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italian desk with red glass top
Located in New York, NY
italian mid-century free form 3- color desk with 5 drawers in mahogany, ash wood, with red glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Ash

Black and Steel Desk with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black and Steel Desk with Glass Top. Pair is available. Dimensions listed are base dimensions only
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Extendable Glass-Top Aluminum and Steel Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful and unusual desk of aluminum, steel and glass with recessed, extendable leaves. A
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Brazilian Freijo wood desk with black glass top
Located in Hollywood, CA
Brazilian Freijo wood desk or console table with black glass top, three drawers, and raw bronze
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Midcentury Desk with Black Glass Top, 1950s
Located in Savona, IT
Italian manufacturing desk produced in the 1950s. Rectangular wooden top with framed black glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Curved Top Glass and Bronze Base Desk, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Curved top glass and bronze base desk, Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Desk, Wooden Structure and Top in Glass, 1950, Italy
Located in Florence, IT
Elegant desk/writing table whit wooden structure and top in glass, circa 1950, Italy.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

1970 s French Brass Frame Desk with Smoke Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
1970's Jansen-style French brass frame desk with smoke glass top and two black lacquer drawers.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Airplane Nose Desk with Milk Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk made from two matching airplane noses with milk glass top.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Original Bauhaus Desk with Lacobell Glass Top
Located in Senden, NRW
Beautiful Bauhaus desk with a high gloss finish. On the tabletop you will find blackened cut-glass
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks

Materials

Cut Glass, Lacquer

Wonderful Italian Desk with it s Thick Original Glass Top, Milano, 1950
Located in Milano, IT
patina. The special glass top is 22 mm thickness. The beautiful legs have final brass feet. And the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Eames for Herman Miller Glass Top Chrome Base Desk or Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bridport, CT
is a glass top measures 36 x 72 perfect for an office desk. Sleek lines and beautiful design make
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Borghi Mid-Century Italian Writing Desk Thick Glass Top Leather Drawers
By Enrico e Paolo Borghi
Located in Firenze, Toscana
rectangular brass supports covered in the upper part with black leather where the thick glass top rests with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Vintage Bamboo Desk with Glass Top and Upholstered Bamboo Chair, Italy, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Italy, 1970s Bamboo desk with glass top and bamboo chair. Measurements Table: H 75 x W 148 x
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Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Lucite and Glass Desk
Located in New York, NY
secured to the piers with two bolts on each end. With a larger glass top (72" x 38") this desk easily
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lucite, Glass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Console or Desk with Flashy Green Glass Top, 1960s
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian console or desk with flashy green glass top Made in the 1960s In
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Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

A Fabulous Rosewood Desk with a Red Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
, five shaped drawers with sunburst patterened inlays and a red glass top. The desk has been fully
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Custom Order Monteverdi-Young Executive Desk with Hour Glass Inlay Top
By Monteverdi-Young
Located in Portland, OR
roll top printer cabinet. The top has an hour glass inlay pattern. This piece commands presence and is
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Art Deco Desk/Custom etched glass top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Art Deco Desk in black lacquered maple and having Custom etched glass top with
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Early 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Lucite Desk with Glass Top on Roller
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid C Lucite Desk with Glass Top on Roller
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20th Century Desks

Mid Century Rosewood Steel Floating Top Desk circa 1970
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Brazilian rosewood & steel floating glass topped console desk circa 1970, the rectangular top featuring
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Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Rosewood and glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Rosewood and glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Neoclassical Desk with Grasscloth Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
panel and glass top + Woven paper in warm caramel color + Cream colored glaze over maple
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks

Materials

Glass, Grasscloth

Rosewood and black glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Rosewood and black glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Geometric Ebonized Wood and Glass Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Geometric black two tiered desk with glass top- attractive from all angles.
Category

20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

Rosewood and Black Glass Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top and
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Rosewood and smoke glass top writing table
Located in Hudson, NY
Solid rosewood base with chrome details and dark glass wrting surface.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Steelcase Polished Nickel-Plated Steel Desk or Table with Glass Top, 1970s
By Steelcase, Leon Rosen, Milo Baughman
Located in San Francisco, CA
table with original thick glass top, attributed to Steelcase. Impressively crafted base with
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Nickel

Italian Lacquer, Chrome Glass Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
Sleek and Fabulous Lacquer Finish Desk with Chrome Frame and Beveled Glass Top. This is the same
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20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Glass

Gleaming 1970 s Chrome and Glass A Frame Desk/Table
Located in New York, NY
Amazing glass top A frame desk/table with oval tubular stock. this is a very unusual style for an
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Rosewood and Black Glass Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top and
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Rosewood and black glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top and
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

IRON WRITING TABLE WITH GLASS TOP WITH CHAIR
Located in Atlanta, GA
IRON WRITING TABLE WITH GLASS TOP WITH CHAIR OUR INVENTORY #07-CH-019-CHAIR OUR
Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

French polished steel and brass saw horse base and glass top
Located in Highland Park, IL
and mirrored.Glass top is 40 x 84 and Mirrored top 34 x 61.5
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Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Brass

Steel Postal Desk
Located in Spokane, WA
Stripped and finished steel postal desk with two glass shelves. Desk top measures 32.75" tall
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Desk in Teak, Glass and Chrome Steel by Franco Albini for Knoll, 1970
By Franco Albini, Knoll
Located in Grenoble, FR
First series of Albini teak desk with glass top and chrome steel frame by Franco Albini for Knoll
Category

20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Rosewood and glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top and
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Antique Oak Barley Twist Roll Top Desk Shutter Front Desk, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak barley twist roll top desk shutter front desk, Scotland 1910, B2197 Scotland 1910
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks

Materials

Oak

Vittorio Dassi Desk
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Porto, PT
Amazing rosewood and brass desk with glass top. Producer: Dassi Lissone.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Muriel Coleman Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Muriel Coleman desk with glass top, a birch two drawer cabinet and a expanded metal storage area
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

1970s All Clear Thick Lucite and Glass Desk
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Fantastic all clear 2" thick Lucite and glass desk. Features a glass top and full glass shelf under
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Vintage 1970s American Desks

Materials

Glass

An All Glass Writing Desk by Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
clear ribbed tempered glass. The desk also features a clear tempered glass top. The entire desk is held
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Desks

Materials

Glass

Two Tiered Italian Desk
Located in Newburgh, NY
Mahogany desk with glass top tier. Detailed with visible compartment and four drawers.
Category

20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Vintage Chrome Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and wood base with a curved tempered glass top. This Vintage writing desk circa 1960's in an
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Rosewood and black glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Polished Chrome and Glass Desk
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage polished geometric chrome desk with glass top.
Category

20th Century American Desks

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Billy Haines Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome Billy Haines faux bamboo writing desk with glass top and shelves and brass mounts. Each
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rosewood and black glass desk by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely Rosewood desk designed by Brazil's Joaquim Tenreiro with a black reverse painted glass top
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

1970s Bambo and Brass Desk
Located in London, GB
1970's bamboo and brass desk with glass top.
Category

Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Franco Albini Style X-Desk
By Franco Albini
Located in Bronx, NY
X-desk glass top in the manner of Franco Albini for Knoll.
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Vintage 1980s North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Vintage Modern Lucite Chrome Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
steel center piece, supporting a glass top. this top is desk sized, but the base would easily handle a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Elegant French desk
Located in Cathedral City, CA
. Glass top .Attributed to Maison Jansen
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron, Brass, Bronze

Architectural French Desk
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Lacquered brass architectural desk with steel mounts and thick, clear bevelled glass top. This
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Incredible Table Top Magnifiers
Located in New York, NY
Incredible and interesting table top magnifiers in impeccable condition. Usually for a collector of
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Vintage 1940s French Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Italian Chrome A Frame Writing Table/ Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Chrome saw horse table base with beveled glass top. Great as writing table/ desk or by sliding the
Category

20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

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Glass Top Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the glass top desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each glass top desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and wood. Find 143 options for an antique or vintage glass top desk now, or shop our selection of 15 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the glass top desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A glass top desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Matthias Demacker, Pace Collection and Vittorio Dassi each produced at least one beautiful glass top desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Glass Top Desk?

A glass top desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,650, while the lowest priced sells for $10 and the highest can go for as much as $37,500.
Questions About Glass Top Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A roll top desk is a piece of furniture that has a wooden cover that can be pulled down when the desk is not in use. Shop a collection of roll top furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Sometimes, roll-top desks are called tambours, sliding roll desks or roll-up desks. However, roll-top is the most commonly used name. The style of desk became popular during the 19th century. You can find a range of roll-top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The leather top on a desk is usually just called a leather top. However, some people refer to it as a leather insert or leather writing surface. The thin pieces of leather that go into making leather-top desks are known as skivers. Shop a variety of desks from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A roll top desk kept small essentials and paperwork organized. The roll top design was ideal for business people to secure their desks at the end of the day without filing away their work. Browse a variety of roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Roll-top desks are originally from the late 18th century in the Georgian era of England. By the middle of the Victorian era, they were found in most offices and produced on a large scale. Shop a range of antique roll-top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A roll top desk can be worth anywhere between $3,000 to $6,000, depending on the condition, materials used and time of manufacturing. Roll top desks are expensive, as they are very popular on the antique furniture market and are considered timeless collectibles. Shop a range of antique and vintage roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The best thickness for a glass table top depends on usage. If the glass is used just as a cover, then ¼-inch thick glass is likely good enough. If the glass will be used is as a table surface, then you should choose the thickness of the glass according to the size of the table. If the glass used is supporting heavy items, or its size is more than 24 inches, then choose glass that is thicker than ¼ inch. Thicker glass will feel and look more substantial, but thicker glass becomes heavier with increasing size. On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage glass-top dining room tables, glass-top coffee tables, side tables and more.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Yes, you should put glass on top of your dining table to minimize scratches and wear. Glass allows you to see the beauty of the wood while protecting it from everyday wear.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    You can substitute a number of things for a glass table top. Try painted wood, marble or sheet metal. To decide what to use, consider the overall style of your room and the other types of materials featured in the space. Shop a selection of tables from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.