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Nessen Studios Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with White Aluminum Shade, 1960 s
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic Nessen Studios (Model #NS966) Chrome and White Enamel Table Lamp. Featuring a perforated slightly adjusting, modern bell shaped White enameled Aluminum shade, fully rotating ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Steel Tanker Desk by Art Metal NY
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Berkeley, CA
. Restored completely polished and clear coated beautiful piece.THE FIRST METAL FURNITURE FACTORY HERE STOOD
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Desks

Materials

Steel

1950 s Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oak wood. Metal structure. Bottom legs in brass.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ultrastylish Desk 1950
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence
original desk with a freeform top, black moleskin covered drawers below.ref: MID CENTURY, furniture
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Vintage 1950s French Desks

Materials

Metal

Desk by Andre Monpoix, 1950 s
By Andre Monpoix
Located in Paris, FR
Desk created by Andre Monpoix for Meubles TV. Black lacquered tube-shape legs. Elm top and tablet.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1950s Vintage Metal Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Metal desk with dark green plastic finish.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Red and Black Leather Desk, Bamboo Style Metal Frame, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
gold metal structure. The desk comes from a private school decorated by Jacques Adnet.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mauser Rundform Berlin Writing Desk in British Racing Green, Germany, 1950
By Mauser Werke
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
, around 1950. The desk has been extensively restored. It was completely dismantled and repainted in
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Osvaldo Borsani Desk for Tecno Milano, Italy 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Wilnis, UT
, circa 1950. This eye-catching desk has a unique design with the integrated drawer that is adjustable in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Fornasetti Music Instruments Metal Bookends, circa 1950
By Fornasetti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of bookends in decorated metal on the theme of Music Instruments designed by Piero Fornasetti
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Office Desk "Compas" Designed by Jean Prouve, circa 1950, France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, ES
Office desk Compas designed by Jean Prouvé. Version with bent lacquered steel, metal casing and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Bauhaus Herbert Hirche Writing Desk for Christian Holzapfel, circa 1950
By Herbert Hirche
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful double-drawer large writing desk by Herbert Hirche for Holzapfel. It has an archive
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century French Wooden and Metal Double School Bench, 1950
Located in Milan, Italy
. It could be an amazing alternative to a desk for children that will give character and romanticism to
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Jacques Adnet Brown Stitched Leather Armchair, Desk Chair, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A brown stitched leather armchair designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s. In good condition with minor wear on the leather.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950s Doctor s Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Material: metal, plastic coating Legroom: 64cm Condition: very good to good working condition
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Pierre Paulin Desk Thonet 1950s CM223
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Basel, CH
Pierre Paulin desk Pierre Paulin desk Thonet 1950s CM223 manufactured by Thonet in the 1950’s in
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

J. Adnet, Black Leather Armchair, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Milan, IT
Office armchair by Jacques Adnet. The structure is metallic tubular; the square and lacquered black tubular is empty, so the armchair is very light. The coating is black leather. The...
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Vintage 1950s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mail Desk
Located in Kingston, NY
Vintage metal mail desk, ca.1950.
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Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Metal

Eames ESU D-20-C Desk
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1951. Made of wood, metal, formica. Herman
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Pierre Paulin s Desk "CM 174" Produced by Thonet, circa 1960
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint Ouen, Île-de-France
Pierre Paulin 's desk "CM 174" produced by Thonet, circa 1960. Oak and black painted steel.       
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1950s industrial Children s School Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Midcentury Vintage children's school desk chair. Untouched paint and original parts. Great
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Pierre Guariche/A.R.P. desk
By Studio A.R.P. (Joseph-André Motte, Michel Mortier and Pierre Guariche)
Located in New York, NY
Laminated wood top on black enameled legs
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Arno Votteler Desk Chair
By Arno Votteler
Located in Den Bommel, NL
Rare industrial desk chair designed by Arno Votteler for Stoll Switzerland. Name: Holson. One of
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Teacher Desk and Revolt Chair by Friso Kramer
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Paris, FR
Rare set of Teacher desk and its Revolt chair. Friso Kramer started working with Wim Rietveld in
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal

Ico Parisi for MIM Desk Chair with Fabric Seat
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Classic Ico Parisi armless desk chair on wheels with wheat colored fabric seat.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Ghent, BE
Very rare original desk by Willy Van der Meeren for Tubax in the 1950s. This hard to find desk is
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Desk Chair by Gorgone Napoli
By Carlo Ratti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very decorative desk chair produced by Gorgone in Napoli, Italy 1950s, model Betullia in the style
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Vintage 1950s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

AHREND de Cirkel / vintage industrial Result desk by Friso Kramer, 1950s
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Deventer, NL
Vintage industrial steel “Result” desk designed by Friso Kramer and produced by Ahrend de Cirkel
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather Desk, French, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A black stitched leather desk designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s. This writing table or
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s “3217” Swivel desk chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Wilnis, UT
A beautiful swivel desk chair, model “3217”, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz
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Vintage 1950s Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early Desk with Solid Wenge Top by Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel
By Mobilier Universel, Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
This model has elegant dimensions and dates back as one of the first designs of Jules Wabbes Again a superb example of Belgium design beauty from the 1960s. Designed by Jules Wabbe...
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Vintage Desk in Polish Wood by Ico Parisi for MIM, circa 1955
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Belgium, Brussels
Large vintage desk in polish wood with drawers full drawers and two open sides and lateral elements
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Paul McCobb Desk and Chair Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant three drawer desk and chair designed by Paul McCobb. The piece is in great condition with
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Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Metal

Writing Desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Cees Braakman
Located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Teak and metal writing desk designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Holland.
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

1950s Black Lacquered Desk in the Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
1950s black lacquered desk in the style of Maison jansen; top surface clad in new red and embossed
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Vintage 1950s French Desks

Materials

Metal

art nouveau style inkwell + nib
Located in Felino, IT
double inkwell, Art nouveau style. reproduction 1900s made of pewter. 2 ink containers with lids. including very fine silver nib, worked crochet type.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Studio BBPR "Spazio" Work Table by Olivetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio BBPR "Spazio" table/console by Olivetti, original painted metal finish. Leather top.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel Industrial Dutch Design
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel. Super Industrial style desk ore table. Designed by Wim
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Industrial Design Friso Kramer Reform Table Ahrend Cirkel, 1950s
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Udenhout, Noord Brabant
features a black enameled sheet metal frame and a dark grey desktop. Friso Kramer was awarded with the
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian-made executive desk from the 1950s
Located in Genova, IT
Large Italian-made executive desk from the early 1950s. Dark blue formica(original) covered worktop in excellent condition, resting on two walnut wood 'towers' with black metal legs...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair Of French Swivel Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
PROUVE STYLE
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Vintage 1950s French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Industrial Finish Adjustable and Swivel Office Chair
Located in Porto, PT
Industrial finish adjustable and swivel office chair.
Category

Vintage 1950s Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Friso Kramer Reform Table de Cirkel
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Friso Kramer reform table. Friso Kramer Industrial table. The table is named "reformtable". It can be used as a dining table or as a work table. The open folded legs are characterist...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Borsani Style Swivelling Deskchair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Bern, CH
Characteristic italian 1950's chair in the style of Osvaldo Borsani, black lacquered 4-feet pyramid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Incredibly Rare 1950s "Mosquito Chair" by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
This incredibly rare 1950s designed mosquito office chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Made in Denmark has been newly upholstered in a high quality Kvadrat wool blend (mustard ...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Friso Kramer Result Chair
By Friso Kramer
Located in Bern, CH
Result chair by the Dutch designer Friso Kramer, produced by Ahrend de Cirkel, the Netherlands. The work of Friso Kramer has been heavily inspired by Jean Prouvé and Charles & Ray Ea...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Finnish Midcentury Office Chair by Ilmari Lappalainen for Asko
By Ilmari Lappalainen, Asko
Located in Turku, FI
Finnish Mid-Century Modern ergonomic office chair designed by Ilmari Lappalainen for Asko in 1958. Adjustable height for seat and backrest (57/42 cm).
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Set of original Staatsmijnen chairs by Parry and Truijen
By Robert Parry, Emile Truijen
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
In 1955 Dutch industrial designers Rob Parry and Emile Truijen designed a project chair for the new office of the Dutch State Mining company (“Staatsmijnen”). The chair was never tak...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Coen de Vries
By Coen de Vries
Located in Den Bommel, NL
If less is more... there would't be much left of this fabulous rare metal desk. Designed in perfect
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Desks

Materials

Metal

1950s Coca Cola Soda Advertising Counter Light Up Sign with Round Clock
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in Orange, CA
This awesome advertising is perfect clock for any counter or desk. Coca Cola made different
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

White Table Clock "Secticon" by Angelo Mangiarotti for Secticon
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Secticon
Located in Geneva, CH
A white table clock designed by famous Italian architect and designer Angelo Mangiarotti, manufactured by Secticon, Switzerland It contain a Swiss mechanism from the manufacturer Po...
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Silver Table Clock "Secticon" by Angelo Mangiarotti for Secticon
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Secticon
Located in Geneva, CH
A silver table clock designed by famous Italian architect and designer Angelo Mangiarotti, manufactured by Secticon, Switzerland It contains a Swiss mechanism from the manufacturer ...
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

English Mid-Century Peach Mirror, Lucite and Enamel Mechanical Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Port Hope, ON
black lacquered metal clips and mounted on an angled black Lucite plinth. The clock sits on a high gloss
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

A 1950 s Desk Lamp
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in London, GB
A bronze, and black metal adjustable desk lamp, mounted on a thick glass base. The base with
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20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Metal

1950 s Desk-Reading Lamp
Located in London, GB
Ravishing Little Desk-Reading Lamp
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950. Original french bulb bayonet
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Elegant Leather Desk Lamp by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Brussels, BE
, mint condition. Designed by Jacques Adnet. circa 1950.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

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1950 Metal Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 1950 metal desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every 1950 metal desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 1950 metal desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each 1950 metal desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Industrial or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 1950 metal desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM) and Philips produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 1950 Metal Desk?

The average selling price for a 1950 metal desk at 1stDibs is $1,747, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $90,461 for the highest priced.
Questions About 1950 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.