulsen
By Arne Jacobsen, Louis Poulsen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Aarhus City Hall Desk Lamp collaborative design by Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) and Hans J Wegner
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century "B21" Wooden Desk / Side Table by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early mid century Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Vintage Black Chrome Table Lamp Desk Lamp Max Schumacher, 1934, Germany
By Max Schumacher
Located in Vienna, AT
An Art Deco vintage black chrome table lamp or desk lamp designed by Max Schumacher 1934 Germany
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Chrome, Enamel and Wood Desk or Table Lamp
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and handsome desk or table lamp by the American master designer, Gilbert Rhode. This
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Chrome

Original Poul Henningsen Art Deco PH Desk Lamp PH 3½-2 Chrome Matte Shades 1930s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
design classic has base and stem is of chromium plated metal and bakelite with through-hole push switch
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Classic Art Deco Nickle Plated Woka Desk Lamp with Diffuser
By Woka Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of handmade Classic Art Deco nickel plated Woka desk lamp with Diffuser, Hardwired, On / Off
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel, Stainless Steel, Steel

Art Deco Table Lamp or Desk Light No 71 by André Mounique for Jumo 1930s
By Andre Mounique, Maison Jumo
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light 'No 71' in blue-gray and silver color. Lamp shade
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome

Art Deco Table Lamp or Desk Light No 71 by André Mounique for Jumo 1930s
By Andre Mounique, Maison Jumo
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light 'No 71' in blue-gray and silver color. Lamp shade
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome

1930 s Industrial Metal Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
1930's American industrial metal desk chair with a leather back. Adjustable height 17"-21"
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Antique Metal Inkwell, Painted Inkstand, Germany 1930, H300
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Metal Inkwell, Painted Inkstand, Germany 1930, H300 Germany 1930 Metal German Inkwell
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Vintage 1930s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Metal Inkwell, Painted Inkstand, Germany 1930, H301
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Metal Inkwell, Painted Inkstand, Germany 1930, H301 Germany 1930 Metal German Inkwell
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Vintage 1930s German Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Bauhaus Erich Diekmann Desk, Germany, 1930
By Erich Dieckmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Bauhaus Erich Diekmann desk, Germany 1930.
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1930 Art Deco Swedish Brass and Metal Paper Basket
Located in Drottningholm, SE
1930 Art Deco Swedish brass and metal paper basket. A fantastic and rare paper basket made of
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage French "Mazarin" Desk of Burl Ashwood and Gilt Metal Mounts, circa 1930
Located in Houston, TX
Burl Ashwood, Gilt Metal Mounts, circa 1930 with a hand tooled leather writing surface. This visually
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Jacques Adnet, French Macassar Ebony and Chrome-Plated Metal Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
nonfunctioning. A near identical desk is illustrated in Art Et Décoration - Revue Mensuelle D'art Moderne
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Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Desk and its armchair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Desk veneered with black varnished ebony. The legs are composed of a box with three drawers with
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Desk
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
Art Deco desk after a model by Pierre Chareau
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Vintage 1930s French Desks

Materials

Metal

1930 Art Deco Mofem Lamp and Clock
By Mofem of Hungary
Located in Lábatlan, HU
1930 Art Deco Mofem lamp and clock.
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti Desk for the Vetrococke Offices, 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Zurich, CH
The writing desk is made out of Securit glass, rubber, chromeplated screws and wood. This is the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Cloisonné Instructional Group of Six Metal Balls in Sequential States of Process
Located in Fort mill, SC
A unique and visually informative 1930’s teachers or salesman’s instructional group of six
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Vintage 1930s More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Metal Desk Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal desk lamp comprised of simulated bark twig, all in as found untouched age cracked
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Vintage 1930s American Craftsman Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gispen Desk Chair Model 356, 1930s
By Gispen, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL
Gispen Desk Chair Model 356; special Gispen office desk chair with four-leg base and Bakelite
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Art Deco Desk Set with Ink Wells Calendar
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco desk set with ink wells & calendar. Modernist design with glass base and streamlined metal
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Eccentrically Designed Petite German Art Deco Chrome Painted Metal Table Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This eccentrically designed German chrome-plated table clock features a typically Art Deco styled face with vertical black bands either side of a faux grained circle to emphasize its...
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome, Metal

English Art Deco Chrome Green Enamel Octagonal Swivel Desk Clock by Perivale.
By The Perivale British Clock Company
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully designed English Art Deco chrome plated swivel desk clock is mounted on an eau-de
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Portuguese Calendar
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
An elegant vintage desk calendar, designed in the form of a roll, elegantly supported by a golden
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Vintage 1930s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Eileen Gray art decó metal desk lamp. USA circa 1930.
Located in Madrid, ES
Eileen Gray art decó metal desk lamp. USA circa 1930.
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Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

1939 Underwood Universal Vintage Typewriter
By Underwood Universal
Located in New York, NY
Original Underwood Universal Typewriter
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Vintage 1930s American Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

American Art Deco/Red Handled Industrial Vintage Numbering Machine
Located in Winnetka, IL
This vintage numbering stamp, with a striking red handle, is an interesting example of Art Deco design in commercial products. A nostalgic reminder of life before computers. Made by ...
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Mofem, Art Deco Lamp with Alarm Clock
By Mofem of Hungary
Located in Lábatlan, HU
of nickel-plated metal, has a nice marble base and an adjustable hemispheric lampshade. Fully working
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

1930 s Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in Brno, CZ
This is an original 1930’s office/workshop desk lamp. Due to its design, it is often nicknamed the
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Art Deco Machine Age Electric Fan Graybar Electric, 1931
By Graybar Electric Co.
Located in Denver, CO
Art Deco machine age electric fan marked Graybar electric co., 1931. Can sit on tabletop or bolt to wall. Will need to be rewired if using. Otherwise a great little decorative access...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

1930s American Metal Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s American metal desk with shelves on the sides.
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal

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1930 Metal Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1930 metal desk you’re looking for. Each 1930 metal desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 1930 metal desk, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1930 metal desk made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. A well-made 1930 metal desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Christian Dell, Eileen Gray and Kaiser Idell are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1930 Metal Desk?

Prices for a 1930 metal desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $85 and can go as high as $120,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,231.
Questions About 1930 Metal Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to refinish an old metal desk is to start by cleaning the desk. Ensure that the surface is free of dust and rust, then prime the desk with one to two coats of primer. And dependent upon its condition, a coat of any metal paint can freshen up an old metal desk. Browse a wide selection of vintage metal desks on 1stDibs.