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Rare Leather Desk, by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
A Timeless Classic Leather and Tubular Steel Desk by Jacques Adnet, a seminal figure in the history
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Wooden Brutalist Desk in Solid Elm, Made in France, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Mid Century wooden brutalist desk in solid elm, made in France, 1950s.
Overall good vintage
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Small 1940 Oak Desk from France 1940, in a Brown Color and Old Patina, 2 Drawers
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This small desk in wood, probably oak, is coming from France. It has been made in the 1940s.
The
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Desk by Tolix T55 c1951
By Tolix
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A rare original T55 Desk designed by Xavier Pauchard for Tolix produced in France in the 1950’s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Litlle Mahogany Desk by Pierre Guariche
Located in Pasadena, CA
Little desk made of mahogany on a iron base with a uniquely placed book rack on the left side and
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
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Vintage 1950s French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Midcentury Desk with Armchair and Waste Paper Basket by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet, Compagnie Des Arts Français
Located in Uccle, BE
Elegant desk, with metal structure sheathed of green saddle stitching leather, pivoting drawers
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Jacques Adnet Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite desk by French Designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with wood top and red leather trim
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
$42,500
Pierre Paulin
Thonet Desk with Drawer, Metal Teak
Formica, France Circa 1955
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Desk with a single drawer designed by Pierre Paulin and manufacture by Thonet.
France circa 1955
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret Desk
Stool
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pierre Jeanneret desk and stool from Chandigarh
France/India, c. 1960
Constructed of teak wood
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$19,500
Mid Century Desk by Tolix T55 C1950
By Tolix
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Tolix produced in France in the 1950’s, this example has green melamine top on black painted steel base
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Exceptional Maison Jansen Leather Top Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in North Miami, FL
Cerused oak and cream leather top with brass pull. Single large drawer to side of desk and
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Ebonized & French polished Directoire style desk with brass trim and feet, single drawer. Apron
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Roger Landault Green Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950
Located in New York, NY
Roger Landault Green Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950
Beautiful Vanity in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Desk in Mahogany with Leather Top and Brass Accents
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Large desk in mahogany with leather top and brass accents, French 1950's
Refinished
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Desk and Armchair by Guillerme
Chambron
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
French 1950's oak desk and armchair by Guillerme et Chambron.
Pulls on the 3 drawers are
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Ebonized Desk in the Regency Style by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Writing Desk in Ebonized Wood by Jansen with Extension Panels at each end. Classic Tapered
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1950
s Architect
s Trestle Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine architect's trestle table in mahogany
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
"Mid Century Modern Desk"
From Paris, France
made with Ebonized mahogany wood with Chrome, and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$7,990
Small desk with its chair by Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Black imitation leather and brass
Desk with briefcases
1 drawer in front
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet edition, 1954.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore
Original 1950s French metal desk in red varnish by Xavier Pouchard for Tolix T55
By Tolix
Located in København K, 84
Original 1950s French Tolix metal table desk with a rich red varnish table top and black legs
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouve Compass Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Compass desk designed by Jean Prouvé in 1953, produced in 1955 for the internationale Universite
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$22,547
Vintage Architect
s Desk, circa 1950s
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage French architect desk from the 1950s. Desk has a metal counter weight with a removable
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine Italian Mid Century Curved Executive Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Spectacular Italian Mid Century Curved Executive Desk with a floating plateau displaying its
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A vintage French mahogany-and-leather Louis XVI-style ‘Bureau Plat’ desk, with leather top and pull
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,975
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet edition, 1954.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Pierre Paulin desk by Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small Desk with Metal Frame, Dusty Blue Formica Top and Matching Formica Faced Wood Drawer.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Jacques Adnet Leather Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Adnet desk in its original black leather cover and brass shelf, very rare.
Vintage black
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modernist Desk in Ebonized Walnut and Brass
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Mid-Century Modernist desk features a strong geometric design, a brass frame with
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century Rosewood Executive Desk Att to Adnet exceptional Sunbeam Desk Top
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant rosewood Directorial desk.
a sunbeam design veneer on the top .
The narrowest part of the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Bureau Plat, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
desk is typical of the French neoclassical work of Maison Jansen, Louis XVI inspired. It features three
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Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Important Modernist Desk Designed by Pierre Paulin and edited by Thonet. Upon a Structure of
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Jacques Adnet : Oak Tripod minimalist desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984, France) : Tripod oak desk
Minimalist and very functional tripod blond
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk CM174 by Pierre Paulin for Thonet
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM174 by Pierre Paulin for Thonet.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mercier Frères Décoration, Desk in Oak, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mercier Frères Décoration, stamped.
Desk in raw oak. The top rests on three drawers on the front
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Desk attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Louis XVI Style Desk attributed to Maison Jansen. The bronze sabots leading to a tapering fluted
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Louis Sognot Rattan and Wood Desk Set
By Louis Sognot
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
in France.
Size: Desk W 1005, D 610, H 750 mm / chair W 420, D 420, H 970, SH 435 mm.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk model CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Oak desk model CM141 by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1954.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Modernist Cerused Oak Table
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Beautiful cerused oak table or desk, bold geometric design, the style of Dudouyt.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk CM141 by Pierre Paulin, Thonet Edition, 1954.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Jacques Hitier for Multiplex, Desk “Multitaple” in Mahogany, 1950s
By Jacques Hitier, Multiplex
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk in mahogany veneer, “Multitable” model. Box with three drawers in front, two niches in the
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pierre Paulin Model "CM 141" Desk for Thonet
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This stunning mid-century modern Pierre Paulin Model "CM 141" desk for Thonet features fabulous
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Desk Model CM178 by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1950s
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk model CM178 by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
$6,170 / item
Desk with Drawer from Cité Cansado by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Desk by Charlotte Perriand, designed for a project in the African mining town of "Cansado
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French Old Metal Machine Base and Wood Top Table
Located in LEGNY, FR
factory in St Etienne, it's a city close to Lyon (South east of France). We can see the mechanism of the
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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Old Metal Machine Base and Wood Top Table, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
factory in St Etienne, it's a city close to Lyon (South east of France). We can see the mechanism of the
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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
CM 178 Desk in oak and metal by Pierre Paulin, Thonet, 1957
By Pierre Paulin
Located in PARIS, FR
Thonet-France to design desks and seats, including his first monocoque chair.
At the end of the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Attributed to Jean Prouvé, Child
s School Desk, suitable for use as side table
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Delightful child's school desk or writing table, attributed to Jean Prouvé, 1950s.
The rectangular
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rosso Francia Marble
Metal Desk in the Style of Garouste E Bonetti, 1950s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A French 1950s desk in the style of Garouste E Bonetti featuring a rectangular Rosso Francia marble
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Jacques Adnet Vanity, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning vanity by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame completely wrapped in pink leather
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron, Brass
Auffray Custom French Louis XV Bureauplat Deak
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style Walnut bureauplat or lady's desk by Auffray. The shaped top with red
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
French Directoire Style Black Lacquer and Brass Bureau Plat
Located in Danville, CA
Elegant black lacquer Writing Desk with Brass bordered top, casters, and drawer hardware. One
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Find many varieties of an authentic 1950 French writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each 1950 French writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and oak. Your living room may not be complete without a 1950 French writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1950 French writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1950 French writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Jacques Adnet, Pierre Paulin and Jean Prouvé are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 1950 French Writing Desk?
Prices for a 1950 French writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $128,968, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About 1950 French Writing Desk
- 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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