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Andre Arbus Desk Chairs, Oak, 1940s
By André Arbus
Located in Toulouse, FR
Huge André Arbus chair from the 1940s.
Legs in carved oak.
New uphosltery with Manuel Canovas
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1940s French Limed Oak Chair in the Style of Pierre Chareau Re-Upholstered
By Pierre Chareau
Located in London, GB
A good simple design French 1940s desk or side chair reminiscent of Pierre Chareau designs
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Small Maple and Steel Desk with Drawers, 1940s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Zürich, CH
This small desk with a frame made of black lacquered tubular steel and a drawer body made of
Category
Vintage 1940s French Bauhaus Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
1940
s French Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
A simply chic french desk from the 1940's. Design of desk has design inspiration from the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,600
Cherry, Maple Oak Panel and Cube Desk, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French desk with horizontal panels and raised rectangular shaped decorative cubes
Made of a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Oak
Oak Wood Desk or Dining Table Style of Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
1940s French desk in the style of Charles Dudouyt.
Also would make a great dining table.
Two
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Moderne Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French desk lamp. 18.5" height. Available at our showroom at 241 East 60th Street
Category
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
French 1940
s Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 1940's mahogany Louis XVI desk with green leather and original brass hardware and sabots
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 1940
s Directoire Style Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
A Newly Restored French 1940's Directoire Style Ebonized Desk with Brown Leather Top and Brass
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Brass
1940
s French Mahogany Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Queens, NY
Signed by French designer Jules Leleu, this 1940's table desk is composed of brass trimmed mahogany
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940
s Modernist French Desk with Leather Top
By Andre Sornay
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting French, modernist desk with a leather top. Each side had three drawers.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
French 1940
s Empire style desk
Located in Bronx, NY
French 1940's Empire style desk. Great details.
Original leather top.
Opening 24H x24
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
1940
s French Industrial Architects Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual architects desk. The iron base allows the top to tilt in various angles and
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Metal
Oak Trestle Desk, France 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
Solid oak Desk with a trestle base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1940
s Art Deco French Oak and Leather Desk
Located in Paris, FR
each side. The leather
France. 1940's
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Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1940
s Florist Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stripped Steel and safety glass florist desk with attached industrial light. Great for a hostess
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Steel
$4,500
1940s French Macassar Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very stylish French desk, in Macassar ebony, with pull out brushing slides to each side. Having
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Macassar
French Louis XV Style Writing Desk w/ Drawers C. 1940
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's French writing desk, rich in history and detail, a testament to the craftsmanship of the era
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 1940
s Desk with Original Leather Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 1940's mahogany expanding desk with leather top.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Cerused Oak Desk, France 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French cerused oak desk with tapered column legs. The desk has very clean, smooth lines
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Mahogany 1940
s Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Beautiful French mahogany desk with tan synthetic calves leather. This piece has a three drawers.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Desk - France 1940s
Located in Madrid, ES
. France 1940’s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak, Mahogany
$3,950
Art Deco Desk, France, 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco desk with two drawers on conical feet. The writing surface is covered with black imitation
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Suzanne Guiguichon Desk, France, 1940s
By Suzanne Guiguichon
Located in Greding, DE
Small desk rounded at the left side and veneered in maple by Suzanne Guiguichon (1900-1985) with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Parchment Paper
Partners Desk, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French single drawer on both sides of partners desk
Classic bronze sabot's
Simple design.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
French 1940s Louis XVI Style Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice French 1940's Louis XVI style bureau plat in ebonized wood with an inset tooled brown
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk, France, circa 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Small Art Deco desk with shelfing space on the side, five drawers and a compartment with shutter
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Important 1940
s Desk
By Smith Furniture
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important ashtree desk, bronze handles, glass top three centimeters thick "Saint-Gobain", 6 drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Bronze
$19,936
1940
s Glass Top Mahogany Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Queens, NY
Signed by French Art Deco designer Jules Leleu, this four legged 1940s mahogany desk features three
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Sleek French 1940
s Amboyna Writing Desk w/Parchment Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sleek and refined French 1940's amboyna 3-drawer writing desk with parchment top and ebonized
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
French Modernist Desk 1940s Mahogany
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Desk made of mahogany. French modernist style in 1940s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 1940s Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A refined leather top mahogany desk, done in the Louis XVI style, in the 1940s. The leather top is
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant French Writing Desk, 1940s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
keyhole trim, France 1940's. This desk is beautifully made and a fine example of French 40's design.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal
French 1940
s Desk or Dining Table with Adjustable Bases, Burl and Glass Top
Located in Austin, TX
French Art Deco table with elegant curves and gleaming burled walnut top. Bookmatched burl top is
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Heavily Carved Writing Table C. 1940
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French painted heavily carved writing table/desk.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Large 1940s French Mahogany Desk with Leather Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large, substantial quality 1940s French mahogany desk. Finished all round to free-stand. The back
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French 1940s Ebonized and Rectangular Table Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s ebonized and rectangular table desk with gilt trim having two drawers and a top with
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1940s French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This 1940s French wooden desk reflects a utilitarian yet charming design, built with practicality
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
$1,995
A Stylish and Unique Bauhaus Meets Industrial Desk, Circa 1940
s/50
s
Located in Hastings, GB
This stylish and highly functional desk was probably a one off commission, its rarity suggests so
Category
Vintage 1940s French Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bamboo Base Writing Desk, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French bamboo base writing desk with glass top.
The desk has been recently refurbished and
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
1940s French Organic Shaped Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s organic shaped two-drawer desk with Formica top.
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
French 1940
s Library/Dining Table With Travertine Top
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 1930’s double-pedestal library table in cerused oak, the pedestals carved with acanthus
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Neoclassical Style Desk and Armchair, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant desk and chair set in the neoclassical style.
The desk has unusual rounded
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Walnut
Art Deco Grand Oak Desk, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco desk in grand oak, a splendid example of ingenuity, tailored architecture, and
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Charles Dudouyt Desk
Chair Setin Oak, France 1940
s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk en suite with its matching chair, hand carved Walnut with many details.
Desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
French wooden desk, made in the 1940s-50s.
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this charming small wooden desk, made in the 1940s-50s.
Its warm-toned
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
French 1940s Black Cerused Lady
s Desk and Chair
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Miami, FL
Chic 1940s lady's desk and chair attributed to Jean Pascaud. Black cerused oak refinished, blue
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Brass Sculptured Letter Opener Desk Accessory, France, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique desk accessory in the way of a solid brass braided and sculptured letter opener is a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather Executive Desk, France, 1940s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and important Jacques Adnet double pedestal executive desk covered in Hermès saddle leather
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
1940s Charles Dudouyt Desk
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gorgeous desk by Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s.
Carved French oak geometric side panels and ornate
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Oak
1940s Belgian Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
From circa 1940, this desk features plenty of drawer storage, an elegant
traditional construction
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,750
Ash Wood Desk or Table in the Style of Jules Leleu, France 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s French dining table or desk in the style of Jules Leleu. This table was constructed with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Large Blond Oak Parquet Pattern Desk, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s large blond oak desk with diamond parquet pattern. The top of the desk has a diamond
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Jacques Adnet Modernist Writing Desk/1940s Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, Lambeth
Modernist tripod desk in oak with single draw in oak simple functional design
Dimensions: 75cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Leather Top On Ebonized Wood Cubist Design Desk, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French ebonized cubist design wood desk with leather top in the style of Maxime Old
Light
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jean Prouvé, Cité Desk, likely 1940s, original condition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Nancy, France, probably 1940s
Totally original with cream enamel painted metal frame and oak top
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Jules Leleu Double Pedestal Desk in French Walnut 1940s
Signed
By Jules Leleu
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
back by Jules Leleu, France 1940's (signed “J.Leleu” on plaque on inside of door). Meticulous
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940s French desk for your home. Each 1940s French desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Your living room may not be complete without a 1940s French desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 1940s French desk, those designed in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. A well-made 1940s French desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, Jacques Adnet and Jules Leleu are consistently popular.
How Much is a 1940s French Desk?
The average selling price for a 1940s French desk at 1stDibs is $5,192, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $113,245 for the highest priced.
Questions About 1940s French Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
- What is a 1940s style dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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